Keynote Speakers
Expert Speaker Line-up
Dan O’Brien
Chief Executive
Cladding Safety Victoria
Dan O’Brien
Chief Executive | Cladding Safety VictoriaDan O'Brien has extensive experience across the public and private sectors. Most recently he was Chief Executive of Incolink – delivering services to Victoria's building and construction industry. He has also held key executive roles at the National Australia Bank and Medibank Private, and senior roles in both the Victorian and Federal governments – including Chief Executive of Regional Development Victoria and Deputy Secretary of the Department of Regional Development, Arts and Sports (Federal). Dan was previously the Chief of Staff to former Victorian Premier John Brumby. Dan is currently a Director on the board of VicTrack.
Li Yang
Principal, Buildings
Aurecon
Li Yang
Principal, Buildings | AureconLi is the Technical Director for Built Environment Melbourne and the Façade leader in Melbourne. He has an MSc in Façade Engineering from the University of Bath (UK) and a Bachelor of Architecture from the National University of Singapore. He has 30 years of experience in the construction industry including over 24 years in the Façade industry. He has a broad experience base of projects in Australia, Singapore, South East Asia, UAE and New Zealand. He has worked in the Build Environment, Infrastructure, Defence, Data & Telco, Health and Institution sectors. The infrastructure and defence projects include the Level Crossings Removal, Melbourne Metro, army, and air force training facilities. Projects in the Build Environment include large scale residential towers, commercial offices, hospitals, and institutional buildings for universities. Highlighted projects are highest residential tower in the Southern Hemisphere Australia 108 Melbourne, Zaha Hadid’s Tower on 600 Collins Street in Melbourne, Adelaide Convention East Centre, One Malop Street andMelbourne Square.The broad experience is built from practical hands-on role both as a Facade Consultant in Aurecon designing & specifying façade performances, and as a Façade Specialist Contractor after spending much time in design offices, testing laboratories, and working with the installation team on site. His strengths are in knowledge in façade design, systems, material, fabrication,and procurement combined with sharp commercial acumen.
Di Stewart
Project Director
Cladding Rectification Program
Di Stewart
Project Director | Cladding Rectification ProgramMs Di Stewart, Program Director - Cladding Rectification Program, Major Projects Canberra, ACT Government Di is the Program Director of the Cladding Rectification Program in the ACT. This involves two distinct schemes – directly rectifying combustible cladding on 21 ACT Government owned buildings, and providing a grants scheme and concessional loan to private apartment buildings to rectify their cladding. Prior to joining Major Projects Canberra, she was a senior executive at the Australian National University and a 30+ year career in public service at National and State level in Australia. She held senior executive roles for over 15 of those years. She is highly skilled in public policy and program leadership, and served as a ministerial advisor. Her particular areas of speciality are in major transport and infrastructure projects, economic regulation, and service delivery to remote areas.
Allan Harriman OAM
Managing Director of Australia
BCA Logic
Allan Harriman OAM
Managing Director of Australia | BCA LogicAllan Harriman OAM is a respected fire safety engineer and building regulations consultant with close to 40 years of experience. Pragmatic and solution-focused, his impressive background and outstanding legislative knowledge allow him to build trusted relationships across the sector. Allan established BCA Logic in 1997 to provide expert consultancy that empowers clients to create safer buildings. Renowned for his strategic nous and problem-solving skills, he’s talented at identifying practical solutions that meet compliance requirements and support project objectives. Allan specialises in building defects and litigation and spends much of his time acting as an expert witness in matters before the courts. Allan is generous with his extensive knowledge and enjoys sharing his expertise to build the capability of those he works with. He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to the building and construction industry through professional associations in 2015.
Melissa Herrmann
Industry Engagement Manager
Fairview
Melissa Herrmann
Industry Engagement Manager | FairviewMelissa Herrmann is the industry engagement manager for Fairview. Melissa comes from a design background with 15 years' experience in product design, offshore manufacturing, and trend forecasting, with a Bachelor of Arts (Design) from RMIT. She transitioned into the construction industry in 2014 and has not looked back. Her journey with Fairview began in 2017 as an Architectural Consultant, and she has been in her current role since January 2019. She is passionate about sustainability and is thrilled to present the Ecoloop recycling initiative to the market.
