2007 Economic Development Forum

Below is a list of presentationsions delivered to attendees at the recent Economic Development Forum held at Coober Pedy convened by the Regional Development Australia Far North

The program ran as follows:

When: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Thursday 31 May 2007

Where: Convention Room, Desert Cave Hotel, Coober Pedy

8:30am Welcome

Steve Staines

Far North Economic Development Officer

Regional Development Australia Far North

8:35am Far Northern SA 2007 to 2010

Jerry Johnson

Chief Executive Officer

Regional Development Australia Far North

9:00am Coober Pedy - Strategic Plan Review

Michael Edgecombe

Principal Consultant

Indigo Consulting Group

9:15am Coober Pedy's Changing Real Estate Market

Chris Weston

Managing Director

Raine and Horne SA and NT

and

Monica Nagyszollosi

Propert Consultant - Coober Pedy

Raine and Horne

9:30am Skilled Migration - Opportunities for Employers

Robyn Hansen

Manager - Regional Migration

Immigration SA

Department of Trade and Economic Development

and

Ms Kim Burley

Manager, Regional Outreach

Business Services Branch

Department or Immigration and Citizenship

10:00am Morning Tea

10:30am The Resource Boom - How to Get Involved

Stephen Townsend

Client Advisor

Baker Young Stockbrokers Ltd.

10:45am Communication Development in the Far North

Peter Baur

Technical Manager

Telstra CountryWide- North and West South Australia

11:15pm Establishing a Buisness in the Far North: the Challenges and Opportunities

Fred Jeffree

Proprietor

TW & SI Jeffree

11:30pm Your Partner in Equipment Support/Growing Employment in the Far North

Tim Duffy

Territory Manager

CAT Rental/Cavpower

12:00pm Australia's Labour Force - Where are we going?

Chris Sainsbury

Economic and Labour Market Analysis Branch

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations - Canberra

12:30pm Lunch

1:30pm Prominent Hill Mine (copper/gold) Opportunities for the Far North

Brian Kilgariff

Mine Manager - Prominent Hill

Oxiana Ltd.

2:00pm Cairn Hill (magnetite/gold/copper)

Duncan McBain

Managing Director

Goldstream Mining

2:30pm Afternoon Tea

3:00pm Peculiar Know and Hawks Nest (iron ore)

Bob Duffin

Executive Chairman

Western Plains Resources

3:30pm Challenger Gold Mine (gold)

Paul Androvic

Manager Mining and Geology - Challenger Gold Mine

Dominion Mining Ltd.

4:00pm Arckaringa Basin Coal Project (coal to liquid/power congeneration plant) - right project, right time...

Chris Schrape

Managing Director

Altona Resources

4:30pm Closing Address

Yanni Athanasiadis

Vice President

Coober Pedy Retail Business and Tourism Association Inc.