Engineering, Innovation, and Technology Forum

Delivering value—where risk and opportunity converge

18-20 August 2026

In 2026, the Forum’s theme, Delivering value—where risk and opportunity converge will reflect the realities of modern infrastructure delivery—where time, budget, and resources are limited, and risk must be managed, not avoided.
 
The program will include representation from key sectors such as Pavements, Marine, Hydraulics, Project Delivery, Asset Management, Public Transport, Safety, Design, Network Technology, Vehicle Technology, Digital Engineering, Structures, Geotech, Active Transport, Sustainability and Accessibility / Inclusion. 
 
The conference program time zone is GMT+10, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
9-9:30am
Plaza Terrace Room
2026 EIT Forum Opening and Welcome to Country

2026 EIT Forum Opening
Welcome to Country
9:30-10:30am
Plenary 1 in Plaza Terrace Room
Keynote Speaker
10:30-11am
Morning tea
11am-12:30pm
Plenary 2 in Plaza Terrace Room
Keynote Speaker
12:30-1:30pm
Lunch
1:30- 3pm
Plaza Auditorium
P6
P7 & P8
P9
P10
P11
Plaza Terrace Room
CONCURRENT 1
CONCURRENT 2
CONCURRENT 3
CONCURRENT 4
CONCURRENT 5
CONCURRENT 6
WORKSHOP/ CONCURRENT 7
Contracting risk 1
Chairperson: TBC
Maritime
Chairperson: TBC
Rail 1
Chairperson: TBC
Pavements 1
Chairperson: TBC
Hydraulics 1
Chairperson: TBC
Traffic engineering 1
Chairperson: TBC
Session name
Chairperson: TBC
3-3:30pm
Afternoon tea
3:30-5pm
Contracting risk 2
Chairperson: TBC
Resilience
Chairperson: TBC
Rail 2
Chairperson: TBC
Pavements 2
Chairperson: TBC
Hydraulics 2
Chairperson: TBC
Traffic engineering 2
Chairperson: TBC
Session name
Chairperson: TBC
5-6pm
Exhibition Hall – Plaza Terrace Ballroom
9 – 9:30am
Plaza Terrace Room
2026 EIT Forum Opening and Welcome to Country

2026 EIT Forum Opening
Welcome to Country
9:30 – 10:30am
Plenary 1 in Plaza Terrace Room
Keynote Speaker
10:30 -11am
Morning tea
11:00 -12:30am
Plenary 2 in Plaza Terrace Room
Keynote Speaker
12:30 – 1:30pm
Lunch
1:30 – 3pm
Plaza Auditorium
P6
P7 & P8
P9
P10
P11
Plaza Terrace
Concord Boardroom
CONCURRENT 1
CONCURRENT 2
CONCURRENT 3
CONCURRENT 4
CONCURRENT 5
CONCURRENT 6
WORKSHOP/ CONCURRENT 7
CONCURRENT 8
Planning
Chairperson: TBC
Hydraulics
Chairperson: TBC
Rail
Chairperson: TBC
Geotechnology
Chairperson: TBC
Resilience
Chairperson: TBC
Sustainability
Chairperson: TBC
Session name
Chairperson: TBC
Session name
Chairperson: TBC
3 – 3:30pm
Afternoon tea
3:30 – 5pm
Planning
Chairperson: TBC
Hydraulics
Chairperson: TBC
Rail
Chairperson: TBC
Geotechnology
Chairperson: TBC
Resilience
Chairperson: TBC
Maritime
Chairperson: TBC
Session name
Chairperson: TBC
Session name
Chairperson: TBC
5 – 6pm
Exhibition Hall – Plaza Terrace Ballroom
9 – 9:30am
Plaza Terrace Room
2026 EIT Forum Opening and Welcome to Country

2026 EIT Forum Opening
Welcome to Country
9:30 – 10:30am
Plenary 1 in Plaza Terrace Room
Keynote Speaker
10:30 -11am
Morning tea
11:00 -12:30am
Plenary 2 in Plaza Terrace Room
Keynote Speaker
11 – 11:30am
Room
Panel – Addressing operational carbon

Chairperson: Julie Mitchell
Deputy Director General, Infrastructure Management and Delivery, Department of Transport and Main Roads


Caroline Moss
Group Senior Manager Environment and Sustainability | Queensland Rail

Lynette Cheah
Professor and Chair of Sustainable Transport School of Science, Technology and Engineering, University of Sunshine Coast

