SATURDAY – 5 September 2026

7:00 AM

9:00 AM

Darwin Park Run (Not an APGA event)

See details on the Darwin Park run website

9:30 AM

5:00 PM

Vermeer Golf Classic

Sponsored by: Vermeer WA & NT

5:00 PM

6:30 PM

Young Pipeliners Forum – Social Function

Sponsored by: Pipe Tek

7:00 PM

10:00 PM

Welcome Reception

Sponsored by: Pipe Tek

SUNDAY – 6 September 2026

11:00 AM

2:30 PM

Sunday Get Together

Sponsored by: CNC Project Management

4:00 PM

6:00 PM

Women in Pipelines Function

Sponsored by: APA Group, Jemena

6:00 PM

7:30 PM

Exhibition Opening

Sponsored by: Solar Turbines, Tremco Pipeline Equipment

7:30 PM

11:00 PM

Opening Dinner & APGA Awards Ceremony

Sponsored by: MNG Land Partners, Vacuworx, Bao Steel, Jemena, Baker Hughes

11:00 PM

12:00 AM

Happy Hour

Sponsorship Available

MONDAY – 7 September 2026

8:00 AM

9:00 AM

Arrival and Registration

Registration Desk Sponsored by: ROSEN

8:00 AM

9:00 AM

Breakfast

Sponsored by: Tapex

9:00 AM

9:10 AM

Convention Opening

Sean Ward

9:10 AM

9:20 AM

Official Welcome to Country

TBC

9:20 AM

9:30 AM

State of the Industry

Steve Davies

9:30 AM

9:50 AM

Minister's Address

TBC

9:50 AM

10:10 AM

Territory Energy Link

Evan Tyrrell

10:10 AM

10:40 AM

Morning Tea

Sponsorship Available

10:40 AM

11:25 AM

Leaders Panel

Steve Davies (APGA)

11:25 AM

12:00 PM

Keynote Speaker

TBC

12:00 PM

1:30 PM

Lunch

Sponsorship Available

Business Sessions Sponsored by: CNC Project Management

1:30 PM

1:50 PM

TOPIC: FUTURE FUELS

Societal Risk in The Energy Transition: A Project Risk Toolkit

Josh Wickham (GPA) & Stevan Green (GIRA)

1:50 PM

2:10 PM

Biomethane- Redrawing The Map

Mark Hutchinson (GPA) & Michael Peoples (GPA)

2:10 PM

2:20 PM

Assessing X70 Line Pipe Suitability For Hydrogen: Evidence From Five Australian Transmission Assets And Practical Guidance For Operators

Bradley Davis (Rosen), Craig Clarke (APA) & Sean Ward (Jemena)

2:20 PM

2:40 PM

Building The Bridge- Biomethane Projects and Gas Network Integration

Rachel Savio (Jemena) & Phil Colvin (Jemena)

2:40 PM

3:00 PM

Old Pipe, New Fuel: Defects Found By Low-Field MFL ILI Ahead Of Hydrogen Conversation

Mike Kirkwood (TDW)

3:00 PM

3:30 PM

Afternoon Tea

Sponsored by: Enscope

Business Sessions Sponsored by: CNC Project Management

3:30 PM

3:50 PM

TOPIC: NORTHERN TERRITORY DEVELOPMENTS & PROJECTS

Completing the complex Refresh Vaucluse HDD

Jonathan de Vos (UEA)

3:50 PM

4:10 PM

Community and Social Performance Outcomes On The Sturt Plateau Pipeline Project

Natalie Mogg (APA) and other speaker TBA

4:10 PM

4:30 PM

Infrastructure Support for the Beetaloo Basin

Rachael Smith (AGIG)

4:30 PM

4:50 PM

Bennett Brook HDD Project

Neil Butt (ATCO) and Tom Seeber (Atteris)

4:50 PM

5:10 PM

One Year Of Gas Infrastructure Research Australia (GIRA): Reflections And Achievements

Doug Proud (GIRA) & Stevan Green (GIRA)

