Asset Management Council

Webinar - Influence and Impact: Crafting Persuasive Narratives for Project Success
2023-10-11 18:00 - 19:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online – Register to be sent your link
Join our webinar to improve your impact and influence with decision makers and stakeholders. In this presentation, Dr. Monique Beedles will provide a framework for building a persuasive case for your projects and ideas, and offer tips for effectively communicating your message to your intended audience.

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About the speaker:
Dr. Monique Beedles, Director, Teak Yew
Dr. Monique Beedles is a seasoned company director, with more than 23 years of experience as a director and board chair. Monique is a trusted advisor to senior decision makers, including boards, business owners, and C-Suite executives.
Monique is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, with a PhD in Corporate Strategy, a Master of Finance, and postgraduate training in Corporate Communications. Monique is passionate about lifelong professional development, which includes completing Executive Education at Harvard Business School.

Asset Management Fundamentals - Virtual Classroom
2023-10-09 09:00 - 2023-10-10 13:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online Live Virtual Classroom
This training course run over two half-days, each from 9am until 1pm AEDT (Melbourne time) and delivered in a live interactive online setting, offers a thorough overview of asset management. The purpose of the Asset Management Fundamentals program is to understand the fundamentals of asset management and how they can provide benefits to the organisation.
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Course learning objectives:

Define asset management within the context of ISO 5500x suite, the Asset Management Landscape and AMBoK
Identify the principles that underpin asset management
Identify available asset management tools and techniques that are applicable within organisational context
Identify opportunities to apply these learnings to improve individual and organisational performance.

Course materials provided in conjunction with online course:

Asset Management Fundamentals Workbook: covering the modules and learnings on the course
Living Asset Management, by J Lafria and J Hardwick: whilst touched-upon during the course, this book focuses on the subject of people and the need for good leadership and strategies for developing a high performance culture which ensures excellence in asset management. Click here for more information on Living Asset Management.
Asset Management Council Framework Book: Defines the strategic concepts of which the AM Council’s Asset Management Body of Knowledge (AMBoK) comprises.
AMBoK Publication 001; Companion Guide to ISO 55001

The Online Exam
To recognise and quantify your learning, an online exam is initiated on the day of the course. Should you choose to take and complete the exam, pass the exam, and agree to comply with a Code of Ethics, you will be certified as a Certified Associate in Asset Management (CAAM) – enabling you to offer evidence to your current and future employers of your personal asset management capability and present them with the knowledge that you have a deeper understanding of asset management related topics and issues. Your CAAM is a great step towards furthering your career in asset management.
Course flyer available for download here.

Webinar - How real time asset performance Information Leads to Substantial Costs Savings – a case study from the water industry
2023-09-26 08:00 - 17:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | QLD
Sydney Water has installed sensors on wastewater gravity pipes across its wastewater network allowing potential blockages to be identified and cleaned before an overflow occurs. This program has reportedly saved approx $400k per month in avoidance costs. Christoph Prackwieser, Iot Manger at Sydney Water will present at our lunch time webinar providing an insight into how the adopted sensor technology can assist an organisation in obtaining real time performance information about its assets and introduce the concepts of predictive maintenance.

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About the speaker:
Christoph Prackwieser, IoT Manager, Sydney Water.
Before moving to Australia, Chris was the Principal Consultant for an esteemed international software and consultancy company. Having joined Sydney Water in 2013, he has managed the delivery of several high-profile business improvement projects, implemented a 5-year planning process for treatment assets and led the process design for the Customer Hub implementation. Since then, Chris managed Sydney Water’s Internet of Things initiative, at first as a project manager and now more strategically as the IoT Manager.

Canberra - Unlocking the human dimension
2023-09-19 17:30 - 19:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Engineering House, 11 National Circuit, Barton, ACT, 2600, Australia
Join us for an electrifying evening that’s sure to be a game-changer for your understanding of business policy and tech decision-making!
? Kick-Off: We’ll dive right in with a captivating introduction that explores the invaluable insights the human perspective brings to the world of business and technology.
? Rapid-Fire Insights: Don’t miss our fast-paced, enlightening segments featuring two seasoned asset management experts and three rising stars in the field. Get ready for real-world wisdom, fresh perspectives, and actionable advice!
✨ Why You Should Attend:

Gain a holistic understanding of the human element in business and tech
Network with industry leaders and emerging talents
Walk away with actionable insights you can apply immediately

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About the speakers:
Wayne Francisco, Senior Technical Director, GHD; and Asset Management Council Canberra Chapter Chair
Wayne has been providing technical support to asset management services for more than 20 years. Wayne’s first exposure to asset management practice 25 years ago was within a water utility where the management of the infrastructure systems centred around business risk management. Within that experience Wayne has specialised in organisational transformation programs, working with executive teams, business managers, technical specialists, and frontline operations people to support their drive and initiatives for change.
Andrew Grant, Senior Engineer, Icon Water

A passionate Asset Manager, Andrew is committed to improving awareness and the benefits of sustainable infrastructure management practices. With over 30 years’ experience working on public infrastructure projects, Andrew has developed a strong knowledge and understanding of asset management requirements focused on service delivery.

Joe Gillespie, Strategic Analyst, Snowy Hydro Limited
Shikhar Vaid, Principal Analyst, AEMO Services
Talha Ahmad, Asset Investment Optimisation Engineer, Evoenergy

Webinar - Data as an Asset - Mapping infrastructure management principles to datasets
2023-09-19 12:00 - 12:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online – Register to be sent your link
Data is increasingly being recognized as a valuable commodity that supports an increasing variety of business functions. However, while it has become well recognized that good management of our ‘hard’ infrastructure benefits from the application of asset management principles, the concept of data (in all its many varieties) as an infrastructure asset to be managed is still developing.
In this webinar, we explore the nature of data as an infrastructure asset, and how traditional asset management concepts such as value, level-of-service and expected life can be adapted to this novel asset class. Additionally, we discuss the distinction between management of data storage (which can be considered tangible) from management of the underlying, intangible, data itself.

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About the speakers:
Robert Radovanovic is an Adjunct Associate Professor with the Schulich School of Engineering at the University of Calgary. His specialization includes leveraging spatial data from sources such as laser scanners, unmanned aerial vehicles and embedded sensors to develop infrastructure asset inventories, monitor performance and assess risk resiliency. Robert is heavily involved in developing curriculum for students in the fundamentals of asset management, and how it ties into long-term sustainable outcomes for communities.
Tanya Hegmann is a recent graduate of the Masters of Engineering program at the University of Calgary and a registered Engineer-In-Training with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta. Her specialization is in the field of Geographic Information Systems, and she was an inaugural participant in the Asset Management for Sustainable Infrastructure course series developed at the University of Calgary. Her research work has focused in the application of asset management principles to datasets holdings, with a goal of improving the consistent valuation of an intangible asset class.

Auckland Symposium (in person or online) - Getting the balance right - Incorporating resilience in Asset Management
2023-09-14 09:00 - 17:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | Auckland University of Technology Conference Centre, 56 Wakefield Street, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand
This annual one-day New Zealand based technical symposium brings representatives from various industries together to share asset management experiences and challenges, and provides a forum for networking & information sharing.
This year’s theme is getting the balance right – incorporating resilience in asset management.
This will be a hybrid event, with options for those who can attend in person and those who would prefer to access the symposium virtually / online. The ‘in person’ symposium will be held at the Auckland University of Technology Conference Centre on Thursday 14 September 2023.
The cost in Australian dollars to attend either in person or online is: AMCouncil members $150, non-members $310, students $50.
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On the agenda:

Balancing the needs of today and tomorrow – Geoff Cooper (General Manager – Strategy, Te Waihanga New Zealand Infrastructure Commission)
Unison’s experience through Cyclone Gabrielle – Mitch Graham (Fault Avoidance & Constraints Engineer, Unison)
Auckland University of Technology or Assets Under Trauma? – David Curry, AUT
GFMAM landscape and TC251 update – Martin Kerr and Adele Jones
Understanding asset condition at an airport – Stewart Symon (Asset Manager, Auckland Airport) and Raymond Sloot (Manager Engineering Services, Auckland Airport)
Critical Infrastructure Natural Hazards Resilience Research Overview – Professor Liam Wotherspoon (Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Auckland)

Full topic and speaker details below.

