Lawlab sponsors the Water Leaders Congress

27 Feb 2009

Lawlab is the proud legal sponsor of the Water Leaders Congress 2009 being held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Sydney on 3 and 4 March 2009.

The 2009 Water Leaders Congress will address topical water issues such as the drought and climate change with a series of presentations by some of Australia's top business minds in the water industry. These industry leaders will share their expertise and strategies to improving the performance of Australia's billion dollar water sector.

Lawlab directors Ian Perkins and Richard Bootle will lead the panel discussion on the opportunities and challenges of water trading. Ian and Richard will be joined in that discussion by industry experts Cheryl Rix General Manager, Western Murray Irrigation Limited and Will Fargher Senior Manager, Water Markets and Assets, National Water Commission.

The congress will focus on delivering leadership for the industry - with sessions led by:

  • The Hon Phillip Costa, Minister for Water, Rural Affairs & Regional Development
  • Ken Matthews AO, chair/CEO, National Water Commission
  • John Bradley, CEO, Queensland Water Commission (Qld)
  • Jim Cox, CEO, IPART (NSW)
  • Tim Waldron, CEO, Wide Bay Water Corporation (Qld) & Chair, IWA Water Loss Task Force
  • Neil Brennan, CEO, Central Highlands Water (Vic)
  • Mark Sullivan, managing director, ACTEW Corporation
  • Robyn McLeod, commission for water security, Office of Water Security (SA)
  • Neil Hanington, general manager, Midcoast Water (NSW)
  • The Hon Greg Hunt MP, Shadow Minister for Climate Change, Environment and Water
  • Tony Wright, chairman, State Water Corporation (NSW)
  • Robert Freeman, CEO, Murray Darling Basin Authority
  • Michael Malouf, managing director, Barwon Water (Vic)
  • John Wilkinson, managing director, Western Water (Vic)
  • Stewart McLeod, Chairman, Water Directorate (NSW)
  • Michael Murray, CEO, Gwydir Valley Irrigators Association (NSW)
  • Andrew Gregson, CEO, NSW Irrigators Council
  • Jeff Rugby, managing director, Grampians Wimmera Mallee Water (Vic)
  • Joe Flynn, CEO, Water Industry Alliance (SA)

For more details see http://watercongress.infrastructurenewsonline.com.au/