CONFERENCE PROGRAM 23-25 NOVEMBER 2016 | BRISBANE CONVENTION & EXHIBITION CENTRE 08:15
WEDNESDAY, 23 NOVEMBER 2016
Registration opens Arrival tea & coffee Exhibition opens Opening ceremony Introduction by Master of Ceremonies Formal Welcome from the Engineers Australia President, John McIntosh Opening Address by Engineers Australia Chief Executive Officer, Stephen Durkin Premier’s welcome, Queensland State Government Dr Alan Finkel, AO, Chief Scientist of Australia Morning tea Lieutenant General David Morrison (Ret) AO, Australian of the Year 2016 Lunch International Keynote
LEADERSHIP
DEFENCE
ENERGY
TRANSPORT/INFRASTRUCTURE
WORKSHOP SESSION
Developing an innovation industry in Australia
Australia’s defence engineering innovation
Australia’s transition away from Fossil Fuels
Prof Mark Dodgson Director of the Technology and Innovation Management Centre at University of Queensland Business School
Dr Alex Zelinsky Chief Defence Scientist and head of the Defence Science and Technology (DST)
Tony Wood Director of the Energy Program, Grattan Institute
Getting the fundamentals right on infrastructure – the importance of good planning
Future east coast freight rail strategy; inland rail or NTR? What infrastructure response do we need for our supply chains to global markets?
LEADERSHIP
DEFENCE
ENERGY
TRANSPORT/INFRASTRUCTURE
WORKSHOP SESSION
Supporting innovation with startup ecosystems – the Brisbane case study TBC
Leveraging defence innovation for Australia’s economic growth
Where are we today?
High-speed passenger rail case study. What are the impediments to high speed rail?
Smart and Sustainable Cities
Colin Jensen CEO Brisbane City Council
– Industry example and perspective
Phil Davies CEO Infrastructure Australia
John McGuire Chief Innovation Officer Aurecon Afternoon tea
– Economic benefit of innovation, the multiplier effect – Possibilities, an SME perspective of the benefits of advanced manufacturing
The role of engineers in transitioning business in this age of disruption John Stanhope Chancellor Deakin University
Steve Ludlam Former CEO ASC Pty Ltd Goran Roos Thinker in Residence South Australia Government Chris Burns CEO Defence Teaming Centre
17:15
'Build your network' – Networking Hour sponsored by Austral Bricks
19002400
Australian Engineering Excellence Awards Gala Dinner
Where do we want to be? What are the challenges for the engineering industry?
What do we need to do now to make high speed rail a reality?
Prof Chris Greig Director University of Queensland Energy Institute
Presented by Siemens
Energy sector productivity for Australian economic growth and opportunities for industry
Investing in infrastructure
Matthew Warren Chief Executive Australian Energy Council
John Pickhaver Co-Head Infrastructure, Utilities and Renewables with Macquarie Capital
WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff
CONFERENCE PROGRAM THURSDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2016
23-25 NOVEMBER 2016 | BRISBANE CONVENTION & EXHIBITION CENTRE 08:15
Registration opens Arrival tea & coffee Exhibition opens Introduction by Master of Ceremonies Holly Ransom, Chief Executive Officer, Emergent Solutions
LEADERSHIP
DEFENCE
ENERGY
TRANSPORT/INFRASTRUCTURE
WORKSHOP SESSION
The transition from engineers to business leaders
Managing complexity and the Smart Buyer
Australia’s national energy policy
Transport systems for connected cities
Energy Asset Management and Risk
Facilitator MC Stephen Durkin CEO Engineers Australia
Air Vice-Marshal Leigh Gordon Program Manager for Joint Strike Fighter
Andrew Lezala CEO Metro Trains Melbourne
Leeanne Bond Director & Acting CEO JKTech
Morning tea Industry 4.0 Jeff Connolly CEO and MD Siemens Ltd
The business imperative for diversity in your engineering team Grant Maher Senior Facade Engineer at Inhabit Group Marita Cheng Founder of Robogals
Defence case study – Australian built capability from diversification and innovation
Collaborative contracting – closer ties with contractors to produce better engineering outcomes Marko Misko Partner Clayton Utz.
