Overview
Western Australia's robust budget surplus is indeed a significant boon, offering a strategic reserve that can be invested in the state's infrastructure. This financial advantage comes at a critical time when the state is experiencing substantial economic growth and demographic shifts.
Investing in infrastructure is not just about maintaining the status quo; it's about laying the groundwork for future prosperity. Quality infrastructure can lead to improved productivity, better connectivity, and enhanced quality of life for our community. It can attract businesses, support tourism, and stimulate further economic activity. For Western Australia, this could mean upgrading transportation networks, upgrade and build community facilities, enhancing digital connectivity, or investing in renewable energy sources to power the state's future.
A panel of experts from government and industry will convene to tackle WA's pressing infrastructure hurdles, exploring viable solutions and policy recommendations. Their diverse perspectives can help ensure that the state's investments are strategic and forward-thinking, avoiding short-term fixes in favour of long-term solutions.
This discussion will extend to strategic delivery of infrastructure projects, with a focus on promoting sustainability, economic success for the community, and mitigating climate change effects.
Key messages-
- Investing in infrastructure is not just about maintaining the status quo; it's about laying the groundwork for future prosperity.
- Quality infrastructure can lead to improved productivity, better connectivity, and enhanced quality of life for our community.
- The important collaboration between government, academia and industry for the benefit of the state to ensure that the state's investments are strategic and forward-thinking, avoiding short-term fixes in favour of long-term solutions.
Who should attend
This event is highly relevant for anyone working in the civil, mechanical or project management sector.
You do not need to be an Engineers Australia member to attend.
Speakers
Marco is the Executive Vice President Infrastructure WA & NT based in Perth.
Marco's extensive experience in the infrastructure sector is a testament to his leadership and project management skills. With a career spanning over three decades, he has honed his expertise in overseeing the full lifecycle of multimillion-dollar projects.
His proactive approach to Quality, Health, Safety, and Environmental (QHSE) matters, coupled with his ability to inspire and lead teams, has made him a valuable asset to Clough.
Marco's role in managing complex stakeholder interfaces further showcases his strategic and operational capabilities in the industry.
Scott has over 30 years of experience in the water industry across Australia, especially Western Australia, providing water infrastructure to support irrigation, mining and residential customers.
Scott is now the Head of Development Services with the Water Corporation. His role is to work with the land development industry to deliver sufficient infrastructure to meet the increasing need for land and housing. This partnership with industry delivers annually $150 million of reticulation and conveyance assets.
The key challenge is to work with town planners, infrastructure planners, engineers and delivery partners to cost effectively meet the growing needs.
Kerry Brown is the Professor of Employment and Industry in the School of Business and Law at Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia. She is Board Member and Program Leader for the Governance and Organisational Planning Program of the Asset Institute.
As an Executive Board Member and Founding Fellow of the International Society for Engineering Asset Management (ISEAM) since 2007; member Asset Management Committee, IPWEA; member, Standards Australia Mirror Committee MB019 Asset Management (since 2009), and member International Standards Organisation ISO TC251 Asset Management, has significant expertise in Infrastructure Asset Management (AM). Professor Brown undertakes research and publishing in organisational management and workforce issues; collaboration, networks and business clusters; capability, strategy, management and policy for infrastructure asset management; and public management and policy. Prof Brown is a skilled presenter and workshop facilitator and has undertaken many research consulting projects for Local and state Government agencies including developing an Asset Management Maturity Model, AM gap analysis, framework for Strategic Asset Management Plans, university asset management, asset management audit, AM policy.
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Pricing
Technical Society Member: Free
Student: Free
Non-Member: Free