House of Assembly - Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1)
2011-10-18 Daily Xml

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CLEVERGREEN CONFERENCE

187 Mr HAMILTON-SMITH (Waite) (30 November 2010). With reference to Budget Paper 4, volume 1, page 2.7, Highlights 2009-10, CleverGreen Conference—

1. What was the total cost of the activity?

2. How many and which companies were assisted and where are those companies located?

3. How many jobs were directly created from the activity?

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Minister for Mineral Resources Development, Minister for Industry and Trade, Minister for Small Business, Minister for Correctional Services): I have been advised the following:

1. The total cost of the 2010 CleverGreen Conference and Showcase was $394,000 (GST exclusive) which includes $134,000 raised from sponsorships, exhibitor and delegate registrations and dinner ticket sales with a resultant net cost to the State Government of $260,000 funded by the Department of Trade and Economic Development, Department for Environment and Heritage and Zero Waste SA.

2. At their own cost of $495, the following 50 organisations exhibited at the 2010 CleverGreen Conference and Showcase:

Exhibitor Location
Adcon Telemetry Australia Pty Ltd Prospect
Adelaide Research & Innovation Pty Ltd Adelaide
Application Service Provider Adelaide
AusIndustry Adelaide
Australian Harvest Fine Foods Coldstream, Vic
Azzo Automation Lonsdale
Bsmart (Aust) Pty Ltd Balhannah
Business SA Unley
Clipsal Limited Gepps Cross
CRC For Contamination Assessment and Salisbury
Cyclopic Energy Adelaide
Eco Office & School Supplies Happy Valley
Ecocreative Stirling
Ecovortek Pty Ltd Willunga
Elgas Ararat
Energy Analytics Pty Ltd Christies Beach
EPA Adelaide
EPMG (SA) Pty Ltd Adelaide
Esaving Systems Pty Ltd Adelaide
Finsbury Green Thebarton
Flinders University Molecular Technologies Adelaide
Freewater Super-Slim Rainwater Tanks Glenelg East
Global X Chandlers Hill
Goody Environment Burnside
Green Ochre Pty Ltd Mile End
Green Technology Stirling
H2Oasis Energy Pty Ltd Port Willunga
Hydrosmart International Pty Ltd Parkside
Innovate SA Adelaide
InsureAust Pty Ltd McMahons Point
Intelligent Software Development Mawson Lakes
Jeffries Group Wingfield
Micromet Thebarton
Modulek Pty Ltd South Brighton
Newtreat Pty Ltd Mount Barker
NHP Electrical Engineering Products Pty Ltd Keswick
Office for Water Security Adelaide
R2 Game Agency Rosewater
SARDI Aquaculture West Beach
Seeley International Pty Ltd Melrose Park
South Australian Tourism Commission Adelaide
SRA Information Technology Adelaide
Tafe SA Adelaide
Technology Industry Association Eastwood
Thermoview Kent Town
Timbercrete McLaren Vale
University of South Australia Adelaide
Windesal Ltd Mawson Lakes
ZEN Home Energy Systems Norwood
Ziltek Kent Town


In addition, the following seven South Australian companies participated in a conference session called 'Innovators in Business', where they gave a presentation about their company, products and commercialisation experience:

Azzo Automation

Cavitus

Cogen Microsystems

Embertec

Goody Environment

Thermoview

Ziltek

3. The success of the CleverGreen Conference and Showcase was measured in terms of whether delegates and exhibitors had achieved their objectives. 95 per cent of exhibitors stated their objectives had been met, which included building brand awareness and generating business leads. 92 per cent of delegates attending the conference had their objectives met, which included intelligence gathering and learning more about the cleantech industry and the people who work within it.

Obviously, the CleverGreen Conference and Showcase contributed to economic growth, investment and jobs by showing South Australia’s leadership in this growth sector.