These workshops focus on sharing challenges and successes in the everyday use of Ventyx products and solutions. All agendas are subject to change at any time. Please check back frequently as more information (including session speakers) are added to the agendas.
Pre Event | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3
Pre Event - sunday, 31 OCTOBER
| Time | Description | Location |
| 4:00-6:00pm | Attendee Registration (optional for guests arriving early) | Breakers Lounge |
| 6:00-8:00pm | Welcome Reception - Sponsored by IBM (guests allowed, for additional fee) | Poolside Lawns |
Day 1 - Monday, 1 November
| Time | Description | Location |
| 6:00-8:30am | General Breakfast | Terraces Restaurant |
| 8:00-6:00pm | Registration & Information Desk Opens | Grand Terrace |
| 8:30-8:40am | General Session Introduction & Welcome JENNIFER TEJADA, VENTYX |
Ballroom 1 & 2 |
| 8:40-9:30am | General Session Ventyx Executive Presentation GREG CLARK, VENTYX |
Ballroom 1 & 2 |
| 9:30-10:00am | General Session Optimising Your Workforce to Support Smarter Customer Outcomes NEIL CANBY, WESTERN POWER |
Ballroom 1 & 2 |
| 10:00-10:30am | Morning Break and Solution Centre Exhibition Area Sponsored by SAP Business Objects |
Grand Terrace |
| 10:30-11:15am | General Session Trends in Asset Intensive Industries KRISTIAN STEENSTRUP, GARTNER |
Ballroom 1 & 2 |
| 11:15-12:00pm | General Session Enhancing Service Operations with Real Time Information KEITH EATON, QBUILD |
Ballroom 1 & 2 |
| 12:00-1:00pm | General Session Networking Lunch & Exhibition |
Grand Terrace |
| 12:00-1:00pm | EXECUTIVE TRACK Executive Lunch and Forum Discussions (by invite only) |
Horizons |
| 1:00-1:45pm | General Session Panel Discussion: Maintenance and Workforce Productivity MODERATED BY KRISTIAN STEENSTRUP, GARTNER |
Ballroom 1 & 2 |
| 1:45-2:15pm | General Session Breaking Down the Barriers: Using PAS 55 and Asset Management to Overcome Organisational Silos SANDY DUNN, ASSETIVITY |
Ballroom 1 & 2 |
| 2:15-4:15pm | EXECUTIVE TRACK Executive Forum Discussions |
Lagoon Room |
| 2:15-2:45pm | Afternoon Break and Solution Centre Exhibition Area Sponsored by Mitrais |
Grand Terrace |
| 2:45-3:30pm | General Session Adding a Value Focus for Equipment Maintenance DR PETER KNIGHTS, UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND |
Ballroom 1 & 2 |
| 3:30-4:15pm | General Session From Strategy to Job Completion: Using Technology to Shorten the Lifecycle, Reduce Cost and Improve visibility PETER PRICE, ENERGEX |
Ballroom 1 & 2 |
| 4:15-5:00pm | General Session Lead the Way: Conquer Remote and Difficult Places MICHAEL GROOM, MOUNTAINEER |
Ballroom 1 & 2 |
| 6:00-11:00pm | Awards Dinner Luxury catamaran departs promptly at 6pm from Marina Mirage. Convene in Sheraton Lobby at 5:30pm. |
Marina Mirage |
Day 2 - Tuesday, 2 november
| Time | Description | Location |
| 6:00-8:30am | Breakfast | Terraces Restaurant |
| 8:30-8:35am | General Session Welcome JENNIFER TEJADA & BRUCE JACQUEMARD, VENTYX |
Ballroom 1 & 2 |
| 8:35-9:15am | General Session Sustaining Mission Critical Assets When Failure Is Not an Option PETER LAMBERT, AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE |
Ballroom 1 & 2 |
| 9:15-9:45am | General Session Ventyx Strategy JENNIFER TEJADA, VENTYX |
Ballroom 1 & 2 |
| 9:45-10:15am | General Session Ventyx's Technology Platform - Present and Future JOHN BENDERS, VENTYX |
Ballroom 1 & 2 |
| 10:15-10:45am | Morning Break and Solution Centre Exhibition Area Sponsored by Smart Worker |
Grand Terrace |
| 10:45-11:10am | General Session Business Value Assessment CRAIG JONES, VENTYX |
Ballroom 1 & 2 |
| 11:10-11:30am | Moving to the Cloud: What Asset Intensive Businesses Need to Know GREG CLARK, VENTYX |
Ballroom 1 & 2 |
| 11:30-12:15pm | General Session Panel Discussion: Operational Excellence MODERATED BY JENNIFER TEJADA, VENTYX |
Ballroom 1 & 2 |
| 12:15-1:00pm | Lunch with the Experts and Solution Centre Exhibition Area | Grand Terrace |
| 1:00-1:45pm | Natural Resources The Industrialisation of Open Cut Mining BRIAN ELLOY, ATI CONSULTING |
