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Fiona Jose, General Manager, Cape York Partnership

Michael Chiodo, Chief Executive Officer, Office of Aboriginal Affairs and Department of Local Government and Community Services, NT

Bruce Martin, Managing Director, Regional Development Corporation

Michael Tennant, Chief Executive Officer, Department of Business, NT

Sean Willy, Director Corporate Responsibility, Cameco Corporation, Canada

Jeremy Donovan, Chief Executive Officer, GenerationOne

Jenni Champion, Manager of Employment and Training Eastern Division, Indigenous Land Corporation

Chris Kirby, Chief Operating Officer, Supply Nation

Maya Stuart-Fox, Assistant Secretary Business Engagement & Economic Development, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet

Wayne Costelloe, Indigenous Employment and Support Specialist, Accor

Katrina Savo, Managing Director, Savo Contracting and Director, Board of Aboriginal Enterprises in Mining, Exploration and Energy (AEMEE)

Debbie Barwick, Chair, First Australians Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Chair, NSW Indigenous Chamber of Commerce

Garry Humphries, Regional Manager, Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing, QLD

Shannon Bowe, State Manager Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Strategies and Engagement, Australian Red Cross

John McGuire, Manager Aboriginal Engagement, Sandfire Resources

Paul Piva, Councillor, Lockhart River Shire Council and Owner, Lockhart River Car Hire Company

Pauline Mortensen, Indigenous Business Development Project Officer, TAFE Queensland Brisbane

Senior Representative, Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council

Ashley Ibarra, Indigenous Employment Coordinator, University of Queensland

Shelly Campbell, General Manager – Education & Training, STEPS Group Australia

Craig Brierty, Chief Operations Officer, Clontarf Foundation

Paul Dodd, Director, Corporate Culcha

Karen Sheldon, Managing Director, Karen Sheldon Training and Development

Ron Archer, Board Director and Coordinator, North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Association and Alliance of the North Gulf Indigenous CorporationYvette Salam, First Peoples Employment Coordinator, Cairns Regional Council

Allan Dale, Professor of Tropical Regional Development, The Cairns Institute James Cook University

Rick Phineasa, Cross Cultural Facilitator, The 3rd Culture

Camille Lew Fatt, Principal Adviser, Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment, NT

Stephen McCarthy, National Operations Manager for Employment, Indigenous Land Corporation

Warren Mundine, Chair, Australian Government’s Indigenous Advisory Council

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INDIGENOUS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

KEY BENEFITS OF ATTENDING:

• Implement community engagement models to attract and retain Indigenous employees

• Offer job-specific pre-employment training for sustainable careers

• Develop robust support programmes to help employees meet professional expectations and cultural obligations

• Offer career pathways that will ignite passion and increase employee retention

• Strengthen Indigenous business opportunities

Dear colleagues,

Despite the programs in place to alleviate economic disadvantage for Indigenous Australians, evidence indicates that finding a job or running a business remains out of reach for many. According to the latest ABS data, less than half (47.5%) of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population that are of working age are employed. Employment challenges are only amplified for Indigenous people in remote and regional Australia.

One year on from the introduction of the Government’s Indigenous Advancement Strategy, funding has increased $1 billion. This is a timely opportunity to explore implications of such funding for regional and remote employment in addition to the Government’s new procurement policy reform.

I look forward to engaging in dialogue and progressing these issues with you in October 2015.

Very best regards,


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It’s been wonderful connecting with friends and other like-minded fellow Indigenous people from across Australia.

An extremely positive forum with speakers offering interesting and different insight!

- Barry Boland, Director, Back On Track Training

- Adrian Mayer, Indigenous Employment Manager, NAB

Akolade is pleased to offer a selected number of scholarships for Indigenous community representatives who would ordinarily be unable to attend.

For further information, email: [email protected]



DAY ONE: Wednesday, 28th October 20158:00 Registration opens

8:30 Welcome to CountryHenrietta Marrie, Gimuy Walabarra Yidindji Elder & Associate Professor, Central Queensland University

8:40 Opening remarks from the Chair Debbie Barwick, Chair, First Australians Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Chair, NSW Indigenous Chamber of Commerce

Policy and legal landscape

9:00 KeynoteStrengthening Indigenous Advancement

• Reviewing progress in jobs and remote Australia strategies

• Examining reforms to remote employment services

• Driving employment through the Indigenous Procurement Policy

Maya Stuart-Fox, Economic & Employment Policy, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet

9:40 Keynote Implications of the Federal Government’s Indigenous procurement initiative

• Creating opportunities for Indigenous businesses to grow and employ more people

