War on waste: building a circular economy

Keynote speaker: The Hon. Lily D’Ambrosio MP, Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change

Wednesday 26 February 2020, 11.45am to 2.00pm Park Hyatt

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agenda

11.45am Registrations

12.15pm Welcome Fleur Morales State Director Vic/Tas, CEDA

12.20pm Introduction Kate Roffey Director Deals, Investment and Major Projects, Wyndham City

12.30pm Keynote address The Hon. Lily D’Ambrosio MP Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change

12.50pm Lunch

1.20pm Moderated discussion and questions During moderated discussion CEDA will take online questions. Go to ceda.pigeonhole.at/CIRCULARECONOMY and enter passcode CIRCULARECONOMY

The Hon. Lily D’Ambrosio MP Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change

Kate Roffey Director Deals, Investment and Major Projects, Wyndham City

Claire Ferris Miles Chief Executive Officer, Sustainability Victoria

Joan Ko - Moderator Advisory, Planning and Design – Victoria Lead, Arup

1.55pm Vote of thanks Joan Ko Advisory, Planning and Design – Victoria Lead, Arup

2.00pm Close

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Event major sponsor City of Wyndham

WYNnovation is an initiative proudly delivered by Wyndham City Council.

Now in its third year, WYNnovation is designed to enable innovation and entrepreneurship among the City’s businesses and the broader community. The month of February has seen a number of key events and workshops with the sponsorship of today’s CEDA Luncheon concluding a suite of highly engaging and innovative programs.

As one of the fastest growing municipalities in Australia, Council is working with our partners to ensure Wyndham is a place of opportunity that builds an attractive business and investment environment.

Our vision also includes influencing our community’s response to waste; viewing it as a resource to be recovered, reused and recycled.

We are delighted to be partnering with CEDA in promoting WYNnovation beyond our city.

For further information, please visit www.wyndham.vic.gov.au/wynnovation

During moderated discussion CEDA will take online questions. Go to ceda.pigeonhole.at and enter passcode CIRCULARECONOMY

CEDA will be tweeting from this event using #circulareconomy Join the conversation and follow us on Twitter @ceda_news

keynote speaker

The Hon. Lily D’Ambrosio MP Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change Twitter: @LilyDAmbrosioMP

Lily D’Ambrosio is a member of the Australian Labor Party and has represented the electorate of Mill Park in the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 2002. In 2016 she became Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change and Minister for Suburban Development, and on the recent return of the Andrews Labor Government she was appointed Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change and Minister for Solar Homes. Minister D’Ambrosio is a leader in action on climate change, renewable energy and energy efficiency in Australia. She oversaw the passage of the Climate Change Act, Victoria's landmark climate legislation which saw it become the first Australian state to legislate in line with the Paris Agreement for net zero emissions by 2050.

panellist

Claire Ferres Miles Chief Executive Officer, Sustainability Victoria Twitter: @sustainvic

Appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Sustainability Victoria in November 2019, she has held executive roles in Transport for London, Victorian Government, Local Government, and the private sector, and is highly regarded for her collaborative leadership, authentic community engagement and innovative partnerships. Claire has been recognised as an IPAA Victorian Fellow (2019) and a ‘Top 50 Woman in the Victorian Public Sector’ (2017).

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Joan Ko Advisory, Planning and Design – Victoria Lead, Arup Twitter: @jkosust

Joan Ko leads Arup’s advisory, planning and design consultancy in Victoria, with a focus on sustainability in organisations and cities. On behalf of Arup’s clients, she directs projects at the intersection of economics, the environment and design. Examples of her recent projects include: developing evidence-based green infrastructure planning requirements for Melbourne; advising on the business case for the Fishermans Bend energy, water and waste hub; and helping a gas company understand its transition to a low carbon future.

During moderated discussion CEDA will take online questions. Go to ceda.pigeonhole.at and enter passcode CIRCULARECONOMY

CEDA will be tweeting from this event using #circulareconomy Join the conversation and follow us on Twitter @ceda_news

corporate tables

CEDA would like to thank the following members for hosting a corporate table at today’s event.

