The 38th annual State of the Nation was held at Parliament House, Canberra on 31 May - 1 June 2017.
Catch up on all the highlights from the 2017 conference below.
Keynote address
The Hon. Malcolm Turnbull
Prime Minister of Australia
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Job security, disadvantage and Australia's rustbelt: where to from here?
Panel discussion
Panellists:
Dr Fiona Haslam McKenzie
Co-Director, Centre for Regional Development, University of WA
Chris Sutherland
Managing Director, Programmed
The Hon. Dr Andrew Leigh
Federal Shadow Assistant Treasurer
Renée Leon PSM
Secretary, Federal Department of Employment
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Keynote address
Senator the Hon. Arthur Sinodinos AO
Federal Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science
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Australia: leader or laggard in the race to secure our future industries?
Panel discussion
Panellists:
Jeff Connolly
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Siemens
Dr Alex Zelinsky
Chief Defence Scientist and Head, Defence Science and Technology Group, Federal Department of Defence
Adrian Turner
CEO, Data61 and Co-Chair, Cyber Security Growth Centre
Elizabeth Lewis-Gray
Chair and Managing Director, Gekko Systems, Chair, METS Ignite
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Keynote address
Senator The Hon. Fiona Nash
Federal Minister for Regional Development
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Trade in the Trump era: a new risk or a new opportunity?
Panel discussion
Panellists:
Dr Stephanie Fahey
Chief Executive Officer, Austrade
Justin Brown
Deputy Secretary, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Grant King
President, Business Council of Australia
Dr Geoff Raby
Former Australian Ambassador to China
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Innovation and collaboration: what matters and what can be done?
Panel discussion
Panellists:
Dr Andrew Charlton
Director, AlphaBeta
Sue MacLeman
Managing Director and CEO, MTP Connect
Dr Larry Marshall
Chief Executive, CSIRO
Professor Eeva Leinonen
Vice Chancellor, Murdoch University
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Keynote address
The Hon. Josh Frydenberg
Federal Minister for the Environment and Energy
Discussion highlights coming soon.
Keynote dinner
State Treasurer's panel
Panellists:
Damian Graham
Chief Investment Officer, First State Super
The Hon. Tim Pallas
Treasurer of Victoria
The Hon. Tom Koutsantonis
Treasurer of South Australia
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Keynote breakfast address
The Hon. Bill Shorten
Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Minister for Indigenous Affairs and Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders
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Keynote address
The Hon. Christopher Pyne
Federal Minister for Defence Ministry
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Keynote address
The Hon. Christian Porter
Federal Minister for Social Services
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Keynote address
The Hon. Scott Morrison
Federal Treasurer
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The Senate Crossbench
Panel discussion
Panellists:
Lyndal Curtis
Canberra Bureau Chief, Sky News
Senator Sarah Hanson-Young
The Australian Greens
Senator David Leyonhjelm
Liberal Democratic Party
Senator Nick Xenophon
Nick Xenophon Team
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Blogs
Dr Larry Marshall, ROI - Return on Innovation: a roadmap for collaboration
Jeff Connolly, Australia: leader or laggard in the race to secure our future industries?
Professor Eeva Leinonen, Practical innovation drives One Health at Murdoch University
Sue MacLeman, Harnessing the buzz for Australia’s future
Grant King, Australia cannot turn its back on trade