Conference Program
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Tuesday 13 May 2025
Day 0 (Pre-conference)
Official Opening
5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Registration Open
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Tradeshow Hall Open
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Tradeshow Hall
Wednesday 14 May 2025
Day 1
7:30 am – 5:00 pm
Registration Open
7:30 am – 5:00 pm
Tradeshow Hall Open
Plenary Sessions
Room
Plenary: Central Room A
8:30 am – 8:35 am
Brett de Hoedt, Fire Australia MC
8:35 am – 9:00 am
David Boverman, President, FPA Australia
9:00 am – 9:30 am
Chris Dubay, Vice President and Chief Engineer, National Fire Protection Association
9:30 am – 10:00 am
Speaker TBC
10:00 am – 10:30 am
Speaker TBC
10:30 am – 10:55 am
Morning Tea
Tradeshow Hall
Breakout Sessions
Stream:
Room:
11:00 am – 11:40 am
Fire Systems Assessment (FSA/ESM)
Plenary Room
John Collie, Chief Executive Officer, FPA Australia
Bushfire
Meeting Room E3.9
Dr. Maria Kornakova, Manager Bushfire Services, FPA Australia
Fire Systems Design
Meeting Room E3.10
Special Hazards
Meeting Room E3.3
Mike Wilson, Principal, Wilson Consulting
Stream:
Room:
11:45 am – 12:30 pm
Fire Systems Assessment (FSA/ESM)
Plenary Room
Mike Donegan, Managing Director, Redadair
Bushfire
Meeting Room E3.9
Derivation of wildfire radiant heat flux values using an ensemble of dynamic fire simulation models
Anthony Power, Bushfire Technical Lead, Australian Institute of Landscape Architects
Fire Systems Design
Meeting Room E3.10
A series of large scale tunnel fire test
Phil Friday, Vice President, Product Technology, The Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co. Inc.
Special Hazards
Meeting Room E3.3
Speaker TBC
12:30 pm – 1:20 pm
Lunch
Tradeshow Hall
Stream:
Room:
1:20 pm – 2:05 pm
Fire Systems Assessment (FSA/ESM)
Plenary Room
Nat Andrews, Director, Certifiers 2u Pty Ltd
Bushfire
Meeting Room E3.9
Professor David Bowman, Natural Hazards Research Australia
Fire Systems Design
Meeting Room E3.10
Jason D’Silva, Senior Engineer, Fire Life Safety, Transport for NSW
Special Hazards
Meeting Room E3.3
Dave Boyack, Business Development Manager – Pacific, Protec
Stream:
Room:
2:10 pm – 2:55 pm
Fire Systems Assessment (FSA/ESM)
Plenary Room
Speaker TBC
Bushfire
Meeting Room E3.9
Speaker TBC
Fire Systems Design
Meeting Room E3.10
David Isaac, Manager, Fire and Safety Technologies
Special Hazards
Meeting Room E3.3
Speaker TBC
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Afternoon Tea
Tradeshow Hall
Stream:
Room:
3:30 pm – 4:10 pm
Fire Systems Assessment (FSA/ESM)
Plenary Room
John Lynch, General Manager Business Services, Wormald
Bushfire
Meeting Room E3.9
Beyond Fire Spread: Advancing Rapid Suppression Modelling
Olivia Breed, Head of Firestory, Kablamo
Thomas Hart, Customer Solutions Manager, Kablamo
Fire Systems Design
Meeting Room E3.10
Sustainable Certified Structural Steel Fire Protection Solutions at reduced costs
Chris Partington, Passive Fire Protection Manager, Tremco
Special Hazards
Meeting Room E3.3
Stream:
Room:
4:15 pm – 5:00 pm
Fire Systems Assessment (FSA/ESM)
Plenary Room
Simon Rickard, National Technical Manager, FPA Australia
Glenn Talbot, Managing Director, Verified
Bushfire
Meeting Room E3.9
Rod O’Loan, Technical and Products, Stainless Steel Wire & Mesh
Fire Systems Design
Meeting Room E3.10
Modular Construction and Lightweight flooring systems – Implications for FIRE Resistance
Gavin Williams, Technical Manager, TBA FIREFLY
Special Hazards
Meeting Room E3.3
Speaker TBC
7:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Conference and Awards Gala Dinner
The Grand Ballroom at the Fullerton Hotel Sydney
Thursday 15 May 2025
Day 2
7:30 am – 5:00 pm
Registration Open
8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Tradeshow Hall Open
Plenary Sessions
Room
Plenary: Central Room A
8:30 am – 9:00 am
9:00 am – 9:30 am
Safety Considerations in Energy Storage
Chris Groves, Product Manager, Wärtsilä Energy Storage & Optimisation, Wärtsilä
