Program: AMPEAK 2026

Monday, April 13, 2026
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM																AI in Asset Management to Increase Productivity, Dr Yvonne Power
9:20 AM - 9:30 AM																Maintenance Autopilot Mr Pieter Van Camp, I-care
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM																Opening Keynote - Global demographics and how its Impacting the Asset Management sector Simon Kuestenmacher

Monday, April 13, 2026
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM																Morning tea and exhibitor networking
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM																2.A.1 Navigating the Deep Energy Transition through Transgrid’s Strategic Asset Management Plan Update Ms Anna Crawford, Transgrid Ms Madeline Schneider, Transgrid																					2.B.1 Culture Change – How to or How not to? – That is the question - PART 2 Mr Keith Paintin, Lucid Consulting Ms Anna Thomas Raju, Cinnov8																					2.C.1 From Data to Decisions: A Practical Pathway for Lifecycle Costing and Investment Prioritisation Mr Mincheol Lee, Programmed Facility Management																					2.D.1 Independent Assurance for Outsourced Facility Management: Insights, Challenges and Lessons Mr Nick Kennedy, Lucid Consulting Australia
11:20 AM - 11:35 AM																2.A.2 Smart Asset Management Roadmap: IoT, AI & Digital Twins for Asset-Rich Industries Ms Catherine Caruana-McManus, Meshed IoT Solutions																					2.B.2 From Static Documents to Digital Asset Management Ecosystems Ms Pauline Orquillo, GHD																					2.C.2 Show me the value! Mr Adam Rotapel, KPMG																					2.D.2 Enhancing resilience and reliability: A RAM-Based review of the Kew sewerage pump station Ms Andrea Parafina, GHD
11:40 AM - 11:55 AM																2.A.3 Paper cuts to pixel perfect: The digital evolution of asset management plans Ms Lauren Russell, Brightly Software																					2.B. 3 Leading through reform: Practical asset management without the traditional levers Mr Antony Straubhaar, Transport for NSW Mr Grant Burton, Transport for NSW																					2.C.3 Strategic Asset Management, Water Utilities, Risk based Decision-Making, Asset Renewal Forecasting Ms Emily Webster, Wannon Water																					2.D3 Reliability-Centered Maintenance Strategy for Mobile Container Rotators in Port Operations Ms Amy Robinson, Aurizon
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM																2.A.4 Complexity to Clarity — Accelerating AM Productivity Through Digital Innovation at UnitingCare QLD Mr Domenic Fonte, AssetFuture Mr Darren Moore, UnitingCare Queensland																					2.B.4 Utilising strong governance to drive asset management improvement Mr Paul Cannons, Stantec																					2.C.4 From Risk to Consequence - Using Service Delivery Levels to Inform Maintenance and Renewal Investment’ Ms Lucie Mitchell, Infrastructure NSW Mr Josh Milner, Infrastructure NSW																					2.D.4 Root cause confusion: Why we’re still getting RCA wrong Mr Lucas Cespedes, Assetivity
12:20 PM - 12:35 PM																2.A Panel / Q & A																					2.B.5 Panel / Q & A																					2.C.5 Panel / Q & A																					2.d.5 Panel / Q & A
12:35 PM - 1:40 PM																Lunch and exhibitor networking - Donut wall sponsored by Brightly Software!
