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Jenny Brockie is the Master of Ceremonies and Moderator. Jenny is ideally qualified to ensure that the Dialogue is an interactive day, pulling together the perspectives of all stakeholders in her unique and incisive manner.
Program
| 9.30am |
Registration – Tea and Coffee
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| 10.00am |
Keynote Address - Empowering and protecting consumers in communications markets
The fast paced nature of telecommunications markets provides us with the challenge of re-evaluating our approaches to ensure consumers can drive competition and reap the resulting benefits; while ensuring that people are in a position to assert their market rights. Louise will explore emerging thinking in this area and some new approaches to these issues.
Speaker: Louise Sylvan, Deputy Chair, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
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| 10.45am |
Morning Tea
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| 11.00am |
What Technologies are on the Horizon?
Our esteemed panel will provide an overview of the technologies that are likely to be adopted in the future and how consumers could use these technologies.
Speakers:
Laurel Papworth, Online Communities Strategist, World Communities;
Mark Pesce, Writer, Inventor and Researcher;
Michael McLeod, CEO, Message Stick Communications
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| 12.15pm |
Lunch
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| 1.00pm |
How will future technologies assist with accessibility?
Our expert panel will look at how accessibility will improve with new technologies. How will future technologies help with the challenges faced by the people with disabilities, older Australians and the rural consumer?
Speakers:
Graeme Innes, Federal Disability Discrimination Commissioner, HREOC;
Alex Varley, CEO, Media Access Australia;
Tim Noonan, Company Director & Principal Consultant, Tim Noonan Consulting;
Dr Christopher Newell, Associate Professor, School of Medicine, University of Tasmania
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| 2.15pm |
Afternoon Tea
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| 2.30pm |
Empowering Consumers – The Way Forward
The panel will address possible scenarios and solutions for enabling consumers to fully participate in the digital age. Join our thought-provoking panel as they outline the possible future policy initiatives, creative strategies and future goals.
Speakers:
Mara Bun, Head of Research, CANNEX;
Chris Cheah, Member, Australian Communications and Media Authority;
Teresa Corbin, Chief Executive Officer, CTN
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| 4.00pm |
Close - Drinks and Networking
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