Public hearing - Canberra, Wednesday 14 April 2010

Senate Select Committee on the National Broadband Network

Public hearing - Canberra, Wednesday 14 April 2010

Arbour Room, Ether Conference Centre
The Swanston Hotel, Grand Mercure
265–281 Little Bourke Street
MELBOURNE

10.45 am – 4.30pm

Time

Witness

10.45am

Panel of Local Councils (no submission)
Armidale Dumaresq Council (NSW)
Mr Stephen Gow, Director Planning and Environment Services (Teleconference))
Mr David Steller, Director, Engineering and Works (Teleconference)
Municipality of Kiama (NSW)
Mr Bryan Whittaker, Engineering Director (Teleconference)
Townsville Council (QLD)
Mr David Lynch, Executive Manager, Economic Development and Strategic Projects (Teleconference)
City of Onkaparinga (SA)
Mr Brian Hales, Group Manager Economic Development (Teleconference)

11.30 am

iiNet Group (no submission)
Mr Stephen Dalby, Chief Regulatory Officer (Teleconference)
Mr Gary Chappell, Project Leader (Teleconference)

12.15 pm

Lunch

1.15 pm

Panel – Communications and Information Technology Training (CITT) (no submission)
Mr Kevin Fothergill, Industry Manager CITT
Mr Hugh Ragg, Co-Chair Australian Digital and Television Industry Association
Ms Cherry F Cole,Principal of Knightsbridge Business Solutions (KBS)

2.00 pm

Optus (Submission 114 )
Mr Maha Krishnapillai, Director Government and Corporate Affairs
Mr Andrew Sheridan, General Manager Interconnect and Economic Regulation

2.45 pm

Afternoon Tea

3.00 pm

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (no submission)
Mr Mark Pearson, Executive General Manager, Regulatory Affairs
Mr Michael Cosgrave,  Communications Group General Manager 

3.45 pm

Communications Expert Group (Submission 126)
Professor Walter Green, Director (Teleconference)

4.30 pm

Adjourn

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