1:40 PM - 1:55 PM																3.A.1 Making Informed Decisions Based on Accurate Asset Data Mrs Leanne Cluley, Reduxo Pty Ltd Jason Ronsisvalle, Reduxo																					3.B.1 Embedding what we know: A new index linking knowledge retention practices to performance outcomes Dr Sloan Trad, Ginko Consultants Ms Rachel Scott, Asset Management Asssociates																					3.C.1 From Data to Decisions: Strengthening Regional Water Resilience Through Digital Asset Management Mr Paul Davis, BetterAIM																					3.D.1 Challenges in Moving to a Precautionary Approach of Risk Management Mr Stephen Renshaw, Transgrid
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM																3.A.2 Operationalising Quality Data Capture via Long-Term Franchise Model for Data Driven Decision Making Ms Cassie Khaw, Department of Transport Victoria Mr Mark Engelhardt, Decision and Transition Consulting																					3.B.2 Empowering people to drive performance: Asset management capability maturity frameworks Mr Warren ADAMS, GHD Advisory																					3.C.2 SMART PAF: Driving reliability and enhancing value in Rail Asset Management Dr Peter Griffiths, KiwiRail Mr Perry Fon Sing, KiwiRail Mr Neil Hall, KiwiRail																					3.D.2 Risk based asset prioritisation drives operational excellence in University HV network Mr Brent Pergallini, Lucid Consulting Australia Mr Matt McMillan, University of Newcastle
2:20 PM - 2:35 PM																3.A.3 The data disconnect: a common organisational challenge from the whole-of-life asset perspective Ms Alex Payne-Billard, AtkinsRealis																					3.B.3 A Three-Pronged Approach to Knowledge Retention in Infrastructure Management Mr Glen Cancian, Service Stream																					3.C.3 Smarter Together: Building a Digital Playbook for Smart Water Metering in Queensland Ms Andrea Thayer, Mackay Regional Council																					3.D.3 Driving smarter decisions: A lifecycle model for bus fleet resilience Mr Antony Straubhaar, Transport for NSW Mr Grant Burton, Transport for NSW
2:40 PM - 2:55 PM																3.A. 4 Getting Our Data House in Order: Data Governance to Power a Smarter Asset Management Future Ms April Jewell, EnergyAustralia																					3.B.4 Capability challenges – supporting the New Zealand transport sector to succeed Mr Adam Bevins, Downer																					3.C.4 Risk and Opportunity in investment decision-making Ms Patty Chier, Icon Water																					3.D.3 From Reactive to Reliable: Strengthening Coordination for Operational Resilience Mr Travis Soutter, Concordia Asset Management
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM																3.A.5 Panel / Q and A																					3.B.5 Panel / Q and A																					3.C.5 Panel / Q and A																					3.D.5 Panel / Q and A
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM																Afternoon tea and exhibitor networking
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM																4.A.1 Reducing the Cost of Creating an Asset Register Through Data Extrapolation Mr Wing-tim Choi, AssetFuture																					4.B.1 Building internal digital capability through people-centric transformation at Tauranga City Council Mr Asem Zabin, GHD																					4.C.1 Coordination Before Compliance: Reframing ISO 55001 as a System of Value Realisation Mr Travis Soutter, Concordia Asset Management																					4.D.1 Large-Scale Online Condition Monitoring of BoP Machinery at Yara Pilbara Mr Raj Kumar Chowdhury, Yara Pilbara Fertilisers Pty Ltd
4:05 PM - 4:20 PM																4.A.2																					4.B.2 Future-Proofing the Workforce: Digital Knowledge That Bridges Generations Mr Jeff Sharp, Hexagon																					4.C.2 The IKEA Effect: Flat-Pack Thinking for Global Asset Standards Mr David Wilson, WSP Australia																					4.D.2 Alignment impact on Vibration Readings Mr Abdullah Balhaddad, University of Adelaide
4:25 PM - 4:40 PM																4.A.3 Precision Maintenance: Measure What Matters, Reward What Works Mr Rudi Haarhoff, Anglo American																					4.B.3 Plugged In and Powered Up: Asset Integration Wins and Wisdom Mr Robert Alcaro, Transgrid																					4.C.3 Strategic Alignment through International Standardisation: An Overview of ISO/TC251 Asset Management Mr Antony Straubhaar, Transport for NSW																					4.D.3 Lessons learnt using Internet of Times (IoT) vibration and temperature sensors Mr Pablo Perez-Reigosa, Ventia
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM																4.A.4 Beyond Spreadsheets: Curing the Data Integrity Crisis to Unlock Real-World AI and ROI Mr Jitesh Patel, Shivaan Asset Management																					4.B.4 WA's Growing Workforce Demands: Challenges and Opportunities for Asset Managers Mr Alex Perera, KPMG																					4.C.4 Engineering a Safety-Assured and Data-Driven Framework for Automating Train Maintenance Mr Jason Zhou, Downer Rail & Transit Systems																					4.D.4 From Assets to Action: A Framework for Operational Readiness Mr Mark Rippon, BetterAIM