Arup BASF Australia Essential Services Commission EY

GHD Herbert Smith Freehills PwC Australia Sustainability Victoria

Westpac WorkSafe Victoria Wyndham City Council

Please note attendee names are provided to aid networking and should not be added to mailing lists without permission from the individual.

attendees

Ben Aartsen Jacqui Banks Heather Bone Lawyer Melbourne City Executive Director - Strategic Projects Clayton Utz Arcadis Australia Pacific Veolia

Rachel Abela John Baranauskas Neil Bone RDA Project Officer General Manager – Industrial Services Director Victorian Department of Jobs, Precincts and Veolia Wastech Engineering Pty Ltd Regions Prof Matthew Barnett Jeremy Bostock Sam Abusah Director, Institute for Frontier Materials Director-Energy & Utilities Economist Deakin University National Australia Bank PwC Australia Carol Bartley Claire Bright Joe Agostino Associate Director Sustainability Manager Acting Branch Manager City Works Newgate Australia Citywide Service Solutions Yarra City Council Ald Sue Barton Julie Browning Claire Aitkenhead Office Adminstrator Communications Director Sustainability & Environment Advisor Infrastructure Advisory Group Infrastructure Victoria Level Crossing Removal Project Suzie Baston Ryan Buzzell Feyi Akindoyeni Market Development Leader - Digital President Partner GHD TOMRA Collection Solutions Australia Newgate Australia Cheryl Batagol PSM Deb Cailes Elsie Alcordo Chairman Director Waste & Recycling Manager, Performance Audit EPA Victoria City of Melbourne Victorian Auditor-General's Office Mark Beaufoy Greg Cain Phillip Anstis Partner Head of Operations Strategic Planner King & Wood Mallesons ACCIONA Central Highlands Water Stuart Benjamin Andrew Cairns Prof Vasso Apostolopoulos RDA Chairperson Chief Executive Officer of Community Sector Deputy ViceChancellor Grampians RDA Banking Victoria University Bendigo Bank Bill Bennett Dr Kevin Argus Councillor Dee Cakir Lecturer, Design Thinking & Marketing Whitehorse City Council Adviser for Waste and Recycling RMIT University Parliament of Victoria Myriam Bentley Heidi Asten Senior Manager Heather Campbell Partner KPMG Chairperson Herbert Smith Freehills Sustainability Victoria Corrina Bertram Rachel Astle Director Phil Card Policy Manager KPMG State Manager - Victoria Melbourne Water Corporation Beca Harminder Bhar Justin Bailey Senior Associate David Carpenter Regional Managing Director –Asia Pacific Infrastructure Advisory Group General Manager John Laing Advanced Polymer Technology Sitesh Bhojani Annette Bakos Commissioner Meagan Carroll Senior Policy and Legislation Officer, Legal Essential Services Commission Project Officer Services Australian Competition and Consumer WorkSafe Victoria Rebecca Bliss Commission Acting Campaign Manager Sustainability Victoria

Andrew Carson Michael Coffey Siobhan Dent Infrastructure Manager Victoria Head of the Dangerous Goods Response Economic Development Projects Officer SUEZ and Reform Division City of Ballarat WorkSafe Victoria Lara Carton Anthea Derrington Associate Vice-Chancellor (Victoria Region) Nicholas Combes Manager & Director Social Innovation Partner Agriculture Victoria Services CQUniversity KPMG Olivier Deschang Prof Rachel Caruso Monique Conheady Senior Investment Manager Director, Advanced Materials Research Governing Board Member Invest Victoria Platform EPA Victoria RMIT University Marianne DiGiallonardo Kirsten Coote Director Corporate Services Marc Cassanet Manager, Strategic Operations Maroondah City Council Manager Environmental Sustainability City of Melbourne City of Port Phillip Karen Dobson Simon Corden President, Australia and New Zealand Ben Chadwick Commissioner Dow Chemical (Australia) Pty Ltd Investment Director Essential Services Commission John Laing Alison Dodd Joseph Correnza Partner Sebastian Chapman Principal, Australasian Board Herbert Smith Freehills Executive Director, Waste & Recycling Arup Victorian Department of Environment, Land, James Dorney Water and Planning Fiona Court Chief Executive Officer Director, Newgate Engage TOMRA Cleanaway Adam Charles Newgate Communications Senior Associate Cameron Dowling Herbert Smith Freehills Jo Crew Senior Relationship Manager Partner Westpac Dr Anjum Chaudhry Norton Rose Fulbright Lecturer Mikel Duke La Trobe University Kim Crozier Professorial Research Fellow Policy Manager Victoria University Polytechnic Louie Cheng Melbourne Water Corporation Managing Director Claire Dunn Polytrade Pty Ltd Marcus Crudden Manager - Environment and Regulatory Director, Price Monitoring and Regulation Services Sarah Clarke Essential Services Commission Municipal Association of Victoria - VIC Deputy Chairperson Sustainability Victoria Sally Cunnington Emily Dunstan Environmental Sustainability Advisor Behaviour Change Lead, Communications & Simon Clay VicTrack Engagement Manager Waste Management and Disposal Sustainability Victoria Wyndham City Council Prue Cutts Councillor Zoe Dyson Andrew Clyne City of Whitehorse Director - Transformation Delivery Partner EPA Victoria Herbert Smith Freehills Steve Daly Public-Private Partnership Contract Matt Ead Pip Cocciolone Manager Remediation Services Manager Senior Lawyer Administration Review and The Royal Women's Hospital Veolia Advice, Enforcement Group WorkSafe Victoria Ian Davies Tim Eaton Business Efficiency Network Officer Executive Director - Regulatory Standards, David Cocks Hume City Council Assessments & Permissioning Manager - Victoria, Tasmania EPA Victoria MRA Consulting Group Alexis Davison Director Program Services & Engineering Dr Lisa Ehrenfried Lisa Coffa Major Road Projects Victoria Senior Project Manager Senior Advisor Waste Minimisation Yarra Valley Water Ltd - VIC City of Yarra Andrea Delaney Senior Planning & Environment Advisor Major Road Projects Victoria