Balancing the needs of today and tomorrow
Geoff Cooper, General Manager – Strategy, Te Waihanga (NZ Infrastructure Commission)
In a world where change is occurring at an ever-accelerating rate, against a backdrop of global uncertainty and increasing costs for infrastructure – how do we meet our needs today, address the challenges of our time and protect the future?
While a lot of attention is given to new projects, 99% of the infrastructure we need for the future is already with us today. As such, the New Zealand Infrastructure Strategy Rautaki Hanganga highlights that a large part of New Zealand’s infrastructure deficit is the cost of maintaining and renewing existing infrastructure.
To manage the infrastructure challenges we face, it is critical to get better use from this existing infrastructure, and improve how we maintain and manage it. Geoff will place asset management within the greater national infrastructure challenge and discuss some of the knotty choices ahead, as we grapple with the significant challenge of stewardship for the assets already around us.
Geoff Cooper has a background in global policy having worked for the United Nations, the United States Treasury and the Federal Reserve.
Before becoming GM Strategy at Te Waihanga (the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission), Geoff worked as a Chief Economist at Auckland Council and at PwC.
Geoff holds a Master of Economics with First Class Honours from the University of Auckland and a Master of Public Affairs from Princeton University.

Unison’s experience through Cyclone Gabrielle
Mitch Graham, Fault Avoidance & Constraints Engineer, Unison
In February 2023 cyclone Gabrielle hit New Zealand. This was the costliest tropical cyclone on record in the southern hemisphere, with total damages estimated to be at least $13.5 billion. The scale of damage and disruption to Unisons electricity distribution network was the most severe in living memory. This presentation will tell the story of Unisons response and ongoing recovery, and how good asset management practices supported Unisons readiness and reduced the potential effects of such an event.
Mitch is a chartered electrical engineer and an asset management practitioner. Starting his career in the electricity distribution sector at Unison Networks, Mitch cut his teeth in an operational engineering role within the Network Operation Centre. Since then, Mitch has worked in Asset Management with a focus on overhead lines. His specialty areas include overhead conductor and timber pole condition assessment, as well as asset risk modelling for renewal planning. Mitch has been an active member of seven electricity industry asset management working groups and steering committees, and the chair of the Overhead Line Designers Forum. In 2023, Mitch was named as the Electricity Engineers’ Association Young Engineer of the Year.

AUT – Auckland University of Technology or Assets Under Trauma?
David Curry, Group Director Estates Operations, Auckland University of Technology
This presentation maps the development of Asset Management practice at AUT over the past 20 years and the (mostly) positive influence of Government Policy in the sector. It covers the practical application of asset management in the operation of a large portfolio especially in relation to risk management and sustainability. It seeks to offer a view on what an operational portfolio owners might want from their AM teams; ie what product are you offering? The presentation will also cover how AM info is used in supporting the development of AUT’s Property Strategy.
David has been involved in the planning, development, operation and maintenance of large public-sector property portfolios for over 35 years. He holds a Pg Cert in Facilities Management from the University College of Estate Management and a Pg Dip in Disaster Risk Management from Auckland University of Technology.

Update of Global Forum on Maintenance & Aset Management (GFMAM) Asset Management Landscape Revision
Martin Kerr, AMCouncil Members’ Representative on TC251, and Adele Jones, Principal – Strategic Advisory (Asset Management), WSP New Zealand
This presentation will provide an overview of work being completed on GFMAM’s Project Number 24: The Asset Management Landscape 3rd Edition. AM Council has the Project 24 Leadership role, and has a group of members who are feeding into the revision of the Asset Management Landscape 3rd Edition.
The purpose of the GFMAM Landscape is to describe our common understanding of Asset Management, particularly highlighting its breadth; and to provide a globally agreed framework against which knowledge bases and practices can be aligned, compared, and contrasted. The Landscape complements the ISO 55000 suite of standards and related material, which is primarily intended to address the use of a Management System.
This presentation will provide an overview of the Asset Management Landscape document, key areas of proposed change, progress made to date and next steps through to publication of the 3rd edition.
Martin Kerr is a Certified Fellow in Asset Management (CFAM) and a Certified Asset Management Assessor (CAMA). Martin is the founder of Structured Change Pty Ltd, co-author of Living Asset Management Maturity, an active AMBok team member and an Asset Management Maturity Assessor for the Council. Martin is also the Technical Manager of the WPiAM CAMA team and a project member at the GFMAM.
Adele is a Principal in WSP’s Strategic Advisory team with 20+ years of experience, leading and delivering a diverse range of strategic advisory, asset management, network management and procurement projects, both nationally and internationally. Adele is part of the Asset Management Council’s New Zealand Chapter Committee and is a member of AM Council’s GFMAM Asset Management Landscape Revision Working Group.
Adele has worked across a wide variety of horizontal and vertical infrastructure portfolios, including transport, 3-waters, property and buildings, recreation and aviation. Adele’s technical skills span wide range of asset management practices at strategic, tactical and operational levels, with a strong focus on aligning with the International Standard for asset management, ISO 55001. She has experience in asset management policy, asset management system development, strategic asset management planning, investment decision making approaches, business case development, asset management planning, risk management and asset data and information management practices.

Understanding asset condition at an airport
Stewart Symon, Asset Manager, and Raymood Sloot, Manager Engineering Services, Auckland Airport
Auckland Airport is committed to managing its critical infrastructure to a high and consistent standard, for the long term, and to support this we require a strong understanding of the condition of our assets. As such, we have put emphasis on:

Building awareness of the need
Committing to capturing the data via our frontline teams
Making the data easy to understand

This output from this activity is now providing value for us. This presentation will share our journey so far, including challenges and approach.
Stewart has an engineering background, with a degree and NZCE in Mechanical Engineering. He has worked at Auckland Airport for the last 13 years, and previously worked for over 20 years in manufacturing companies such as James Hardie, Ford, Alcoa and BHP NZ Steel.
For the last 5 years he has been leading activity to build up an AM framework and improve AM practice at Auckland Airport. Some relevant areas of prior experience include leading Operational Improvement projects, leading the GIS and Asset Data team, and leading a Project Delivery team.
Raymond also has an Engineering background, with a diploma in Asset Management.
He has worked at Auckland Airport for the last 4 years and has previously been the Engineering Manager at Wiri Oil Services, the Reliability Engineering Manager at Lion, and the Engineering Services Manager at TipTop-Fonterra.
He is passionate about change for the better and with helping organizations to transform from good to great. A huge advocate for Lean processes and how they are the foundations for successfully implementing Asset Management strategies.