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM																4.A.5 Panel / Q and A																					4.B.5 Panel / Q and A																					4.C.5 Panel / Q and A																					4.D.5 Panel / Q and A

Tuesday, April 14, 2026
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM																Tuesday Open and World Asset Management Day Celebration Mr Toby Horstead, WSP
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM																RESEARCH PRESENTATION Risk + Value-Focused Asset Management: Probabilistic Cost–Benefit Analysis for Railway Slopes Mr Kevin Hang, Sydney Trains
9:30 AM - 9:40 AM																Plenary Sponsor Presentation - Cosol
9:40 AM - 10:30 AM																From Good to Great: What High-Performing and Productive Teams Do Differently Mel Thorpe

Tuesday, April 14, 2026
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM																Morning tea and exhibitor networking
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM																6.A.1 CAPEX to OPEX digital enablement with BIM/DE - A water utility's view Mr Toby Maple, IIMBE																					6.B.1 Aligning ERM and ISO 55001: Exposing System Weakness to Build Organisational Resilience Mr Travis Soutter, Concordia Asset Management																					6.C.1 Amplifying organisational transformation through Infrastructure Asset Management Mr Ben Steel, Stantec Mr Rajesh Kumar, Stantec																					6.D.1 Selling Asset Management to the C suite and boards. Mr John Hardwick, Transgrid
11:20 AM - 11:35 AM																6.A.2 Leveraging asset management software and building technologies for ISO55001-Aligned Asset Management Mr Mohammad Sadozai, Schneider Electric																					6.B.2 Australia’s mandatory climate disclosures and embedding resilience in AM via transition planning Mr Matt Raeburn, WSP																					6.C.2 Asset management planning and risk-based decision-making for the Royal New Zealand Navy Mr Philip Conroy, Babcock (NZ) Ltd																					6.D.2 Sustained Asset Management Improvement - the Vital Role of Leadership Mr Sandy Dunn, Assetivity
11:40 AM - 11:55 AM																6.A.3 Leveraging Information Management and benefits realisation through BIM/DE Mr Toby Maple, IIMBE																					6.B.3 Operationalising ISO 55001's Sustainability Mandate: How APO Unifies LCCA, LCA, MCDA and ESG Mr Ken Garrard, Kepa Software Pty Ltd																					6.C.3 Going for gold: strategically embedding asset management at the Australian Sports Commission Mrs Laura Young, Australian Sports Commission Ms Rachel Forte, AIS Operations,																					6.D.3 How do we prevent Asset Management from failing? Mr Kris Westall, AMCL Mr Cameron Sloman, AMCL
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM																6.A.4 From Design to Disposal: Managing Asset Data Across the Lifecycle with ISO 19650 and ISO 55013 Mr Philip Kowalczyk, Lucid Consulting Australia Ms Rebecca DeCicco, Women in BIM																					6.B.4 Extending asset life through circularity: A digital approach to sustainable value Mr Jeff Sharp, Hexagon																					6.C.4 Strategic Pavement Management a top to bottom case study Mr David Braby, CT Management Group Mr Lory Noya, NTRO Mr Muhunthan Ponniah, City of Gold Coast																					6.D.4 From Boardroom to Boiler Room: Translating Strategy into Operational Levels of Service Ms April Jewell, EnergyAustralia
12:20 PM - 12:35 PM																6.A.5 Panel / Q and A																					6.B.5 Panel / Q and A																					6.C.5 Panel / Q and A																					6.D.5 Panel / Q and A
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM																Lunch and exhibitor networking
1:35 PM - 1:50 PM																7.A.1 The DNA of Asset Management: Building a Living Data Chain Mr Jeffery Pesler, Woolpert																					7.B.1 Evolving the NSW Asset Management Policy Mr Josh Milner, Infrastructure NSW Ms Lucie Mitchell, Infrastructure NSW																					7.C.1 Asset Management, A Business Resilience Mindset Mr Farshad IBRAHIMI, Quantum Leap Advisory (QLA)																					7.D.1 Partnering for Better Data: How TasWater and BetterAIM Rapidly Transformed Asset Inspections Mr Matt Tilyard, TasWater
1:55 PM - 2:10 PM																7.A.2 Transport Asset Custodian Platform (TACP) Mr Ivan Catabay, Transport for NSW Mrs Asha Bauch, Transport for NSW																					7.B.2 Balancing legislative minimum and ISO 55000: QPRC’s journey with public stakeholders Mr Adam Fricker, Queanbeyan Palerang Regional Council																					7.C.2 Embedding resilience into infrastructure investment and planning for freight Mrs Elena Grimshaw, WSP																					7.D.2 Turning Data in strategy: digital innovation in maritime asset management Mrs Renuka Ranaweera, Brightly a Siemens company Mr Ryan O'Connor, Ventia
