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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
 
 
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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