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QMIHSC 2025 Conference Program

**Program is subject to change


Sunday, August 17, 2025

10:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Sunday registration and information desk open
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM Sunday lunch
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM Workshop 1: Emergency Management and Response Session
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Afternoon tea with exhibitors
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Panel session: Back to Basics for a Stronger Future
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Welcome reception and trade display
8:00 PM - 11:59 PM Free time after Welcome Reception

10:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Sunday registration and information desk open
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM Sunday lunch
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM Workshop 2: Introduction of Critical Controls in the Queensland Resources Sector
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Afternoon tea with exhibitors
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Panel session: Back to Basics for a Stronger Future
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Welcome reception and trade display
8:00 PM - 11:59 PM Free time after Welcome Reception

10:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Sunday registration and information desk open
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM Sunday lunch
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM Workshop 3: When Quiet Gets Loud: Cracking the Code of the Unspoken
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Afternoon tea with exhibitors
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Panel session: Back to Basics for a Stronger Future
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Welcome reception and trade display
8:00 PM - 11:59 PM Free time after Welcome Reception


Monday, August 18, 2025

Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday registration and information desk open
8:00 AM - 8:10 AM Welcome to Country
8:10 AM - 8:20 AM Welcome to day one with MC, Russell White
8:20 AM - 8:30 AM Conference Welcome by QMIHSC Conference Chair, Gavin Lawrence
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM Conference opening- Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Minister for Manufacturing and Minister for Regional and Rural Development, Hon Dale Last MP
8:40 AM - 8:45 AM Welcome by Principal Sponsor, Komatsu
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM Honouring the Legends: Their Story, Our Journey
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM Keynote presentation: Lessons from the Piper Alpha Disaster
Sean Brady
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Monday morning tea with exhibitors
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM Keynote presentation: Just a Number
Helen Fitzroy
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Keynote presentation: Choice equals chance: The human element to fatigue
Prof Naomi Rogers & John Tate
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM Keynote presentation: Fatigue Incident Investigation
Dr Nicholas Mabbott
1:00 PM - 1:40 PM Monday demonstration session: Enhanced First Aid Training Using TOMManikin
Delivered by QMRS
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM Monday lunch with exhibitors
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Keynote presentation: Doing Safety Differently
Prof Sidney Dekker
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM Keynote presentation: Tough Times
Ben Houlison
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Monday afternoon tea with exhibitors
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM Keynote presentation: Innovating a Safer Tomorrow I Komatsu
Matt Langbridge, Helen Gibson and Garry Povah
4:30 PM - 5:05 PM Health Innovation Award presentations
5:05 PM - 6:30 PM
Monday free time
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM Pre-dinner drinks
7:00 PM - 11:59 PM Informal dinner and appeal auction | Legends of Rock
11:58 PM - 11:59 PM Free time after Informal Dinner
Track 1
Track 2
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday registration and information desk open
8:00 AM - 8:10 AM Welcome to Country
8:10 AM - 8:20 AM Welcome to day one with MC, Russell White
8:20 AM - 8:30 AM Conference Welcome by QMIHSC Conference Chair, Gavin Lawrence
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM Conference opening- Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Minister for Manufacturing and Minister for Regional and Rural Development, Hon Dale Last MP
8:40 AM - 8:45 AM Welcome by Principal Sponsor, Komatsu
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM Honouring the Legends: Their Story, Our Journey
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM Keynote presentation: Lessons from the Piper Alpha Disaster
Sean Brady
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Monday morning tea with exhibitors
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM Keynote presentation: Just a Number
Helen Fitzroy
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Keynote presentation: Choice equals chance: The human element to fatigue
Prof Naomi Rogers & John Tate
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM Keynote presentation: Fatigue Incident Investigation
Dr Nicholas Mabbott
1:00 PM - 1:40 PM Monday demonstration session: Enhanced First Aid Training Using TOMManikin
Delivered by QMRS
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM Monday lunch with exhibitors
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Keynote presentation: Doing Safety Differently
Prof Sidney Dekker
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM Keynote presentation: Tough Times
Ben Houlison
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Monday afternoon tea with exhibitors
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM Keynote presentation: Innovating a Safer Tomorrow I Komatsu
Matt Langbridge, Helen Gibson and Garry Povah
4:30 PM - 5:05 PM Health Innovation Award presentations
5:05 PM - 6:30 PM
Monday free time
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM Pre-dinner drinks
7:00 PM - 11:59 PM Informal dinner and appeal auction | Legends of Rock
11:58 PM - 11:59 PM Free time after Informal Dinner