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM																7.A.3 Data-Driven Asset Management for Safer Roads Mr James Mahood, Ventia (Australia) Pty Ltd Mr Conor Murphy, Ventia (Australia) Pty Ltd																					7.B.3 Driving Value Through Strategic Asset Management in South Australian Government Mr Graeme Brown, Infrastructure SA Mr Philip Kowalczyk, Lucid Consulting Australia																					7.C.3 Protecting our railway assets in high pressure urban environments Ms Nkechi Ngozi Nwaji, Department of Transport and Planning																					7.D.3 Keeping the animals in - Data driven Asset Management at Taronga Zoo Mr Braeden Knox, WSP
2:35 PM - 2:50 PM																7.A.4 Building an Integrated Data-Rich Framework for Evidence Based Pavement Maintenance Planning Mr Md tareq Rahman, Department of Transport and Planning, Victoria																					7.B.4 Leading Through Complexity: QCS’s Influence on Government-Wide Asset Management Practices Mr Philip Kowalczyk, Lucid Consulting Australia Mr Tim Thomson, Queensland Corrective Services																					7.C.4 Infrastructure Assets and PFAS: Understanding Emerging Risks and Responses for Asset Managers Dr Sloan Trad, Ginko Consultants																					7.D.4 Smart building management systems - a project's journey from inception to implementation Mr Ming Chong, GHD
2:55 PM - 3:10 PM																7.A.5 Panel / Q and A																					7.B.5 Panel / Q and A																					7.C.5 Panel / Q and A																					7.D.5 Panel / Q and A
3:10 PM - 3:40 PM																Afternoon tea and exhibitor networking
3:40 PM - 3:55 PM																8.A.1 Smart Tracks, Smarter Investment: Leveraging Asset Intelligence for Scalable Rail Freight Design Mr Paul McIlveen, Silver Edge Technologies																					8.B.1 Beyond Compliance: How Pragmatic Leadership Builds Productive Asset Management Systems Mr Travis Soutter, Concordia Asset Management																					8.C.1 A novel continuous improvement framework for reliability, safety and sustainable asset management Mr Sharun Benny, Programmed Facility Management Mr Sandeep Pigera, Programmed Facility Management																					8.D.1 A practitioner’s guide to industrialising AI in asset management Mr Yin Wong, XDNA / Downer RTS
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM																8.A.2 Data to Decisions: An integrated maintenance investment model for complex infrastructure networks Mr Lalinda Karunaratne, Main Roads Western Australia																					8.B.2 Strategic Review of Asset Management and Maintenance Delivery for Operational Excellence Mr Kan Tao, Programmed Facility Maintenance																					8.C.2 A Systematic Approach to Asset Life Extension and Residual Life Estimation: Case Study Oil refinery Dr Hossein Khalilpasha, Worley Mr Nathan Belgrove, Worley Consulting																					8.d.2
4:20 PM - 4:35 PM																8.A.3 Data Driven Insights for Sustainable TLO Lifecycle Management Mr Richard Elliot, Rockfield																					8.B.3 Airservices Australia: Advancing Asset Maturity Through Risk-Informed Implementation Mr Muhammad fahad Khan, Siemens/ Brightly Mr Jainam Sheth, Airservices Australia																					8.C.3 Systematic Maintenance Strategy Review for Shutdown Interval Optimisation Mr Brent Lane, Rockfield																					8.D.3 Digital Transformation in Asset Management: A case Study from Western Australian Road Network Dr Shahin Akhter, Main Roads WA
4:40 PM - 4:55 PM																8.A.4 Investment-grade data: A decision-first framework for infrastructure asset management Mr Michael Mowat, IAG																					8.B.4 Strategic Alignment and Value-Focused Asset Management Dr Habib Chowdhury, Programmed Mrs Kubesh Achary, Programmed Mrs Isle Magsino, Programmed																					8.C.4 Keeping the Lights On: Linking Process Safety to Asset Management in the Thermal Power Industry Mr Nathan Belgrove, Worley Consulting																					8.D.4 Turning Asset Handovers into Transformative Information Assets Mr Darren Moore, UnitingCare Queensland
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM																8.A.5 Panel Q and A																					8.B.5 Panel Q and A																					8.C.5 Panel Q and A																					8.D.5 Panel Q and A
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM																Conference Dinner and Asset Management Excellence Awards

Wednesday, April 15, 2026
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM																9.A.1 Building the AI-enabled maintainer: how Downer is advancing asset management through data and AI Mr Yin Wong, XDNA / Downer RTS																					9.B.1 Past, Present and Future: Asset Condition and Non-Condition drivers for Decision Making Mr Moe Jafari, SAPN																					9.C.1 Serco’s unique ISO 55001 Journey Mr Michael Lonsdale, Serco Australia																					9.D.1 From Data Chaos to Clarity: How AI is Powering Smarter Asset Management Mr Luke de Jager, KPMG Mr Sean Bass, BHP
