Speaker Presentations

A number of speakers to the Conference have made their remarks and Powerpoint presentations available. To view these please click the hyperlinks below.

Welcome and Opening Session

Ruth Medd, Chair Women on Boards
Where are those glittering prizes?

Plenary Session 1: Is there merit in quotas?

Arni Hole, Director General Ministry of Children & Equality, Norway
Diversity Deployed: Is there merit quotas?
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You can also hear Arni's interview with ABC Radio Life Matters at: http://www.abc.net.au/rn/lifematters/stories/2009/2674661.htm

Elizabeth Broderick, Australian Sex Discrimination Commissioner
Is there merit quotas? The Australian context

Plenary Session 4: Why women matter: A resources industry perspective

Peter McCarthy, Managing Director of AMC Consultants
Is there a place for women on mining boards?
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Emma Wimberley, Queensland Resources Council
Drillin for young engineers and scientists in Queensland
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Erica Smyth, Chair Toro Energy Ltd & Screen West
Reflections on a (board) career evolving from the resources sector
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Plenary Session 5: Strategies for advancing women

Liz Cacciottola, CEO UBS Wealth Management Australia
Strategies for advancing women: Are we there yet?
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Conference Dinner

Helen Lynch AC, Chair Westpac Superannuation Fund
A Call to Action!