Program
Chair: Peter Perrin
| Friday 28 September | |
|---|---|
| 08:30 | Welcome to country A traditional custodian of the land will welcome participants to their country. |
| 08:45 | Symposium opening Professor Helen Garnett, Vice-Chancellor, Charles Darwin University |
| 09:00 | Keynote speaker - Generation Y and the challenges for workforce development Peter Sheahan |
| 10:30 | Morning tea |
| The Here and Now | |
| 11:00 | Demographic trends and challenges Professor Tony Barnes, School for Social and Policy Research, CDU Dr Tom Wilson, School for Social and Policy Research, CDU Dr Sarah Rummery, School for Social and Policy Research, CDU |
| 11:45 | Regional and remote employment - Seeking to celebrate success The Hon. Fred Chaney AO, Reconciliation Australia and Desert Knowledge Australia Des Rogers, pepperedBLACK® Christine Charles, Regional Director, Environment and Social Responsibility, Newmont, Australia |
| 13:00 | Lunch at the Desert Lantern Restaurant |
| The Future | |
| 14:00 | Why do people come to, stay in or leave the NT? The likely population of the Territory in 2027? Dr Tom Wilson, School for Social and Policy Research, CDU |
| 14:45 | Indigenous employment: A vision for the future Leon Morris, Director, Indigenous Economic Development, Department of Business, Economic and Regional Development, NT Government |
| 15:30 | Afternoon tea |
| 16:00 | Panel discussion: Solving the skills shortage Keith Day, Professor Robert Gregory AO, Her Worship the Mayor of Alice Springs Fran Kilgariff, Leon Morris |
| 16:45 | Summation Professor Ian Thynne |
| 17:00 | Close |
