Thursday, 28th August IPWEA International Public Works Conference 2025

Featuring talks from: 

Thought Leader Johannes Coetzee, Chairman, GFMAM 

Keynote Speaker Andrew Hansell, Lieutenant Colonel, Commanding Officer/Chief Engineer, Australian Army

Keynote Speaker The Hon. Dean MacPherson, South African National Minister for Public Works and Infrastructure

Featuring a Thought Leader Panel from: 

Thought Leader Ursula Bryan, Chief Executive Officer, Institute of Asset Management

Thought Leader Dr Kyle Wedberg, United States Government Finance Officers Association

Thought Leader Ville Alatyppö, Executive Director of Urban Environment, City of Kerava

Keynote Speaker The Hon. Dean MacPherson, South African National Minister for Public Works and Infrastructure

• Reimagining Heritage Restoration – Digital Defect Management of the National Carillon - Aden Petersen
• Creating a Playbook for Collaborative Asset Management - Meg Hooper
• Hornsby Shire Council's Asset Management Evolution: A Data-Driven Approach to Infrastructure Excellence - Yvette Gates and Darren Lister

• Enhancing Wastewater Resilience with AI: Ballina Shire Council’s Fight Against Sea Water Infiltration - Mark Lee
• Active Assessment of Footpath and Bikeway Networks: A Case Study of AI-Driven FAST Technology Implementation - Rastin Zarrin and David Paine
• Cressbrook Dam Safety Improvement Project Lessons Learned - Courtney Shadbolt and Blaise Shann

• The development, implementation and positive impacts of the City of Swan Graduate Engineer Program - Mashallah Love
• Girls in Civil: Fostering Female Participation in Civil Construction and Local Government Through Experiential Learning - Erin Smidt
• Beyond Bitumen: Navigating Transport Challenges in a Growth Council - Shraddha Dhungel
• Resilient Infrastructure for a Sustainable Future - Tom Crozier
• BIOCHAR MODIFIED ASPHALT - Alexandru Let
• NextGen Women: Breaking Barriers and Building Futures - Darcie Holmes-Smith

• Asset based decarbonisation in action - The UK Live Labs 2 Programme - Neil Gibson
• The evolution of urban road surfacing and what the future holds for asphalt - Trevor T Distin
• Enhancing Infrastructure Resilience through Sustainability-Focused Asset Management - Melinda Majoros

A live demo of Porous Lane's high-performance permeable pavement - permeability up to 10x the ASCE guideline!

Presented by Martyn Glover & Greg Duggan. 

Presented by Andre Kompler. 

Presented by Midhun Joseph and Peter Christensen.

Presented by Dwayne Honor. 

• Applying composite condition indexes to road asset management - SCI and PCI - Doug Bartlett
• Improving Asset Managment & Forward Works Planning with AI and JunoAMS - Melanie Slimming

• Brick Pit Reserve Reimagined - Eliza Halsey and Sherry Siow
• Financing What Matters: U.S. School Infrastructure Strategy and Its Relevance Down Under - Lunda Asmani

• Strategic Condition Assessments: Choosing the Right Data Level for Effective Asset Lifecycle Planning - Muhammad Fahad Khan
• Building Better Roads and a Better Future: A New Researcher’s Journey into Sustainable Infrastructure - Taylour Samuel
• From Drought to Downpour: Shaping a Stormwater Strategy for Mildura - Russell Lamattina
• Future Aggregates – A solution today - Colin McLeod

• Circular Infrastructure: Integrating Waste Tyre-Based Permeable Pavement for Sustainable Public Works - Amir Mehdizadeh
• Shaping Tomorrow’s World: Sustainable Pavement Solutions through Polymeric Asphalt Reinforcement - Brennan Rymer

FEDASEN showcases AI solutions to help councils manage roads and shared paths smarter

Featuring a talk from Headline Speaker Kate Munari - Australia’s only female Navy helicopter pilot to fly in Afghanistan

MC'ed by Amanda Rose, Founder and CEO, Entrepreneurial & Small Business Women Australia (ESBWA)