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26 - 29 August 2025 
Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre

AFAC | Riverside Theatre

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11:30
  1. Release the drones! How FRNSW drone swarm became a game changer at major fires
    25 mins
    • AFAC | Riverside Theatre
    Russell Turner
    Russell Turner, Team Leader | Aviation - Fire and Rescue NSW
12:00
  1. Development of emergency management AI tool named 'EMBot'
    25 mins
    • AFAC | Riverside Theatre
    Hassan El-Khansa
    Hassan El-Khansa, Acting Commander Incident Emergency Management Command - New South Wales Police Force
12:30
  1. Disaster recovery and beyond
    25 mins
    • AFAC | Riverside Theatre
14:00
  1. Bridging science and practice: NSW NPWS approach for enhanced research utilisation
    25 mins
    • AFAC | Riverside Theatre
    Shabnam Varzeshi
    Shabnam Varzeshi, PhD Candidate - RMIT University
    Felipe Aires
    Felipe Aires, Fire Science Interpretation Officer - NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
14:30
  1. Building community communication networks during disasters: Lessons from recent bushfires and floods
    25 mins
    • AFAC | Riverside Theatre
    Susan Atkinson
    Susan Atkinson, Researcher and PhD Candidate - University of Canberra
15:00
  1. The future of emergency management professionalisation: the
    25 mins
    • AFAC | Riverside Theatre
    Russell Dippy
    Russell Dippy, Adjunct Academic - Charles Sturt University
11:50
  1. From Local to Global Impact: Partnership Between Fire Rescue Victoria-Samoa Fire and Emergency Services Authority
    25 mins
    • AFAC | Riverside Theatre
    Tanuvasa Mauga
    Tanuvasa Mauga, Commissioner - Samoa Fire and Emergency Services Authority
    Barry Gray
    Barry Gray, Assistant Chief Fire Officer - Fire Rescue Victoria
  2. Fire Service Leadership
    25 mins
    • IFE Australia | Meeting Room 8
    Darren Klemm
    Darren Klemm, Commissioner - Department of Fire and Emergency Services, WA
12:20
  1. PANEL | Global Fire Service One Voice: World Fire Congress
    60 mins
    • AFAC | Riverside Theatre
    Evrim Bunn
    Evrim Bunn, Director of Strategic Engagements and Partnerships - U.S Fire Administration
  2. IFE International President Address
    25 mins
    • IFE Australia | Meeting Room 8
    James Lane
    James Lane, International President - IFE
12:50
  1. Future wildfires, flooding and escape; simulations to support decision makes
    25 mins
    • IFE Australia | Meeting Room 8
    Peter Thompson
    Peter Thompson - University of Canberra
14:20
  1. INVITED SPEAKER | From the Eye of the Storm – Leadership Practices in Emergency Management
    25 mins
    • AFAC | Riverside Theatre
    Richard Serino
    Richard Serino - Harvard University and 8th FEMA Deputy Administrator
14:50
  1. INVITED SPEAKER | TBC
    25 mins
    • AFAC | Riverside Theatre
15:20
  1. Crisis Appreciation and Strategic Planning
    30 mins
    • AFAC | Riverside Theatre
    Joe Buffone
    Joe Buffone, Deputy Coordinator-General | Emergency Management - National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)
    Rebecca Hosking
    Rebecca Hosking, Director | National Coordination Mechanism - National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)
16:30
  1. The remarkable world of Australian Aerial Fire Fighting
    25 mins
    • AFAC | Riverside Theatre
    James Leader
    James Leader, Procurement Manager - National Aerial Firefighting Centre
17:00
  1. WA Air Operations
    30 mins
    • AFAC | Riverside Theatre
    Steven Sartain
    Steven Sartain, District Officer - Marine Department of Fire and Emergency Services, WA
11:10
  1. INVITED SPEAKER | TBC
    25 mins
    • AFAC | Riverside Theatre
11:40
  1. Enhancement of Flood Rescue in NSW
    25 mins
    • AFAC | Riverside Theatre
    Aapo Skorulis
    Aapo Skorulis - NSW State Emergency Service
12:10
  1. NSW Tsunami inundation modelling project
    30 mins
    • AFAC | Riverside Theatre
    Nicholas Kuster
    Nicholas Kuster, Manager Emergency Planning - NSW State Emergency Service
13:50
  1. New Voices New Ideas
    25 mins
    • AFAC | Riverside Theatre
    Kristi Milana
    Kristi Milana, Volunteer Liaison Manager - Department of Fire and Emergency Services, WA
14:20
  1. HACKATHON PRESENTATION
    60 mins
    • AFAC | Riverside Theatre
    Kent Acott
    Kent Acott, Director of Media and Corporate Communications - Department Of Fire And Emergency Services
    Tim Sondalini
    Tim Sondalini, Innovation Lead - WA Data Science Innovation Hub (WADSIH)

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