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25 - 26 November 2026
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DAY ONE
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DAY ONE
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8:00am - 9:00am
Registration & Morning Coffee
9:00am - 9:05am
EVENT OPENING
- Alexandra Bennet - Conference Director, Informa
9:05am - 9:10am
Opening remarks from the Chair
- Phil Clark - Chair, NSW Chapter, Australian Tunnelling Society
9:10am - 9:45am
Western Harbour Tunnel Package 2
- Andrew Marsonet - Project Director - Western Harbour Tunnel Package 2, Acciona Construction Australia
9:45am - 10:20am
Session to be advised
10:20am - 11:00am
Australia's High Speed Rail: generations of opportunities
- Daniel Powrie - Executive General Manager Program, High Speed Rail Authority (Australia)
11:00am - 11:30am
Networking and refreshment break
11:30am - 12:10pm
Design and Construction Challenges for the Hunter Street tunnelling works on the Sydney Metro West – Eastern Tunnelling Package
- Andrew Merritt - Principal Geotechnical Engineer, PSM
12:10pm - 12:45pm
INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATION – Tunnelling on the High-Speed Rail Project
- Michael Sangdu Han - Project Director, Mumbai-Ahmedabad HSR PMC, Tata Consulting Engineers
12:45pm - 1:20pm
A More Collaborative Approach to Tunnel Construction
1:20pm - 2:10pm
Networking Lunch and refreshment break
2:10pm - 2:45pm
North East Link – Progress Update
- Paul Thomas - Director D&C, Central Package, North East Link Program
- Ken Muir - Technical Director, Central Package, Project Co
2:45pm - 3:20pm
Rethinking Spoil Logistics for Underground Infrastructure
- Pierre-Alain Scherwey - Area Manager – Middle East & Asia Pacific, Marti Technik AG
3:20pm - 3:50pm
Networking and refreshment break
3:50pm - 4:25pm
Tunnel Education in the 21st Century
4:25pm - 5:00pm
Our Future Industry: Innovation Research Showcase from Young Professionals
5:00pm - 5:05pm
CLOSING | Closing remarks
5:05pm - 6:00pm
Networking drinks