Joel Eversham Allen Garner Rohish Gupta Regulatory Analyst Chief Executive Officer Associate Director VIC/TAS - Policy & Events Essential Services Commission Major Road Projects Victoria CEDA

Cameron Fairlie Chris Garrett Corey Hale Senior Consultant General Manager Director – Corporate Services Arup Superior Waste Metropolitan Waste and Resource Recovery Group Abbey Fancourt Matthew Genever Project Officer Director Resource Recovery Dr John Hamill Hydro Tasmania Sustainability Victoria Chief Executive Officer Essential Services Commission Lou Farinotti Lyndal Gibbs Partner Manager, Environment & Sustainability Helena Hamilton Holding Redlich VicTrack Partner Deloitte Narelle Fellowes Kyle Gillan Team Leader Principal Tony Harman Melbourne Water Corporation Russell Kennedy Lawyers Regional General Manager Westpac Stefan Fiedler Cr Josh Gilligan Principal Councillor Semeli Harmanis Russell Kennedy Lawyers Wyndham City Council Graduate Engineer Arcadis Australia Pacific Mark Flower Ashlea Gilmore Member Engagement Manager, Victoria and Senior Adviser Jeremy Hasnip Tasmania CPR Communications & Public Relations Deputy General Manager & Head of Power CEDA and Renewables Geoff Golden Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Ian Ford Senior Policy Adviser Senior Vice-President & Chief Operating Department of Premier and Cabinet Jake Hatton Officer Head of Corporate Affairs Victoria University Kim Gordon Mondelez Manager, Research Partnerships Prof Maria Forsyth RMIT University David Hawkins Chair of Electromaterials and Corrosion Chairman and Managing Director, Australia Science Hugh Gorman and New Zealand Deakin University Senior Investment Manager - Advanced BASF Australia Manufacturing - Invest Victoria Carys Foster Victorian Department of Treasury and Taimor Hazou Strategy & Operations Finance Leader, Public and Government Affairs PwC Australia APAC Amy Gower Dow Chemical (Australia) Pty Ltd David Francis Operations Manager, Dangerous Goods General Manager Sales, Marketing and Response and Reform Division Greg Hemingway Product Technology WorkSafe Victoria Director Qenos EY Prof Stephen Gray Craig Fraser Director Hayden Henderson Managing Director Victoria University AGL Principal Chemist Mr Fibre AGL Leanne Griffin Markus Fraval Associate Director Rupert Hetherton Director Infrastructure Advisory Group AGL Service Designer TOMRA Collection Pty Ltd AGL Darrin Grimsey Angelina Garces Partner Nigel Higgins Senior Regulatory Manager EY Director Planning Services Essential Services Commission Maribyrnong City Council Rachel Gualano Mitch Gardiner Director - Regulatory Programs Geoff Hill Policy and Legislation Officer, Legislation, EPA Victoria Chief Executive Victoria Policy and Information Service Bingo Industries WorkSafe Victoria James Gullan Adviser - Strategic Partnerships City of Port Phillip