Track 3
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday registration and information desk open
8:00 AM - 8:10 AM Welcome to Country
8:10 AM - 8:20 AM Welcome to day one with MC, Russell White
8:20 AM - 8:30 AM Conference Welcome by QMIHSC Conference Chair, Gavin Lawrence
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM Conference opening- Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Minister for Manufacturing and Minister for Regional and Rural Development, Hon Dale Last MP
8:40 AM - 8:45 AM Welcome by Principal Sponsor, Komatsu
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM Honouring the Legends: Their Story, Our Journey
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM Keynote presentation: Lessons from the Piper Alpha Disaster
Sean Brady
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Monday morning tea with exhibitors
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM Keynote presentation: Just a Number
Helen Fitzroy
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Keynote presentation: Choice equals chance: The human element to fatigue
Prof Naomi Rogers & John Tate
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM Keynote presentation: Fatigue Incident Investigation
Dr Nicholas Mabbott
1:00 PM - 1:40 PM Monday demonstration session: Enhanced First Aid Training Using TOMManikin
Delivered by QMRS
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM Monday lunch with exhibitors
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Keynote presentation: Doing Safety Differently
Prof Sidney Dekker
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM Keynote presentation: Tough Times
Ben Houlison
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Monday afternoon tea with exhibitors
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM Keynote presentation: Innovating a Safer Tomorrow I Komatsu
Matt Langbridge, Helen Gibson and Garry Povah
4:30 PM - 5:05 PM Health Innovation Award presentations
5:05 PM - 6:30 PM
Monday free time
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM Pre-dinner drinks
7:00 PM - 11:59 PM Informal dinner and appeal auction | Legends of Rock
11:58 PM - 11:59 PM Free time after Informal Dinner

Track 1
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday registration and information desk open
8:00 AM - 8:10 AM Welcome to Country
8:10 AM - 8:20 AM Welcome to day one with MC, Russell White
8:20 AM - 8:30 AM Conference Welcome by QMIHSC Conference Chair, Gavin Lawrence
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM Conference opening- Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Minister for Manufacturing and Minister for Regional and Rural Development, Hon Dale Last MP
8:40 AM - 8:45 AM Welcome by Principal Sponsor, Komatsu
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM Honouring the Legends: Their Story, Our Journey
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM Keynote presentation: Lessons from the Piper Alpha Disaster
Sean Brady
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Monday morning tea with exhibitors
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM Keynote presentation: Just a Number
Helen Fitzroy
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Keynote presentation: Choice equals chance: The human element to fatigue
Prof Naomi Rogers & John Tate
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM Keynote presentation: Fatigue Incident Investigation
Dr Nicholas Mabbott
1:00 PM - 1:40 PM Monday demonstration session: Enhanced First Aid Training Using TOMManikin
Delivered by QMRS
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM Monday lunch with exhibitors
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Keynote presentation: Doing Safety Differently
Prof Sidney Dekker
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM Keynote presentation: Tough Times
Ben Houlison
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Monday afternoon tea with exhibitors
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM Keynote presentation: Innovating a Safer Tomorrow I Komatsu
Matt Langbridge, Helen Gibson and Garry Povah
4:30 PM - 5:05 PM Health Innovation Award presentations
5:05 PM - 6:30 PM
Monday free time
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM Pre-dinner drinks
7:00 PM - 11:59 PM Informal dinner and appeal auction | Legends of Rock
11:58 PM - 11:59 PM Free time after Informal Dinner

Track 2
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday registration and information desk open
8:00 AM - 8:10 AM Welcome to Country
8:10 AM - 8:20 AM Welcome to day one with MC, Russell White
8:20 AM - 8:30 AM Conference Welcome by QMIHSC Conference Chair, Gavin Lawrence
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM Conference opening- Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Minister for Manufacturing and Minister for Regional and Rural Development, Hon Dale Last MP
8:40 AM - 8:45 AM Welcome by Principal Sponsor, Komatsu
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM Honouring the Legends: Their Story, Our Journey
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM Keynote presentation: Lessons from the Piper Alpha Disaster
Sean Brady
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Monday morning tea with exhibitors
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM Keynote presentation: Just a Number
Helen Fitzroy
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Keynote presentation: Choice equals chance: The human element to fatigue
Prof Naomi Rogers & John Tate
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM Keynote presentation: Fatigue Incident Investigation
Dr Nicholas Mabbott
1:00 PM - 1:40 PM Monday demonstration session: Enhanced First Aid Training Using TOMManikin
Delivered by QMRS
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM Monday lunch with exhibitors
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Keynote presentation: Doing Safety Differently
Prof Sidney Dekker
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM Keynote presentation: Tough Times
Ben Houlison
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Monday afternoon tea with exhibitors
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM Keynote presentation: Innovating a Safer Tomorrow I Komatsu
Matt Langbridge, Helen Gibson and Garry Povah
4:30 PM - 5:05 PM Health Innovation Award presentations
5:05 PM - 6:30 PM
Monday free time
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM Pre-dinner drinks
7:00 PM - 11:59 PM Informal dinner and appeal auction | Legends of Rock
11:58 PM - 11:59 PM Free time after Informal Dinner

