ARAAUSTRALASIAN REPORTING AWARDS

2017 ANNUAL SEMINAR ON REPORTINGPark Hyatt Hotel, Melbourne – Thursday, 22 June 2017

All organisations in the Asia-Pacific Region are invited to attend the Seminar and Awards Presentation Dinner and to consider entering the 2018 Awards.

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Australasian Reporting Awards in association with CPA Australia

ARAAUSTRALASIAN REPORTING AWARDS

ABOUT THE ARA

ARA OBJECTIVES

To improve the quality of annual, sustainability and integrated reporting by organisations in Australia, New Zealand and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

To raise awareness among the leaders and managers of organisations of the need for complete, open, honest, transparent and timely disclosure of information to stakeholders.

To enable private sector, public sector and not-for-profit organisations in Australia, New Zealand and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region to be highly effective in communicating financial, business and sustainability-related information.

To create greater community understanding of the purposes of organisations, about how they operate and the results they achieve.

To create greater community awareness of valid and objective measures of organisational performance, and greater understanding of the results an organisation has achieved.

In 1950 a group of leading business people established awards for excellence in preparing annual reports to improve the standards of financial reporting and communicating with stakeholders in Australia. These Awards, now known as the Australasian Reporting Awards (ARA) have been presented each year for 67 years.

The Awards are administered by Australasian Reporting Awards Limited, an independent not-for-profit organisation run by volunteer professionals from the business, government and not-for-profit sectors, with the support of professional bodies concerned with the quality of financial and business reporting.

The Awards provide all organisations that produce an annual report an opportunity to benchmark their annual reports against the ARA criteria which are based on world best practice. In the General Award, Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards are presented to recognise the achievement of a high standard.

Competitive Special Awards are presented in specific areas of reporting such as Governance, Sustainability, Work Health and Safety, Online Reporting, Integrated Reporting and Communication.

The ARA contributes to ongoing improvement in the quality of reporting by:

• Preparing and widely distributing criteria based on world best practice as guidelines for preparing an annual report;

• Conducting an annual seminar on reporting;

• Recognising excellence in reporting with Gold Silver and Bronze Awards; and

• Providing constructive feedback to organisations that enter the Awards.

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MESSAGE FROM THE ARA CHAIRMAN

PERSPECTIVES ON ANNUAL REPORTING FROM HOME AND ABROAD

The Australasian Reporting Awards process is designed to help those involved in preparing their organisation’s annual report.

This process includes developing criteria for annual reporting based on world best practice; evaluating reports and presenting Awards which recognise and reward high performance in meeting the criteria; an opportunity for one-on-one customised feedback and advice; and presentation of an informative annual Seminar on Reporting which addresses key issues and developments.

The 2017 ARA Seminar on Reporting will comprise a mix of presentations that will focus respectively on the benefits of effective annual reporting, trends in annual reporting; and practical advice (hints and tips) on how to go about preparing a more effective annual report.

Rapid changes in communications technology over recent years make it timely to identify technologies now available to assist with content management and presentation, and to prepare the annual report in different formats to meet the needs of different audiences. In this Seminar, speakers will present global perspectives and share their experiences with new trends and new technologies to raise participant’s awareness of the options now available.

For both newcomers to annual reporting, and those who have prepared successful reports for a number of years, this Seminar promises to provide interesting new information and fresh ideas that may be applied to their next report to help make it great.

I urge everyone involved in annual reporting to attend the Seminar, and entrants in the 2017 Awards to arrange to have a feedback session on their last report to benefit fully from the ARA process.

Suresh Cuganesan ARA Chairman

Suresh CuganesanPhD FCPA MIAAARA Chairman and Seminar Chairman

Suresh is a Professor at the University of Sydney Business School and Deputy CEO of the John Grill Centre for Project Leadership. He has expertise in the fields of strategy execution and organisational design for value creation. He is currently on the Divisional Council of CPA Australia and is Chair of the Education Committee of the Institute of Internal Auditors of Australia.

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ANNUAL SEMINAR ON REPORTING FEEDBACK SESSIONS

Park Hyatt Hotel Melbourne Thursday, 22 June – 8.30 – 3pm

The Seminar program includes experienced ARA Adjudicators and speakers from organisations that have consistently produced high quality annual reports. They will discuss key issues that should be addressed and the practical ‘how to’ aspects of producing an annual report that will communicate effectively about an organisation’s current performance and future prospects.

Seminar Fee:

$690 inc. GST (includes buffet luncheon)

Register online at:

www.arawards.com.au

Note: A discounted Seminar fee of $580 inc. GST is available to participants who also register to attend a Feedback Session on the day of the Seminar.

