Program - Engineering, Innovation, And Technology Forum

In 2026, the Forum’s theme, Delivering value—where risk and opportunity converge will reflect the realities of modern infrastructure delivery—where time, budget, and resources are limited, and risk must be managed, not avoided.

The program will include representation from key sectors such as Pavements, Marine, Hydraulics, Project Delivery, Asset Management, Public Transport, Safety, Design, Network Technology, Vehicle Technology, Digital Engineering, Structures, Geotech, Active Transport, Sustainability and Accessibility / Inclusion.

The conference program time zone is GMT+10, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.

Tuesday 18 August
Wednesday 19 August
Thursday 20 August


9-9:30am	Plaza Terrace Room
9-9:30am	2026 EIT Forum Opening and Welcome to Country
9:30-10:30am	Plenary 1 in Plaza Terrace Room
9:30-10:30am	Keynote Speaker
10:30-11am	Morning tea
11am-12:30pm	Plenary 2 in Plaza Terrace Room
11am-12:30pm	Keynote Speaker
12:30-1:30pm	Lunch
1:30- 3pm	Plaza Auditorium	P6	P7 & P8	P9	P10	P11	Plaza Terrace Room
	CONCURRENT 1	CONCURRENT 2	CONCURRENT 3	CONCURRENT 4	CONCURRENT 5	CONCURRENT 6	WORKSHOP/ CONCURRENT 7
	Planning Chairperson: TBC	Integrating Design, Data and Safety Chairperson: TBC	Rail Chairperson: TBC	Sustainability Chairperson: TBC	Resilience Chairperson: TBC	Geotech Chairperson: TBC
	Normalising the Project Management Baseline as a Decision Support Tool Dr Brett Thiele RP Infrastructure Pty Ltd Ipswich Motorway Upgrade R2D, Stage 2 Oxley Interchange BC. Unlocking capacity through integrated design decision-making. Scott Dykman Mardi Blanch TMR Developing a Staging Strategy for a Master-planned Corridor – a Metropolitan Region case study Ed Chandra Anthony Goebel TMR	Road Design and Risk-Informed Delivery – Building for Today and Tomorrow Stewart Smith Bentley Systems Cloud-Based Sight Distance and Operating Speed Analysis: Democratising Road Safety Engineering Tools Luke Friske Road Engineering IP Pty Ltd Safe System Crash Investigation Kenn Beer Haris Zia Safe System Solutions Pty Ltd	The Challenge of Integration – Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail David Phillips TMR Resilience on Track: Designing The Wave for Climate Adaptation and Disaster Management Genevieve De Michele TMR Designing rail projects to allow partial commissioning if delayed, and deliver benefits earlier to customers Julien Morizet TMR	An enhanced method for incorporating sustainability assessment in options analysis and business cases Scott Losee Losee Consulting Streamlining infrastructure decarbonisation in design through digital integration Dimuth Hapangama Arcadis Australia Pacific A Comparative Study of Construction-Phase GHG Emissions and Costs Across Different Pavement Types Dr Arooran Rajah Adikaram Upali TMR	A practical risk management approach to resilient road infrastructure Jesper Jensen IPWEA-QNT Bridging Climate Science and Hydraulic Design: Managing Risk from High-Intensity Rainfall Kirsty Bauer SMEC CCRA to Delivery Readiness: Turning Climate Risk Insights into Infrastructure Decisions Maria Theresa Austria SMEC	TMR Geotechnical Working Group – Updates to Geotechnical Risks and Treatment Strategies Dr Jun Sugawara TMR The Queensland Geotechnical Database Tim Thompson Australian Geomechanics Society Optimising Construction Sequencing to Mitigate Ground Movement Risks Dr Burt Look AGTRE Pty Ltd Advancing Safety and Precision: Automated GNSS IoT Monitoring for the Coomera Connector Stage 1 Lee Hellen Kurloo Technology Pty Ltd
3-3:30pm	Afternoon tea
3:30-5pm	Planning 2 Chairperson: TBC	From Standards to Site: Safer Road Design in Practice Chairperson: TBC	Rail 2 Chairperson: TBC	Pavements – what’s the buzz? Chairperson: TBC	Resilience Chairperson: TBC	Geotech 2 Chairperson: TBC
3:30-5pm	The Adaptive Leadership and Governance System for Complex Project Delivery Dr Brett Thiele RP Infrastructure Pty Ltd Delivering Value Through Digital Decision-Making: Integrating JAMS and Power BI for Real-Time Project Insights Glen Cancian Motaz Shaheen Service Stream Delivering Smarter Road Investment Decisions: Converging Risk, Opportunity and Value Through Modern Asset Management. Norah Weatherby TMR	Guidance Update to Design Domain and Design Exceptions in the Road Planning and Design Manual Pooya Saba TMR Road Safety Barriers: Overcoming Design Challenges Santosh Tripathi TMR Fencing, less boring than it sounds – Designing to cut cost, injury and delivery time Mark Mcdonald TMR	TMR Rail Division Digital and Geospatial Raymond Miller TMR Operational readiness at scale using a modular project controls decision platform Shane Chidgzey MBB Group Data-Driven Failure Prediction and FMEA Integration for Rail Track under Multi-Factor Interactions Minjun Teng QUT	Stabilisation Training Project – Delivering Value And Embedding Risk Informed Competency In Pavement Stabilisation Meera Creagh TMR Maximising The Use Of RAP In High Modulus Asphalt (Eme2) Jason Jones TMR Joe Grobler NTRO Insitu Asphalt Recycling – What Are The Possibilities? Daniel Orriss Scott Young Stabilised Pavements Of Australia	Building Theft-Resilient Transport Infrastructure Kruno Leskarac TMR More Than Mannings: Climate Resilient Design of Vegetated Roadside Channels Tina Wang Arup From Theft Risk to Resilient Design: Implementing Copper Cable Protection Strategies Leonardo Ribeiro TMR	Rainfall-induced landslides & Slope Risk Management along the road corridors Dr Sinnappoo Ravindran TMR Balancing Design, Risk, and Constructability in Disaster-Driven Slope Remediation: Two Case Studies Thomas Glasby Ischebeck Titan (Australia) Pty Ltd Rapid Site Conceptual Models Cornerstone for Rock Slope Risk Assessment: Insights from Transport Network Applications Ryan Oneill Arup The Influence of bushfires on soil and rock slope risk Tim Thompson EDG Consulting
5-6pm	Exhibition Hall – Plaza Terrace Ballroom
5-6pm	Forum Networking Event


