2026 Convention & Exhibition
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2026 APGA Convention & Exhibition – Presentation Resources
Thank you to everyone who joined us in Darwin for the 2026 APGA Convention & Exhibition, and particularly to our speakers, session chairs, panellists and contributors who generously shared their knowledge, experience and insights with the APGA community.
This page brings together presentation materials from the Convention business program, providing delegates and members with an opportunity to revisit the discussions, technical insights, case studies and ideas shared throughout the event.
We extend our sincere thanks to each of our presenters for their contribution to the Convention and for allowing APGA to make their presentation materials available following the event.
Use of presentation materials
Presentation materials remain the intellectual property of the respective presenters, authors and/or their organisations and are made available by APGA for personal, educational and professional reference purposes only.
Unless specific permission has been obtained from the relevant author or organisation, materials available through this page must not be reproduced, republished, distributed, modified or used for commercial or promotional purposes.
The views and information contained within individual presentations are those of the respective presenters and do not necessarily represent the views of APGA. Information was current at the time of presentation and should not be relied upon as professional, technical, legal or regulatory advice.
Where a presentation contains commercially sensitive, confidential, copyrighted or otherwise restricted information, some slides or materials may have been removed or modified before publication. Not all Convention presentations may be available.
Questions for presenters
If you would like further information about a presentation, project, case study or technical matter discussed during a session, we encourage you to contact the presenter or their organisation directly.
APGA is pleased to facilitate the sharing of these resources but is unable to provide additional technical interpretation or grant permission for the reuse of material on behalf of individual presenters or organisations.
Thank you again to everyone who contributed to the 2026 APGA Convention & Exhibition and helped make the sharing of industry knowledge and experience a central part of the Convention.
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| Time | Event | Details / Sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 9:20 AM - 9:30 AM | State of the Industry | Steve Davies, APGA CEO |
| 9:30 AM - 9:50 AM | Minister's Address | Hon Lia Finocchiaro, Chief Minister NT |
| 9:50 AM - 10:10 AM |
Territory Energy Link |
Evan Tyrrell, NT Energy Link |
| 10:40 AM - 11:25 AM | Leaders Panel | Steve Davies (APGA), Sean Fleming (APA Group), Cliff Johnson (PRCI), Marion Erdelen-Peppler (EPRG), James Smith (AGIG) |
| 11:25 AM - 12:00 PM | Keynote Speaker | General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK AC (Mil) CVO MC (Ret) |
| Time | TOPIC: FUTURE FUELS | Details / Sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 1:30 PM - 1:50 PM |
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 - 2:30 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) & Michael Gallager (Jemena) |
| 2:30 PM - 2:50 PM |
Building The Bridge- Biomethane Projects and Gas Network Integration |
Rachel Savio (Jemena) & Phil Colvin (Jemena) |
| 2:50 PM - 3:10 PM | Old Pipe, New Fuel: Defects Found By Low-Field MFL ILI Ahead Of Hydrogen Conversation | Mike Kirkwood (TDW), Paul Roovers (Fluxys) |
| Time | TOPIC: NORTHERN TERRITORY DEVELOPMENTS & PROJECTS | Details / Sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 3:30 PM - 3:50 PM |
Completing the complex Refresh Vaucluse HDD |
Jonathan de Vos (UEA) & Charlotte Lyndon (UEA) |
| 3:50 PM - 4:10 PM |
Community and Social Performance Outcomes On The Sturt Plateau Pipeline Project |
Natalie Mogg (APA) & Renee Asnicar (APA) |
| 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) |
| Time | TOPIC: SAFETY | Details / Sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 AM - 9:20 AM |
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 | Mark Hutchinson (GPA) Facilitator, Punita Sangwan (APA), James Hillis (AGIG), Amy Farrugia (Trenchless Engineering Australia), Christine Jaroslawski (NACAP) |
| Time | TOPIC: ENVIRONMENT, SAFETY & GOVERNANCE | Details / Sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM |
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 |
Embedding 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) |
| 12:20 PM - 12:50 PM |
PANEL: Stakeholder Relationships; From Feasibility To Operations |
Marcus Baker (CNC Project Management) Facilitator, Donna McDowall – (DMAC Advisory Services), John Rutherford – (Spiecapag), Lisa Dumbrell (APA), Sharon Donovan (Beach Energy) |
| Time | TOPIC: PIPELINE OPERATORS GROUP | Details / Sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 2:00 PM - 2:20 PM | End To End Approach to Managing A Pinhole Leak in A DN 300 Gas Transmission Pipeline | Stephen Marks (AGIG) & Joe Buttigieg (TDW) |
| 2:20 PM - 2:40 PM |
Levelling Our Industry Knowledge on Girth Weld Undermatching |
Maina Portella Garcia Barnett & Guillaume Michal (APA) |
| 2:40 PM - 3:00 PM | Beyond Siloxanes: Defining A Risk- Based Acceptance Envelope foror Biomethane Injection into High-Pressure Transmission Pipelines |
Fred Zamiri (Verbrec Australia) |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | PANEL: WPF | Navigating Ambition: Career, Choices and Compromise for Women in Leadership | Larissa Villas-Boas (WPF NSW Chair; Jemena) Facilitator, Liz Veneziano (CNC Project Management), Elizabeth Welsh (Zinfra), Liz Brierley (ROSEN) |
| Time | TOPIC: PIPELINE OPERATORS GROUP | Details / Sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM | Breaking The Shutdown Paradigm: Online Ultrasonic In-Line Inspection (LS-C UT) For Low Pressure, Low Flow Gas Pipelines | Geert Bontekoe (Quest Integrity), Raymond Lam (Petronas) |
| 4:20 PM - 4:40 PM |
MAPS Flood Remediation and Pipeline Reinstatement Project |
Vincent Kain (Epic Energy) |
| 4:40 PM - 5:00 PM |
Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion Of Gas Pipelines: Causes and Mitigation |
Margarita Vargas (Anti Corrosion Technology) |
| 5:00 PM - 5:20 PM | Advancing Pipeline Geohazard Management Through Integrated Data and Industry Best Practices | James Bainbridge (Rosen Canada) |







