Agenda

CONFERENCE DAY ONE
Monday 26 March 2012

DAY ONE | DAY TWO

8:30 Registration and Coffee

9:00 Opening Remarks from the Chair
Adrian Morey, Executive General Manager - Queensland, Manidis Roberts

9:10 Building Tomorrow's Queensland: Planning, Delivering & Coordinating Large-Scale Infrastructure Projects through the State's Infrastructure Plan

• Overview of current key projects
  > Health
  > Residential and commercial
  > Transport
  > Water

Damien Walker, Deputy Coordinator General - Infrastructure and Land - Office of the Coordinator General, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation

9:50 Rebuilding and Reconstructing Queensland

Queensland's strength and resilience has been tested like never before as our State continues to rebuild from the unprecedented 2010-11 summer of natural disasters. The Queensland Reconstruction Authority, working closely with local governments and state agencies, has coordinated the State's mammoth reconstruction program. The Authority's Chief Executive Officer, Mr Graeme Newton, will provide an update on the reconstruction program to date and discuss the road ahead in 2012 as the rebuilding program continues.

Graeme Newton, Chief Executive Officer, Queensland Reconstruction Authority

10:30 Morning Tea

11:00 Ratings Outlook for Queensland Infrastructure

• Overview of the status of global credit markets
• How have changes in global financial markets affected the financing of Queensland infrastructure?
• Outlook and implications for financing Queensland infrastructure investment

Ian Greer, Managing Director - Corporate and Government Ratings, Standard and Poor's

11:40 Strong Investment for Strong Infrastructure: Opportunities for Accessing Finance for Crucial Infrastructure Projects
Shaun Newing, Director - Infrastructure Advisory, RBS

12:20 Lunch

1:20 Accessing Funds for Future Infrastructure Projects

• Brownfield vs Greenfield investments
• The potential for investment by super funds
• Potential alternative funding models and challenges to overcome
• Market outlook

Martin Locke, Partner Infrastructure Advisory, PricewaterhouseCoopers

2:00 Population Growth and Changing Demographics: Implications for Infrastructure Planning and Development

• Recent population trends
• Future population trends
• Drivers of demographic change
• Implications for infrastructure planning and development

Ross Barker, Assistant Government Statistician - Demography and Planning, Office of Economic and Statistical Research

2:40 Afternoon Tea

3:10 Electricity Infrastructure to Support Rapid, Sustained Growth in Queensland

• Strategic network planning
• Long-term planning for long-term network needs
• Coordinating the delivery of energy infrastructure
• Overview of current projects

Neil Lowry, EGM Asset Management, Ergon Energy

3:50 Developing Queensland's Regional Ports to Support Growing Commodity Exports
Martin Norman, Project Director - Abbot Point Major Projects Terminals 1-3, North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation

4:30 Close of the day from the Chair

4:40 IIR invites all speaker and delegates to discuss the day's presentations at the informal cocktail reception
 

CONFERENCE DAY TWO
Tuesday 27 March 2012

DAY ONE | DAY TWO

8:30 Morning Coffee

9:00 Opening Remarks from the Chair
Adrian Morey, Executive General Manager - Queensland, Manidis Roberts

9:10 QR National Network

• Leveraging world class infrastructure
• Connecting world class coal basins to the world
• Expanding with our customers

Michael Carter, Executive Vice President, QR National Network

9:50 Supporting the Development of New Business in QLD through Expanded Port Infrastructure

• Delivering efficient port infrastructure to facilitate growth in the resources sector
• Current key projects
• Upgrading the Port of Brisbane motorway
• Maintaining and developing port facilities

Russell Smith, Chief Executive, Port of Brisbane Pty Ltd

10:30 Morning Tea

11:00 The Bruce Highway Managed Motorway (BHMM) Project Update

• Practical plans to upgrade the motorway and program implementation
• A technical overview of the project
• Priority investments
• Current progress and short-to medium-term priorities

Dennis Walsh, Executive Director - Road System Operations, Department of Transport and Main Roads

11:40 Gold Coast Rapid Transit Project Update

• Who is GoldLinQ and how are we structured
• Why light rail
• Light Rail Stage One - scope and responsibility
• Light Rail system examples (Trams and Infrastructure)
• Interface and Integration - internal and external
• Program and managing risks
• Summary

Phil Mumford, CEO, GoldLinQ

12:20 Lunch

1:20 Building More than a Motorway

• Transforming the Western Corridor
• Building football fields, filling mines - All in a day's work
• Local employment opportunities in Mega Projects
• Taking the community on the journey

Mango Murphy, Program Director - Western Corridor Projects, Department of Transport and Main Roads

2:00 A Road Revolution is coming - Airportlink

Airportlink is Australia's largest privately funded transport infrastructure project and is on track to open to motorists mid-2012. When complete, Airportlink will play a key role in building a better Brisbane community by enhancing choice, reducing congestion and transforming the road network.

Airportlink will connect a number of key economic zones and connectors including Brisbane’s northern suburbs, the CBD, the TradeCoast and Brisbane airport, the Clem7, the Inner City Bypass, and via Northern Link in 2014 the southwestern suburbs and Ipswich.

This presentation will cover:

• The economic rationale for Airportlink
• The strong demand for road infrastructure
• Approaching the urban transport customer
• Revolutionising the Brisbane Road network

Dr Charles McDonald, GM Construction, BrisConnections

2:40 The National Rating Scheme for Infrastructure Sustainability
Doug Harland, Chief Executive Officer, AGIC

3:20 Closing remarks from the Chair

3:30 Close of Conference and Afternoon Tea

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