2025 PROGRAM
STATEWIDE CONFERENCE @ THE SOFITEL WENTWORTH
| DAY 1 – THURSDAY 28 AUGUST | |||
| 8.45 – 8.55 | Welcome to country | ||
| 8.55 – 9.10 | Welcome address Naamon Eurell | Executive Officer | Statewide Mutual |
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| 9.10 – 9.50 |
What smart councils are doing about AI (and why yours can’t afford to wait)
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| 9.50– 10.30 |
Corruption risk management: challenges and tips Dr Benjamin Marx |Principal Officer Corruption Prevention | ICAC |
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| MORNING TEA | |||
| 11.05 – 11.10 | Session sponsor address: Wotton Kearney | ||
| 11.10 – 12.05 |
Leading on the edge Rachael Robertson | Antarctic Expedition Leader
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| 12.05 – 12.15 |
Chair update
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12.15 – 12.35
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2024 FM Scholarship winner report
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| LUNCH |
General Managers Forum
(Brisbane Room) |
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| 1.30 – 2.45 |
BREAKOUT SESSION 1: Fleet Management (Perth Room) |
BREAKOUT SESSION 2: Asset Management (Sydney/Melbourne Room) |
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| AFTERNOON TEA | |||
| 3.30 – 4.00 |
LMCC Admin Centre fire – reflections on business continuity and preparedness Mikelis Jaunalksnis | Risk Management Group Leader | Lake Macquarie City Council |
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| 4.00 – 4:30 |
Legal update – we’re going back to the future Nikki Cassar | Partner | Mills Oakley |
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| DAY 1 CLOSE | |||
| 6:00 – 7:00 | Networking drinks Conference foyer |
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| 7.00 – 10.00 |
Gala dinner (RMEA Awards + AVCRM + FM winner) Sofitel Wentworth |
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| DAY 2 – FRIDAY 29 AUGUST | |||
| 8.55 – 9.00 | Welcome | ||
| 9.00 – 10.15 |
BREAKOUT SESSION 3: Transition from excel to Software (Sydney/Melbourne Room) |
BREAKOUT SESSION 4: Swimming Pools – supervised v unsupervised (Perth Room) |
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| BRUNCH | |||
| 11.00 – 11.45 |
State of Origin – a comparison of liability litigation in NSW and Victoria Jina Bogdanovski | Assistant Claims Manager | JLT Public Sector |
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| 11.45 – 12.00 | Closing remarks Statewide Mutual |
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| CONFERENCE CLOSE | |||