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AUSTRALIAN TURNTABLE CO. PTY LTD (BENDIGO) – Paul Chapman, Managing Director

As a specialist engineering firm, this presenter is a global leader in the design, manufacture and installation of engineered Turntables and Rotational Movement Systems, covering a wide range of applications and industries. These include turntables for retail point of sale, exhibition display, gaming signage, vehicles, rooms, buildings and other large industrial applications. With over 20 years experience in the industry, the company has developed a strong reputation and significant competitive advantages in technology, design, manufacture and delivery that allow it to compete and win against significantly larger international competition. They also allow the company to offer turntables that are superior in functionality, modularity, reliability and ease of assembly, as well as the ability to cost-effectively solve complex client–specific problems within tight timeframes that others simply can’t. They are ideally placed to take advantage of significant global growth opportunities.

ACTTIV PTY LTD (BENDIGO) – Aaron Goldwater, CEO

This company has developed and commercialised a best practice range of software-based, Stakeholder Engagement Solutions, with an initial focus on large companies involved in the resource extraction sector. Stakeholders are defined as "any group or individual who can affect, or is affected by, an organisation or its activities". The appropriate engagement with stakeholders is becoming increasingly important, as they can have a significant impact on major projects. This can include forcing costly shut downs and legal action, as well as influencing govt. legislation. Not only do stakeholders bring the power of the media, moral rectitude and political influence, but also a growing set of legal rights to the table. In Canada for example, companies have a legally enforceable duty to consult stakeholders, with the onus on them to prove compliance. This company addresses these issues by offering Stakeholder Engagement Solutions that allow large companies to manage stakeholder relationships, track accountabilities and commitment, provide a structured process for engagement and allow them to demonstrate that consultation has taken place. The company is already selling its products to a wide range of large clients in Australia, Canada and New Zealand.

SWAP INTERNATIONAL PTY LTD (BENDIGO)- Craig Frank, Managing Director

After an extensive period of R&D and successful testing, this company is ready to commercialise its patented, non-chemical, environmentally friendly hospital-grade disinfectant solution for the cleaning of a range of surfaces. These include glass, eyewear, scopes, lenses, mirrors, windscreens and computer monitors, as well as hard surfaces such as stainless steel, polycarbonate, chrome, tiles and vanity accessories. The solution is offered in a range of products, including high volume canisters and small individual sachets. It is based on natural substances, including eucalyptus oil, and is able to deliver a smear-free finish that is cleaner and superior to existing products. This is acknowledged by the product’s Australian Environmental Labelling Association Endorsement. The solution prevents fogging, removes static build-up, kills bacteria, repels water, can remove grease and meets hospital grade standards for disinfection. The product is not wet and leaves the surface dry. It also polishes so that no secondary cleaning is necessary. Other applications include OH&S and military-related. The company is currently pursuing strong interest in the product from a wide range of sources.

LAYBY.COM PTY LTD (GEELONG) – Peter Edwards, Managing Director

This aggregation website company creates a "virtual" shopping mall and classifieds that facilitates on-line marketing, selling and purchasing of new and used goods and services by retailers, home-based businesses and private individuals. Unlike existing trading/auction websites, this site provides retailers with a low cost, fully functional online presence that also allows businesses to market themselves and deliver customers into the physical premises of the business as well. It also offers a unique range of online trading terms, including a secure "lay-by" process that allows purchasers to make interest free installment payments over time.

PROCURE-IT (GEELONG) – Xavier Corray

As an innovative software company, this presenter has developed a software-based ICT Contract Value Management solution that allows ICT Contract Managers to better negotiate/manage, match requirements and maximise commercial value from a buying organisation’s portfolio of ICT licenses. It does so by facilitating collaboration between Procurement, Legal, Finance and Business Stakeholders across the organisation, giving the organisation as a whole greater buyer leverage. The solution also encompasses knowledge of salient commercial contractual parameters, license usage, compliance and negotiation legacies. These benefits, coupled with other business intelligence and visibility advantages and a focus on the commercial rather than legal impact of contractual clauses, allows organisations to capture savings in the buying pursuits of ICT Licensing. This puts software buyers back in the drivers seat.

GLOBAL POLYMER TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD (GIPPSLAND) – John Brunner, Managing Director

This presenter is the developer of a revolutionary, proprietary technology for producing a range of urethane filled fluted products. These multi-purpose, polymer-based products are strong, lightweight, waterproof, insulating, fire and UV protected and offer significant commercial and environmental benefits when compared to alternatives. They are suitable for a wide range of industries and applications, including construction, packaging, furniture and signage. With licenses and machinery processes now in place, the company is ready for full commercialization.

THE REMEDIATION GROUP (LAKES ENTRANCE) – Dan Egan

This fast growing company is a specialist in the design, construction, installation and maintenance of remediation systems for the treatment of industrial sites that have contaminated soil and/or water. The majority of the company’s current client base are petrochemical companies, typically the oil majors, who are engaged either directly or via their environmental consultants.

YIELD ENHANCEMENT SERVICES PTY LTD (SHEPPARATON) – Michael Toll

As an organic fertilizer distributor, this company is introducing a highly successful international brand of products to the Australian market. With support from the international parent, its local food supplement subsidiary and management experience in South Africa, this company is already undertaking a wide range of local trials with significant local brands. The fertilizers have proven internationally to significantly increase yield size, nutrient uptake, water content and threat resistance. The range’s benefits can be delivered to a spectrum of agricultural and horticultural environments.