The MAV Technology Awards for Excellence recognise outstanding achievements by local government information and communications technology (ICT); geographic information (GIS) and records management (RM) practitioners to encourage innovation in local government service delivery for the people of Victoria, Australia and the world.

6.30pm	Pre-dinner drinks
7.00pm	Seating & background music
7.10pm	Entreé served
7.30pm	Welcome song -  Casey Bennetto
7.35pm	Introduction & acknowledgements - David Bartlett
7.40pm	Sponsor address -
7.45pm	Nominees and Award presentations Casey Bennetto & David Bartlett with Tim Neal, Shannon Bourne, Vincenzo Ruberto & Nick Karasaviddis: Strategy & Planning Achievement of the Year Collaboration or Partnership Achievement of the Year Smart City Achievement of the Year Customer Experience Achievement of the Year The Victorian Award for Excellence The Australian Award for Excellence About the LOLA International Award for Excellence
8.15pm	Dinner served
8.45pm	Live band and dancing
9.15pm	Desert Served Live band and dancing
11.30pm	Close

Registration & Trade Exhibition

Jirra Lulla Harvey & David Bartlett, Conference Co-Chairs

How to facilitate growth, transformation and adventure

Using drones for energy, agritech, telcos, farms, health and city services. Marae and Māori organisational digital transformation and connectivity projects.

How global and Australian Trailblazers are disrupting industries, shaping the future, and transforming the world around you.

Morning Tea & Trade Exhibition – Brought to you by Wideband

Dancing in the dark – Government data governance

A singular digital presence of government

Using data to drive decision making

What are the challenges of hacks and jams in local government and how can we achieve greater outcomes?

Lunch & Trade Exhibition – Brought to you by Tesserent

Deakin has been recognised as a global digital leader for the second year running, with the Deakin Genie digital personal assistant tool for students receiving a 2018 Digital Edge 50 award. Can this tool be leveraged to deliver council services to people in Victoria?

Learn how the NSW Government is taking a holistic approach to place users at the centre when we design and deliver digital services.

Enabling innovation in councils

What are the procurement barriers to innovation in local government and how can we solve them?

Afternoon Tea & Trade Exhibition – Brought to you by Olikka

Smart People. Smart Places. Smart Partnerships

How MInD is exploring the potential of IT, intelligent data, computation and digital media to create more agile and adaptive solutions for socially, environmentally, and economically viable built environment.

How local government can help to address complex urban and regional challenges, by harnessing digital technology, establishing partnerships and applying intelligent design.

AI researchers, neuroscientists, psychologists, artists and innovative thinkers; re-imagining how we connect with machines.

Closing remarks Jirra Lulla Harvey & David Bartlett, Conference Co-Chairs. Plenary & Trade Exhibition closes 5.30pm  (Networking Evening @ Little Creatures Brewery commences @ 6.00pm)

A true brewery village experience, with a bustling Canteen and the colourful Mystery Lane. A great opportunity to network in a casual setting and talk about what you've seen and heard at the conference. You can grab a fresh beer and a bite to eat, and watch the brewers racing around doing their thing. And we'll have Tripod on hand to provide some laughs and great music.

When	What	Where
6.00pm	Drinks and food service commences
7.00pm	Optional brewery tour	Little Creatures Brewery 221 Swanston St, Geelong
8.00pm	Welcome & introductions - Michael Smyth, Chair, MAV Technology
8.05pm	Sponsor's address
8.10pm	Tripod
8.40pm	Networking
10.30pm	Close

  Tripod Since their earliest shows Tripod have made a habit of juggling comedy, music and narrative in endless exhilarating combinations. They started out in the Melbourne pub scene, before becoming regulars of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and of national radio on Triple J. TV followed, including four seasons on Skithouse – the album of which, Middleborough Road, won them an ARIA – as well as a year as regulars on Sideshow on the ABC. They have created numerous musicals including the magical Tripod Versus the Dragon and Perfect Tripod: Australian Songs with Eddie Perfect. Perfect Tripod also appeared on Network Ten’s Oxfam Gala, released a single with Gotye for Save Live Australian Music and sung with Missy Higgins on ABCTV’s Crackup. Tripod continue to bring an insane level of craft in both comedy and music and combine them in a rich and satisfying way – an ability that has cemented them as a much loved cultural fixture in Australia.  

Hop on our coach and head out to Deakin’s Innovation Precinct at Waurn Ponds campus where we’ll visit 3 world-class facilities – the Centre for Advanced Design in Engineering Training (CADET), Carbon Nexus and the Institute for Intelligent Systems Research (IISRI).

·        CADET:  Home of 21st Century engineering, the focus of CADET is on digital manufacturing, rapid prototyping, 3D modelling and visualisation technologies. Its purpose-built, interactive laboratory and workshop learning spaces enable students to project the creativity, imagination and research required to solve modern engineering issues.

·        Carbon Nexus: For more than a decade, Deakin University researchers have been developing new and improved fibres and carbon composites. This new facility significantly enhances the capacity to deliver real outcomes for industry to capture the enormous market potential of carbon fibre and related composites. Carbon Nexus is an integral part of the $103m Australian Future Fibres Research and Innovation Centre at Deakin.

·        IISRI is dedicated to advancing the global knowledge base of intelligent systems research. We focus on five main areas – defence systems integration and robotics, haptics research, motion simulation, micro/nano system modelling and manipulation, and process modelling and analysis.

Departure: 9.00am from Deakin Waterfront Campus bus-stop, Brougham St. Return: 12.20pm  (Max 45 people)

How to map council business processes to enable application efficiency Deloitte Digital will discuss mapping council business processes on a page as the first step in optimising application efficiency across council. The framework and learnings could be implemented by any council interested in streamlining business processes and improving customer experience. - 2.5 hours brought to you by Deloitte Digital & HPE

Master Class by Splunk: Smart Cities Abstract to come. - 2.5 hours brought to you by Deloitte Digital & HPE