Wayne Liddy
Director
Gardner Group
Wayne Liddy
Director | Gardner GroupWayne has 25 years’ experience as a practitioner and is considered one of Victoria’s experts in building control and is often called upon by media outlets for comment. Wayne is a Director of the Gardner Group Pty Ltd, a multi-skilled building surveying and consultancy company, and a Fellow, Vice President and Board Director of the Australian Institute of Building Surveyors (AIBS). He is currently the AIBS nominated representative on the Building Advisory Council in Victoria. Wayne has served on the Building Practitioners Board, Victoria. Having worked and consulted in both the private and public sector, Wayne has broad-ranging skills and experiences, both in the construction industry and specifically in relation to the area of building control. He has strengths in domestic and commercial construction, legislation interpretation, building and practitioner auditing, problem-solving, mentoring and having been engaged on many significant projects over the years, a practical approach to project implementation. Wayne is registered in Victoria as a Building Surveyor- Unlimited and in Western Australia as a Building Surveying Practitioner Level 1.
Christina Knorr
Managing Director
CJK Fire & Safety Pty Ltd
Christina Knorr
Managing Director | CJK Fire & Safety Pty LtdChristina is an accredited chartered fire safety engineer, registered in Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales, who is listed in the National Engineering Register. She is the founder of CJK Fire & Safety - a successful fire engineering consultancy in Queensland. Christina works on an extensive range of building projects providing Expert Witness services, as well as fire engineering for all sectors in the building industry. She also has been extensively involved in combustible cladding risk assessment and litigation projects in Queensland and NSW. Her involvement includes, but is not limited to, residential, commercial, educational, heritage and infrastructure projects. Christina's reputation is that of a knowledgeable expert who does not assume without checking. She is an advocate of education and does not leave a question unanswered.
Anthony Herron
Special Counsel
Kreisson
Anthony Herron
Special Counsel | KreissonAnthony is a Special Counsel at Kreisson and his key areas of practice include;construction and engineering law, construction dispute resolution and building legislation and regulation. Anthony has acted for major building contractors, developers, State and local government authorities, insurers and private clients. He has also advised on construction projects and disputes and drafted and negotiated contracts for major construction projects both in Australia and overseas, as well as tender documents and supply agreements. Having worked in several in house roles as General Counsel for a contractor and developer, he was responsible for managing governance, risk and compliance and drafting a wide array of construction related contracts and agreements. With extensive litigation experience Anthony has conducted commercial and construction litigation in a wide range of jurisdictions, namely the Supreme and District Courts and NCAT. Anthony has also had conduct of appeals in the NSW Court of Appeal and the High Court of Australia. For 12 years Anthony was an evening lecturer in law (contracts, commercial law, and leases) in the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and a part-time sessional lecturer with the University of NSW in commercial and construction law. He has previously acted as the acting editor of the Australian Construction Law Newsletter and written several articles in that publication. He is currently undertaking further studies at UTS. Anthony regularly presents external continuing legal education papers and gives seminars on construction contracts, construction management and procurement.
Vlad Hripac
Construction Design Manager
Deicorp
Vlad Hripac
Construction Design Manager | DeicorpVlad Hripac is architect with carrier spanning over 30 years. His experience is in both architecture and construction companies. Most notable companies include: Cox Architecture, Fender Katsalidis Architects, Parkview Constructions and most recently Deicorp development and construction team. Vlad's emphasis though his carrier has been equally in concept design side of the profession and constructability that aims to develop detailing that achieves good design outcomes while having regard for compliance with Australian Standards, BCA requirements and Fire engineering solutions. In most recent times Vlad has been directly involved in developing, for Deicorp, detailing outcomes that encompass latest industry requirements for waterproofing and fire rating throughout residential developments. Vlad's experience includes projects like: Chatswood Railway Station and Bus Interchange, Star City Endeavour Room extension, Abu Dhabi Tourist Club shopping centre and office towers, CII - Twin office tower in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, Master plan for 140 hectares master plan in Mongolia, Numerous school developments in Sydney, Coventry St residential Tower in Melbourne, City West Apartment complex in Pyrmont, Residential complex at 32 Page Street in Pagewood, Residential Complex at 59 Oxford Street in Bondi Junction, Civic Way Residential Complex in Rouse Hill.
