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DAY ONE Tuesday 16 July 2024
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Registration Open
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Exhibition Open
Conference Sessions
Room
Grand River Ballroom
9:00 am – 9:15 am
Jodie Hanns MLA, Parliamentary Secretary to Minister Dawson
9:15 am – 9:30 am
John Collie, Chief Executive Officer, FPA Australia
9:30 am – 10:00 am
Acceptable risk and the broader landscape
Jackie Holm , Planning Policy Manager – Bushfire | Strategy and Engagement , DPLH
10:00 am – 10:30 am
Bushfire mapping in WA – changes, updates and future
Richard Trinh, Program Manager, DFES
Break and Exhibition Visit
10:30 am – 11:00 am
Conference Sessions
Room
Grand River Ballroom
11:00 am – 11:45 am
Environmental Protection Act 1986 – Meeting regulatory requirements for native vegetation clearing.
Mathew Gannaway, Manager, Native Vegetation Regulation Statewide Delivery
11:45 am – 12:30 pm
Bushfire Panel Session with Government
Moderator:
Dr. Maria Kornakova, Manager Bushfire Services, FPA Australia
Panellists:
Jackie Holm, Planning Policy Manager – Bushfire | Strategy and Engagement , DPLH
Murray Carter, Executive Director, Rural Fire Division, DFES
Richard Trinh, Program Manager, DFES
Mark Riordan, Principal Building Surveyor, DMIRS
Paul da Costa, Audit Manager, Principal Building Surveyor, DMIRS
Break and Exhibition Visit
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch
Conference Sessions
Room
Grand River Ballroom
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Natural hazards Research Australia’s Fire Research Program
Brendon McAtee, Node Research Manager WA & SA, Natural Hazards Research Australia
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
From Bushfire Minimum Compliance to Best Practice – What role can you play?
Justin Leonard, Research Leader in Bushfire Adaptation, CSIRO
Break and Exhibition Visit
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Afternoon Tea
Conference Sessions
Room
Grand River Ballroom
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm
DFES bushfire impact assessments unique to WA
Murray Carter, Executive Director, Rural Fire Division, DFES
4:30 pm – 4:50 pm
Richard Luscombe, National Development Manager, Windsor Management Insurance Brokers
4:50 pm – 4:55 pm
Dr. Maria Kornakova, Manager Bushfire Services, FPA Australia
Welcome Drinks
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Mas Vino @ Pan Pacific Perth
DAY TWO WEDNESDAY 17 July 2024
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Registration Open
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Tradeshow Hall Open
Conference Sessions
Room
Grand River Ballroom
9:00 am – 9:05 am
Dr. Maria Kornakova, Manager Bushfire Services, FPA Australia
9:05 am – 10:00 am
John Collie, Chief Executive Officer, FPA Australia
Dr. Maria Kornakova, Manager Bushfire Services, FPA Australia
Mal Cronstedt, WA Advocacy Manager, FPA Australia
10:00 am – 10:30 am
Use of Drones for bushfire mapping
Gary McMahon, Director, Ecosystem Solutions
Jason McFadyen, Bushfire Technical Officer, FPA Australia
Break and Exhibition Visit
10:30 am – 11:00 am
Conference Sessions
Room
Grand River Ballroom
11:00 am – 11:45 am
NCC2022 Spec 43 – changes and what does it mean for the industry
David Boverman, Chief Executive Officer & Principal Advocate/Consultant, Helping Hands Planning & Design
11:45 am – 12:30 pm
Building to BAL – panel with builders
Moderator:
Kathryn Kinnear, Director/Principal Environmental & Bushfire Consultant, Bio Diverse Solutions
Panelists:
Shahid Malimar, National Sales & Training Manager, TBA Firefly
Justin Leonard, Research Leader in Bushfire Adaption, CSIRO
Cliff Kearns, Director, Cachet Homes
Jim Walters, Director, Wildwood Carpentry
Break and Exhibition Visit
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch
Conference Sessions
Room
Grand River Ballroom
1:30 pm – 2:15 pm
Housing loss from inevitable to surprising – a vision for 20 years time
Anthony Rowe, Principal Bushfire Consultant, Envision Bushfire Protection
2:15 pm – 3:00 pm
Fuel reduction in the Karri Forest and bushfire impact
Kathryn Kinnear, Director/Principal Environmental & Bushfire Consultant, Bio Diverse Solutions
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Dr Mahmood Khan, National Training Manager, TBA Firefly
Break and Exhibition Visit
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Afternoon Tea
Conference Sessions
Room
Grand River Ballroom
4:00 pm – 4:40 pm
Where to from here – bushfire industry in 2025. Panel session
Moderator
Dr. Maria Kornakova, Manager Bushfire Services, FPA Australia
Panellists:
Kathryn Kinnear, Director/Principal Environmental & Bushfire Consultant, Bio Diverse Solution
Justin Leonard, Research Leader in Bushfire Adaption, CSIRO
John Collie, Chief Executive Officer, FPA Australia
4:40 pm – 5:00 pm
John Collie, Chief Executive Officer, FPA Australia
Dr. Maria Kornakova, Manager Bushfire Services, FPA Australia