9-10:30am	Plaza Auditorium	P6	P7 & P8	P9	P10	P11	Plaza Terrace Room
	CONCURRENT 1	CONCURRENT 2	CONCURRENT 3	CONCURRENT 4	CONCURRENT 5	CONCURRENT 6	WORKSHOP/ CONCURRENT 7
	Procurement Chairperson: TBC	Vulnerable Road Users & Active Transport Chairperson: TBC	Environment Chairperson: TBC	Pavements – from foamed to emulsion Chairperson: TBC	Maritime Chairperson: TBC	Arterial and Motorway Management Chairperson: TBC
	Driving Better Outcomes Through Early Tenderer Involvement: Lessons from Coomera Connector Stage 1 South Clarissa Ahlberg HDR 1.5 weeks – Idea to Award – Making procurement processes work for you. Brendan Morgan TMR Neil Leigh Burchills Engineering Solutions Assessing Value for Money Differently Stephen Hulme TMR	Improving Luminance Contrast For People With Low Vision Alexander Bubke University Of Queensland New Queensland Pedestrian Crossing Treatments Options Improving Treatment Feasibility By Reducing Costs While Improving Safety Michael Langdon TMR Moats: A Practical Engagement Tool For Delivering Active Transport Infrastructure Where Communities Need It Prue Oswin Sidelines Traffic	Development and delivery of TMR fire ant suppression program Stephanie Kiem TMR M1 Pacific Motorway (Varsity Lakes to Tugun) Upgrade – constructing environmental resilience Rick Haywood Tim Marsden TMR Forward Planning For Fish Passage-Engineering constraints for implementation of fish passage treatments in culverts Ben Cotton TMR	Effect of Rework Timeframes on the Indirect Tensile Resilient Modulus of Foamed Bitumen Stabilised Materials Dr Arooran Rajah TMR Effectiveness Of Bitumen Emulsion For Pavement Base Stabilisation James Stromquist TMR Comparative Study Of Bitumen Emulsion And Foamed Bitumen For Pavement Stabilisation In Queensland Dr Arooran Rajah TMR	Physical modelling for a porous-surfaced elevated public boat ramp Senarath Weerakoon Nick Naderi TMR Poona Boat Ramp Upgrade: Integrating Engineering, Heritage, and Environmental Stewardship Charles-Dean Sorbello TMR Importance of tenderer involvement in the design development for delivering successful remote infrastructure Dale Sargent TMR	Anderson-James Street Corridor Network Optimisation Plan Kitar Kue Kath Johnston TMR Optimisation of motorway performance through real-time monitoring and predictive analytics. Ben Jones Transmax Measuring the Impact of Weaving on Motorway Capacity Dr Hendrik Zurlinden NTRO
10:30-11am	Morning tea
11am-12:30pm	Project Delivery Chairperson: TBC	Network Planning & Strategic Safety Programs Chairperson: TBC	Environment Chairperson: TBC	Pavements – research into action Chairperson: TBC	Regional Queensland Flood Planning Chairperson: TBC	ITS/Operational Technologies Hardware Chairperson: TBC
11am-12:30pm	A New Approach to Managing Construction Risk Graham Hobbs Jamie Evans TMR Back to Basics: Why Constructability Delivers Cost and Time Confidence Turlough Mc Guinness Infrastructure Advisory Group Variations: the only constant is change John Redondo TMR	Enhancing Systemic Road Safety: The Role Of Network Safety Plans In Route Action Project Development Samantha Taylor TMR Safer Roads : High Priority Treatments – Mass Action Program Renukha Nadarajah TMR Ausrap Star Rating Analysis Of The Bruce Highway Dr Wahi Rabbani Michael Gillies TMR Ausrap Data Process White Paper Michael Gillies TMR	From Roads to Rivers: TMR Trees for NRM Tom Espinoza Burnett Mary Regional Group Use of the Coombabah Wetland for water treatment on Coomera Connector Stage 1 North Butch Rossouw WSP Data‑Driven Koala Road‑Strike Mitigation: Addressing Ecological Risk with Optimised Investment Nicholas Grice AECOM	Performance Evaluation Of Alternative Additives To Hydrated Lime In Dense Graded Asphalt Joe Grobler NTRO Jason Jones TMR From Waste Risk to Infrastructure Opportunity: Transforming Non-Standard CCPs for pavement applications Dr Hannah Seligmann University Of Southern Queensland Type Gl Cement – Field Trials Wayne Roberts TMR	Darling Downs District Flood Study – A First For Network Resilience Andrew Holden Jagath Abeynayake TMR Urbs Models For Long-Term Continuous Simulation In The Darling Downs Rhys Cullen WRM Water & Environment Pty Ltd Application Of The Link Flood Study Approach To A Network Of Highways Luke Gericke TMR Ahead Of The Curve: Rapid Gauge Correlations To Support The Western Queensland Flood Event Response Bronte Board Urs Baeumer TMR	Innovation in Traffic Signal Infrastructure – Distributed Signal Switching David Jones Lee Van Veldhuizen TMR Enhancing Weigh-in-Motion (WiM) to enable Smarter Infrastructure Management David Green NTRO
12:30-1:30pm	Lunch
1:30-3pm	Risk Chairperson: TBC	Smart Technology & Future Mobility Chairperson: TBC	Environment Chairperson: TBC	Pavements – new ideas and technologies Chairperson: TBC	Hydraulics and Drainage Chairperson: TBC	Transforming heavy vehicle access: from co-design to National Automated Access System delivery and lessons learnt along the way Chairperson: TBC
