Program
Tuesday 3 May 2022
Day 1
7:30 am – 6:30 pm
Registration Open
7:30 am – 6:30 pm
Tradeshow Hall Open
Plenary Sessions
Room
Uptick Plenary Theatre: Eureka Room 1 & 2
8:30 am – 8:50 am
Bob Grieve, President, FPA Australia
8:50 am – 9:00 am
John Kilgour, Chief Executive Officer, FPA Australia
9:00 am – 9:45 am
A Decade of Action for Fire Safety
Dr Jonathan Barnett, Managing Director, Basic Expert
9:45 am – 10:30 am
Fire protection regulation in Victoria: what does the future hold?
Andrew Cialini, State Building Surveyor, Victorian Building Authority
10:30 am – 10:55 am
Morning Tea
Tradeshow Hall
Breakout Sessions
Room
10:55 am – 11:40 am
Uptick Plenary Theatre: Eureka Room 1 & 2
Fire Protection – the next 10 years
Moderator:
Bob Grieve, President, FPA Australia
Panellists:
Peter Johnson, Principal – Fire Safety Engineering, Arup
Mark Burgess, Director – Infrastructure Technologies, CSIRO
David Lonergan, Technical Manager, FPA Australia
Matthew Allen, Specialist Risk and Fire Safety Manager, CFA
Eureka Room 3
Building Confidence report: Around the Grounds
Bronwyn Weir, Director, Weir Legal & Consulting
Courtyard Room
Moderator:
Dr Maria Kornakova, Manager, Bushfire Services, FPA Australia
Panellists:
Mark Potter, Risk and Emergency Planning Lead, Fire Risk Consultants
Stephen Kip, Fire Safety Engineer & Building Regulatory Consultant, SKIP Consulting
Leah Bertholini, Acting Manager, Development Assessment Services, CFS
Max Garner, Secretary, Bushfire Resilience Inc.
This session runs from
10:55am – 12.25pm
Room
11:45 am – 12:25 pm
Uptick Plenary Theatre: Eureka Room 1 & 2
Buildings of the future: Bigger, faster, more complicated
Speakers:
Simon Widjaja, Technical Manager – Fire Engineering, Norman Disney & Young
Greg du Chateau, Director, du Chateau Chun
Moderator:
Rob Broadhead, Board of Directors, FPA Australia
Eureka Room 3
12:30 pm – 1:20 pm
Lunch
Tradeshow Hall
Room
1:20 pm – 2:05 pm
Uptick Plenary Theatre: Eureka Room 1 & 2
An industry of choice: how to attract the practitioners of the future
Moderator:
John Kilgour, Chief Executive Officer, FPA Australia
Panellists:
Stuart Yarnall, General Manager, Fire Equipment Services (FES)
Rebecca Fullerton, Director – Sales & Marketing, Chubb Fire & Security
Eureka Room 3
Standards development in the age of “Generation Now”
Adam Stingemore, General Manager – Engagement & Communications, Standards Australia
Courtyard Room
Speaker:
Mike Bosma, Executive Vice President, Viking Group
Moderator:
Mark Whybro AFSM BA MBT GIFireE, State Manager – NSW, FPA Australia
Panellists:
Patrick Conway, ANZ Regional Manager, Viking Group
Mark Cummings, Director, Eclipse Fire
Matthew Wright, Built Environment Manager, Australasia, UL
1:20pm – 2.55pm
Room
2:10 pm – 2:55 pm
Uptick Plenary Theatre: Eureka Room 1 & 2
Turning words into action:
A 2030 plan for Women in Fire
Moderator:
Yvonne Pengilly, Board of Directors, FPA Australia
Panellists:
Anita Kingdom, General Manager, Total Concept Industries
Elissa Fazio, National Operations Risk & Compliance Manager, NewsCorp
Eureka Room 3
Will my electric vehicle catch fire?