Critical Infrastructure Natural Hazards Resilience Research: National Overview
Professor Liam Wotherspoon, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Auckland
Recent natural hazards events in Aotearoa New Zealand have highlighted the vulnerability of the critical infrastructure networks and the impacts of loss of service on communities and the economy. These events, along with a history of strong collaboration between research and industry, has motivated a wide range of research focussing on the resilience of critical infrastructure networks when exposed to natural hazard events. This presentation will provide a summary of recently completed and ongoing research across New Zealand, along with some of the future directions of this research. This summary will be presented on behalf of a large group of researchers from across the country. It will look across network components, individual networks, interactions or dependencies across networks and the socio-economic implications of losses of service.
Liam is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Auckland. He leads a number of national research programmes that focus on the resilience of critical infrastructure across a range of natural hazards. This includes the co-leadership of the Built Environment theme of the Resilience to Nature’s Challenges National Science Challenge and Deputy-Director of Te Hiranga Rū QuakeCoRE, a national centre of research excellence focussing on earthquake resilience.

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Sydney - Portfolio Asset Management in a Changing Climate
2023-09-13 17:30 - 19:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Aurecon, Level 11, 73 Miller Street, North Sydney, NSW, 2060, Australia
Globally, we are seeing a rise in frequency and impact of natural catastrophes that are being exacerbated by a changing climate. Our climate has already changed, it is physically bigger, it holds more energy and when that energy is released it creates more disruption than our operations and assets are often designed for. Asset managers must adopt approaches to managing portfolio physical risk that better reflects the uncertainty of our operating environments.
This presentation will discuss:

Identify: Climate change, systemic risk and asset portfolios
Measure: How to assess physical climate risk across large asset portfolios
Manage: Observations on asset portfolio risk and how to manage them

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About the speaker:
Henry Elderfield, Manager – Risk Advisory, Aurecon

Henry is an experienced risk manager with a diverse range of international experience in climate change risk management, asset portfolio risk management, international security and counterterrorism, and crisis management.
Henry specialises in physical climate risk assessments to inform operational resilience initiatives and financial market disclosure frameworks for large physical asset portfolios. He has designed and executed portfolio climate risk assessments for S&P500 and ASX50 companies.
Henry focuses on aligning climate risk management to business performance, which means:

Adopting existing enterprise management frameworks
Identifying key operational and business functions to assess climate risk against
Deriving the incremental effect of climate change on existing risk profiles

Henry has a degree in International Relations majoring in Diplomacy, Masters Degree in Business majoring in Applied Finance. Henry also hold an Associate in Risk Management accreditation from The Institutes.

Webinar - TC251 ISO55001x Review update
2023-09-12 13:00 - 13:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online – Register to be sent your link
Martin Kerr is the AMCouncil representative on the Standards Australia MB-19 Committee which is the Australian mirror committee for the International ISO/TC251 Committee. The ISO/TC251 committee is the group that looks after the ISO5500x group of Asset Management standards.
In this presentation Martin will provide an overview of the groups of asset management standards and the work of the ISO/TC251 committee in review and update of these standards. He will detail changes to the standards and advise how you can contribute to the work of the committee and provide feedback to these important standards.

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About the speaker:
Martin Kerr is our representative on MB-19 and the current convener of ISO55001. Martin is a Certified Fellow in Asset Management (CFAM) and a Certified Asset Management Assessor (CAMA). Martin is the founder of Structured Change Pty Ltd, co-author of Living Asset Management Maturity, an active AMBok team member and an Asset Management Maturity Assessor for the Council. Martin is also the Technical Manager of the WPiAM CAMA team and a project member at the GFMAM.

Asset Management Fundamentals - Virtual Classroom
2023-09-11 09:00 - 2023-09-12 13:00, 2023-08-17 09:00 - 2023-08-18 13:00, 2023-07-17 09:00 - 2023-07-18 13:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online Live Virtual Classroom
This training course run over two half-days, each from 9am until 1pm AEST (Melbourne time) and delivered in a live interactive online setting, offers a thorough overview of asset management. The purpose of the Asset Management Fundamentals program is to understand the fundamentals of asset management and how they can provide benefits to the organisation.
Click here to register
Course learning objectives:

Define asset management within the context of ISO 5500x suite, the Asset Management Landscape and AMBoK
Identify the principles that underpin asset management
Identify available asset management tools and techniques that are applicable within organisational context
Identify opportunities to apply these learnings to improve individual and organisational performance.

Course materials provided in conjunction with online course:

Asset Management Fundamentals Workbook: covering the modules and learnings on the course
Living Asset Management, by J Lafria and J Hardwick: whilst touched-upon during the course, this book focuses on the subject of people and the need for good leadership and strategies for developing a high performance culture which ensures excellence in asset management. Click here for more information on Living Asset Management.
Asset Management Council Framework Book: Defines the strategic concepts of which the AM Council’s Asset Management Body of Knowledge (AMBoK) comprises.
AMBoK Publication 001; Companion Guide to ISO 55001

The Online Exam
To recognise and quantify your learning, an online exam is initiated on the day of the course. Should you choose to take and complete the exam, pass the exam, and agree to comply with a Code of Ethics, you will be certified as a Certified Associate in Asset Management (CAAM) – enabling you to offer evidence to your current and future employers of your personal asset management capability and present them with the knowledge that you have a deeper understanding of asset management related topics and issues. Your CAAM is a great step towards furthering your career in asset management.
Course flyer available for download here.

Perth - Where asset management can take you: networking event and career stories for Young Asset Management Professionals
2023-09-07 17:00 - 19:30 (Australia/Perth) | Water Corporation’s John Tonkin Water Centre, 629 Newcastle Street, Leederville, WA, 6010, Australia
In collaboration with Perth Chapter and Water Corporation, this free event is an opportunity for Young Asset Management Professionals to learn about Asset Management and hear from other young professionals about their career journey.
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About the speakers:
Chenoa Lange, Senior Technical Advisor – Wastewater Processes, Treatment & Resource Recovery, Water Corporation

Starting off her career as an Environmental Engineering graduate with the Water Corporation, Chenoa has worked across a wide range of water utility assets for both the metro and country regions. Including drainage, desalination, pump stations, groundwater bores and treatment facilities.
With an interest in operational engineering, she joined the metro operations branch, Treatment & Resource Recovery. Initially as part of the Water Engineering team she managed operational and maintenance requirements of the metro dam safety program, working closely with the field crew and leading minor works.
To further pursue her interests in treatment processes Chenoa then transitioned into the Wastewater engineering team, previously based at the state’s third largest water resource recovery facility, Subiaco. Overseeing regulatory requirements, incident responses and process optimisation works, she thrived in the dynamic and fast paced environment.
Now the Senior TA for the Kwinana/ Mandurah sites she oversees eight sites including oxidation ditch, pond, and membrane treatment facilities.
Thriving for sustainable outcomes in recycling and processing performance improvements she aims for optimal outcomes in identifying and addressing operational limitations. Feeding in lessons learnt and field technical expertise to future projects.
Nyssa MacManus, Senior Advisor Maintenance Solutions, Rio Tinto
Nyssa is an experienced asset management professional with a wide knowledge base in engineering, execution, frontline leadership, and maintenance solution roles over her time in the industry. She graduated with a double degree in Mechanical and Chemical Engineering from Louisiana Tech University.
Her career stretched from the oil fields of Louisiana to the bauxite hills of Far North Queensland and the red dirt of Pilbara, Western Australia. While working she has completed her master’s in engineering and technology Management
Nyssa has had exposure to the ‘whole of life’ asset philosophy through her various roles in the industry, which has allowed her to make improvements and decisions that are not only sustainable but efficient to ensure the most benefit has been obtained from the assets and is economical.
Dylan Pritchard, Specialist – Asset Management System & Risk, Water Corporation
Dylan Pritchard is an experienced environmental scientist and risk management specialist with a strong background in environmental consultancy and risk management in the water industry and contaminated sites.
He worked for an environmental consultancy prior to joining Water Corporation, undertaking contaminated land investigations on behalf of clients in a variety of industries such as mining, government departments and private industry. Dylan transitioned to the Water Corporation, primarily supporting the environmental investigation of treated wastewater reuse schemes across Western Australia at public open spaces, assessing environmental risk of these schemes to ensure water conservation and support the sustainable use of treated wastewater.
Building on experience in environmental science and water management, Dylan currently holds a position in the Asset Strategy business unit at the Water Corporation, leading a project for the automation of risk assessments for supporting the prioritisation of expenditure. Recently, Dylan is involved with forecasting risks from changing climate patterns to infrastructure, leveraging his knowledge of environmental science and risk assessment to integrate climate change considerations into the existing asset management processes.
With thanks to event sponsor:

Webinar - Application of a diagnostic algorithm for performance monitoring of solar electric power generation assets
2023-09-05 12:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online – Register to be sent your link
Data driven sustainable asset management that applies a diagnostics algorithm to actively monitor the performance of solar electric power generation assets. This results in data driven maintenance activity decisions in combination with the asset owners’ financial interests, ensuring the optimum balance between performance and financial drivers.