Tim Camilleri
E-Mobility Solutions Manager, Volvo Group Australia
11:30 – 12pm
Panel – Addressing embodied carbon

Chairperson: Narelle Dobson
Director (Special Projects), Infrastructure Management and Delivery | Department of Transport and Main Roads

Romilly Madew
CEO Engineers Australia

Susie Smith
Climate Change Authority

Rob Rouwette
start2see
12 – 12:30pm
Speaker – Mobilising Innovation

Dennis Walsh
Chief Engineer | Department of Transport and Main Roads
12:30 – 1:30pm
Lunch
1:30 – 3pm
Plaza Auditorium
P6+P7
P8
P9+P10
P11
STREAM 1
STREAM 2
STREAM 3
STREAM 4
STREAM 5
Pavement stream introduction
Hydraulics
Sustainability
Cooperative and Automated Vehicles
Marine
Pavement, Materials and Geotechnical, Services to deliver improved outcomes

Stephen Mallows
TMR

Evolution in pavements through research and collaboration

Mike Pickering
TMR


Australia Flexible Pavement Association; Meeting our Shared Challenges Collaboratively

Mark Piorkowski
Australian Flexible Pavement Association


David Smale
Australian Flexible Pavement Association


Southern Moreton Bay Islands (SMBI) Ferry Terminal Construction & Delivery

Ben Nayler
TMR


Gateway Bridge Emergency Management Protocols Review – After the Baltimore Bridge Allision

Kell Dillon
TMR


Vessel Traffic Services in the Great Barrier Reef

Daniel Frost
TMR

3 – 3:30pm
Afternoon tea in Plaza Ballroom
3:30 – 5pm
Pavement technologies
Hydraulics
Sustainability examples
Traffic management and design
Asset management
ADVICE: Paving the way with the Asset Deterioration, Valuation and Investment Calculation Engine

Norah Weatherby
TMR

A New Way Forward for Tunnel Condition Assessments

Susheel Prabhakar
AECOM

Harnessing Innovation – Insights driving investment

Michelle Baran
TMR

9-10:30am
Plaza Auditorium
P6
P7 & P8
P9
P10
P11
Plaza Terrace Room
CONCURRENT 1
CONCURRENT 2
CONCURRENT 3
CONCURRENT 4
CONCURRENT 5
CONCURRENT 6
WORKSHOP/ CONCURRENT 7
Project Delivery 1
Chairperson: TBC
Road safety 1
Chairperson: TBC
Environment 1
Chairperson: TBC
Pavements 1
Chairperson: TBC
Network management road operations 1
Chairperson: TBC
Digital 1
Chairperson: TBC
Session name
Chairperson: TBC
10:30-11am
Morning tea
11am-12:30pm
Project Delivery 2
Chairperson: TBC
Road Safety 2
Chairperson: TBC
Environment 2
Chairperson: TBC
Pavements 2
Chairperson: TBC
Network management road operations 2
Chairperson: TBC
Digital 2
Chairperson: TBC
Session name
Chairperson: TBC
12:30-1:30pm
Lunch
1:30-3pm
Project Delivery 3
Chairperson: TBC
Road Safety 3
Chairperson: TBC
Environment 3
Chairperson: TBC
Pavements 3
Chairperson: TBC
Geotechnology 1
Chairperson: TBC
Heavy Vehicle 1
Chairperson: TBC
Session name
Chairperson: TBC
3-3:30pm
Afternoon tea
3:30-5pm
Project Delivery 4
Chairperson: TBC
Road safety 4
Chairperson: TBC
Environment 4
Chairperson: TBC
Pavements 4
Chairperson: TBC
Geotechnology 2
Chairperson: TBC
Heavy Vehicle 2
Chairperson: TBC
Session name
Chairperson: TBC
6-10pm
Plaza Terrace Room
6:45 – 8:45am
Industry Breakfast (Plaza Terrace Room)
9:00 – 10:30am
Plaza Auditorium
P6
P7 & P8
P9
P10
P11
Plaza Terrace
Concord Boardroom
CONCURRENT 1
CONCURRENT 2
CONCURRENT 3
CONCURRENT 4
CONCURRENT 5
CONCURRENT 6
WORKSHOP/ CONCURRENT 7
CONCURRENT 8
Project Delivery
Chairperson: TBC
Safety
Chairperson: TBC
Environment
Chairperson: TBC
Pavements
Chairperson: TBC
Session name
Chairperson: TBC
Road Operations
Chairperson: TBC
Session name
Chairperson: TBC
Session name
Chairperson: TBC
10:30 -11am
Morning tea
11:00 -12:30pm
Project Delivery
Chairperson: TBC
Safety
Chairperson: TBC
Environment
Chairperson: TBC
Pavements
Chairperson: TBC
Traffic Management
Chairperson: TBC
Road Operations
Chairperson: TBC
Session name
Chairperson: TBC
Session name
Chairperson: TBC
12:30 – 1:30pm
Lunch
1:30 – 3:00pm
Project Delivery
Chairperson: TBC
Safety
Chairperson: TBC
Environment
Chairperson: TBC
Pavements
Chairperson: TBC
Traffic Management
Chairperson: TBC
Heavy Vehicle
Chairperson: TBC
Session name
Chairperson: TBC
Session name
Chairperson: TBC
3 – 3:30pm
Afternoon tea
3:30 – 5pm
Project Delivery
Chairperson: TBC
Safety
Chairperson: TBC
Environment
Chairperson: TBC
Pavements
Chairperson: TBC
Traffic Management
Chairperson: TBC
Heavy Vehicle
Chairperson: TBC
Session name
Chairperson: TBC
Session name
Chairperson: TBC
9 – 9:30am
Plaza Terrace Room
2026 EIT Forum Opening and Welcome to Country

