Conference program

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

Opening ceremony

Jodie Hanns MLA, Parliamentary Secretary to Minister Dawson

9:15 am – 9:30 am

Welcome

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

Morning tea

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

Myths about BPAD Insurance

Richard Luscombe, National Development Manager, Windsor Management Insurance Brokers

4:50 pm – 4:55 pm

Day one wrap up

Dr. Maria Kornakova, Manager Bushfire Services, FPA Australia

Welcome Drinks

5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Welcome Drinks

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

Opening and welcome back

Dr. Maria Kornakova, Manager Bushfire Services, FPA Australia

9:05 am – 10:00 am

FPA Australia update

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

Morning tea

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

Bushfire tested products

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

Conference close

John Collie, Chief Executive Officer, FPA Australia

Dr. Maria Kornakova, Manager Bushfire Services, FPA Australia