Register by 13 May 2011

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Water Leaders in the registration form (back page) and email to:
Phoebe White, Events and Admin Assistant
of Tomorrow SEMINAR International WaterForum
Ph: 07 3123 7766 ext 201
Email: Phoebe@waterforum.org.au
Monday 30 May 2011, 9:00am – 4:30pm
Department of Primary Industries Conference Facility
Program
80 Ann Street, Brisbane Queensland
8:30am – 9:00am Registration, Tea and Coffee
9:00am – 9:30am Welcome
9:30am – 10:30am Session 1
Case Study 1 – Integrated Water
Management and Mining: Charting
an Emerging Career Path, Nathan
Cammerman, IWRM Consulting,
The Water Leaders of Tomorrow Seminar Brisbane
is a new initiative of the International Case Study 2 – Recognizing and
Capitalizing on the Freedom to
WaterForum supported by the International Innovate in Large Water Organizations
WaterCentre, Australian Water Association 10:30am – 11:30am Morning Tea
and Engineers Without Borders.
11:30am – 1:00pm Session 2
Case Study 3 – Matching Institutional
The purpose of this seminar is to inspire and empower young
Form and Function: Where to Now for
water industry professionals and encourage their continued
the Water Industry? Jim Pruss, SEQ
involvement in the water sector. The Forum is aimed at …
Water
• showcasing young water industry professionals undertaking
Workshop A – In small groups:
innovative and leadership roles in the Australian water
Identifying key factors and processes
industry through case study presentations.
leading to innovation and leadership
• highlighting the key factors and processes that enable young in the water industry; applying these
water professionals to work in this way (Workshops) factors and processes to a scenario.
• seeking support from present-day water industry leaders In the large group: sharing key factors
for people entering the water industry to be inspired and and processes; lessons gained from
empowered to take on new challenges applying these to a scenario
Workshop outputs, as a report will be sent to senior Australian 1:00pm – 2:00pm Lunch
water industry leaders including the President of AWA,
2:00pm – 3:15pm Session 3
CEO National Water Commission; Queensland Department
of Environment and Resource Management senior staff Workshop B – In small groups:
representative; and Local Government senior representatives. Applying key factors and processes
identified to participants’ work
As there is currently a shortage of professionals in the water
situations – what works? What needs to
industry, we anticipate that the Water Leaders of Tomorrow
be changed? Why?
Seminar will inspire young professionals to commit to the water
industry and gain a better knowledge of the depth and breadth 3:15pm – 3:45pm Afternoon Tea
of opportunities available to them. 3:45pm – 4:30pm Session 4
Open to students as well as water industry professionals Workshop C – In the large group:
2-3 years into their careers, the Water Leaders of Tomorrow sharing lessons gained from Workshop
Seminar will provide the perfect networking platform for those B, answering the question “What are
trying to forge their career path, broaden their networking the key factors and processes that
opportunities and expand their vision. participants have identified will enable
and empower young innovative, water
industry leaders in Australia?”
Closing remarks – Charting a way
forward, communicating workshop
Supported by: outputs as a discussion report to be
tabled with Australian water industry
leaders, co-facilitators and forum
organizing committee.
4:30pm Networking opportunities
Water Leaders
of Tomorrow SEMINAR
Monday 30 May 2011, 9:00am – 4:30pm
Department of Primary Industries Conference Facility
Registration Form
80 Ann Street, Brisbane Queensland return by May 13, 2011

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