2026 EIT Forum Opening
Welcome to Country
9:30 – 10:30am
Plenary 1 in Plaza Terrace Room
Keynote Speaker
10:30 -11am
Morning tea
11:00 -12:30am
Plenary 2 in Plaza Terrace Room
Keynote Speaker
11 – 11:30am
Room
Panel – Addressing operational carbon

Chairperson: Julie Mitchell
Deputy Director General, Infrastructure Management and Delivery, Department of Transport and Main Roads


Caroline Moss
Group Senior Manager Environment and Sustainability | Queensland Rail

Lynette Cheah
Professor and Chair of Sustainable Transport School of Science, Technology and Engineering, University of Sunshine Coast

Tim Camilleri
E-Mobility Solutions Manager, Volvo Group Australia
11:30 – 12pm
Panel – Addressing embodied carbon

Chairperson: Narelle Dobson
Director (Special Projects), Infrastructure Management and Delivery | Department of Transport and Main Roads

Romilly Madew
CEO Engineers Australia

Susie Smith
Climate Change Authority

Rob Rouwette
start2see
12 – 12:30pm
Speaker – Mobilising Innovation

Dennis Walsh
Chief Engineer | Department of Transport and Main Roads
12:30 – 1:30pm
Lunch
1:30 – 3pm
Plaza Auditorium
P6+P7
P8
P9+P10
P11
STREAM 1
STREAM 2
STREAM 3
STREAM 4
STREAM 5
Pavement stream introduction
Hydraulics
Sustainability
Cooperative and Automated Vehicles
Marine
Pavement, Materials and Geotechnical, Services to deliver improved outcomes

Stephen Mallows
TMR

Evolution in pavements through research and collaboration

Mike Pickering
TMR


Australia Flexible Pavement Association; Meeting our Shared Challenges Collaboratively

Mark Piorkowski
Australian Flexible Pavement Association


David Smale
Australian Flexible Pavement Association


Southern Moreton Bay Islands (SMBI) Ferry Terminal Construction & Delivery

Ben Nayler
TMR


Gateway Bridge Emergency Management Protocols Review – After the Baltimore Bridge Allision

Kell Dillon
TMR


Vessel Traffic Services in the Great Barrier Reef

Daniel Frost
TMR

3 – 3:30pm
Afternoon tea in Plaza Ballroom
3:30 – 5pm
Pavement technologies
Hydraulics
Sustainability examples
Traffic management and design
Asset management
ADVICE: Paving the way with the Asset Deterioration, Valuation and Investment Calculation Engine