1:30-3pm	Transforming Supplier Relationships: TMR’s New Framework for Infrastructure Delivery Melissa Johansson TMR Risk Evaluation Paradigms – Deterministic and Probabilistic Approaches in Practice Jagath Vithanage TMR The upside to project risk Adrian Vesnaver Bellwether Group	A Comprehensive Safety Evaluation Of Left-Turn Slip-Lane Configurations At Signalised Intersections Using Ai-Based Video Analytics Dr Andrew Burbridge TMR Supporting National Harmonisation Of C-ITS Technology Ching Yiu Chan TMR Measuring Speed: Can We Trust Connected Vehicle Data? Sarah Dods GHD Pty Ltd Enhancing Road Safety Through Road Behaviour Monitoring Systems And Transportable Enforcement Solutions Matt Kolesnik TMR	Cultural Heritage Proactive Risk Mapping Alison Reif Frances Jackson TMR MRTS51 Workshop	Intelligent Construction Technologies In Qld; Tools To Improve Efficiency And Productivity Rod Adams Sam Afkar TMR Intelligent Compaction Base Mapping For Risk-Informed Pavement Rehabilitation Across Queensland Dr Laszlo Petho Fulton Hogan Introduction Of Eme2 Into Far North Queensland Michael He Puma Energy Modern Cape Seal Applications In Urban Areas Using High Float Emulsion Spray Seals And Sealcoats Jason Williams Andrew Carter-Meggatt Colas Australia Group	A Practical Approach For Representing Riparian Vegetation In Cfd Models Using Flow-3D Urs Baeumer Bronte Board TMR Toward A Context-Sensitive Design Framework For Road Drainage Dr Mahdi Keramatikerman TMR Optimising The Location Of Debris Flow Barriers: Cost And Design Implications In Far North Queensland Dr Darren Newell Newell Smec The Queensland Flood Warning System: A Game Changer In The Management Of Extreme Weather Events Christopher Burgess Christopher Russell TMR	Driving The Future: Transforming Heavy Vehicle Access With The National Automated Access System (NAAS) Mandy Haldane TMR Co-Designing A New Heavy Vehicle Access Regime Through Collaboration, Risk-Informed And Data-Driven Solutions Mandy Haldane TMR Strategic Thinking Under Pressure: Lessons Learned In Delivering A New Heavy Vehicle Access Regime Sharyn Van Rooyen TMR
3-3:30pm	Afternoon tea
3:30-5pm	Risk Chairperson: TBC	Infrastructure Design & Speed Interventions Chairperson: TBC	Environment Chairperson: TBC	Pavements – sharing project learnings (Part 1) Chairperson: TBC	Public Transport Chairperson: TBC	Managing Risk, Enabling Opportunity: Data‑Driven Heavy Vehicle Safety and Monitoring Chairperson: TBC
3:30-5pm	Delivery Strategies and Risk Allocation Richard Martin Connell Griffin Managing Wet Weather Risk in Transport Infrastructure Contracts by a Shared Approach Masum Ahmmed TMR Modern Infrastructure Delivery with Limited Time, Budget, and Resources Requires Managing Risk Without Avoidance Patrick Feeney TMR	Stopping Made Simple: Queensland’S Green Reflector Initiative Samantha Taylor TMR Innovations In Pole Design For Safer Roads Noel Peters TMR Side Road Activated Speeds – A Safe System Summary Kenn Beer Haris Zia Safe System Solutions Pty Ltd Delivering Value At Rail Level Crossings: A Fit-For-Purpose Warning System Turning Risk Into Evidence-Led Investment Philip Lock ARCS Group Pty Ltd	Cross River Rail – transforming the way we travel – sustainably Andrew Skele Glenn Hedges Cross River Rail Delivery Authority Cross River Rail –Contaminated Land Management on Complex Infrastructure Projects Andrew Skele Cross River Rail Delivery Authority Designing roads with biodiversity in mind: from evidence to delivery in fauna-sensitive road design Christopher Johnson Umwelt	Collaboration For Constructable, Resilient And Cost-Effective Pavements – Triple Blend Stabilised Subbase, Miclere Creek Project Meera Creagh Paul Martin TMR First Use Of A Low Carbon S15E Binder For A Reseal In Australia Clair Price Michael He TMR Pavement Rehabilitation On The 46C Dawson Highway: Approach, Delivery And Lessons Learned Dr Jerome Egwurube TMR	Virtual Reality–Enabled Decision-Making for Accessible Autonomous Vehicle Design: An opportunity for the transport sector Dr Rafael Gomez QUT Designing a network for customers – risk or reward? Natasha Clubb Connell Griffin Delivering Value Under Pressure: Providing Efficient and Effective Alternative Transport Services During Extended Rail Closures Kelsey Carton Vincent Chan TMR Universal Design for Transport Equity Alexander Bubke TMR	Heavy Vehicle Safety Study Dr Owen Arndt TMR Vehicle Monitoring Queensland Driving Safer Roads And Asset Resilience Through Innovative Intelligent Heavy Vehicle Monitoring. Troy Mckenzie TMR How Certified Telematics Delivers Value At The Intersection Of Risk And Opportunity David Randall Austroads
6-10pm	Plaza Terrace Room
6-10pm	EIT Forum Dinner


