We are pleased to announce that we will be exhibiting at the MAINSTREAM Community Summit in March, representing our partners, PRUFTECHNIK, MAUS and INGU.

Join us at booth C25 where we will be showcasing our range of PRÜFTECHNIK Laser Alignment and Condition Monitoring systems, our MAUS fire protection equipment, as well as our INGU inline inspection service.

When – Thursday 6th March 2025
Where – Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre

Register HERE

The day at a glance:

7:00 – 7:45
Registration, Tea & Coffee and Exhibition Viewing
7:50 – 8:00
Welcome to Country
8:00 – 8:15
MAINSTREAM Summit Opening
8:15 – 9:05
PANEL: Building Tomorrow’s Maintenance Leaders: The Power of People and Competencies
Kass Nofz, Fortescue • Manuel Cifuentes, BHP • Drew Troyer, Rio Tinto • Karen Bradshaw, Gold Fields • John Searls, Aurecon

9:05 – 10:05
XCHANGE: We’re Drowning in Data
Danielle White, BHP
9:05 – 10:05
XCHANGE: Taking Operational Readiness Seriously
Craig Hurkett, Enterprise Improvement Solutions
9:05 – 10:05
XCHANGE: Delivering Value through Predictive Analytics Tools
Martin Greaves, Rizing – a Wipro company
9:05 – 10:05
XCHANGE: Connecting Asset Management Decision Making to Performance Expectations
Brian Ropitini, Mana Consulting NZ
9:05 – 10:05
XCHANGE: Digital Transformation and the Role Reliability & Asset Engineers Play
Shereya Parashar, Woodside Energy
9:05 – 10:05
XCHANGE: ChatGPT and Maintenance
Professor Melinda Hodkiewicz, University of Western Australia
9:05 – 10:05
XCHANGE: Retaining Institutional Knowledge from an Ageing Workforce
Paul Greco, Rio Tinto
9:05 – 10:05
XCHANGE: Getting the Best out of Your Reliability Engineers
9:05 – 10:05
XCHANGE: Why is Work Management so Hard?
Jess Tandy, Fortescue
9:05 – 10:05
XCHANGE: Prioritising Your Asset Management Digitisation Projects
Todd Beaton, Roy Hill
9:05 – 10:05
XCHANGE: Navigating Supply Chain Disruptions
Dr John Ross, Maintenance Innovators (US)
9:05 – 10:05
XCHANGE: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Matthew Brierley, Newmont Australia
9:05 – 10:05
XCHANGE: Work Order Lifecycle Management: It Happens all by Itself Right?
Anthony Cook, Enerven

10:05 – 11:05
Morning Tea, Exhibition Viewing & Innovation Theatres

11:05 – 11:40
People are at the Heart of Improving Safe Delivery of Major Maintenance in Shutdowns
Nyssa MacManus, Rio Tinto
11:05 – 11:40
Optimising Maintenance with Dynamic Equipment Criticality Analysis (ECA): A Data-Driven Approach
Shereya Parashar, Woodside Energy
11:05 – 11:40
Making Maintenance Work Management Less Work
Dr John Ross, Maintenance Innovators (US)
11:05 – 11:40
The Journey from Apprentice to Asset Management (How did I get here?)
Anthony Cook, Enerven

11:45 – 12:40
Proactive and Precision Maintenance with a Focus on FLAB
Drew Troyer, Rio Tinto
11:45 – 12:20
Open Access Tools and Datasets for AI Enabled Processing of Maintenance Texts
Professor Melinda Hodkiewicz, University of Western Australia
11:45 – 12:20
An Asset Management Journey – a Path for Continuous Asset Management Improvement
Adrian Fahey, Pilbara Ports
11:45 – 12:20
Changing for Enterprise Maintenance Budgeting
Tom Gleeson, BHP
11:45 – 12:20
Driving Reliability to the Forefront: Transforming Asset Management for BHP’s Non-Process Infrastructure
Sean Bass, BHP

12:25 – 13:00
Psychological Safety to Build Trust and Influence Cultural Change
Marissa Cowcher, Aurizon
12:25 – 13:00
Let Reliability Engineers do Some Reliability Engineering
Dr John Ross, Maintenance Innovators (US)
12:25 – 13:00
Tools for Your Maintenance and Reliability Teams’ Most Valuable Resource – Their Brain!
Tomas Jajesnica, Mr Meditate
12:25 – 13:00
Highlighting Shutdown Best Practices by Avoiding Parkinson’s Law
Peter Durrant, Covaris
12:25 – 13:00
A COO’s Perspective: Asset Management – A Journey of Operational Excellence
Rob Alexander, Southern Ports
12:25 – 13:00
Leveraging Digital Inspection Tools To Stay at the Forefront of Testing, Inspection and Certification Services
Michael Hass, Bureau Veritas

13:00 – 14:05
Lunch, Exhibition Viewing & Innovation Theatres

14:05 – 14:40
All Your Data in One Pane of Glass
David Kelly, Qantas
14:05 – 14:40
Smart Factories, Smarter Solutions: Merging Old Assets with Industry 4.0 Innovation
Jonathan Peedell, Bentley Motors (UK)

14:05 – 14:40
Wrenches To Reliability: A Journey Of Neurodivergence In The Workplace
Rowan Watt, Rio Tinto
14:05 – 14:40
Getting Back to Basics – Maintenance Practices that Deliver World Class Results
Brian Ropitini, Mana Consulting NZ

14:45 – 15:35
Confronting Asset and Equipment Data Challenges Head On
Shereya Parashar, Woodside Energy • David Kelly, Qantas • Danielle White, BHP
14:45 – 15:35
Advancing DEI in Maintenance & Reliability Teams
Matthew Brierley, Newmont Australia • Jess Tandy, Fortescue • Georgia Molyneux, BHP
14:45 – 15:35
Decarbonising your Assets: Opportunities for Maintenance & Reliability Success
Jeremy Campbell-Wray, Baker Hughes • Sinead Booth, Fortescue • Zahra Jabiri, Western Power • John Searls, Aurecon
14:45 – 15:35
Asset Performance Management (APM): Unlocking Value, Realizing Potential, Navigating Reality
William Fry, Baker Hughes

15:35 – 16:20
Afternoon Tea, Exhibition Viewing & Innovation Theatres

16:20 – 17:05
Elevating Mental Health with Innovative Workwear
Dan Allen, TradeMutt • Ed Ross, TradeMutt

17:05 – 18:35
Networking Drinks & Expo