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AUSTRALIA
                                           LINKED ORGANISATION OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES

                          A COVIDSafe
                        In-Person Event!

       Transforming Local Government
              for the Digital Era

N AT I O N A L CO N FE RE N C E & AWA RDS
 27-29 APRIL 2021 @ MARVEL STADIUM, MELBOURNE
NATIONAL CONFERENCE & AWARDS - 27-29 APRIL 2021 @ MARVEL STADIUM, MELBOURNE Transforming Local Government - MAV Technology
Acknowledgment
       of Country
      We acknowledge the traditional custodians
      of the land on which we live. We recognise
    their continuing connection to land, waters and
      culture and pay our respects to their Elders
               past, present and emerging.

     We support local government’s capacity and
       knowledge to strengthen relationships with
     Victoria’s Aboriginal communities and for it to
     encourage greater unity, knowledge, cultural
     awareness and respect for the first occupants
    of our land – through its strong community links
                and local representation.

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NATIONAL CONFERENCE & AWARDS - 27-29 APRIL 2021 @ MARVEL STADIUM, MELBOURNE Transforming Local Government - MAV Technology
Event Partners

                         PRINCIPAL SPONSOR                                KEYNOTE SPONSOR

                    AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE SPONSOR                 NETWORKING EVENING SPONSOR

                            WELCOME RECEPTION SPONSOR                       COFFEE SPONSOR

       LUNCH SPONSOR                   MORNING TEA SPONSOR   AFTERNOON TEA SPONSOR           AV SPONSOR

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                                 MASTERCLASS SPONSOR            MASTERCLASS SPONSOR

We gratefully acknowledge our MAV Technology National Conference sponsors and exhibitors.
                              We couldn't do it without you!

* Program is subject to change
NATIONAL CONFERENCE & AWARDS - 27-29 APRIL 2021 @ MARVEL STADIUM, MELBOURNE Transforming Local Government - MAV Technology
Tuesday, 27 April 2021
    Masterclass or Walking Tour
                         MASTERCLASS                                                         MASTERCLASS

                  Low-code digital forms                                      Digital Transformation like a boss:
                      and mobile apps                                        Helping you steer your organisation's
                   for Local Government                                         digital transformation journey
    The OneBlink Masterclass is a 'hands-on' session to                 TechnologyOne and Amazon Web Services (AWS) share the
    empower users to build their own selection of digital               learnings from organisations who have undertaken large
    forms, work guides and mobile apps, to engage citizens              scale transformation programs. Cut through the technology
    and/or serve as productivity tools for Council employees            hype to focus on real business outcomes!
    and contractors.                                                    Agenda:
    Attendees will gain access for their Council to a 60 Day Free       • The new role of IT: Steering the course of your digital
    Trial, and will be able to extend access to their colleagues          transformation journey to ensure the best outcomes
    and expand on the solutions developed when they return              • Preparing for change and managing expectations: A
    to work.                                                              focus on people, process and strategic direction
    The Masterclass is recommended for both IT professionals            • The business case for digital transformation: Practical
    and/or tech-savvy 'line of business' managers.                        benefits and examples of adding value throughout your
    Attendee requirements:                                                council's digital transformation journey.
    • laptop                                                            • Deciding what to do with legacy systems and processes:
    • common paper-based or .pdf forms                                    The 6R’s.
    • common work guides / safe work practices                          • We’ve digitised, what does it look like: Lessons learned
    Schedule:                                                             and real world success stories.
    • Intro to OneBlink SpectrumLC Platform
                                                                        What to bring:
    • Demonstration of low-code SaaS builder                            An idea of your organisations systems, processes and
    • Creation of Council Trial Accounts                                digital transformation agenda.
    • 1on1 mentoring to create custom forms/apps
                                                                        Presenters:
    • Review point - Q&A + group discussion on pros/cons
                                                                        Julie Ember, Cloud Transition Specialist, TechnologyOne
    • Further 1on1 mentoring                                            Anneleen Naidoo, Practice Manager, AWS.
    • Wrap up
                    9.30am - 12.30pm @ MAV                                              9.30am - 12.30pm @ MAV
                Level 11, 60 Collins St, Melbourne                                   Level 11, 60 Collins St, Melbourne
                         (Max 25 people)                                                      (Max 25 people)

    WALKING TOUR – FROM 9.30AM @ MARVEL STADIUM

    Melbourne Innovation Districts Site Tour
    A walking tour of the Melbourne Innovation Districts in City North, including the City of Melbourne's 5G and IOT Testbed and an
4   introduction to some of our leading start-up communities in the Docklands region.
    More details to come.
    Depart: 9.30am from Marvel Stadium. Return: 12.30pm. (Max 45 people)
NATIONAL CONFERENCE & AWARDS - 27-29 APRIL 2021 @ MARVEL STADIUM, MELBOURNE Transforming Local Government - MAV Technology
Tuesday evening
Welcome Reception @
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne

Welcome Reception brought to you by [TBA]
 6.00pm     Trade Exhibition – Drinks on arrival
 6.40pm     Move to boundary line – Food and drinks service commences
 6.45pm     Welcome to Country - Details TBC                                                                 The Victory
 6.57pm     Lisa McAskill, Conference MC - Introduction                                                        Room &
 7.00pm     The Hon. Danny Pearson, Minister for Government Services [invited] - Victoria's Digital Future    Boundary
                                                                                                                 Line
 7.15pm     [TBA], President, Municipal Association of Victoria - The Local Government Digital Landscape       Marvel
 7.20pm     Sponsor address - [TBA]                                                                           Stadium,     5
 7.25pm     Lisa Bennetto, Executive Officer MAV Technology - Event overview                                 Melbourne
 7.30pm     Food and drinks service continues
 8.00pm     CLOSE

* Program is subject to change
NATIONAL CONFERENCE & AWARDS - 27-29 APRIL 2021 @ MARVEL STADIUM, MELBOURNE Transforming Local Government - MAV Technology
Wednesday, 28 April 2021
    PLENARY PROGRAM – VICTORY ROOM, MARVEL STADIUM
    8.30am      Registration & Trade Exhibition – Coffee Sponsor Thomas Duryea Logicalis
    9.00am        Welcome to Country
                  Name, Title, Organisation
    9.05am

                                    Introduction
                                    Lisa McAskill, Master of Ceremonies, TV Presenter

    9.10am
    (20 mins)                       Leading passionate people through change to a better future
                                    In this engaging talk David lists the dozen or so lessons he learned from reviving and
                                    refocusing an ailing professional basketball club to return to the National Basketball
                                    League, that can be applied in every leadership and change situation.
                                    Hon. David Bartlett, Former Premier of Tasmania

