Business leaders congregate at 2024 Future NT event and leaders debate

About 300 of the Territory’s business and economic minds attended the NT News’ third Future NT conference, headlined by the biggest debate of the 2024 election. Check out all the photos.

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July 18, 2024 - 6:49PM

Melanie Plane Editor NT News, Peter Dummett CEO Darwin Port, Professor Dominic Upton Pro-Vice Chancellor of Health CDU, Peta Haughey Senior Adviser Consultant Santos and Cathryn Tillmouth Executive Director NT at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

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Nick OÃ•day and Kirsten Porteous at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

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Michael Hylard, Mark Monaghan and Emma Muntz at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Minister Joel Bowden at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

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Margot Livsey and Deirdre O’Sullivan at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Sam Gibson and Matt Cunningham at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Tristan Cribb and Justin Javier at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Stephanie Berlin and Cathryn Tilmouth at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Yasmine Welsh Alana Madden at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Damien Charles and Lauren Hall at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Sean Knights and Lia Finocchiaro at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Darwin Port at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Gary Strachan and Oly Carlson at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Helen Secretary and Steve Doherty at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Nadia Phillips and Kylie De Jesus Augusto at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Leader of the Opposition, Northern Territory Government of Australia Lia Finocchiaro and Chief Minister Eva Lawler at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Marie-Clare Boothby, Amanda Challen and Gerard Maley at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Kirsten Porteous at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Matt Cunningham at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Youth Mills performs Welcome to Country at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

General Manager NTNews Kirsten Porteous at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Youth Mills performs Welcome to Country at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Joel Kuhn, Casey Bruton, Amelia Nuku and Stewart Forrest at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Matt Cunningham at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Luke Gosling at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Dr Dianne Stephens Foundation Dean CDU Menzies School of Medicine at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Melanie Plane Editor NT News and Luke Gosling at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Sean Bowden and Michael Sitzler at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Luke Gosling, Paul Henderson and Dr Dianne Stephens at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Dr Dianne Stephens Foundation Dean CDU Menzies School of Medicine and Chief Minister Eva Lawler at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Matt Cunningham and Lucinda Hartley at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Melanie Plane Editor NT News and Luke Gosling at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Claire Punch, Sevasti Makrylos and Adrian Massey at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Melanie Plane Editor NT News and Cathryn Tillmouth Executive Director NT at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

General Manager NTNews Kirsten Porteous and Melanie Plane Editor NT News at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Melanie Plane Editor NT News, Lia Finocchiaro and General Manager NT News Kirsten Porteous at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Lia Finocchiaro Leader of the Opposition NT, Matt Cunningham Sky News and Chief Minister Eva Lawler at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Nadia Phillips and Kylie De Jesus Augusto at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Lia Finocchiaro Leader of the Opposition NT and Matt Cunningham Sky News at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Chief Minister Eva Lawler at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Minister Mark Monaghan at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Lucinda Hartley Urban Strategist at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Melanie Plane Editor NT News and Dr Dianne Stephens Foundation Dean CDU Menzies School of Medicine at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Lucinda Hartley, Melanie Plane Editor NT News and Dr Dianne Stephens Foundation Dean CDU Menzies School of Medicine at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Matt Cunningham and Lucinda Hartley at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

General Manager NTNews Kirsten Porteous, Melanie Plane Editor NT News and Cathryn Tillmouth Executive Director NT at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Stephanie Berlin, Shaun Drabsch, Melanie Plane, Kirsten Porteous and Samantha Hutchinson at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Peta Haughey, Melanie Plane and Kirsten Porteous at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Professor Dominic Upton Pro-Vice Chancellor of Health CDU at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Chief Minister Eva Lawler at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Lia Finocchiaro Leader of the Opposition NT, Matt Cunningham Sky News and Chief Minister Eva Lawler at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Lia Finocchiaro Leader of the Opposition NT at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Peter Dummett CEO Darwin Port and Professor Dominic at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Melanie Plane Editor NT News at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Melanie Plane Editor NT News, Peter Dummett CEO Darwin Port, Professor Dominic Upton Pro-Vice Chancellor of Health CDU at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Matt Cunningham Sky News at the NT News Futures Northern Territory forum 2024. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

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