Energy innovation - disruptors to watch out for Trevor St Barker Founder ERM Power
Smart Metering and Smart Grids –challenges and opportunities for deploying in Australia Dr Bronwyn Evans CEO Standards Australia
Systems capacity building for transport/ infrastructure
Small and Medium size Enterprises workshop
Anne O’Neil Former Chief Systems Engineer, Capital Programs MTA New York City Transit Autonomous vehicles: implications and adaptations Dennis Walsh Acting General Manager TMR Ian Webb CEO Roads Australia
Prof Brendan Burkett University of the Sunshine Coast Facilitator: Gunilla Burrowes Lunch Dr Andrew Harris, Director, Laing O’Rourke ‘The Future of Engineering’ Defence Keynote Afternoon tea
LEADERSHIP
DEFENCE
ENERGY
Redirecting our engineering capabilities – engineering as an economic enabler
Unmanned surveillance drones – regulation and research
Energy Industry Sustainable Capability and the Role Getting more contestability in service delivery – of Innovation what can we learn from the energy sector?
Innovation workshop – how to measure organisational innovation capacity
Goran Roos Thinker in Residence South Australian Government
Group Captain Guy Adams Director Unmanned Aerial Systems at Royal Australian Air Force
Mike Griffin Chief Executive The Australian Power Institute
Associate Professor David Cropley University of South Australia
Faster, Better, Cheaper – The Fallacy of model-based systems engineering?
Offshore patrol boats and future frigate program
Australia’s energy security
David Long President, Vitech Corporation 17:30
'Connecting with Industry' reception 17:30
Neil Greet Director Collaborative Outcomes
TRANSPORT/INFRASTRUCTURE
Big data for Smart Cities
WORKSHOP SESSION
Risk workshop Jeff Jones Project Delivery Assurance
CONFERENCE PROGRAM 23-25 NOVEMBER 2016 | BRISBANE CONVENTION & EXHIBITION CENTRE 08:15
FRIDAY, 25 NOVEMBER 2016
Registration opens Arrival tea & coffee Exhibition opens Introduction by Master of Ceremonies The Hon Karen Andrews MP, Assistant Minister for Science, Federal Member for McPherson Morning tea Dr Tim Stone CBE, Non Executive Director of Arup Group "Sustainable Energy - A Systems Approach"
LEADERSHIP
DEFENCE
ENERGY
TRANSPORT/INFRASTRUCTURE
WORKSHOP SESSION
The role of engineers in good government
Future Submarine Project – How can Australian Engineering companies get involved in the Future Submarine Project?
Renewable energy- the engineering sector’s role in creating the solutions
Transport funding and innovation
Engineers and Legal Liability
The Hon Mehreen Faruqi MP Member of the Legislative Council NSW Parliament
What is the Australian Industry Involvement Plan?
Associate Professor Jan Hayes RMIT
Alex Wonhas Executive Director, Environment Energy and Resources, CSIRO
John Tate Lawyer, Crown Law Department Justice and AttorneyGeneral
Lunch
LEADERSHIP
DEFENCE
ENERGY
TRANSPORT/INFRASTRUCTURE
What keeps CEOs up at night – the 5 big issues
Capabilities to meet the need for defence projects
Guy Templeton President & CEO, Asia Pacific at WSP | PB
What are the capabilities needed in the Australian Engineering profession to support this project?
Implications of the multigrid: the consumer is buying and selling
An international perspective – the important role of Safety within engineering infrastructure planning Mike Hurd 1. Qatar and the role of engineering and Director, Engineering Systems Management infrastructure planning in driving the modernisation and internationalisation of an entire city
David Atkin CEO Cbus Super Fund
Blake Harvey Network Strategy and Policy Manager, Ergon Energy Energy Queensland Mr Frank Montiel Group Manager Market Policy Development Australian Energy Market Operator
2. China’s ‘Belt and Road initiative’ - the strategic, political and economic initiative to create a new model of growth from Asia to the Middle East and Europe Nick Coyle China-Australia Chamber of Commerce
Developing our next generation of engineers. What skills do we want? What types of engineers do we need?
Reforming energy businesses and markets
Jan Owen CEO, Foundation for Young Australians
Chair, Energy Policy Institute of Australia
Prof Gordon Wyeth Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Jurgen Schneider Head of Market Development – Pacific, Siemens
16:30
Closing Address, Stephen Durkin, CEO Engineers Australia ‘The role of Engineers Australia – the future’
Alex Lloyd
How do we change governance to do better planning in Australia?
WORKSHOP SESSION