Norah Weatherby
TMR

A New Way Forward for Tunnel Condition Assessments

Susheel Prabhakar
AECOM

Harnessing Innovation – Insights driving investment

Michelle Baran
TMR

6:45-8:45am
Plaza Terrace Room
9-10:30am
Plaza Auditorium
P6
P7 & P8
P9
P10
P11
Plaza Terrace Room
CONCURRENT 1
CONCURRENT 2
CONCURRENT 3
CONCURRENT 4
CONCURRENT 5
CONCURRENT 6
WORKSHOP/ CONCURRENT 7
Project Delivery 4
Chairperson: TBC
Road safety 4
Chairperson: TBC
Geospatial/Survey 1
Chairperson: TBC
Decarbonisation 1
Chairperson: TBC
Structures 1
Chairperson: TBC
Road design 1
Chairperson: TBC
Session name
Chairperson: TBC
10:30-11am
Morning tea
11am-12:30pm
Project Delivery 5
Chairperson: TBC
Road safety 4
Chairperson: TBC
Geospatial/Survey 2
Chairperson: TBC
Decarbonisation 2
Chairperson: TBC
Structures 1
Chairperson: TBC
Road design 2
Chairperson: TBC
Survey 1
Chairperson: TBC
12:30-1:30pm
Lunch
1:30-3pm
Project Delivery 6
Chairperson: TBC
Road safety 4
Chairperson: TBC
Geospatial/Survey 3
Chairperson: TBC
Decarbonisation 3
Chairperson: TBC
Structures 1
Chairperson: TBC
Road design 3
Chairperson: TBC
Survey 2
Chairperson: TBC
3-3:30pm
Afternoon tea
3:30-4:15pm
Plenary 3 in Plaza Auditorium
Keynote speaker
4:15-4:30pm
Closing Remarks
9 – 9:30am
Plaza Terrace Room
2026 EIT Forum Opening and Welcome to Country

2026 EIT Forum Opening
Welcome to Country
9:30 – 10:30am
Plenary 1 in Plaza Terrace Room
Keynote Speaker
10:30 -11am
Morning tea
11:00 -12:30am
Plenary 2 in Plaza Terrace Room
Keynote Speaker
11 – 11:30am
Room
Panel – Addressing operational carbon

Chairperson: Julie Mitchell
Deputy Director General, Infrastructure Management and Delivery, Department of Transport and Main Roads


Caroline Moss
Group Senior Manager Environment and Sustainability | Queensland Rail

Lynette Cheah
Professor and Chair of Sustainable Transport School of Science, Technology and Engineering, University of Sunshine Coast

Tim Camilleri
E-Mobility Solutions Manager, Volvo Group Australia
11:30 – 12pm
Panel – Addressing embodied carbon

Chairperson: Narelle Dobson
Director (Special Projects), Infrastructure Management and Delivery | Department of Transport and Main Roads

Romilly Madew
CEO Engineers Australia

Susie Smith
Climate Change Authority

Rob Rouwette
start2see
12 – 12:30pm
Speaker – Mobilising Innovation

Dennis Walsh
Chief Engineer | Department of Transport and Main Roads
12:30 – 1:30pm
Lunch
1:30 – 3pm
Plaza Auditorium
P6+P7
P8
P9+P10
P11
STREAM 1
STREAM 2
STREAM 3
STREAM 4
STREAM 5
Pavement stream introduction
Hydraulics
Sustainability
Cooperative and Automated Vehicles
Marine
Pavement, Materials and Geotechnical, Services to deliver improved outcomes

Stephen Mallows
TMR

Evolution in pavements through research and collaboration

Mike Pickering
TMR


Australia Flexible Pavement Association; Meeting our Shared Challenges Collaboratively

Mark Piorkowski
Australian Flexible Pavement Association


David Smale
Australian Flexible Pavement Association


Southern Moreton Bay Islands (SMBI) Ferry Terminal Construction & Delivery

Ben Nayler
TMR


Gateway Bridge Emergency Management Protocols Review – After the Baltimore Bridge Allision

Kell Dillon
TMR


Vessel Traffic Services in the Great Barrier Reef

Daniel Frost
TMR

3 – 3:30pm
Afternoon tea in Plaza Ballroom
3:30 – 5pm
Pavement technologies
Hydraulics
Sustainability examples
Traffic management and design
Asset management
ADVICE: Paving the way with the Asset Deterioration, Valuation and Investment Calculation Engine

