- Thursday, 10 October 2019
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm - UTS Business School, Level 8
As part of Indigenous Business Month, we invite you to join Dr Dean Jarrett, Lecturer, Management Discipline Group, Shannan Dodson, Communications Manager, Office of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Leadership and Engagement) and Industry representatives to explore how Corporates and Government Departments can transform and advance Indigenous procurement processes.
Research tells us that there are in excess of 15,000 Indigenous businesses across Australia and not all are certified businesses with intermediary organisations. Furthermore, the number of Indigenous businesses is expected to grow expeditiously in coming years. If Corporate and Government Department buyers of Indigenous goods and services are to meet regulatory and social responsibilities institutional change must occur. This symposium will discuss some of the factors that underpin commercial relationships with Indigenous business.
This event will allow plenty of opportunity for Q&A with our expert speakers.
Register here.
Event details:
12:30pm – Arrival, registration and light lunch
1:30pm – Formal discussion commences:
MC – Shannan Dodson, Communications Manager, Office of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor
(Indigenous Leadership and Engagement)
UTS Panellist:
- Dr Dean Jarrett, Lecturer, Management Discipline Group
Industry Panellists:
- Liam Harte, CEO, Integrity Health & Safety
- Glenn Johnston, Director of Procurement, Transport for NSW, Group Rail
- Adrian Burkenhagen, NSW Manager, Indigenous & Social Inclusion, CPB Contractors
- Kendall Laing, Manager Procurement Policy & Governance with Corporate Service Partners, NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment
Followed by Q&A and networking
3.30pm – Event close
About the speakers:
Dr Dean Jarrett is a lecturer within UTS Business School. Dean was the recipient of the 2015 prestigious Fulbright Indigenous Postgraduate Scholarship, which helped to fund research in the United States. He spent almost 12 months at the University of Arizona, where he worked alongside Native American academics and business owners researching the relational factors that underpin economic transactions between Indigenous suppliers and corporate and government buyers. Dean lectures in a number of subject areas at UTS including Monitoring Organisational Performance; Supply Chain Management; Managing People and Work and Understanding Organisations.
Shannan Dodson is a Yawuru (Broome area) woman who was born in Katherine in the Northern Territory and currently lives in Sydney. Shannan has worked in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs for over 13 years and is the Communications Manager for Office of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Leadership and Engagement) at UTS.
Liam Harte, CEO, Integrity Health & Safety from the Dunghutti people, Liam is an award winning advocate for Indigenous autonomy in both business and health. A community member, leader and mentor, Liam is passionate about improving outcomes for Indigenous people through health and in business.
Glenn Johnston, Director of Procurement, Transport for NSW, Group Rail is a Dharug man from Western Sydney. A nationally recognised procurement expert and thought leader with a deep and proud passion for Indigenous business engagement. A recipient of the 2016 Supply Nation Procurement Professional of the Year Award in recognition of his work developing and engaging Indigenous businesses. By helping Indigenous businesses grow and develop, Glenn firmly believes that this will lead to greater opportunities for Indigenous employment.
Adrian Burkenhagen, NSW Manager, Indigenous & Social Inclusion, CPB Contractors specialises in project and contract management within the area of engagement and development of Aboriginal businesses and people within the resources and sector. Ensuring opportunities for Indigenous people and Social Enterprises to participate in employment, training and contracting across CPB Contractors NSW and ACT projects.
Kendall Laing, Manager Procurement Policy & Governance with Corporate Service Partners, NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment. Kendall practised as a commercial and litigation lawyer for over 10 years before joining the Department of Planning Industry and Environment. He was appointed as Senior Manager Strategic Procurement in 2017, and his role includes responsibility for procurement policy and governance, including implementation of the Aboriginal Procurement Policy and Aboriginal Participation in Construction Policy. Kendall has been instrumental in the development of the department’s Aboriginal Participation Strategy
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