Conferences
AEMEE 2011
27-28 October 2011
The 2011 AEMEE annual conference was held this year in Mackay in Queensland on the 27th and 28th October 2011, at the Mackay Entertainment and Convention Centre and again followed after the Mineral Council of Australia’s Sustainable Development Conference.
The theme for the AEMEE 2 day conference was “Keeping Black Business in the Black” and structured as follows:
- Day one - financing and business models
- Day two - exploring different business opportunities around mining, energy and exploration activities
View the 2011 Conference Proceedings
AEMEE 2010
14-15 October 2010
The 2010 annual Conference was held on Thursday 14 through to Friday 15 October at the Novotel Langley Perth, WA and tied into the theme of “Cracking the Code on Contracting”
Day one focused on “what companies want from Aboriginal contractors and suppliers”
Day two focused on “what Aboriginal contractors and suppliers need to be successful”
The Conference program featured:
- A Q&A with ABC's Tony Jones and a panel of experts focusing on “Why don’t Companies employ more Aboriginal Businesses?”
- Speakers talking about what Companies require from Aboriginal Contractors and Suppliers
- A number of master classes focussing on the components for maintaining and growing successful businesses
- An audience discussion with Jenny Brockie from SBS’ Insight program “What value does the Australian economy achieve from Aboriginal owned business’ engagement in the mining energy and exploration industries?”.
View the 2010 Conference Proceedings
Mining, Oil & Gas Local Procurement Forum
30 March 2010
A full day industry forum that built on the interest generated by a collaborative project that has been researching ‘Local small and medium sized enterprise (SME) participation in the supply chains of Australian mining, oil and gas companies’.
The forum was aimed at mining, oil and gas professionals in procurement/supply chain and community relations functions, and SME network organisations and associations.
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AEMEE 2009
29-30 October 2009
The 2009 annual Conference was held on 29 - 30 October 2009 at the Adelaide Convention Centre, South Australia and tied into the theme of "Out of the Shadows - Aboriginal Business in the Spotlight". The Conference program featured sessions on:
- Business ideas and support
- Getting it right
- Building successful businesses
- Q&A with ABC's Tony Jones and a panel of experts
Download a list of delegates who attended the 2009 conference.
View the 2009 AEMEE Conference Proceedings
AEMEE 2008
The Aboriginal Enterprises in Mining Exploration and Energy Conference was held from Thursday 18 - Friday 19 September 2008 at the Darwin Convention Centre, Northern Territory. The Conference focus was on the theme "Community Wealth Creation" and explored a range of topics including building Indigenous capacity and economic opportunities to communities and individual businesses.
View the 2008 AEMEE Conference proceedings
AEMEE 2007
The 3rd annual Aboriginal Enterprises in Mining and Exploration conference was held on Thursday 1st and Friday 2nd of November at the Cairns Convention Centre. The MCA secretariat worked closely with the steering committee for the conference ensuring that strong linkages were made through presentations, and themes.
Professional development workshops were held to help grow Indigenous enterprises engaged in the mining and minerals processing supply chain on Friday 2 November.
The conferences overlapped on Thursday 1 November, and included a joint casual dinner event to welcome delegates to the Aboriginal Enterprises in Mining and Exploration Conference and close the SD conference.
View the 2007 AEMEE Conference proceedings