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About the speaker:
Earl Duran, Tech Lead, Diagno Energy
Earl is a quantitative scientist whose thesis centered on exploring the drivers of climate change in Australia using climate big data. Today, he holds a key role as a Tech Lead at Diagno Energy, where he leads the development of a renewable asset optimization service, integrating his expertise in product development and machine learning. Earl and his team at Diagno Energy are addressing major inefficiencies in the operation and maintenance of solar and enhancing fault detection and diagnostic methods for commercial and industrial solar.

This session forms the final in a webinar series presented by MRiAM – Safe and Smart: Use of Technology for Remote Monitoring of Assets.
How do we remove people from dangerous conditions and situations and do our remote monitoring smarter? The Maintenance & Reliability in Asset Management special interest group presents this 5-part series where we look at different types of technologies that can be employed to reduce the risk to people and property.
Join us online and take the opportunity to look into techniques that are less familiar and can be adapted to your industry, or learn more about what others are doing within your own industry!
Registering for this session will register you for all five sessions in the series:

9 Aug | 12pm AEST: Application of remote condition monitoring technologies for Hydro Tasmania’s civil infrastructure
15 Aug | 12pm AEST: Safe and smart digital technology used to safeguard industrial assets and workers
22 Aug | 1pm AEST: Enhancing asset condition assessment for potable water storages through the use of robotic technology
29 Aug | 12pm AEST: Remote Water Pipe Leakage Monitoring in Perth CBD
5 Sep | 12pm AEST: Application of a diagnostic algorithm for performance monitoring of solar electric power generation assets

Webinar - Remote Water Pipe Leakage Monitoring in Perth CBD
2023-08-29 12:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | QLD
To mitigate the risk and impact of water pipe leaks and bursts in the Perth CBD, Water Corporation utilises remote active leak detection monitoring technology across selected distribution and reticulation water pipes. This remote monitoring provides a continuous acoustic visibility on the assets providing early detection capability for Non-Visible leaks and the protection of assets. This early detection of failures of the water pipes reduces the high cost reactive approach, enables mitigation or remediation decisions to be deployed prior to Functional Failure. In a high density environment such as the Perth CBD minimises asset, public safety, subsequential damage and customer impacts resulting from bursts or catastrophic failures.
Active leak detection monitoring in the Perth CBD is achieved by two remote monitoring deployments:

Zonescan NB-IoT Correlating Acoustic Loggers, owned and maintained by Water Corporation utilising a Cloud Zonescan NET portal; and
Treble Distributed Acoustic Sensing of leased fibre-optic cables, analysed and reported by an external service provider.

While the acoustic logger technology is used across the industry for monitoring, the use of fibreoptic is technology is new within the water industry but utilised within other industries for temperature and vibration remote monitoring.
This presentation will provide an overview of remote monitoring deployed for non-visible leak detection and protection of assets, and the benefits realised.

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About the speakers:
Ian Gibb is an electrical Engineer working, for over 40 years on asset and network management, risk and performance activities, in the Electricity industry, jurisdictionally and nationally, and Water Utility industry in recent years.
Matt Ferguson is an environmental Engineer with over 10 years’ experience in Water industry, Environmental Service Delivery and Resources Sectors. More recently having an interest and focus on asset and network risk and performance.

This session forms the fourth in a webinar series presented by MRiAM – Safe and Smart: Use of Technology for Remote Monitoring of Assets.
How do we remove people from dangerous conditions and situations and do our remote monitoring smarter? The Maintenance & Reliability in Asset Management special interest group presents this 5-part series where we look at different types of technologies that can be employed to reduce the risk to people and property.
Join us online and take the opportunity to look into techniques that are less familiar and can be adapted to your industry, or learn more about what others are doing within your own industry!
Registering for this session will register you for all five sessions in the series:

9 Aug | 12pm AEST: Application of remote condition monitoring technologies for Hydro Tasmania’s civil infrastructure
15 Aug | 12pm AEST: Safe and smart digital technology used to safeguard industrial assets and workers
22 Aug | 1pm AEST: Enhancing asset condition assessment for potable water storages through the use of robotic technology
29 Aug | 12pm AEST: Remote Water Pipe Leakage Monitoring in Perth CBD
5 Sep | 12pm AEST: Application of a diagnostic algorithm for performance monitoring of solar electric power generation assets

Webinar - Enhancing asset condition assessment for potable water storages through the use of robotic technology
2023-08-22 13:00 - 14:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online – Register to be sent your link
In recent years the use of robotic technology to clean and inspect potable water assets while they remain operational has progressed from a novelty to a full-scale commercial reality. Technological advances in drones, underwater inspection ROVs and potable tank cleaning robots now make it viable to replace human entry for majority of water storage assets for both cleaning and maintenance tasks.
These advances in technology enable high quality inspection data to be generated during the cleaning cycles. As a result, the need to take assets offline reduces, leading to improved planning for maintenance tasks during planned asset outages.
This webinar will provide an overview of how Water Corporation plan for acquiring, storing, and analysing inspection data from both level 1 (online) and level 2 (offline) asset inspections. The session will detail how the robotic technology employed works, how Water Corporation leverage it to make better informed asset condition decisions and what the future of this space looks like.

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About the speakers:
Michelle Ye, Senior Planner, In-Service Assets Regional, Water Corporation
Michelle Ye is the Senior planner- In Service Assets for the Water Corporation of Western Australia. With over 18 years of diversified industry exposure to Power and Water utilities in Australia, Product Safety Certification and Manufacturing in Singapore, her key experiences are as highlighted:

Asset Investment Planning
Asset Management Strategies
Project Management
Stakeholder Management
Program Management
Business Processes Improvements, and implementation
Power Networks Planning

Michelle is an Electrical Engineer (B. Eng Honours) with Post Graduate Diploma in Project management eligible for corporate memberships with The Institute of Engineers Australia, and Project Management Institute of Australia.
Anthony Old, CEO, Dredge Robotics

Antony Old is the CEO of Dredge Robotics (incorporating Watertight Robotics and Fremantle Commercial Diving) and has over 17 years’ experience in cleaning and inspecting potable water storages using traditional and robotic techniques. Antony has been instrumental in developing the unique technology that Dredge Robotics provide and is a respected authority in this field. Antony is a past chair of the Australian Water Association’s Drinking Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis Committee and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Aquatic Science.

