Seminar Program

Sustainability – Addressing Stakeholder Expectations

Level 2 - State Room

8.30am
Registration
Display of 2008 ARA Gold and Special Award winning reports

9.00 - 9.15am
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Chairman ARA, Alex Malley FCPA
Seminar Chairman, Andrew Crawford FCPA, Executive Manager Operations, Suncorp

9.15 - 10.15am
Keynote Session - Stakeholder Expectations Concerning Greenhouse Issues – An Emerging Corporate Reporting Field
John Taberner, Partner, Freehills

10.15 - 10.45am
Morning Tea

10.45 - 11.30am
Addressing Stakeholder Expectations through Governance Reporting
Nick Geddes FCIS, Vice President, Chartered Secretaries Australia

11.30 – 12.15pm
Telling your Health and Safety Story
Bernie Dean, Executive Director, Marketing & Communications, WorkSafe Victoria

12.15pm
Close of Morning Plenary Sessions
Sessions Summary - Seminar Chairman, Andrew Crawford FCPA
Closing Remarks - Chairman ARA, Alex Malley FCPA

Level 4 - Rooms 1-3

12.30- 1.45pm
Luncheon Session: Sponsored by CPA Australia
Corporate Social Responsibility: Expanding Directors' Duties or Enhancing Corporate Disclosure
John Purcell, Policy Adviser - Corporate Regulation, CPA Australia

Concurrent afternoon sessions

Afternoon sessions will be held on Level 2 - State Room & Room 4

Stream 1 - Policy
Seminar Chairman, Andrew Crawford FCPA

Stream 2 - Practice
Seminar Chairman, Professor David Potts FPRIA

1.45- 2.30pm

Stream 1 - Policy - Online Reporting
Professor Christine Jubb, Adjunct Professor at the Australian National Centre for Audit and Assurance Research (ANCAAR)
Australian National University

Stream 2 – Practice - Communicating in the Changing Reporting Environment
Samantha Pearce, Marketing/Communications Manager and Q&A panel Ross Barr & Robert O’Farrell, Ross Barr & Associates

2.30-3.25pm

Stream 1 - Policy - Reporting on Knowledge Capital
Featuring Westpac Corporation – 2007 Winner of the inaugural Award for Knowledge Capital Reporting
David Hodes ACGI, Managing Director, The TOC Centre of Australia
Alex Malley FCPA, Chairman ARA, Chief Executive Officer, USANZ

Stream 2 – Practice - Reporting in Print or Online - Don’t Forget the Fundamentals’
Arthur Delbridge AM FPRIA AFAIM, Deputy Chairman ARA and Chairman of the Awards Committee ARA

3.25pm

Closing Remarks

Stream 1 - Policy Seminar Chairman, Andrew Crawford FCPA

Stream 2 - Practice Seminar Chairman, Professor David Potts FPRIA

The ARA gratefully acknowledges the support of the many senior business people who contribute their time and expertise as seminar presenters, coordinators and adjudicators.