State of the Region Summit November

Big Region -Big Plans?

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An Invitation

Big Region ... Big Plans?
University of the Sunshine Coast - Lecture Theatre 7 - Thursday 6th November, 2008

TIME

PROGRAM

MC: David Gration (USC)

8:30

Registration and Tea/Coffee on Arrival (Building C - Courtyard)

Session 1- 9:00am - 10:20am

Welcome
Professor Paul Thomas AM - Vice Chancellor, USC

“A Big Year” (WIN News Sunshine Coast presentation)

KEYNOTE: Alison Taylor (Principal Demographer, Planning Information and Forecasting Unit, Qld Department of Infrastructure and Planning)
"Big Demographic Changes" Major trends in the who, what, why, where and when of the Sunshine Coast region

KEYNOTE: Besa Deda (A/Chief Economist and Senior Market Strategist, St.George Bank)
"Big Economic Trends" Rarely have world financial trends had the potential to so directly and immediately impact on the future of the Sunshine Coast - hear from one of Australia's foremost experts.

10:20

Morning Tea ( Building C - Courtyard)

Session 2 - 10:50am - 12:00pm

KEYNOTE: Graeme Newton (CEO Queensland Water Infrastructure Pty Ltd)
"Big Infrastructure - Big Opportunities"

Launch of INVESTA Sunshine Coast Infrastructure Report: Dr Geoff Cockfield (USQ)
Identifying critical infrastructure issues, timeframes and the consequences of getting them wrong

Launch of Sunshine Coast Business Council/St.George Bank Report Dr Meredith Lawley & Lucy Cradduck (USC)
New ideas for the Sunshine Coast Region from key organisations and individuals

12:00

Lunch (Function Room)

Session 3 - 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Launch of Munro Thompson Sunshine Coast Region Business Report Simon Pomfret (Director of IRIS) Overview of Sunshine Coast business trends with highlighted research on regional retail shopping precincts

John Brannock (Brannock and Associates, Planning and Environment Consultants)
"Can We Stop the Big Urban Sprawl "

PB Sunshine Coast Liveability Indicators Report: Mark Bachels (PB)
"Living on the Big Coast "

3:00

Afternoon Tea (Building C - Courtyard)

Session 4 - 3:30PM - 5:00PM

3:30

The Sunshine Coast Summit Hypothetical - "How big can't we go?"
A hypothetical looking at growing pains, population caps and the big question of what sustainable development really means for the Sunshine Coast?

Join our expert facilitator Ian Walker (Deacons law firm), Mayor Bob Abbot (Sunshine Coast Regional Council), Peter Bryant (Ratepayers Association), Narelle McCarthy (Sunshine Coast Environment Council), Prof Paul Thomas AM (USC Vice Chancellor), Sue Willis (SC Business Women’s network) and Don O’Rorke (Consolidated Properties) for a challenging look at potential futures.

4:30

SUMMIT ROUND-UP & DELEGATE SAY: Moving forward - future action agendas and key messages for the State of the Region Communiqué
Dr Scott Prasser

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