6:45 – 8:45am	Industry Breakfast (Plaza Terrace Room)
9:00 – 10:30am	Plaza Auditorium	P6	P7 & P8	P9	P10	P11	Plaza Terrace	Concord Boardroom
	CONCURRENT 1	CONCURRENT 2	CONCURRENT 3	CONCURRENT 4	CONCURRENT 5	CONCURRENT 6	WORKSHOP/ CONCURRENT 7	CONCURRENT 8
	Project Delivery Chairperson: TBC	Safety Chairperson: TBC	Environment Chairperson: TBC	Pavements Chairperson: TBC	Session name Chairperson: TBC	Road Operations Chairperson: TBC	Session name Chairperson: TBC	Session name Chairperson: TBC

10:30 -11am	Morning tea
11:00 -12:30pm	Project Delivery Chairperson: TBC	Safety Chairperson: TBC	Environment Chairperson: TBC	Pavements Chairperson: TBC	Traffic Management Chairperson: TBC	Road Operations Chairperson: TBC	Session name Chairperson: TBC	Session name Chairperson: TBC
11:00 -12:30pm
12:30 – 1:30pm	Lunch
1:30 – 3:00pm	Project Delivery Chairperson: TBC	Safety Chairperson: TBC	Environment Chairperson: TBC	Pavements Chairperson: TBC	Traffic Management Chairperson: TBC	Heavy Vehicle Chairperson: TBC	Session name Chairperson: TBC	Session name Chairperson: TBC
1:30 – 3:00pm
3 – 3:30pm	Afternoon tea
3:30 – 5pm	Project Delivery Chairperson: TBC	Safety Chairperson: TBC	Environment Chairperson: TBC	Pavements Chairperson: TBC	Traffic Management Chairperson: TBC	Heavy Vehicle Chairperson: TBC	Session name Chairperson: TBC	Session name Chairperson: TBC
3:30 – 5pm


9 – 9:30am	Plaza Terrace Room
9 – 9:30am	2026 EIT Forum Opening and Welcome to Country 2026 EIT Forum Opening Welcome to Country
9:30 – 10:30am	Plenary 1 in Plaza Terrace Room
9:30 – 10:30am	Keynote Speaker
10:30 -11am	Morning tea
11:00 -12:30am	Plenary 2 in Plaza Terrace Room
11:00 -12:30am	Keynote Speaker
11 – 11:30am	Room
11 – 11:30am	Panel – Addressing operational carbon Chairperson: Julie Mitchell Deputy Director General, Infrastructure Management and Delivery, Department of Transport and Main Roads Caroline Moss Group Senior Manager Environment and Sustainability \| Queensland Rail Lynette Cheah Professor and Chair of Sustainable Transport School of Science, Technology and Engineering, University of Sunshine Coast Tim Camilleri E-Mobility Solutions Manager, Volvo Group Australia
11:30 – 12pm	Panel – Addressing embodied carbon Chairperson: Narelle Dobson Director (Special Projects), Infrastructure Management and Delivery \| Department of Transport and Main Roads Romilly Madew CEO Engineers Australia Susie Smith Climate Change Authority Rob Rouwette start2see
12 – 12:30pm	Speaker – Mobilising Innovation Dennis Walsh Chief Engineer \| Department of Transport and Main Roads
12:30 – 1:30pm	Lunch
1:30 – 3pm	Plaza Auditorium	P6+P7	P8	P9+P10	P11
	STREAM 1	STREAM 2	STREAM 3	STREAM 4	STREAM 5
	Pavement stream introduction	Hydraulics	Sustainability	Cooperative and Automated Vehicles	Marine
	Pavement, Materials and Geotechnical, Services to deliver improved outcomes Stephen Mallows TMR Evolution in pavements through research and collaboration Mike Pickering TMR Australia Flexible Pavement Association; Meeting our Shared Challenges Collaboratively Mark Piorkowski Australian Flexible Pavement Association David Smale Australian Flexible Pavement Association	Climate, Meteorology and Hydrology support for Critical Transport Infrastructure Delivery Natasha Hinrichsen Bureau of Meteorology Integrative Decision Support Tool for Flood-Informed Road Infrastructure Investment Prioritisation Gangfu Zhang AECOM New ARR Climate Change Guidance – Impacts on Design Floods and Implications for Infrastructure Projects Chris Russell TMR Mark Babister Australian Rainfall and Runoff Applying Flood Data to Inform Highway Upgrade Prioritisations Anthony Gaffney AECOM	Unpacking net zero and the climate emergency for Queensland transport infrastructure projects Scott Losee Losee Consulting Getting a grasp on future climate: applications of the updated ARR Climate Change guidelines Bronte Board TMR Implementing contemporary sustainability practices to support policy changes (Case Study) Emily Low Mott MacDonald	Cooperative and Automated Vehicles Initiative Amit Trivedi TMR Prototype testing for a Universal Design Autonomous Vehicle Alexander Bubke TMR	Southern Moreton Bay Islands (SMBI) Ferry Terminal Construction & Delivery Ben Nayler TMR Gateway Bridge Emergency Management Protocols Review – After the Baltimore Bridge Allision Kell Dillon TMR Vessel Traffic Services in the Great Barrier Reef Daniel Frost TMR
3 – 3:30pm	Afternoon tea in Plaza Ballroom
3:30 – 5pm	Pavement technologies	Hydraulics	Sustainability examples	Traffic management and design	Asset management
3:30 – 5pm	Advancing Pavement Sustainability through Innovative Tailored Solutions Ehsan Yaghoubi Victoria University Intelligent construction – improving efficiency and productivity Rod Adams TMR Recent and upcoming Pavement Technology updates for TMR Nidasan Sivasithamparam TMR	Informing Road Transport Sector Investments in the Context of Climate Change Mark Edwards Geoscience Australia Jagath Abeynayake TMR Highway runoff quality. We’re working hard but is it working? Katie Fletcher Arup Flood Loadings on Bridges – Is it time to bring CFD into the equation? Urs Baeumer TMR Road Drainage Manual harmonised with Austroads Guide Mahdi Keramatikerman TMR	Unlocking Carbon Insights: Transformative Tools for Sustainable Design in Infrastructure Calum Prasser Mott Macdonald Coomera Connector Stage 1 North – Utilising natural wetlands to provide engineering solutions Jonathan Trail WSP	Analysing connected vehicle data to understand vehicle speeds and accelerations at Active Transport Priority Crossings Wahi Rabbani TMR Capacity analysis of shuttle flow at roadworks to improve safety and efficiency Jaiden Patel TMR The use of traffic control devices to reduce bicycle/e-scooter and pedestrian conflict on Green Bridges Michael Langdon TMR Computer vision for vulnerable road user detection at traffic signals Terry Su TMR	ADVICE: Paving the way with the Asset Deterioration, Valuation and Investment Calculation Engine Norah Weatherby TMR A New Way Forward for Tunnel Condition Assessments Susheel Prabhakar AECOM Harnessing Innovation – Insights driving investment Michelle Baran TMR
5 – 7pm	Forum Networking Event in Plaza Ballroom


