2025 CICA National Conference Program Now Available - Details are in the Program tab

Conference Program

Wednesday 15 October 2025
Arbour 1
8.30am - 1.00pm

CICA Board Meeting - CICA Board only

Arbour 1
1.00pm - 3.15pm

CICA Chair’s Meeting - By Invitation Only

Hall 1 Foyer
From 2.00pm

Registration Desk Open

Arbour 2
3.30pm - 4.15pm

CICA AGM - CICA Members Only

Lina Rooftop
6.00pm - 9.00pm

Conference Opening Dinner

74/80 Tribune Street,

South Brisbane

Thursday 16 October 2025
Hall 1 Foyer
7.00am - 7.00pm

Registration Desk Open

Plaza Ballroom
9.00am - 9.10am

Introduction and Welcome to 2025 CICA National Conference
Master of Ceremonies, Marianne Van Dorslar

9.15am - 9.25am

CICA President's Welcome

9.25am - 9.45am

Platinum Sponsor - UAA

9.45am - 9.55am

Networking Dinner Sponsor - RUD

9.55am - 10.05am

Gold Sponsor - Liebherr

Plaza Ballroom Foyer
10.05am - 10.35am

Morning Tea

Plaza Balloom
10.35am - 11.35am

Manufacturers' Panel

Christoph Kleiner, Liebherr

Rex Chan, Sany

Dr Frank Schroeder, Tadano

Danny Black, Terex

Henry Wu, XCMG

Guanglei Su, Zoomlion

12.25pm - 12.55pm

Technical Presentation - Franna Terex

Telematic - Value Proposition

Jaco Britz, Engineering Director, Franna

Hall 1
1.00pm - 7.00pm

Exhibition and Crane Display Open

1.00pm - 1.45pm

Lunch in the Exhibition & Crane Display

1.00pm - 1.45pm

Gretchen Gagel, Round Table Discussion

Hall 1 - Blue Workshop

Plaza Ballroom
1.45pm - 2.35pm

Lift of the Year Entry Presentations

2.35pm - 3.05pm

Technical Presentation - Verope

Innovations in Wire Rope 2025

Roland Verrett, Verope

Hall 1
3.15pm - 3.45pm

Afternoon Tea in the Exhibition & Crane Display

Plaza Ballroom
3.45pm - 4.30pm

Crane Owners' Panel

4.30pm - 4.50pm

Beyond Blue

4.50pm - 5.00pm

Day 1 - Wrap Up

Hall 1
6.00pm - 7.00pm

Networking Predinner Drinks in the Exhibition & Crane Display

Hall 2
7.00pm - 10.00pm

Networking Dinner

Including People's Choice Lift of the Year Award Announcement

Friday 17 October, 2025
Hall 1
8.00am - 4.30pm

Registration Desk Open

Hall 1
8.00am - 5.00pm

Exhibition & Crane Display

Plaza Ballroom
8.30am - 8.40am

Welcome to Day 2 of the 2025 CICA National Conference

Master of Ceremonies, Marianne Van Dorslar

8.40am - 9.30am

2025 CICA National Conference Keynote Speaker

Olympic Gold & Silver Medalist, Brooke Hanson

Proudly Sponsored by Robway

9.30am - 10.00am

Technical Presentation - Enerpac Heavy Lifting Technology

Resolving Modern Day Construction Challenges using Incremental Lifting Solutions - Boosting Modular Construction

Varghese George, Sales Manager - Heavy Lifting & Onsite Machining

10.00am - 10.15am

CANZ Update

Sarah Toase, CANZ

10.00am - 4.00pm
Social Tour - A Day by the River

Meet at the Registration Desk in the Foyer of Hall 1

A Day by The River

Hall 1
10.15am - 11.00am

Morning Tea in the Exhibition & Crane Display

11.00am - 12.00

Exhibition & Crane Display Visitors

Plaza Ballroom
11.00am - 11.30am

Health Talk

Dr Fiona Brown

11.30am - 11.45am

CICA Update

Brandon Hitch, CEO CICA

11.45am - 11.55am

CICA President's Wrap Up

12.00 noon

Plenary concludes

Hall 1
12.00 - 1.30pm

Lunch in the Exhibition & Crane Display

12.00 - 4.00pm

Heart Health Checks

5 minute heart health checks measuring blood pressure and blood sugar

Workshop 1 - Blue
1.00pm - 1.45pm
Blue Workshop

CICA National Training Model

Lou Sapio, Just People

Sharon Pearce, CICA

Red Workshop

Industry Capability Network

Abhiney Arora, ICN

Workshop 2 - Blue
2.00pm - 2.45pm
Blue Workshop

Social Media

Matt Pettigrew, Founder & Creative Director of Slate Media

Red Workshop

Legacy Finance

Joshua Rizk, Partnerships/Finance Broker at Legacy Mortgage Solutions

3.00pm - 4.00pm

Afternoon Tea in the Exhibition & Crane Display

3.00pm - 5.00pm

Tadano Family Hour

Proudly Sponsored by Tadano

Workshop 3 - Blue
3.00pm - 3.45pm
Blue Workshop

Cyber Security & Compliance Best Practices

Crash Technology

Red Workshop

Erection Design of Concrete Elements

Rod Mackay Sim, Hillside Engineering

Workshop 4 - Blue
4.00pm - 4.45pm
Blue Workshop

Culture in Organisations

Red Workshop

AutoCAD Lift Plans

5.00pm

Exhibition & Crane Display Closes

Plaza Ballroom Concourse
7.00pm - 7.30pm

CICA Gala Awards Dinner - Pre Dinner Drinks

Plaza Ballroom
7.30pm - Midnight

CICA Gala Awards Dinner

Please note:

The Conference Program and timing is subject to change.

Please check back regularly for further details.

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