The 2016 Victorian Manufacturing Showcase will again attract hundreds of the best and brightest manufacturers in Victoria to a day of innovation, inspiration and partnership building.
This year’s theme is Leveraging Opportunities in Growth Sectors, featuring inspirational presentations by high profile CEO’s from some of Victoria’s most successful manufacturing firms.
Hosted by the Victorian Government and the Industry Capability Network, the Showcase will be opened by the Minister for Industry and Employment, the Honourable Wade Noonan MP and presented by Bruce Roberts, Senior Presenter, WIN News.
(Click here to register for a free ticket.)
Welcome Function
The event commences on the evening of Monday, 17 October with a welcome function.
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Victorian Manufacturing Showcase Event
The Victorian Manufacturing Showcase is on Tuesday, 18 October at Federation University.
Time: 8:30am – 1:30pm
Both the Welcome Function and the Manufacturing Showcase events are free of charge and provide an excellent opportunity to gain valuable insights from successful Victorian manufacturers and to actively network in the company of industry representatives.
Session 1
Chris Jenkins, Country Director and Chief Executive Officer, Thales Australia
Defence Technologies
Rodney Walton, General Manager, Haymes Paint
Construction Technologies
Paul Chapman, Executive Chairman, Australian Turntable Company
Transportation Technologies
Elizabeth Lewis-Gray, Co-Founder and Chairman, Gekko Systems
Advanced Manufacturing
Session 2
Stephen Macdonald, Chief Executive Officer, Albins Performance Transmissions
Transportation and Defence Technologies
Ross George, Managing Director, Austeng
Advanced Manufacturing
Jim LeSage, Managing Director, True Foods
Food and Fibre
Jeff Malone, General Manager Australia, SRX Global
Erika Hughes, Marketing Director, Integra Systems
Ron Weinzierl, Business Director, Australian Precision Tecnhologies
Defence Technologies
LOCATION
Federation University
Manufacturing Engineering Skills Centre
Building S, Corner Grant and Moyle Street
Ballarat, VIC