    9.30am                          Beyond Superhuman – Technology for Humanity
    (50 mins)
                                    A confronting conversation around links drawn between the fields of artificial
                                    intelligence, virtual reality, new techniques in 3D human scanning, neuroscience, and
                                    the ideas of human consciousness. What is a moral approach advancements that are
                                    increasingly blurring the lines between the virtual world and the real world.
                                    Dr Jordan Nguyen, Biomedical Engineer, Inventor, Broadcaster, TV Presenter
    10.20am     Morning Tea & Trade Exhibition – Brought to you by Aussie Broadband
    11.10am                         Thrive on Disruption
    (40 mins)
                                    For leaders to thrive in a world of accelerating uncertainty they will require a
                                    fundamentally different skillset than what they’ve needed in the past. In this brand
                                    new keynote Simon will take us on an immersive journey into the unknown and help
                                    us understand the skills and knowledge required to lead in the modern workplace.
                                    Simon Waller, International speaker, author, advisor and facilitator.
    11.50am
    (50 mins)                       Digital Leadership in Metropolitan Councils
                                    Panel discussion facilitated by Peter Auhl
                                    Justin Hanney, CEO, City of Melbourne
                                    Rebecca McKenzie, CEO, City of Glen Eira
                                    Andrew Day, CEO, Manningham Council
                                    Kelly Grigsby, CEO, Wyndham City Council

    12.40pm
6   (20 mins)
                                    Victoria's Digital Future
                                    (Abstract to come - Digital Victoria program)
                                    TBA, TBA

    1.00pm      Lunch & Trade Exhibition – Brought to you by pmo365
NATIONAL CONFERENCE & AWARDS - 27-29 APRIL 2021 @ MARVEL STADIUM, MELBOURNE Transforming Local Government - MAV Technology
Our expanded and extensive Trade Exhibition showcases the latest in technology
solutions for local government. Join us during the program breaks for networking,
knowledge sharing, demonstrations and refreshments.

                Lunch & Trade Exhibition – Brought to you by pmo365
 2.20pm
 (50 mins)                          Digital Leadership in Rural & Regional Councils
                                    Panel discussion facilitated by Peter Auhl
                                    Martin Cutter, CEO, City of Greater Geelong
                                    Jessie Holmes, CEO, Yarriambiack Shire Council
                                    Michael Tudball, CEO, Southern Grampians Shire Council
                                    Kerryn Ellis, CEO, South Gippsland Shire Council

 3.10pm
 (20 mins)                          Tech Savvy Scotty?
                                    Scotty has been and remains a favourite guest on many of Australia’s favourite TV
                                    shows, including Spicks and Specks, The Project, Talkin’ ‘bout Your Generation, Have
                                    You Been Paying Attention?, Please Like Me, Jack Irish and Studio 10.
                                    Denise Scott, Comedian, Actor, Author, TV Presenter

 3.30pm         Afternoon Tea & Trade Exhibition – Brought to you by Olikka
 4.20pm
 (20 mins)                          How transformative people transform organisations
                                    Organisations don’t transform themselves, it's people that transform them. In this
                                    session Angelo shares his research on complexity theory, psychodynamics and adult
                                    learning principles to explain the traits/characteristics of a transformative person.
                                    Angelo Saridis, ICT & SCADA Manager, South Gippsland Water

 4.40pm
 (20 mins)                          Moneyball 2.0 – Transformational change in high performance sport
                                    In complex and rapidly changing sports (and non-sports) landscapes, it is important
                                    that any new technology or innovation employed by organisations is not only
                                    valuable, but also adopted and supported by key stakeholders.
                                    Dr Sam Robertson, Sports Analytics & Sports Science, Track

 5.00pm
 (30 mins)                          The Trailblazing Story of Susan Alberti
                                    As co-founder and Managing Director of a large building company, the Chairman of
                                    her own medical research foundation, and the Ambassador for Women’s AFL,
                                    Susan will share her great story of professional and personal success.
                                    Dr Susan Alberti AC, Businesswoman, Philanthropist, Ambassador

 5.30pm         Day one Plenary & Expo closes (Networking evening @ The Melbourne Aquarium commences at 6pm)
* Program is subject to change

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NATIONAL CONFERENCE & AWARDS - 27-29 APRIL 2021 @ MARVEL STADIUM, MELBOURNE Transforming Local Government - MAV Technology
Wednesday evening:
    Networking Evening
    @ Melbourne Aquarium
    Enjoy drinks and contemporary canapés influenced by Melbourne's culture and cuisine in an
    underwater world of wonder, surrounded by hundreds of fish, great and small, as well as sharks
    and stingrays. At SEA LIFE Melbourne, we strive to inspire love of the oceans and are committed
    to conserving natural habitats, ensuring that all seafood is sustainably sourced.
    Proudly brought to you by [TBC].

    WHEN       WHAT                                                                      WHERE
    6.00pm     Drinks and food service commences
                                                                                       The Fish Bowl
    7.55pm     Welcome – Lisa Bennetto & Matthew Szymczak, MAV Technology              @ Melbourne
    8.00pm     Aquarium commentary – Name, Title, Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium            Aquarium
8   8.15pm     Food, drinks and networking continues                                    King Street,
                                                                                        Melbourne
    9.00pm     Close
NATIONAL CONFERENCE & AWARDS - 27-29 APRIL 2021 @ MARVEL STADIUM, MELBOURNE Transforming Local Government - MAV Technology
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NATIONAL CONFERENCE & AWARDS - 27-29 APRIL 2021 @ MARVEL STADIUM, MELBOURNE Transforming Local Government - MAV Technology
Thursday, 29 April 2021
     PLENARY PROGRAM – VICTORY ROOM, MARVEL STADIUM
     8.30am      Registration & Trade Exhibition – Coffee Sponsor Thomas Duryea Logicalis
     9.00am        Acknowledgement of Country, Welcome and Introductions
                   Lisa McAskill, Master of Ceremonies
     9.10am                                             Coping with Covid-19
     (20 mins)
                                                        How councils around the world are boosting their digital capability
                                                        in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
                                                        Lisa Bennetto, Executive Officer MAV Technology &
                                                        Matthew Szymczak, Chair MAV Technology and Senior Lead –
                                                        Digital Services, City of Greater Geelong
     9.30am
     (30 mins)                       A Practical Guide to Adopting Emerging Technology
                                     What is the Intelligent Cloud and Intelligent edge, and why are they important?
                                     How to bring Data to life in your council by leveraging existing investments
                                     How to take advantage of artificial intelligence regardless of your technical capability
                                     Matt Sinclair, AI and IoT Lead, Microsoft Australia

     10.00am
     (20 mins)                       The City of Melbourne's Covid-19 Recovery
                                     How the City of Melbourne is leveraging its digital capability to accelerate recovery
                                     from the Covid-19 pandemic.
                                     Michelle Fitzgerald, Chief Digital Officer – Director Technologies
                                     and Digital Innovation, City of Melbourne

