Tradeshow Program
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Tuesday 5 May 2026
Day 0 (Pre-conference)
5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Tradeshow Hall Open
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Tradeshow Hall
Wednesday 6 May 2026
Day 1
7:30 am – 5:00 pm
Registration Open
7:30 am – 5:00 pm
Tradeshow Hall Open
10:30 am – 10:55 am
Morning tea
10.30 am – 11.00 am
Reece Fire + ReFire H-Pattern Hydrant Competition – Competition Stage
Fireside Stage Sessions
11:00 am – 11:30 am
Sharon Uncle, Member and Customer Services Manager, FPA Australia
Chris McAlinden, Business Development Manager, FPA Australia
11:45 am – 12:15 pm
FPA Australia Accreditation in Victoria
Stacey Fein, National Accreditation Manager, FPA Australia
12.30 pm – 1.20 pm
Reece Fire + ReFire H-Pattern Hydrant Competition – Competition Stage
1.45 pm – 2.10 pm
Paul Francia, Technical Product Support Specialist, Selleys
2.30 pm – 3.00 pm
Data + Tech + Fire Contractors = a unified approach to reducing False Alarms
Brett Spinucci, Market Lead, Pulse
3.00 pm – 3.20 pm
Dave Boyack, Marketing Manager-Oceania, Securiton AG
3.35 pm – 4.15 pm
Afternoon tea
3.30 pm – 4.30 pm
Reece Fire + ReFire H-Pattern Hydrant Competition – Competition Stage
4.20 pm – 4.50 pm
Paperless AI Driven Fire Inspections
Naaman Shibi, General Manager, Techs4biz Australia
Thursday 7 May 2026
Day 2
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Registration Open
Tradeshow Hall Open
9.15 am – 9.45 am
Reducing Risk when storing and charging Lithium-ion batteries
Reuben Deck, Director | Product Innovation at Hazero
10.00 am – 10.20 am
Standards Australia Update 2026
Nayan Das, Engagement Manager (Building & Construction), Standards Australia
10.35 am – 10.55 am
10.30 am – 11.00 am
Reece Fire + ReFire H-Pattern Hydrant Competition – Competition Stage
11.15 am – 11.35 am
Removing batteries from Exit Signs
John Biondo, Director – Business Development at Polar Enviro
11.50 am – 12.10 pm
Adam Hicks, Strategic Sales & Business Development Manager, SAPAC, Victaulic
12.30 pm – 1.20 pm
12.30 pm – 1.30 pm
Reece Fire + ReFire H-Pattern Hydrant Competition – Competition Stage
1.00 pm – 1.20 pm
Melinda Davis, General Manager, Empowered Women in Trades
2.15 pm – 2.45 pm
Why businesses need cyber insurance
Paul Benjamin, Managing Director, Benjamin & Benjamin Insurance Group
3.00 pm – 3.30 pm
