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Major Projects Conference 2011 overview
The Major Projects Conference 2011 conference was held on Tuesday 25 October 2011. The day featured a stellar line-up of high-profile speakers presenting on a range of Queensland's largest projects from both the public and private sector. Industry-related issues were also highlighted with presentations on housing, labour supply and opportunities for local industry.
More than 900 delegates from a wide variety of industry and supporting sectors attended the comprehensive one-day event hosted at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.
We would like to thank all speakers, principal sponsor, sponsors and supporters, and delegates for their support towards making the 2011 conference a success.
Conference program
| Time | Program |
|---|---|
| 6:30 am | Registration opens |
| 7.20 am | Breakfast opens in Great Halls 3 and 4 Lisa Backhouse, Master of Ceremonies Welcome to country Welcome address Deputy Premier, Treasurer and Minister for State Development and Trade |
| 8.30 am | Opening session Keith Davies Coordinator-General Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation |
| 8:45 am | Operation Queenslander – Rebuilding Queensland from the greatest set of natural disasters in our history |
| 9:05 am | Transport Network Reconstruction Program |
| 9:25am | Development of the Galilee Basin – an opportunity for collaboration |
| 9.45 am | QR National, supporting Queensland’s resources sector Lance Hockridge Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, QR National |
| 10:05 am | Alpha Coal Project |
| 10:25 am | Question and answer session |
| 10:15 am | John O'Brien, Founder 
Bio: John G. O'Brien has over 30 years experience working in the electricity supply industry in north and north-western Queensland. John is a Director of industry-leading consulting firms Hill Michael and ROAM Consulting as well as the project development company CuString Pty Ltd. Over 10 years ago John began working to identify solutions to the electricity supply issues facing the North West Minerals Province. John has a unique insight into the infrastructure and electricity market challenges facing the NWMP. Presentation abstract: CopperString is a $1.5b electricity transmission infrastructure project that will be underpinned by un-regulated capacity contracts between the private sector developers and the major miners in the NWMP. CopperString also provides a stimulus for renewable and other generation along the whole corridor from Townsville to Mt Isa. CopperString The CopperString project: powering Mount Isa |
| 10.30 am | Question and answer session |
| Morning Tea | |
| 10:40 am | Morning tea in trade show area |
| Session two | |
| 11:10am | Great Keppel Island Revitalisation Project Development Manager, Tower Holdings |
| 11:25 am | Yarrabilba Urban Development Area |
| 11:40 am | Australia Pacific LNG – an update |
| 12:00 pm | LNG and cumulative social impact management: a Gladstone housing case study |
| Lunch | |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch in Great Halls 3 and 4 |
| 12:40 pm | Keynote presentation |
Session three |
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| 2:00 pm | BHP Billiton Bowen Basin Coal Growth |
| 2:20 pm | Navigating the construction industry’s perfect storm |
| 2:40 pm | The dawn of large scale solar power in Australia |
| 3:00 pm | Local Industry Policy and the Industry Capability Network Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation |
| 3:20 pm | Airport Link |
| 3:35 pm | Gold Coast Rapid Transit Project |
| 3:55 pm | Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal |
| 4:15 pm | Question and answer session |
| 4:30 pm | Closing remarks |
| Network function | |
| 4:35 pm | Networking function in trade show area |
| 6:00 pm | Conference close |
