Thank you for registering your interest to attend the industry specific business support webinars.

You will find information below on each of the webinars along with the link to join.  You may attend just one or multiple of the panel events.  As an audience member, we request that you join and participate in the meeting with your camera OFF and microphone MUTED.  You are able to ask questions via the chat feature in Webex and we will put them to the panel if they are relevant and we have time.  (We are prioritising the questions that we received via the pre-event registration.)

At the conclusion of each webinar, we would request you to complete a quick 2minute survey on your webinar experience and you also have the chance to ask further questions (if we don’t get to them) that we will forward to the panelists after the event.  Everyone that completes the feedback survey will go into the draw for a Business Success Program Passport valued at $300 to attend a series of 12 business education events starting in July 2020.

Survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XDPNFFT

Webinar details are below:

Hospitality & Leisure Panel: Thurs 30th of April from 2:00 – 3:00pm 

  • Michael Johnson, CEO, Tourism Accommodation Australia
  • Antony D’Cruz, Regional Engagement Manager, Service NSW
  • Marion Fitzpatrick, Head of Skills Team Tourism and Experience Services, TAFE NSW
  • Ben Lees, Principal Advisor, NSW Office of Small Business Commissioner
  • Helder Guerreiro, Economic Development Coordinator, Cumberland City Council

Retail Panel: Thurs 30th of April from 6:00 – 7:00pm 

  • Antony D’Cruz, Regional Engagement Manager, Service NSW
  • Roger Simpson, Founder & CEO, The Retail Solution
  • Ben Lees, Principal Advisor, NSW Office of Small Business Commissioner
  • Susana Morales, Head Teacher of Retail – TAFE NSW
  • David Somerville, Head of Economic Development, Blacktown City Council

Manufacturing and Logistics Panel: Fri 1st of May from 8:00 – 9:00am

  • Mark Goodsell, Head NSW & Nat Lead Manufacturing, Australian Industry Group
  • Julie Lockyer, Senior Associate, NSW Industry Trade & Investment
  • Stephan Wagner, Assistant State Manager, AusIndustry
  • Wayne Fallon, Senior Lecturer, WSU School of Business
  • Ray Kirby, Director, UTS Tech-Lab
  • Michael Cullen, Regional General Manager, TAFE NSW
  • Helder Guerreiro, Economic Development Coordinator, Cumberland City Council

Professional Services Panel: Fri 1st of May from 10:30 – 11:30am

  • Julie Lockyer, Senior Manager, NSW Industry Trade & Investment
  • Antony D’Cruz, Regional Engagement Manager, Service NSW
  • Justin Thomas, Head of Skills Team, Technology & Business Services – TAFE NSW
  • Ben Lees, Principal Advisor, NSW Office of Small Business Commissioner
  • Stephen Garrard, Senior Coordinator of Economic Development, The Hills Shire Council

Thank you for participating in our Business Support Panel, put on by the Blacktown City Council in partnership with The Hills Shire Council, Cumberland City Council and Penrith City Council.