Daniel Hinson Tamara Johnson Nikos Likouresis Waste Service Team Leader Manager Operations Manager, Interagency Coordination, Mornington Peninsula Shire Council Mitchell Shire Council Dangerous Goods Response and Reform Division Patrick Ho Mick Jumpertz WorkSafe Victoria Regulatory Analyst Chemist Essential Services Commission Global Resource Recovery Dr Phei (Faye) Lok Manager, Research Partnerships (Service Angela Hoefnagels Nada Kalam Centres) Director Waste & Recycling Manager RMIT University Victorian Department of Environment, Land, KPMG Water and Planning Duncan Lummis Alex Kanaar Associate Technical Director Cameron Holland National Business Development Manager - Arcadis Australia Pacific Lawyer Solid Waste Treatment MinterEllison Veolia Nicole Lyons Supply Chain Operations James Hooper Zac Kerr BASF Australia Managing Director Partner Lighthouse Infrastructure K&L Gates Tony Lyons General Manager Jessica Howard Kishen Khosa Polytrade Pty Ltd Executive Director Head of Manufacturing Solutions Infrastructure Advisory Group BASF Australia Yvonne Mah Business Development Manager Plastic Jasmine Hoye Dr Sarah King Additives ANZ Partner Senior Research Consultant BASF Australia Newgate Australia CSIRO Lauren Maher Peter Humphreys Tony Kogan Environmental Scientist Managing Director Senior Executive Hydro Tasmania Smarketer KPMG Nathan Malin Amer Hussein Celeste Koravos Managing Director Manager, Government & Community Legal Counsel Urban EP AGL Mitsui & Co Jeffrey Mansfield Chris Hutchins Irena Krsteska Senior Development Manager Utilities and Project Manager Manager, Technical Services Services Essential Services Commission Major Road Projects Victoria Melbourne Airport

Jason Hutchinson Mendo Kundevski Freya Marsden Partner Principal Board Member Deloitte ENEA Consulting South East Water

Mac Irvine Jennifer Lauber Patterson Steven Marshall Associate Director Sustainability Victoria Board Member Resource Recovery Operations Manager Clean Energy Finance Corporation Sustainability Victoria Veolia

Prof Usher Iyer-Raniga Rebecca Lee Steven Marshall Professor, Sustainable Built Environment Non-Executive Director Resource Recovery Operations Manager RMIT University Soft Landing Mattress Recycling Veolia

Denis James Joy Leet Travis Martin Senior Project Manager Director, Infrastructure, Specialised and Commercial Waste Manager Great Southern Waste Technologies Acquisition Finance Citywide Service Solutions National Australia Bank Hayley Jarvis Cr Denise Massoud Team Leader Waste Strategy La Vergne Lehmann Councillor Wyndham City Council Executive Officer Whitehorse City Council Grampians Central West Waste & Resource David Jettner Recovery Group Lorna Mathieson GM Corporate Development Director Recycling Sector Reform Australian Paper Narelle Liepa Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Coordinator Waste Management Water and Planning Mitchell Shire Council

Halley McCann Tom Michelmore Nigel Murphy Senior Consultant, Environment and Chief Operating Officer Board Chair Resources Wastech Engineering Pty Ltd Victorian Cleantech Cluster Arup Jim Middleton Pete Murrell Jana McDonald Advisor Sustainability and Livability Officer Manager Counsel House Victorian Planning Authority EY Melissa Miller Boris Musa Sarah McDowell Strategy Director and Cofounder Managing Director and Chief Executive A/Director, Energy Loop Circular Economy Platform Officer Essential Services Commission MainStream Aquaculture Helen Millicer James McEwan APCO Advisor Robert Musgrove Lawyer (Coronial and Prev), Enforcement Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation General Manager Corporate & Public Affairs Group Bendigo Bank WorkSafe Victoria Paul Minnock Managing Director Stephen Natoli Matt McKenzie Marchment Hill Consulting Partner General Manager Victoria Holding Redlich Cleanaway Dallas Mischkulnig Audit Director - Performance Audit James Newton Peter McKinnon Victorian Auditor-General's Office Government Affairs Advisor Acting Director City Economy, Innovation & TOMRA Collection Pty Ltd Liveability Priscilla Moca Wyndham City Council Senior Media Adviser Catherine Ng Major Road Projects Victoria Recycling Collection System Lead Ian McLean Sustainability Victoria Market Leader - Europe Parth Modi Invest Victoria Project Manager - Landfills Katherine Nguyen SUEZ Senior Associate Jannie McLeod Infrastructure Advisory Group Marketing Manager VIC/SA Joseph Monaghan Arup Partner Dominik Nicholls Holding Redlich Manager, Waste and Resource Recovery Barbara McLure Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Chief Executive Officer Elizabeth Moore Water and Planning Committee for Wyndham Group Leader Corrections, Health and Safety David Norman Catherine McMahon WorkSafe Victoria Manager, Eastern Treatment Plant Manager, Major Projects Melbourne Water Corporation Deakin University Fleur Morales State Director, Victoria and Tasmania Josh Norton Katy McMahon CEDA Vice President Infrastructure Manager City Business IFM Investors Maribyrnong City Council Ben Morgan Operations Manager Victoria Sophia O'Callaghan Elissa McNamara Bingo Industries Economist Principal Adviser Victorian Department of Treasury and Infrastructure Victoria Steve Morriss Finance Head of Circular Economy Development Rebecca McNicholl Planet Ark Melanie Oke Senior Sustainability Advisor Policy Lead Major Road Projects Victoria Ben Morrissey Sustainability Victoria Wyndham City Council Stephanie Metz Takeo Okubo Senior Policy and Legislation Officer, Legal Greg Mulcahy General Manager Services Director – Procurement and Contracts Mitsui & Co WorkSafe Victoria Metropolitan Waste and Resource Recovery Group Vanessa O'Neill Antoniette Michail Trade Commisioner and Consul-General Coordinator Coast & Water Peter Murphy Consulate-General of New Zealand Wyndham City Council Managing Director Alex Fraser Rhys Owen-Roberts Senior Environment Manager Infrastructure Advisory Group

