Gold Coast Conference - June 2019
AUSFOG Agenda
Thursday 6 June 2019 (Day 1)
Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort & Spa
158 Ferny Avenue, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217
Note: All timings and sequence are indicative at this time
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Time |
Activity |
Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|
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9.00am - 10.00am |
Registration and tea/coffee |
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10.00am - 10.05am |
Opening Comments |
Michelle Clarke, 2019 AUSFOG Chair |
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10.05am - 10.20am |
Welcome to Country |
John Graham, Senior Learning Assistance Officer, GUMURRII Unit, Griffith University |
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10.20am - 10.35am |
Welcome to delegates |
Peter Bryant, Vice President Corporate Services, Griffith University |
| 10.35am - 11.15am | Western Growth | Peter Pickering, Vice-President (Finance & Resources), Western Sydney University |
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11.15am - 11.55am |
Universities Australia update |
Dr Siwei Goo, Senior Economist, Universities Australia |
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11.55am - 12.35pm |
21st Century Finance - What are the key trends and challenges facing Finance functions in the 21st Century? |
David Sacks, Partner, PwC |
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12.35pm - 1.20pm |
Lunch |
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1.20pm - 2.00pm |
Lessons learned in developing a financial attribution model at USQ |
Melanie Reimann, Director, Financial Reporting & Budgets, USQ |
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2.00pm - 2.40pm |
Griffith Integrity Program |
Suganthi Sivasubramanium, Head, Finance Business Improvement, Griffith University |
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2.40pm - 3.20pm |
AUPN update and Procurement Hub Interactive Session |
Scott Jenkins, Chief Financial Officer, Australian Catholic University, UPH Chair |
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3.20pm - 3.40pm |
Afternoon Tea |
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3.40pm - 4.20pm |
Tax Update |
Steve Allan and Stephen O'Flynn, ShineWing |
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4.20pm - 5.00pm |
Mental health in workplaces: Issues for employees, managers and organisations |
Professor Kate Hutchings, Professor of Human Resource Management, Griffith University |
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5.00pm |
Closing comments and dinner arrangements |
Michelle Clarke, 2019 AUSFOG Chair |
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6.30pm - 7.30pm |
Pre-Dinner drinks |
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| 7.30pm - 10.30pm | Conference Dinner |
Professor Emeritus Alan Mackay-Sim, Neuroscientist, Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University |
Friday 7 June 2019 (Day 2)
Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort & Spa
158 Ferny Avenue, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217
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Time |
Activity |
Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|
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9.00am - 9.05am |
Welcome |
Michelle Clarke, 2019 AUSFOG Chair |
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9.05am - 9.45am |
Universities and Economic Development in their region |
Ben Apted, Principal, SPP Consulting |
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9.45am - 10.25am |
‘Partnerships' in the University sector – how do we equip our staff for the increased commercial requirements of this new model? |
Taryn Rulton, Director, Financial Transformation and Andrew Peacock, Chief Procurement Officer, LaTrobe University |
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10.25am - 10.45am |
Morning Tea |
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10.45am - 11.25am |
University Structures and Shared Services - Essential Elements for Success |
Andrew Evans, General Manager (Academic), Federation University |
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11.25am - 11.45am |
AASB staff interpretation of research revenue recongnition | David Wright, Director, Financial Control and Treasury, Financial Services, Operations Portfolio, The University of Sydney |
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11.45am - 12.45pm |
Deakin University's Finance Transformation - implementation of the cloud-based Workday ERP system and beyond (including roundtable discussions) |
Vanessa Evans, Deputy CFO, Deakin University |
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12.45pm - 1.30pm |
Lunch |
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1.30pm - 2.10pm |
Procurement @ Curtin |
Philip Thomas, Director Financial Operations and Strategic Procurement, Curtin University |
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2.10pm - 2.40pm |
Facilitated discussion on conference take-aways |
Ben Spragge, Head of Financial Planning & Analysis and Howard Ward, Deputy CFO & Financial Controller, Griffith University |
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2.40pm - 2.55pm |
Closing comments, Date of next conference |
Michelle Clarke, 2019 AUSFOG Chair |
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2.55pm - 3.40pm |
Bus transfers to Gold Coast Airport |
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