6:45-8:45am	Plaza Terrace Room
6:45-8:45am	Industry Breakfast
9-10:30am	Plaza Auditorium	P6	P7 & P8	P9	P10	P11	Plaza Terrace Room
	CONCURRENT 1	CONCURRENT 2	CONCURRENT 3	CONCURRENT 4	CONCURRENT 5	CONCURRENT 6	CONCURRENT 7
	Project Delivery Chairperson: TBC	Data and Digital Chairperson: TBC	Geospatial Chairperson: TBC	Pavements – sharing project learnings (Part 2) Chairperson: TBC	Evidence into Action: Enhancing Roadworker Safety through Data, Practice and Technology Chairperson: TBC	Systems for Structures: Risk and Governance Chairperson: TBC
	Bruce Highway Targeted Safety Program – Program Establishment Learnings Allan Uhlmann TMR Collaborative Design under Complex Constraints – TMR Arup Presentation on the Cunninghams Gap Reconstruction Project Stewart Hancock Mr Shane McNamee Arup Delivering value under constraint through partnership: Case study of risk-informed design and delivery at Minjerribah Budi Soetanto Pinak Dholakia TMR	Realtime Transport Data Portal For Industry – Harmonised Access Point Michael Stonell TMR Operational Data Centre Sam Prentice TMR Vehicle Monitoring Queensland Program: Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) And Driver Fatigue Messaging System (DFMS) Marek Jarzab TMR	Opening address Beyond GPS: Deploying Privacy-Preserving Sensors for Integrated Urban and Micro-Mobility Dr Therese Joseph QUT How to build & launch Australian satellites Mark Grimminck Gilmour Space Where are we going – how spatial capability will drive TMR into the future Justin White TMR	Blackwater-Rolleston Road – Deep Stabilisation For Robust Cost Effective Maintenance On Thin, Heavily Loaded Pavements Meera Creagh TMR Key Pavement Characteristics Identified From The Field Trial Of Sustainable Carbon Mastic Asphalt Dr. Hanwen Cui TMR Laboratory and Field Evaluation of Technical Performance and Durability of Biogenic Modified Binders in Australia Hamidreza Sahebzamani Clair Price Sami Bitumen	Cunninghams Gap Reconstruction Project’s use of a Traffic Management Centre Shane McNamee TMR National AfPA Incident Data: Evidence For Enhanced Roadworker Safety Controls Claire Rankin Mark Abundo Fulton Hogan Targeting End Of Queue Advanced Awareness With Real Time Technology David Alderson Harsh Trivedi TMR	Techdocs: The Lifeblood Of Governance Dr Stephen Rae TMR Bridge Asset Management And Load Assessment Framework For Toowoomba Regional Council Andrew Volpato Justin Weligamage Toowoomba Regional Council The Risk-Informed Shear Assessment Of Concrete Bridges Dr Rob Heywood FMA Engineering Services P/L Bridge and Heavy Vehicle Monitoring – The Next Frontier Govinda Pandey Rockfield Technologies Australia
10:30-11am	Morning tea
11am-12:30pm	Project Delivery Chairperson: TBC	Data and Digital Chairperson: TBC	Geospatial Chairperson: TBC	Pavements – sustainability (Part 1) Chairperson: TBC	Engineering in our Communities: Using Lessons, Behaviours and Technical Guidance to Influence Outcomes Chairperson: TBC	Structures construction case studies Chairperson: TBC	Survey Chairperson: TBC
11am-12:30pm	From Funding Roadblocks to Fast-Tracked Delivery: Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration on the Mahon Bridge Replacement Olivia Newman CPM Advisory and Project Management How was Delivery and Collaboration achieved to deliver Southeast Busway extension and new Rochedale station? Samira Namin GHD Centenary Bridge Upgrade – Turning Risk into Opportunity for Brisbane’s Western Corridor Damitha Peiris Imran Qaiser TMR	Maps Of Active Transport Severance: A Digital Approach To Identifying Infrastructure Priorities For Vulnerable Users Professor Christian Jones Prue Oswin University Of The Sunshine Coast Serious Road Crash Injury Data Linkage In Queensland Associate Professor Angela Watson TMR Look-Ahead Vs. Lanes: Simulating Traffic Signal Cost-Benefits Ashby Martin Nukon Data-Driven Linemarking Management: Using Digital Dashboards to Optimise Linemarking Safety and Performance Jamie Wong Widanalage De Mel TMR	Operationalising Data Science in Asset Management: Machine Learning and Spatial Analytics for Road Networks Giles Lewer Connor Murphy Ventia Driving Innovation: The Collaborative Journey Behind the Bruce Highway Targeted Safety Program App Megha Roy-Basu Nadia Aporo-Taiaroa TMR Multi-modal transport management with multi-modal data Doug van Gelder NGIS	Assessing The Future Impacts Of Low And Zero Emission Vehicles On Road Infrastructure Dr Daniel Ainalis Rohit Kurian NTRO Driving Resource Recovery Through Circular Economy Initiatives In Infrastructure Delivery Alexis Davidson Madeleine McManus OAM CPEE Advancing Cooler Road Solutions To