Guest Speaker Tuesday 27th July: Ray has a particular interest in youth unemployment and the challenge to match the increasing demands of industry with the readiness of the 15 to24 year age group to accept such challenges.
Ray informed the meeting that over half the productive wealth from Tasmania comes from the mining industry and that there was an aim to triple the output of same by 2050. With a developing world, there was an ever increasing demand for minerals such as aluminium and copper. Tasmania was seen as source of quality and pure products with a reduced carbon footprint because of available renewable energy. Also the lifestyle afforded in Tasmania was a bonus in attracting and retaining a qualified and essential work force.

Ray currently shares his time across four roles:

-CEO for Tasmanian Minerals, Manufacturing and Energy Council (TMEC)

-CEO and part owner of KEEN Partners

-Director of TasTAFE

-Chair of Tasmanian Energy & Infrastructure Workforce Advisory Committee (TEIWAC)