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Keynote Speakers

Heinz-Werner Engel

Director, International Network for Environmental Management

Heinz-Werner Engel has more than 25 years of experience in services linked to environmental protection in Belgium and throughout Europe. Among his core expertise is the creation of participative management tools for small and micro companies and a number of instruments for SMEs to help them implement environmental management, including Ecomapping.

Heinz serves on the panel for the Canadian-based 14.001Registry and is Director, International Network for Environmental Management.

Mark Brown

Environmental Advisor
Boeing Defence Australia

Mark specialises in environmental knowledge and the operation of the site EMS at Naval Communication Station Harold E. Holt. He is responsible for environmental induction and training projects including oil spill contingency and gas leak scenarios. Mark works in a large variety of areas from power production, water abstraction, water treatment to migratory birds, turtle nesting and snake handling. He is a qualified Environmental Scientist and Lead Auditor for ISO14001.

Zena Helman

JAS-ANZ EMS Technical Expert and independent EMS consultant

Zena has expertise in environmental and sustainability management and planning in both the public and private sectors. She has developed, implemented, audited and reviewed environmental management systems and conducted training courses on EMS and environmental auditing in Australia and overseas. Zena is certified as a Lead Environmental Auditor by RABQSA and EMS Technical Specialist and Lead Auditor for JAS ANZ. Her contribution to professional environmental practice is recognised by election as a Fellow of the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand.

Trudy Robinson

Trudy is a consultant who works closely with boards and executive teams to introduce governance strategies to enable compliance, structured board reports and facilitate JV, merger, acquisition or franchise diversification.

Trudy has been Project Manager for the Grainco takeover of NSW Grains Board, developed and implemented strategies for the Mergers Acquisitions and Divestment department within Elders Australia and a Member of the Reference Committee to establish Vocational (post) Graduate Certificate of Entrepreneurial Studies at Southbank Institute of Technology.

Genevieve Carruthers

EMS Principal Consultant
Ecosure

Genevieve is a lead EMS auditor and well known internationally for her EMS work in agriculture. She worked with the first two grains/beef farmers in Australia to gain ISO 14001 certification, developed the national EMS training materials for agriculture, and completed the first cases studies on farmer adoption of EMSShe was a founding member of the UN Environmental Program Best Practices Network and founding President of the EMS Association

Prior to joining Ecosure in July 2009 Genevieve was the EMS Specialist with NSW Department of Primary Industries. In this capacity she She is completing a PhD at the University of Tasmania, to investigate the motivations for EMS adoption.

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