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ITF Annual Conference 2011

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Day 1: Thursday 28 July 2011

8.00 - 8.55

Registration and coffee

9.00 – 9.10am

Welcome from the Chair

9.10 – 9.40am

Opening address
Hon Steven Joyce
Minister for Tertiary Education

9.40 – 10.40am

International keynote
William Symonds
Project Director – Pathways to Prosperity
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Pathways to Prosperity: Meeting the Challenge of Preparing Young Americans for the 21st Century

10.40 – 11.10am

Morning tea

11.10 – 11.55pm

Workshop 1a: Future in Food: How training contributes to growth in the food sector
Paul O'Brien, Chief Executive EasiYo (Competenz)
Warwick Neame, Sanford's Havelock (Seafood ITO)

Workshop 1b: FOMA's vision for Maori economic development and the skills needed to support it
Traci Houpapa, Chair, Federation of Maori Authorities

11.55am – 12.35pm

Keynote presentation
Peter Townsend
Chief Executive - Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce 
How skill development can support the rebuild of Christchurch

12.35 – 1.20pm

Lunch

1.20 – 2.05pm

Workshop 2a: Women in Power: An industry collaboration
Barbara Harrison, General Manager Business Support, Northpower Ltd
Doug Pouwhare, Industry Standards and Development Manager, ESITO

Workshop 2b: Pathways and Partnerships : The development of vocational pathways for New Zealand students
Josh Williams, Programme Manager, Youth Guarantee, Ministry of Education

2.05 – 2.50pm

Keynote presentation
Jon Mayson
Chair - New Zealand Trade and Enterprise 
Shaping our future

2.50 – 3.10pm

Afternoon Tea

3.10 – 3.55pm

Workshop 3a: Identifying and reporting the value added from training
Jeremy Baker, Excecutive Director, Industry Training Federation

Workshop 3b: A BETA experience: the development of a cross-industries skills strategy
Ruma Karaitiana, Chair, Productivity Partnership Skills Workstream

3.55 – 5.15pm

Presentation Powered by Pecha Kucha
Skills, Training, and Making New Zealand a Better Place 
10 speakers, 20 images each, 20 seconds per image

6.45pm onwards

Conference dinner
With guest speaker Contiki Founder John Anderson

Day 2: Friday 29 July 2011

8.30 – 9.00am

Registration and coffee

9.00 – 9.30am

Day 2 Opening Address
Hon Phil Goff
Leader of the Opposition

9.30 – 10.15am

Keynote presentation
Sir Wira Gardiner
Chair – Tertiary Education Commission
Enabling success in the vocational education and training sphere

10.15 – 10.45am

Morning Tea

10.45 – 11.30pm

Workshop 4a: Different Strokes for Different Folk: Literacy case studies
Nicola Beentjes, Workbase, et al

Workshop 4b: Getting Down to Business: The challenge of developing a business model for ITOs
Ashley Perera, FITEC

11.30– 12.15pm

Keynote presentation
Hon John Luxton
Chair – DairyNZ 
What industry requires from the VET system

12.15 – 1.00pm

Lunch

1.00pm – 1.45pm

Keynote presentation
Peter Conway
Secretary - NZ Council of Trade Unions
Skills Agenda for a Modern Economy

1.45pm – 2.30pm

Workshop 5a: Piloting Change: A collaborative approach to the review of aviation qualifications
Elizabeth Valentine, Chief Executive ATTTO
Brian Whelan, Peet Aviation

Workshop 5b: Green Futures: Training in Sustainable Industry Practices
Jonathan Hannan, Zero Waste Academy
Tina Wilks, Symbiont Ltd

2.30 - 2.50pm

Afternoon tea

2.50pm - 3.35pm

Keynote panel
Rick Ede
Chief Executive, Unitec
and
Steve Hanrahan
Chief Exective, Hospitality Standards Association
How can ITOs and providers work more successfully together?

2.50pm - 3.35pm

Workshop 6a: To Ourtward Bound and Around the World: Extraordinary experiences adding value to training
Greg Salter (FloorNZ)
William Taylor (Competenz)

Workshop 6b: Cloud Technology: The future of managing trainees and students towards completions
Skills Active and Fronde

4.15 - 4.30pm

Conference wrap-up
Chair, Industry Training Federation
Executive Director, Industry Training Federation