Ian Pomeroy
Façade Team Leader
CORE Consulting Engineers Pty Ltd
Ian Pomeroy
Façade Team Leader | CORE Consulting Engineers Pty LtdIan’s impressive track record in adeptly managing CORE’s façade engineering team has seen him cement CORE’s industry leadership in remedial façade work and expand the team’s capability to façade design and construction for new greenfield sites. The team has successfully completed large works for Australia’s landmark cladding rectification programs including Cladding Safety Victoria and the City of Sydney’s work on Project Remediate, securing them an enviable position in the market. Joining CORE in 2014 as an undergraduate engineer, Ian worked with the remedial engineering team before realizing his passion for façade engineering and immediately completed his industrial rope access certification. In just seven years, Ian is now part of CORE’s senior leadership team, leading the specialist team of seven façade engineers. Ian is relentless in his commitment to workplace safety and training and compliance requirements in alignment with ISO certification. Multi disciplinary education and knowledge sharing is also of paramount importance (both internally and externally) in support of the industry’s large programs of work, legislative changes and continuous improvements for the future built environment.
Arjunan Thangarajah
Senior Associate
Lander & Rogers
Arjunan Thangarajah
Senior Associate | Lander & RogersArjunan is a Senior Associate in the Insurance Law & Litigation and Construction teams at Lander & Rogers. He is a litigation lawyer with demonstrated experience in providing advice and conducting litigation. He undertakes a broad cross-section of work for both insurance and corporate clients, with a focus on insurance and construction disputes. He handles complex disputes and advises professionals and insurers on litigated claims, policy coverage and disciplinary investigations. Prior to coming to Lander & Rogers, Arjunan worked at a global international law firm in the litigation and regulatory team.
Alistair Morrison
Associate Principal
Fire Engineering, ARUP
Alistair Morrison
Associate Principal | Fire Engineering, ARUPAlistair has over 20 years fire safety engineering experience and is an Associate Principal and Project Director at Arup, leading projects and delivering multi-disciplinary engineering solutions to a range of government and private clients. His experience incorporates leading teams, developing integrated fire strategies and fire risk assessments for a range of new and existing complex buildings, from Arts and Culture landmarks such as the Sydney Opera House, to Sport stadia, and healthcare precincts. Alistair has represented Consult Australia in the development of the NSW legislation and contributed to the feedback to the Building Stronger Foundations consultation paper and ABCB consultations for the organisation. As the Fire Skills leader for Australasia, his role is to help create the vision and structure to advance the skills, research agenda and knowledge development and collaboration of nearly 50 fire engineers in the region.
Kingsley Lunt
Manager Building Surveying
HENDRY
Kingsley Lunt
Manager Building Surveying | HENDRYWith over 20 years of experience, Kingsley has extensive knowledge of Building Regulations and the BCA honed across work in certification, building control and surveying. As the Manager of the Hendry NSW Building Surveying Team, Kingsley works directly with our clients to satisfy the performance criteria of the BCA and the overarching objectives to improve compliance across the built environment. He has lent his knowledge and perspective to leading industry bodies, including giving expert advice to the Fire Protection Association of Australia for the NSW government recognised Fire Service Maintenance and Assessment Scheme, representing the industry as a spokesperson for Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, giving counsel to the NSW O‑ce of Fair Trading for the Certifiers Practice Standard 2020, policy meetings for the Western Australian Department of Fire and Emergency Services and state-building Commission. Further to this, Kingsley has successfully proposed changes and improvements to the Building Code of Australia. He has worked on numerous landmark projects in Australia and in Europe, including the Royal Houses of Parliament redevelopment, the Royal Wharf development (largest residential project in the UK), the Olympic Park and the Sydney University Healthcare Training Precinct funded by the late philanthropist Susan Wakil.
