Please note: all times are AEDT

Monday 11 October 2021

Tuesday 12 October 2021

Wednesday 13 October 2021

Thursday 14 October 2021

Friday 15 October 2021

MONDAY 11 OCTOBER 2021

12:30 to 13:00 Virtual Exhibition

13:00 Opening Plenary Session Chair: Steve Davies, Chief Executive Officer, APGA

13:00 A message from one of our host sponsors

Welcome SessionTony O’Sullivan, President, APGA and Chief Operating Officer – Construction, MPC Kinetic Steve Davies, Chief Executive Officer, APGA

13:30 Opening addressThe Hon. Angus Taylor, Federal Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction

14:00 Leaders PanelIndustry leaders provide their insights into the current and future state of the pipeline and gas industriesGretchen Gagel, President and Chief Executive Officer, Greatness ConsultingDave Maloney, Managing Director, CNC Project ManagementLeon Richards, Group Technical Director, Pipelines, McConnell DowellRob Wheals, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, APA GroupBen Wilson, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Infrastructure Group

15:15 Business Sessions Close

15:15 to 15:45 Virtual Exhibition

TUESDAY 12 OCTOBER 2021

13:00 Innovation Chair: Donna McDowall, Vice President APGA and Vice President Corporate Development and Strategy, Quanta Services Australia 13:00 A message from one of our host sponsors The Future is BRIGHT-R Sarah Browne, Director Public Affairs APPEA 13:30 APGA Innovation Award Pitches Shortlisted exhibitors each present the merits of their entry in the Innovation Awardinafive-minutepitch.Delegates vote for the winner via the Virtual ConventionPlatform. Thefiveshortlistedcompaniesare: AJ Stack MPC Kinetic Powered PSSS Tremco Pipeline Equipment

14:00 Short break 14:10 A message from one of our host sponsors Australia’s First Hydrogen Pipeline Conversion Project Craig Clarke, APA Group Dr Guillaume Michal, University of Wollongong 14:35 Moomba to Cross-Border Carbon Capture and Storage Pipeline Harry Evans, Santos Blake Minge, Santos 15:00 Gorillas in the mist, an introspective look Stephen Dykes, Gemseekers International 15:30 Business Sessions Close

15:30 to 16:00 Virtual Exhibition

WEDNESDAY 13 OCTOBER 2021

12:30 to 13:00 Virtual Exhibition 13:00 Environment, Social, Governance Chair: Tony O’Sullivan, President, APGA andChiefOperatingOfficer–Construction, MPC Kinetic 13:00 A message from one of our host sponsors CEO Perspectives: Gas industry shifts post COVID Jen Thompson, ExecutiveOfficer, Australian Gas Industry Trust 13:25 Start small and scale up – a pragmatic and no-frills approach to integrating ESG into your business strategy Melanie Brown, ERIAS 13:50 Short break 14:00 Pipeline Operators Group

14:00 A message from one of our host sponsors An operator with big picture thinking on process safety Somnang Sovann, APA Group Timothy Regan, APA Group 14:25 Machine learning for health monitoring of uninspected pipelines Michael Smith, ROSEN 14:50 Smart sign technology for continuous easement monitoring Demi Vlass, SEA Gas Matt Lama, Fleet Space Technologies Dr Johan Barthélemy, University of Wollongong 15:15 Pipeline Integrity Data – An Essential Asset Gabriel Pizani, OSD Pipelines 15:30 Business Sessions Close

15:40 to 16:10 Virtual Exhibition

12:30 to 13:00 Virtual Exhibition

THURSDAY 14 OCTOBER 2021

12:30 Keynote Address Kurt Fearnley, AO, Australian wheelchair racing legend, who won gold medals at the Paralympic Games and ‘crawled’ the Kokoda Track to raise awareness of men’s health. 13:00 Engineering and Safety Chair: Kevin Lester, APGA Director and Group Executive Infrastructure Development, APA Group International collaboration through the Pipeline Engineering Competency System Reena Sahney, Jiva Consulting Chris Harvey, Chris Harvey Consultants 13:25 Introducing the Engineering Practice Guide: maintaining pipeline safety into the future Josh Wickham, GPA Engineering James Czornohalan, Epic Energy, SA

13:50 Engineering the risk out of HDD Thomas Seeber, Atteris Eric Jas, Atteris 14:15 Pipelines and public safety, how reliable are we? Ted Metcalfe, Metcalfe Engineering Consultants 14:40 A message from one of our host sponsors Presentation of APGA Annual Awards 15:10 Business Sessions Close1730 to 2030** APGA Multicity Networking Drinks In-person events to be held in Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth (COVID permitting). Attendance included in delegate ticket price. **Times are local.

FRIDAY 15 OCTOBER 2021

13:00 Future Infrastructure and Construction Chair: Steve Davies, Chief Executive Officer, APGA 13:00 A message from one of our host sponsors The hydrogen opportunity for Australia’s gas and pipeline Industry David Norman, Future Fuels CRC 13:25 A new assessment framework for lean hydrogen/natural gas blends in transmission pipelines Tim Aujard, AGIG Margaret Gayen, GPA Engineering 13:50 Managing the complexities of hydrogen production and injection into an operating network Jarrod Irving, Jemena

14:15 Short break 14:25 A message from one of our host sponsors Enhanced productivity outcomes using AI-guided automated construction machinery Richard Butler, MPC Kinetic Paul Kelly, Built Robotics 14:50 Lihir Island Tailing Pipeline Replacement Robert Wiltshire, Spiecapag 15:15 President’s closing remarks 15:25 Convention Close

12:30 to 13:00 Virtual Exhibition