Friday, 29th November IPWEA International Asset Management Congress 2024

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
The Hon Bridget McKenzie, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development
Leader of the Nationals, Federal Government

8:30 AM - 8:40 AM
Ashay Prabhu, Co-Founder, Modelve

8:40 AM - 9:00 AM
Ursula Bryan, Chief Executive Officer, Institute of Asset Management

9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
Tanya Garost, City Manager, City of Martensville

9:20 AM - 9:40 AM 
Emmanual Ngcobo, President, Chartered Institute of Government Finance, Audit & Risk Officers (CIGFARO)

9:40 AM - 10:00 AM
Panel Session

• Minister's Welcome Address - Bridget McKenzie
• Welcome Address & Introduction to International Panel  - Ashay Prabhu
• Asset Management: Insights from the UK and Beyond - Ursula Bryan
• TBC - Tanya Garost
• Mastering the key of integration - Emmanuel Ngcobo

• Keeping it Real: Using Artificial Intelligence to Deliver Practical Outcomes for Road Managers - Justin Fischer
• The Missing Link- Joining Tactical asset management to Strategic - Jarrod C Bates
• Powering progress: how Enzen and Energy Queensland embrace neurodiversity for effective electricity asset management - Michael Krome
• IPWEA Practice Notes Update - Assessing Infrastructure Performance for Good Asset Management - Mike Brearley

• Embedding climate resilience into asset management within the transport sector - Ross Guppy
• AI Defect Assessment for Natural Disaster Recovery Funding  and Road Maintenance - Devin Simpson
• Leveraging advanced cloud and AI technology in wastewater asset management - Michelle McMillan
• Enhancing Unsealed Road Management with Ground Penetrating Radar and Mobile Laser Scanning: A Case Study from the Shire of Mingenew - Brett Perez

• Applying asset management principles to achieve sustainability targets in public infrastructure: how combining sustainability and asset management can efficiently deliver emission-reduction outcomes and future-proof services in an unprecedented, changing climate. - David Simpson
• Asset Management in the Face of Climate Change: Adapting Local Government Operations in Australia - Renuka Ranaweera
• Climate Resilient Asset Management Planning - Simon C Harris
• Three pillars of sustainable assets: Climate resilience, circular economy and green infrastructure - Jacqueline Balston

• Transforming careers and communities: Reflections on a career in asset management and how we can support the careers of young professionals.   - Rory Gibbons
• Developing a workflow for your Asset Management team - Ashley J Bishop
• "Breaking Ground, Breaking Budgets: The Real Cost of Third Party Damages to Australia’s Utilities" - Mell Greenall
• Financial Sustainability Policy - Richard Sheridan

Kieran Perkins, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Sports Commission

• Olympic Lanes to Leadership in Sport - Kieren Perkins