     10.20am     Morning Tea & Trade Exhibition – Brought to you by Aussie Broadband
     11.20am
     (20 mins)                       Enabling Innovation
                                     Jacqui shares her personal approach for driving change and transforming
                                     organisations and workforce culture through implementing innovative solutions
                                     in complex business scenarios.
                                     Jacqui Weatherill, Chief Executive Officer, City of Stonnington

     11.40am
     (40 mins)                       Rural councils' shared services challenges & opportunities
                                     Panel discussion facilitated by David Bartlett, Former Premier of Tasmania
                                     Dr Fiona Gray, Program Director Regional Shared Services, City of Ballarat
                                     Vaughan Williams, Director Corporate Services, Northern Grampians SC
                                     Victoria Schmidt, Manager Customer & Digital Projects, Alpine SC
                                     Russell Bennett, Manager Business Systems, Southern Grampians SC

     12.20pm                         Creating new ways of delivering digital customer service
10   (20 mins)
                                     Joanne’s passion for understanding the 'voice of the customer' transformed Service
                                     Victoria from a ‘tech start-up’ to an award-winning digital platform for government
                                     transactions. Find out how Service Victoria is helping create digital transactions that
                                     make it simpler, faster and easier for Victorians to get things done with government.
                                     Joanne de Morton, Chief Executive Officer, Service Victoria
     12.40pm     Lunch & Trade Exhibition – Brought to you by pmo365
Our expanded and extensive Trade Exhibition showcases the latest in technology
solutions for local government. Join us during the program breaks for networking,
knowledge sharing, demonstrations and refreshments.

                Lunch & Trade Exhibition – Brought to you by pmo365
 1.50pm
 (20 mins)                          Top 7 Intelligent Communities: Adelaide Innovation
                                    Consistently punching above its weight, this session looks at
                                    outstanding achievements that resulted in Adelaide being named one of
                                    the Top 7 Intelligent Communities in the world.
                                    Kim Hunt, Innovation Projects Manager, City of Adelaide

 2.10pm
 (30 mins)                          Digital Twins – Collaborating for Communities
                                    (Abstract to come - Digital Twin Victoria, Digital Cadastre)
                                    Melissa Harris, Executive Director Strategic Land Assessment and Information,
                                    Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victorian Government

 2.50pm
 (30 mins)                          Challenge your thinking, for a changing future
                                    Olympian, Circus Performer, and Entrepreneur, Guy will share his story of nearly
                                    giving up, to achieving world’s best – and how your mindset is everything. He will
                                    offer strategies for questioning the way you are thinking about a changing future.
                                    Guy Newman, Director, Newmemory Australia

 3.20pm         Afternoon Tea & Trade Exhibition – Brought to you by Olikka
 4.00pm
 (20 mins)                          Drones for Good
                                    Drones in 2021 (regulations, LG case studies, context) and future applications
                                    (robotics, size, lidar, 3d modelling etc). Drones vs fireworks - Learn how a drone
                                    show is put together. Drone Show – LED drone show explained!
                                    Nick Smith, Director, Drones for Hire

 4.20pm
 (60 mins)                          UNREALISTIC? – An Innovation Masterclass
                                    What are the barriers to innovation and change? Why is collaboration difficult?
                                    What is the future of work? How ready are you to change paths? Gus takes us through some
                                    practical approaches to step, hop and jump toward real innovation in the workplace.
                                    Gus Balbontin, Executive - Founder - Investor, Roshambo

 5.20pm            Announcement of Trade Expo winners. Plenary and Expo close.
 (5 mins)          Lisa McAskill, Conference MC & Lisa Bennetto, Executive Officer MAV Technology
 5.30pm         Plenary & Expo closes (Awards for Excellence Dinner commences at 7pm)
* Program is subject to change

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Thursday evening:
     Awards for Excellence Dinner

     Brought to you by Telstra

     The MAV Technology Awards for Excellence recognise outstanding achievements by local
     government in demonstrating innovation, effort and outcomes; advancing the digital
     transformation of the sector; supporting council business objectives; and influencing or
     assisting other councils to improve service delivery.

     WHEN       WHAT                                                                      WHERE
     7.00pm     Pre-dinner drinks
     7.30pm     Seating & background music
     7.40pm     Entreé served
     8.00pm     Welcome song - Casey Bennetto
     8.05pm     Introduction & acknowledgements - David Bartlett
     8.10pm     Sponsor address - Telstra
     8.15pm     Nominees and Award presentations Casey Bennetto & David Bartlett
                with Tim Neal, Shannon Bourne, Vincenzo Ruberto, Nick Karasaviddis:
                                                                                       Medallion Club
                   • Strategy & Planning Achievement of the Year
                                                                                          MARVEL
                   • Collaboration or Partnership Achievement of the Year
                                                                                          STADIUM
                   • Smart City Achievement of the Year
                                                                                         Melbourne
                   • Customer Experience Achievement of the Year
                   • Presentation of the Year
                                                                                        DRESS CODE:
                   • Leadership Achievement of the Year
                                                                                           Formal
                   • The Victorian Award for Excellence
                   • The Australian Award for Excellence

     8.35pm     Dinner served
     9.15pm     Entertainment TBA
     9.30pm     Dessert served
                Networking
     11.30pm    Close

     Our Independent Judges for 2021 (TBA)
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National Award Categories
  • Customer Experience Achievement of the Year
    Customer Experience has a number of variations and abbreviations. CX, UX, UI, customer centric,
    people at the centre – they all mean pretty much the same thing – Are we delivering something that
    people want and can use? A good digital customer experience requires a totally new approach to
    service delivery. It demands new business processes and cultural change within council.

  • Collaboration or Partnership Achievement of the Year
    Working together to achieve better, faster, simpler and more cost effective outcomes for our
    communities. Collaboration or partnerships between council business areas; between councils; or
    between councils and external service providers, other levels of government, research organisations or
    community groups are all eligible.

  • Smart City Achievement of the Year
    Using information communication technologies and data to be more efficient, solve challenges, and
    provide new opportunities. Smart communities advocate for the integration of technology and data
    infrastructure, promote digital technologies to increase the capability of existing infrastructure and
    services, and champion citizen involvement and citizen-focused service delivery.

  • Strategy and Planning Achievement of the Year
    Without well-defined goals and a high-level plan to achieve them, it can be easy to be deliver
    unneeded output, rather than desired outcomes. Strategy and planning shapes and guides what the
    project is, who it serves, what it does, and why it does it. It also clarifies the actions needed to make
    progress, and includes clear measures to determine if it is successful.

