Bill Turner: So, now the music's ended, I might formally get started. Before I do that,
I'd like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, the Ngunnawal
people and I would also, in tying in with today's theme, I'd like to just recognise
the innovation of the aboriginal people of our lands, who have given us some truly unique
and innovative technologies and weapons and musical instruments and art. It shows to me
that the innovative spirit is something that binds us all together as one people.
Now, my job today is simply to get us through to the end and introduce the raft of brilliant
speakers that we have coming forward that hopefully will inspire you to go back into
your workplace and really make a difference. Firstly, I'd like to just get an idea of the
departments that are represented here, so if I could have some hands up and just shout
out some departments. I know the Department of Health is here. Human Services, Immigration,
Industry, Communications did I hear? Yep. Environment, Defense, Education.
Audience member: Finance, we’re here to help you.
Bill Turner: What was it, Social Services? Right. Employment, anybody else? PM&C thank
you. Just going to show that innovation has to start at the top. I'm just getting up my
list of things that Abby tells me I have to do. Acknowledge audience and ask audience,
yes got that. This is being put on by the Public Service Innovation Network and I'd
just like to get an idea of who the reps from the network are in the audience and which
departments they are from. Yep, Communications and you are? Hi David.
Hi Rob, how are you? Sorry, Food Standards. FSANZ welcome.
Hi Tony, how are you? Yep, was it Ann? Hi Ann.
Hi Greg, how are you? Attorney Generals, if we didn't say that before.
No. The shy type. Hello Peter, how are you?
Hello Danny, how are you? I missed the name. Hi Claire, how are you?
Great. Hopefully I haven't missed anybody. If I have,
that's your own fault for not putting your hand up. The Public Service Innovation Network
is about collaboration and idea sharing across the public service. Trying to do that nationally
and internationally. It's about fostering that spirit of innovation, which I think increasingly
is becoming important in our day to day lives. We have an enormous number of external drivers
on us to become better, faster, more efficient, more effective, more cost effective and innovation
is at the root of all of that. Right, so the last thing that Abby wants me
to talk, to tell you about is that the speakers will only have time for one or two questions
from the audience. We've got a fairly packed agenda and as you can see, we go right through
until 5:30 this afternoon and I think we'll fill all of that time. There will be a moustache
twirling panel and I'm on it and I'm told there will be a moustache, so I'm looking
forward to that. Yes, Abby, I will be. Once the speakers finish, she's assuming that I
will then take the questions from the audience on their behalf and I will do that.
Without any further ado, and I'm getting us ahead of time, because I had fifteen minutes
and I usually use every minute I'm given, but I'm going to move on and introduce John Sheridan.
John is from the Department of Finance, he's here to help you and he is talking about
navigating the cretaceous period.
Welcome John.