This session forms the third in a webinar series presented by MRiAM – Safe and Smart: Use of Technology for Remote Monitoring of Assets.
How do we remove people from dangerous conditions and situations and do our remote monitoring smarter? The Maintenance & Reliability in Asset Management special interest group presents this 5-part series where we look at different types of technologies that can be employed to reduce the risk to people and property.
Join us online and take the opportunity to look into techniques that are less familiar and can be adapted to your industry, or learn more about what others are doing within your own industry!
Registering for this session will register you for all five sessions in the series:

9 Aug | 12pm AEST: Application of remote condition monitoring technologies for Hydro Tasmania’s civil infrastructure
15 Aug | 12pm AEST: Safe and smart digital technology used to safeguard industrial assets and workers
22 Aug | 1pm AEST: Enhancing asset condition assessment for potable water storages through the use of robotic technology
29 Aug | 12pm AEST: Remote Water Pipe Leakage Monitoring in Perth CBD
5 Sep | 12pm AEST: Application of a diagnostic algorithm for performance monitoring of solar electric power generation assets

Perth - Digital Transformation and Sustainability: Pioneering a Net Zero Future in Transportation Management
2023-08-17 17:30 - 19:30 (Australia/Perth) | Aurecon Group Perth Office, 5th Floor, 863 Hay Street, Perth, WA, 6000, Australia
Digital Work Management in Transportation (Anthony Dongegan, National Asset Manager; and Craig Symons, Asset & Systems Superintendent, QUBE Bulk)
The Qube Bulk Asset Management Team will present how they have transitioned their Maintenance Work Management processes from a locally managed, paper based system to a Digital tablet and Online solution within a National Transport organisation. Learnings to be shared on approach taken, integration of multiple platforms and benefits.
Climate Action: Establishing a Sustainable and Net Zero Future for Transport (Steve Beyer, Director Portfolio Strategic Projects Office, Government of WA, Department of Transport)
The Department of Transport is leading the development of the Transport Sector Emissions Reduction Strategy, as part of a suite of emissions reduction strategies for Western Australia’s economy. These are focussed on achieving the Government’s commitment to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, and informing an interim 2035 target and initiatives to drive that change. The presentation will provide an overview of transport sector emissions, the pathways to 2035 for the different parts of transport, and key drivers for emissions reduction.
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About the speakers:
Anthony Donegan, National Asset Manager, QUBE Bulk
Anthony Donegan is an experienced Asset Management Professional within the mining and haulage industry. He has a wide range of skills around whole of life asset management, commercial negotiations, system integration projects with strong leadership qualities. Anthony has held a variety of positions that has been responsible for large fleet maintenance, work management and an operational fleet monitoring department.
Anthony’s role as the National Asset Manager for Qube Bulk covers the key areas of Fleet Procurement and Design, Materials supplier management, Support Systems and processes, standardisation of Whole of Life Cycle Cost management whilst looking for improvement initiatives through systems or technology based solutions. He has worked across a Heavy Haul, Cranes and Fixed Plant asset base.
Craig Symons, Asset & Systems Superintendent, QUBE Bulk
Craig is an experienced asset management specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the mining industry. He is skilled in budgeting, mining, minerals, continuous improvement, and plant maintenance. He is a strong consulting professional with good communication skills across all levels of organisations.
In his current role, Craig is responsible for the promotion of work management practises through efficient solutions that optimise the time required by sites to complete the various activities. This is achieved through an understanding of system capability and defining the processes which site personnel can consistently work with or report through.
Steve Beyer, Director Portfolio Strategic Projects Office, Government of Western Australia, Department of Transport
Steve Beyer has worked in WA Government transport agencies for over 40 years. He leads the WA Transport Portfolio’s work on climate action, dealing with climate risk and adaptation, and emissions reduction for the Portfolio’s activities and for the wider transport sector.

Webinar - Rail and Bus Asset Management
2023-08-17 08:00 - 09:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online – Register to be sent your link
Free webinar on determining the value realisation in a transport organisation from the team that brings the ‘Value and Benefits from Asset Management’ Webinar Series, an international web program series of asset management success stories. Tune in for presentations by David Kraft, Director Enterprise Asset Management, Metropolitan Transit Administration, New York; and James (Jim) Kennedy, Mechanical Engineer with post-graduate qualifications in Risk Management and in Maintenance Engineering and Management from Swinburne University in Melbourne.
The presentations will be followed by a discussion panel (David Kraft, Jim Kennedy, Mike Bordenaro, Peter Kohler and Sally Nugent) to answer your questions!
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About the speakers:
David Kraft is the Director of Enterprise Asset Management at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in New York. He is currently serving as a Director on the Institute of Asset Management USA Executive Committee and was previously a lead for the New York / New Jersey IAM Branch. David has an MBA from Loyola University, Chicago and has 25+ years of experience in process improvement, information management, and financial management in both private and public organizations including Linde Gas, Solvay, and The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.

James (Jim) Kennedy is a Mechanical Engineer with post-graduate qualifications in Risk Management and in Maintenance Engineering and Management from Swinburne University in Melbourne. He has over 45 years experience in maintenance and asset management in the aerospace, rail, power, water, and defense industries. For the last 25 years Jim has been directly involved in Asset Management activities, including 9 years as Technical Director Maintenance Engineering Society of Australia and 8 years as Chair and Board member of the Asset Management Council. Jim’s 25 years history with the Asset Management Council and its predecessors was recognized with his award of the MESA Medal.

Melbourne - Progress Report on ISO Standards for Asset Management
2023-08-16 17:30 - 19:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Hotel Grand Chancellor, 131 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
Following it’s first face to face meeting since COVID 19 in Pennsylvania in May 2023, the ISO TC251 Committee is about to release 6 Draft (DIS) Standards, and is developing New Work Item Proposals (NWIP) for an additional 2 Standards and revision of ISO 55002:2018.
Tom Carpenter will provide a precis of the upcoming DIS Standards and highlight key aspects.
DIS Standards to be released in the near future:

ISO DIS 55000:2023 – Asset Management – Overview, Principles, and Terminology
ISO DIS 55001:2023 – Asset Management – Asset Management Systems – Requirements
ISO DIS 55010:2023 – Asset management — Guidance on the alignment of financial and non-financial functions in asset management
ISO DIS 55011:2023 – Asset management – Guidance for development of public policy to enable asset management
ISO DIS 55012:2023 – Asset management – Guidelines for enhancing people involvement and competence
ISO DIS 55013:2023 – Asset management – Guidance on data for asset management

NWIP Projects:
Guideline for Asset Management Decision Making incorporating value and risk
Guideline for Sustainability
Revision/update of ISO 55002:2018
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About the speaker:
Tom Carpenter, CEO, IQ-AM Pty Ltd
Tom Carpenter is an originating member of the TC251 Committee developing the ISO 5500# Standards. He is responsible for initial development of the Certification framework implemented by the WPiAM. He continues to deliver vocational post-graduate qualifications in Asset Management and assistance to organisation implementing Asset Management.
Tom is a recognised CFAM and a winner of the highest personal award from the AM Council – the MESA medal.