  • Presentation of the Year
    Effective communication of the business need, purpose and anticipated benefits of digital initiatives
    is fundamental to securing the necessary support, engagement and approvals for implementation.
    Effective reporting throughout the journey acknowledges effort, encourages understanding and
    experimentation, and supports a culture of ongoing innovation.

  • Digital Leadership Achievement of the Year
    Strong leadership is critical to the success of digital modernisation and transformation in government.
    Great digital leaders have a strength of vision, trust in their teams and an appetite for innovation and
    considered risk. They foster a culture that rewards experimentation and continuous learning, and know
    when to listen, when to ask questions and when to get out of the way so that their teams can shine.

Australian and International Award Categories
The winner of the Australian Achievement of the Year will be Australia’s nomination in the 2021 LOLA
International Award for Excellence, competing with local government entries from New Zealand, Canada,
Sweden, Netherlands, United States, United Kingdom and Belgium. The winner will be announced at the             13
2021 LOLA Conference in Florida, USA.

Entries close on 28 February 2021
Your Host Speaker Profiles
                                                   (alphabetical)

     Lisa McAskill                                 Dr Susan Alberti AC                           Peter Auhl
     Lisa McAskill is an experienced presenter     Businesswoman, philanthropist and             Holistic Transformation
     with a successful career in the television,   former Vice President of the Western
                                                   Bulldogs Football Club                        Peter Auhl builds and leads diverse, high-
     modelling, film and training industries.                                                    performing cross-functional teams to
     During her 30 year career she has:            Susan Alberti AC is one of Australia’s pre-   deliver innovative, high-impact projects
     • Presented on Channel 9's Postcards          eminent philanthropists, having donated       for Australian communities.
       program for 14 years                        millions of dollars to medical research
                                                                                                 Passionate about equity and equality in
                                                   and other charitable causes over her
     • Presented on numerous local morning                                                       both the workplace and the community,
                                                   successful business career.
       programs, corporate and training                                                          Peter creates cultures of performance by
       videos                                      Susan developed a passion for medical         recognising and supporting the diverse
                                                   research when her only child, Danielle,       skill sets, attributes and perspectives that
     • Featured in more than 70 local,
                                                   tragically died from the complications        are required to build trust, motivation
       national and international television
                                                   arising from Type 1 diabetes.                 and engagement with internal and
       commercials
                                                   Susan was a finalist in the Australian        external stakeholders.
     • Been a successful model for 20 years
                                                   of the Year Award in 1997 and again           Peter led the Ten Gigabit Adelaide project
     • Worked in production for Grundy's           in 2009. In 1997 she received an AM           at the City of Adelaide from concept to
       Wheel of Fortune                            (Member of the Order of Australia), an        implementation. The successful delivery
     • Lectured at SA Casting, Tanya Powell        AO (Officer of the Order of Australia) on     of the project is of global significance
       Modelling Agency and Finesse Models         January 2007 and in 2016 the Companion        and has had an immediate and palpable
     • Been a proud ambassador for Variety,        of the Order of Australia (AC) Award in       impact on the Adelaide economy.
       the Children's Charity                      recognition of her eminent service to the
                                                                                                 He was the 2017 CEO Magazine National
                                                   community and to young women as a
     Lisa's technical skills and experience are                                                  “CIO of the Year” and also forms part
                                                   role model and mentor.
     underpinned by a life-time passion for                                                      of the CIO50 2017 (#22) and CIO50 2018
     teaching. She is delighted to now share       Susan was featured on ABC Australia           (#6). In 2016, he was nominated and
     her knowledge through her training            Story ‘A League of Their Own’ in 2016.        finished in the top 5 CIO’s in AsiaPAC
     and workshop programs. Everyone               In 2017, Richard Goyder AO launched           from hundreds of applicants through the
     who comes into contact with Lisa can't        Susan’s biography, ‘The Footy Lady’ and       Talent Unleashed Awards and received
     help but be affected by her warm              Susan was crowned 2017 Melburnian             personal feedback for his disruptive
     personality and personable approach;          of the Year. She was presented with           innovation from Steve Wozniak and Sir
     she immediately puts you at ease.             the Leadership Award the AIS Sport            Richard Branson.
     Lisa has successfully combined a              Performance Awards for her vision and         Peter is a an evangeliser and thought-
     busy career as a TV presenter, model,         influence in driving the launch of the        leader in new innovative approaches that
     businesswoman, guest speaker and              inaugural AFL Women’s competition.            deliver high-value customer outcomes
     mother to become one of our most              In 2018 Susan received the InStyle            in government, community, education,
     engaging and well-respected names.            and Audi Women of Style 2018 “The             commercial and business environments.
                                                   Irrepressible Force” Award and the 2018
14                                                 Victorian of the Year Award.
                                                   In 2019 Susan was nominated in the
                                                   “50 Most Influential Aussie Women in
                                                   Sport” in the Herald Sun Sunday edition
                                                   and was awarded the prestigious 2018
                                                   Victorian State Government Outstanding
                                                   Contribution to Sport Award.
Gus Balbontin                                 Hon. David Bartlett                          Lisa Bennetto
Executive - Founder - Investor,               Former Premier of Tasmania                   Executive Officer, MAV Technology
Roshambot                                                                                  & Principal, Fruitful Communications
                                              David Bartlett has built an extensive
Gus Balbontin led Lonely Planet - one of                                                   Lisa Bennetto is a senior consultant to the
                                              career leading people through change
the most loved and recognisable brands                                                     Municipal Association of Victoria, driving
                                              in innovation, science and technology
in the world - through significant business                                                the MAV’s digital agenda and providing
                                              - having driven people and technology
transformation.                                                                            advice to the MAV Board and Executive
                                              strategy in both the private and public
He is involved in the start up scene          sector at the highest levels. David was      team on strategic planning and reporting.
as a founder, investor and advisor. He        the 43rd Premier of Tasmania and             She heads MAV Technology, who deliver
currently runs a small boutique Design        the first Gen X Premier in Australian        ICT and digital projects, major events,
and Innovation agency called Roshambo         history implementing wide ranging            communication forums, workshops,
and is the Entrepreneur in Residence at       policy reform in innovation, high speed      training sessions and collaborative
Victoria University which keeps him close     telecommunications, education, water,        procurement opportunities for Victoria’s
to large public corporate challenges as       agribusiness and renewable energy. He        79 councils.
well as small business puzzles.               entered politics following an extensive      An award-winning graphic designer and
Gus has worked closely with some of           career in IT and innovation in the private   writer, Lisa provides communications
the biggest companies in the world            and public sector. He also held the          advice to organisations including Victoria
developing cutting edge technology            positions of Minister for Innovation,        Police, Ambulance Victoria and Australia
and products including Google X, Nokia,       Science & Technology and Minister for        Post. She has developed and delivered
Apple, Amazon and more.                       Education & Skills.                          strategic plans for G21 - Geelong Region
Gus talks of business disruption and          After stepping down as Premier at just       Alliance, the Great South Coast Alliance,
transformation, plus the successes            43 years old David started to consider       Regional Development Victoria and the
and failures of a media industry that         the future of work and the new nature of     Municipal Association of Victoria.
continuously goes through significant         work emerging across the planet. He has      She was a founding director of
reinvention. The lessons he shares can be     worked across Australia and New Zealand      Earth Visual Communications – an
applied to every industry, business and       in technology leadership and advisory        environmentally-focussed graphic design
individual facing the challenges of the       roles.                                       and marketing company with clients
21st century.                                 He is now Chairman of ANZ tech company       including multi-national businesses,
                                              Fronde Systems and a Non-Executive           government agencies, educational
                                              director of a number of other start-up       institutions, community organisations
                                              and high growth technology companies.        and charities. Her photography has
                                              He has also held positions as Chair of       appeared in Rolling Stone magazine.
                                              the Tasmania’s iconic Salamanca Arts         Lisa believes that local government has
                                              Centre and national charity the Brave        a vital role to play in helping people
                                              Foundation.                                  adapt and thrive in the digital era. She
                                              Over recent years David’s childhood love     is passionate and optimistic about what
                                              of basketball has been reinvigorated         can be achieved by collaborating with         15
                                              through playing Mens’ C-Grade with his       the private sector, academia and other
                                              son, coaching Under 18s, as President        levels of government to build capability in
                                              of the Hobart Chargers (a professional       councils and communities.
                                              club playing in the SEABL and NBL1) and
                                              leading a bid for Tasmania to re-enter the
                                              National Basketball League.
Speaker Profiles (alphabetical)