Prof Joan Ozanne-Smith Andrew Race Brendan Rowswell Governing Board Member Operations & Technical Manager - Victoria Director EPA Victoria SUEZ CPR Communications and Public Relations

Katie Pahlow Loic Rakotojaona Mark Russell Director Manager General Manager Sustainability Victoria ENEA Consulting Wasteflex PTY LTD

Anupam Patil Natalie Ralph Kim Russell Associate Vice President Research Fellow Executive Director Tech Mahindra Deakin University Stump Jump Foundation

Tina Perfrement Brett Raux Boyd Russell Business and Industry Engagement Partner Manager - Infrastructure & Urban Renewal City of Greater Geelong Deloitte PwC Australia

Steven Perlen Rose Read Clare Russell Director Chief Executive Officer Director- Research Partnerships and PwC Australia National Waste and Recycling Industry Initiatives Council RMIT University Bridget Phelan Senior Associate Megan Redmond Rocio Rutter King & Wood Mallesons Lead Consultant Managing Partner - Digital Strategy Lead, TG Endeavour DXC Technology Amanda Pickrell DXC Technology Assistant Director Jo Regel Department of Premier and Cabinet Director – Strategy and Programs Iain Sadler Metropolitan Waste and Resource Recovery Chief Financial Officer Gerard Pike Group Superior Waste Partner Herbert Smith Freehills Duncan Reid Michael Salt Executive, Operations Senior Consultant Indran Pillay Citywide Service Solutions Arup Project Development Specialist Mitsui & Co Finola Reid Anthony Schinck Vic/SA Office Leader Regional Director Lauren Porter Arup Victorian Department of Transport Corporate Communications Advisor BASF Australia Jack Rejtman Greg Scott Business Development Director Sales Manager Dr Cristina Pozo-Gonzalo University of Melbourne Waste Sense Senior Research Fellow Deakin University Fin Robertson Prof Murray Scott Sustainability Specialist Chairman, Advanced Composite Structures Chris Prince Level Crossing Removal Project Australia Associate ACS Australia Bates Smart Architects Kate Roffey Director, Deals, Investments and Major Ashvin Seetulsingh Joanna Pugsley Projects Senior Adviser Partner Wyndham City John Laing Clayton Utz Lesley Rogan Prof Sujeeva Setunge Claire Quinlan Coordinator Economic Growth Deputy Dean Research and Innovation Associate Principal Wyndham City Council RMIT University Arup Abbey Ross Kush Sharma Anthony Quinn Executive Assistant Project Manager Business Group Leader – Environmental Newgate Australia Arcadis Australia Pacific Management GHD Mark Rossiter Kirsten Shelly Executive Director - Regulatory Capability, Manager David Quinn Engagement & Legal Melbourne Water Corporation Senior Environmental Engineer EPA Victoria GHD Tim Shergold Prof Vincent Rouillard Senior Relationship Manager Victoria University Polytechnic Westpac

Donna Shiel Angela Stubbs Neil Thomson Coordinator Waste Futures Co-Ordinator Business Directions Principal City of Port Phillip Kingston City Council Senversa

