Program

Pre-Conference - Monday 27 November 2023

• 18:00 - 19:00

  Registration Desk Open

• 18:00 – 20:00

  Pre-Conference Cocktail Networking Event

  (Optional event at additional cost - $48pp)
  Market Place, Moonee Valley Racing Club

Day 1 - Tuesday 28 November 2023

• 08:00

  Registration Desk Opens

• Fleets in Transition

• 08:20

  MC Welcome

  John Boland, Business Consulting

• 08:25

  Victorian Welcome Address

  VicFleet

• 08:45

  Day 1 Major Partner Welcome and Keynote Address

  Samantha Johnson, Managing Director, Polestar

• 09:10

  The Transition to a Green Fleet

  Tony Weber, Chief Executive, Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI)

• 09:35

  Keynote Speaker

  Ben Selwyn, Director, Fifth Quadrant

• 10:00

  Keynote Speaker

  Ross De Rango, Head of Energy and Infrastructure, Electric Vehicle Council (EVC)

• 10:25

  Q&A

• 10:30

  Morning Tea

• Policy, Standards & Innovation

• 11:00

  Keynote Speaker

  Tim Stock, Director, Hydrogen and Clean Energy, Office of Energy and Climate Change, NSW Treasury

• 11:25

  Keynote Speaker

  Tristan Kathage, Assistant Secretary - Reducing Surface Transport Emissions Branch
  The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications

• 11:50

  Keynote Speaker

  Dean Acheson, General Manager, Government & Contracts, SG Fleet Australia

• 12:15

  Q&A

• 12:30

  Lunch

• Managing the Transition to Net Zero

• 13:30

  Keynote Speaker

  Emma Sutcliffe, Project Director, EV FireSafe

• 13:55

  Keynote Speakers

  Jitesh Singh, Head of Fleet, Waste Management NZ Limited
  Lawrence James, Chief Engineer & Development Officer, Waste Management NZ Limited

• 14:20

  Keynote Speaker

  Tim Ramages, Senior Trainer & Assessor, The Australian Driving Institute

• 14:45

  Q&A

• 14:55

  Innovation Showcase

• 15:15

  Afternoon Tea

• 15:45

  Keynote Speaker

  LBM Fleet

• 16:10

  Keynote Speaker

  Toyota Australia

• 16:35

  Keynote Speaker

  Helene Busengdal, Project Co-ordinator Analysis and Advisory Services, Norwegian EV Association

• 17:00

  Q&A

• 17:05

  FMBIG Panel Session - Key Issues Facing Public Sector Fleet Managers

  Moderated by MC John Boland

  Amol Chavan, Program Director – NSW Govt EV Fleet Strategy, NSW Procurement, NSW Treasury
  Stephen Koh - State Fleet WA
  Steve Page, Manager Industry Liaison · State Fleet WA
  Rebecca Sturgeon, Senior Manager, VicFleet

• 17:30

  Conference Day 1 Close

• 17:30 – 18:30

  Happy Hour

• 18:30 – 21:30

  Fleet Managers’ Conference Dinner

  (Optional event at additional cost - $98pp)
  Moonee Valley Racing Club

Wednesday 29 November 2023

• 08:00

  Registration Desk Opens

• Technology Driving Sustainability

• 08:20

  Day 2 Major Partner Welcome and Keynote Address

  Chris Forbes, General Manager - Fleet, Kia Australia

• 08:45

  Keynote Speaker

  Greg Spotts, Director, Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) - USA

• 09:10

  Keynote Speakers

  Julian Gurney, Director of Sales – Buses and Engines, Scania
  Hanna Johansson, Director of Business Transformation, Scania

• 09:35

  Keynote Speaker

  Nigel Muller, Executive Manager, Training & TACC, Victorian Automotive Chamber of Commerce (VACC)

• 10:00

  Keynote Speaker

  Libby Chaplin, Chief Executive Officer, Battery Stewardship Council

• 10:25

  Q&A

• 10:30

  Morning Tea

• Transitioning to Net Zero - sharing the journey

• 10:50

  Learnings from NZ

  Kirsten Corson, Co-Founder / Executive Director, Zilch - NZ

• 11:15

  EVs: towing and offroad

  Robert Pepper, Automotive Journalist & Consultant

• 11:40

  Keynote Speaker

  Anthony Poci, Head of Fleet, Government, Corporate & Rental, Cox Automotive Australia

• 12:05

  Q&A

• 12:15

  Panel - Issues Facing Industry Navigating to Net Zero 2050

  Moderated by MC John Boland

  Tim Washington, Chief Executive Officer, JET Charge

• 12:40

  Plenary Conference Close

  MC John Boland

• 12:45 – 13:30

  Lunch

• Specialised Workshops

  Three specialised workshops are offered as optional events - $295pp. The workshops enable delegates to do a deep dive into specific areas most relevant to their interests.
  The workshops run from 13:30 – 17:00 with afternoon tea from 15:00 – 15:30 and a Happy Hour from 17:00 – 18:00 to continue discussions and networking.

• 13:30 – 17:00

  Workshop 1 – Emergency Vehicles – Realities and Implications of Transitioning to Net Zero

• 13:30 – 17:00

  Workshop 2 – Case Studies in Large-scale Fleets Transitioning to Net Zero

• 13:30 – 17:00

  Workshop 3 – Green Fleets for Local Government in Urban and Regional Locations

• 15:00 – 15:30

  Afternoon Tea

• 17:00 – 18:00

  Happy Hour