PROGRAM OUTLINE
Thursday - Day 1
1st August 2019
0800—0845
REGISTRATION
0900—1040
SESSION 1 - DEFINING THE PROBLEM
| 15 min | Chris Dann | Senior Principal Dam Engineering Consultant, AECOM |
| 15 min | Mal Shepherd | General Manager, Water Services, JHG |
| 15 min | Andrew George | Executive Manager Water Solutions & Market Strategy, WaterNSW |
| 15 min | Brian Cooper | Expert Reviewer |
| 40 min | Panel Session/ Q&A |
1040—1110
MORNING TEA
1110—1240
SESSION 2 – LEARNING FROM OTHER HIGH RISK INDUSTRIES
| 15 min | Arnold Dix | Technical and Legal Risk, Fire, Life Safety and Disaster, Tunnels and Complex Structures |
| 15 min | Todd Cook | National Dams Manager, Mc Connell Dowell Constructors |
| 15 min | Ian Payne | Desalination Plant – Water NSW |
| 45 min | Panel Session/ Q&A |
1240—1340
LUNCH
1340—1510
SESSION 3 – CASE HISTORIES
| 15 min | Bill Welsford | Program Team Leader, Major Capital Works, Melbourne Water |
| 15 min | Andrew Dance | Project Director, Seymour Whyte Group |
| 15 min | Andrew Reynolds | Murray Darling Basin Authority |
| 45 min | Panel Session/ Q&A |
1510—1540
AFTERNOON REFRESHMENTS
1540—1710
SESSION 4 - PERSPECTIVES AND OPPORTUNITIES
| 15 min | Richard Frost | Senior Principal Dam Engineering Consultant, GHD |
| 15 min | Barton Maher | Principal Storage Planner, Seqwater |
| 15 min | Andrew Hill | Risk Engineer, Chubb Insurance |
| 45 min | Panel Session/ Q&A |
1830—2130
FORUM COCKTAIL DINNER – 12 MICRON, BARANGAROO
Friday - Day 2
2nd August 2019
0830—0845
SUMMARY OF DAY 1 AND INTRODUCTION TO DAY 2
| 15 min | Keith Suter/ David Stewart | Facilitator/ Support Facilitator |
0845—0940
KEYNOTE ADDRESS – A PERSPECTIVE FROM THE USA
| 40 min | Brian Sadden | Consulting Engineers Dams and Hydropower, Stantec USA |
| 15 min | Q&A |
0940—1040
SESSION 5 – BEST PRACTICE
| 20 min | Paul Foxlee | National Head of Infrastructure and Transport, KPMG |
| 20 min | Dan Young | Partner, Allens Lawyers |
1020—1050
MORNING TEA
1050—1230
SESSION 6 – CURRENT AND FUTURE BEST PRACTICE
| 70 min | Panel Session | |
| Paul Foxlee | National Head of Infrastructure and Transport, KPMG | |
| Dan Young | Partner, Allens Lawyers | |
| Chris Dann | Senior Principal Dam Engineering Consultant, AECOM | |
| Barton Maher | Principal Storage Planner, Seqwater | |
| Mal Shepherd | General Manager, Water Services, JHG | |
| Arnold Dix | Technical & Legal Risk, Fire, Life Safety and Disaster, Tunnels and Complex Structures | |
| Brian Cooper | Expert Reviewer | |
| 30 min | Consolidating Thoughts | Keith Suter/ David Stewart |
1230—1330
LUNCH/ FORUM CLOSE
*Please note that this is a draft program that is still subject to change.