Presentations from the Annual Forum will be made available in the coming weeks.

Tuesday, 7 September

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Arrival & Registration
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM
qldwater Welcome
9:10 AM - 9:35 AM
Keynote Opening Address
Jaason Englesmith, Jacobs Worldwide
9:35 AM - 10:00 AM
Digital Futures for Water Utilities
James Goode, Water Services Association of Australia
10:00 AM - 10:25 AMExtracting Value from Vendors
Ivan Di Giusto, Consultant
10:25 AM - 10:45 AMBreak - Morning Tea
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Four Council AMR Program Updates;
1. City of Gold Coast - Chris Owen
2. Urban Utilities - David Brooker
3. Unitywater - Stephen McDonald
4. Mackay Regional Council - Andrea Thayer
12:00 PM - 12:45 PMBreak - Lunch
Taggle - Silver/Lunch Sponsor
12:45 PM - 1:30 PM
Panel Session 1: Challenging AMR Impediments
Tony Wise, Jacobs
David Cameron, qldwater
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
Three New Council AMR Programs;
1. Southern Downs Regional Council - Lalji Rathod
2. Gladstone Regional Council - Mostafizur Rahman
3. Mount Isa Regional Council - Stephen Jewell
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
Break - Afternoon Tea
2:45 PM - 3:05 PM
Research Data Analytics
Deriving effective analytics from AMR Systems
Bruno Pisano, Elafent
Kevin Hellier, Melbourne Water
3:05 PM - 3:50 PM
Workshop Activity: Are AMR benefits truly realised or oversold?
Rob Fearon, qldwater 
3:50 PM - 4:30 PM
Panel Session 2: Customer Focus, Segmentation and Onboarding                                                                                  
Chris Owen, City of Gold Coast
Cr Jason Bartels, Bundaberg Regional Council
Stephen Fernando, Whitsunday Regional Council                                                               
4:30 PM
Conclusion of Day

Wednesday, 8 September

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Arrival & Registration
8:30 AMTour Departure by Bus from Alexandra Hills Hotel
(Bus will depart promptly at 8:30am)
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Toondah Harbour to Dunwich Barge Terminal                                                                                          
10:15 AM - 10:45 AMBreak - Morning Tea
10:45 AM - 11:15 AMRedland City Council/Seqwater Presentation (TBC)
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
Virtual Panel - Managing Fixed Services in Communities with Highly Variable Populations
Facilitated by Trevor Dean, Fraser Coast Regional Council
  • Troy Pettiford, Whitsunday Regional Council 
  • Narelle D’Amico, Bundaberg Regional Council 
  • Gary Murphy, Isaac Regional Council 
  • Nicole Davis, Redland City Council 
  • Pete Manning, Gympie Regional Council                                           
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Break - Lunch
(Best of the Best Taste Test Sampling)
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Adaptive Planning for Wastewater Treatment Plants on Redlands Coast
Matthew Ingerman, Redland City Council
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Vendor Pitch Presentations
Aquatec Maxcon, Concept Services, SmartTech & Trimble, Royce Water Technology - Vendor Sponsors
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Break - Afternoon Tea
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Return to Dunwich Barge Terminal
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Dunwich Barge Terminal to Toondah Harbour                                                                                                                  
5:30 PM - 6:30 PMBeer Tasting at the Alexandra Hills Hotel
Bacchus Brewing
6:30 PM
Network Dinner - Alexandra Hills Hotel
Royce Water Technology - Gold/Dinner Sponsor
Guest Speaker - Andrew Curthoys, Cross River Rail

Thursday, 9 September

8:30 AM - 9:00 AMArrival and Registration
9:00 AM - 9:30 AMWelcome and Introduction of Keynote Speakers
David Cameron, qldwater
Adam Sincock, Assistant Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment
Dan Harris, A/ Executive Director, Department of Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water
Calibre - Principal Sponsor
9:30 AM - 10:15 AMGuest Presentations
Regional Innovation and Regionalisation Priority 3 
(including NSW Town Water Risk Reduction Program) 
Erin Cini, NSW Planning, Industry & Environment
Resource Recovery and Renewables Priority 5
(viability of resource recovery technologies including hydrogen) 
Damien Batstone, The University of Queensland Australia
10:15 AM - 10:45 AMBreak - Morning Tea
10:45 AM - 11:15 AMRoadmap Priority Topic Leaders

1. Emerging/Urgent Priorities – Contaminants of Emerging Concern Focus 
Lynne Powell, Cairns Regional Council
2. Strategic Sector-Wide Investment
Christine Ip, Queensland Treasury Corporation
3. Regional Innovation and Regionalisation
Erin Cini, NSW Planning, Industry & Environment
4. Harmonising Water Regulation – IWCM Focus
5. Catchment Resilience in a Changing Environment
Chris Mooney, Department Environment and Science
6. Understanding and Exceeding Customer Expectations
Evelyn Rodrigues, Water Services Association Australia
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
Small Group Workshop Sessions on Priorities
David Cameron, qldwater
Daryl Ross, Thinktank Chair
12:30 PM - 1:30 PMBreak - Lunch
Veolia - Silver/Lunch Sponsor
1:30 PM - 1:45 PMWhat we have heard - five reasons why Asset Management is broke in Queensland
Rob Fearon, qldwater
1:45 PM - 2:05 PMBefore and After - AM Transformation in Townsville
Sen Vigneswaran, Townsville Regional Council 
2:05 PM - 2:25 PMBefore and After - AM Transformation in Unitywater
Gagneet Serai, Unitywater
2:25 PM - 2:45 PMAquatic Assets Awry! Addled and Ad hoc! Anecdotes and Atonements.
Charles Dyer, Winton Shire Council
2:45 PM - 3:15 PMBreak - Afternoon Tea
3:15 PM - 3:35 PMNational Perspective - An Overview of Asset Management approaches, challenges
and solutions/highlights from Australian Utilities
James Goode, Water Services Association of Australia
3:35 PM - 4:00 PMNational Perspective - Research Solutions to AM Challenges
Prof. Chris Chow, 

Director: Scarce Resources and Circular Economy (ScaRCE), University of South Australia

4:00 PM - 4:30 PMDiscussion & Wrap
David Cameron, qldwater
Daryl Ross, Thinktank Chair