Josh Black
Head of Pre-construction
CJ Duncan Builders – Group
Josh Black
Head of Pre-construction | CJ Duncan Builders – GroupJosh leads the estimating team at CJ Duncan and is responsible for the pre-construction phase of all projects. Josh leads all aspects associated with the front end of the business including early contractor involvement (ECI), value management solutions, project tendering and ultimately project conversion.
Douglas Sum
Associate
Buildings, Aurecon
Douglas Sum
Associate | Buildings, AureconDouglas has more than 19 years of global façade engineering consultant and contractor experience. His specialist experience in façade engineering is strengthened by previous roles including main contractor, infrastructure project management and technical, cost and contractual consultation. Douglas has undertaken various world-class projects including Hong Kong Disneyland, Macau City of Dreams and Dubai Metro. As a super high-rise building façade specialist, he worked as the façade-consultant-team-leader on the two tallest buildings in the World - Burj Khalifa and Dubai Creek Harbour Tower in Dubai. In May 2014, Douglas joined the Aurecon (Middle East) as a senior façade engineer and project manager. He was responsible for managing the façade package of megaproject developments in this Region. In June 2016, he was promoted to an associate and the facade services group leader of the Middle East office, and responsible for managing the façade team operation which includes strategic business development, client engagement, preparing services proposals and managing design project delivery. In October 2021, Douglas relocated to Australia and continued his service in the Aurecon Melbourne façade team. Besides of his in-depth knowledge and experience in façade design, Douglas is particularly interested in parametric façade design, fabrication modelling and unconventional façade system design.
Dr Amer Magrabi
Principal - Fire & Risk Engineering
Lote Consulting
Dr Amer Magrabi
Principal - Fire & Risk Engineering | Lote ConsultingBE PhD M Risk Mgmt FIEAust, CPEng (Fire & Process) IntPE (Aus), APEC Eng Dr Amer has more than 20 years’ experience in fire safety design, consulting and research covering the commercial property, transport infrastructure and industrial sectors in Australia, Asia and the Asia-Pacific. He is the Founding Partner and Principal Fire Engineer at Lote Consulting – Fire I Risk I Security in Sydney, Australia Lote Consulting and its LIVE Global Alliance partners provide comprehensive services in fire safety design: fire code compliance, fire testing, security and risk management. External fire spread has been a topic of keen interest to Amer covering Bonded Laminate Materials (BLM) encompassing Aluminium Composite Panels (ACP), Insulated Sandwich Panels (ISP) and Expanded Polystyrene Panels (EPS) in relation to fire hazard. Amer is currently an Executive Committee Member of the Engineers Australia Society of Fire Safety (SFS) New South Wales Chapter. He is a NER Chartered Fire Safety Engineer, Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia (FIEAust), Accredited Certifier – Fire Safety (New South Wales) and Registered Fire Safety Engineer in Singapore.
Veno Panicker
Partner – Construction and Infrastructure
Hamilton Locke
Veno Panicker
Partner – Construction and Infrastructure | Hamilton LockeVeno is an expert in the legal issues facing the construction and infrastructure sectors. He has over 20 years experience advising clients from tenders and contracting through project delivery, claims and completion. He approaches his work with positivity and assertiveness and is driven to achieve the best possible commercial outcomes for his clients. He specialises in advising on complex transactions, as well as dispute resolution, enabling him to provide counsel across the entire project cycle. He advises major contractors, developers and consultants across the projects spectrum – from residential and commercial developments, through to road, rail, defence, renewable energy and social infrastructure projects.