     Martin Cutter                                 Andrew Day                                Joanne de Morton
     Chief Executive Officer                       Chief Executive Officer                   Chief Executive Officer
     City of Greater Geelong                       Manningham Council                        Service Victoria
     Mr Martin Cutter commenced as the             Andrew Day commenced as CEO of            Joanne de Morton has been at Service
     City of Greater Geelong’s Chief Executive     Manningham City Council in 2018. He       Victoria from Day One. Using her
     Officer on 4 June 2018.                       has held a number of executive and        extensive government experience as a
     Mr Cutter is a highly-skilled business        senior management positions in local      deputy secretary and senior executive in
     leader and operational, finance and           government over the past 13 years, as     both central and line agencies, Joanne
     corporate services executive, with            well as management roles in the not for   helped create the Victorian Government’s
     more than 14 years’ experience in Local       profit and health sectors.                first, dedicated customer service agency.
     Government and more than 22 years’            Andrew holds a Master of Business, is a   Now with more than 70 staff and an
     experience in private business.               Graduate of the Australian Institute of   enterprise-grade digital service, Service
     His previous appointment at the City          Company Directors and is an Associate     Victoria has removed the roadblocks to
     of Melbourne included Acting Chief            of the Institute of Internal Auditors     online, end-to-end transactions.
     Executive Officer, Director of City           Australia.                                Joanne holds an MBA and is a Fellow of
     Business and Director of Corporate                                                      the Institute of Public Administration
     Services.                                                                               Australia.
     Prior to entering Local Government, Mr
     Cutter was Chief Financial Officer and
     General Manager at Australian River
     Co Limited, held various roles at ANL
     Limited, including Chief Financial Officer
     and General Manager Shipping Finance,
     and was a Senior Manager at KPMG.
     Mr Cutter has extensive experience
     in finance and business management,
     including in financial analysis, reporting,
     forecasting, budgeting, corporate
     strategic planning, project management,
     business development, corporate
     branding and stakeholder management.
     Mr Cutter has served on a number
     of independent boards, including
     Destination Dock-lands Limited and
     Melbourne Business Precincts Ltd.

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Kerryn Ellis                                Michelle Fitzgerald                          Kelly Grigsby
Chief Executive Officer                     Chief Digital Officer – Director             Chief Executive Officer
South Gippsland Shire Council               Technologies and Digital Innovation          Wyndham City Council
                                            City of Melbourne
Kerryn Ellis is a passionate public                                                      An inspirational and visionary leader,
sector leader with over twenty years’       Michelle Fitzgerald is Director of the       Kelly is a seasoned executive with an
experience, who is energised by working     Technical & Digital Innovation Branch at     impressive track record of building
with communities in a context of rapid      the City of Melbourne, and is the city’s     strong stakeholder relationships. A
change. Kerryn’s main professional          first Chief Digital Officer.                 self-starter who thinks innovatively and
love is building high performing, ethical   As our cities face digital disruption,       easily understands new concepts and
and agile organisations with positive,      Michelle and her team are responsible        plans, Kelly blends political nous and
values based leadership that can work       for trialling and implementing digital       commercial acumen and has a strong
in partnership to deliver great outcomes    and data tools that will help prepare        focus on working collaboratively. Kelly is
with the community.                         Melbourne for population changes and         the Chief Executive Officer of Wyndham
Kerryn’s current role is Chief Executive    help create the jobs and startups of the     City Council, a $350million business,
Officer of South Gippsland Shire Council.   future. Melbourne was recently rated         currently experiencing significant
Prior to this position, Kerryn held the     number eight ‘smart city government’ in      population growth in the Melbourne’s
positions of Director Corporate Services    the world.                                   West.
at Victoria’s Independent Broad-based       Michelle holds a Bachelor of Commerce         With a background in human services
Anti-corruption Commission, Director        (Honours) from the University of             and community development, Kelly
Corporate Performance with the City         Melbourne - 1993-97, is a graduate of the    has an extensive career spanning Local
of Greater Bendigo, and Manager             Australian Institute of Company Directors,   Government and peak bodies both
Governance and Innovation at Knox City      Company Directors Course - 2007 and          in Australia and the Solomon Islands.
Council. She has also previously worked     holds a Diploma of Modern Languages          Kelly’s vast experience is coupled with
for the City of Melbourne and Bayside       (Bahasa Indonesia), from the University      her tertiary qualifications, including
City Council.                               of Melbourne - 1994-97.                      Master of International and Community
Kerryn holds a Bachelor of Arts, a Master                                                Development, Graduate Diploma of
of Commerce and a Graduate Diploma                                                       Development Services and a Diploma
of Public Policy and Management, and                                                     of Community Services. Kelly is also
completed the LGPro Emerging Leaders                                                     a Certified Practicing Planner and a
Program in 2005, and the Executive                                                       member of the Planning Institute of
Leadership Program in 2016.                                                              Australia.

