2004 AUSTRALIAN EXPORT AWARDS – SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Please note the following dates are subject to change – please contact Anne-Marie Flynn for further information. Email: amflynn@charlton.com.au

Thursday 6 May
NATIONAL LAUNCH BREAKFAST - MELBOURNE
VENUE – Hotel Sofitel
Guest of Honour: The Hon. Mark Vaile MP, Minister for Trade
-COMPLETED-

Thursday 10 June
TOP EXPORTER EVENT - Luncheon - PERTH
Venue: Novotel Langley Perth
Address: 21 Adelaide Terrace, Perth
Topic: “Winning Ways – Successful Exporting”
Format: Panel discussion
Speakers: STEVE BIRKBECK Managing Director, Mt Romance Australia Pty Ltd; NATHAN BUZZA Chief Executive Officer, Commtech Wireless; ROD MACDUFF Technical Director, Q-Mac Electronics Pty Ltd; PETER O’BYRNE Managing Director, Austrade; PHILIP NIXON CCIWA Board Member and Chair, CCIWA International Trade Committee.General Manager, United Farmers;
Keynote Address: Dr Fiona Wood Burns Specialist
Special Guest: The Hon. De-Anne Kelly, MP Parliamentary Secretary, Office of the Minister for Trade.
-COMPLETED-

Friday 25 June
TOP EXPORTER EVENT - Breakfast - DARWIN
Venue: MGM Grand, Darwin
Address: Gilruth Avenue, Mindil Beach, Darwin
Topic: "Winning Ways - Successful Exporting"
Format: Panel discussion
Panel Discussion Outline: • What makes an exporting company successful? • Product positioning – a vital factor in penetrating new overseas markets • Innovative export marketing techniques • Key advice for potential or growing exporters • Questions and Answers.
Panellists: MR JAMES TAYLOR - Managing Director, Aerosail Shade Structures Pty Ltd • MR GRANT BRINKLOW - Managing Director, Heytsbury Beef • MR DAVID TWINE – Regional Director, South Asia, SE Asia and the Pacific, Austrade • MR BRUCE FADELLI - the President of the Chamber of Commerce NT.
-COMPLETED-

Thursday 22 July
REGIONAL EVENT - Luncheon – WAGGA WAGGA
Venue: Country Comfort Wagga Wagga
Address: Morgan Street, Wagga Wagga
Topic: "Winning Ways - Successful Exporting"
Format: Panel discussion
Panel Discussion: Moderated by Geoff Bamberry, Associate Professor of Public Administration in the School of management at CSU, has completed a doctoral thesis on regional development and who has recently presented a seminar paper at Queensland University of Technology on Internationalisation and Regional Development.
Panel Discussion Outline: • What makes an exporting company successful? • Product positioning – a vital factor in penetrating new overseas markets • Innovative export marketing techniques • Key advice for potential or growing exporters • Questions and Answers.
Panellists: • Mr Daryl Day, Managing Director, Precision Parts • Ms Cheryl Preston, Chief Executive Office, Oberon Air • Mr Leith Doody, Victorian State Manager, Austrade
Welcome Address: Mrs Kay Hull, MP, Member for Riverina
Special Guest: The Hon. De-Anne Kelly, MP Parliamentary Secretary, Office of the Minister for Trade
Time: 12 noon for 12.30 – 2.30pm
Cost: $55.00 per person inc. gst or $500.00 for a table of ten
More information: Please contact Anne-Marie Flynn
Phone: 02 9981 2208
Fax: 02 9401 6717
Email: amflynn@charlton.com.au



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Thursday 4 Nov
NATIONAL FINALISTS’S BREAKFAST - CANBERRA
VENUE - Parliament House Canberra
Guest of Honour: The Hon. Mark Vaile MP, Minister for Trade

Thursday 9 Dec
GALA DINNER AND AWARDS PRESENTATION - GOLD COAST
VENUE - Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, Gold Coast, QLD
Guest of Honour: The Hon. Mark Vaile MP, Minister for Trade