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- Scene Setting Keynote
- Cusomer Panel
Janine Nechwatal, Housing Industry Association
- Myths and Legends
- Australian and Overseas Trends
- Issues in Capturing and Transporting Water
Russell Rees, Country Fire Authority
- Issues in Recycling and Desalination
Dr Con Pelekani, South Australian Water Corporation
- Creative and Alternative Approaches
Errol Harvey, MiniFAB
J Mathew Pryor, Observant
Ray Borg, Hyder Consulting
Marcus Barber, Strategic Futurist
Chris Dawson, Desaln8
Joe Flynn, Water Industry Alliance
Issue Statement
Richard Hames summed up the findings from the Water Technologies Breakthrough Forum and delivered an issues statement that incorporated the major themes that were uncovered throughout the day.
The issues identified were:
1) The need to change mindsets at a national level. It is imperative to have a coherent strategic framework, inclusive of all stakeholders, for a 10-15 year view of the challenges that we will face in the future.
2) Use this framework to make investment decisions into solutions. Both low tech and high tech innovations will be required to address the challenges of Australia's water future.
3) Educate the community as a whole to change the behavioural patterns of individuals.
4) Engage the global community in discourse that 'matters' to Australia. The need to access networked intelligence from overseas and to effectively connect local innovations to the world market is crucial to producing the best solutions possible.
5) The use of bio-mimicry in solutions that address the challenges of Australia's water future.