Engaging. Seminar on Reporting. WITH STAKEHOLDERS IN THE DIGITAL TRANSITION: How to prepare effective print and online versions of an annual report

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1 2018 ARA AWARDS DINNER SEMINAR ON REPORTING FEEDBACK SESSIONS Four Seasons Hotel Sydney Wednesday, 20 June & Thursday, 21 June 2018 All organisations in the Asia-Pacific Region are invited to attend the ARA Seminar and Awards Presentation Dinner, and consider entering the 2019 Awards. Seminar on Reporting Engaging WITH STAKEHOLDERS IN THE DIGITAL TRANSITION: How to prepare effective print and online versions of an annual report

2 FEEDBACK SESSIONS Entrants in the 2018 Awards are eligible to have a Feedback Session with an ARA Adjudicator for a modest fee. Feedback Sessions are available: ANNUAL SEMINAR ON REPORTING The Seminar program will be delivered by experienced ARA Adjudicators and speakers from organisations which have consistently produced high quality annual reports. They will discuss key issues that should be addressed and the practical how to aspects of producing an annual report that will communicate effectively about an organisation s current performance and future prospects. On the day of the Seminar, Thursday 21 June at the Four Seasons Hotel Sydney; or Before or after the Seminar at a mutually convenient date, time and place (or by teleconference). Feedback Session Fee: $ inc. GST Register online at N.B. A discounted Seminar fee of $580 inc. GST is available to participants who also register to attend a Feedback Session on the day of the Seminar. Seminar Fee $690 inc. GST (includes buffet luncheon) Note: Up to three people from the same organisation may attend. Register online at For information visit the website or contact ARA ara@arawards.com.au Phone

3 SEMINAR program A R A A W A R D S Presentation DINNER AM REGISTRATION A selection of 2018 Gold and Special Awards winning reports will be available for examination. 9.00AM OPENING REMARKS AND WELCOME AM KEYNOTE ADDRESS THE ONE MIRVAC STORY: A journey to toward integrated reporting AM REPORTING IN TODAY S DIGITAL WORLD Cost: $245 /per person Table of 10: $2, inc. GST $2, inc. GST with organisation signage Note: The Awards Presentation Dinner is an occasion for all organisations in the Asia Pacific Region to attend and consider entering the 2019 Awards. Four Seasons Hotel Sydney Wednesday, 20 June 6.45pm for 7.15pm (Black Tie/Business Suit) Master of Ceremonies: Michael Pascoe, Financial Journalist The Awards Dinner celebrates excellence in reporting to stakeholders. All interested in reporting are encouraged to join senior members of business, government and not-for-profit organisations, ARA directors, sponsors and adjudicators at this high profile event. Register online at for the Awards Presentation Dinner, Seminar and Feedback Sessions. Professor Suresh Cuganesan ARA Chair Linda Stoneman ARA Director, Seminar Chair Susannah West Sustainability, Reporting & Communications Manager, Mirvac Limited Since 2013, Mirvac has been aligning itself with a clear strategy to be focused, diversified and integrated around its purpose to Reimagine Urban Life. Last year Mirvac combined its sustainability report and annual report to show it is one business, with one intent and one story. Susannah will share her views on the value of having a single report that showcases both financial and non-financial performance. She will discuss how this can be achieved and explore best practice ideas. Susannah West manages sustainability reporting at Mirvac, an ASX50 integrated urban property group which is a key contributor to the development of Australia s major cities. She has more than 18 years experience in the built environment and energy sectors, most recently in strategy and reporting roles. Erwin Groenendal Co-Founder and Product Director, Tangelo Software In a thought provoking presentation Erwin Groenendal will discuss the nuances of reporting in the changing digital society and highlight the criteria for the ARA Online Reporting Award that Tangelo helped to update. Erwin will comment on: The do s and don ts of PDF downloads The curse of flip books Websites and microsites The fluctuating success of apps. Erwin has a Masters in Information Technology and spent several years with Oracle before cofounding Tangelo Software. He is a recognised thought leader in IR and regularly shares original research on digital IR practices at international conferences. Tangelo s cloud-based platform simplifies the process of creating, managing and publishing annual reports and makes it easy to publish multiple formats from the same source AM BREAK FOR MORNING TEA