Norah Weatherby
TMR

A New Way Forward for Tunnel Condition Assessments

Susheel Prabhakar
AECOM

Harnessing Innovation – Insights driving investment

Michelle Baran
TMR

9-9:30am
Plaza Terrace Room
2026 EIT Forum Opening and Welcome to Country

2026 EIT Forum Opening
Welcome to Country
9:30-10:30am
Plenary 1 in Plaza Terrace Room
Keynote Speaker
10:30-11am
Morning tea
11am-12:30pm
Plenary 2 in Plaza Terrace Room
Keynote Speaker
12:30-1:30pm
Lunch
1:30- 3pm
Plaza Auditorium
P6
P7 & P8
P9
P10
P11
Plaza Terrace Room
CONCURRENT 1
CONCURRENT 2
CONCURRENT 3
CONCURRENT 4
CONCURRENT 5
CONCURRENT 6
WORKSHOP/ CONCURRENT 7
Contracting risk 1
Chairperson: TBC
Maritime
Chairperson: TBC
Rail 1
Chairperson: TBC
Pavements 1
Chairperson: TBC
Hydraulics 1
Chairperson: TBC
Traffic engineering 1
Chairperson: TBC
Session name
Chairperson: TBC
3-3:30pm
Afternoon tea
3:30-5pm
Contracting risk 2
Chairperson: TBC
Resilience
Chairperson: TBC
Rail 2
Chairperson: TBC
Pavements 2
Chairperson: TBC
Hydraulics 2
Chairperson: TBC
Traffic engineering 2
Chairperson: TBC
Session name
Chairperson: TBC
5-6pm
Exhibition Hall – Plaza Terrace Ballroom
9 – 9:30am
Plaza Terrace Room
2026 EIT Forum Opening and Welcome to Country

2026 EIT Forum Opening
Welcome to Country
9:30 – 10:30am
Plenary 1 in Plaza Terrace Room
Keynote Speaker
10:30 -11am
Morning tea
11:00 -12:30am
Plenary 2 in Plaza Terrace Room
Keynote Speaker
12:30 – 1:30pm
Lunch
1:30 – 3pm
Plaza Auditorium
P6
P7 & P8
P9
P10
P11
Plaza Terrace
Concord Boardroom
CONCURRENT 1
CONCURRENT 2
CONCURRENT 3
CONCURRENT 4
CONCURRENT 5
CONCURRENT 6
WORKSHOP/ CONCURRENT 7
CONCURRENT 8
Planning
Chairperson: TBC
Hydraulics
Chairperson: TBC
Rail
Chairperson: TBC
Geotechnology
Chairperson: TBC
Resilience
Chairperson: TBC
Sustainability
Chairperson: TBC
Session name
Chairperson: TBC
Session name
Chairperson: TBC
3 – 3:30pm
Afternoon tea
3:30 – 5pm
Planning
Chairperson: TBC
Hydraulics
Chairperson: TBC
Rail
Chairperson: TBC
Geotechnology
Chairperson: TBC
Resilience
Chairperson: TBC
Maritime
Chairperson: TBC
Session name
Chairperson: TBC
Session name
Chairperson: TBC
5 – 6pm
Exhibition Hall – Plaza Terrace Ballroom
9 – 9:30am
Plaza Terrace Room
2026 EIT Forum Opening and Welcome to Country

2026 EIT Forum Opening
Welcome to Country
9:30 – 10:30am
Plenary 1 in Plaza Terrace Room
Keynote Speaker
10:30 -11am
Morning tea
11:00 -12:30am
Plenary 2 in Plaza Terrace Room
Keynote Speaker
11 – 11:30am
Room
Panel – Addressing operational carbon

Chairperson: Julie Mitchell
Deputy Director General, Infrastructure Management and Delivery, Department of Transport and Main Roads


Caroline Moss
Group Senior Manager Environment and Sustainability | Queensland Rail

Lynette Cheah
Professor and Chair of Sustainable Transport School of Science, Technology and Engineering, University of Sunshine Coast

Tim Camilleri
E-Mobility Solutions Manager, Volvo Group Australia
11:30 – 12pm
Panel – Addressing embodied carbon

Chairperson: Narelle Dobson
Director (Special Projects), Infrastructure Management and Delivery | Department of Transport and Main Roads

Romilly Madew
CEO Engineers Australia

Susie Smith
Climate Change Authority

Rob Rouwette
start2see
12 – 12:30pm
Speaker – Mobilising Innovation

Dennis Walsh
Chief Engineer | Department of Transport and Main Roads
12:30 – 1:30pm
Lunch
1:30 – 3pm
Plaza Auditorium
P6+P7
P8
P9+P10
P11
STREAM 1
STREAM 2
STREAM 3
STREAM 4
STREAM 5
Pavement stream introduction
Hydraulics
Sustainability
Cooperative and Automated Vehicles
Marine
Pavement, Materials and Geotechnical, Services to deliver improved outcomes