Past Key Speakers
The Hon. Ted Baillieu
Former Victorian Premier & Current Co-Chair
Victorian Government’s Cladding Task Force
The Hon. Ted Baillieu
Former Victorian Premier & Current Co-Chair | Victorian Government’s Cladding Task ForceThe Hon. Ted Baillieu is a former Premier of Victoria, entering Parliament in 1999 as Member for Hawthorn. He was elected Leader of the Liberal Party in 2006, becoming Victoria's 46th Premier and Minister for Arts from 2010 to 2013, and retired from Parliament in 2014. As a former architect and Fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects, Ted uses his knowledge and experience to explore Victoria's challenges and build a better future for all Victorians. He pursues a significant International Engagement Strategy to provide increased opportunities for Victorian business to grow the economy. He is the recipient of the Aust. India Business Council's 2013 Ashoka Medal, the 2014 Asian Leadership Special Public Service Award, and is Melbourne University's Honorary Enterprise Professor associated with the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning. Ted is currently Co-Chair of the Victorian Government’s Cladding Task Force, and has been Chairing the Victorian Government's ANZAC Centenary Committee – coordinating Victoria's commemorations. Ted is passionate about connecting as many Victorians as possible with our Original ANZACs. In 2017, Ted joined the Committee of the Melbourne Cricket Club, and was appointed Adjunct Professor, Swinburne University. Ted is Patron of a number of groups including Multicultural Arts Victoria, Public Record Office of Victoria, The Sovereign Hill Museums Association, Queenscliffe Historical Museum and Cancer Council Victoria: Relay for Life Hawthorn. He is also Chieftain of the Victorian Highland Pipe Band Association. Well known for his love of swimming, Ted tries to find time for a few laps or a swim in the ocean. Ted and his wife Robyn have three children.
Aaron Hemsley
Director Building Policy Program and Governance
Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria
Aaron Hemsley
Director Building Policy Program and Governance | Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, VictoriaAaron Hemsley is the Director Building Policy Program and Governance in the Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning. Key accountabilities include the interjurisdictional work for the Building Ministers Forum and Senior Officials Group, the state’s policy work relating to cladding, portfolio governance and program oversight. Aaron has held numerous roles across the state government relating to infrastructure strategy, regulatory reform across the transport portfolio and working for the several regulators.
Nicola Grayson
CEO
Consult Australia
Nicola Grayson
CEO | Consult AustraliaNicola Grayson is the Chief Executive of Consult Australia. Nicola is responsible for implementing the organisation’s strategy, building ongoing external relationships, and for leading Consult Australia’s advocacy and government relations agenda on behalf of member firms. Nicola is a government relations specialist, and has represented industry associations in the United Kingdom, the European Union, and Australia. Nicola has worked across a range of sectors including general insurance, consumer finance, alcohol, and education, in addition to consulting engineering. She has an Honours Degree in Law from the United Kingdom, and was previously Consult Australia’s Director of Policy and Government Relations.
Wayne Liddy
Director
Gardner Group
Wayne Liddy
Director | Gardner GroupWayne has 25 years’ experience as a practitioner and is considered one of Victoria’s experts in building control and is often called upon by media outlets for comment. Wayne is a Director of the Gardner Group Pty Ltd, a multi-skilled building surveying and consultancy company, and a Fellow, Vice President and Board Director of the Australian Institute of Building Surveyors (AIBS). He is currently the AIBS nominated representative on the Building Advisory Council in Victoria. Wayne has served on the Building Practitioners Board, Victoria. Having worked and consulted in both the private and public sector, Wayne has broad-ranging skills and experiences, both in the construction industry and specifically in relation to the area of building control. He has strengths in domestic and commercial construction, legislation interpretation, building and practitioner auditing, problem-solving, mentoring and having been engaged on many significant projects over the years, a practical approach to project implementation. Wayne is registered in Victoria as a Building Surveyor- Unlimited and in Western Australia as a Building Surveying Practitioner Level 1.
Fonda Zahopoulos
Director
Gallagher Jeffs
Fonda Zahopoulos
Director | Gallagher JeffsFonda holds more than 25 years’ experience in both Commercial Building & Project Management together with Gallagher Jeffs and his own firms. Since joining Gallagher Jeffs, Fonda has taken on responsibility for the delivery of a number of significant landmark projects.
