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Tuesday, March 3, 2026

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Pre-Conference Delegate Drinks
Location: Sunset Deck, in the Lobby of the Sea World Resort
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Pre-Conference Delegate Drinks
Location: Sunset Deck, in the Lobby of the Sea World Resort

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Pre-Conference Delegate Drinks
Location: Sunset Deck, in the Lobby of the Sea World Resort

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

DAY ONE: WEDNESDAY 4 MARCH 2026
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Technical Tour 2 - John Flynn Private Hospital
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Technical Tour 1 - Sea World
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Technical Tour 3 - Gold Coast University Hospital
Technical Tour 4 - Wet n Wild Tour
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Registration Desk Open - Day One
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Welcome Reception
Location: Exhibition
Dress Code: Smart Casual
Proudly sponsored by Programmed
DAY ONE: WEDNESDAY 4 MARCH 2026
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Technical Tour 2 - John Flynn Private Hospital
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Technical Tour 1 - Sea World
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Technical Tour 3 - Gold Coast University Hospital
Technical Tour 4 - Wet n Wild Tour
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Registration Desk Open - Day One
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Welcome Reception
Location: Exhibition
Dress Code: Smart Casual
Proudly sponsored by Programmed

DAY ONE: WEDNESDAY 4 MARCH 2026
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Technical Tour 2 - John Flynn Private Hospital
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Technical Tour 1 - Sea World
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Technical Tour 3 - Gold Coast University Hospital
Technical Tour 4 - Wet n Wild Tour
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Registration Desk Open - Day One
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Welcome Reception
Location: Exhibition
Dress Code: Smart Casual
Proudly sponsored by Programmed

Thursday, March 5, 2026

DAY TWO: THURSDAY 5 MARCH 2026
7:00 AM - 5:25 PM
Registration Desk Open - Day Two
7:45 AM - 8:50 AM
Shark Bay Tour in Sea World
SESSION ONE
All conference sessions will be held in the Sea World Resort Conference Centre
9:15 AM - 9:25 AM
Welcome To Country
9:25 AM - 9:35 AM
Official Conference Opening & Housekeeping
9:35 AM - 9:55 AM Official Conference Address

Mr Blake Lepper
Deputy Director General, Health Infrastructure Queensland
9:55 AM - 10:05 AM IHEA National President Address

Michael Scerri
IHEA National President
10:05 AM - 10:15 AM Gold Sponsor Address

Rene DeGrauw - Leading Edge Automation/Alerton Australia
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM Keynote Address - Day Two

Steven Bradbury
Proudly sponsored by BeaconMedaes
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day Two

Sponsor Pitches:
11:25 AM - 11:30 AM: Tarkett Australia
11:30 AM - 11:35 AM: Schneider Electric
SESSION TWO
Water Quality - Safety and Equipment Life
11:45 AM - 12:05 PM Case Study: Australian-First Application of Stabilised Hydrogen Peroxide to Safely Eradicate Legionella From a Hospital Problematic Warm Water System

Andrew Cook
Ecosafe International
12:05 PM - 12:25 PM Water Quality Risks – Proactively Identifying and Mitigating Risks at the Construction Planning Stage for New Build and Renovations

Sarah Bailey
QED Environmental Services
12:25 PM - 12:45 PM Reduction of Corrosion Risk in Copper Pipe Systems in Healthcare Facilities (Part 2)

Mark Collen
Cetec
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
IHEA Annual General Meeting
Lunch & Exhibition - Day Two
Extended lunch break due to AGM
SESSION THREE
2:15 PM - 2:35 PM Engineering Perspectives For Safe Air in Hospitals

Adrian Duff
Metro North Hospital and Health Service
2:35 PM - 2:55 PM Bushfire Smoke, Energy & Hospitals: The Echuca Experience

Ben Gill
Plasma Shield Ltd

Mark Hooper
Echuca Regional Health

2:55 PM - 3:15 PM “Working Live” – Lessons Learned from a Chiller Plant Changeover in a Live Hospital