9:20 AM - 9:35 AM																9.A.2 Adaptive Cognitive Coordination (ACC): Leveraging AI and Behavioural Insight to Power Productivity Mr Travis Soutter, Concordia Asset Management																					9.B.2 Planning, scheduling... and hoping for the best: Work management needs a reboot Mr Lucas Cespedes, Assetivity																					9.C.2 An End-to-End Practical Methodology for Effective Management of Change Mr Arman Kianpour, Programmed Facility Management																					9.D.2 From Condition Monitoring to Capital Planning: Can We Automate Asset Renewal Decisions? Mr John Knowles, Silver Edge Technologies
9:40 AM - 9:55 AM																9.A.3 AI-Powered Maturity Model for Sustainable Asset Management and Data-Driven Strategy Mr Ramakrishnan Vijayakumaran, AVEVA																					9.B.3 Harnessing consistent condition data for smarter investment decisions Mr Andrew McKillop, Road Efficiency Group - NZ Transport Agency																					9.C.3 Hydro Tasmania's Asset Management Maturity Uplift Mr Scott Geappen, Hydro Tasmania Mr Mathew Oakey, AMCL																					9.D.3 Decision-making needs alignment too! Mr Geoffrey Kleu, Stantec
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM																9.A.4 Does Australia have enough Asset Management, Maintenance and Reliability professionals? Mr John Hardwick, Transgrid																					9.B.4																					9.C.4 Advancing Asset Management Maturity Beyond ISO 55000 Mrs Su Rodrigo, Service Stream																					9.D.4 Enabling natural language queries for data retrieval Mr Joseph Samuel, Downer RTS
10:20 AM - 10:35 AM																9.A.5 Panel / Q and A																					9.B.5 Panel / Q and A																					9.C.5 Panel / Q and A																					9.D.5 Panel / Q and A
10:35 AM - 11:00 AM																Morning tea and exhibitor networking
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM																10.A.1 Skand + Queensland Rail: Turning Spatial Data into Proactive Management Mr Yossi Kahlon, Skand Mr Dale Lucke, Queensland Rail																					10.B.1 10 years of asset investment planning: critical success factors and common pitfalls Mr Rory Gibbons, Brightly, A Siemens Company																					10.C.1 Insights from a collaborative cross-sector asset management group in New Zealand Mr Andrew McKillop, Road Efficiency Group - NZ Transport Agency																					10.D.1 A generalised 8D framework for AI-assisted FRACAS Mr Joseph Samuel, Downer RTS
11:20 AM - 11:35 AM																10.A.2 An automated Heavy Vehicle Structure Assessment Permit System for Class 1 and Class 2 heavy vehicles Mr David Rawlinson, WSP																					10.B.2 Penlink: Integrating Lifecycle Cost Modelling and Confirm EAM for Infrastructure Optimisation Mr Micheal Butler, Siemens/ Brightly Mr Glen Cancian, Service Stream																					10.C.2 Achieving $26 billion in funding from a centralised asset management operating model Mr Rami Affan, WSP																					10.D.2 Industrial AI for asset management Dr Yvonne Power, Impower Technologies
11:40 AM - 11:55 AM																10.A.3 Thermographic aerial drone imaging for pre-emptive monitoring of concrete structure spalling Mr James Stevens, EnergyAustralia Mr Joel Heath, infracorr																					10.B.3 Hybrid Life Cycle Cost Modelling and Quantifying Future Cost Impacts of Prolonged CAPEX Reductions Mr Primesh Jassa, Programmed Facilities Maintenance																					10.C.3 Value driven asset management under a PPP – avoiding the pitfalls Mr James Wright, Jacobs Mr Scott Feher, Jacobs																					10.D.3 Comparing machine learning and LLMs for automated incident classification Mr Oscar Gibson, Essential Energy Mr Thomas Gordon, Essential Energy
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM																10.A.4 Python-Based Data Validation Framework for Level 2 Road Structure Inspections Dr Justin Ngan, Department of Transport and Planning																					10.B.4 Building Confidence in Investment: TasWater’s Capital Prioritisation Framework Mr Paul Davis, BetterAIM																					10.C.4 Turning Stakeholders into Partners: The Murray Darling Basin Authority’s Strategic Asset Approach Mr Ben Furness, Yellowscope Pty Ltd Mr Darrell Hamlyn, Murray Darling Basin Authority																					10.D.4 A Probabilistic Approach to Asset Degradation Modelling Using Expected Value Dr Hanbit Cho, AssetFuture
12:20 PM - 12:35 PM																10.A.5 Panel / Q and A																					10.B.5 Panel / Q and A																					10.C.5 Panel / Q and A																					10.D.5 Panel / Q and A
12:35 PM - 1:10 PM																Lunch and exhibitor networking
1:10 PM - 1:40 PM																Productivity in modern Asset Management – turning insights into Productivity Mrs Wendy McPate, Asset Management Council Mr John Hardwick, Transgrid
1:40 PM - 2:30 PM																Closing Plenary Paul Carter
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM																Conference Closing Comments Mrs Wendy McPate, Asset Management Council