• Strengthening the demand for Indigenous businesses

• Understanding the implications of the Indigenous Procurement Policy Reform


10:20 Morning tea

10:50 Developing jobs and businesses while realising community aspirations

• Listening to communities and individuals living in remote Northern Territory communities

• Supporting communities in reaching economic aspirations

• Developing new opportunities



11:30 Attracting investment in northern Australia andidentifying growth industries

• Decreasing dependence on government funding by attracting private investors

• Understanding the steps to drawing in the private sector

• What can be done at the organisational level to reduce perceived risks and increase confidence

• Revising employment opportunities in hard to reach areas

Bruce Martin, Managing Director, Regional Development CorporationAllan Dale, Professor of Tropical Regional Development, The Cairns Institute James Cook University

Building life skills and pre-employment training

12:20 Instilling aspiration from a young age

• Investing in young Indigenous Australians as future role-models

• Breaking away from historic lowered expectations

• Creating environments that encourage Indigenous youth to participate in education

Craig Brierty, Chief Operations Officer, Clontarf Foundation

1:00 Lunch

2:00 Case studyThe measure of success needs to be more than just a job placement!

• Training before the training: addressing foundation and employability skills

• The relationship between career progression and life skills

• A practical model for addressing foundation, employability and life skills in remote Australia

Shelly Campbell, General Manager - Education & Training, STEPS Group Australia

2:40 Strengthening TAFE pathways to employment

• Working with businesses to understand employer expectations

• Enabling students with concrete tools to thrive

• Ensuring access to real jobs after training

Pauline Mortensen, Indigenous Business Development Project Officer, TAFE Queensland Brisbane

3:20 Afternoon tea

3:50 Panel DiscussionWhat makes a strong mentor programme?

• Supporting Indigenous employees

• Defining the roles and responsibilities of a mentor

• Improving cultural awareness

Panellists:Craig Brierty, Chief Operations Officer, Clontarf Foundation Garry Humphries, Regional Manager, Queensland Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and RacingJohn McGuire, Manager Aboriginal Engagement, Sandfire ResourcesYvette Salam, First Peoples Employment Coordinator, Cairns Regional CouncilRick Phineasa, Cross Cultural Facilitator, The 3rd Culture

4:30 Case studyHiring Indigenous engagement staff to optimise Aboriginal employment

• Hiring Aboriginal engagement staff to improve community outreach

• Tools for liaising and building rapport with local communities

• Building a strong mentorship programme


5:10 Closing remarks from the Chair and end of day one



DAY TWO: Thursday, 29th October 8:00 Registration opens

8:30 Opening remarks from the ChairDebbie Barwick, Chair, First Australians Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Chair, NSW Indigenous Chamber of Commerce

8:40 The GenerationOne employment model: Creatingdemand-driven training models

• Evaluating VTEC challenges and successes

• Generating real opportunities through training and employment

• Tailoring a training programme to the job seeker and the industry

• Projecting VTEC’s long-term future

Jeremy Donovan, Chief Executive Officer, GenerationOne

9:10 Case studyExamining the VTEC model and future directions

• Understanding the role and the relevance of VTECs

• Bringing together the necessary support network

• Offering job-specific training

Karen Sheldon, Managing Director, Karen Sheldon Training and Development

Linking community engagement and employment

9:40 Community engagement and employment: Developinga holistic approach

• Ensuring the organisation is well positioned to support Indigenous staff

• Creating jobs vs developing careers

• Creating a sense of belonging and understanding what makes an employer of choice

Ashley Ibarra, Indigenous Employment Coordinator, University of Queensland

10:10 Morning tea

10:40 How to engage and build a community: It’s easy tosay but hard to do

• Why Government support may not always be the best option

• It’s as easy as ABCD – overview of models that work and how you can apply them

• Maximising your network – your business won’t grow unless the community also grows

Garry Humphries, Regional Manager, Queensland Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing

11:10 International KeynoteCanada’s leading programme on Indigenous engagement and economic development

• Studying the programme’s five pillars

• How Cameco became North American’s largest Indigenous people employer

• The importance of a holistic approach in driving Indigenous economic development

Sean Willy, Director Corporate Responsibility, Cameco Corporation, Canada

11:50 Panel DiscussionHow community engagement can improve a business

• Is community engagement an essential ingredient for success?