Ballroom 1 |
| PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE Introducing Ventyx Ellipse Geospatial Gateway (GIS) NEIL CRISP, VENTYX |
Ballroom 2 | |
| 1:45-2:30pm | Melbourne Cup Break and Solution Centre Exhibition Area | Grand Terrace |
| 2:30-3:15pm | Natural Resources Geometallurgy: How Characterisation Can Improve Operational Performance JOHN JACKSON, JK TECH |
Ballroom 1 |
| Public Infrastructure Balancing Asset Management Strategies to Support Emergency Response, Proactive Maintenance, and Infrastructure Investment IAN BURNS, METRO TRAINS MELBOURNE |
Ballroom 2 | |
| 3:15-4:00pm | Natural Resources Smarter Assets - Insights, Directions and Trends Shaping the Governance and Management of Natural Resource Projects RON BRENNAN, IBM |
Ballroom 1 |
| Public Infrastructure Meeting the Challenges of Workforce Safety and Incident Management DAVID HOLLIS, ERARING ENERGY |
Ballroom 2 | |
| 4:00-5:30pm | User Group Planning Meeting | Ballroom 1 |
| 6:30-9:00pm | Dinner. Ribs, & Rumps Dinner starts 6:30pm at Ribs & Rumps Marina Mirage. Convene in Sheraton Lobby at 6:15pm. |
Ribs & Rumps restaurant, Marina Mirage |
Day 3 - Wednesday, 3 november
| Time | Description | Location |
| 6:00-8:30am | Breakfast | Terraces Restaurant |
| 9:00-9:15am | Welcome | |
| 9:15-10:00am | Maintenance/Materials Session Shifting the EAM Paradigm by Enabling Field Maintenance ROLAND GONZALES, VENTYX |
Ballroom 2 |
| HR & Finance Session Integrating Your Enterprise with Ellipse 8 and the Ventyx Integration Platform ROSS LAUGHLAN, VENTYX |
Ballroom 6 | |
| International Perspective: Optimising the Coal Supply Chain in Indonesia MUHAMAD HATTA, PT BUKIT ASAM |
Ballroom 4 & 5 | |
| 10:00-10:30am | Morning Break and Solution Centre Exhibition Area | Grand Terrace |
| 10:30-11:15am | MAINTENANCE/MATERIALS SESSION Using LinkOne for an Online Parts Store WAYNE ROODT & ANDREW MULHOLLAND, VENTYX |
Ballroom 2 |
| HR & Finance Session Ellipse 8 & 6.3 Finance and HR Capabilities SIMONE DOOLAN, VENTYX |
Ballroom 6 | |
| Intelligent Mining Solution Session Ventyx's End-to-End Mining Solution JOHN JESSOP, VENTYX |
Ballroom 4 & 5 | |
| 11:15-12:00pm | Maintenance/Materials Session What's New in Ellipse 8 in Maintenance Management? GORDON MELVIN, VENTYX |
Ballroom 2 |
| HR & Finance Session Tips and Techniques to Produce Financial Reports from Ellipse ROB ATTARD, VENTYX |
Ballroom 6 | |
| Intelligent Mining Solution Session Solving Unique Sales & Logistics Processes in Base Metals SANG HO, VENTYX |
Ballroom 4 & 5 | |
| 12:00-1:00pm | Lunch with the Experts and Solution Centre Exhibition Area | Grand Terrace |
| 1:00-1:45pm | Maintenance/Materials Session What's New in Ellipse 8 in Materials Management? ROSS LAUGHLAN, VENTYX |
Ballroom 2 |
| HR & Finance Session The Role of Production Accounting and Costing in Asset Intensive Businesses ROB ATTARD, VENTYX |
Ballroom 6 | |
| Intelligent Mining Solution Session Building an Efficient Mine Planning Process with MineScape 5 BILL WILKINSON, VENTYX |
Ballroom 4 & 5 | |
| 1:45-2:30pm | Maintenance/Materials Session Assessing Criticality and Risk to Enable Efficient and Effective Maintenance Strategies with Ellipse and Work Planner GORDON MELVIN, VENTYX |
Ballroom 2 |
| HR & Finance Session How Ellipse HR Payroll Supports EAM in Asset Intensive Industries SIMONE DOOLAN, VENTYX |
Ballroom 6 | |
| Intelligent Mining Solution Session Understanding and Supporting the AMIRA P754 Code for Metals Accounting WILL JANSEN, VENTYX |
Ballroom 4 & 5 | |
| 2:30-3:00pm | Afternoon Break and Solution Centre Exhibition Area | Grand Terrace |
| 3:00-3:45pm | Maintenance/Materials Session How to Significantly Reduce Your Inventory Stock Levels by Using Ellipse and Ventyx Critical Inventory Optimization DAVE KING, VENTYX |
Ballroom 2 |
| HR & Finance Session Enabling and Promoting Safety in the Field ROLAND GONZALES, VENTYX |
Ballroom 6 | |
| Intelligent Mining Solution Session Managing Logistics and Revenue Allocation in Complex Coal Supply Chains JOHN JESSOP, VENTYX |
Ballroom 4 & 5 |
