| 8.00am | Registration Opens |
| 8.55 | Ms Cynthia Hansen, CEO, Higher Ed Services
Conference Master of Ceremonies |
| 9.00 - 9.10 | Welcome to Delegates Dr Brian Spencer, Higher Ed Services Board Chair |
| 9.15 - 9.45 | Key Note Speaker - Mr David Pitt, Vice President Finance (Monash University)
Towards a sustainable Future: The Monash University Initiative and the importance of securing environmental sustainability for Australian Universities - Presentation (1.8 MB) |
| 9.50 - 10.30 | Mr Paul Leadbeter - Norman Waterhouse Lawyers
Federal Government Policy on Emissions Trading: a review of current Federal Government directions and the implications for organizations - Presentation (1.08 MB)
Full Paper is available for download from the Resources section on the right. |
| Morning Tea |
| 10.45 - 11.25 | Mick Houlahan, Director IT, University of Western Sydney
The CAUDIT view on Greening IT in Higher Education - Presentation (3.8 MB) |
| 11.25 - 11.55 | Major Sponsor: ANZ
ANZ/Client Case Study - Mr Bill Sandford, Procure to Pay Manager, Asciano Limited
Procurement Card (PCard) - A Cost Efficient Adjunct to Accounts Payable
- The Patrick Experience - Presentation (2.21 MB) |
| 11.55 - 12.30 | Grahame Scriven, Agility Consulting
Sustainability - What is your Carbon Footprint? - Presentation (11.93 MB) |
| Lunch, Networking, Exhibitors |
| 1.45 - 2.15 | International Guest Speaker: Mr Vincent John, University of Greenwich, UK
The importance of Spend Analysis and Spend Management in achieving savings
- The Greenwich Experience - Presentation (270 KB) |
| STREAMED | Hot Topics: Procurement & Finance | Senior Finance |
| 2.20 - 2.45 | Case Study 1
Adam Hodgson (Unimarket) & Virginia Duncan (University of Waikato, NZ)
Five Tips to Achieve a Quantum Improvement of your Procurement Function - Presentation (535 KB) | Senior Finance Officers' Roundtable Key Challenges: Towards a Sustainable Future? Chaired by: David Pitt - Vice President Finance, Monash University & Paul Leadbeter, Normal Waterhouse Lawyers This session is for senior policy makers who will consider Key Challenges from an Enterprise Perspective for Australian Universities. An open discussion exploration of possible strategies, monitoring and reporting for future internal and external compliance. Report at Plenary session on emerging issues identified by participants. |
| 2.45 - 3.15 | Case Study 2
Monish Paul & Brad Francis
Edith Cowan University
Driving Long Term Sustainability and Value through whole of University Contract Management - Presentation (539 KB) |
| Afternoon Tea |
| 3.45 - 4.15 | Case Study 3 John Sullivan, Australian National University
ANU Green - Presentation (4.1 MB) | Senior Finance Officers' Roundtable
- continued
Full Session Agenda - to be announced |
| 4.20 - 4.30 | Plenary Session: Report back on Emerging Issues identified in Senior Finance Officer Forum - Brief presentation from Group Chair |
| 4.30 - 4.45 | Housekeeping - Day 1 Cynthia Hansen, CEO Higher Ed Services, Conference MC |