4 Seminar PROGRAM Seminar PROGRAM PM PM PM EXPERT PANEL WILL DISCUSS Experiences of organisations that have performed consistently well in the ARA Award WHY IT IS IMPORTANT FOR NOT-FOR-PROFITS TO SUBMIT THEIR REPORTS FOR SCRUTINY AND BENCHMARKING THE VALUE OF CORPORATE REPORTING REPORTING IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR THE AUDIT OFFICE APPROACH TO WORK HEALTH & SAFETY REPORTING HOW TO MAKE THE TRANSITION FROM PRINTED TO ONLINE ANNUAL REPORTS BREAK FOR LUNCH Moderator: Stephen Varady CSM ARA Director and Chair, ARA Awards Committee Stephen is respected nationally as a facilitator and public speaker, and as an authority on corporate performance management and reporting. He has had extensive experience in local government following a career in the Australian Army. John Nicolades Chief Executive Officer, Bridge Housing Dr Jeanne Ng Director Group Sustainability, CLP Power Hong Kong Limited Marco Monaco Audit Leader, Audit Office of New South Wales Marnie Reid Head of Shareholder Services, AMP Limited John Nicolades will talk about the importance of transparency and accountability in providing a core foundation upon which organisations, not for profit, government and private sector alike, are able to build on. Such a foundation is critical to securing a social licence to operate and maintain trust in an era when trust in institutions and organisations is steadily eroding. John has extensive senior level experience in government and the not-for-profit sector. Since 2006, he has transformed Bridge Housing, a not-for-profit providing affordable accommodation for low and moderate-income people, by increasing its housing portfolio from 650 to more than 2000 properties and accommodating over 3,000 people; increasing staff from eight to 60; and growing turnover to $37M. John believes transparent reporting is the basis of public accountability and trust. Bridge Housing commenced its transparency journey in Through continuous improvement in reporting it has achieved Gold Awards each year since 2013 and has twice been nominated for the ARA Report of the Year Award. Securing and maintaining the trust of stakeholders is a key ingredient for business success. As the use of social media continues to expand, protecting a company s reputation by publishing the factual version of challenges before others do is becoming increasingly important,. Done well, such corporate reporting in addition to reports on performance and achievements can increase brand value, and support internal communications. Jeanne Ng. is responsible for sustainability-related strategy, reporting and communication for CLP Power Hong Kong Limited. She has more than 25 years experience in the environmental and sustainability fields and is a Board member of the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC), a Stakeholder Council Member of ø the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and a member of other international advisory groups. CLP Holdings first entered the ARA Awards in 2014 and won the Report of the Year Award as a first-time entrant. Since then CLP has received successive Gold Awards. Marco will give an overview of the legislative framework for annual reporting in the New South Wales public sector and outline how WHS is managed in the Audit Office of NSW as good WHS reporting starts with a robust WHS function. This will include details of an active WHS Committee and the important functions this committee performs, and how WHS information is collected and reported through internal and external accountability mechanisms, including the annual report. Marco Monarco is a Chartered Accountant with vast experience in reporting in the public sector. He has been with the Audit Office for 16 years and his roles now include Audit Manager and Chair of the Work, Health and Safety Committee. He is involved in data collection and analysis for the Audit office s Annual Report. The Audit Office of New South Wales has consistently received Gold Awards since 2007 and has twice won Report of the Year Award. Build it and they will come is not always so with online reporting. How do you transition readers to give up the trusty printed report and go online? What are the challenges in getting the right balance between printed and online? As Head of Shareholder Services for AMP Limited Marnie Reid has focussed on the many challenges of communicating with the third largest shareholder base in Australia for more than 15 years. Along the way she has worked on mergers, demergers, capital raisings, capital returns, share sales and twenty plus AGMs.