• Exploring different community engagement models

• Adapting to different environments

Panellists:

Ashley Ibarra, Indigenous Employment Coordinator, University of QueenslandSenior Representative, Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council



Paul Piva, Councillor, Lockhart River Shire Council and Owner, Lockhart River Car Hire Company

Chris Kirby, Chief Operating Officer, Supply Nation

12:30 Lunch

Increasing Indigenous employee retention

1:30 Models to improve retention rates

• Being aware of cultural needs and offering reasonable flexibility

• Establishing strong support mechanisms

• Creating a sense of belonging

Wayne Costelloe, Indigenous Employment and Support Specialist, Accor

2:00 The mining industry’s new role in remote employment

• Adapting to new economic conditions

• Exploring strategies to keep Indigenous employees on board and waiting out the storm

• Retraining, upskilling and reassigning Indigenous employees

Katrina Savo, Managing Director, Savo Contracting and Director, Board of Aboriginal Enterprises in Mining, Exploration and Energy (AEMEE)

Encouraging entrepreneurship

2:30 Creating Indigenous enterprises to deliver economicdevelopment and employment outcomes • An interface between mainstream human and financial

capital and Indigenous economic opportunity – the Cape York Enterprises model

• Structural tailwinds – the elements of a successful Indigenous business

• Partnering as a means of ensuring economic independence

Fiona Jose, General Manager, Cape York Partnership


INDIGENOUS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT3:10 World Café

Rotating between tables, speakers will be facilitating interactive sessions on the topics listed below

Topic: Indigenous employment: Learnings from the public sector

Facilitator: Camille Lew Fatt, Principal Adviser, Northern Territory Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment

Topic: Creating career development pathways in your organisation

Facilitator: Jenni Champion, Manager of Employment and Training Eastern Division, Indigenous Land Corporation

Topic: Tactics for retaining Indigenous employeesFacilitator: Katrina Savo, Managing Director, Savo Contracting and Director Board of Aboriginal Enterprises in Mining, Exploration and Energy (AEMEE)

Topic: How to create a more seamless and integrated system for job seekers

Facilitator: Jeremy Donovan, Chief Executive Officer, GenerationOne

Topic: Brainstorming session: What should we do now?

Facilitator: Ron Archer, Board Director and Coordinator, North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Association and Alliance of the North Gulf Indigenous Corporation

3:50 Afternoon tea

4:20 Strengthening a sustainable business in regional andremote Australia

• Tools for sustaining a successful business

• Business expansion via joint ventures

• How to attract funding and investment

Stephen McCarthy, National Operations Manager for Employment, Indigenous Land Corporation

4:50 Social entrepreneurship: How to give back to yourcommunity

• Generating wealth and solving societal issues

• Leading to sustainable development by founding a business

• Providing employment and training

Shannon Bowe, State Manager Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Strategies and Engagement, Australian Red Cross

5:20 Closing remarks from the Chair and conferenceadjourns

Workshop A: 9:00-12:30How to build strong business partnerships

In the wake of the Federal Government Procurement Policy reform it is crucial for Indigenous businesses to seize the new business opportunities that will present themselves.

Seeing as most Indigenous workers are hired by Indigenous organisations, this reform will not only strengthen businesses across the country, but it will also incidentally increase Indigenous employment rates.

In this workshop, you will learn how to:

• Incubate and develop local and regional Indigenous businesses

• Build strong partnerships

• Increase capability and improve skills

• Driving jobs through viable businesses

Paul Dodd, Director, Corporate Culcha

Paul is founder, CEO and Director of Corporate Culcha and geared Up Culcha, both Indigenous-owned and operated companies, focused on both Indigenous workforce development and providing high quality work wear apparel.

Prior to establishing Corporate Culcha, Paul worked with state and federal government departments in senior management positions.

Workshop B: 1:30-5:00How to create a working environment that will increase retention

Employers claim that attracting Indigenous employees is not the hardest part of creating sustainable employment; retaining Indigenous employees is. Indeed, improving retention rates ranks as one of the top challenges employers face when introducing Indigenous employment strategies.

This workshop will explore different technique to help retain employees.

You will learn about different methods to creating a welcoming environment for Indigenous employees who are entering the workforce.

Learn how to:

• Identify Indigenous employees’ particular needs

• Explore different support mechanisms and tailor programmes for employees’ needs

• Increase cultural awareness in your workplace for both white and Indigenous workers

• Be clear about expectations

• Going beyond the workplace setting: helping Indigenous workers conciliate cultural and professional obligations


John is a Balladong man from the wheat belt region of Western Australia. He has been involved in Aboriginal affairs for nearly 40 years. John served as advisor to the minister for Aboriginal affairs in the mid-90s and has since been involved in training, on boarding and employment of Aboriginal people in the mining industry.

DAY THREE: Friday, 30th October



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