Stephen Mallows
TMR

Evolution in pavements through research and collaboration

Mike Pickering
TMR


Australia Flexible Pavement Association; Meeting our Shared Challenges Collaboratively

Mark Piorkowski
Australian Flexible Pavement Association


David Smale
Australian Flexible Pavement Association


Southern Moreton Bay Islands (SMBI) Ferry Terminal Construction & Delivery

Ben Nayler
TMR


Gateway Bridge Emergency Management Protocols Review – After the Baltimore Bridge Allision

Kell Dillon
TMR


Vessel Traffic Services in the Great Barrier Reef

Daniel Frost
TMR

3 – 3:30pm
Afternoon tea in Plaza Ballroom
3:30 – 5pm
Pavement technologies
Hydraulics
Sustainability examples
Traffic management and design
Asset management
ADVICE: Paving the way with the Asset Deterioration, Valuation and Investment Calculation Engine

Norah Weatherby
TMR

A New Way Forward for Tunnel Condition Assessments

Susheel Prabhakar
AECOM

Harnessing Innovation – Insights driving investment

Michelle Baran
TMR

9-10:30am
Plaza Auditorium
P6
P7 & P8
P9
P10
P11
Plaza Terrace Room
CONCURRENT 1
CONCURRENT 2
CONCURRENT 3
CONCURRENT 4
CONCURRENT 5
CONCURRENT 6
WORKSHOP/ CONCURRENT 7
Project Delivery 1
Chairperson: TBC
Road safety 1
Chairperson: TBC
Environment 1
Chairperson: TBC
Pavements 1
Chairperson: TBC
Network management road operations 1
Chairperson: TBC
Digital 1
Chairperson: TBC
Session name
Chairperson: TBC
10:30-11am
Morning tea
11am-12:30pm
Project Delivery 2
Chairperson: TBC
Road Safety 2
Chairperson: TBC
Environment 2
Chairperson: TBC
Pavements 2
Chairperson: TBC
Network management road operations 2
Chairperson: TBC
Digital 2
Chairperson: TBC
Session name
Chairperson: TBC
12:30-1:30pm
Lunch
1:30-3pm
Project Delivery 3
Chairperson: TBC
Road Safety 3
Chairperson: TBC
Environment 3
Chairperson: TBC
Pavements 3
Chairperson: TBC
Geotechnology 1
Chairperson: TBC
Heavy Vehicle 1
Chairperson: TBC
Session name
Chairperson: TBC
3-3:30pm
Afternoon tea
3:30-5pm
Project Delivery 4
Chairperson: TBC
Road safety 4
Chairperson: TBC
Environment 4
Chairperson: TBC
Pavements 4
Chairperson: TBC
Geotechnology 2
Chairperson: TBC
Heavy Vehicle 2
Chairperson: TBC
Session name
Chairperson: TBC
6-10pm
Plaza Terrace Room
6:45 – 8:45am
Industry Breakfast (Plaza Terrace Room)
9:00 – 10:30am
Plaza Auditorium
P6
P7 & P8
P9
P10
P11
Plaza Terrace
Concord Boardroom
CONCURRENT 1
CONCURRENT 2
CONCURRENT 3
CONCURRENT 4
CONCURRENT 5
CONCURRENT 6
WORKSHOP/ CONCURRENT 7
CONCURRENT 8
Project Delivery
Chairperson: TBC
Safety
Chairperson: TBC
Environment
Chairperson: TBC
Pavements
Chairperson: TBC
Session name
Chairperson: TBC
Road Operations
Chairperson: TBC
Session name
Chairperson: TBC
Session name
Chairperson: TBC
10:30 -11am
Morning tea
11:00 -12:30pm
Project Delivery
Chairperson: TBC
Safety
Chairperson: TBC
Environment
Chairperson: TBC
Pavements
Chairperson: TBC
Traffic Management
Chairperson: TBC
Road Operations
Chairperson: TBC
Session name
Chairperson: TBC
Session name
Chairperson: TBC
12:30 – 1:30pm
Lunch
1:30 – 3:00pm
Project Delivery
Chairperson: TBC
Safety
Chairperson: TBC
Environment
Chairperson: TBC
Pavements
Chairperson: TBC
Traffic Management
Chairperson: TBC
Heavy Vehicle
Chairperson: TBC
Session name
Chairperson: TBC
Session name
Chairperson: TBC
3 – 3:30pm
Afternoon tea
3:30 – 5pm
Project Delivery
Chairperson: TBC
Safety
Chairperson: TBC
Environment
Chairperson: TBC
Pavements
Chairperson: TBC
Traffic Management
Chairperson: TBC
Heavy Vehicle
Chairperson: TBC
Session name
Chairperson: TBC
Session name
Chairperson: TBC
9 – 9:30am
Plaza Terrace Room
2026 EIT Forum Opening and Welcome to Country

