The Developing Northern Australia Conference will be held at Alice Springs Convention Centre over Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 June. This annual conference is now in its 4^th year and continues to be a meeting place for those individuals, companies and government entities that are vested in progressing Northern Australia.

The conference provides a platform for networking and connecting with like-minded contributors to share the opportunities, challenges and outcomes for growing Northern Australia.  We invite you to be part of this conversation on the importance of a connected North and ways to move forward in telecommunications, energy, liveability, population and engaging investment and  attracting business.

• Trade and Investment
• Land and Water
• Connecting Northern Australia
• Attracting Business and Population
• Governance and the Next Generation of Northern Australian Policy
• Indigenous-led Development
• Food and Agribusiness
• Engaging Industry Sectors
• Small Business and New Opportunities
• Northern Australia Liveability

Confirmed Featured Speakers

• Senator the Hon Matt Canavan, Minister for Natural Resources and Northern Australia, Australian Government (pre recorded message)
• Hon Michael Gunner, Chief Minister, Northern Territory Government
• Dr Beth Woods, Director-General, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) Queensland
• Dr Stephanie Fahey, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Trade & Investment Commission (Austrade)
• Mr Nigel Browne, CEO, Larrakia Development Corp
• Mr Mark Cully, Chief Economist, Office of the Chief Economist, Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, Australian Government
• Ms Marie Piccone, Managing Director, Manbulloo Ltd
• Mr Mark Bennett, Head of Agribusiness & Specialised Commercial, ANZ Australia
• Mr Troy Setter, CEO, Consolidated Pastoral Company (CPC)
• Professor Simon Maddocks, Vice Chancellor, Charles Darwin University
• Ms Melissa Vernon, Executive Director – Innovation & Development, WA Country Health Service
• Mr Mark Coffey, Head – Office of Northern Australia
• Ms Maria Alejandra Vlek (Alejandra), Minister, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Argentina

Plenary Panel

Accepted

• Professor John Blaxland, Director, ANU Southeast Asia Institute & Head, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
• Mr Mark Coffey, Head – Office of Northern Australia
• Dr Stephanie Fahey, Chief Executive Office, Austrade

Moderator: Mr Luke Bowen, General Manager, Northern Australia Development & Trade, DefenceNT, Northern Territory Government