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Speaker Profiles (alphabetical)

     Justin Hanney                                Melissa Harris                             Jessie Holmes
     Chief Executive Officer                      Executive Director Strategic Land          Chief Executive Officer
     City of Melbourne                            Assessment and Information, DELWP,         Yarriambiack Shire Council
                                                  Victorian Government
     Justin Hanney has extensive professional                                                Jessie has been CEO at Yarriambiack
     experience in the public and private         Melissa Harris is Executive Director,      Shire Council since July 2018 and has
     sectors, most recently as the Lead Deputy    Strategic Land Assessment and              a background in statutory services,
     Secretary of the Employment, Investment      Information, Land Use Victoria within      agricultural based economic development
     and Trade Group at the Department of         the Local Infrastructure group of the      and community engagement.
     Economic Development, Jobs, Transport        Victorian Department of Environment,
                                                                                             Jessie has been in local government for
     and Resources.                               Land, Water and Planning (DELWP). She
                                                                                             over ten years and has a strong focus
                                                  leads a team of around 250 property,
     He has been responsible for the                                                         on rural communities and the services
                                                  surveying and geospatial professionals
     oversight of key entities including                                                     required for townships to thrive.
                                                  including Valuer-General Victoria,
     Regional Development Victoria, Creative                                                 Jessie has experienced a number of
                                                  Surveyor-General Victoria, spatial
     Victoria, Visit Victoria, Development                                                   leadership styles and challenges and
                                                  services, government land advice and
     Victoria, Agriculture Victoria, Trade and                                               understands the need for all services
                                                  Victoria’s $45 million Digital Cadastre
     Investment Victoria, Small Business                                                     and sectors to embrace the integration
                                                  Modernisation program.
     Victoria as well as the delivery of                                                     of technology to stay contemporary and
     Victorian Government nominated major         Melissa is also Deputy Chair of the
                                                                                             bring advantages to rural areas.
     projects.                                    Australia and New Zealand Land
                                                  Information Council (ANZLIC). ANZLIC is
     Mr Hanney has worked to attract and
                                                  the peak intergovernmental organisation
     facilitate international and domestic
                                                  providing leadership in the collection,
     investment, grow employment and
                                                  management and use of spatial
     expand Victoria's offshore trade.
                                                  information in Australia and
     He has previously worked as the              New Zealand.
     Chief Executive Officer of Regional
                                                  Melissa is a town planner and has
     Development Victoria and the Chief
                                                  worked in state and local government
     Executive Officer of the City of Yarra and
                                                  for 30 years. She holds a Bachelor of
     other Councils. He started his career as a
                                                  Applied Science and is a Graduate of
     youth worker in Collingwood and has also
                                                  the Australian Institute of Company
     worked with some of the largest firms in
                                                  Directors. She recently graduated of
     the state.
                                                  the Victorian Major Projects Leadership
                                                  Academy, where received training in the
                                                  delivery of mega-projects through Oxford
                                                  University’s Saïd Business School.
                                                  Melissa was recognised as one of the Top
                                                  50 Women in the Victorian Public Sector
18                                                for 2019.
Kim Hunt                                      Rebecca McKenzie                            Guy Newman
Innovation Projects Manager,                  Chief Executive Officer                     Corporate Trainer, Business Coach,
City of Adelaide                              Glen Eira City Council                      Olympian
Kim is a key member of the City of            Rebecca McKenzie is an accomplished         Guy Newman has been a trainer and
Adelaide’s Innovate Adelaide smart            leader with a successful executive career   speaker for 30 years. He represented
cities team. She leads CoA’s landmark         across three countries and three sectors.   Australia at the 1992 Olympics in
Ten Gigabit Adelaide fibre optic network      CEO of Glen Eira City Council since         Barcelona. He was Australia’s Water
project. Kim co-wrote the commercial          February 2016, Rebecca is passionate        Polo Goalkeeper for 10 years, awarded
business case that secured $12M of            about local government’s role in creating   the Best International Goalkeeper
funding for the project and has gone          liveable and resilient communities with a   Trophy in 1995, and former coach of the
on to manage the project through the          pride of place.                             Goalkeepers in the Australian Team.
implementation phase. Working closely                                                     During high school Guy was a Juggler,
                                              Responsible for a $160 million business
with partners TPG Telecom throughout                                                      Acrobat and Clown in the Flying Fruit Fly
                                              which delivers more than 120 services
the contract negotiation, construction                                                    circus and later went onto training the
                                              to the Glen Eira community, Rebecca’s
and business connection phases, Kim                                                       performers at age 15.
                                              prior roles have included CEO at Mitchell
has insight into how public private
                                              Shire Council and Director of Corporate     After studying Journalism, Sport Science,
partnerships can be leveraged to provide
                                              Services at Yarra Ranges Council. She       Psychology and a variety of other
connectivity choice for a city.
                                              has also held senior executive roles        subjects, Guy developed a passion for
Prior to joining local government in 2014,    at Swindon Borough Council in the           Personal and Professional development.
Kim worked on a number of significant         UK, National University of Ireland in       He has been training and facilitating
strategic projects with global oil major      Dublin, and with the Queensland State       professional development skills to
Shell. She’s a passionate Adelaidean;         Government.                                 100’s of the world’s largest companies.
raised and educated in Adelaide, she
                                              A values-based leader who invests           Guy teaches a wide range of
chose to return home with her family
                                              in people, Rebecca builds strong            courses including: Leadership; Time
after a 12-year stint in Melbourne. A
                                              relationships at all levels, and mentors    Management; Life Balance; Negotiation;
board member of her children’s school,
                                              and coaches emerging leaders in the         Communication; Presenting; Team
Kim aspires to share her experiences and
                                              sector. She is also a Board Director of     Building; Innovation; Custom Service;
contribute to the creation of a vibrant
                                              Zoos Victoria and sits on the South East    Conflict Resolution; Memory Skills and
and opportunity-rich city that will provide
                                              Water Customer and Community Council.       much more.
her 2 boys with future career choices in
Adelaide.                                     Rebecca holds a Masters in Strategic        Guy works closely with Learning and
                                              Human Resource Management, a                Development professionals to ensure
                                              Bachelor of Arts and a Grad Cert in         every course he conducts is tailored and
                                              Business Administration. She is a           specific to the needs of the participants.
                                              graduate of the Australian Institute of
                                              Company Directors, and in 2018 was
                                              delighted to be named one of the Top 50
                                              public sector women in Victoria.                                                         19
Speaker Profiles (alphabetical)