2026 EIT Forum Opening
Welcome to Country
9:30 – 10:30am
Plenary 1 in Plaza Terrace Room
Keynote Speaker
10:30 -11am
Morning tea
11:00 -12:30am
Plenary 2 in Plaza Terrace Room
Keynote Speaker
11 – 11:30am
Room
Panel – Addressing operational carbon

Chairperson: Julie Mitchell
Deputy Director General, Infrastructure Management and Delivery, Department of Transport and Main Roads


Caroline Moss
Group Senior Manager Environment and Sustainability | Queensland Rail

Lynette Cheah
Professor and Chair of Sustainable Transport School of Science, Technology and Engineering, University of Sunshine Coast

Tim Camilleri
E-Mobility Solutions Manager, Volvo Group Australia
11:30 – 12pm
Panel – Addressing embodied carbon

Chairperson: Narelle Dobson
Director (Special Projects), Infrastructure Management and Delivery | Department of Transport and Main Roads

Romilly Madew
CEO Engineers Australia

Susie Smith
Climate Change Authority

Rob Rouwette
start2see
12 – 12:30pm
Speaker – Mobilising Innovation

Dennis Walsh
Chief Engineer | Department of Transport and Main Roads
12:30 – 1:30pm
Lunch
1:30 – 3pm
Plaza Auditorium
P6+P7
P8
P9+P10
P11
STREAM 1
STREAM 2
STREAM 3
STREAM 4
STREAM 5
Pavement stream introduction
Hydraulics
Sustainability
Cooperative and Automated Vehicles
Marine
Pavement, Materials and Geotechnical, Services to deliver improved outcomes

Stephen Mallows
TMR

Evolution in pavements through research and collaboration

Mike Pickering
TMR


Australia Flexible Pavement Association; Meeting our Shared Challenges Collaboratively

Mark Piorkowski
Australian Flexible Pavement Association


David Smale
Australian Flexible Pavement Association


Southern Moreton Bay Islands (SMBI) Ferry Terminal Construction & Delivery

Ben Nayler
TMR


Gateway Bridge Emergency Management Protocols Review – After the Baltimore Bridge Allision

Kell Dillon
TMR


Vessel Traffic Services in the Great Barrier Reef

Daniel Frost
TMR

3 – 3:30pm
Afternoon tea in Plaza Ballroom
3:30 – 5pm
Pavement technologies
Hydraulics
Sustainability examples
Traffic management and design
Asset management
ADVICE: Paving the way with the Asset Deterioration, Valuation and Investment Calculation Engine

Norah Weatherby
TMR

A New Way Forward for Tunnel Condition Assessments

Susheel Prabhakar
AECOM

Harnessing Innovation – Insights driving investment

Michelle Baran
TMR

6:45-8:45am
Plaza Terrace Room
9-10:30am
Plaza Auditorium
P6
P7 & P8
P9
P10
P11
Plaza Terrace Room
CONCURRENT 1
CONCURRENT 2
CONCURRENT 3
CONCURRENT 4
CONCURRENT 5
CONCURRENT 6
WORKSHOP/ CONCURRENT 7
Project Delivery 4
Chairperson: TBC
Road safety 4
Chairperson: TBC
Geospatial/Survey 1
Chairperson: TBC
Decarbonisation 1
Chairperson: TBC
Structures 1
Chairperson: TBC
Road design 1
Chairperson: TBC
Session name
Chairperson: TBC
10:30-11am
Morning tea
11am-12:30pm
Project Delivery 5
Chairperson: TBC
Road safety 4
Chairperson: TBC
Geospatial/Survey 2
Chairperson: TBC
Decarbonisation 2
Chairperson: TBC
Structures 1
Chairperson: TBC
Road design 2
Chairperson: TBC
Survey 1
Chairperson: TBC
12:30-1:30pm
Lunch
1:30-3pm
Project Delivery 6
Chairperson: TBC
Road safety 4
Chairperson: TBC
Geospatial/Survey 3
Chairperson: TBC
Decarbonisation 3
Chairperson: TBC
Structures 1
Chairperson: TBC
Road design 3
Chairperson: TBC
Survey 2
Chairperson: TBC
3-3:30pm
Afternoon tea
3:30-4:15pm
Plenary 3 in Plaza Auditorium
Keynote speaker
4:15-4:30pm
Closing Remarks
9 – 9:30am
Plaza Terrace Room
2026 EIT Forum Opening and Welcome to Country

