ESOC 2006
Making the Boom Pay: Securing the Next Generation of Prosperity
Thursday, 2 November 2006
| 8:45–9:15am | Official Opening and Keynote Address |
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| Speaker | Professor Glyn Davis AC, Vice-Chancellor, The University of Melbourne |
| Session 1: Setting the Scene; Making the Boom Pay | |
| Chair | Mr George Megalogenis, Journalist and Author, The Australian |
| Speakers | Mr Paul Kelly, Editor-at-Large, The Australian Mr Chris Richardson, Director, Access Economics – View presentation |
| 10.35–11.00am | Morning Tea |
| 11.00–12.30pm | Session 2: Some Big Challenges and Opportunities: Will the Resources Boom Go On and On |
| Chair | Ms Melinda Cilento, Chief Economist, Business Council of Australia |
| Speakers | Professor Ross Garnaut, Professor of Economics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University – Download the paper The Hon Dr Craig Emerson MP – Download the paper |
| 12.30–2.00pm | Lunch |
| Chair | Professor John Freebairn, Director, Melbourne Institute |
| Speaker | Dr Brian Fisher, Vice President, CRA International Professionals |
| 2.00–3.30pm | Session 3: A Fair Go for All Australians |
| Chair | Mr Tony Nicholson, Executive Director, Brotherhood of St Laurence |
| Speakers | Associate Professor Bruce Headey, Principal Fellow, Melbourne Institute – View presentation | Download the paper Mr Michael Raper, Director, Welfare Rights Centre – View presentation |
| 3.30–4.00pm | Afternoon Tea |
| Session 4: Concurrent | |
| Session 4A: Powering the Boom | |
| Chair | Dr Elizabeth Webster, Principal Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute |
| Speakers | Dr Alan Moran, Director, Deregulation Unit, Institute of Public Affairs – View presentation | Read the speech Associate Professor Martin Sevior, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne – View presentation Mr Don Henry, Executive Director, Australian Conservation Foundation – View presentation |
| Session 4B: The New Workforce | |
| Chair | Professor Mark Wooden, Deputy Director, Melbourne Institute |
| Speakers | Mr Grant Belchamber, Senior Research Officer, Australian Council of Trade Unions – Download the paper Ms Angela Robertson, Human Resources Manager Employee Development, GM Holden Limited – View presentation Professor Ian Harper, Chairman, Australian Fair Pay Commission and Executive Director, Centre for Business and Public Policy, Melbourne Business School – View presentation | Read the speech |
| Session 4C: Pre-School and School | |
| Chair | Professor Field Rickards, Dean of Education, The University of Melbourne |
Ms Lynne Kosky MP, Victorian Minister for Education and Training Professor Fiona Stanley, Chief Executive, Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth – View presentation Professor Barry McGaw, Director, Melbourne Education Research Institute, The University of Melbourne – View presentation | |
| 7.00 for 7.30pm | Conference Dinner Grand Hyatt Melbourne |
| Chair | Mr Tony Cole, Principal-National Practice Leader, Mercer Investment Consulting |
| Speaker | Dr Ken Henry, Secretary, Commonwealth Department of the Treasury – Read the speech |
Friday, 3 November 2006
| 8.45–10.15am | Session 5: Federalism in the Future – Will the Next Wave of Reform Deliver? |
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| Chair | Professor Ross Williams, Principal Fellow, Melbourne Institute |
| Speakers | Ms Katie Lahey, Chief Executive, Business Council of Australia Mr Gary Banks, Chairman, Productivity Commission – View presentation | Download the paper |
| 10.15–10.45am | Morning Tea |
| 10.45am–12.15pm | Session 6: Concurrent |
| Session 6A: Work, Welfare and Family | |
| Chair | Professor Kostas Mavromaras, Professorial Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute |
| Speakers | Dr Guyonne Kalb, Principal Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute – View presentation | Download the paper The Hon Dr Sharman Stone MP, Minister for Workforce Participation Ms Pru Goward, Sex Discrimmination Commissioner, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission |
| Session 6B: The New Health Reform Agenda? | |
| Chair | Professor Ian Anderson, Director, Centre for Health and Society and Onemda VicHealth Koori Health Unit, The University of Melbourne |
| Speakers | Mr Tony Abbott MP, Minister for Health and Ageing – Read the speech Ms Julia Gillard MP, Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing Professor Tony Scott, Professorial Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute – View presentation |
| Session 6C: Overcoming the Water Shortage | |
| Chair | Ms Anne Howe, Chief Executive, SA Water |
| Speakers | The Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister Dr Neil Byron, Commissioner, Productivity Commission – View presentation | Download the paper Professor Mike Young, Director, Research Chair, The University of Adelaide – View presentation |
| Session 6D: Social Policy in Action | |
| Chair | Mr Mike Steketee, The Australian |
| Speakers | Mr Andrew Johnson, Executive Director, ACOSS – View presentation Ms Raymattja Marika, Director, Reconciliation Australia Ms Shelley Reys, Managing Director, Arrilla – Indigenous Consultants and Services |
| Lunch | |
| Chair | Mr Michael Stutchbury, Editor, The Australian |
| Speaker | Mr Kim Beazley MP, Leader of the Opposition – Read the speech |
| Session 7: Concurrent | |
| Session 7A: The Next Wave of Tax Reform | |
| Chair | Mr Alan Wood, The Australian |
| Speakers | Mr Wayne Swan MP, Shadow Treasurer Professor Neil Warren, Atax, University of New South Wales – Download the paper Professor John Freebairn, Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne – View presentation | Download the paper |
| Session 7B: Urban Congestion | |
| Chair | Dr Jonathan Pincus, Productivity Commission |
| Speakers | Mr John Stanley, Bus Association Australia – View presentation Professor Kevin O’Connor, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, The University of Melbourne – View presentation |
| Session 7C: The University Sector in the Next Decade | |
| Chair | Professor Barry McGaw AO, Melbourne Education Research Institute, The University of Melbourne |
| Speakers | Professor Glyn Davis AC, Vice-Chancellor, The University of Melbourne – View presentation The Hon Julie Bishop MP, Minister for Education, Science and Training Ms Jenny Macklin MP, Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Minister for Education, Training, Science and Research – Read the speech |
| Session 7D: Caring for an Older Australia | |
| Chair | Professor Jeff Borland, Department of Economics, The University of Melbourne |
| Speakers | Ms Susan Linacre, Australian Bureau of Statistics – View presentation Mr Francis Sullivan, Catholic Health Australia Professor Warren Hogan, School of Finance and Economics, University of Technology, Sydney – Download the paper |
| Afternoon Tea | |
| Session 8: Roadblocks to Prosperity | |
| Chair | Mr Paul Kelly, The Australian |
| Speakers | Dr Peter Boxall, Department of Employment and Workplace Relations Mr Rod Sims, Port Jackson Partners Ltd – View presentation | Download the paper |