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Day One, Tuesday 2 September 2008
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8.30am | Welcome coffee and registration
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9am | Opening remarks from the Chair
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9.10am | Keynote address
Integration, optimisation and growth
- Acquiring, developing and operating a diverse portfolio of coal operations
- Acquisitions, divestment and exploration opportunities
- Developing an effective growth strategy
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| GLOBAL MARKET DYNAMICS AND OUTLOOK |
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9.40am | International keynote presentation:
Metallurgical coal outlook: procurement and investment in the Australian market
- Pricing, competition and investment concerns in the buyer’s market
- The outlook for Australian coal demand
- Quantifying the wave in foreign direct investment in Australian coal operations
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10.10am | International keynote presentation
Thermal coal outlook:
An international power generators perspective on outlook and demand
- Taiwan Power: energy demand and growing pressures: the role of coal
- Quantifying the future energy mix
- Diversifying to ensure supply security
- Challenges and opportunities with the Australian market: competition and pricing concerns
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10.40am | Morning tea & speed networking
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11.30am | The outlook for coal: 2009 and beyond
- What’s behind the surge in global prices: is this likely to continue?
- The outlook for coal demand and supply to 2013
- Maximising the opportunities and addressing the challenges
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| PRICING, PRODUCTION AND DEMAND |
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12pm | Panel discussion
Examining the prospects of Australian coal in the global
market
- Analysing global coal demand: the role of the Australian market
- Demand, pricing, competition and supply security
- A comparative look at Australia and other major coal export nations
- When will demand for Australian coal dry up?
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12.30pm | Panel discussion
Forecasting market performance, challenges and growth
- Analysing the state of the Australian coal market and future challenges
- A 5 year outlook for coal: production forecasts and challenges
- Analysing the drivers behind the surge in global prices: is this likely to continue?
- Infrastructure, investment and innovation: evaluating productivity and bottlenecks
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| | Mr Simon Doig, GM Southern Operations, Solid Energy New Zealand Limited
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12.30pm | Case study: Project updates from the WA coal sector
- Developing new opportunities for domestic and international markets
- WA production, demand and future challenges
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1pm | Networking lunch
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2pm | A view from NZ: forecasting productivity, demand and
pricing in 2008 and beyond
- The impact of investment in new technologies and export infrastructure on coal demand
- What role will coal play in the future energy mix
- Production and pricing outlook for 2009 and beyond
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| | Mr Simon Doig, GM Southern Operations, Solid Energy New Zealand Limited
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| FINANCING AND INVESTMENT |
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2.30pm | Capitalising on direct investment opportunities to drive
growth and ensure supply security
- An analysis of Sinosteel’s operations in the Australian market
- Quantifying the wave of foreign interest in the coal sector
- Building successful partnerships to drive growth and development
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3pm | Panel discussion
Investment considerations in the Australian coal sector
- Foreign investment trends: evaluating potential synergies and opportunities
- Building successful partnerships to optimise supply efficiency
- Where are there opportunities for investment?
- Regulatory concerns: quantifying the role of the public and private sector
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3.30pm | Afternoon break
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| EMISSIONS AND CLEAN COAL |
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4pm | Confronting the challenges posed by climate change
- Analysing the impact of climate change and the role of coal into the future
- Quantifying the regulatory outlook to 2020
- An examination of proposed emissions trading schemes and industry impact
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4.30pm | Does coal have a place in a low emissions future?
- World energy demand and emissions: what does the future hold?
- Examining energy options for a low emission future
- Emissions trading: what will it mean for the industry?
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5pm | End of day one and networking drinks
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Day Two, Wednesday 3 September 2008
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8.30am | Welcome coffee and tea
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9am | Opening remarks from the Chair
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9.10am | Managing safe and efficient coal mining and processing
operations in the Gloucester Basin
- Latest operations and project updates
- Managing the expectations of a diverse and robust customer
base
- Growth and development opportunities
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| PRODUCER FORUM – GROWTH STRATEGIES |
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9.40am | Driving growth through innovation and partnerships
- Acquiring, developing and operating a diverse portfolio of coal operations
- Acquisitions, divestment and exploration opportunities
- Developing an effective growth strategy
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10.10am | Investment, infrastructure and exploration
- Expanding operations and capitalising on growth opportunities
- A view fromWaratah Coal: project updates
- Productivity and infrastructure development
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10.40am | Morning break
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11.10am | Project updates and growth strategies from Whitehaven Coal
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| OPTIMISING THE COAL SUPPLY CHAIN |
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11.40am | Panel discussion
Developing an integrated, coordinated national plan for
coal’s export infrastructure
- Analysing the major issues for 2009 – what needs to be resolved?
- Strategies to combat these issues and develop a coordinated infrastructure plan
- Identifying reform priorities into the future
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| | Mr Brad Fish, Chief Executive Officer, Ports Corporation Of Queensland
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12.10pm | Analysing the latest developments for the coal industry at Newcastle Ports
- Port constraints, capacity and infrastructure
- Partnerships and private investment to support growth and development
- Delivering a more efficient port system through better planning and coordinated investment
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12.35pm | Reviewing current developments and planned expansions
in QLD ports
- Port constraints, capacity and infrastructure
- Quantifying partnerships and private investment
- Delivering a more efficient port system through better planning and coordinated investment
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| | Mr Brad Fish, Chief Executive Officer, Ports Corporation Of Queensland
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1pm | Lunch break
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| OPERATIONS AND ECONOMICS |
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2pm | Practical automation solutions for mine maintenance
- A market update on who is using what
- Understanding how to achieve safety and lower costs in
operations
- The development of new equipment and automated mining
systems
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2.30pm | Panel discussion:
Best practice cost control and strategies to improve safety
- Mine cost trends – rising costs and new cost structures
- Strategies to achieve best practice performance
- Equipment choice and mine economics
- Modelling the effects of improved performance and safety
standards
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3pm | Afternoon break
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| SKILLS SHORTAGES AND SOCIAL INFRASTRUCUTRE |
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3.30pm | Evaluating the impact of labour shortages on industry
growth
- Strategies to tackle skills and labour shortages in the coal sector
- Ensuring the adequate supply of skilled workers to maximise growth opportunities
- Developing social infrastructure to meet growing needs
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4pm | Analysing the wider social and economic impacts of the
coal boom on the Bowen Basin
- Looking forward, looking back: analysing the impact of the coal boom now and into the future
- Quantifying skills shortages and social infrastructure into the
future
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| | Prof John Rolfe, Director, Centre for Environmental Management, Central Queensland University
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4.30pm | Enhancing community infrastructure to handle increased
capacity
- Quantifying the role of the coal industry in building social infrastructure assets
- Encouraging investment and development of community
infrastructure that underpins growth in the coal sector
- Examining the impact on industry growth and broader social
development
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5pm | End of day two and close of conference
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Andrew Matheson
Peter Lynch
Robert Lord
Samson Lee
Brad Fish
Jane Melanie
Martin Parkinson
Frank Van Schagen