Empowering people to drive performance - leadership and capability for the future

This theme explores how asset-intensive organisations are addressing critical workforce challenges — from skills shortages and an ageing workforce to knowledge loss and evolving expectations of new generations. Submissions may focus on training strategies, mentoring programs, knowledge capture, safety culture, diversity and inclusion initiatives, or organisational wellbeing. We particularly welcome case studies and tools that demonstrate how investing in people leads to improved asset performance, workforce retention, and safer, more productive operations.

Topics may include:

• Leadership and change management in asset management
• Capability frameworks, competency standards, and continuous upskilling
• Mentoring, knowledge transfer, and strategies to prevent knowledge loss
• Workforce diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing (including mental health)
• Inspiring the next generation of asset management professionals – career pathways and competency development

Harnessing technology, information, and analytics for smarter decisions

This theme invites abstracts that show how data and digital tools are being leveraged to drive better maintenance decisions, optimise asset performance, and reduce costs. Presentations may include practical examples of analytics, AI, digital twins, IoT, integrated systems, or data governance initiatives. Submissions should demonstrate how digital innovation translates into smarter, faster, and more value-aligned decisions in real operational settings.

Topics may include:

• Data governance, integration, and assurance of data quality
• Predictive analytics, AI, machine learning, IoT, and condition monitoring
• Digital twins, BIM, and smart/connected assets
• Cybersecurity and protecting digital asset information
• Digital engineering and advanced information management systems
• Closing the digital ROI gap: from investment to realised business value

Embedding asset management into enterprise strategy and governance

This theme focuses on how organisations are aligning asset strategies with enterprise and societal goals to drive productivity, resilience, and stakeholder value. Abstracts may explore governance frameworks, performance measurement, whole-of-life costing, or investment prioritisation approaches that demonstrate value realisation and support business objectives. Submissions are encouraged from both corporate and public-sector perspectives.

Topics may include:

• Asset management planning and risk-based decision-making
• Governance, compliance, and integration with ISO 55001:2024
• Communicating asset management value to executives and boards
• Investment prioritisation and lifecycle costing
• Policy, standards, and regulation for improved productivity
• Measuring and demonstrating asset management’s contribution to organisational, national and societal outcomes

Driving performance, assurance, and resilience in operations

This theme seeks insights into how organisations are improving their planning, scheduling, reliability engineering, and execution disciplines to maximise asset availability and safety. We welcome contributions that address foundational practices, reliability culture, maintenance productivity, or safety-integrated approaches — especially where results can be quantified in terms of improved uptime, reduced cost, or incident prevention.

Topics may include:

• Reliability-centred maintenance and asset strategies, assurance frameworks, and performance metrics
• Improving planning, scheduling, work management processes and tools-in-hand/field time workforce productivity
• Resilient operations for aging and critical infrastructure
• Failure analysis and condition monitoring
• Integrating safety and risk management into reliability and maintenance
• Incident prevention, response, and continuous improvement approaches

Embedding sustainability and resilience in asset decision-making

Delivering resilience, decarbonisation, and long-term prosperity

This theme focuses on how asset management supports decarbonisation, climate adaptation, circular economy practices, and broader social outcomes. Abstracts should explore how sustainability objectives are being integrated into asset lifecycle decisions, maintenance strategies, or organisational models. Submissions that demonstrate how AM supports community, environmental and intergenerational value are especially welcome.

Topics may include:

• Decarbonisation strategies and managing the energy transition
• Circular economy and asset reuse, refurbishment, and sustainable procurement
• Embedding climate risk and resilience in asset strategies
• Financing models and mechanisms for sustainable infrastructure
• Nature-based solutions and innovative practices for resilience
• Measuring and reporting ESG and societal outcomes of asset management