Track 3
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday registration and information desk open
8:00 AM - 8:10 AM Welcome to Country
8:10 AM - 8:20 AM Welcome to day one with MC, Russell White
8:20 AM - 8:30 AM Conference Welcome by QMIHSC Conference Chair, Gavin Lawrence
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM Conference opening- Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Minister for Manufacturing and Minister for Regional and Rural Development, Hon Dale Last MP
8:40 AM - 8:45 AM Welcome by Principal Sponsor, Komatsu
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM Honouring the Legends: Their Story, Our Journey
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM Keynote presentation: Lessons from the Piper Alpha Disaster
Sean Brady
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Monday morning tea with exhibitors
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM Keynote presentation: Just a Number
Helen Fitzroy
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Keynote presentation: Choice equals chance: The human element to fatigue
Prof Naomi Rogers & John Tate
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM Keynote presentation: Fatigue Incident Investigation
Dr Nicholas Mabbott
1:00 PM - 1:40 PM Monday demonstration session: Enhanced First Aid Training Using TOMManikin
Delivered by QMRS
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM Monday lunch with exhibitors
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM Keynote presentation: Doing Safety Differently
Prof Sidney Dekker
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM Keynote presentation: Tough Times
Ben Houlison
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Monday afternoon tea with exhibitors
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM Keynote presentation: Innovating a Safer Tomorrow I Komatsu
Matt Langbridge, Helen Gibson and Garry Povah
4:30 PM - 5:05 PM Health Innovation Award presentations
5:05 PM - 6:30 PM
Monday free time
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM Pre-dinner drinks
7:00 PM - 11:59 PM Informal dinner and appeal auction | Legends of Rock
11:58 PM - 11:59 PM Free time after Informal Dinner


Tuesday, August 19, 2025




8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday registration and information desk open
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Welcome to day two with MC, Russell White
8:45 AM - 10:15 AM Learnings from the Industry
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Tuesday morning tea with exhibitors
10:45 AM - 12:25 PM Exhibitor innovation session
12:25 PM - 1:10 PM Tuesday demonstration session: Enhanced First Aid Training Using TOMManikin
Delivered by QMRS
12:25 PM - 1:20 PM Tuesday lunch with exhibitors
1:20 PM - 2:35 PM Safety Innovation Award presentations
2:35 PM - 3:05 PM Tuesday afternoon tea with exhibitors
3:05 PM - 4:30 PM
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM Exhibition happy hour
6:30 PM - 11:00 PM Free time after Happy Hour


Wednesday, August 20, 2025



8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday registration and information desk open
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Welcome to day three with MC, Russell White
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM Keynote presentation: The Future of Hacking: Are you ready for AI Hackers
Bastien Treptel
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM Keynote presentation: In conversation with Casey Stoner
Casey Stoner
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Wednesday morning tea with exhibitors
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM Concurrent session 7: Our People
12:15 PM - 1:10 PM Wednesday demonstration session: Enhanced First Aid Training Using TOMManikin
Delivered by QMRS
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM Wednesday lunch with exhibitors
1:15 PM - 3:15 PM Concurrent session 10: Our People
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM Wednesday afternoon tea with exhibitors
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM Keynote presentation: Beyond the Field: Leadership and Legacy with Cameron Munster
Cameron Munster
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Wednesday free time
6:30 PM - 7:25 PM
Sponsor & Exhibitor Cocktail Function
7:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Gala dinner | Pre-dinner drinks
7:30 PM - 12:00 AM Gala dinner | Happily Ever After: The Fairytale Ball
11:59 PM - 11:59 PM Free time after Gala Dinner




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