Wealth of the Region: building on strengths

For the last five years State of the Regions Summits have set the agenda on the Sunshine Coast.

Summits have provided the independent forum to discuss the key issues facing our region.

Summits have engendered new research and ensured the most up to date information on regional demographic and international and national economic trends is heard by our region’s leading decision makers.

Join us for the fifth Sunshine Coast State of the Region Summit as we identify the region’s strengths not just to weather the current financial crisis but to leverage off these to take the Sunshine Coast just one more step ahead in terms of more jobs, a more diversified economy, an enhanced environment and a more cohesive and caring community.

Join us in 2009 as we consider not just what the Sunshine Coast is good at in terms of being a  tourism centre, lifestyle, and environmental features, not just our strengths, but what we should be better at if this region is to thrive and mature and grow and compete and be different.

Can the Sunshine Coast build on its strengths to ensure its future? That is what the Fifth State of the Region Summit is about this year!

Take up the challenge and join experts and leading business, community and government leaders to: 

• Hear the Fifth State of the Region Report Card – just how well have we travelled during the last five years and what might be awaiting us in the next?

• See the special Sunshine Coast ‘Hotspots’ Report of key deficiencies and help identify other areas where real effort is needed

• Join in the ‘worm’ to vote on key issues being discussed and to propose actions

• Hear specially commissioned reports on the community issues, demographic trends, state of business report and surveys, international and national economic data so you can be informed;     

• Interact with expert speakers and panels to debate the Sunshine Coast’s key issues.

Partners and Supporters :

The St.George Bank State of the Region Summit Sunshine Coast deliberately limits the number and range of sponsors to those who are genuinely involved and who have long term commitments to the Sunshine Coast region.

The Summit is made possible through our partners St.George Bank, Investa and STEPS and with strong support from the Sunshine Coast Regional Council and the University of the Sunshine Coast.

Keynote speakers: 

• Martin Barrett, Managing Director, Qld and Automotive Finance, St.George Bank
• Professor Paul Thomas, Vice Chancellor, University of the Sunshine Coast
• Alison Taylor, Demographer, Queensland Department of Infrastructure and Planning
• David Fraser, STEPS Disability Qld
• Warren Bunker, Sunshine Coast Regional Council

And more .....

Media

For media enquiries:

Contact Janine Symons on 0422 468 160 or by email jsymons@stateoftheregion.com.au

There will be regular media releases regarding the St.George Bank State of the Region Summit Sunshine Coast. To view these see media releases.

Venue

St.George Bank State of the Region Summit Sunshine Coast is to be held at:

Lecture Theatre 7, Building C

University of the Sunshine Coast

Sippy Downs Drive, Sippy Downs

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