Emma Sutcliffe, Project Director, EV Fire Safe
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Afternoon Tea
Tradeshow Hall
Room
3:30 pm – 4:10 pm
Uptick Plenary Theatre: Eureka Room 1 & 2
Engaged owners: the key to fire safety
Moderator:
Paul Waterhouse, National Manager – Engagement, FPA Australia
Panellists:
Nicholas Burt, Chief Executive Officer, Facility Management Association of Australia
Angela Shaw, Essential Services Coordinator, Monash University
John Lynch, General Manager Business Services, Wormald
Andrew Cialini, State Building Surveyor, Victorian Building Authority
Eureka Room 3
Saving lives with residential sprinklers
Mark Whybro AFSM BA MBT GIFireE, Chair, Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition Australia
Courtyard Room
Megastructures and fire risks: the challenges of complexity and automation
Speakers:
Michael Stuckings, Group Manager Account Engineering, AFM Insurance
Inspector Murray Mackne, Fire Safety Advisory Unit, Fire and Rescue NSW
Moderator:
David Lonergan, Technical Manager, FPA Australia
Panellists:
Ian Collins, Emergency Plan Strategist, Fire Awareness Technology
Tass Georgas, Manager and Senior Engineer, Fire Safety Strategy, Policy and Reform, Fire Rescue Victoria
This session runs from
3:30pm – 5pm
Room
4:15 pm – 5:00 pm
Uptick Plenary Theatre: Eureka Room 1 & 2
Moderator:
Paul Waterhouse, National Manager – Engagement, FPA Australia
Panellists:
Corey Nugent, Senior Operations Manager, Insurance Council of Australia
John Lynch, General Manager Business Services, Wormald
Geoff Kaandorp, Fire Rescue Victoria
Eureka Room 3
FPA Australia’s plans for the future
John Kilgour, Chief Executive Officer, FPA Australia
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Tradeshow Hall
Wednesday 4 May 2022
Day 2
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Registration Open
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Tradeshow Hall Open
Plenary Sessions
Room
Uptick Plenary Theatre: Eureka Room 1 & 2
9:00 am – 9:45 am
Views of a Coroner: how do the courts view a disaster?
Hugh Dillon, Former Deputy State Coroner NSW, Coroners Court of NSW
9:45 am – 10:30 am
What does the future hold for fire protection sector?
Bernard Salt AM, Executive Director, The Demographics Group
10:30 am – 10:55 am
Morning Tea
Tradeshow Hall
Breakout Sessions
Room
10:55 am – 11:40 am
Uptick Plenary Theatre: Eureka Room 1 & 2
Insurance, liability, and your responsibilities to your clients
Robert McGirr, Co-Founder & Director, Elit Lawyers
Eureka Room 3
Automatic mutual recognition: what will it mean for the fire sector?
Dr James Cameron, Executive Director, Australian Construction Industry Forum
Courtyard Room
Working at the interface: when systems connect
Moderator:
David Isaac, National Training Specialist – Fire Electrical, Fire Industry Academy
Panellists:
Duncan Glendinning, Owner/Director, Fire Risk Solutions
Scott West, National Technical Manager, Cee3
This session runs from
10:55am – 12:25pm
Room
11:45 am – 12:25 pm
Uptick Plenary Theatre: Eureka Room 1 & 2
Duty of care in fire safety upgrades of existing buildings
Dale Spurway-Humphries, Associate – Fire Safety & Fire Services Manager, Lucid Consulting
Eureka Room 3
Active vs passive systems: which have more impact on fire safety?
Ian Childs, Director, Fire Assess
12:30 pm – 1:20 pm
Lunch
Tradeshow Hall
Room
1:20 pm – 2:05 pm
Uptick Plenary Theatre: Eureka Room 1 & 2
Risk management: the cost of life versus the cost of property
Amanda Leck GAICD, Executive Director, Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience
Eureka Room 3
Balancing safety with sustainability
Moderator:
Allen Mitchell, State Manager – QLD, FPA Australia
Panellists:
Michael Wood, Company Secretary, Australian Organics Recycling Association (AORA)
Simon Barratt, Foam Product Manager, Viking Group
Brett Staines, Consultant, Special Hazards Fire Protection
Courtyard Room
Moderator:
Peter Collina, State Technical Manager – VIC, FPA Australia
Panellists:
Stephen Kip, Fire Safety Engineer & Building Regulatory Consultant, SKIP Consulting
Ari Akritidis, Managing Director, Akritidis Group Building Consultants
1:20pm – 2.55pm
Room
2:10 pm – 2:55 pm
Uptick Plenary Theatre: Eureka Room 1 & 2