Sydney - Asset management and the electrification of assets
2023-08-16 17:30 - 19:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Ausgrid Roden Cutler House, 24-28 Campbell Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
Australia is in the middle of an energy revolution. Energy sources are shifting to renewables, from the bulk end of the supply chain to people’s home solar systems. The needs of energy stakeholders, the technology available to Ausgrid and our customers and governmental policy settings also evolving rapidly as a result. The presentation will discuss these changes and their implications, in the context of asset management during the electrification of assets. Observations will be offered from the perspective of the Capability Delivery Model in terms of stakeholder needs, business objectives, systems engineering, acquisition, operations & maintenance, configuration management and continuous improvement.
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About the speaker:
Matthew Webb, Head of Asset Investment, Ausgrid
Matt has over 30 years experience in managing all aspects of using power systems to meet customers’ electricity needs, including network planning, asset management, regulation and field management.
As Head of Asset Investment, Matt is responsible for Ausgrid’s long-term electricity network investment needs and opportunities in a rapidly changing operating environment. This includes applying asset management and other techniques to:

Understand changing customer priorities and how Ausgrid will adapt services to meet customer needs and adoption of new technologies.
Transform network services through innovation and new capabilities needed to manage complex network power flows and deliver efficient renewables hosting capacity.
Unlock value of customer DER assets and load flexibility to achieve a reduced overall energy cost for customers and improved network utilisation.
Ready the network to enable the needs of our customers and stakeholders safely, efficiently and equitably, to facilitate a net zero future.

Matt is an Honorary Professorial Fellow at the University of Wollongong, as well as being Ausgrid’s senior representative and a member of the Research Advisory Committee (ReAC) to the RACE for 2030, a national industry led cooperative research centre.

Webinar - Safe and smart digital technology used to safeguard industrial assets and workers
2023-08-15 12:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online – Register to be sent your link
This webinar will discuss emerging digital technologies and their role in mitigating risks to personnel in industrial settings. The primary focus is to explore how these technologies can be effectively deployed to enhance asset condition assessment while reducing risk to workers. Real-world examples will be discussed, addressing both the advantages and challenges associated with technology adoption. Our goal is to foster a safer working environment by harnessing the full potential of digital advancements in asset management.
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About the speaker:
Don MacIassac, Senior Integrity Engineer, Shell
Don has fifteen years of extensive experience in industrial asset inspection, encompassing the power generation, oil and gas, and water treatment sectors. His passion for digital technology lies in its dual potential: to enhance the quality of inspections and eliminate worker exposure to hazardous conditions. He currently supports Shell QGC’s Midstream LNG operation in Gladstone.

This session forms the second in a webinar series presented by MRiAM – Safe and Smart: Use of Technology for Remote Monitoring of Assets.
How do we remove people from dangerous conditions and situations and do our remote monitoring smarter? The Maintenance & Reliability in Asset Management special interest group presents this 5-part series where we look at different types of technologies that can be employed to reduce the risk to people and property.
Join us online and take the opportunity to look into techniques that are less familiar and can be adapted to your industry, or learn more about what others are doing within your own industry!
Registering for this session will register you for all five sessions in the series:

9 Aug | 12pm AEST: Application of remote condition monitoring technologies for Hydro Tasmania’s civil infrastructure
15 Aug | 12pm AEST: Safe and smart digital technology used to safeguard industrial assets and workers
22 Aug | 1pm AEST: Enhancing asset condition assessment for potable water storages through the use of robotic technology
29 Aug | 12pm AEST: Perth water supply scheme remote performance monitoring
5 Sep | 12pm AEST: Application of a diagnostic algorithm for performance monitoring of solar electric power generation assets

Webinar - Application of Remote Condition Monitoring Technologies for Hydro Tasmania's Civil Infrastructure
2023-08-09 12:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online – Register to be sent your link
Application of Remote Condition Monitoring Technologies for Hydro Tasmania’s Civil Infrastructure. Civil infrastructure within portfolio includes water conveyance assets (canals & flumes, pipelines & penstocks, intakes & tunnels) and access & egress assets (roads, accessways, bridges).
Shelby Hughes presents an overview of some of the technology applications Hydro Tasmania are currently utilising for remote monitoring of their civil assets. Such technologies include ROVs for water conveyance assets such as intakes and the use of AI and Skydio drones for road & bridge data collection.
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About the speaker:
Shelby Hughes, Manager Civil Portfolio, Assets and Infrastructure, Hydro Tasmania
Whilst working as a flood engineer in Cambodia, Shelby was involved in technical investigations that supported strategic decision-making of dams and irrigation assets. This experience led her to pursue a career in asset management, with Hydro Tasmania’s unique array of dams and water conveyance assets attracting her to the business and her current role. As Manager Civil Portfolio, Shelby leads a dedicated team of specialists in civil engineering (structural, hydraulics, geotechnical) and spatial technologies to manage the asset risks of Hydro Tasmania’s extensive portfolio of civil assets. Her team undertakes technical investigations and engineering inspections which have benefited from the application of remote condition monitoring.

This session forms the first in a webinar series presented by MRiAM – Safe and Smart: Use of Technology for Remote Monitoring of Assets.
How do we remove people from dangerous conditions and situations and do our remote monitoring smarter? The Maintenance & Reliability in Asset Management special interest group presents this 5-part series where we look at different types of technologies that can be employed to reduce the risk to people and property.
Join us online and take the opportunity to look into techniques that are less familiar and can be adapted to your industry, or learn more about what others are doing within your own industry!
Registering for this session will register you for all five sessions in the series:

9 Aug | 12pm AEST: Application of remote condition monitoring technologies for Hydro Tasmania’s civil infrastructure
15 Aug | 12pm AEST: Safe and smart digital technology used to safeguard industrial assets and workers
22 Aug | 1pm AEST: Enhancing asset condition assessment for potable water storages through the use of robotic technology
29 Aug | 12pm AEST: Perth water supply scheme remote performance monitoring
5 Sep | 12pm AEST: Application of a diagnostic algorithm for performance monitoring of solar electric power generation assets

Webinar - A technical overview on AUKUS from an Asset management perspective
2023-08-03 13:15 - 14:15 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online – Register to be sent your link
The SSN-AUKUS is a planned class of nuclear-powered fleet submarine intended to enter service with the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy in the late 2030s and Royal Australian Navy in the 2040s. The class will replace the UK’s Astute class and Australia’s Collins class submarines.
This presentation will provide a technical overview on AUKUS and nuclear-powered submarines from an Asset management perspective on one of the world’s most complex asset.

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About the speaker:
Chris Saint, Domain Engineering Manager (Submarines and Nuclear), Babcock Australasia
Chris Saint is Babcock Australasia’s Domain Engineering Manager for submarines and nuclear. He is tasked with capability management and development in preparation for AUKUS, in particular planning ahead of the nation’s new nuclear-powered submarines. Over the past 10 years, Chris has held several positions at Babcock, including the Naval Nuclear Head of Engineering Capability and Technical Services Alliance in Devonport, UK. He has also worked as a Safety Case Engineer and Naval Base Project Engineer. Chris began his career in the Royal Navy, where he worked in various engineering roles. Chris holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical and Manufacturing) from the University of Portsmouth.

Webinar - Career in Assets with Tanya Nelson
2023-08-02 12:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online – Register to be sent your link
Please join us for the Career in Assets presentation session with Tanya Nelson. Tanya Nelson is a Senior Consultant at WSP. Tanya’s career has evolved in many ways working for the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) in the public sector, and broaden those experiences with her time now as a Senior Consultant. Tanya will present about her dynamic ongoing career, her start in Asset Management, career learnings and provide meaningful career advice for young professionals in the asset management space.

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About the speaker:
A dynamic, resilient and passionate strategic asset management senior consultant with WSP, Tanya develops and implements asset management deliverables into existing business practices. Tanya has worked both for consultancies and road authorities gaining extensive experience in Australia and the United Kingdom across an asset management environment, design and construction, including bridge inspections & assessments, structural design (including construction verification) & contract/project management.