Deliver Climate Resilient Value For Queensland’S Transport Network Jaimi Harrison NTRO Methodological Framework For A Low-Carbon Asphalt Strategy Mahmoud Elnasri Wasantha Arachchilage Mott MacDonald	Behavioural And Contextual Determinants Of Active Transport In Brisbane Dr Saeed Jaydarifard School Of Civil And Environmental Engineering, Queensland University Of Technology Pedestrian Crossings: New Queensland Technical Publications Explained Michael Langdon TMR The Guide To Traffic Impact Assessment: Nine (9) Years Of Project Learnings Bradley Jones Premise Australia Pty Ltd	Extending Buranda Station During Live Operation Eoin O’Donovan Anthony Gleadhill Arup The Design And Construction Of Parsons Tunnel Rockfall Shelter Simon Hurst Arup Developing Complex Long Span Structures Through A Construction Methodology And Erection Sequence (CMES) Approach Daniel Hill Robert Bird Group Pilot Project to Extend the Life of Corrugated Steel Pipe Culverts using Cathodic Protection Karl Frederick Alolod Ian Godson TMR	TMR Survey Standards Noel Davidson TMR As Constructed – MRST56 at work Greg Little GJCM Surveys Turning As-Cons into valuable assets Scott Blake Marvel TMR 12D customisation David Greaves TMR
12:30-1:30pm	Lunch
1:30-3pm	Project Delivery Chairperson: TBC	Data and Digital Chairperson: TBC	Geospatial Chairperson: TBC	Pavements – sustainability (Part 2) Chairperson: TBC	Guiding Drivers Safely: Devices and Methods in Traffic Management Chairperson: TBC	Structures Asset performance Chairperson: TBC	Survey Chairperson: TBC
1:30-3pm	Yeppoon Road Upgrade: Positive Collaboration and the Benefits to Managing Project Risk and Cost Certainty Steven Gill TMR Insights and Lessons Learned: Pacific Motorway (M1) EMP2DH Upgrade Ross Poidevin Matt Kelly TMR Capturing the Unseen: Using Photogrammetry for Archival Recording of a Hidden Dry-Stone Culvert Wing Wall Cassie Gordon Corinne Harvey TMR	Augmenting Early Lifecycle Engineering: A Multi-Agent Ai Approach To Requirements Management Fabrice Theodore Allayze Pty Ltd Smarter Data Collection: Using Ai For Accurate Data Collection For TMR’s Park ‘N’ Ride Survey. Nicole Reid Noah Prowes TMR Breaking Down Information Silos In Major Transport Programs Rose Vigilante Ineight How We Can Use BIM And Information Better With TMR Michael Bannah HDR	Migrating from commercial road network data to a government owned network – challenges and benefits Justin White Richard Jeffries TMR From Risk to Insight: Unlocking the Value Hidden in Large-Scale 3D Geospatial Data Kristian Wares Nuclideon Leveraging Collaboration and Digital Technology for Effective Disaster Response Megamala Roy-Basu TMR TBA Rob Clout Stantec	Carbon Savings From Using Alternative Materials In Road Pavements: A Review Professor Lynette Cheah University Of The Sunshine Coast Pathways To Decarbonising Asphalt Pavements: Review, Evidence, Gaps, And Opportunities Kanjana Yindee Colas Australia Group The Cost of Short-Term Thinking: Why Sustainable Pavement Infrastructure Delivers Better ROI Tanja Conners AustStab – Pavement Recycling & Stabilisation Association	Bruce Highway Targeted Safety Program (BHTSP) Approach To Temporary Traffic Management – Initial Learnings Kirsty Bilton TMR Bundaberg Ring Road And Telegraph Road – Combined Controller For Traffic Signals And Rail Signals Luca Felesina Mathew Whelan GHD Pty Ltd Toward Better Standards And Installation Practices For RRPMS: Field And Laboratory Investigations Sam Afkar Dr Arooran Rajah NTRO Australia	Downfall Creek Culvert And Bridge: How Minor Environmental Factors Led To Major Maintenance Challenges Dr Lawrence Hu TMR Bridge Behaviour Under Thermal Differentials: Insights From TMR Evan Lo TMR Using drones for Level 2 bridge inspections on Ted Smout Bridge: aligning technology, safety, sustainability Gerson Ida Darren Gorrie TMR Concrete Bridge Deck Cracking On TMR Bridges Observations, Impacts, And Industry Considerations Evan Lo Duncan Ward TMR	Bribie Island Bridge Duplication Survey – an MSQ and TMR collaboration Patrick Stebbing Daniel Ning TMR Structuring Survey Data for openBIM using IFC 4.3 David Greaves TMR Existing Conditions BIM Modelling- TMR Rail Division Case Studies Ray Miller TMR Towards a Unified Multimodal Inspection Platform for Transport Networks David Lo Jacono Jacobs
3-3:30pm	Afternoon tea
3:30-4:15pm	Plenary 3 in Plaza Auditorium					Geospatial
3:30-4:15pm						Queensland Spatial Cadastral Fabric Update DNRMMRRD Modernising Spatial Delivery for Victoria’s Digital Engineering Program Nick Williams Veris TMR CORS Program Neville Janssen TMR Closing Noel Dwyer TMR
4:15-4:30pm	Closing Remarks


