Registration is now open for the 2026 Asset Institute Annual Forum and QUT Energy Transition Centre Symposium.
09/10/2026Reliability, Resilience, and Renewal: Managing Assets in the Energy Transition
- Date: Friday 13 November 2026, 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Venue: Room Three Sixty, Y-Block, Queensland University of Technology, 2 George St, Brisbane QLD 4000
- Cost: Open to the public. Complimentary for paid Asset Institute members (see below).
About the Forum
The energy transition is changing what we build, how we operate it, and how we make decisions about it. This year’s Forum brings together asset owners, operators, consultants and researchers to look at what that means in practice for the people responsible for keeping assets safe, reliable and productive.
Themes
- Keeping the system reliable while the generation mix changes underneath it
- Delivering and managing new assets: utility-scale batteries, wind and solar
- Fleet asset strategy across both legacy and renewable generation
- Turning operational data into maintenance decisions
- Climate disclosure (AASB S2) and the growing transparency of emissions data
- The human side: collaboration and change that sticks
Program
Draft program. Subject to change.
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 8:00 | Registration |
| 8:20 | Welcome and opening Michael Cholette, CEO, Asset Institute |
| 8:30 | Principal Sponsor address |
| 9:00 | Erik Vandenberg, General Manager – Growth and Energy Transition, Verbrec Title to be announced |
| 9:30 | Energy transition has many challenges: how do we get through it maintaining reliability? Steve Saladine, Sigma Squared Solutions and Board Chair, Asset Institute |
| 10:00 | Hardwiring collaboration for the energy transition: better decision making and change that sticks Dr Meg Hooper, Director, Carousel Consulting |
| 10:30 | Morning tea |
| 11:00 | Climate scenario analysis, assets and strategy: reflections from the first year of AASB S2 reporting Jess Kelly, Senior Transition Strategy Advisor, CleanCo Queensland |
| 11:30 | One site, two eras: delivering a utility-scale BESS within Australia’s largest coal-fired power station precinct Michael Pettenon, Battery Project Director, Origin Energy |
| 12:00 | Wind farm asset management: what makes wind farms special? Dr Liz Beavis, Asset Manager, Tilt Renewables |
| 12:30 | Networking lunch and exhibition |
| 13:30 | Panel discussion (topic to be announced) |
| 14:15 | Spinach in your teeth: how the hyper-transparency of emissions data will impact asset-intensive industries Prof. Robert Perrons, Queensland University of Technology |
| 14:45 | Tim MacTaggart, Business Development Manager, FPR Title to be announced |
| 15:15 | Afternoon tea and exhibition |
| 15:45 | From data to decisions: closing the loop on solar O&M with HiveOps Joel Ibrahim, Hardware Operations Manager, Proa Energy Intelligence |
| 16:15 | Delivering fit-for-purpose asset strategies on a diverse generation fleet as we transition to renewables Ben Roxby, Group Manager – Asset Engineering & Digital, Origin Energy |
| 16:45 | Speaker to be announced |
| 17:15 | Networking refreshments and exhibition |
| 18:00 | Close |
Registration
The Forum is open to the public and everyone is welcome.
Paid Asset Institute members receive complimentary registration. Please contact Michael Cholette at michael.cholette@assetinstitute.com to claim yours.
Sponsorship
Principal, Gold, Silver and Bronze sponsorships are still available. Please get in touch if your organisation is interested.
This event may be eligible for Engineers Australia CPD. Refer to the EA guidelines to check suitability.