2016 - Workforce of the Future

Day 1 – Thursday, 12 May

The New World University: Running a Global Free-Market Socialist Business from a Regional Base

Speaker: Professor Simon Maddocks – Vice-Chancellor and President, Charles Darwin University

Our Future Workforce: what do we need to build on, what do we need to do differently?

Speaker: Professor Andrew Vann – Vice-Chancellor and Presidnet, Charles Sturt University

From abacus to iPhone: Designing the Academy for the 21st century – the academic of the future…..

Speaker: Professor Brigid Heywood – DVC(Research), University of Tasmania

Higher education workforce of the future

Speakers: David Sacks – Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers / Liz Stephens – Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Indigenous Leadership

Speaker: Dr Curtis Roman – Head, School of Indigenous Knowledges and Public Policy, Charles Darwin University


Day 2 – Friday, 13 May

Federal Circuit Court and IR case law developments

Speaker: Hon Judge Philip Burchardt – Federal Circuit Court of Australia

High Expectations Relationship versus High Expectations rhetoric

Speaker: Dr Chris Sarra – Chairman and Founder, Stronger Smarter Institute

IR: The Year in Review

Speaker: Stuart Pill – Partner – Workplace Relations Employment and Safety, Clayton Utz

Facilitiating Research and Innovation What can HR do?

Speakers: Liz Bare – LH Martin Institute / Mark Clisby – Research Coaching Australia