Webinar - BHP Berth C&D Structural Remediation - 2023 AM Innovation Excellence Award Winner
2023-08-01 13:00 - 13:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online – Register to be sent your link
BHP (Asset Owner), AECOM (Owner’s Engineer), and Duratec (Contractor) completed the BHP Berth C & D Structural Remediation Selection Phase Study Project (The Project) in 2022, setting a new standard for the procurement and scoping of major marine asset remediation projects. The project involved innovative approaches, including a 2-5mm 3D reality model for 1.2km of wharf structure, bespoke online software for defect management, and a collaborative approach to inspection, testing, and design, resulting in a robust procurement framework for the asset’s life extension. The project was delivered over approximately 12 months, starting in mid-2021.

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About the speaker:
Liam Holloway, National Technical Manager, Duratec
Liam Holloway’s unique skills and expertise as a materials engineer specialising in durability and corrosion, traverse key infrastructure sectors including marine, mining, defence and energy. Liam completed his PhD in the field of corrosion inhibition and monitoring for reinforced concrete structures at Monash University. Following this he has worked in both the consulting and contracting fields with a focus on asset condition assessment, remediation and maintenance. In 2015 Liam establish MEnD Consulting, which was later acquired by Duratec Limited. Liam now heads Duratec’s national Technical team who provide engineering, asset management, laboratory, digitisation and spatial services across all of the companies key market sectors.

Webinar - Hills M2 Motorway Sustainability Achievements - 2023 AM Sustainability Excellence Award Winner
2023-07-25 13:00 - 13:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online – Register to be sent your link
In 2022,Transurban (with the support of its incident response and maintenance contractor, Ventia) achieved significant sustainability outcomes at its Hills M2 Motorway asset. Innovative solutions were deployed, in line with asset management best practice, resulting in success in diverting waste from landfill, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, generating biodiversity value and enhancing customer travel.
Independent verification of the sustainability outcomes was undertaken by using the Infrastructure Sustainability Council’s IS Operations rating scheme, and the Hills M2 Motorway was subsequently certified at an “Excellent Operations IS Rating”, with a score of 69 points-the highest operations rating within the industry

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About the speakers:
Colin Rymer, Head of Asset Management Systems and Governance, Transurban
Colin has extensive asset management, strategy and commercial experience across infrastructure, utilities and aircraft. He has worked at Transurban for the last 8 years supporting the NSW motorways to improve asset performance for our road users. Prior to Transurban, Colin worked with Sydney Water and the Royal Australian Air Force in the fields of asset management, logistics and maintenance support. Colin has a Doctorate of Business Administration and is passionate about leadership and high performing teams.
Troy Mattiazzo, Maintenance Manager, Ventia
Troy is the Incident Response and Maintenance Manager for Ventia’s NSW Motorway and Tunnel contracts with Transurban. Troy’s experience includes working within Transurban’s asset management framework to deliver civil maintenance across the Eastern Distributor, Cross City Tunnel, Lane Cove Tunnel, Hills M2 Motorway and M5 Southwest Motorway.
Troy is passionate about sustainability and innovation and is constantly working on initiatives that deliver better outcomes for stakeholders. One of the most recent initiatives that Troy has helped to champion is the deployment of the new Electric Incident Response Truck, that is expected to save around 50 tonnes of carbon dioxide and equivalent gases per annum.

Sydney - Journey in Asset Management
2023-07-19 17:30 - 19:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | KPMG, Level 16, 3 Parramatta Square, 153 Macquarie Street, Parramatta, NSW, 2150, Australia
Sharing the journey of “Young professionals in Asset Management” and inspiring others to embrace a “Whole of life” Asset philosophy. This session will be an overview of guest speaker Mary Nguyen’s professional journey and her contribution to asset management at Sydney Trains.
Light refreshments and nibbles provided, with thanks to KPMG.
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About the speaker:
Mary Nguyen, Master Program Manager, Sydney Trains
Mary Nguyen is the Master Program Manager at Sydney Trains, coordinating critical construction, design and track work resources to best deliver the annual $1.5bil maintenance and capital works programs.
In 2021, Mary won the Australasian Rai Industry Awards’ Young Rail Professional Award. Mary’s engineering and planning knowledge has led to the development of multiple innovative solutions for one of the organisation’s most complex areas – track possession management, which involves long-term planning, coordination of hundreds of worksites, safety management and train movements in consultation with multiple stakeholders across Transport for NSW Cluster. She is also an active advocate for diversity and gender equality in the rail industry.

Hybrid Event (Wellington or Online) - New Zealand's Approaches to Climate Change
2023-07-18 16:00 - 18:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | Wellington Railway Station, 2 Bunny Street, Pipitea, Wellington, 6011
Carbon, how can this be measured, verified and reduced by 2050 by Dr Lee Bint, Director Sustainability, New Zealand Defence Force, and Rachael Wood, Sustainability Advisor, GHD; Climate-related disclosures, scenario analysis, and the TCFD framework – what it means for asset management.
This is a hybrid event, with the in person event being held at Welling ton Railway Station Level 1, and it will be available as a webinar to those wishing to join in online.
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Agenda:

4.00pm: Arrival and registration (for those attending in person)
4.10pm: Event opening by AMCouncil NZ Chapter
4.25pm: Carbon, how can this be measured, verified and reduced by 2050 by Dr Lee Bint, Director Sustainability, New Zealand Defence Force, and Rachel Wood, Sustainability Advisor, GHD
5.10pm: Climate-related disclosures, scenario analysis, and the TCFD framework – what it means for asset management

