Please note: This program is subject to change with updates made prior to the Conference.
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:
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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:
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11:00am - 3:00pm | IR, Employment Workshop – with working lunch This workshop is for those with a role navigating industrial relations issues to consider:
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11:00am - 3:00pm | Future 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:
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12:00pm - 4:00pm | $226m Molonglo River Bridge – Supported by the ACT Government and BMD
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12:00pm - 4:00pm | Self Guided Walking
Tour - ACT Raising London Circuit - Light Rail Stage 2 A
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4:00pm - 5:00pm | AGM CCFA/CCFRO | |
6:00, 6:15, 6:30pm | Buses 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, 8:30pm | Buses leaving The Marion, returning to QT Hotel |
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. |
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8:00am - 8:30am | Federal Ministerial
Breakfast – The Federal Infrastructure Agenda 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. | |
8:40am - 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 the future for CCF Members. | |
9:15am - 10:00am | Contractor Leaders Plenary - Industry Perspective on the Road Ahead - International CEO Plenary on Civil Infrastructure featuring Speakers from New Zealand and Australia
Focus: What are the trends that civil contractors will be focusing on in the current period. What keeps our CEOs up at night and what are the insights to the changing priorities of civil leaders? Featuring: Nation leading CEOs from Civil Contractors New Zealand and 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. Scott Power - CEO, BMD Mark Bruzzone - CEO, Abergeldie Complex Infrastructure David Howard - CEO, CCL LTD/CCNZ President More speakers to come. | |
10:00am | MEGT 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 | Federal and State Agencies Snapshot Plenary - The Official View Focus: This Plenary will explore the evolving nature of civil work, shifting market dynamics, and the opportunities emerging for contractors across Australia. These insights will help shape a forward-looking discussion on where the industry is heading and how we can collectively strengthen its future. Featuring: The plenary of Infrastructure Departmental Leaders will focus on the senior most national infrastructure department representatives featuring: Jessica Hall - Deputy Secretary, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development Sally Stannard - Director General, QLD Dept of Transport and Main Roads Gillian Geraghty - Director General, Infrastructure Canberra More speakers to come. | |
11:15am - 12:00pm | Breakout 1.1 (Ballroom 1) - Restoring Civility and Industrial Landscape Ahead Focus: The industrial landscape has stabilised over the past 12 months. What steps are the Fair Work Commission and the Fair Work Ombudsman taking in response? This panel will provide delegates with insights into the roles of both bodies, how they support the industrial settings on which the civil workforce relies, and practical advice on how contractors can make compliance easier. | |
Breakout 1.2 (Ballroom
2) - Construction Capacity and Productivity Focus: Infrastructure Australia is releasing its next Industry Market Capacity report which provides the Federal Government with the priority areas for the civil and construction industries. Coupled with the CCF Annual Infrastructure Capacity report, delegates will consider growth areas for civil. |
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Breakout 1.3 (Ballroom
3) - Transitioning to Tomorrow's Changing Project Opportunities - Water Focus: State, territory and local governments are shifting priorities, with many now pouring investment into critical water assets. What does this surge in spending mean for the industry, and how will it reshape opportunities for contractors on the ground? | ||
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 2.1 (Ballroom) - Procurement and Delivery Technology Reshaping Infrastructure Delivery Focus: Being on time and on budget is the make or break factor in today’s increasingly challenging construction environment. How can technology support contractors in winning work, delivering projects, and ensuring quality assurance in the period ahead? | |
Breakout 2.2 (Ballroom 2) - Attracting and Retaining the Changing Workforce Focus: The 2025 CCF Annual Market Survey highlights once again the pressures contractors face in securing skilled trades to deliver major projects. Civil construction is gaining renewed recognition for the critical work it undertakes, and for the need to prioritise skills across the industry. What changes can we expect over the next 12–24 months to ensure projects are delivered? | ||
Breakout 2.3 (Ballroom 3) - Transitioning to Tomorrow's Changing Project Opportunities – Energy Focus: With the Climate Change Authority recommending new 2035 net zero targets for the Federal Government, one certainty is clear: the civil industry will be at the forefront of delivering renewable energy projects. This transition creates major opportunities for contractors to build the infrastructure that underpins Australia’s clean energy future, while also supporting workers moving from coal-fired generation in regional communities. This session will explore the emerging opportunities for civil contractors in the energy transition. | ||
1:45pm - 2:30pm | Breakout 3.1 (Ballroom 1) - Embedding Productivity and Quality Assurance into Your Business Focus: Projects are complex with risk and variations that can see the viability of the business challenged. This breakout considers the technology and expertise analysing risk that is driving productivity in civil businesses. | |
Breakout 3.2 (Ballroom 2) - ESmart
Diggers, Plant and AI Tools Focus: Plant operations requires the right equipment, reliable vendors and the training that supports road, rail, subdivision, sewerage, water infrastructure. Some demonstrations of the plant and AI support with training is providing greater capacity to undertake projects |
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Breakout 3.3 (Ballroom 3) - Transitioning to Tomorrow's Changing Project Opportunities – Roads and Highways Focus: The cost of delivery of a kilometre of road or highway has increased since the pandemic. Circular procurement and the government requirement for greater reuse is part of the tender process for increasing priorities and a more sustainable industry. Opportunities for contractors to deliver key projects. | ||
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. |
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3:45pm | Close 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 Drinks | Capital Bar, Ground Floor, QT Hotel Canberra |