Australian Government Telework Forum

As part of the Telework Initative, Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy is hosting "Telework Forum: Bringing Home the Benefits of Teleworking Using the NBN" with the AIIA, in Sydney, 3 August 2011. The morning sessions will be webcast live. There is also a LinkedIn Group and Twitter tag #teleworkforum.

Telework Forum
Bringing home the benefits of telework using the NBN

8.30am Registrations
9.00am Opening: Julie McCrossin
9:05am Keynote Address: The Hon Stephen Conroy
9.30am Telework: How the NBN will Make a Difference
Geoff Johnson—Gartner Research, Vice President and Research Director
9.50am Panel Discussion: The Case for Telework
Economic: Ric Simes—Deloitte Access Economics, Partner Environmental: Jon Dee—NBN Champion, 2010 NSW Australia of the Year, Co-founder of Planet Ark
Workforce Participation: Suzanne Colbert— Australian Network on Disability, Chief Executive
10.20am Coffee Break
10.45am Organisations Successfully using Telework:
IP Australia: Doug Pereira—IP Australia, General Manager of Corporate Services
Cisco: Tony Wright—Cisco, Lead Smart and Connected Communities Australia New Zealand
IBM: Matt English—IBM, Partner, IBM Global Business Services; A/NZ Leader, Smart Planet Initiative
Unity 4: Dan Turner—Unity4, CEO
11.45am Panel Discussion: Implementation
12.05pm Business Case Assessment Toolkit: Assessing the Business Case for Telework
Ric Simes—Deloitte Access Economics, Partner
12.20pm Overview: Ian Birks—Australian Information Industry Association, CEO
12.30pm Lunch
1.30pm Workshop: The Development of Telework in Australia—Next Steps Julie McCrossin
3.00pm Close: Julie McCrossin


From: Telework Forum: Bringing Home the Benefits of Teleworking Using the NBN, Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Australian Government, 2011