Blair Stratton
Manager – Major Projects
RED Fire Engineers Pty Ltd
Blair Stratton
Manager – Major Projects | RED Fire Engineers Pty LtdBlair Stratton is a founding partner and Manager of Major Projects for RED Fire Engineers. He has over 14 years' experience as a fire safety engineer in Australia and New Zealand and has lead the fire engineering design for significant infrastructure and building projects -including the Victorian desalination plant, and the Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery redevelopment. Blair has spent much of the past four years reviewing issues relating to combustible facades. He has developed risk assessment techniques that have assisted owners, builders and regulators to understand and manage facade fire risks.
Jamie Vistnes
Manager - Fire Safety Policy Unit
Fire and Rescue NSW
Jamie Vistnes
Manager - Fire Safety Policy Unit | Fire and Rescue NSWJamie has a Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering and Master of Fire Safety Engineering. He worked for 9 years in private industry as a practising fire safety engineer with Stephen Grubits & Associates. Following this, Jamie joined Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) to provide fire engineering support to its operations. He has been with FRNSW for over 8 years and is currently the Manager of the Fire Safety Policy Unit, providing technical engineering advice and assisting in developing FRNSW policies in relation to fire safety.
Sam Hogg
Senior Project Manager
Gallagher Jeffs
Sam Hogg
Senior Project Manager | Gallagher JeffsSam is an extremely motivated and dedicated Senior Project Manager, with extensive property development and management experience. Sam’s detail and diligence through the design documentation and tender phase sets up the early phases of projects for commercial success. More recently, Sam has had led our inhouse team of cladding remediation experts and helped navigate the evolving regulatory process.
Dr Simon Lockrey
Senior Lecturer
Industrial Design RMIT University
Dr Simon Lockrey
Senior Lecturer | Industrial Design RMIT UniversityDr Simon Lockrey is a leading sustainability and design innovation researcher, having been based at RMIT since 2009. His research domains include life cycle assessment (LCA), co-design, design innovation, marketing, resource efficiency, combustible cladding, and food waste. As a result, he has generated millions of dollars of ‘industry facing’ Category 1, 2 and 3 research, creating global impact in policy changes, commercial innovation outcomes, media coverage, intellectual property and quality academic publications. He's worked with global and nationally significant companies, including CHEP, Visy, Nestlé, Dyson, Grocon and Breville. Relevant government and NGO projects have also ensued, with Sustainability Victoria, Environmental Protection Agency, Australian Food and Grocery Council, Australia Post, Australian Antarctic Division, Uniting AgeWell, and Meat and Livestock Australia. Simon has been published through international masthead newspapers, trade magazines, academic literature, and UN agency the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). His collaborations across industry and external universities have culminated in the successful Food Agility Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) bid in 2017, national supply chain and technology projects over 10 years from a pool of $210 million cash and in-kind funding. He is now a key leader in the 2018 funded Fight Food Waste CRC, worth $121 million over 10 years.
Dr Nicole Johnston
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Business and Law, Deakin Business School
Dr Nicole Johnston
Senior Lecturer | Faculty of Business and Law, Deakin Business SchoolDr Nicole Johnston is an admitted Legal Practitioner currently working as a Senior Lecturer and Researcher at Deakin University’s Business School. She is a co-leader of Deakin’s HOME research group, an interdisciplinary research network. Nicole researches strata related topics from a socio-legal perspective. Her work focuses on strata governance, conflicts of interest, purchaser knowledge acquisition, and building defects in residential schemes. She is the Chair of the International Research Forum on Multi-owned Properties, a multi-disciplinary research conference held annually.
