PROGRAM - Appita - Australian and New Zealand Pulp and Paper Industry Association

DAY 1: TUESDAY 1 DECEMBER 2020

SESSION 1: CONFERENCE OPENING & GUEST KEYNOTE 9:30 am - 10:45 am SESSION 1 VIDEO
	9:30 am - 9:40 am WELCOME Deanne Heier, Chair, Appita Young Professionals Network (YPN)
	9:40 am - 10:00 am Terry McDonald, President, Appita Opportunities for Young Professionals "The value of building and maintaining networks." Moderator: Deanne Heier, Chair, Appita Young Professionals Network (YPN)
	10:00 am - 10:45 am Tim Wood, Director, IndustryEdge People, pandemics, panic, paper and packaging: how behavioural change has altered paper and board markets. Moderator: Deanne Heier, Chair, Appita Young Professionals Network (YPN)
10:45 am - 11:00 am	BREAK
SESSION 2: MANAGING UP 11:00 am - 12:00 pm SESSION 2 VIDEO
	11:00 am - 11:20 am Jim Henneberry, Professional Director "Managing up" to influence organisational direction, performance and culture. Moderator: Ryan Worland, Deputy Chair, Appita Young Professionals Network (YPN) 11:20 am - 12:00 pm PANEL DISCUSSION Industry leaders share their thoughts and insights on how to influence organisational direction, performance and culture. Panelist:

12:00 - 12:30	BREAK
SESSION 3: NEW SPEAKERS COMPETITION 12:30 pm - 13:30 pm SESSION 3 VIDEO Proudly sponsored by Solenis Australia
	Moderator: Maia Ireland-Blake, Deputy Chair - New Zealand, Appita YPN Louise Van Tiel, Plant Engineer, Oji Fibre Solutions Kinleith, New Zealand Kinleith Mill Liquid Chlorine Filling Bay Improvements. Rhiannon Mathers, Graduate Process Engineer, Kimberly-Clark, Australia Waste Reduction in Rolled Converting
DAY 2: WEDNESDAY 2 DECEMBER 2020
SESSION 4: AWARDS AND GUEST KEYNOTE 9:00 am - 11:10 am SESSION 4 VIDEO
	9:30 am - 09:35 am WELCOME Thilina Gunawardhana, Appita Young Professional Network (YPN)
	9:40 am - 09:55 am AWARDS PRESENTATIONS New Speaker Prize Winner presented by Bryalee Pearless, National Sales Manager, Solenis Australia Pty Ltd. Brice Landman Memorial Award for the Young Professional of the Year presented by Terry McDonald, Appita President
9:55 - 10:10	BREAK
SESSION 5 VIDEO
	10:10 am - 11:10 am GUEST KEYNOTE Dr Tom Verghese, Cultural Synergies Diversity and inclusion in the "New Normal" Moderator: Thilina Gunawardhana, Appita Young Professionals Network (YPN) This is an important topic for young professionals as they navigate their careers. The ability to be inclusive is an important facet for interacting with others both professionally and personally. Increase awareness and knowledge of diversity, inclusion, equity and bias Highlight the impact of unconscious bias on diversity and inclusion Educate and promote the value of different perspectives and its impact on workplace productivity Learn strategies and tools on how to reduce unconscious bias
11:10 - 11:30	Conference Close
VIRTUAL YPN WORKSHOP MAXIMISE YOUR POTENTIAL 11:30 am - 1:30 pm If you have registered to attend the workshop please check your email for you pesonalised Zoom link.
	11:30 am - 12:20 pm WORKSHOP Mim Bartlett, Mim Bartlett Consulting MAXIMISE YOUR POTENTIAL Moderator: Sahan Kumarasinghe, Appita Young Professionals Network (YPN) Amplify your strengths and leverage them for greater professional and personal success Clarify purpose and direction Strengthen your collaboration and develop stronger relationships with others in the Workshop *Note limited places for this session - separate registration required - Young Professionals Only*
12:20 - 12:40	BREAK
	12:40 pm - 13:30 pm Workshop continued. Session close 13:30 pm.