by Heidi | Aug 17, 2023
Climate change is real and with the recent IPCC report suggests that the earth is warming. To mitigate the effect, large number of organisations have committed to climate action to reduce their impact on the environment. One of the initiatives, ESG is at the forefront.
As a Reliability Engineer I thought, what can I do to make a difference? In this webinar we will explore the tools we have at our disposal and what can we do to make a change for the better.
About the speaker:
Akshay Athalye, Lead Asset Lifecycle Engineer, Babcock Australia & New Zealand
Akshay is a qualified Reliability and Asset Management Engineer. Although an accidental reliability engineer, he is an advocate for great Reliability practices. He is also the host of the podcast “Reliability – It Matters”. He has worked across a diverse range of industries from bottling cold beverages to digging copper, running trains and mammoth naval vessels.
by Heidi | Jul 24, 2023
Free webinar on determining the value realisation in a transport organisation from the team that brings the ‘Value and Benefits from Asset Management’ Webinar Series, an international web program series of asset management success stories. Tune in for presentations by David Kraft, Director Enterprise Asset Management, Metropolitan Transit Administration, New York; and James (Jim) Kennedy, Mechanical Engineer with post-graduate qualifications in Risk Management and in Maintenance Engineering and Management from Swinburne University in Melbourne.
The presentations will be followed by a discussion panel (David Kraft, Jim Kennedy, Mike Bordenaro, Peter Kohler and Sally Nugent) to answer your questions!
About the speakers:
David Kraft is the Director of Enterprise Asset Management at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in New York. He is currently serving as a Director on the Institute of Asset Management USA Executive Committee and was previously a lead for the New York / New Jersey IAM Branch. David has an MBA from Loyola University, Chicago and has 25+ years of experience in process improvement, information management, and financial management in both private and public organizations including Linde Gas, Solvay, and The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.
James (Jim) Kennedy is a Mechanical Engineer with post-graduate qualifications in Risk Management and in Maintenance Engineering and Management from Swinburne University in Melbourne. He has over 45 years experience in maintenance and asset management in the aerospace, rail, power, water, and defense industries. For the last 25 years Jim has been directly involved in Asset Management activities, including 9 years as Technical Director Maintenance Engineering Society of Australia and 8 years as Chair and Board member of the Asset Management Council. Jim’s 25 years history with the Asset Management Council and its predecessors was recognized with his award of the MESA Medal.
by Heidi | Jul 11, 2023
The SSN-AUKUS is a planned class of nuclear-powered fleet submarine intended to enter service with the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy in the late 2030s and Royal Australian Navy in the 2040s. The class will replace the UK’s Astute class and Australia’s Collins class submarines.
This presentation will provide a technical overview on AUKUS and nuclear-powered submarines from an Asset management perspective on one of the world’s most complex asset.
About the speaker:
Chris Saint, Domain Engineering Manager (Submarines and Nuclear), Babcock Australasia
Chris Saint is Babcock Australasia’s Domain Engineering Manager for submarines and nuclear. He is tasked with capability management and development in preparation for AUKUS, in particular planning ahead of the nation’s new nuclear-powered submarines. Over the past 10 years, Chris has held several positions at Babcock, including the Naval Nuclear Head of Engineering Capability and Technical Services Alliance in Devonport, UK. He has also worked as a Safety Case Engineer and Naval Base Project Engineer. Chris began his career in the Royal Navy, where he worked in various engineering roles. Chris holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical and Manufacturing) from the University of Portsmouth.
by Heidi | Jul 4, 2023
Please join us for the Career in Assets presentation session with Tanya Nelson. Tanya Nelson is a Senior Consultant at WSP. Tanya’s career has evolved in many ways working for the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) in the public sector, and broaden those experiences with her time now as a Senior Consultant. Tanya will present about her dynamic ongoing career, her start in Asset Management, career learnings and provide meaningful career advice for young professionals in the asset management space.
About the speaker:
A dynamic, resilient and passionate strategic asset management senior consultant with WSP, Tanya develops and implements asset management deliverables into existing business practices. Tanya has worked both for consultancies and road authorities gaining extensive experience in Australia and the United Kingdom across an asset management environment, design and construction, including bridge inspections & assessments, structural design (including construction verification) & contract/project management.
by Heidi | May 1, 2023
A high level presentation about cyber risk, information security and data governance, and the implications for managing data within organisations, including different types of business risk and the legal aspects.
The presentation introduces concepts of
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- keeping information secure,
- safely share information when collaborating with other organisations,
- legal aspects – Privacy Act, Security of Critical Infrastructure legislation and other legal liability issues.
- overview of cyber resilience generally through Prevention (Technology, People & Processes) and Mitigation (Incident Management & Insurance)
About the speaker:
Simone Herbert-Lowe, Director Law & Cyber Pty Ltd
Simone acts for businesses impacted by cyber events. She has nearly 30 years of experience as a lawyer including 20 years managing legal claims against professionals. Since 2017, Simone’s practice has focused on cyber risk and she has provided expert evidence in Supreme Court proceedings related to email-enabled fraud. Her other areas of legal practice include insurance, professional liability and ethics, dispute resolution, and privacy.
Before establishing Law & Cyber, Simone was Manager, Strategy & Innovation and the Senior Claims Solicitor at Lawcover, the professional indemnity insurer for NSW law practices, where she handled more than 2,000 professional indemnity notifications against law firms. Between 2016 and 2018 Simone led Lawcover’s innovative response to cyber risk and the launch of its cyber risk policy. She was the principal author of the company’s cyber risk publications and sat on the company’s cyber risk committee.
Simone has an MBA (Executive) from AGSM, a Master of Law & Management from AGSM/UNSW Law, and bachelor’s degrees in Law and Arts from UNSW. In 2016 she was awarded AGSM’s Wanbil Lee Prize for Ethical Leadership in Business. She has served as:
- Legal Member, Cancer Institute of NSW Clinical Trials Ethics Comm
- Legal Member, Joint NSW Health and Cancer Institute Population Health Ethics Committee
- Member, Australian Insurance Law Association Education Committee
