PWC 2023 PROGRAm

 

THURSDAY 18 MAY 2023
8:00 AM
Registration Open (Cargo Hall)
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
FORUM 1 - Victoria's BIG BUILD (Cargo Hall)
9:00 AM
WELCOME: Norbert Michel, President, IPWEA Victoria
9:15 AM
Level Crossing Removal Project - Matt Thorpe; Director, Engineering & Program Services, Major Transport Infrastructure Authority
9:40 AM
Digital Engineering Transformation - Derek Small; Director, Engineering Level Crossing Removal Project
10:05AM
Melbourne Metro Tunnel Project - Eli Firestone; Senior Precinct Manager, Parkville
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM MORNING TEA (Aerial)
11:00 AM - 12:45 PM
FORUM 2 - Innovation Focus (Cargo Hall)
11:00 AM
INTRODUCTION: Daniel Kelabora, Chair Conference Committee

Address from our Session Sponsor Veris

11:05 AM
Moving Melton Digital Transport Prospectus - Michael Smith, Melton City Council
11:30 AM
NetRisk2 - Delivering safer road infrastructure - Emily McLean, Australian Road Research Board
11:55 AM
Green Streets - Daniel Fokkens, City of Casey
12:20PM
Speaker Panel Discussion
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
LUNCH (Aerial)
1:45 PM - 3:30 PM
FORUM 3 - Asset Management Focus (Cargo Hall)
1:45 PM
INTRODUCTION: James Edmond, Conference Committee
1:50 PM
Holistic life cycle analysis of multiple performance criteria for optimised investment in building assets - David Semmens, Wyndham City Council
2:15 PM
A tale of many budget's: storytelling with data - Steven Cobden, Northern Grampians Shire Council
2:40 PM
Cost saving and efficiencies based on Asset Predictive Modelling - Wiebren Fong; Whitehorse City Council
3:05 PM
Speaker Panel Discussion
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM AFTERNOON TEA (Aerial)
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
FORUM 4 - International Perspectives (Cargo Hall)
4:00 PM
INTRODUCTION: David Hallett, Conference Committee
4:05 PM
Circularity in Practice; Integrating circular economy into council business - Ed Pocock, Mornington Peninsula Shire Council           
4:35 PM
Delivering Sustainable Infrastructure in Public Spaces; Perspectives from the United States and Canada - Anthony Stratikopoulos, City of Boroondara
5:05 PM
Registration; What Next? - David Hallett, IPWEA Victoria
5:30 PM
PRE-DINNER DRINKS WITH EXHIBITORS (Aerial)
6:30 PM
CONFERENCE DINNER & AWARDS PRESENTATION (Cargo Hall)
 

 

FRIDAY 19 MAY 2023
8:00 AM
Registration Open (Aerial)
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
FORUM 5 - Victoria's BIG BUILD (Cargo Hall)
9:00 AM
WELCOME: Daniel Kelabora, Chair Conference Committee
9:15 AM
North East Link Program - Agnelo Duarte, Freeways Design Operations and Integration Director, North East Link Program
9:40 AM
ecologiQ; Making Sustainability the First Choice - Alexis Davison, Director Program Services and Engineering, Major Road Projects Victoria
10:05AM
Building Innovation into Major Road Projects in Victoria - Dr Scott Taylor, Director Engineering and Innovation, Major Road Projects Victoria
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
MORNING TEA (Aerial)
11:00 AM - 12:45 PM
FORUM 6 - Sustainability Focus (Cargo Hall)
11:00 AM
INTRODUCTION: Maurice Serruto, Conference Committee
11:05 AM
Adopting the AfPA Sustainability Framework for Pavements (SF4P) - A Local Government Procurement Perspective - Norbert Michel, Australian Flexible Pavement Association
11:30 AM
Warrnambool City Council and Fulton Hogan work in partnership to drive sustainable practices - Nikhil Patil, Fulton Hogan
11:55 AM
Sport Court Lighting Meets Smart Technology - Box Hill Gardens Basketball Sports Lighting Project - Kristian Tonon, Whitehorse City Council
12:20PM
Speaker Panel Discussion
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
LUNCH (Aerial)
1:45 PM - 3:30 PM
FORUM 7 - Project Focus (Cargo Hall)
1:45 PM
INTRODUCTION: Jeremy Rudd, Conference Committee
1:50 PM
Disaster restoration of community infrastructure; pitfalls and learnings following severe weather events - Daniel Kelabora, Latrobe City Council
2:15 PM
Pedestrian and Cyclist Plan - Michael Smith, Melton City Council
2:40 PM
Ballarat's Historical Tram Line Replacement Project - Vaughn Notting, City of Ballarat
3:05 PM
Speaker Panel Discussion
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
AFTERNOON TEA (Aerial)
4:00 PM - 5:00PM
FORUM 8 - Future Focus (Cargo Hall)
4:00 PM
INTRODUCTION: David Hallett, Conference Committee
4:05 PM
CONFERENCE WRAP, Young IPWEA

Chair: Jessi Raj

Panellists: Buddhima Edi, Wiebren Fong, Colin McLeod & Bob Xu

4:45 PM
IPWC24 Launch! Vicki Shelton, IPWEA Victoria & IPWEA Director
5:00 PM
Happy Hour