Feedback Sessions:

Entrants in the 2017 Awards are eligible to have a Feedback Session with an ARA Adjudicator.

Feedback Sessions may be:

1. Booked for the day of the Seminar, Thursday 22 June at Park Hyatt Hotel, Melbourne; or

2. Arranged before or after the Seminar at a mutually convenient date, time and place (or by teleconference).

Feedback Session Fee:

$380.00 inc. GST (Up to three people from the same organisation may attend.)

Register online at:

www.arawards.com.au

For information visit the website or contact ARA ara@arawards.com.au – 612 9241 1240

AUSTRALASIAN REPORTING AWARDS PRESENTATION DINNER

Park Hyatt Hotel Melbourne Wednesday, 21 June – 6.45pm for 7.15pm (Black Tie)

Master of Ceremonies:

Alicia Loxley, Channel 9

Awards Dinner guests will celebrate excellence in reporting with colleagues and friends. Everyone interested in quality reporting to stakeholders is invited. Plan now to join senior members of business, government and not-for-profit organisations, and ARA directors, sponsors and adjudicators at this high profile event.

Cost:

$245.00 per person/$2,205.00 for a table of 10 Fees include GST

Note: The Awards Presentation Dinner is an occasion for all organisations in the Asia Pacific Region to attend and to consider entering the 2018 Awards.

Register online at:

www.arawards.com.au for the Awards Presentation Dinner, Seminar and Feedback Sessions.

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SEMINAR PROGRAM

REGISTRATION

8.30 – 9.00am 2017 Gold and Special Award reports will be available for examination.

Opening Remarks and Welcome 9.00am

Professor Suresh Cuganesan PhD FCPA MIAA ARA Chairman and Seminar Chairman

MORNING SESSIONS

Keynote Address: Integrated Reporting and the Public Sector  – A Perspective 9.15 – 10.15am

Andrew Greaves, BA Econ FCPA, FICANZ, Auditor-General of Victoria

Topic Title (tba) 10.15 – 10.45am

Tang Lien Managing Director, Nova Fusion, Kuala Lumpur

BREAK FOR MORNING TEA

10.45 – 11.15am

Expert Panel will discuss:Organisational Benefits of Winning a Special Award in Reporting 11.15 – 12.00pm

Lisa Martin General Manager Sustainability, Sanford Limited, New Zealand

James Phillips Manager Strategic Planning, Bureau of Meteorology

Effective Communication In Annual Reports: Trends & Constraints Across The World 12.00 – 12.45pm

Erwin Groenendal Co-Founder and Product Director Tangelo Software, The Netherlands and New York

BREAK FOR LUNCH

12.45 – 1.45pm

Expert Panel will discuss:Key Elements of an Award-Winning Annual Report 1.45 – 3.00pm

Stephen Varady CSM ARA Director, Chair Awards Committee and Co-ordinator State and Federal Sectors

Vev Armonio Creative Director, Rifle Media

Speaker – tba

CLOSE OF SEMINAR

3.00pm Closing remarks by Seminar Chairman

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AUSTRALASIAN REPORTING AWARDS LIMITED

ABN 11 145 956 172

Suite 1, 44 Bridge Street Sydney NSW 2000

Locked Bag 17, Australia Square NSW 1215

Phone: 61 2 9241 1240 Email: ara@arawards.com.au www.arawards.com.au

ARA GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES THE SUPPORT OF PRINCIPAL SPONSOR AND EVENT PARTNER

SPONSOR, REPORT OF THE YEAR AWARD

ARA GUESTS:

Discounts available for accommodation and flights (when booking, please advise you are attending ARA Events)

Accommodation at Park Hyatt Hotel Melbourne – venue for Awards Presentation Dinner Wednesday, 21 June. Seminar on Reporting & Feedback Sessions Thursday, 22 June.

Contact: Book accomodation at the Park Hyatt Hotel Melbourne online here

Virgin Airlines flights: Contact Amanda Patterson at Corporate Traveller – amanda.patterson@corporatetraveller.com.au or ph: 61 2 8893 9500.

SUPPORTERS

MAJOR SPONSORS

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REPORTING AWARD

ONLINE REPORTING AWARD

COMMUNICATION AWARD

SUSTAINABILITY & INTEGRATED REPORTING AWARDS

GOVERNANCE REPORTING AWARD

ARA is a not-for-profit organisation that was established in 1950 to encourage effective communication of financial and business information. ARA is run by volunteer professionals from business, government and not-for-profit organisations.