WESTERN AUSTRALIA

This event brings together innovation champions, economic development experts, and on the ground operators to position Western Australia as a leader in the Smart City Landscape.

www.edaustralia.com.au

Friday 24th November, 2017

1.30 pm – 5.00 pmfollowed by Christmas Tipples

University Club, University of Western Australia

SMART CITIES DEMYSTIFIED

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With the creation of a $50m Federal fund, Australia was just the fourth nation in the world to make Smart Cities a National Priority.

Economic Development is the heart of Smart Cities and EDA will lead the discussion to identify how enabling technologies will shape our future communities and how these innovations will translate into jobs, investment and sustainability.

PROGRAM1.30 Welcome & Introduction: Simon White, Chair, EDA WA

1:45 Dr Ian Martinus, Our MC for the day Ian is Manager Advocacy & Economic Development Advocacy & Economic Development, City of Wanneroo. Ian has extensive experience in economic development, trade and investment. His career spans Fortune 500 organisations with consultancies to national Governments across the globe including the Middle East

with Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq. He’s particularly passionate about technology and has co-founded 2 technology startups and co-working collaborative spaces. At the City of Wanneroo, Ian and the team are fully immersed in Smart Cities thinking with the opportunities and challenges of one of the fastest growing cities in the country.

2.00 Brendan Wright, SAP, VP, Public Services, Asia & Japan Brendan is a recognised leader in contemporary service delivery models for public services and has a long history of leading public services transformational programs across Whole of Government, Healthcare and Education. Having also been co-founder of a technology startup, Brendan has a broad mix of skills

spanning enterprise and small business that provides him with a unique perspective around unearthing innovation and entrepreneurship across the public services domain.

2.20 Professor Sharon Biermann, Director, Planning and Transport Research Centre, UWA (PATREC)

Sharon is the Professor/Director of the Planning and Transportation Research Centre (PATREC) at The University of Western Australia, responsible for delivering applied research in the connected spaces of

transport and land use planning with a focus on integrated land use and transport futures; smarter travel decisions; integrated freight system optimisation; and emerging technology and network optimisation and intelligence.

2.40 Lisa Dykes, Esri Australia, State Manager, WAVast experience in the geospatial industry, Lisa is a passionate advocate for the power of GIS technology to transform enterprise and government. Her background encompasses GIS and remote sensing, including the supply of aerial photography, LiDAR and satellite imagery datasets. A graduate of the University of KwaZulu-

Natal with a Master of Science (M.Sc) and an honours degree in Molecular Biology/Microbial Genetics Lisa has built a career in both the private and public sectors, across Africa, South-East Asia and Australia.

3.20 Paul Kabut, Optus, Associate Director for Safe and Smart CitiesIn this role Paul advises technical, operational and C-level clients with in-depth understanding of the technology options available to achieve their smart city and business outcomes in effective and innovative ways. Paul has considerable experience in the ICT field and over his career he has worked with Australia’s

largest global enterprises as well as local, state and federal governments assisting them with their technology and innovation initiatives.

3.30 - 4.30 Group Discussion and ThinkingDevelop and share your knowledge by participating in one of the four discussion groups. Facilitated by our presenters, attendees have the opportunity to bring greater depth to the subject and ensure relevance to your diverse roles and responsibilities. ● INTELLIGENCE AND BIG DATA (Lisa Dykes, Esri) o Infrastructure & Data interpretation● DIGITAL APPLICATION - MICRO & MACRO (Paul Kabut, Optus & Ian Martinus, City of Wanneroo) o Automation – IoT & Artificial Intelligence use cases o Citizen Interaction o Operational Management - Command & Control Centres o Business Community Support● BUREAUCRACY, POLITICS & ADVOCACY (Brendan Wright,SAP) o Cross-Local Government Collaboration o State Government o Federal Government● INDUSTRY SUPPORT, ALIGNMENT & FUNDING (Professor Sharon Biermann, PATREC) o The role of Research Institutes o Federal Government grants o Private Industry

4:35 State Government Perspective by Jessica Stojkovska MLA,

4:50 Wrap up: Outcomes of the day by Dr Ian MartinusA white paper will be prepared to advocate on behalf of the broad economic development community to influence critical funding and engagement across government in Smart City programs. The White Paper “Smart Cities and the Western Australian Landscape” prepared by EDAWA will be presented to key

advocacy agencies and state government departments.

5:10 Close and Christmas Tipples

SMART CITIES DEMYSTIFIED