CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Please note: This program is subject to change with updates made prior to the Conference. 


Thursday 27 November

9:30am
Registration opens
QT Hotel Canberra
11:00am  - 3:00pm
Next Gen Construction Techology – with working lunch

This workshop will be available for those working in contractor Member businesses to come together to consider:
  • Procurement opportunities working with Australian Governments
  • Next Gen Technology making civil construction faster, quicker, leaner
  • Focused workshop on the Level the Site Women in Construction program
  • Project management innovations road, utility, energy, water and sewerage delivery and tender success 
11:00am  - 3:00pm
Training Skills, Civil Workforce and Culture Leaders Roundtable – with working lunch

This workshop will be available for those working in contractor Member businesses to come together to consider:

  • International perspectives on skills and workforce challenges and trends
  • Barriers to creating the skills needs of the Australian civil workforce
  • Focused workshop on the Level the Site Women in Construction program
  • Supporting the development of civil workforce development strategy
11:00am  - 3:00pmIR, Employment Workshop  – with working lunch

This workshop is for those with a role navigating industrial relations issues to consider:

  • International workplace relations settings and context for Australia
  • Recent changes to industrial settings and challenges being faced
  • Strategies for creating certainty around civil worksites
  • Best practice industrial settings for the industry
11:00am  - 3:00pmFuture Leaders Workshop – with working lunch

This workshop is for those early on in their career in civil (under 35) with those registering at discounted rate provides them with the opportunity to:

  • Undertake mentoring from Australian and International Leaders
  • Workshop of challenges and barriers to young people in the industry
  • Peer to Peer sharing of perspectives from those also early in their career
  • Forming a future leader strategy to be shared with the industry
12:00pm  - 4:00pm
$226m Molonglo River Bridge – Supported by the ACT Government and BMD

  • The 200-metre-long Molonglo River Bridge will be the longest weathering steel bridge in Australia and the tallest road bridge in Canberra. It will be built above a one in 100-year flood of the Molonglo River.
  • Other Construction technology will be featured on the site tour.
  • Spots are limited to the three trips leaving at 12.00pm, 1.30pm and 3.00pm
12:00pm  - 4:00pm
Self Guided Walking Tour  - ACT Raising London Circuit - Light Rail Stage 2 A

  • Raising London Circuit is a major city-shaping project, connecting the city with the lake by delivering more accessible footpaths and dedicated bike lanes. It will make Canberra a more connected, sustainable and vibrant place to live and provides an important foundation for extending light rail to Woden.
  • See features from Abergeldie Complex Infrastructure, Complex Co and the ACT Government.
4:00pm  - 5:00pm
AGM CCFA/CCFRO
6:00, 6:15, 6:30pmBuses leaving QT Hotel  - Edinburgh Avenue or take the 1km walk with the Raising London Circuit walking tour
6:15pm  - 8:15pm
Welcome Cocktail Reception
Post the workshops and site visits join your industry colleagues at the welcome for Civil Industry to network with industry colleagues in civil.
The Marion, Lake Burley Griffin
8:00, 8:15, 8:30pmBuses leaving The Marion, returning to QT Hotel


Friday 28 November
7:00am
Registration opens
QT Hotel Canberra
7:30am
 Future of Civil Outlook Continental Breakfast is Served
The Future of Civil Outlook Continental Breakfast will be held at QT on Friday morning, arriving from 7:30am ahead of an 8.00am start to the Summit Plenary Program. 
8:00am  - 8:30am
Federal Ministerial Breakfast
The Federal Government perspective presented here will focus on regional Australia.
8:35am  - 8:40am
Australian Infrastructure Summit Opening and 2033 Agenda for Civil
Opening of the 2025 Australian Infrastructure Summit by National President Mick Boyle.
8:35am  - 9:15am
Economic address – State of Infrastructure 2025 with Adrian Hart, Oxford Economics
What is the period ahead looking like for industry from an economic and activity perspective? Join one of Australia’s leading economists to consider the national outlook for Civil Construction and future for CCF Members.
9:15am  - 10:00am
International CEO Plenary on Civil Infrastructure featuring Speakers from New Zealand and Australia 
Featuring: Nation leading CEOs from Civil Contractors New Zealand, Civil Contractors Federation National to provide their thoughts on what will be the growth area in civil procurement and infrastructure delivery in the period ahead.
Focus: What are the trends will civil contractors take
10:00amMEGT Tradeshow Opens
Trade Display Area, QT Hotel Canberra
10:00am  - 10:30am
Networking Morning Tea
Connect with your Civil Industry colleagues from across the country at the MEGT Trade Show Morning Tea
Trade Display Area, QT Hotel Canberra
10:30am  - 11:10am
Breakout 1.1 (Eureka Room)  - The 2025 Industrial Relations landscape and next steps of CCF RO Members

 Breakout 1.2 (Ballroom 2)  - National Infrastructure Enabling Priorities - National and Regional Outlook

Breakout 1.3 (Ballroom 3)  - Skills and Training Landscape
11:15am  - 12:00pm
Breakout 2.1 (Eureka Room)  - Procurement Essentials

Breakout 2.2 (Ballroom 2) - Next Gen Construction Technology

Breakout 2.3 (Ballroom 3) - Building the Future Civil Workforce
12:00pm  - 1:00pm Networking Lunch & MEGT Trade Show
Collaborate with your Civil Industry colleagues from across the country at the MEGT Trade Show Lunch
 Trade Display Area, QT Hotel Canberra
1:00pm  - 1:40pm
Breakout 3.1 (Eureka Room) - Construction Procurement and Delivery

 Breakout 3.2 (Ballroom 2) - Emerging Civil Technology

Breakout 3.3 (Ballroom 3) - Cyber and Systems Innovation
1:45pm  - 2:30pm
Breakout 4.1 (Eureka Room) - Future State: Next Gen Construction and Productivity 

 Breakout 4.2 (Ballroom 2) - Future State: Construction Technology Water and Sewerage

Breakout 4.3 (Ballroom 3)  - Future State: Construction Technology Roads
2:30pm  - 3:00pm
 Networking Afternoon Tea
Catch up with your colleagues from across the country at the MEGT Trade Show Afternoon Tea
 Trade Display Area, QT Hotel Canberra
3:00pm  - 3:45pm National Roundup Afternoon Reflection Plenary
Featuring: State and Territory Civil Contractors Federation Branch CEOs and Board Members.
Focus: From the workshops, the Summit learnings and outlook, your CEOs provide a national and regional perspective on our priorities ahead of the Federal Election and the 2026 aspirations for the civil infrastructure industry. 
3:45pmClose of Summit

Post Summit meet ups
Make a date with those you have met or plan a catch up in advance to meet those from across the country to run through the key reflections of the day.
6:00pm  - 6:30pm CCF National Earth Awards Pre-Dinner Drinks
 Ballroom Foyer, Level 1, QT Hotel Canberra
6:30pm  - 11:00pm
CCF National Earth Awards & Civil Industry Dinner
The CCF National Earth Awards are the most prestigious awards in civil infrastructure with the specific aim of recognising excellence in civil construction. The awards showcase a range of projects across various disciplines including roads, bridges, drainage, rail and utilities. Winners of the State and Territory CCF Earth Awards progress to the CCF National Earth Awards, so the National Earth Awards are effectively recognising the ‘best of the best’ civil construction projects around the country. 

Ballrooms 1-3, Level 1, QT Hotel Canberra
11:00pm
Informal Sidebar Catchup DrinksCapital Bar, Ground Floor, QT Hotel Canberra