John Bourne
A.G. Coombs
3:15 PM - 3:35 PM
NZIHE Presentation
3:35 PM - 4:05 PM Afternoon Tea & Exhibition - Day Two
Group photo of IHEA delegates

Sponsor Pitches:
3:40 PM - 3:45 PM: Higgins Coatings
3:45 PM - 3:50 PM: Leading Edge Automation / Alerton
SESSION FOUR
Sustainability Projects, Monitoring and Designing Out Risks
4:05 PM - 4:25 PM Building a Sustainability Culture in Health Facilities

Dr Ramsey Awad
NSW Public Works

Elissa Klinkenberg
NSW Public Works

4:25 PM - 4:45 PM QLD Children's Hospital Innovation in Asset Management

Aaron Liu
Children's Health Queensland
4:45 PM - 5:05 PM Managing Health Infrastructure Risk – Innovation, People, Process and Technology

Andrew Gay
Sterilizer Validation Australia (SVA)
5:05 PM - 5:25 PM Minimise Risk and Enable Proactive, Data Driven Operations Through Modern EIMS; A Case Study from WBHHS

Conrad van Rooyen
Hexeis
SESSIONS CONCLUDE
7:30 PM - 11:30 PM Conference Dinner

Location: Sea World Plaza
Dress code: Hawaiian themed
Proudly sponsored by Enware
DAY TWO: THURSDAY 5 MARCH 2026
7:00 AM - 5:25 PM
Registration Desk Open - Day Two
7:45 AM - 8:50 AM
Shark Bay Tour in Sea World
SESSION ONE
All conference sessions will be held in the Sea World Resort Conference Centre
9:15 AM - 9:25 AM
Welcome To Country
9:25 AM - 9:35 AM
Official Conference Opening & Housekeeping
9:35 AM - 9:55 AM Official Conference Address

Mr Blake Lepper
Deputy Director General, Health Infrastructure Queensland
9:55 AM - 10:05 AM IHEA National President Address

Michael Scerri
IHEA National President
10:05 AM - 10:15 AM Gold Sponsor Address

Rene DeGrauw - Leading Edge Automation/Alerton Australia
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM Keynote Address - Day Two

Steven Bradbury
Proudly sponsored by BeaconMedaes
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day Two

Sponsor Pitches:
11:25 AM - 11:30 AM: Tarkett Australia
11:30 AM - 11:35 AM: Schneider Electric
SESSION TWO
Water Quality - Safety and Equipment Life
11:45 AM - 12:05 PM Case Study: Australian-First Application of Stabilised Hydrogen Peroxide to Safely Eradicate Legionella From a Hospital Problematic Warm Water System

Andrew Cook
Ecosafe International
12:05 PM - 12:25 PM Water Quality Risks – Proactively Identifying and Mitigating Risks at the Construction Planning Stage for New Build and Renovations

Sarah Bailey
QED Environmental Services
12:25 PM - 12:45 PM Reduction of Corrosion Risk in Copper Pipe Systems in Healthcare Facilities (Part 2)

Mark Collen
Cetec
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
IHEA Annual General Meeting
Lunch & Exhibition - Day Two
Extended lunch break due to AGM
SESSION THREE
2:15 PM - 2:35 PM Engineering Perspectives For Safe Air in Hospitals

Adrian Duff
Metro North Hospital and Health Service
2:35 PM - 2:55 PM Bushfire Smoke, Energy & Hospitals: The Echuca Experience

Ben Gill
Plasma Shield Ltd

Mark Hooper
Echuca Regional Health

2:55 PM - 3:15 PM “Working Live” – Lessons Learned from a Chiller Plant Changeover in a Live Hospital

John Bourne
A.G. Coombs
3:15 PM - 3:35 PM
NZIHE Presentation
3:35 PM - 4:05 PM Afternoon Tea & Exhibition - Day Two
Group photo of IHEA delegates

