The Mercury Bush Summit

12pm - 1pm

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Mrs Robinson

Wishes you a wonderful day

Mrs Robinson

HOBART

Wednesday 16 August 2023

Bush Summit Opener & Acknowledgement of Country

Clontarf Foundation

Introduction

Damon Wise, General Manager Tasmania, News Corp Australia

Welcome

Brendan Blomeley, Mayor, City of Clarence

Keynote Address

The Hon. Jo Palmer, Minister for Primary Industries and Water
followed by a Q&A moderated by Craig Herbert, Editor, The Mercury

In Conversation

The Hon. Rebecca White MP, Leader of the Opposition in Tasmania
with Craig Herbert, Editor, The Mercury

Panel Discussion: International Trade, Tourism & Access Inbound

Councillor Shane Pitt, Mayor, West Coast Council
Norris Carter, Chief Executive Officer, Hobart Airport
Daniel Leesong, Founder, Coal River Farm
Simon Boughey, Tasmanian Director, Sustainable Economic Growth For Regional Australia Foundation
(SEGRA)
with Camille Smith, Deputy Editor, The Weekly TImes

Panel Discussion: Environment & Jobs

Ben Wicks, Vice President of Marketing, Australia and New Zealand. Mondelez
Corey Peterson, Chief Sustainability Officer, University of Tasmania
Tania Hunt, Chief Executive Officer, Young Network of Tasmania
Sam Elsom, Chief Executive Officer, Sea Forest
with Camille Smith, Deputy Editor, The Weekly Times

In Conversation

Senator The Hon. Carol Brown Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Transport
with Craig Herbert, Editor, The Mercury

Panl Discussion: Liveability

Dr. Tim Jackson, Chair, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (Tasmania)
Eleri Morgan-Thomas, Chief Executive Officer, Homes Tasmania
Dr. Elizabeth Lord, General Practitioner
with Phil Young, Deputy Editor, The Mercury

Communiqué: The View from The Mercury

Craig Herbert, Editor, The Mercury