Christina Knorr
Managing Director
CJK Fire & Safety Pty Ltd
Christina Knorr
Managing Director | CJK Fire & Safety Pty LtdChristina is an accredited chartered fire safety engineer, registered in Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales, who is listed in the National Engineering Register. She is the founder of CJK Fire & Safety - a successful fire engineering consultancy in Queensland. Christina works on an extensive range of building projects providing Expert Witness services, as well as fire engineering for all sectors in the building industry. She also has been extensively involved in combustible cladding risk assessment and litigation projects in Queensland and NSW. Her involvement includes, but is not limited to, residential, commercial, educational, heritage and infrastructure projects. Christina's reputation is that of a knowledgeable expert who does not assume without checking. She is an advocate of education and does not leave a question unanswered.
Peter Hofstetter
Director/Senior Building Certifier
Certis Group
Peter Hofstetter
Director/Senior Building Certifier | Certis GroupPeter is a Senior Building Certifier at CERTIS. His involvement in the building industry began in 1985 and he has been a building Certifier since 1994. He became a Director of CERTIS in 2000. Peter specialises in identifying areas of cost savings and performance solutions while maintaining compliance with the requirements of the Building Code of Australia. He has considerable experience in providing advice on aspects of Building Regulation matters as they relate to all commercial buildings. Peter has a specialist interest in the laboratory and educational buildings. He is also the inventor of the Risengo Stair Checker, a device to quickly and accurately check the rises and goings of stairs.
Phil Dwyer
National President
Builders Collective of Australia
Phil Dwyer
National President | Builders Collective of AustraliaPhil Dwyer has been a successful and award winning builder for over 40 years in the categories of Domestic and Commercial – Unlimited. In the year following the introduction of the Last Resort Builders Warranty Insurance scheme in July 2002 the Builders Collective of Australia was formed and registered as a non profit association to advocate for the reform of the industry. Phil has held the position of National President ever since campaigning for and on behalf of both consumers, builders, and the national industry.
Ari Akritidis
Managing Director
Akritidis Group Building Consultants
Ari Akritidis
Managing Director | Akritidis Group Building Consultants
Ari Akritidis is Managing Director of Akritidis Group Building Consultants, a medium sized building surveying company providing statutory and consulting services throughout Australia. He is a registered building surveyor in Victoria since 1996, registered as a fire safety engineer since 2002, and also registered for practice in the ACT and Western Australia. Ari is a current serving member of the Building Appeals Board (BAB) and the Building Regulations Advisory Committee (BRAC) as appointed by the Minister. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Building Surveyors (AIBS) National Technical Specialist Advisory Group (TSAG) providing specialised technical advice to the AIBS for adoption across State and Federal jurisdictions. Ari has previously served as a member of the Building Practitioner Board and the Australian Standards Committee for AS 2047 Doors and Glazing. He has been an active member of the building industry throughout his career and continues to strive for improved professional practices across all building disciplines and sectors.
Dr Trivess Moore
Lecturer School of Property - Construction and Project Management
RMIT University
Dr Trivess Moore
Lecturer School of Property - Construction and Project Management | RMIT UniversityDr Trivess Moore is a leading sustainability in the built environment researcher and is based in the Sustainable Building Innovation Laboratory (SBiLab) in the School of Property, Construction and Project Management at RMIT University. Trivess’ research is looking at socio-technical transitions to a low carbon urban future, with a focus on housing, energy efficiency, liveability, and through-life affordability. Trivess has worked on a number of local, national and international research and is currently a chief investigator and an Australian Research Council Linkage project focused on retrofitting of existing housing with a focus on households in fuel poverty and a sustainable rental housing project funded by the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute.
Michael Stuckings
Operations Chief Engineer
FM Global
Michael Stuckings
Operations Chief Engineer | FM GlobalMichael is FM Global’s Australian Operations Chief Engineer. In this role he is responsible for the delivery of quality loss prevention engineering services to client locations throughout Australia and New Zealand. Michael is also involved in a number of external organisations including the Insurance Council of Australia, Fire Protection Association of Australia and Standards Australia. Prior to joining FM Global in 2001 as a loss prevention engineer Michael spent 10 years working as an electrical engineer in both the coal mining and water/wastewater industries where he gained skills in design engineering, project management, maintenance and operations. He earned his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Newcastle and a Masters of Commerce (Finance) from the University of NSW.