9 – 9:30am	Plaza Terrace Room
9 – 9:30am	2026 EIT Forum Opening and Welcome to Country 2026 EIT Forum Opening Welcome to Country
9:30 – 10:30am	Plenary 1 in Plaza Terrace Room
9:30 – 10:30am	Keynote Speaker
10:30 -11am	Morning tea
11:00 -12:30am	Plenary 2 in Plaza Terrace Room
11:00 -12:30am	Keynote Speaker
11 – 11:30am	Room
11 – 11:30am	Panel – Addressing operational carbon Chairperson: Julie Mitchell Deputy Director General, Infrastructure Management and Delivery, Department of Transport and Main Roads Caroline Moss Group Senior Manager Environment and Sustainability \| Queensland Rail Lynette Cheah Professor and Chair of Sustainable Transport School of Science, Technology and Engineering, University of Sunshine Coast Tim Camilleri E-Mobility Solutions Manager, Volvo Group Australia
11:30 – 12pm	Panel – Addressing embodied carbon Chairperson: Narelle Dobson Director (Special Projects), Infrastructure Management and Delivery \| Department of Transport and Main Roads Romilly Madew CEO Engineers Australia Susie Smith Climate Change Authority Rob Rouwette start2see
12 – 12:30pm	Speaker – Mobilising Innovation Dennis Walsh Chief Engineer \| Department of Transport and Main Roads
12:30 – 1:30pm	Lunch
1:30 – 3pm	Plaza Auditorium	P6+P7	P8	P9+P10	P11
	STREAM 1	STREAM 2	STREAM 3	STREAM 4	STREAM 5
	Pavement stream introduction	Hydraulics	Sustainability	Cooperative and Automated Vehicles	Marine
	Pavement, Materials and Geotechnical, Services to deliver improved outcomes Stephen Mallows TMR Evolution in pavements through research and collaboration Mike Pickering TMR Australia Flexible Pavement Association; Meeting our Shared Challenges Collaboratively Mark Piorkowski Australian Flexible Pavement Association David Smale Australian Flexible Pavement Association	Climate, Meteorology and Hydrology support for Critical Transport Infrastructure Delivery Natasha Hinrichsen Bureau of Meteorology Integrative Decision Support Tool for Flood-Informed Road Infrastructure Investment Prioritisation Gangfu Zhang AECOM New ARR Climate Change Guidance – Impacts on Design Floods and Implications for Infrastructure Projects Chris Russell TMR Mark Babister Australian Rainfall and Runoff Applying Flood Data to Inform Highway Upgrade Prioritisations Anthony Gaffney AECOM	Unpacking net zero and the climate emergency for Queensland transport infrastructure projects Scott Losee Losee Consulting Getting a grasp on future climate: applications of the updated ARR Climate Change guidelines Bronte Board TMR Implementing contemporary sustainability practices to support policy changes (Case Study) Emily Low Mott MacDonald	Cooperative and Automated Vehicles Initiative Amit Trivedi TMR Prototype testing for a Universal Design Autonomous Vehicle Alexander Bubke TMR	Southern Moreton Bay Islands (SMBI) Ferry Terminal Construction & Delivery Ben Nayler TMR Gateway Bridge Emergency Management Protocols Review – After the Baltimore Bridge Allision Kell Dillon TMR Vessel Traffic Services in the Great Barrier Reef Daniel Frost TMR
3 – 3:30pm	Afternoon tea in Plaza Ballroom
3:30 – 5pm	Pavement technologies	Hydraulics	Sustainability examples	Traffic management and design	Asset management
3:30 – 5pm	Advancing Pavement Sustainability through Innovative Tailored Solutions Ehsan Yaghoubi Victoria University Intelligent construction – improving efficiency and productivity Rod Adams TMR Recent and upcoming Pavement Technology updates for TMR Nidasan Sivasithamparam TMR	Informing Road Transport Sector Investments in the Context of Climate Change Mark Edwards Geoscience Australia Jagath Abeynayake TMR Highway runoff quality. We’re working hard but is it working? Katie Fletcher Arup Flood Loadings on Bridges – Is it time to bring CFD into the equation? Urs Baeumer TMR Road Drainage Manual harmonised with Austroads Guide Mahdi Keramatikerman TMR	Unlocking Carbon Insights: Transformative Tools for Sustainable Design in Infrastructure Calum Prasser Mott Macdonald Coomera Connector Stage 1 North – Utilising natural wetlands to provide engineering solutions Jonathan Trail WSP	Analysing connected vehicle data to understand vehicle speeds and accelerations at Active Transport Priority Crossings Wahi Rabbani TMR Capacity analysis of shuttle flow at roadworks to improve safety and efficiency Jaiden Patel TMR The use of traffic control devices to reduce bicycle/e-scooter and pedestrian conflict on Green Bridges Michael Langdon TMR Computer vision for vulnerable road user detection at traffic signals Terry Su TMR	ADVICE: Paving the way with the Asset Deterioration, Valuation and Investment Calculation Engine Norah Weatherby TMR A New Way Forward for Tunnel Condition Assessments Susheel Prabhakar AECOM Harnessing Innovation – Insights driving investment Michelle Baran TMR
5 – 7pm	Forum Networking Event in Plaza Ballroom