Sherri Sibio Kate Symons Angef Tong Market Leader Environment Chairperson Senior Adviser GHD Essential Services Commission City of Greater Geelong

Paul Simpson Matt Tamplin Penny Townley Principal, Southern Infrastructure Chief Executive Officer Contractor Arup Wasteflex PTY LTD Infrastructure Advisory Group

Amanda Sinden Charles Taveira Michael Trinh Associate Director - Infrastructure Lead Manager, Infrastructure Services and Team Leader - Sustainabilty Advisory Planning Arcadis Australia Pacific PwC Australia City of Greater Dandenong Christina Tsigerliotis Nagmeet Singh Mark Taylor Supply Chain Controller Manager Head of Solid Waste Treatment BASF Australia Grant Thornton Australia Veolia Peter Turner Paramvir Singh Scott Taylor Partner Project Development Manager Director - Engineering KPMG Major Road Projects Victoria Major Road Projects Victoria Greg Tweedly Al Smith Peter Tedford Deputy Chairperson Principal Statutory Planner Assistant Director EPA Victoria Arcadis Australia Pacific Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Dr Scott Valentine Mark Smith Senior Circular Economy Specialist Executive Officer Brian Tee KPMG Victorian Waste Management Association Strategic Partnerships Manger City of Port Phillip Annette van Rooyen Letitia Sparrow Assistant Director Director Gavyn Tellis Victorian Department of Treasury and Infrastructure Advisory Group Associate Director Finance PwC Australia Jonathan Spear Catherine Velisha Executive Director & General Counsel Kishin Thadani Chief Executive Officer Infrastructure Victoria Project Officer - Liveability Victoria Velisha Farms International Steven Spiteri Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Sarah Vella Partner Water and Planning Communications Project Coordinator Riverside Asia Partners Pty Ltd VicTrack Bernadette Thomas Paul Stacchino Manager Sustainable Environment Monique Vella Executive Director Regulatory Operations Hume City Council Policy Lead EPA Victoria Sustainability Victoria Rodney Thomas Andrew Steer Manager Environment & Natural Resources Jean-Marie Verrier Partner City of Greater Geelong Senior Vice President Grant Thornton Australia Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Kate Thomas Fiona Stevenson Senior Associate Stuart Verrier Coordinator Green Living Infrastructure Advisory Group Head of Property Development Wyndham City Council Melbourne Airport Jane Thomas Tim Stevenson Executive Officer Kellie Watson Senior Relationship Manager WorkSafe Victoria Community Relations Manager Westpac La Trobe University Joel Thompson Matt Stewart Senior Economist Jenelle Watson Infrastructure Opportunities Advisor Treasury Corporation of Victoria Manager Barwon Water Melbourne Water Corporation

Jacqui Weatherill Chief Executive Officer Dr Cathy Wilkinson Michael Wood City of Stonnington Chief Executive Officer Board Director EPA Victoria Australian Organics Recycling Association Ben Wegener Data Scientist Paul Williams Shuk Yin Liew Newgate Australia Strategic Development Manager - Precincts Public Relations and Media Lead Veolia Sustainability Victoria Hayley Weller Associate Rowan Williams Rona Zhang Infrastructure Advisory Group Regional Market Development Manager Policy and Engagement Officer BASF Australia Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Esther White Water and Planning Consultant Daryl Wilson Allen + Clarke Manager Economic Development Bettina Zimmermann Wyndham City Council Senior Environmental Geologist – Kylie White Environmental Management Deputy Secretary, Energy and Resources Claire Withiel GHD Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Business and Development Analyst Water and Planning Mitsui & Co

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Vice-Chancellors’ panel DATE Monday 16 March 2020, 11.45am to 2.00pm VENUE RACV Club SPEAKER S Professor Margaret Gardner AC, Vice-Chancellor and President, Monash University EVENT OVERVIEW At CEDA’s 2020 Vice-Chancellors' panel in Victoria, hear first-hand from leading Vice-Chancellors' on the strategic direction of our tertiary education sector.

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Sponsored by CEDA member PwC. Further sponsorship available

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Victorian State Budget Breakfast 2020 DATE Wednesday 6 May 2020, 7.15am to 9.00am VENUE Melbourne Town Hall, Main Hall, SPEAKER Tim Pallas MP, Treasurer of Victoria EVENT OVERVIEW The State Budget provides projections for Government revenue and expenditure for the following year, and outlines services to be delivered. Join CEDA and the Victorian Treasurer, Tim Pallas as we take a deeper look into the 2020-21 State Budget.

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