Wayne Burns will be presenting the 2007 Report titled Corporate Community Investment in Australia which has been commissioned by the Centre for Corporate Public Affairs, the Business Council of Australia and the Prime Minister’s Community Business Partnership. The report identifies current corporate thinking and practice concerning community investment in the large corporate sector exploring the shift of CCI from a periphery of business to a core business activity. One of the key report conclusions is that big business and government should assist in the development of strategic corporate investment within the small business sector.

Alexis Navie has been instrumental in implementing policies that in just eighteen months have seen the staff attrition rate at this boutique law firm plummet and profits skyrocket. Corrs Chambers Westgarth has transformed itself into Australia’s law firm of choice for employees winning the 2006 Employer of Choice at the Australian Law Awards and being recognised as an Employer of Choice for women from the Federal Government’s Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency. Corrs has also been voted as the best law firm in Australia for work environment and career advancement prospects in an independent survey undertaken by asialaw magazine.

Sergio Carlo Maresca’s is the author of a number of best selling business publications which explore the keys to successful stakeholder engagement. Sergio specialises in the areas of leadership, change management, sales and customer service. In this presentation Sergio will challenge our perceptions on how we engage in business and who we should be engaging with.

 

 

Panellists:

Steven Asnicar, Chief Executive Officer | Urban Executive

Urban Executive’s recruitment specialisations are the high end corporate executives and director level positions across major public and private corporations. Additionally, Urban Executive offers insight and expertise in areas of management not necessarily served by other executive recruitment companies. Chief Executive Officer, Steven Asnicar has senior executive experience across multiple industry sectors including health, resource and utility sectors.

Michael P Smith, Managing Director | The Queensland Orchestra

The Queensland Orchestra is the largest of Queensland's leading performing arts companies and the state's only professional symphony orchestra. The company’s proactive supplementation of government funding through sponsorship and fundraising support is vital to The Queensland Orchestra’s organisational growth and artistic vibrancy. Managing Director Michael P Smith is an established leader in the global IT and telecommunication industry.  From 2003 to 2006, he led operations in the Sunshine State for Vodafone, the world’s largest mobile phone company.