| 7:00am - 8:45am |
PNG Breakfast Workshop |
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- Ian Clarke - President, Australia Papua New Guinea Business Council
Business Session Chair
- Richard Rankin - Director, East Asia and Pacific,International Finance Corporation
Government Session Chair
Download PNG Breakfast program
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- Gabriel Kapris - Minister for Commerce & Industry, Papua New Guniea
- Paul Tientsen - Minister for National Planning & District Development, Papua New Guniea
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| 9:00am - 9:30am |
Official Opening
Official Opening address by the Australian Government and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
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- Simon McKeon - Chairman, Business for Millennium Development
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| 9:30am - 10:50am |
Panel Discussion - "Meeting Millennium Development Goals"
Facilitated by Jenny Brockie. This will be a highly stimulating session where our national and international guests will be engaged in debating 'What are the drivers for change and directions for the future of business engagement in the achievement of the MDGs?'. The session will question what is happening in Australia and around the world.
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| Forum Speakers |
- Adrian Hodges - Managing Director, International Business Leaders Forum
- Bob McMullan - Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance
- Geoff Wilson - Chief Executive Officer, KPMG Australia
- Tim Costello - Chief Executive of World Vision Australia
- Bruce Jenks - Assistant Secretary-General and Director, Partnerships Bureau, UNDP
- James Wolfensohn - former President of the World Bank (live via video conference)
- Jeffrey Sachs - Special Advisor to the United Nations (via pre-recorded video)
- Jenny Brockie - Host of 'Insight', SBS TV
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- Simon McKeon - Chairman, Business for Millennium Development
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| 11:05am - 11:35pm |
Session - "Gender equality in business"
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- Dr Sun-Hee Lee - Special Adviser on Gender Issues at the Centre for Democratic Institutions, ANU
- Deepthi Reddy - Vice President, The Network Enterprises Fund, IFMR Trust
"Empowering women through supply chain linkages"
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- Nola Watson - Head of Government & International Relations IAG
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| 11:35am - 12:35pm |
Session - Procurement & Investment
This session will demonstrate the benefits to business and low-income communities of:
- Direct procurement from the poor which bypasses costly intermediaries.
- The use of cause-related marketing to position products sourced from low-income communities.
- Employment and community investment for avoiding deforestation and generating carbon credits.
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- Lead Keynote Speaker - Justino Arboleda - President, Coco Technologies
"Buying from the poor - Geotextiles from waste coconut husks"
- Case Study 1 - Kit Cheong - Group General Manager, Supply & Operations, Pacific Brands
"The business case that exists for ensuring an ethical supply chain"
- Case Study 2 - Oliver Yates - Executive Director, Macquarie Capital
"A way forward on climate and poverty: Managing standing forests in Indonesia and PNG"
- Case Study 3 - Damien Green - Head of Morgan Stanley Investment Management (Australia)
"Microfinance"
- Q & A
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| 12:35pm - 1:35pm |
Luncheon Presentation - "Strategies for doing business with the poor"
UNDP will cover the following in this session:
- Demonstrate how doing business with the poor can be good for poor people and good for business.
- Clarify the ways that businesses, governments and civil society organisations can create value for all.
- Inspiring the private sector to action.
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- Bruce Jenks - Assistant Secretary-General and Director, Partnerships Bureau, UNDP
- Arun Kashyap - Senior Advisor, Private Sector Development, UNDP
- Deepthi Reddy - Vice President, The Network Enterprises Fund, IFMR Trust
- Napoleon Nazareno - President and Chief Executive Officer, Smart Communications
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- Mark Ingram - Executive Director, Business for Millennium Development
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| 1:35pm - 2:35pm |
Session - Supply
This session will talk about the myriad of opportunities to provide products and services which are of benefit to low income communities at the so-called "base of the economic pyramid' marketplace.
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- Lead Keynote Speaker - Jayant Pendharkar - Vice President, Tata Consulting Services
"Bridging the digital divide"
- Case Study 1 - Glen Boreham - Chief Executive Officer, IBM Australia & New Zealand
"Innovation at the Base of the Economic Pyramid"
- Case Study 2 - Napoleon L. Nazareno - President and Chief Executive Officer, Smart Communications
"Mobile Commerce"
- Q & A
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| 2:35pm - 3:35pm |
Session - Operations
This session will discuss how your engagement with local low-income communities can improve company operations.
Case studies will be presented on companies that are involved in engaging with local entrepreneurs, training future employees, increasing supply of local raw materials, and improving the health and education of staff.
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| Session Speakers |
- Lead Keynote Speaker - Dick Ranken - Regional Director, International Finance Corporation
"Business at the Base of the Economic Pyramid"
- Case Study 1 - Peter Botten - Managing Director, Oil Search Ltd
"Economic sustainability in Papua new Guinea"
- Case Study 2 - Alex Thursby - Managing Director, Asia Pacific ANZ
"Banking with the un-banked"
- Case Study 3 - Stephen Grant - Chief Executive Officer, Asia Pacific Business Coalition on AIDS
"Business Against HIV and AIDS: The private sector response to HIV and AIDS throughout Asia and the Pacific"
- Q & A
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- Dr Dan Evans - Director, Business for Millennium Development
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| 3:50pm - 4:30pm |
Session - Governance
This session will discuss the win-win benefits for your business and for low-income communities of practicing good corporate governance and advocating for local legal reform.
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- Lead Keynote Speaker - Paul Hohnen - Special Advisor to the UN Global Compact
"The United Nations Global Compact, the MDG's and Governance"
- Case Study 1 - Steve Bracks - Former Premier of Victoria
"The importance of good governance to economic sustainability - East Timor: A case study"
- Case Study 2 - Andrew Hewett - Executive Director, Oxfam Australia
"Workers' rights in global supply chains"
- Q & A
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| Session Chair |
- Nola Watson - Director, Business for Millennium Development
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