NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR
MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT
Past events of 2003
Events
Innovation: Beyond the idea
3 April 2003: 1.30-7pm - Powerhouse Museum, 500 Harris St, Ultimo, Sydney. A seminar on how to succeed in the global market from an Australian base, and the role of innovation in capturing competitive markets. Details.
Roy Green
Our speaker in April was Roy Green from Ireland who talked about High tech clusters and Regional innovation systems. His itinerary in Australia.
10 April seminar in Adelaide: High Tech Clusters: Building Innovation Capacity
Simon Croom
Smartlink's first international speaker for 2003, visiting Australia from 10-27 March, was Simon Croom from the UK - speaking on E Business, Operations Strategy, Supply Chain Management, Purchasing and Supply, Process Involvement. His web site: www.supply-chain.org.uk.
He gave seminars and workshops at:
Perth (10 March), Adelaide (12 and 14 March), Whyalla (13 March), Mildura (17
March), Bendigo and Benalla (18 March), Albury (20 March), Melbourne (21 March),
Hobart (24 March) and Sydney (27 March). Details.
Family Business Australia
The South Australian Chapter of the FBA launched its Next Generation Program in Adelaide on 19 March. This is an innovative scheme to develop the next generation of family business owners and managers. One-page flyer: RTF version or PDF version.
Adelaide seminar: innovation in food manufacturing
The SA Centre for Innovation, Business and Manufacturing (CIBM) organised
a line-up of speakers who are among the best in the field of Innovation, product
development, branding and general business management. The seminar ran from 9am
to 3.30pm on Wednesday March 26th.
Details at www.cibm.sa.gov.au/calendar/food_innovation.pdf
Jim Platts
Visiting Smartlink Fellow from 26 July to 6 August. More about Jim Platts.
His public events:
| Date | Time | City | Venue | Sponsor | Topic |
| Sat 26-Sun 27 Jul | 2 days | Victor Harbor, SA | Leadership Academy | ||
| Mon 28 July | 5pm-6.15pm | Adelaide | UniSA City West, Council Room | UniSA | Manufacturing Leadership around the world |
| Tue 29 July | 7.45am - 9am | Adelaide | GP1-15 Mawson Lakes Campus, Uni of SA | ManSA | |
| Tue 29 July | 4.30-6.30pm | Adelaide | Radisson Playford Hotel, North Terrace | St Paul's City Ministry | Leadership, Authority, and Transforming Workplaces |
| Wed 30 July | 12 noon- | Adelaide | UniSA Mawson Lakes: Building J1-10 | Mawson Lakes Sustainable Energy Centre | Design and manufacture of turbine blades |
| Thu 31 July | 1.30 - 5pm | Ballarat | School of Science and Engineering Mt Helen Campus | University of Ballarat | Meaningful manufacturing |
| Fri 1 Aug | Half day from 12 noon | Melbourne | IEAust House, 21 Bedford St, North Melbourne | MESA / ManSA | Transformational Work |
| Mon 4 Aug | 5.30pm- 6.30pm | Hobart | Industry House, 30 Burnett St, North Hobart | TCCI | CEO Seminar (second of 2 speakers) |
| Tue 5 Aug | Full day | Hobart | Industry House, 30 Burnett St, North Hobart | TCCI | workshop on Manufacturing Leadership around the World |
| Wed 6 Aug | Full day: 8.30 for 9am start | Ingleburn (Sydney) | Macquarie Links International Golf Club, Williamstown Rd | Office of Western Sydney | workshop on Manufacturing Leadership around the World |
David Cray
Visiting Smartlink Fellow from 18 to 29 August. More about David Cray.
His public events:
| Date | Time | City | Venue | Sponsor | Topic |
| Mon 18 Aug | 12- 2pm | Adelaide | CIBM, Port Rd, Woodville | Family Business Association | Growth strategies and their consequences |
| Mon 18 Aug | 5- 6.30pm | Adelaide | Council Room, City West Campus, Uni of SA | Strategic Partnering Group | Growth strategies and their consequences |
| Tue 19 Aug | 7am for 7.30am, finish at 9am | Adelaide | Morphetville Function Centre, 470 Anzac Hwy | ManSA + Inner West BEC | Growth strategies and their consequences |
| Wed 20 Aug | 5.30- 7pm | Whyalla | Global Maintenance USG | Growth strategies and their consequences | |
| Fri 22 Aug | 7.30- 9am | Dandenong | SED | Growth strategies for small and micro business | |
| Mon 25 Aug | 9am- noon | Benalla | Innoven | Growth strategies and their consequences | |
| Tue 26 Aug | 4.30-6.30 | Hobart | Industry House, 30 Burnett St, North Hobart | TCCI | Growth strategies and their consequences |
| Wed 27 Aug | 9am- 3pm workshop | Hobart | Industry House, 30 Burnett St, North Hobart | TCCI | Growth strategies and their consequences |
| Thu 28 Aug | 8.30am- 3.30pm | Penrith | Nepean Shores Function Venue | Office of Western Sydney | Strategies and their consequences |
| Fri 29 Aug | 8-10am | Canberra | Kurrajong Hotel, 8 National Circuit, Barton | ABL | Growth strategies for SMEs and their consequences |
Alistair Nolan
Visiting Smartlink Fellow from 1 to 12 September. More about Alistair Nolan.
His public events:
| Date | Time | City | Venue | Sponsor | Topic |
| Mon 1 Sep | 5-6.15pm | Adelaide | UniSA, City West Campus Council Room Yungondi bldg 4th floor. | Business SA Strategic Partnering Group | |
| Tue 2 Sep | 8am-12.30pm | Adelaide | Adelaide Festival Centre | City of Playford | Investing in the Future Conference |
| Wed 3 Sep | 9-11am | Salisbury | Salisbury BEC | Key points of
business development. See Economic Development Framework at www.oed.sa.gov.au |
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| Thur 4 Sep | Noon-2pm | Mildura | Sunraysia Area Consultative Committee | Leadership | |
| Fri 5 Sep | 10.30-Noon | Melbourne | Hilton Melbourne Airport, Arrival Dr, Melbourne Airport | DPI Victoria | Smartlink Forum - Update on issues of entrepreneurship and local/regional economic development - brief on study by LEED |
| Tue 9 Sep | 8-10am | Canberra | Kurrajong Hotel, 8 National Circuit, Barton | Australian Business Ltd | Enterprise clusters and business networks |
| Tue 9 Sep | 5.30-7.30pm | Sydney | ABL, Level 16, 140 Arthur St, North Sydney | Australian Business Foundation | Collaboration or Competition? |
| Wed 10 Sep | all day | Parramatta | DSRD Trade and Investment Centre Level 2470 Church St North Parramatta Cnr Church & Harold St) | Office of Western Sydney | Business Incubators, Enterprise Clusters and Networks |
| Thu 11 Sep | 12.30-2pm | Brisbane | Level 17/175 Eagle St Brisbane (Deacons Lawyers Boardroom) | AEEMA Industry Cluster Qld, Brisbane | Clustering and other Economic Development tools in OECD countries - Lessons for Australia |
| Fri 12 Sep | 9-10am (TBC) | Gold Coast | Eagle Rm, Level 1, Springwood Tower Hotel, 9 Murrajong Rd, Springwood | Gold Coast City Council and Logan Office of Economic Development | Introduction and presentation on OECD-Leed's work on Business Incubation (TBC) |