3rd Victorian Sustainable Development Conference

Hear from some of Australia’s top experts in sustainability at the forthcoming Victorian Sustainable Development Conference.

The extensive list of speakers includes:

• Dr Kate Auty, Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability
• Rob Freeman, Chief Executive, Murray-Darling Basin Authority
• Professor Chris Davis, Commissioner, National Water Commission
• Professor John Thwaites, Chairman, Monash Sustainability Institute
• Anita Roper, Chief Executive Officer, Sustainability Victoria
• Kevin Love, Deputy Secretary, Department of Sustainability and Environment
• Brendan Sydes, Principal Solicitor, Environmental Defenders' Office
• Peter Williams, Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte Digital
• John Hunt, Technical Manager, Thiess Services
• Carl McCamish, Executive General Manager, Policy & Sustainability, Origin Energy
• Dr Deborah Peterson, Deputy Secretary, Policy and Strategy, Department of Primary Industries
• Clare McArdle, Executive Director, Melbourne @ 5 Million Integration Unit, Department of Planning and Community Development
• Fiona Calvert, Director, Sustainable and Active Transport Policy, Department of Transport
• Stuart McConnell, Director, Future Focus, EPA Victoria

The Conference will be solution-oriented, bringing together key decision-makers from the private and public sectors, industry leaders, local government, scientists, conservationists and others to discuss ways in which to achieve real and lasting change in areas such as:

• Water
• Waste and resource recovery
• Energy efficiency
• Climate change response
• Planning and urban design

• Land remediation
• Air quality
• Human health
• Sustainable workplaces

The Conference, being held on May 25 and 26 at Zinc, Federation Square, will also feature best practice case studies in the above areas, as well as addressing challenges of sustainability, and provide advice on how state and local government and business can truly achieve social, environmental and economic sustainability.

The price for registering to attend the two-day Conference is just $695.

The Agenda can be viewed online at www.halledit.com.au/vsd2010/agenda and the conference web site is www.halledit.com.au/vsd2010

If you have any other queries, contact Denise McQueen on (03) 8534 5021 or denise.mcqueen@halledit.com.au