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2008 Major Projects Conference overview
The 2008 Major Projects Conference was held Tuesday 14 October 2008 at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre. This premier conference is proudly hosted by the Department of Infrastructure and Planning.
With more than $250 billion committed to major infrastructure projects in Queensland, the conference was an opportunity to find out about this massive investment, other significant private sector projects and to network with project proponents from both the public and private sectors.
The conference also launched Projects Queensland Issue 27. Projects Queensland is the most authoritative annual guide on major investment in Queensland, capturing projects valued at more than $30 million that are under study, in construction, or recently completed.
The conference provided the ideal opportunity to examine the projects shaping our state. High profile speakers delivered an informative and exciting program including an interactive forum which will discuss innovations and challenges of financing major projects.
Key speakers
- Queensland Premier Anna Bligh
- Queensland Deputy Premier Paul Lucas
- Coordinator-General, Director-General of Queensland Department of Infrastructure and Planning Colin Jensen
- Queensland Health, Michael Walsh
Program overview
| Tuesday 14 October 2008 | |
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| 7.30 am | Welcome breakfast |
| Master of Ceremony, Lisa Backhouse | |
| 7.45 am | Welcome address by Hon. Anna Bligh MP Premier of Queensland |
| 8.30 am | Queensland’s infrastructure Mr Colin Jensen, Coordinator-General and Director-General, Department of Infrastructure and Planning |
| 9 am | Surat Basin Railway: an ambitious and creative PPP Mr Graham Dooley, Chief Executive Officer and Project Director Surat Basin Railway Pty Ltd |
| 9.20 am | Brisbane Airport: aviation major projects Mr John Richards, Executive Manager Major Projects, Brisbane Airport Corporation |
| 9.40 am | Major water projects in regional Queensland: overview Mr Peter Boettcher, Chief Executive, SunWater |
| 10 am | Morning tea |
| 10.30 am | Aurukun Bauxite project Mr Brett Loney , Environmental Manager Chalco Australia |
| 10.50 am | UCG Syngas for fertiliser and explosives at Kogan Dr Cliff Mallett, Executive General Manager, Carbon Energy Pty Ltd |
| 11.10 am | SunState GTL project Mr Philip Jackson, General Manager, Pacific GTL Ltd |
| 11.30 am | Interactive Forum – Procurement models: PPP’s, Alliancing, responsibility shift, legal issues, financial issues, benefit to government, benefit to industry.
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| 1 pm | Sit-down lunch |
| 2 pm | The challenges of supplying electrical infrastructure to regional Queensland Mr Ian McLeod, Acting Chief Executive, Ergon Energy |
| 2.20 pm | Queensland hospitals: an update on major hospital projects Mr Michael Walsh, Chief Executive Officer Major Hospitals Project Office, Queensland Health |
| 2.40 pm | Development opportunities in the Galilee Basin Peter Lynch, President and CEO, Waratah Coal |
| 3 pm | BMA Bowen Basin Coal Growth Mr Rod Dyer, Vice President Project Development, BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance |
| 3.20 pm | US$4 billion Gladstone Nickel Refinery: what it means for Queensland Mr John Downie, CEO, Gladstone Pacific Nickel |
| 3.40 pm | From CSG to LNG: a world first Mr Rick Wilkinson, Vice President - Gladstone LNG, Santos Ltd. |
| 4 pm | Closing remarks Hon. Paul Lucas MP, Deputy Premier of Queensland, Minister for Infrastructure and Planning |
| 4.30 pm | Closing networking function |
Major Sponsors
- Conics
- Hanson
- Minter Ellison
- Piling
- Rowland
- Skilled
- TurnerTownsend
- Main Roads
Minor Sponsors
- Deloitte
- Leightons
- QLD Transport
- Workpac
- DLA Phillips Fox
- Engineers Australia Queensland
- Coffey Environments
- Boylan Traffic Solutions
- Construction Skills Queensland
