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Conference 2008 >Conference Speaker Notes

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CONFERENCE SPEAKER NOTES
WEDNESDAY MARCH 26
A corporate seachange - Professor Neville Norman, consultant and academic economist
International Trends for retail and production nurseries - Dr Will Healy, Ball Innovations, Ball Horticultural Company
Your levy at work - Robert Prince - CEO, NGIA
What is seachange for an essential industry - Dr Wendy Craik, Chief Executive, Murray Darling Basin Commission |
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FRIDAY MARCH 20
Plenary sessions
Open your mind to seachange - Dr Bob Such, MP, Independent Member for Fisher, SA
Business refinancing: the practicalities and the benefits - Gary O'shea, Executive Manager, CBA Business Banking, Adelaide
Hot tips to make your business attractive to new employees - Bridget Hogg, Principal Consultant, HR Development at Work
Retail sessions
Benchmarking for retail nurseries - Ian Brown, FMRC Benchmarking Team Pty Ltd
Retailing green products: making money from the environment - Jane Dellow (NGINT), Sharon Ible (NGIQ), Wayne Cole (NGIT)
Cafe's and Coffee carts: the essentials - Newmans's Nursery and the Topiary Cafe
Power of merchandising: retail and production nurseries - John Bradshaw, Freedom Furniture
Cafe's and coffee carts: the essentials and the pitfalls - Karen Moad, Rivers Cafe
Turning shoppers into buyers - Roger Simpson, Productivity Increase Group
Technical sessions
Results of the irrigation scheduling - David Hunt, DPI QLD
Understanding your growing media - David Nichols, Debco Pty Ltd
Plant growth regulators - Ben Ellerton, Ball Australia
Economic modelling to improve profitability - Rod Strahan, DPI QLD
EcoHort and BioSecure HACCP: protect your business - John McDonald, NGIQ
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