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

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