Program focus
The 2026 Engineering, Innovation, and Technology (EIT) Forum, hosted by the Queensland Government Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR), is being convened under the theme Delivering value—where risk and opportunity converge reflects the realities of modern infrastructure delivery—where time, budget, and resources are limited, and risk must be managed, not avoided.
The forum program will be a platform for engineers, planners, project managers, and technical professionals across the transport sector to share how they’re delivering fit-for-purpose solutions under pressure. It will showcase experiences, methodologies and outcomes across project management, tool development, or policy implementation that balances performance and practicality in the shaping future infrastructure delivery.
Draft program
| Time | Monday 17 August 2026 | Tuesday 18 August 2026 | Wednesday 19 August 2026 | Thursday 20 August 2026 |
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6:45am |
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7am |
Bump in 7am-5pm |
Registration |
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9-9:30am |
2026 EIT Forum Opening and Welcome to Country |
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9:30-10:30am |
Plenary 1 |
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10:30-11:30am |
Morning tea |
Morning tea |
Morning tea |
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11am-12:30pm
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Plenary 2 |
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12:30-1:30pm |
Lunch |
Lunch |
Lunch |
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1:30-3pm |
Concurrent sessions |
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3-3:30pm |
Afternoon tea |
Afternoon tea |
Afternoon tea |
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3:30-5pm |
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Plenary 3 3:30-4:15pm |
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Closing remarks 4:15-4:30pm |
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5-6pm |
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6-7pm |
Cocktail hour PLAZA FOYER |
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10:30pm |
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The Program will explore aspects of:
- Risk-informed design and delivery
- Constructability and cost-efficiency
- Resilience and climate adaptation
- Digital tools for decision-making
- Collaboration across disciplines
Program focus will include expertise on these topic areas:
- Pavements
- Structures
- Hydraulics
- Road Design
- Geospatial
- Geotechnical
- Digital and Connected Technology
- Road Safety
- Traffic Engineering
- Transport Network Operations
- Marine and maritime
- Contracting and Risk
- Project Delivery and Collaboration
- Decarbonisation/Sustainability
- Network management/Road Operations
- Resilience
- Rail
- Public Transport
- Environment
