brett sangster - downer

Brett Sangster Executive General Manager, Defence

Putting Innovation into Practice

SANGSTER CAREER PROGRESSION 1991-2016

INNOVATION THROUGH DIVERSITY

“The more complex future strategic environment Australia faces will place greater demands on Defence, particularly its ability to adapt to change, to innovate and to integrate reform into its core business processes”

Department of Defence, 2016 Defence White Paper, p165

INNOVATION AND DEFENCE• Taking the ‘new idea’ forward toward innovation

• Perceived constraints to innovation

• Key ingredients: enthusiasm for new ideas, relationships, shared understanding and efficiency of resources

PUTTING IDEAS TO WORK• Innovation in Indigenous Partnering

• Innovation in SME Partnering

PUTTING INNOVATION INTO PRACTICE


CORE INGREDIENTS: RELATIONSHIPS AND THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

A SUSTAINABLE AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE INDUSTRY

Defence

Industry

Australian Future

Capability

Characteristics§ Efficient§ Enduring§ Two-way§ Trust§ Openness§ Leverage from strengths

Enablers§ Relationships§ Secondments§ Exchanges§ Forums§ RFI§ Partnerships§ R&D§ Policies§ Culture

PUTTING IDEAS TO WORK

INNOVATION IN INDIGENOUS PARTNERING

“We are committed to working together to make a difference across the urban, rural and remote communities of Australia. We also look forward to building on existing relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Straight Island peoples, their communities and organisations”

ARMY ABORIGINAL COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME (AACAP)

§ Joint initiative between Indigenous Affairs (PM&C) and Army § Running for 20 years§ Budget < $10 million per annum§ Focuses on health, training and infrastructure

DEFENCE PROGRAM - AACAP

INDUSTRY PROGRAMS§ Jawun is an innovative not-for-profit which increases the capacity of

indigenous leaders, organisations and communities to reach their goals.

§ The Jawun program involves placing 400 secondments from Australia's leading companies and government agencies into indigenous organisations across 9 regions each year

§ The combined effort of organisations involved equate to an annual in-kind contribution of approximately $12m per year

§ Downer has supported Jawun since 2014 and commits to 12 secondees per year across the Group.

JAWUN REGIONAL EXPERIENCESDowner provides secondees to Cape York, Inner Sydney and West Kimberley.

PUTTING IDEAS TO WORKCONNECTING THE PROGRAMS

AACAP

apprenticeship

employment

recruitment

Cadet program

Community Community Jawun

“EmpoweredCommunities”

§ Employing over 4,000 people in the state across 39 sites and projects

§ Investing in over $800 million in products and services from local suppliers annually

§ Building local capability and fostering innovation through supply chain collaboration

§ Enabling a sustainable Australian manufacturing export industry and local industry

PUTTING IDEAS TO WORK

INNOVATION IN SME PARTNERING

Case Study: Building a competitive SME sector for Victoria

INNOVATION IN PARTNERING

“Doing Business with Downer” Supplier Program§ In partnership with Industry Capability Network (ICN), Downer conducted a

program of engagement with Victorian SMEs seeking participation in major infrastructure activities

§ Events held in three Victorian regional cities attracting over 500 businesses§ Three major key industry development themes emerged:

– Building capability together– Collaboration driving innovation– Developing globally competitive capability


RECOMMENDATIONS FROM HCMT

• Supporting greater industry openness and collaboration between primary industry contractors and SMEs

• Investing in initiatives to develop a more capable and globally competitive SME workforce

• Increasing the impact of engagement with supply chains by placing greater emphasis on R&D in partnerships

• Maximising export opportunities for Australia’s globally competitive, advanced engineering capability by providing exposure and access to global supply chains


Questions


About Downer – An Australian (ASX) Company

Market capitalisation $1.97 billion

Employees (approx.)

20,000

Work-in-Hand (Dec 2014)

$18.0 billion

Revenue (FY14)

$7.7 billion

Divisions

Mining Rail

Engineering, Construction

& MaintenanceNew Zealand

Infrastructure

Sectors

• Defence• Transport• Utilities• Mining

• Energy• Telecommunications• Property

brett sangster - downer

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