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ENERGEX Bright Futures Program

ENERGEX is offering a unique opportunity for students to join industry leaders to address various issues circulating in the business world.

Successful nominees will be sponsored by ENERGEX to attend an event hosted by CEDA, the Committee for Economic Development Australia. Students and accompanying teachers will listen to key speakers present their views on hot topics, participate in question time and engage with representatives from Australian businesses.

By participating in the Bright Futures Series, we hope to encourage students in to work towards career goals by providing an insight into operations and issues in the business world.

Teachers are invited to nominate two students and accompany them to the selected CEDA event. At each event, up to three schools may be in attendance. Successful nominees will be determined by ENERGEX according to the student’s profile and demonstrated interest in the event topic.

To nominate a student to attend a CEDA event, you must be a Queensland School Teacher. Nominated students must be in Years 10, 11 or 12.

Complete the nomination form online before 5pm on the advertised closing date for that event. Successful applicants will be notified via phone and/or email prior up to five days after nominations close.

Complete the online nomination form here.

Events will be added to this list as the year progresses. Become a Switched On subscriber to be notified when new events are advertised.

August 2010 Friday 13 August 2010 12.00pm – 2.00 pm Registrations close: 6 August 2010	Adapting Australia’s Infrastructure for Climate Change Speaker(s): Dr John Glaister, Chief Scientist, Laing O'Rourke Dr Andrew Ash, Director, Climate Adaptation Flagship, CSIRO As a risk management strategy, CEOs cannot ignore this strategic issue. Whether sea levels rise 1m or more, the consequences go far beyond just whether your building will be secure. Roads, rail, power, national security, communications and agri-business will all be affected due to the interrelatedness of infrastructure dependency. Are your buildings, roads, rail, power stations climate change ready? Is the infrastructure designed a decade ago going to cope with the changes to rising sea levels and hotter environments? How is seaside urban sprawl contained to minimise the risks of climate change? Do legal obligations extend to protecting infrastructure from climate change? CSIRO is leading a consortium of experts who are examining the impacts of climate change on our built environment with particular focus on how well prepared the SEQ region is to deal with this major issue. Venue: Brisbane The Hilton, 190 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, QLD
September 2010 Tuesday 7 September 2010 12.00pm – 2.00pm Registrations close: 31 August 2010	Annual State of the State Address Speakers: Premier Anna Bligh In this major address to the Queensland business and broader community the Premier will reflect on her year in office and importantly, outline her future priorities including plans that will have wide ranging implications for Queensland’s future economic and social development. Venue: Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Merivale Street, South Bank

August 2010

Friday 13 August 2010 12.00pm – 2.00 pm

Registrations close: 6 August 2010

Adapting Australia’s Infrastructure for Climate Change

Speaker(s):

Dr John Glaister, Chief Scientist, Laing O'Rourke
Dr Andrew Ash, Director, Climate Adaptation Flagship, CSIRO

As a risk management strategy, CEOs cannot ignore this strategic issue. Whether sea levels rise 1m or more, the consequences go far beyond just whether your building will be secure. Roads, rail, power, national security, communications and agri-business will all be affected due to the interrelatedness of infrastructure dependency.

Are your buildings, roads, rail, power stations climate change ready?
Is the infrastructure designed a decade ago going to cope with the changes to rising sea levels and hotter environments?
How is seaside urban sprawl contained to minimise the risks of climate change?
Do legal obligations extend to protecting infrastructure from climate change?
CSIRO is leading a consortium of experts who are examining the impacts of climate change on our built environment with particular focus on how well prepared the SEQ region is to deal with this major issue.

Venue: Brisbane The Hilton, 190 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, QLD

September 2010

Tuesday 7 September 2010 12.00pm – 2.00pm

Registrations close: 31 August 2010

Annual State of the State Address

Speakers: Premier Anna Bligh

In this major address to the Queensland business and broader community the Premier will reflect on her year in office and importantly, outline her future priorities including plans that will have wide ranging implications for Queensland’s future economic and social development.

Venue: Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Merivale Street, South Bank

CEDA holds more than 250 high-level seminars, workshops and chief executive roundtables presented each year. CEDA brings together leaders in business, government, academia and the broader community to promote national economic development in a sustainable and socially balanced way.

For more information on the Committee for Economic Development Australia, visit their website at www.ceda.com.au

ENERGEX Bright Futures Sponsorship Program Terms and Conditions

The sponsorship is being conducted by ENERGEX Limited ABN 40 078 849 055 of 150 Charlotte Street, Brisbane QLD 4000 (“Promoter”).
Nominations are to be completed by currently employed representatives from the Education Industry in Queensland.
Nominated students must be in Year 10, 11 or 12.
To nominate a student, you to complete a nomination form available at www.energex.com.au/switched_on. The nomination form must be received by 5pm the next business day following the advertised closing date for nominations for each event.
Relatives of ENERGEX employees are eligible to enter.
Judging will be completed by ENERGEX representatives and based on the information supplied on the nomination form which refers to academic merit, community merit and subjects studied. A minimum of three students will be selected to attend each event. The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered in to.
Sponsorship is not transferable or exchangeable and cannot be taken as cash.
In the event that the Promoter is unable to contact a winner, a runner-up will be deemed the winner and notified by telephone and mail within 5 business days.
If a prize is won by a child (being a person who is below the age of 18 years of age) ENERGEX will provide the prize to that child’s school, parent or guardian on behalf of the child.

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The ENERGEX network includes almost 50,000 km of overhead powerlines and underground cables. Between 2002 and 2006 ENERGEX installed more than 3000km of new underground cable - about the equivalent of travelling by road from Brisbane to Darwin. In South East Queensland there are more than half a million power poles and around 290,000 street lights.