Sponsor Pitches:
3:40 PM - 3:45 PM: Higgins Coatings
3:45 PM - 3:50 PM: Leading Edge Automation / Alerton
SESSION FOUR
Sustainability Projects, Monitoring and Designing Out Risks
4:05 PM - 4:25 PM Building a Sustainability Culture in Health Facilities

Dr Ramsey Awad
NSW Public Works

Elissa Klinkenberg
NSW Public Works

4:25 PM - 4:45 PM QLD Children's Hospital Innovation in Asset Management

Aaron Liu
Children's Health Queensland
4:45 PM - 5:05 PM Managing Health Infrastructure Risk – Innovation, People, Process and Technology

Andrew Gay
Sterilizer Validation Australia (SVA)
5:05 PM - 5:25 PM Minimise Risk and Enable Proactive, Data Driven Operations Through Modern EIMS; A Case Study from WBHHS

Conrad van Rooyen
Hexeis
SESSIONS CONCLUDE
7:30 PM - 11:30 PM Conference Dinner

Location: Sea World Plaza
Dress code: Hawaiian themed
Proudly sponsored by Enware

DAY TWO: THURSDAY 5 MARCH 2026
7:00 AM - 5:25 PM
Registration Desk Open - Day Two
7:45 AM - 8:50 AM
Shark Bay Tour in Sea World
SESSION ONE
All conference sessions will be held in the Sea World Resort Conference Centre
9:15 AM - 9:25 AM
Welcome To Country
9:25 AM - 9:35 AM
Official Conference Opening & Housekeeping
9:35 AM - 9:55 AM Official Conference Address

Mr Blake Lepper
Deputy Director General, Health Infrastructure Queensland
9:55 AM - 10:05 AM IHEA National President Address

Michael Scerri
IHEA National President
10:05 AM - 10:15 AM Gold Sponsor Address

Rene DeGrauw - Leading Edge Automation/Alerton Australia
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM Keynote Address - Day Two

Steven Bradbury
Proudly sponsored by BeaconMedaes
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day Two

Sponsor Pitches:
11:25 AM - 11:30 AM: Tarkett Australia
11:30 AM - 11:35 AM: Schneider Electric
SESSION TWO
Water Quality - Safety and Equipment Life
11:45 AM - 12:05 PM Case Study: Australian-First Application of Stabilised Hydrogen Peroxide to Safely Eradicate Legionella From a Hospital Problematic Warm Water System

Andrew Cook
Ecosafe International
12:05 PM - 12:25 PM Water Quality Risks – Proactively Identifying and Mitigating Risks at the Construction Planning Stage for New Build and Renovations

Sarah Bailey
QED Environmental Services
12:25 PM - 12:45 PM Reduction of Corrosion Risk in Copper Pipe Systems in Healthcare Facilities (Part 2)

Mark Collen
Cetec
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
IHEA Annual General Meeting
Lunch & Exhibition - Day Two
Extended lunch break due to AGM
SESSION THREE
2:15 PM - 2:35 PM Engineering Perspectives For Safe Air in Hospitals

Adrian Duff
Metro North Hospital and Health Service
2:35 PM - 2:55 PM Bushfire Smoke, Energy & Hospitals: The Echuca Experience

Ben Gill
Plasma Shield Ltd

Mark Hooper
Echuca Regional Health

2:55 PM - 3:15 PM “Working Live” – Lessons Learned from a Chiller Plant Changeover in a Live Hospital

John Bourne
A.G. Coombs
3:15 PM - 3:35 PM
NZIHE Presentation
3:35 PM - 4:05 PM Afternoon Tea & Exhibition - Day Two
Group photo of IHEA delegates

Sponsor Pitches:
3:40 PM - 3:45 PM: Higgins Coatings
3:45 PM - 3:50 PM: Leading Edge Automation / Alerton
SESSION FOUR
Sustainability Projects, Monitoring and Designing Out Risks
4:05 PM - 4:25 PM Building a Sustainability Culture in Health Facilities