9:30 am – 10:00 am
Mark Potter, Managing Director, Agilus
10:00 am – 10:30 am
Russell Porteous, Chief Executive Officer, Firewize
10:30 am – 11:00 am
Morning Tea
Tradeshow Hall
Breakout Sessions
Stream:
Room:
11:00 am – 11:45 am
Innovation
Plenary Room
Matthew Allen, Specialist Risk and Fire Safety Manager, Country Fire Authority
Fire Systems Assessment (FSA / ESM)
Meeting Room E3.9
Kim Lovegrove, Founder, Lovegrove & Cotton Lawyers
Fire System Design (FSD)
Meeting Room E3.10
John Clampett, Director, JC Consulting
Shae Mete, Chief Engineer and Inventor, FST Innovation
Inspect and Test
Meeting Room E3.3
Speaker TBC
Stream:
Room:
11:50 am – 12:30 pm
Innovation
Plenary Room
Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition Australia (HFSCA)
Mark Whybro, Chair, Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition Australia (HFSCA)
Fire Systems Assessment (FSA / ESM)
Meeting Room E3.9
Fire System Design (FSD)
Meeting Room E3.10
The link between passive firestop approvals, product quality, building safety & sustainability
Dr. Martin Stirling, Head of Sustainability (Australia) and Regional Process Lead, AMS (A2), Hilti (Aust.) Pty Ltd
Inspect and Test
Meeting Room E3.3
Speaker TBC
12:30 pm – 1:20 pm
Lunch
Tradeshow Hall
Stream:
Room:
1:20 pm – 2:05 pm
Innovation
Plenary Room
Leveraging AI for business success
Moderator:
Brett de Hoedt, Fire Australia MC
Panellists :
Russell Porteous, Chief Executive Officer, Firewize
John Lynch, General Manager Business Services, Wormald
John Collie, Chief Executive Officer, FPA Australia
Glenn Talbot, Managing Director, Verified
Fire Systems Assessment (FSA / ESM)
Meeting Room E3.9
Stacey Fein, National Accreditation Manager, FPA Australia
Fire System Design (FSD)
Meeting Room E3.10
1:20 pm – 1:40 pm
Dry-Flo® digitally-enabled waterless deluge performance and compliance testing
Daniel McCormick, Director Fire Services, Paradigm
1:45 pm – 2:05 pm
Building X: AI-driven building analytics for unmatched safety and operational excellence
Lars Weber, Head of Digital & Software Sales, Siemens Ltd.
Inspect and Test
Meeting Room E3.3
Moderator:
Speaker TBC
Panellists:
Vance Row, Queensland Manger, Holyoa
Ivan Steed, Team Leader – Essential Services, Grosvenor Engineering Group
Pat McManus, Managing Director, Stokes Safety
Stream:
Room:
2:10 pm – 3:00 pm
Innovation
Plenary Room
2:35 pm – 3:00 pm
Hank Van Ravenstein, Principal, LCI Consultants
Les Schwarz, Special Counsel, KPA Lawyers
Fire Systems Assessment (FSA / ESM)
Meeting Room E3.9
From Maintenance to Mastery: Thriving as a Fire Partner in the Strata Sector
Nathan Keating, Chief Executive Officer, Focus Building Risk And Compliance Pty Ltd
Fire System Design (FSD)
Meeting Room E3.10
Speaker TBC
Inspect and Test
Meeting Room E3.3
Speaker TBC
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Afternoon Tea
Tradeshow Hall
Stream:
Room:
3:30 pm – 4:10 pm
Innovation
Plenary Room
Using AI for Passive Fire Stopping Design and Construction Monitoring
Akshat Malhotra, Senior Associate Director, Beca
Fire Systems Assessment (FSA / ESM)
Meeting Room E3.9
Darin Evans, Director, Pacific Institute of Technology
Fire System Design (FSD)
Meeting Room E3.10
Speaker TBC
Inspect and Test
Meeting Room E3.3
Anita Kingdom, General Manager, Total Concept Industries
Stream:
Room:
4:15 pm – 5:00 pm
Innovation
Plenary Room
4:15 pm – 4:35 pm
Revolutionising Fire Equipment Inspections with Artificial Intelligence
Naaman Shibi, Solution Consultant, Techs4biz Australia
4:40 pm – 5:00 pm
Blockchain in Fire Compliance: A New Era for Record-Keeping Integrity
Mathew Kenn, Service Manager, Grosvenor Engineering Group
Fire Systems Assessment (FSA / ESM)
Meeting Room E3.9
Ian Collins, Emergency Plan Principal, Fire Awareness Technology
Fire System Design (FSD)
Meeting Room E3.10
Speaker TBC
Inspect and Test
Meeting Room E3.3
Advancing fire suppression maintenance with ultrasonic technology
Anthony Lima, Founder and Director, Fire NDT Pty Ltd
