Melbourne – Asset Investment Planning: Critical Success Factors for a Strategic Business Function

Asset Investment Planning (AIP) is a critical function of any asset intensive organisation. When performed well, organisations can unlock significant capital and generate additional value for stakeholders. Conversely, inadequate AIP practices often result in elevated lifecycle costs, uncoordinated activities and an underperforming asset portfolio that poses service interruptions, public safety risks and misalignment with evolving societal needs.

The presenter, Rory Gibbons, brings over a decade of expertise in implementing AIP frameworks across both public and private sectors. With comprehensive experience spanning diverse industries including education, local government, maritime infrastructure, transportation, and water utilities, Rory has successfully delivered AIP initiatives across an extensive range of assets from municipal streetlighting to critical national port infrastructure.

In the session, Rory will share a selection of key learnings and case studies from his professional portfolio which will demonstrate the successful application of AIP principles. Rory will emphasise the importance of project fundamentals, the power of asset criticality and the need for a multilingual expression of outcomes. Furthermore Rory will highlight common watchouts and provide tips that can become strength multipliers for your AIP practices.

Rory Gibbons is an Asset Services Team Lead at Brightly, where he leads asset investment planning projects for APAC clients. As a chartered asset management & engineering professional with over 14 years in the industry, Rory has extensive experience working with infrastructure, throughout all lifecycle stages and across a broad range of sectors, including local government, ports, energy, transport and water. Rory is dedicated to helping clients optimise value and achieve sustainable infrastructure outcomes through strategic asset management initiatives.