Program - Institute of Public Accountants

Program

South Australian Professional Symposium 2016

Thursday 31 March & Friday 1 April Morphettville Racecourse

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General Information

Location and venue

Morphettville Racecourse Just off Anzac Highway Morphett Rd, Morphettville t (08) 82950111

Parking

Free parking will be available for all delegates at the location for the duration of the congress. Please contact the Morphettville Racecourse on 8295 0111, or the SA IPA Division for further information on parking.

Tram

The City-Bay tram operates throughout the day from North Terrace and Victoria Square through to Moseley Square, Glenelg. Please visit the Adelaide metro website .au for timetable information.

Bus

Adelaide Metro buses operate services to stops adjacent to Morphettville Racecourse on Anzac Highway and Morphett Road. Please visit the Adelaide metro website .au for timetable information.

Dress Code

Smart business casual.

Delegate Presentation Notes

A comprehensive hard copy version of the presentation notes will be provided to all delegates as part of their registration fee. All delegates will also be provided with adequate notepads and pens for the duration of the symposium. After the symposium, delegates wishing to obtain presentation notes on a USB stick will be able to order them for a small cost.

CPE Hours

All delegates will be able to claim 16 hours of structured CPE hours.

Program

Our education program offers you the opportunity to obtain 16 hours of CPE, with practical and relevant sessions covering topics of both a technical and non-technical nature.

Thursday 31 March

8.00am - 9.00am 9.00am - 9.15am

9.15am - 10.00am

10.00am - 10.05am 10.05am - 10.30am 10.30am - 11.30am

11.30am - 11.40 11.40am - 1.00pm

1.00pm - 1.45pm 1.45pm - 1.50pm 1.50pm - 2.35pm

2.35pm - 2.40 pm 2.40pm - 4.00pm

4.00pm - 4.20pm 4.25pm - 5.00pm

5.00pm 5.00pm - 6.00

Registration Opens

Event Opening and welcome

Master of Ceremonies

ACCC Update

Michael Schaper

Sponsor Spot

Morning Tea

Changing Face of SA Business

John Chapman

Interlude

Session 1: Xero- Next Generation Practice Workflow

Steven Leaney & Anthony Staltari

Session 2: Changes to Accounting Standards

Clark Anstis

Lunch Break

Sponsor Spot

Leadership in Business Q&A

Kevin Osborn

Interlude

Top 5 HR Mistakes for SME's

David Bates

Afternoon Tea

Health & Well Being Update

Darren Burgess

Education Sessions End

Networking Drinks

Friday 1 April

8.30am - 9.00am

9.00am - 10.30am

10.30am - 10.50am 10.50am - 11.20am

11.20am - 11.30am 11.30am - 1.00pm

1.00pm - 1.45pm 1.45pm - 1.50pm 1.50pm - 2.30pm

2.30pm - 2.40pm 2.40pm - 2.45pm 2.45pm - 3.45pm

3.45pm - 4.00pm 4.00pm ? 5.00pm

5.00pm 5.00pm ? 6.30pm

IPA Update

Andrew Conway

The 5 Cloud Technology forces Changing Business Forever

Peter Moriarty

Morning Tea

Business Management

Tim Clifton

Interlude

Session 1: TAX Update

Peter Adams

Session 2: SMSF Update

Shirley Schaefer

Lunch Break

Sponsor Spot

FOFA Update

Vicki Stylianou

Sponsor Spot

Interlude

Time & Change Management

Scott Way

Interlude/Mini Break

Key Note Speaker Olympian

Steven Bradbury OAM

Symposium Official Close

Networking drinks and canapes

Master of Ceremonies

Michael Linke IPA Executive General Manager Member Services

Presenter Profiles

Andrew Conway FIPA IPA Chief Executive Officer

A former Australian Government Treasury Ministry Chief of Staff, Andrew holds the record of being the youngest CEO of a public entity, when in 2009 he was 28 at the time of his appointment. Andrew has represented Australia a range of International events including APEC, G20 and World Trade Organisation.

Andrew was awarded the 2011 Young Professional of the Year award, appointed an adjunct Professor of Accounting at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics was appointed by the Victorian Governor as a Director of Eastern Health and in 2001 was awarded the Centenary of Federation Medal through the Order of Australia. Andrew's academic background and qualifications are in Commerce, Education and Commercial Law.

Dr Michael Schaper Deputy Chair Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

Michael's work has a special focus on small business, franchising, industry associations and business liaison with the national competition & consumer protection regulator. Dr Schaper was first appointed in July 2008.

A previous president of the Small Enterprise Association of Australia & New Zealand, he has also previously served as Small Business Commissioner for the Australian Capital Territory, chairperson of the ACT Small & Micro-Business Advisory Council and a director of the International Council for Small Business. In 2009 he was recipient of the "National Small Business Champion Award" by the Council of Small Business Organisations of Australia.

Michael has previously managed a community small business centre; been an adviser to government at both state and federal level; and held lecturing, professorial and dean roles at a number of Australian universities. He is currently an Adjunct Professor with Curtin University and a senior honorary research fellow at the University of Western Australia, and chairs the advisory board of Griffith University's Asia-Pacific Centre for Franchising Excellence. He holds a PhD and a Master of Commerce, as well as a Bachelor of Arts. His latest books are Entrepreneurship & Small Business: Asia-Pacific and Governments, SMEs and Entrepreneurship Development. Dr Schaper is a member of the ACCC's enforcement and adjudication committees.

John Chapman Small Business Commissioner South Australia

John Chapman was appointed as Small Business Commissioner on 24th September 2014. The role of Small Business Commissioner includes alternative dispute resolution for business disputes, administration of a number of Acts affecting small business, providing information to small businesses and advocating on their behalf. He brings to the role extensive experience in public, private and not-for-profit sectors. Previously he was Chief of Staff to the SA Minister for Investment and Trade, Minister for Defence Industries and Minister for Veterans' Affairs Hon. Martin Hamilton-Smith. He has held a number of board positions including: ? President of Group Training

Australia (SA); ? Founding Director of Auto Skills

Australia ? the automotive industry's national training body; and ? Councillor on the National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council.

Steven Leaney Senior Account Manager Xero

Steven Leaney is a Senior Account Manager at Xero and Chartered Accountant. He has owned and sold small businesses and absolutely loves using technology to create more efficient systems and processes.

His motto is to "automate the guts out of everything" and is passionate about any system which saves people time and money.

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