Tuesday 18 August
Wednesday 19 August
Thursday 20 August


9-9:30am	Plaza Terrace Room
9-9:30am	2026 EIT Forum Opening and Welcome to Country 2026 EIT Forum Opening Welcome to Country
9:30-10:30am	Plenary 1 in Plaza Terrace Room
9:30-10:30am	Keynote Speaker
10:30-11am	Morning tea
11am-12:30pm	Plenary 2 in Plaza Terrace Room
11am-12:30pm	Keynote Speaker
12:30-1:30pm	Lunch
1:30- 3pm	Plaza Auditorium	P6	P7 & P8	P9	P10	P11	Plaza Terrace Room
	CONCURRENT 1	CONCURRENT 2	CONCURRENT 3	CONCURRENT 4	CONCURRENT 5	CONCURRENT 6	WORKSHOP/ CONCURRENT 7
	Contracting risk 1 Chairperson: TBC	Maritime Chairperson: TBC	Rail 1 Chairperson: TBC	Pavements 1 Chairperson: TBC	Hydraulics 1 Chairperson: TBC	Traffic engineering 1 Chairperson: TBC	Session name Chairperson: TBC

3-3:30pm	Afternoon tea
3:30-5pm	Contracting risk 2 Chairperson: TBC	Resilience Chairperson: TBC	Rail 2 Chairperson: TBC	Pavements 2 Chairperson: TBC	Hydraulics 2 Chairperson: TBC	Traffic engineering 2 Chairperson: TBC	Session name Chairperson: TBC
3:30-5pm
5-6pm	Exhibition Hall – Plaza Terrace Ballroom
5-6pm	Forum Networking Event


9-10:30am	Plaza Auditorium	P6	P7 & P8	P9	P10	P11	Plaza Terrace Room
	CONCURRENT 1	CONCURRENT 2	CONCURRENT 3	CONCURRENT 4	CONCURRENT 5	CONCURRENT 6	WORKSHOP/ CONCURRENT 7
	Project Delivery 1 Chairperson: TBC	Road safety 1 Chairperson: TBC	Environment 1 Chairperson: TBC	Pavements 1 Chairperson: TBC	Network management road operations 1 Chairperson: TBC	Digital 1 Chairperson: TBC	Session name Chairperson: TBC

10:30-11am	Morning tea
11am-12:30pm	Project Delivery 2 Chairperson: TBC	Road Safety 2 Chairperson: TBC	Environment 2 Chairperson: TBC	Pavements 2 Chairperson: TBC	Network management road operations 2 Chairperson: TBC	Digital 2 Chairperson: TBC	Session name Chairperson: TBC
11am-12:30pm
12:30-1:30pm	Lunch
1:30-3pm	Project Delivery 3 Chairperson: TBC	Road Safety 3 Chairperson: TBC	Environment 3 Chairperson: TBC	Pavements 3 Chairperson: TBC	Geotechnology 1 Chairperson: TBC	Heavy Vehicle 1 Chairperson: TBC	Session name Chairperson: TBC
1:30-3pm
3-3:30pm	Afternoon tea
3:30-5pm	Project Delivery 4 Chairperson: TBC	Road safety 4 Chairperson: TBC	Environment 4 Chairperson: TBC	Pavements 4 Chairperson: TBC	Geotechnology 2 Chairperson: TBC	Heavy Vehicle 2 Chairperson: TBC	Session name Chairperson: TBC
3:30-5pm
6-10pm	Plaza Terrace Room
6-10pm	Forum Dinner


6:45-8:45am	Plaza Terrace Room
6:45-8:45am	Industry Breakfast
9-10:30am	Plaza Auditorium	P6	P7 & P8	P9	P10	P11	Plaza Terrace Room
	CONCURRENT 1	CONCURRENT 2	CONCURRENT 3	CONCURRENT 4	CONCURRENT 5	CONCURRENT 6	WORKSHOP/ CONCURRENT 7
	Project Delivery 4 Chairperson: TBC	Road safety 4 Chairperson: TBC	Geospatial/Survey 1 Chairperson: TBC	Decarbonisation 1 Chairperson: TBC	Structures 1 Chairperson: TBC	Road design 1 Chairperson: TBC	Session name Chairperson: TBC

10:30-11am	Morning tea
11am-12:30pm	Project Delivery 5 Chairperson: TBC	Road safety 4 Chairperson: TBC	Geospatial/Survey 2 Chairperson: TBC	Decarbonisation 2 Chairperson: TBC	Structures 1 Chairperson: TBC	Road design 2 Chairperson: TBC	Survey 1 Chairperson: TBC
11am-12:30pm
12:30-1:30pm	Lunch
1:30-3pm	Project Delivery 6 Chairperson: TBC	Road safety 4 Chairperson: TBC	Geospatial/Survey 3 Chairperson: TBC	Decarbonisation 3 Chairperson: TBC	Structures 1 Chairperson: TBC	Road design 3 Chairperson: TBC	Survey 2 Chairperson: TBC
1:30-3pm
3-3:30pm	Afternoon tea
3:30-4:15pm	Plenary 3 in Plaza Auditorium
3:30-4:15pm	Keynote speaker
4:15-4:30pm	Closing Remarks

The program is subject to change.

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