Wednesday 14 October 2009 4.00pm - 8.00pm Registration Sponsored by Gilchrist Connell Ground Floor, Crown Promenade 5.30pm - 7.30pm Welcome Drinks Sponsored by Jarman McKenna Tonic Bar, Ground Floor, Crown Promenade 7.30pm Dine Out In Melbourne Scusami Red Emperor The Meat & Wine Co. Koko       Thursday 15 October 2009 7.30am - 5.00pm Registration Sponsored by Gilchrist Connell Level 1, Crown Promenade 9.00am - 9.20am Conference Opening & Welcome Chair: Peter Rashleigh, Chairman, AILA National Conference Committee Mr Chris Rodd, AILA National President Chris Rodd introduces The Hon. Justice Marilyn Warren, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria to formally open the Conference Promenade 1 9.20am - 10.20am Session 1 - Natural Disasters Keynote Address Recent USA Experience Susan Harwood, Attorney, Boehm, Brown, Fischer, Harwood, Kelly & Scheihing   10.20am - 10.50am Morning Tea Sponsored by Carter Newell   10.50am - 11.50am Session 2 - Natural Disasters Chair: Peter Rashleigh, Chairman, AILA National Conference Committee Panel Discussion - Stephen Fontana, Assistant Commissioner, Victoria Police - Ian Lavin, McLarens Young - Peter Nickerson, Berkley Re Australia - Susan Harwood, Attorney, Boehm, Brown, Fischer, Harwood, Kelly & Scheihing Promenade 1 11.50am - 12.50pm Chair: Jason Newman, Tresscox Presentation Dispute Resolution - New Ways of Doing Old Things Greg Reinhardt, Executive Director, Australian Institute of Judicial Administration The Hon. Justice Byrne, Supreme Court of Victoria   12.50pm - 2.00pm Lunch Sponsored by Dobson Mitchell & Allport Guest Artist: Claire Hooper Mesh Restaurant, Ground Floor Promenade 2.00pm - 2.05pm Australian Insurance Law Association Annual General Meeting Promenade 1 2.05pm - 2.45pm Session 3 - Professional Indemnity and Liability Updates Chair: Kim Bradey, Thomson Playford Cutlers Presentation Professional Indemnity Update David Leggatt, DLA Phillips Fox   2.45pm - 3.30pm Chair: Chris Rodd, AILA National President Presentation Liability Update David McKenna, Jarman McKenna   3.30pm - 4.00pm Afternoon Tea Sponsored by Jackson McDonald Lobby 4.00pm - 5.00pm Concurrent Sessions x 2 Session 4 Chair: Mark Attard, Monahan+Rowell Presentation Recent Developments in Proportionate Liability Tony Horan, Victorian Bar Session 5 Chair: Philip Rowell, Monahan + Rowell Presentation Easy as ABC - Asbestos, Bodily injury, Causation David Miller, Colin Biggers & Paisley Promenade 1 7.00pm - 11.30pm Conference Dinner Dance Sponsored by Law In Order Carousel       Friday 16 October 2009 8.00am - 12noon Registration Sponsored by Gilchrist Connell Level 1, Crown Promenade 9.00am - 10.00am Session 6 - Australian Insurance Industry: State of Play Chair: David McKenna, Jarman McKenna Keynote Address Australian Insurance Industry: State of Play Duncan West, CEO, CGU Promenade 1 10.00am - 10.15am SA Branch Presentation Re 2010 Conference   10.15am - 10.45am Morning Tea Sponsored by Lawson Smith Lobby 10.45am - 11.45am Session 7 - In a Class of Their Own Chair: Ross Donaldson Panel Discussion And Interactive Discussion - Bernard Murphy, Maurice Blackburn - John Walker, IMF - Michael Landvogt, Landers & Rogers Promenade 1 11.45am - 12.00pm Conference Summation & Close Peter Rashleigh, Chairman, AILA National Conference Committee 2009   12.30pm - 3.00pm Networking Lunch Sponsored by Colin Biggers & Paisley Guest Artist: John Silvester Plaza Ballroom, Collins Street