     Jordan Nguyen                                Sam Robertson                                Angelo Saridis
     Engineer, Inventor, Broadcaster,             Sports Analytics & Sports Science            ICT & SCADA Manager,
     TV Presenter                                                                              South Gippsland Water
                                                  Sam Robertson is a Professor of Sports
     Dr Jordan Nguyen, is one of Australia’s      Analytics at Victoria University and         Angelo has worked on leading
     most innovative engineers, who is            consults on innovation and operational       transformation programs in local and
     committed to improving the lives of as       decision-making to professional sports       state government as well as in the
     many people as possible, and to help         clubs globally. He is responsible for        transport and utilities sector over the
     become a driving force behind both           driving research and commercial activity     last 10 years. Much of this experience
     human and technological evolution as we      within sport at Victoria university,         has enabled an extensive appreciation
     move into the future.                        as well as managing its many sports          for the ‘doing’ of transformation and the
     An internationally renowned engineer for     industry partnerships. These include         challenges and opportunities that come
     humanity, Jordan designs life-changing       Tennis Australia, the Western Bulldogs,      with transforming an organisation.
     technologies to transform the lives of       FIFA, the AFL & Champion Data, and San       In recent years Angelo has been focussing
     people with disabilities and the elderly     Antonio Spurs. Sam’s research focuses on     on the ‘being’ of transformation, which
     through his role as founder of Psykinetic,   the application of analytics to improve      recognises the inherent complexity
     a social business committed to bringing      decision-making of both athletes and         of these human systems we call
     positive, sustainable and life-altering      sports organisations and has published       ‘organisations’. ”In trying to understand
     change, and shares his adventures            more than 100 scientific papers.             how we approach transforming
     through documentaries across the world.      Moneyball 2.0 – Driving transformational     organisations, we are invariably called
     Inspired by human endeavour, Jordan          change in high performance sport             to personally consider and reflect on
     has big ambitions to see our world step                                                   how each of us think, how we share
                                                  High-performance sport has always been
     consciously and creatively into a better                                                  ideas, how we make sense of a complex
                                                  an early adopter of new innovations, as
     future.                                                                                   world on our own and in groups, how
                                                  organisations aim to outdo the other in
     The past few years alone have been                                                        our internal conscious and sub-conscious
                                                  the race for championships and medals.
     significant for Jordan. In 2017 he was                                                    values and bias play a part in this
                                                  In complex and rapidly changing sports
     a finalist for the NSW Australian of the                                                  dynamic exchange between people.”
                                                  landscapes, it is important that any new
     Year. He made the list of Australia’s Most   technology or innovation employed            Angelo is the Director of Polydigm
     Innovative Engineers by Create Magazine      by organisations is not only valuable,       which offers consultancy services in
     2016, was named in Onalytica’s Top 100       but also adopted and supported by key        transformation, strategy development,
     Global Influencers on Virtual Reality in     stakeholders.                                sense-making and resilience. He is the
     both 2016 and 2017, travelled on tour                                                     co-host of the Gloaming Podcast (a
                                                  In this presentation, Sam will discuss key
     with Think Inc and Steve Wozniak in                                                       podcast about resilience) and a long term
                                                  strategies, frameworks and observations
     2016, won the Australian Computer                                                         Local Government tragic.
                                                  with respect to driving change that
     Society’s (ACS) ‘ICT Professional of the
                                                  he has both developed and observed
     Year’ Digital Disruptors Award in 2017,
                                                  over almost two decades working in
     and had the honour of being MC in 2018
                                                  various individual and team sports
     for An Evening With President Barack
20   Obama on his recent visit to Sydney.
                                                  across Australia, Europe and the US.
                                                  Opportunities for direct application of
                                                  these learnings to non-sporting contexts
                                                  are also discussed.
Denise Scott                                  Matt Sinclair                                 Nick Smith
Comedian, Actor, TV Presenter, Author         AI and IoT Lead                               Director,
                                              Microsoft Australia                           Drones for Hire
As career breakthroughs go, this one took
a while, but it has been worth the wait.      Matt is the Internet of Things and            Nick is a co-founder and director of
                                              Artificial Intelligence Lead for Microsoft    Australia’s largest and most active drone
Denise Scott‘s path to her career as a
                                              Australia, where he is responsible            industry platform and marketplace
Melbourne Comedy Festival Award-
                                              for building and executing strategies         dronesforhire.com.au.
winning comedian began when she
                                              across sales, marketing and product           As a techpreneur, he has lead the
started acting nearly thirty years ago, but
                                              engineering. He works closely with            development of multiple start-ups
it has been in the last decade that she
                                              customers to create plans for successful      and has appeared various times in
has hit the big time, scoring high profile
                                              technology adoption, and provides             major nationwide business and news
TV spots, filling thousand-seat theatres,
                                              technical leadership to both internal         publications.
releasing two books and even returning
                                              and external audiences. One of his
to her acting heritage with ongoing                                                         Before his involvement with tech
                                              current focuses is on co-creating ethical
roles on Seven’s Winners and Losers and                                                     startups, Nick worked for a global
                                              AI frameworks for organisations to
Nine’s House Husbands.                                                                      management consulting firm focussing
                                              implement AI technology.
In 2009 Denise penned All That                                                              on operational transformation. Nick
                                              Previously, he was the IoT Technology         has a Bachelor of Business from ACU,
Happened at Number 26, a book which
                                              Specialist in Telstra’s Chief Technology      has previously held a world record in
became a national best seller and a
                                              Office. In this role, he worked closely       flatwater rowing, and resides in Sydney
hit tour, with sell-out seasons at the
                                              with customers to prototype emerging          with his wife and 3 children.
Melbourne Comedy Festival and the
                                              technology solutions. He led the
Sydney Opera House. Scotty’s solo show,
                                              development of vehicle collision
Regrets, was awarded the Melbourne
                                              technology leveraging the 4G network,
Comedy Festival Directors’ Choice Award,
                                              explored new business models for
and a Helpmann Award for Best Comedy
                                              improve the uptake of sustainable tech
Performer.
                                              in agriculture, and built Australia’s first
She returned to the stage once again in       publicly-accessible IoT Lab for end-to-end
2014 with her Barry Award Winning solo        design, testing, and prototyping of IoT
show Mother Bare, performing at the           services.
Adelaide Fringe, the Melbourne Comedy
Festival, Sydney Opera House and
Brisbane Powerhouse.
Scotty has been and remains a
favourite guest on many of Australia’s
favourite TV shows, including Spicks
and Specks, The Project, Talkin’
‘bout Your Generation, Have You
Been Paying Attention?, Please Like                                                                                                     21
Me and Jack Irish and Studio 10. A
contestant-turned-co-host on 2019’s
Dancing With The Stars reboot for Ten,
Scotty also provides the voice for the
Nine Network hit, Travel Guides.
Speaker Profiles (alphabetical)

