Conversations shaping water at Ozwater 2026 - GHD speakers and sessions
Conversations shaping water at Ozwater 2026 - GHD speakers and sessions

At Ozwater 2026 in Brisbane, our people will be central to the conversations shaping water, sharing insight on the industry’s most pressing challenges. We will also host a visual storyteller who will capture participants’ voices on key water challenges and translate them into a live piece of artwork, creating a shared reflection of industry perspectives.

 

Meet our speakers

Daniel Visser

#380 Water for data centres – how low can we flow? Lessons from power, hydrogen, and beyond

Tuesday, May 26 (Day 1)
11:25 am

Room P10

#103 Water for green steel: challenges and opportunities for Australia's next export industry

Tuesday, May 26 (Day 1)
12:15 pm

Room P10

#102 To be or not to be: water supply planning for industrial futures not yet written

Wednesday, May 27 (Day 2) 
1:45 pm

Room P6

 
Matthew Brannock

#380 Water for data centres – how low can we flow? Lessons from power, hydrogen, and beyond

Tuesday, May 26 (Day 1)
11:25 am

Room P10

 
Brendan Langfield

#380 Water for data centres – how low can we flow? Lessons from power, hydrogen, and beyond

Tuesday, May 26 (Day 1)
11:25 am

Room P10

Author only (not presenting)

 
Laura Roff

#447 Shifting the mindset on sustainability to achieve a gold standard - a case study of Upper South Creek

Tuesday, May 26 (Day 1)
11:50 am

Room P11

#529 Balancing the competing drivers and tradeoffs in circular economy - how masterplanning can unlock a site's full potential

Thursday, May 28 (Day 3)
2:15 pm

Room P6

 
Nim Gnanendran

#103 Water for green steel: challenges and opportunities for Australia's next export industry

Tuesday, May 26 (Day 1)
12:15 pm

Room P10

Author only (not presenting)

 
Jeremy Kraemer

#286 The canadian path to net zero – making nitrous oxide and methane scope 1 emissions measurement business-as-usual

Tuesday, May 26 (Day 1)
5:05 pm

Room P9

 
Joshua Gunn

#102 To be or not to be: water supply planning for industrial futures not yet written

Wednesday, May 27 (Day 2) 
1:45 pm

Room P6

Author only (not presenting)

 
Oliver Friendship

#102 To be or not to be: water supply planning for industrial futures not yet written

Wednesday, May 27 (Day 2) 
1:45 pm

Room P6

Author only (not presenting)

 
Phil Filippou

#102 To be or not to be: water supply planning for industrial futures not yet written

Wednesday, May 27 (Day 2) 
1:45 pm

Room P6

Author only (not presenting)

 
Dilip Raju

#472 Dynamic Dashboards for resilient water futures: Transforming planning and delivery in water and wastewater master planning

Wednesday, May 27 (Day 2) 
2:45 pm

Room P6

 
Ricky Bligh

#472 Dynamic Dashboards for resilient water futures: Transforming planning and delivery in water and wastewater master planning

Wednesday, May 27 (Day 2) 
2:45 pm

Room P6

 
Mike Healey

#472 Dynamic Dashboards for resilient water futures: Transforming planning and delivery in water and wastewater master planning

Wednesday, May 27 (Day 2) 
2:45 pm

Room P6

Author only (not presenting)

 
Jonathan Orr

#409 Revolutionising remote sewer calibration: mallacoota's leap with radar rainfall data and scada insights

Thursday, May 28 (Day 3)
11:30 am

Room M2

 
Flavia Tarmo

#539 Strategy to practice: sustainability management systems in the development of water infrastructure

Thursday, May 28 (Day 3)
12:20 pm

Room P8

 
Janki Raghwani

#366 Securing a Resilient Water Future for Greater Bunbury

Thursday, May 28 (Day 3)
12:45 pm

Room P8

 
Suzanne Brown

Panellist - You can't ask that (about desalination)!

Tuesday, May 26 (Day 1)
4:05 pm

Room P3 & 4

 
Elaine Pang

Organiser - Workshop 7 - Loveable Cities: What can water learn from other sectors?

Thursday, May 28 (Day 3)
2:05 pm

Room M3

 
James Skene

Facilitator - Workshop 7 - Loveable Cities: What can water learn from other sectors?

Thursday, May 28 (Day 3)
2:05 pm

Room M3

 
Asem Zabin

#584 Getting asset data right first time: tcc's digital journey

Thursday, May 28 (Day 3)
2:15 pm

Room P5

 
Theresa Wells

#584 Getting asset data right first time: tcc's digital journey

Thursday, May 28 (Day 3)
2:15 pm

Room P5

Author only (not presenting)

 
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