Dr Ramsey Awad
NSW Public Works

Elissa Klinkenberg
NSW Public Works

4:25 PM - 4:45 PM QLD Children's Hospital Innovation in Asset Management

Aaron Liu
Children's Health Queensland
4:45 PM - 5:05 PM Managing Health Infrastructure Risk – Innovation, People, Process and Technology

Andrew Gay
Sterilizer Validation Australia (SVA)
5:05 PM - 5:25 PM Minimise Risk and Enable Proactive, Data Driven Operations Through Modern EIMS; A Case Study from WBHHS

Conrad van Rooyen
Hexeis
SESSIONS CONCLUDE
7:30 PM - 11:30 PM Conference Dinner

Location: Sea World Plaza
Dress code: Hawaiian themed
Proudly sponsored by Enware

Friday, March 6, 2026

DAY THREE: FRIDAY 6 MARCH 2026
7:45 AM - 8:15 AM Women In IHEA Breakfast
Supporting Women in Health Engineering roles: Giving to Gain a Stronger Healthcare Future

MC
Leigh Muirhead

Panellists
Nicole Blackburn, Director, Microgrids - Schneiders Electric
Caitlyn Young, Director - Becentia Consulting Engineers
Kellie Williams, Director Environmental Sustainability - Metro North
Sharon Anderson, Metro Engineering Manager, Uniting Care Health

Proudly sponsored by Schneider Electric
8:30 AM - 3:15 PM
Registration Desk Open - Day Three
SESSION FIVE
Asset Mangement Data
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM
Welcome & House Keeping
9:05 AM - 9:15 AM Gold Sponsor Address - Day Three

Abe Fitzsimons - Schneider Electric
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM Keynote Address - Day Three

Jonno White
Proudly sponsored by Polyflor
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day Three

Sponsor Pitches:
10:25 AM - 10:30 AM: GENTEC Australia Pty Ltd
10:30 AM - 10:35 AM: Honeywell
SESSION SIX
Asset Mangement Data
10:45 AM - 11:05 AM Lifecycle Assessment and Maintenance Modelling: A Data-Driven Approach to Extending the Operational Life of Healthcare Facilities

Seyed Safi
Covaris Pty Ltd
11:05 AM - 11:25 AM Using AI to Turn Your CMMS into a Decision Support System

Mathew Wood
Aptean
11:25 AM - 11:45 AM Transforming Health Infrastructure Risk Management through Digital Twins and AI

Lars Weber
Siemens
11:45 AM - 12:05 PM Transforming Fire Safety and Operational Resilience in Healthcare Through Data-Driven Digital Platforms

Phil Yang
Fiftyfive Group

Brett Spinucci
FiftyFive Group
12:05 PM - 1:05 PM Lunch & Exhibition - Day Three

Sponsor Pitches:
12:20 PM - 12:25 PM: Aquarius Technologies
12:25 PM - 12:30 PM: Ebm-papst
12:30 PM - 12:35 PM: Schneider Electric
12:35 PM - 12:40 PM: Busch ANZ Pty Ltd
SESSION SEVEN
Climate Change
1:05 PM - 1:25 PM Metro North HHS sustainability initiatives for climate risk and renewable energy

Kellie Williams
Metro North Hospital and Health Service
1:25 PM - 1:45 PM Adapting Healthcare Services Infrastructure to a Changing Climate: Integrating Climate Risk into Asset Management Strategies

Justin Peberdy
NDY
1:45 PM - 2:05 PM Net Zero by Design: Aligning People, Process, and Technology through Asset Management

David Chokolich
SIGURAN
2:05 PM - 2:25 PM A Guide To Managing Climate Change Risks In Healthcare Facilities

Warren Li
LCI Consultants
2:25 PM - 2:55 PM Afternoon Tea & Exhibition - Day Three