     Matthew Szymczak                             Michael Tudball                                 Simon Waller
     Chair, MAV Technology &                      Chief Executive Officer                         International Keynote Speaker,
     Senior Lead – Digital Services,              Southern Grampians Shire Council                Author and Founder of The Digital
     City of Greater Geelong                                                                      Champions Club
                                                  Michael was appointed to Southern
     Matthew launched his digital career back     Grampians Shire Council in March 2016           Some people talk about the future.
     in the ‘90s managing web application         for a three-year term after a strong            Simon chooses to live it. He researches
     development working across multiple          history in Local and State Government           trends and emerging technologies, then
     locations Melbourne, Sydney, New             and the private sector covering economic        runs experiments on himself, his business
     Zealand, Hong Kong and the Philippines.      and regional development, advocacy              and sometimes his family. Armed
     Now Acting Digital Services Manager at       and community engagement. He has                with his first-hand experiences, Simon
     the City of Greater Geelong, Matthew         also held a number of governance                helps others implement the future and
     brings over 20 years’ experience in          positions in the health, disability, tourism,   successfully navigate the risks, challenges
     leveraging new technologies and              regional development and emergency              and opportunities it brings.
     agile thinking to drive organisational       management sectors.                             Along the way, these experiences have
     transformation, performance,                 Michael is a fellow with the Australian         also resulted in a couple of books:
     profitability and customer satisfaction.     Institute of Company Directors and in           Analogosaurus: How to avoid extinction
     He’s excited about leading the charge        2011 was awarded an Australian Fire             in a world of digital business is about how
     for Geelong to become a Smart City as        Service Medal.                                  to engage people in the opportunities of
     Geelong transforms itself into a city of                                                     technology and The Digital Champion:
     entrepreneurs and innovators.                                                                Connecting the dots between people,
                                                                                                  work and technology is both a practical
                                                                                                  guide to identifying and implementing
                                                                                                  technology opportunities.
                                                                                                  Simon’s fresh, insightful keynotes reflect
                                                                                                  the same philosophy of continual
                                                                                                  experimentation and improvement that
                                                                                                  he brings to the rest of his life. Inspired
                                                                                                  by live music performances, Simon uses
                                                                                                  cutting edge video and sound mixing
                                                                                                  software to deliver an immersive visual
                                                                                                  and audio experience that reinforces
                                                                                                  what makes live events unique.

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Jacqui Weatherill
Chief Executive Officer
City of Stonnington
Jacqui is highly regarded as a natural
strategist with extensive networks in
both the corporate and community
spheres. Her personal approach and
proven pedigree for driving change has
transformed organisations and workforce
culture through innovative solutions in
complex business scenarios.
She has worked across the full spectrum
of the public, private and not-for-profit
sectors in challenging senior leadership
roles. Here ability to liaise effectively with
stakeholders at all levels has enabled
her to drive performance, promote fiscal
sustainability and communicate a shared
vision for the future.
Jacqui has extensive experience in
corporate and commercial strategy,
leadership of large diverse workforces,
change management, financial and
investment management, corporation
budgeting, operations, project
management, asset management,
continuous improvement and complex
stakeholder management.
She was Chief Executive Officer of the
Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust
(GMCT), a state government agency
responsible for providing cemetery and
crematoria services across Melbourne’s
north, west and east. The role also
involved the management of 650
hectares of parkland and an annual
operating budget and an investment
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portfolio exceeding $320 million.
Her local government roles included
Director Community Development at the
City of Boroondara and General Manager
Corporate and Community Services at
Benalla Rural City Council and Brimbank
City Council.
Awards for Excellence

     Judge     Judge     Judge
     TBA       TBA       TBA
     TBA.      TBA.      TBA.

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Judge   Judge   Casey Bennetto
TBA     TBA     Performer & songwriter
TBA.    TBA.    Casey Bennetto is a songwriter, singer
                and performer best known for writing
                and performing in KEATING! the musical
                for which he won several Melbourne
                International Comedy Festival Awards,
                Green Room Awards and Helpmann
                Awards.
                He has scored numerous television series
                including The Katering Show, Lowdown,
                Welcome to Littleton and Get Krack!n.
                Other compositions include the cheery
                Christmas killer-robot pantomime The
                Terminativity, and Prison Songs (co-
                written with Shellie Morris).
                Casey has made regular appearances on
                ABC774: as a guest announcer and co-
                host with Jon Faine on the Conversation
                Hour. He co-hosts Superfluity on 3RRR
                with Scott Edgar and Christos Tsiolkas. He
                has also made a number of appearances
                on ABC TV’s popular Spicks and Specks,
                In Gordon Street Tonight and Adam Hills
                Tonight and the ABC’s Sunday Arts show.

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       Victory Room, Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
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       Formal Dinner with Awards for Excellence ceremony and live band at      $990            $1,980       $3,960
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      TUESDAY 27 APRIL                          WEDNESDAY 28 APRIL                   THURSDAY 29 APRIL
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Accommodation
Accommodation Recommendations
These properties are conveniently located within walking distance to Marvel Stadium, with both Peppers Docklands
and Quest Docklands sharing the Marvel Stadium concourse. Mention that you are holding your event at the
Stadium and these properties will offer your delegates discounted accommodation rates (subject to availability).

                                   Peppers Docklands (5-star)
                                   p: 07 5665 4428
                                   e: corporate.reservations@mantragroup.com.au
                                   w: www.peppers.com.au/docklands
                                   $220.00 per night in a Peppers King Room including WiFi, in-room
                                   movies and breakfast for one person
                                   For individual bookings, contact Corporate Reservations (details above) and
                                   quote Marvel Stadium.

                                   The Sebel Melbourne Docklands & The Sebel Residences Melbourne
                                   Docklands
                                   p: 1300 789 200
                                   e: info@sebeldocklands.com.au
                                   w: www.sebeldocklands.com.au
                                   10% off best unrestricted rate
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                                   event at Marvel Stadium.

                                   Quest Docklands
                                   p: +61 (0)3 9630 1000
                                   e: sales.docklands@questapartments.com.au
                                   w: www.questdocklands.com.au
                                   Prices from $205.00 per room, subject to availability and time period
                                   When enquiring, please advise the Reservations Team you are attending an
                                   event at Marvel Stadium.

                                   Travelodge Hotel Docklands
                                   p: 1300 886 886
                                   e: tdkl@travelodge.com.au
                                   w: www.travelodge.com.au
                                   10% off best available rate
                                   When enquiring, please advise the Reservations Team you are attending an
                                   event at Marvel Stadium.

                                  Four Points by Sheraton Melbourne Docklands
                                  p: 03 8578 000
                                  e: reservations.04146@fourpoints.com
                                  w: www.fourpointsmelbournedocklands.com.au
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                                  10% Off Best Available Rate.
                                  When enquiring, please advise the Reservations Team you are attending
                                  an event at Marvel Stadium.
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