About the presentations and speakers:
Presentation 1: Carbon, how can this be measured, verified and reduced (by 2050)
The Defence Estate and Infrastructure sustainability journey began in 2018, and by 2019 its Sustainability Framework was in play with the vision of Tuku Iho. Tuku Iho in this instance is explained as “our living legacy”. This reflects the ambition to leave the estate and the wider environment in a better condition for future generations. There are four pillars that provide the structure for the framework, which highlight the complexities and interrelationships across all areas of sustainability. Tuku Iho includes a key action to mitigate the impacts to / from climate change, while being more comprehensively sustainable.
Additionally, the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) is a participant of the Carbon Neutral Government Programme (CNGP), which has been set up to accelerate the reduction of emissions within the public sector. The CNGP requires the measurement and verification of emissions annually, and a number of key emissions reduction activities to achieve carbon neutrality.
Lee and Rachel will provide insight into the NZDF’s progress to-date, and discuss how the Defence Estate is mitigating and adapting to climate change, including how sustainability is being embedded into building designs to reduce emissions in both construction and operation, as well as to keep people and assets safe from climate hazards that are likely to occur in the area.
Dr Lee Bint, Director Sustainability, New Zealand Defence Force
Lee has been leading the Defence sustainability journey since 2018, establishing and implementing their first sustainability framework and leading a team of technical experts across energy, sustainable buildings, resilience and sustainability. During this time, she has also co-founded the all-of-government sustainability group, supported numerous other government agencies in commencing on their sustainability pathway, held the position as Vice Chair of the Carbon & Energy Professionals Board and welcomed her daughter into the world.
Prior to Defence, Lee worked as a Sustainable Building Scientist at BRANZ while also completing the Sustainable Business Council Future Leaders’ Programme and being elected the Future Leader’s Representative on the Sustainable Business Council Board, and also working with UnionAID as the hosts of the Myanmar Young Leaders Programme.
Lee completed her PhD in Building Science at Victoria University of Wellington, which included the development of a Water Efficiency Rating Tool that was awarded runner-up at the Grow Wellington Bright Ideas Challenge in 2011.
Rachel Wood, Sustainability Advisor, GHD
Rachel is an Environmental Economist with a master’s degree in Economics from Auckland University of Technology (AUT) majoring in Ecological Footprint Accounting. As a student, she discovered a passion for resource management, climate change research, environmental economics (impact analysis), and social development. She is interested in improving the sustainability of social and economic activity through innovative solutions and effective strategies. During her time at GHD, she has become more engaged with greenhouse gas accounting for carbon emissions auditing and Climate Change Risk Assessments.
Presentation 2: Climate-related disclosures, scenario analysis, and the TCFD framework – what it means for asset management in practice
What can – and should – asset managers do now in the face of increasing climate change impacts, evolving climate policies, and potentially insufficient financial and human resources to address it? The Taskforce on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) framework offers an answer – about how to manage climate change strategy, targets, action planning, risk management and financial decisions.
TCFD reporting – also called climate-related disclosures or climate statements in New Zealand – is now mandatory for most of the country’s financial system and listed companies. It is strongly incentivised for the public sector, too, which reports to the Ministry for the Environment and Climate Change Commission under the Zero Carbon Act.
Applied to asset management, TCFD reporting can consolidate information on where you want to get to, what you need to do, and the good work you’re already doing – but perhaps not thinking of it as climate-related. In the guise of a reporting framework, TCFD reporting is a strategic planning exercise, which asset managers can use to test the resilience of their current strategies. Like testing a plane in a wind tunnel, the TCFD framework uses climate scenario analysis to consider different plausible futures, such as rapid decarbonisation or ‘hot house’ warming scenarios.
With insurers and banks among those required to report, and international adoption of TCFD reporting in the UK, TCFD is where all entities’ climate change reporting is going. And it can be immensely helpful to asset managers seeking to organise their approach to climate change.
Matt Raeburn, Principal – Strategic Advisory (Climate Change and Sustainability), WSP
Matt is a Principal climate strategist based in WSP’s Wellington office with 18 years of experience in Aotearoa New Zealand and the US. An American-Kiwi who spent a decade in environmental law and policy in Washington DC and Portland, Oregon, Matt worked in the Ministry for the Environment’s Climate Directorate from 2018-2021. There, he implemented parallel TCFD reporting regimes under the Zero Carbon Act and Financial Sector Amendment Act.
Over 7 years in New Zealand, Matt has worked with corporate, council and Central Government asset managers on their climate risks, strategies, and reporting projects as a consultant for EY, Beca, and now WSP. He recently developed climate scenarios for NZ’s construction and property sector and previously led delivery of the Wellington Regional Climate Change Impact Assessment.
Adele Jones, Principal – Strategic Advisory (Asset Management), WSP
Adele is a Principal in our Strategic Advisory team with 20+ years of experience, leading and delivering a diverse range of strategic advisory, asset management, network management and procurement projects, both nationally and internationally. Adele has worked across a wide variety of horizontal and vertical infrastructure portfolios, including transport, 3-waters, property and buildings, recreation and aviation.
Adele’s technical skills span wide range of asset management practices at strategic, tactical and operational levels, with a strong focus on aligning with the International Standard for asset management, ISO 55001. She has experience in asset management policy, asset management system development, strategic asset management planning, investment decision making approaches, business case development, asset management planning, risk management and asset data and information management practices.

Webinar - Diversity in Asset Management 2023 Excellence Award Winner
2023-07-11 01:00 - 13:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online – Register to be sent your link
KPMG is a global professional services firms that has been a ‘first mover’ among ‘Big 4’ firms to grow an asset management and technical advisory practice. Established in 2017, KPMG’s Engineering, Assets & Project Delivery team includes 348 people across Australia. Back in 2017, women represented 13% of KPMG’s asset management workforce. Today, following a strong focus on improving gender balance they have increased the representation of women to 32% and have seen increased participation from women in the team resulting in a significant reduction in turn over equating to more than $1.2M savings in turnover cost per year.
In this session, we’ll hear from Andrew O’Connor and Tammy Falconer who are Partners in KPMG’s Engineering, Assets & Project Delivery team about the challenges and successes along their journey to a more gender representative workforce.

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About the speakers:
Andrew O’Connor is an Asset Management and Reliability Engineering professional with over 20 years’ experience in the Defence, aviation, maritime, mining, utilities and nuclear sectors. Andrew has a PhD in Reliability and Risk, is a Certified Asset Management Assessor (CAMA) and a Certified Reliability Engineer. Andrew is a successful business owner having co-founded two engineering businesses winning the Telstra Business Awards and BRW Fast 100 company before joining KPMG as a lead partner in their Engineering and Asset Management practice.

Tammy Falconer is a leader in asset management specialising in the energy and water sector with over 15 years’ experience working across urban, regional and remote utilities. Tammy has a Master of Arts and is a Certified Asset Management Assessor. Tammy’s passion is leveraging data to drive better asset management decisions for organisations and the communities and customers they serve.

Webinar - Determining the Value Realisation in a Transport Organisation
2023-06-29 08:00 - 09:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online – Register to be sent your link
Free webinar on determining the value realisation in a transport organisation from the team that brings the ‘Value and Benefits from Asset Management’ Webinar Series, an international web program series of asset management success stories. Tune in for presentations by John Hardwick, Executive Director of the Asset Management Branch, Transport for NSW; Christian Christodolou, Director of Engineering, Transport for NSW; and Mike Santos, Program Manager, KBR. The presentations will be followed by a discussion panel (John Hardwick, Christian Christodolou, Mike Santos, Mike Bordenaro and Peter Kohler) to answer your questions!
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About the speakers:
John Hardwick is the Executive Director of the Asset Management Branch at Transport for NSW and is responsible for leading and enabling transport service outcomes for customers and communities through effective whole of life asset management.

Christian Christodolou is the Director of Engineering at Transport for NSW (TfNSW) and accountable for leading and managing the strategic engineering framework across all modes of transport and providing executive leadership and direction in relation to network standards, professional competence and operational assets across the life cycle.

Mike Santos is currently KBR Program Manager, deploying ISO 55001 certified, next generation asset management software on U.S. Federal Government contract. Mr. Santos has been the asset manager for the U.S. Antarctic Program through Raytheon, and was the Denver International Airport Asset Management.

Webinar - How to attract and retain talent in the scope of significant investment in projects
2023-06-28 18:00 - 19:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Online – Register to be sent your link
Australia is in the middle of an infrastructure boom – but where will we get the skilled workforce that we need to deliver on this? This is not just a local challenge but a global one with significant macro-economic factors at play. So how can we best operate in this challenging environment? And what steps should organisations be taking to attract and retain talent?
Together we will explore:

Macro-economic factors of the employment market locally and globally and some of the structural changes to work (providing research and practical insight).
We will look at the key question of – ‘What are the career paths that people are taking (and why)?’ and provide insight into the ways in which people want to work.
The practical steps employers (and employees) can take to prepare to operate in a highly competitive labour market.

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About the speaker:
Nik Ruparel, Director, Pro NEXUS
Nik began his career as an Accountant, transitioned into Business Consulting where he worked with prominent FTSE 100 organisations before moving into Recruitment and assuming a number of Executive positions with leading Global Recruitment Consultancies in both the UK and Australia.
With over 20 years of proven experience in Executive Search and Selection and Human Resource Consulting which includes recruiting permanent and interim positions, managing single assignments and project-based recruitment that has involved the development and delivery of large-scale international sourcing campaigns. Nik has experience of partnering with leadership teams from government, private equity, not-for-profit through to ASX listed businesses, in delivering people and business solutions.
Over the last 5 years, Nik has been an active part of the start-up community, witnessing firsthand the trends and innovation shaping our economy; partaking in several forums, discussing topics that have included the future of work, the use of artificial intelligence in hiring talent, retention and attraction strategies in a constantly changing environment.
Furthermore, Nik, as part of ProNEXUS is working with peak bodies and education providers on identifying and developing skills for the future.