Public safety, fire protection, and the National Construction Code
Neil Savery, Former CEO, Australian Building Codes Board
Eureka Room 3
The changing role of the fire safety assessor
Moderator:
Leigh Gesthuizen, National Manager, Technical, FPA Australia
Panellists:
Mark Wilson, Senior Essential Service Consultant, Philip Chun Essential Services
Alex Hoyle, Director, GMBS
Bill Lea, Chairman, Infrastructure Maintenance and Engineering Australia
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Afternoon Tea
Tradeshow Hall
Room
3:30 pm – 4:10 pm
Uptick Plenary Theatre: Eureka Room 1 & 2
Innovation and fire safety: good ideas to great solutions
Rob Webb, Chief Executive Officer, AFAC
Eureka Room 3
From Planning to Protection – The role of digitisation
Speaker:
Glenn Talbot, Founder and Managing Director, Verified
Moderator:
Rob Broadhead, Board of Directors, FPA Australia
Panellists:
Russell Porteous, Chief Executive Officer, Firewize
Bill Lea, Chairman, Infrastructure Maintenance and Engineering Australia
Courtyard Room
NCC 2022 and passive fire: Evidence of suitability
Moderator:
Leigh Gesthuizen, National Manager – Technical, FPA Australia
Panellists:
Matthew Wright, Built Environment Manager, Australasia, UL
Chad McLean, Certification Manager – Australia, Warringtonfire
Keith Nicholls, CSIRO
Peter Whiting, Senior Fire Engineer, BRANZ
Room
4:15 pm – 5:00 pm
Uptick Plenary Theatre: Eureka Room 1 & 2
Resilience: mental health in fire protection
Speaker:
Hamish Park, Senior Consultant – Client Engagement, Lysander
Moderator:
John Kilgour, Chief Executive Officer, FPA Australia
Panellists:
Professor Shantha Rajaratnam, Academic Head – School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University
Rob Webb, Chief Executive Officer, AFAC
Eureka Room 3
Out of the ashes: when fire protection works
Moderator:
Peter Collina, State Manager – VIC, FPA Australia
Panellists:
Peter Johnson, Arup Fellow – Fire Safety Engineering, Arup
Danny Gasbarro, Account Manager – Victoria, Windsor Management Insurance Brokers
Dr Jonathan Barnett, Managing Director, Basic Expert
Courtyard Room
Fire separation between fire-rated and non-rated wall systems
Jason Forest, VIC Manager, Warringtonfire Australia
7:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Conference and Awards Gala Dinner
Palladium at Crown, Melbourne
Thursday 5 May 2022
Day 3
Registration Open
8:30 am – 1:20 pm
Tradeshow Hall Open
Plenary Sessions
Room
Uptick Plenary Theatre: Eureka Room 1 & 2
9:30 am – 10:30 am
Inferno: Through the eyes of a firefighter
10:30 am – 10:55 am
Morning Tea
Tradeshow Hall
Breakout Sessions
Room
10:55 am – 11:40 am
Uptick Plenary Theatre: Eureka Room 1 & 2
National Bushfire Research: Past, Present, and Future
Dr Richard Thornton, Chief Executive Officer, Natural Hazards Research Australia
Eureka Room 3
Future challenges for the Australian Building Codes Board
Gary Rake, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Building Codes Board
Courtyard Room
Boats, mine sites, and aerodromes: Fire safety in unusual places
Moderator:
Bob Grieve, President, FPA Australia
Panellists:
Brett Staines, Consultant, Special Hazards Fire Protection
Alex Starkey, National BD – Special Hazards Fire Protection, LPG Fire Australia
Stephen Oxley, National Product Manager for Vehicle Fire Suppression Systems, Wormald
Jason D’Silva, Senior Engineer Fire Life Safety, Interchanges and Buildings, Transport for NSW
This session runs from
10:55am – 12.25pm
Room
11:45 am – 12:25 pm
Uptick Plenary Theatre: Eureka Room 1 & 2
Bushfire residential sprinklers project
Moderator:
Mark Potter, Board of Directors, FPA Australia
Panellists:
Mark Whybro AFSM BA MBT GIFireE, State Manager – NSW, FPA Australia
Dr Alan Green, Research Fellow – Sustainable Buildings Research Centre, University of Wollongong
Associate Professor Kathy Tannous, Senior Research Fellow – Transitional Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University
Eureka Room 3
DtS vs performance: which to use and when?
Kingsley Lunt, Manager Building Surveying, Hendry
12:30 pm – 1:20 pm
Lunch
Tradeshow Hall
Tours
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Crown Melbourne Tour
Warringtonfire Laboratory Tour
