2023 PROGRAM
STATEWIDE CONFERENCE @ THE SOFITEL WENTWORTH
| DAY 1 – THURSDAY 24 AUGUST | |||
| 8.30 – 8.45 | Conference Opens – Welcome to Country | ||
| 8.45 – 9.00 | Welcome Address Naamon Eurell | Executive Officer | Statewide Mutual  | 
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| 9.00 – 9.45 | Local Government – a national perspective Linda Scott | President| Australian Local Government Australia  | 
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| 9.45– 10.45 | 
 Optimising Cognitive Energy for Performance Vanessa Bennett | Founder / High Performance Coach| Next Evolution Performance  | 
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| MORNING TEA | |||
| 11.15 – 12.00 | 
 The new Guidelines for Risk Management and Internal Audit for Local Government in NSW John Davies | Manager Council Governance | Office of Local Government  | 
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| 12.00 – 12.45 | Chair Update & RMEA Awards Matthew Stewart | General Manager | City of Canterbury Bankstown  | 
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| LUNCH | General Managers Forum | 
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| 1.30 – 2.15 | Cyber Panel Discussion | ||
| 2:15 – 3:00 | WORKSHOP 1: People Risk |  WORKSHOP 2: Waste Management | 
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| AFTERNOON TEA | |||
| 3.35 – 4.10 | 
 Welcome to Waves – Why we considered rebuilding our one and only pool Michael Edgar | General Manager | The Hills Shire Council  | 
 
 
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| 4.10 – 4:40 | 
 Statewide Mutual Board Panel – Q&A 
 
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| DAY 1 CLOSE | |||
| 6:00 – 7:00 | Networking Drinks Main conference lobby  | 
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| 7.00 – 10.00 | Gala Dinner | Sofitel Wentworth | ||
| DAY 2 – FRIDAY 25 AUGUST | |||
| 8.55 – 9.00 | Welcome | ||
| 9.00 – 10.30 | WORKSHOP 3: Claims Management | WORKSHOP 4: Asset Management | |
| BRUNCH | |||
| 11.00 – 11.10 | JLT Risk Report Gary Okely | Head of Public Sector | JLT Public Sector  | 
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| 11.10 – 11.55 | 
 Impacts of flooding in Cabonne Shire Bradley Byrnes | General Manager | Cabonne Council  | 
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| 11.55 – 12.40 | 
 Tree roots, stormwater and rocks – how much of a nuisance can they be Nikki Cassar | Partner | Mills Oakley  | 
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| 12.40 – 12.50 | Closing Remarks Statewide Mutual  | 
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| CONFERENCE CLOSE | |||