Program

*Program times and content are subject to change

Monday 24 August

Tuesday 25 August

Wednesday 26 August

ALDE 2026 – Full Program
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
Welcome Reception
Exhibition Space
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
Laneway Dinners
More information coming soon
9:00 AM
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Conference Opening / Welcome to Country
State 3
9:30 AM
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Keynote Presentation: Michael Staedler
State 3
10:00 AM
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM
Keynote Presentation: Peter Coombes
State 3
10:45 AM
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM
Morning Tea
Exhibition Space
11:15 AM
Infrastructure Funding, Delivery Models & Cost Pressures
State 3
11:15 AM
David Reginato
Melbourne Water
Rethinking the DSS: Government and Industry Shaping the Future Together
11:50 AM
Andrew Clifton
Civilmart
Engineered, Economical Solutions without Compromising Performance Outcomes – Dobsons Creek
12:25 PM
Ryan Flack
KLM Spatial
Enhancing the role of land development engineers in improving deliverability of PSP-driven infrastructure
Sustainable Materials & Civil Construction Innovation
Lake 1 & 2
11:15 AM
Ian Paterson
Vinidex
Using Environmental Product Declarations to Assess the Carbon Footprint of Stormwater Pipes
11:50 AM
Wayne Alexander
Southern Geosynthetics Supplies
Innovation in Stormwater Management using Plastic Structural Modular Systems
12:25 PM
Don Tasevski
Iplex Pipelines Australia
The Journey to Efficient Design of Stormwater Systems
Technology, Digital Engineering & Delivery Efficiency
Lake 3 & 4
11:15 AM
Cameron Lowe
12d Solutions
ALDE & 12d Model Land Development Design Training Course
11:50 AM
Jackson Morley
SMEC Australia
From Stage to Handover: The Land Development Golden Thread
12:25 PM
Gregory Chain
Cleanstormwater
Applying AR&R for Climate Change Analysis in WSUD Modelling
12:55 PM
12:55 PM – 1:55 PM
Lunch
Exhibition Space
1:55 PM
Skills, Workforce & Industry Capacity, D&I and Leadership
State 3
1:55 PM
Hua Feng
Embodied Communications
Coaching Engineers in Communication
2:30 PM
Bronwyn Herron
Yarra Valley Water
Taking action to help close the gender gap for young women in STEM
Sustainable Materials & Civil Construction Innovation
Lake 1 & 2
1:55 PM
Wendy Greatbatch
Tonkin + Taylor
Avoiding Redesign and Rework: A Practical Guide to Wetland Earthworks and Dam Engineering
2:30 PM
Gee Singh
C&T Consulting Engineers
Designing Stabilised Subgrades: Bridging Practice, Testing and Pavement Performance
Community, Liveability & Social Infrastructure
Lake 3 & 4
1:55 PM
Craig Doubleday
Beveridge Williams
Early Decisions, Lasting Benefits – Mobility in Land Development
2:30 PM
Matt Harridge
O'Brien Traffic
Designing Streets that People Love
3:00 PM
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Afternoon Break
Exhibition Space
3:30 PM
3:30 PM – 4:15 PM
Keynote Presentation: Katrina Rio
State 3
4:15 PM
4:15 PM – 5:00 PM
Member Survey
State 3
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
End of Day 2
6:30 PM
6:30 PM
Conference Dinner
Lakeside Pavilion, Albert Park
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
Day 3 Opening
State 3
9:15 AM
9:15 AM – 10:00 AM
Keynote Presentation: To be confirmed
State 3
10:00 AM
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM
Keynote Presentation: Chris Chesterfield
State 3
10:45 AM
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM
Morning Tea
Exhibition Space
11:15 AM
Regulatory Shift: Energy, Environment, Decarbonisation and Future Utilities
State 3
11:15 AM
Adam Heaton
Greater Western Water
Data Centres, the Growing Impact to the Industry
11:50 AM
Ausnet
 
Development Impacts in an All-Electric Future
12:25 PM
Powercor
 
Customer First Network Planning for an Electrified Future
Sustainable Materials & Civil Construction Innovation
Lake 1 & 2
11:15 AM
Ernie Gmehling
Ground Science
Exploring the challenges of sodic soil management while considering the geotechnical engineering requirements of wetland / water body infrastructure
11:50 AM
Lynnette Terrett
RapidMap
Improving Soil Health and Soil Fertility with Liquid Biochar formulations for root development and drought resilience across challenging landscapes
12:25 PM
Kira Woods
Streamology
Sodic soils in land development contexts: understanding and managing a key geomorphic risk
Housing Supply, Affordability & Planning Reform
Lake 3 & 4
11:15 AM
Ava Rafatnejad
Melbourne Water
Front-Loading the Flood: A Practical Drainage Collaboration Model Before Precinct Planning Case Study
11:50 AM
John Yalden
Taylors Development Strategists
Affordable and sustainable development – land development engineering is only one of many challenges – a perspective from a developing nation
12:25 PM
Andrew Clifton
Civilmart
Engineered, Economical Solutions without Compromising Performance Outcomes – Tresoro Estate, Kooweerup
12:55 PM
12:55 PM – 1:55 PM
Lunch
Exhibition Space
1:55 PM
Community, Liveability & Social Infrastructure
State 3
1:55 PM
Jonathan Pridham
QMax Pumping Systems
Unique Hydraulic Challenges Requires Bespoke Solutions. How an isolated park managed to connect to town infrastructure
2:30 PM
Wayne Alexander
Southern Geosynthetics
Greening the Built Environment with Tree Planting
Technology, Digital Engineering & Delivery Efficiency
Lake 1 & 2
1:55 PM
Shane O'Rorke
Civil Survey Applications
When Civil Design Software Starts To Think
2:30 PM
Joshua Allison
SMEC
Digital Engineering's Impact on the Future of Land Development: SMEC's lessons from large Infrastructure projects
Climate Resilience, Flooding & Water Cycle Management
Lake 3 & 4
1:55 PM
Sarah Law
Streamology
Waterway rehabilitation with DCP funding – Hazel Creek case study
2:30 PM
Ry Parrott
Yarra Valley Water
Upper Yarra Treatment Plant floodplain and woodland restoration project
3:00 PM
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Afternoon Break
Exhibition Space
3:30 PM
3:30 PM – 4:15 PM
Great Debate
State 3
4:15 PM
4:15 PM – 4:25 PM
Conference Wrap Up
State 3
4:25 PM
4:25 PM
Conference Close