Sponsor Pitches:
2:30 PM - 2:35 PM: NHP Electrical Engineering Products
2:35 PM - 2:40 PM: Altro
SESSION EIGHT
Infections and occupational hygiene
2:55 PM - 3:15 PM Occupational Hygiene in Healthcare 101 – Managing Physical, Chemical, Biological, Ergonomic & Psychosocial Hazards

Josiah Padget
Cetec
3:15 PM - 3:35 PM Sanitary Transients, Aerosols, and the Pathogen Pathways We Ignore

Kiran Nayanar
WSP
3:35 PM - 3:45 PM
Next Conference Presentation
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Conference Close & Prize Draws
CONFERENCE CONCLUDES
DAY THREE: FRIDAY 6 MARCH 2026
7:45 AM - 8:15 AM Women In IHEA Breakfast
Supporting Women in Health Engineering roles: Giving to Gain a Stronger Healthcare Future

MC
Leigh Muirhead

Panellists
Nicole Blackburn, Director, Microgrids - Schneiders Electric
Caitlyn Young, Director - Becentia Consulting Engineers
Kellie Williams, Director Environmental Sustainability - Metro North
Sharon Anderson, Metro Engineering Manager, Uniting Care Health

Proudly sponsored by Schneider Electric
8:30 AM - 3:15 PM
Registration Desk Open - Day Three
SESSION FIVE
Asset Mangement Data
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM
Welcome & House Keeping
9:05 AM - 9:15 AM Gold Sponsor Address - Day Three

Abe Fitzsimons - Schneider Electric
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM Keynote Address - Day Three

Jonno White
Proudly sponsored by Polyflor
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day Three

Sponsor Pitches:
10:25 AM - 10:30 AM: GENTEC Australia Pty Ltd
10:30 AM - 10:35 AM: Honeywell
SESSION SIX
Asset Mangement Data
10:45 AM - 11:05 AM Lifecycle Assessment and Maintenance Modelling: A Data-Driven Approach to Extending the Operational Life of Healthcare Facilities

Seyed Safi
Covaris Pty Ltd
11:05 AM - 11:25 AM Using AI to Turn Your CMMS into a Decision Support System

Mathew Wood
Aptean
11:25 AM - 11:45 AM Transforming Health Infrastructure Risk Management through Digital Twins and AI

Lars Weber
Siemens
11:45 AM - 12:05 PM Transforming Fire Safety and Operational Resilience in Healthcare Through Data-Driven Digital Platforms

Phil Yang
Fiftyfive Group

Brett Spinucci
FiftyFive Group
12:05 PM - 1:05 PM Lunch & Exhibition - Day Three

Sponsor Pitches:
12:20 PM - 12:25 PM: Aquarius Technologies
12:25 PM - 12:30 PM: Ebm-papst
12:30 PM - 12:35 PM: Schneider Electric
12:35 PM - 12:40 PM: Busch ANZ Pty Ltd
SESSION SEVEN
Climate Change
1:05 PM - 1:25 PM Metro North HHS sustainability initiatives for climate risk and renewable energy

Kellie Williams
Metro North Hospital and Health Service
1:25 PM - 1:45 PM Adapting Healthcare Services Infrastructure to a Changing Climate: Integrating Climate Risk into Asset Management Strategies

Justin Peberdy
NDY
1:45 PM - 2:05 PM Net Zero by Design: Aligning People, Process, and Technology through Asset Management

David Chokolich
SIGURAN
2:05 PM - 2:25 PM A Guide To Managing Climate Change Risks In Healthcare Facilities

Warren Li
LCI Consultants
2:25 PM - 2:55 PM Afternoon Tea & Exhibition - Day Three

Sponsor Pitches:
2:30 PM - 2:35 PM: NHP Electrical Engineering Products
2:35 PM - 2:40 PM: Altro
SESSION EIGHT
Infections and occupational hygiene
2:55 PM - 3:15 PM Occupational Hygiene in Healthcare 101 – Managing Physical, Chemical, Biological, Ergonomic & Psychosocial Hazards

