2026 Forum Program

Opening – It's happening now

• Welcome – Amber Fennell, Chair, GEA and Managing Director LPG, Origin Energy
• LPG on purpose – Dr Keith Simons, Chair, World Liquid Gas Association Global Science Council and Chief Technology Officer, SHV Energy (UK)
• Pathways to rDME – Rob Dent, Senior Research Engineer - Energy, Linde/Elgas (US)
• Renewables: Sustainable Aviation Fuel, Renewable Diesel and BioLPG – Mike Hart, General Manager Next Generation Fuels, AMPOL
• Q&A

Session 2 – Government Policy and LPG

Session Chair: Brett Heffernan, CEO, GEA

• Victoria's Gas Substitution Roadmap and LPG – Katie Brown, Executive Director, Energy Strategy, Victorian Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
• GreenPower Renewable Gas Certification – Brad Bailey, GreenPower and the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
• LPG, bioLPG and rLPG a sea change for shipping – David Stephens, Director, Environment, Maritime and Trade, Commonwealth Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts.
• Q&A

Session 3 – LPG on the horizon

Session Chair: Brett Heffernan, CEO, GEA

• LPG path to zero emissions – Andrew Harpham, Director, Frontier Economics
• Public attitudes to BioLPG and rLPG – John Scales, Director, JWS Research
• The global response – James Rockall – CEO, World Liquid Gas Association
• Q&A

Session 4 – Into the future with innovation

Session Chair: Mark Benson, Group Manager - Operations and Field Services, Origin Energy

• AI – it's not just about bots – Jennifer George, CEO, Strategic Commercialisation Australia
• The smell of a safer greener future with DME and LPG - Chris Ulrik and Vanessa Tunjano, Technical Solutions Managers, International Chemicals Engineering
• Driving Efficiency and Sustainability: Gasbot's Vision for the Future of LPG Telemetry - Phil Livingston, Managing Director, Gasbot
• Q&A

Pre-dinner cocktail hour

Gala Dinner

MC: Amber Fennell, Chair, GEA

Including wine tasting event with Sommelier Kate Hibberson, Mt Majura Winery

Industry Breakfast

Session 5 – Sharing the Road

Session Chair – Charlotte Clark , National HSET & HR Manager, Select Logistics, and GEA Transportation Committee Chair

• Reviewing the ADG and HVNL - Aaron de Rozario Executive Leader, Regulatory Reform National Transport Commission
• Methodology for Comparing Dangerous Goods Risk in Road Tunnels to Those on Alternative Routes - Ross Guppy Program Manager, Transport Infrastructure Program, Austroads
• National Heavy Vehicle Regulation update – Sal Petroccitto OAM, CEO, National Heavy Vehicle Regulator

Session 6 – Organisation are made up of people

Session Chair – Chris Beston, HSE Manager Elgas

• Soaring to failure: How leadership can make or break your business – Trish Kerin, Director, Institute of Chemical Engineers
• Psychosocial risk management: What you need to know in 2024 - Dr Georgi Toma, Director, Heart and Brain Works
• Reducing risk of Re-Injury with Wearable Technology - Andrew McColl, Occupational Health and Safety Specialist, Preventure

Closing Address