I've been passed the following links from the 'Our Place in Space' miniconference that was held as part of GOVIS08 at the start of May. These are all available from here, and are linked directly to the individual presentations below.
Delivering the NZ Geospatial Strategy
Brendon Whiteman - New Zealand Geospatial Office
KEYNOTE: The Australian Scene: Issues & Trends Facing the Australian Spatial Industry
Gary Nairn - Former Australian Special Minister of State
KEYNOTE: Spatially Reengineering Honolulu
Jeremy Harris - Former Mayor of Honolulu City
Achieving Excellence in the Spatial Information Through Partnerships: The Western Australian Phenomenon
Marnie Leybourne - WALIS & SSI President Elect
Case Study: National Aquatic Biodiversity Information Systems
Kim Duckworth - Ministry of Fisheries
Case Study PHI Online
Dyfed Thomas - Public Health Intelligence, Ministry of Health
The New Zealand Scene: Issues and Trends Facing the NZ Spatial Industry
David Park - Geospatial Research Centre
Industry Trends - Focus on Open Source Movement
Simon Nitz - Napier City Council
The Global Geospatial Browser
Scott Campbell - Eagle Technology, Brett Roberts - Microsoft
Central & Local Government Collaboration
Neville Perrie - ALGGI
Future Directions for Spatial Industry
Jim McLeod - Environment Waikato