2010 Critical Horizons Conference

South West residents were encouraged to show leadership, be innovative and create their own futures at the Critical Horizons Regional Futures Conference.

Guest presenters including 'beyondblue' chairman and former Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett, Lieutenant General John Sanderson and strategist and futurist Dr Peter Ellyard were among the experts who spoke of the importance of leadership during the event.

Organised by the South West Development Commission, the conference at Bunbury's Edith Cowan University over June 2 and 3 invited people to think about the future and what they would like the South West region to be like in the years ahead.

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SPEAKERS	PRESENTATIONS
The Hon Jeff Kennett former Premier of Victoria, Beyondblue Chairman	My vision for a prosperous and vibrant South West Region of the future. (presentation material not available)
Professor Bob Cummins Professor of Psychology at Deakin University, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Happiness Studies	Country towns and happiness: What’s the connection?
Dr Lisa Wood Research Professor and Deputy Director of Centre for the Built Environment & Health, School of Population Health at the University of Western Australia	More than bricks and mortar: How does the built environment influence mental and physical health?
Adjunct Professor Bill Bunbury History & Communications School, Murdoch University	A time machine? It’s inside your head!
Professor Ian Plimer School of Earth & Environmental Sciences at University of Adelaide	Why I am sceptical about human-induced climate change?
Jim Mitchell Managing Director of Synergy	Tomorrow’s megawatts and negawatts: New dimensions in energy production
Luke O’Donoghue Director of Sustainable Transport Energy at WA Department of Transport	Electric dreams: A roadmap for a sustainable transport future?
Carly Tillett Manager of the Horizon – the Planetarium, Scitech	Finding earth 2.0: Our future in space. (presentation material not available)
Dr Peter Ellyard Chairman of Preferred Futures Group and Sustainable Prosperity Foundation, Adjunct Professor of Inter-generational Strategies at University of Queensland	Skillsets for Destination 2050
Lieutenant General John Sanderson AC former Chief of the Australian Army and former Governor of Western Australia	The shifting global framework and its impact on the South West region of Western Australia
Professor David Ambrose Director of the Confucius Institute at University of Western Australia	The rise of China: Opportunity or threat?
Sonia Grinceri General Manager of North & South Asia at the WA Department of State Development	The elephant in the room: India rising
Ross Dawson Media Futurist and Founding Chairman of Future Exploration Network	Power to the people: Thriving in a hyperconnected society
Dr Mal Bryce AO Chairman of iVEC Advanced Computing Hub	The National Broadband Network: Big pipes for big opportunities
Professor David Battersby Vice Chancellor at University of Ballarat	Tertiary education in the regions: Does it make a difference?

2010 Critical Horizons Conference

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