5 Seminar PROGRAM EXPERT PANEL WILL DISCUSS PM Preparing annual report contecnt and working with service providers Moderator: Stephen Varady CSM ARA Director and Chair, ARA Awards Committee THE IMPORTANCE OF DESIGN IN YOUR STRATEGY COPYRIGHT AT WORK: The Need to Understand Copyright in Relation to Annual Reporting CLIENT PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN ANNUAL REPORT PRODUCTION IN THE ASIA PACIFIC Jeff Davey Michael Witt Tang Lien Founder and Design Director of DesignDavey Senior Licensing Consultant, Copyright Agency Managing Director, Nova Fusion, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Discussing your annual report project with an experienced designer at the very early planning stage will guarantee you deliver the best results, both for your company and your stakeholders. Engaging the designer s expertise early on, allows you to cement your ideas, understand the possibilities and ensure you are staying current within the everevolving environment of annual reporting. We ve all been puzzled by copyright questions. Michael Witt will discuss how to empower your organisation to use and share copyright text and image content legally. Using real life examples he will show how to take the guess work out of copyright compliance and offer ways to simplify the sharing and storing of published information. He will also discuss communicating via multiple formats including print, website, intranet and social media. Tang Lien will begin by discussing the types of clients he works with in the Asia-Pacific region and their appetites for disclosure, and then talk about managing the agencyclient relationship with respect to: Jeffrey Davey is the founder and Design Director of DesignDavey. He has more than 20 years of senior design experience with some of Australia s most awarded design agencies. He is one of Australia s leading visual design talents and a specialist in financial reporting. Michael Witt is a Senior Licensing Consultant at Copyright Agency who has 20 years experience in legal data visualisation, regulation technology, intellectual property rights management and copyright licensing. Establishing agreed frameworks and guidelines to follow Balancing expectations with deliverables The importance of starting early and sticking to timelines Getting the details right! Tang Lien created Nova Fusion and has turned it into a leading annual report agency in Malaysia servicing more than 400 clients across the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. Nova Fusion differentiates itself by offering advisory services on content, best practice reporting and the latest listing requirements. 3.00PM CLOSE OF SEMINAR Closing remarks by Seminar Chair

6 SEMINAR PROGRAM SEMINAR PROGRAM AM REGISTRATION A selection of 2018 Gold and Special Awards winning reports will be available for examination. 9.00AM WELCOME Professor Suresh Cuganesan ARA Chair OPENING REMARKS Linda Stoneman, ARA Director Seminar Chair AM KEYNOTE ADDRESS: ONE MIRVAC STORY Susannah West Sustainability Reporting and Communications, Mirvac Limited AM REPORTING IN TODAY S DIGITAL WORLD Erwin Groenendal Co-Founder and Product Director, Tangelo Software AM Break for morning tea PM EXPERT PANEL WILL DISCUSS EXPERIENCES OF ORGANISATIONS THAT HAVE CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED WELL IN THE ARA AWARDS Benefits of preparing an excellent annual report: - and how to do it Moderator: Stephen Varady CSM, ARA Director and Chair, Awards Committee John Nicolades Chief Executive Officer, Bridge Housing Why it is important for not-for-profits to submit their reports for scrutiny and benchmarking Dr Jeanne Ng Director, Group Sustainability, CLP Power Hong Kong Limited The Value of Corporate Reporting Marco Monaco Audit Leader - Audit Office of New South Wales Reporting in the Public Sector The Audit Office approach to Work Health & Safety Reporting PM HOW TO MAKE THE TRANSITION FROM PRINTED TO ONLINE ANNUAL REPORTS Marnie Reid Head of Shareholder Services, AMP Limited PM Break for lunch PM EXPERT PANEL WILL DISCUSS PREPARING ANNUAL REPORT CONTENT AND WORKING WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS Moderator: Stephen Varady CSM, ARA Director and Chair, Awards Committee Jeff Davey Director, DesignDavey Including Design in your Strategy Michael Witt Senior Licensing Consultant, Copyright Agency Copyright at Work: The need to understand copyright in relation to annual reporting Tang Lien Managing Director, Nova Fusion, Kuala Lumpur Client project management in annual report production in the Asia Pacific 3.00PM CLOSE OF SEMINAR Closing remarks by Seminar Chair

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