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16th Annual AEMEE Conference 2023

Our Voice, Our Choice

Cairns, Queensland - 13 & 14 September 2023

Day 1 - "Our Voice"

Day 2 - "Our Choice"

Keynote Speakers: Jules Allen, Greg Brown & Stan Yarramunua.

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15th Annual AEMEE Conference 2019

Our History, Our Future - Laying the Platform for Future Generations

Darwin, Northern Territory - 5 & 6 September 2019

Day 1 - "Our History - A Journey In Time"

Day 2 - "Our Future - Laying the Platform"

Keynote Speakers: Josef Asaf, Gail Mabo, Adam Drake & Albert Wiggan.

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Networking Event: Movie & Dinner Cruise

On the 17 May 2019, an exclusive group of AEMEE members met for a private movie screening of "Top End Wedding" at the Elizabeth Picture Theatre followed by a Dinner Cruise on the Brisbane River, aboard the Kookaburra Show Boat.

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14th Annual AEMEE Conference 2018

LISTEN to the experienced, LEARN from the past, LEAD for the future

Fremantle, Western Australia - 11 & 12 October 2018

Day 1 - "Recognising the Foundations for Success" 

Day 2 - "Building a Bigger Better Future"

Keynote Speakers: Dr Tracey Westeman, Professor Marcia Langton, Stan Grant & Peter Sharp.

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13th Annual AEMEE Conference 2017

Survival, Revival, Success - Making the most of the upturn in the resource sector

Cairns, Queensland - 11 & 12 October 2017

Day 1 - "Measuring performance and delivering results"
Day 2 - “Out of the black and into the red, recipes for success"

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12th Annual AEMEE Conference 2016

Sustainable Indigenous Businesses and Communities – Lead the Way to Closing the Gap

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory - 24 & 25 August 2016

Day 1 - “Resilience through Innovation” 
Day 2 - “Inclusion and Collaboration the Key to Closing the Gap”

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11th Annual AEMEE Conference 2015

The Tender Trap - The Pearls and Perils of Procurement

Glenelg, South Australia - 27 & 28 October 2015

Day 1 - “Equity of Opportunity” 

Day 2 - “Time to Diversify” 

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10th Annual AEMEE Conference 2014

The Lifelines for Business Success

Darwin, Northern Territory - 14 & 15 October 2013

Day 1 - “Learn from Success" 

Day 2 - “Adapt and Thrive” 

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9th Annual AEMEE Conference 2013

Getting Down to Business - Changing the game

Surfers Paradise, Queensland - 19 & 20 September 2013

Day 1 - “Working Together” 

Day 2 - “The Key to Winning Work"

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8th Annual AEMEE Conference 2012 

The Great Balancing Act

Alice Springs, Northern Territory - 25 & 26 October 2012

Day 1 -  "Think Big" 

Day 2 - "The Devil is in the Detail" 

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7th Annual AEMEE Conference 2011

Keeping Black Business in the Black

Mackay, Queensland - 27 & 28 October 2011

Day 1 - "Financing and Business Models"

Day 2 - "Exploring Different Business Opportunities around Mining, Energy and Exploration Activities"

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6th Annual AEMEE Conference 2010

Cracking the Code on Contracting

Perth, Western Australia - 14 & 15 October 2010

Day 1 - “What Companies want from Aboriginal Contractors and Suppliers”

Day 2 - “What Aboriginal Contractors and Suppliers need to be Successful”

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5th Annual AEMEE Conference 2009

Out of the Shadows - Aboriginal Business in the Spotlight

Adelaide, South Australia - 29 & 30 October 2009

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

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4th Annual AEMEE Conference 2008

Community Wealth Creation

Darwin, Northern Territory - 18 & 19 September 2008

A range of topics were presented including building Indigenous capacity and economic opportunities to communities and individual businesses.

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3rd Annual AEMEE Conference 2007

Cairns, Queensland - 1 & 2 November 2007

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.