Post-Holden South Australia and the Future of Manufacturing
Public Lecture
12pm - 1:30pm, Wednesday 4 October 2017
Welcome from Professor Colin Stirling, Vice-Chancellor, Flinders University and chaired by Professor John Spoehr, Director, Australian Industrial Transformation Institute.
Presentations from Senator Kim Carr, Hon Kyam Maher, Nick Champion MP and John Camillo will be followed by a panel discussion.
Senator Kim Carr
Shadow Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research and a Senator for Victoria. Senator Carr has been a staunch advocate of the automotive industry, arguing that it has long been Australia’s great repository of advanced manufacturing capabilities.
Hon Kyam Maher
Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation, Automotive Transformation and Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation, South Australian Government. Kyam is also Minister for Employment and Minister for Science and Information Economy.
Nick Champion MP
Shadow Assistant Minister for Manufacturing and Science. He held the seat of Wakefield in South Australia which includes the Holden Factory and takes in Elizabeth, the Barossa and Clare Valleys and the Adelaide Plains.
John Camillo
State Secretary of the AMWU and has responsibility for representing automotive workers in South Australia. John is assisting workers through the transition from Holden’s automotive manufacturing into potential new job opportunities in South Australia.
This event is organised by the Australian Industrial Transformation Institute at Flinders University.
Australian Industrial Transformation Institute
Flinders University
1284 South Road, Clovelly Park SA 5042
GPO Box 2100, Adelaide SA 5001
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