5:10 PM

5:15 PM

Convention Close for Day 1

7:00 PM

11:00 PM

Fancy Dress Dinner

Sponsored by: Tremco Pipeline Equipment, Solar Turbines

11:00 PM

12:00 AM

Happy Hour

Sponsorship available

TUESDAY – 8 September 2026

8:00 AM

9:00 AM

Arrival and Registration

Registration Desk Sponsored by: ROSEN

8:00 AM

9:00 AM

Breakfast

Sponsorship Available

8:55 AM

9:00 AM

Convention Opening

Business Sessions Sponsored by: APA Group

9:00 AM

9:20 AM

TOPIC: SAFETY

From Compliance To Capability: A Competency Framework Approach To Transforming Safety Function Effectiveness In Asset Intensive Organisations

Julio Bara (Lidiar Group)

9:20 AM

9:40 AM

Active-Culture

Phil Woodhouse (Spiecapag)

9:40 AM

10:00 AM

Safety Culture As Control: The Invisible Threads That Prevent Disaster

Nada Wentzel (The Jonah Group)

10:00 AM

10:30 AM

PANEL: Young Pipeliners Forum

TBC

10:30 AM

11:00 AM

Morning Tea

Sponsorship Available

Business Sessions Sponsored by: APA Group

11:00 AM

11:20 AM

TOPIC: ENVIRONMENT, SAFETY & GOVERNANCE

Looking Back, Looking Forward: 2006 and 2046

Susan Jaques (Sage Consulting Solutions)

11:20 AM

11:40 AM

Careful Where It Counts: Applying Risk Assessment Methods Within AS 2885 SMS Framework

Nicholas Kastelein (GPA)

11:40 AM

12:00 PM

Embarking Sustainability To Solve Operational Challenges

Ann-Marie Quinn (AGIG)

12:00 PM

12:20 PM

Utilising Big Dig Data For Decision- Making: An Examination Of The TEL Projects Pre-Feasibility Assessment

Dave Maloney (CNC) TBC

12:20 PM

12:50 PM

PANEL: Stakeholder Relationships; From Feasibility To Operations

Marcus Baker Facilitator (CNC Project Management), APA, Nacap & Jemena Panel Members TBA

12:50 PM

1:50 PM

Lunch

Sponsorship Available

Business Sessions Sponsored by: APA Group

1:50 PM

2:10 PM

TOPIC: PIPELINE OPERATORS GROUP

End To End Approach To Managing A Pinhole Leak In A DN 300 Gas Transmission Pipeline

Stephen Marks (AGIG) & Joe Buttigieg (TDW)

2:10 PM

2:30 PM

Levelling Our Industry Knowledge On Girth Weld Undermatching

Maina Portella Garcia Barnett & Guillaume Michal (APA)

2:30 PM

2:50 PM

Beyond Siloxanes: Defining A Risk- Based Acceptance Envelope For Biomethane Injection Into High-Pressure Transmission Pipelines

Fred Zamiri (Verbrec Australia)

2:50 PM

3:20 PM

PANEL: Women in Pipelines Forum

TBC

3:20 PM

3:50 PM

Afternoon Tea

Sponsorship available

Business Sessions Sponsored by: APA Group

3:50 PM

4:10 PM

TOPIC: PIPELINE OPERATORS GROUP

Breaking The Shutdown Paradigm: Online Ultrasonic In-Line Inspection (LS-C UT) For Low Pressure, Low Flow Gas Pipelines

Choong Meng Lim (Quest Integrity) & Raymond Lam (Petronas)

4:10 PM

4:30 PM

MAPS Flood Remediation and Pipeline Reinstatement Project

Paul Zerna (Epic Energy)

4:30 PM

4:50 PM

Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion Of Gas Pipelines: Causes and Mitigation

Margarita Vargas (Anti Corrosion Technology)

4:50 PM

5:10 PM

The System Wide Review Of Geohazards After The Putra Heights Pipeline Incident

Liz Brierly (Rosen)

5:10 PM

5:15 PM

Convention Close - Day 2

7:00 PM

7:30 PM

APGA Pre-Dinner Reception

Sponsored by: APA Group

7:30 PM

11:00 PM

APGA Gala Dinner

Sponsored by: Austrack Equipment, Tremco Pipeline Equipment, Bao Steel, McConnell Dowell Constructors, Fyfe, Denso Australia, Inductabend

11:00 PM

12:00 AM

Happy Hour

Sponsored by: CNC Project Management