2026 EIT Forum Opening
Welcome to Country
9:30 – 10:30am
Plenary 1 in Plaza Terrace Room
Keynote Speaker
10:30 -11am
Morning tea
11:00 -12:30am
Plenary 2 in Plaza Terrace Room
Keynote Speaker
11 – 11:30am
Room
Panel – Addressing operational carbon

Chairperson: Julie Mitchell
Deputy Director General, Infrastructure Management and Delivery, Department of Transport and Main Roads


Caroline Moss
Group Senior Manager Environment and Sustainability | Queensland Rail

Lynette Cheah
Professor and Chair of Sustainable Transport School of Science, Technology and Engineering, University of Sunshine Coast

Tim Camilleri
E-Mobility Solutions Manager, Volvo Group Australia
11:30 – 12pm
Panel – Addressing embodied carbon

Chairperson: Narelle Dobson
Director (Special Projects), Infrastructure Management and Delivery | Department of Transport and Main Roads

Romilly Madew
CEO Engineers Australia

Susie Smith
Climate Change Authority

Rob Rouwette
start2see
12 – 12:30pm
Speaker – Mobilising Innovation

Dennis Walsh
Chief Engineer | Department of Transport and Main Roads
12:30 – 1:30pm
Lunch
1:30 – 3pm
Plaza Auditorium
P6+P7
P8
P9+P10
P11
STREAM 1
STREAM 2
STREAM 3
STREAM 4
STREAM 5
Pavement stream introduction
Hydraulics
Sustainability
Cooperative and Automated Vehicles
Marine
Pavement, Materials and Geotechnical, Services to deliver improved outcomes

Stephen Mallows
TMR

Evolution in pavements through research and collaboration

Mike Pickering
TMR


Australia Flexible Pavement Association; Meeting our Shared Challenges Collaboratively

Mark Piorkowski
Australian Flexible Pavement Association


David Smale
Australian Flexible Pavement Association


Southern Moreton Bay Islands (SMBI) Ferry Terminal Construction & Delivery

Ben Nayler
TMR


Gateway Bridge Emergency Management Protocols Review – After the Baltimore Bridge Allision

Kell Dillon
TMR


Vessel Traffic Services in the Great Barrier Reef

Daniel Frost
TMR

3 – 3:30pm
Afternoon tea in Plaza Ballroom
3:30 – 5pm
Pavement technologies
Hydraulics
Sustainability examples
Traffic management and design
Asset management
ADVICE: Paving the way with the Asset Deterioration, Valuation and Investment Calculation Engine

Norah Weatherby
TMR

A New Way Forward for Tunnel Condition Assessments

Susheel Prabhakar
AECOM

Harnessing Innovation – Insights driving investment

Michelle Baran
TMR

Poster presentations will run during morning tea each day.

Tuesday 20 August

10:30-11am

Circularity of Concrete with Waste Glass Additive

Hannah Seligmann
University of Southern Queensland
Machine: 1

Manufacturing sustainable asphalt using repurposed waste and low carbon technologies

Trevor Dustin
Machine: 2

Passenger electric vehicle size trends and implications on sustainable cities

Lynette Cheah
Machine: 3

Pioneering Sustainable Asphalt Technologies for Durable and Eco-Friendly Pavements

Kanjana Yindee
Machine: 4

Wednesday 21 August

10:30-11am

Lightweight and low-carbon magnesium oxychloride cement incorporated with biochar

Hanwen Cui
Machine: 1

TMR Transport Academic Partnership: E-Scooter Movement Data Analysis

Michael Langdon
Machine: 2

A better way of delivering infrastructure to through partnering

Bec Timmings
Machine: 3

Digitally enabled Sustainability

Steven Coyle
Machine: 4

Thursday 22 August

10:30-11am

TMR’s Traffic Data Strategy – setting the foundation for the next decade

Melissa Perkins
Machine: 1

Treatment options to improve safety of pedestrians, bicycle riders and other path users at driveways

Michael Langdon
Machine: 2

Rubberised Concrete for Impact Resistant Road Barriers

Sachinthani Ayesha Karunarathna
Machine: 4

The program is subject to change.