Josiah Padget
Cetec
3:15 PM - 3:35 PM Sanitary Transients, Aerosols, and the Pathogen Pathways We Ignore

Kiran Nayanar
WSP
3:35 PM - 3:45 PM
Next Conference Presentation
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Conference Close & Prize Draws
CONFERENCE CONCLUDES

DAY THREE: FRIDAY 6 MARCH 2026
7:45 AM - 8:15 AM Women In IHEA Breakfast
Supporting Women in Health Engineering roles: Giving to Gain a Stronger Healthcare Future

MC
Leigh Muirhead

Panellists
Nicole Blackburn, Director, Microgrids - Schneiders Electric
Caitlyn Young, Director - Becentia Consulting Engineers
Kellie Williams, Director Environmental Sustainability - Metro North
Sharon Anderson, Metro Engineering Manager, Uniting Care Health

Proudly sponsored by Schneider Electric
8:30 AM - 3:15 PM
Registration Desk Open - Day Three
SESSION FIVE
Asset Mangement Data
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM
Welcome & House Keeping
9:05 AM - 9:15 AM Gold Sponsor Address - Day Three

Abe Fitzsimons - Schneider Electric
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM Keynote Address - Day Three

Jonno White
Proudly sponsored by Polyflor
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Morning Tea & Exhibition - Day Three

Sponsor Pitches:
10:25 AM - 10:30 AM: GENTEC Australia Pty Ltd
10:30 AM - 10:35 AM: Honeywell
SESSION SIX
Asset Mangement Data
10:45 AM - 11:05 AM Lifecycle Assessment and Maintenance Modelling: A Data-Driven Approach to Extending the Operational Life of Healthcare Facilities

Seyed Safi
Covaris Pty Ltd
11:05 AM - 11:25 AM Using AI to Turn Your CMMS into a Decision Support System

Mathew Wood
Aptean
11:25 AM - 11:45 AM Transforming Health Infrastructure Risk Management through Digital Twins and AI

Lars Weber
Siemens
11:45 AM - 12:05 PM Transforming Fire Safety and Operational Resilience in Healthcare Through Data-Driven Digital Platforms

Phil Yang
Fiftyfive Group

Brett Spinucci
FiftyFive Group
12:05 PM - 1:05 PM Lunch & Exhibition - Day Three

Sponsor Pitches:
12:20 PM - 12:25 PM: Aquarius Technologies
12:25 PM - 12:30 PM: Ebm-papst
12:30 PM - 12:35 PM: Schneider Electric
12:35 PM - 12:40 PM: Busch ANZ Pty Ltd
SESSION SEVEN
Climate Change
1:05 PM - 1:25 PM Metro North HHS sustainability initiatives for climate risk and renewable energy

Kellie Williams
Metro North Hospital and Health Service
1:25 PM - 1:45 PM Adapting Healthcare Services Infrastructure to a Changing Climate: Integrating Climate Risk into Asset Management Strategies

Justin Peberdy
NDY
1:45 PM - 2:05 PM Net Zero by Design: Aligning People, Process, and Technology through Asset Management

David Chokolich
SIGURAN
2:05 PM - 2:25 PM A Guide To Managing Climate Change Risks In Healthcare Facilities

Warren Li
LCI Consultants
2:25 PM - 2:55 PM Afternoon Tea & Exhibition - Day Three

Sponsor Pitches:
2:30 PM - 2:35 PM: NHP Electrical Engineering Products
2:35 PM - 2:40 PM: Altro
SESSION EIGHT
Infections and occupational hygiene
2:55 PM - 3:15 PM Occupational Hygiene in Healthcare 101 – Managing Physical, Chemical, Biological, Ergonomic & Psychosocial Hazards

Josiah Padget
Cetec
3:15 PM - 3:35 PM Sanitary Transients, Aerosols, and the Pathogen Pathways We Ignore

Kiran Nayanar
WSP
3:35 PM - 3:45 PM
Next Conference Presentation
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Conference Close & Prize Draws
CONFERENCE CONCLUDES

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