Program

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Wednesday, 2 November 2022

• 18:00 - 19:00

  Registration Desk Open

• 18:30 - 20:30

  Pre-Conference Networking Event

  Conference Trade Room
  Royal on the Park, Brisbane

Thursday 3 November 2022

• 08:00

  Registration Desk Opens

• 08:30

  MC Welcome

  John Boland, Business Consulting

• 08:35

  Queensland Welcome Address

  Vince White, General Manager, QFleet

• 08:50

  Day 1 Sponsor Welcome

  Dean Acheson, General Manager, Government, SG Fleet

• 09:00

  Key Issues Confronting the Automobile Industry in the Next Decade

  Richard Dudley, Chief Executive Officer, Motor Trades Association of Australia (MTAA)

  [Presentation]

• 09:25

  Manufacturers gearing up for Net Zero 2050: how do we ensure success?

  Tony Weber, Chief Executive, Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries

• 09:50

  Current and Intended Usage of Different Mobility Solutions

  Ben Selwyn, Director, ACA Research

  [Presentation]

• 10:15

  Q&A

• 10:30

  Morning Tea

• The State of Play

• 11:00

  Why Industry Fleets in Australia Aren't Taking Up Electric Vehicles? Affordability, Infrastructure and Home Charging?

  Dr Anna Mortimore, Department of Accounting Finance and Economics, Griffith University

  [Presentation]

• 11:25

  ANCAP Assessments from 2023: what’s changing and what you need to know

  Carla Hoorweg, Chief Executive Officer, ANCAP

• 11:50

  The Art of Impossible

  Samantha Johnson, Managing Director, Polestar

• 12:15

  Q&A

• 12:30

  Lunch

• Policy and Standards

• 13:30

  New Zealand Transition to Net Zero 2050

  Dennis Kelly, Director, Pan Tasman Fleet, FleetPartners

  [Presentation]

• 13:55

  Be Prepared – A Risk Management Perspective

  John Boland, Business Consulting

  [Presentation]

• 14:20

  Electric Vehicles: integration with the electricity system and battery value chain

  Cathi Buttfield, Project Manager, EV Integration, Department for Energy and Mining SA

  [Presentation]

• 14:45

  Q&A

• 15:00

  Innovation Showcase

  Autorola
  Geotab

• 15:10

  Afternoon Tea

• 15:45

  FMBIG Panel Session

  Key Issues Facing Public Sector Fleet Managers
  Moderated by MC John Boland

  Glenn Gaisford, Manager, Fleet, SAFA
  Stephen Koh - State Fleet WA
  Nigel Orr, Assistant Director WoAG Fleet, Department of Finance
  Steve Page, Manager Industry Liaison · State Fleet WA
  Vince White, General Manager, QFleet
  Kim Witkowski, Associate Director – Fleet Category, NSW Procurement

• 16:35

  Establishing Fast Charging Networks for Government Fleet Managers

  Steve Lewis, Managing Partner - Asia Pacific, Evenergi

  [Presentation]

• 17:00

  Day 1 Close

• 19:00

  Fleet Managers' Conference Dinner

  Hosted by Polestar

Friday 4 November 2022

• 08:00

  Registration Desk Opens

• 08:30

  Day 2 Sponsor Welcome

  Chris Forbes, General Manager – Fleet, Kia

• Technology Driving Sustainability

• 08:40

  Improved Fleet Management Productivity and Sustainability: it’s all linked

  Tim O'Sullivan, Mobility Consultant, Smartrak

  [Presentation]

• 09:05

  Automated cars: understanding the opportunities and barriers to the introduction of this technology

  Rita Excell, Head of Transport ANZ, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

• 09:30

  Towards Net Zero 2050, Do Tyres Play a Role?

  Lina Goodman, Chief Executive Officer, Tyre Stewardship Australia

  [Presentation]

• 09:55

  What's on the Horizon for Fleet Sales?

  Anthony Poci, National Manager, Enterprise Partnerships, Cox Automotive

• 10:15

  Q&A

• 10:20

  Morning Tea

• Navigating to 2050

• 10:50

  EV Transition and the How? Key Considerations on How to Best Navigate the Journey to Electric Vehicles

  Gerard McLennan, Chief Executive Officer, LBM Fleet

  [Presentation - please contact Michael Hasten, Chief Commercial Officer at LBM Fleet at michael.hasten@lbmfleet.com]

• 11:15

  Industry Panel

  Open ended discussion of issues facing industry as they navigate to Net Zero 2050
  Moderated by MC John Boland

  Dean Acheson, General Manager, Government, SG Fleet Group
  Kirsten Corson, Co-Founder / Executive Director, Zilch
  Chris Forbes, General Manager – Fleet, Kia
  Dr Ben Hale, Principal Solutions Engineer, Geotab
  David Toomey, Chief Strategy Officer, Tritium

• 11:40

  New Approaches to Mobility and EVs in the Sharing Economy

  Kirsten Corson, Co-Founder / Executive Director, Zilch

  [Presentation]

• 12:05

  The Future of Fleet Management with DC Chargers

  David Toomey, Chief Strategy Officer, Tritium

• 12:30

  Q&A

• 12:40

  Conference Close

  MC John Boland

• 12:45 - 13:30

  Lunch