DRILL 2014 PROGRAMME
Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre (GCCEC)
TUESDAY 19 AUGUST
5.00pm Registration desk opens in GCCEC foyer
6.30pm Welcome cocktails in exhibition hall
9.00pm Close
WEDNESDAY 20 AUGUST
PLENARY SESSIONS: 8.30-11.40am
Visit the speakers page for more information about the plenary speakers.
8.30am Official Opening and Keynote Address
Hon Ian Macfarlane MP, Minister for Industry,
Department of Industry: industry.gov.au
9.10am Risk, Human Error and Statutory Regulations
John Tate, Barrister, Queensland state government
9.50am Morning tea in exhibition hall
10.00am Partners’ tour departs from Sofitel Broadbeach
10.20am Coiled Tubing Drilling Rig for Minerals Exploration
Soren Soe, Deep Exploration Technologies CRC (DET CRC)
11.00am Utilising Innovation to Drive Productivity Onsite
Kent Hoots, Senior Vice President of Products (USA), Boart Longyear
11.40am Lunch
WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS: 1.00pm-5.00pm
Follow this link for full workshop and seminar schedule
THURSDAY 21 AUGUST
PLENARY SESSIONS: 8.30am-12.20pm
8.30am Drilling the Economy into Prosperity
Professor Ian Plimer, Director, Hancock Prospecting
9.10am Australian’s Reliance on China
Justin Smirk, Senior Economist, Westpac
9.50am Morning tea in exhibition hall
10.20am Queensland Resources: The Outlook, 2014
Michael Roche, CEO, Queensland Resources Council (QRC)
11.00am Safer and Efficient Rig Design
Ulrich Schoepf, Deputy Sales Director, Bauer Deep Drilling
11.40am CSG (Coal Seam Gas) Workforce Projections for Queensland
Glenn Porter, CEO, Energy Skills Queensland (ESQ)
12.20pm Lunch in exhibition hall
WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS: 2.00pm-5.15pm
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4.00pm Exhibitors may start bump-out
5.00pm Exhibition and presentations close
5.00pm Room 1 New Zealand Drillers Federation (NZDF) Annual General Meeting (AGM).
6.30pm Pre-dinner drinks in GCCEC foyer
7.00pm Gala dinner, Arena 2, GCCEC
FRIDAY 22 AUGUST
7.00am-12.00pm
Exhibitors’ bump-out
We look forward to hosting you at DRILL 2014 in August. Click here for online registration or e-mail drill2014@aomevents.com.
