Preliminary Program

DAY 1

MONDAY 2 JULY

8.45-9.00

Workshop theme Introduction

9.00-9.15

Welcome: Professor Jim Barber
Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic, RMIT University

9.15-10.00

Strategic Portfolio Management and Infrastructure Planning – strategic alignment:  What are the outcomes our institutions want from their property portfolios?

Presenter to be confirmed

10.00-10.30

Morning Refreshments

10.30-11.15

Infrastructure Planning – strategic alignment and the development of contemporary strategic benchmarks
Christopher White, Executive Director
Property Services, RMIT University

11.15-12.00

Next generation benchmarks
Peter Lennon, Executive Director
Division of Facilities Management, Charles Sturt University

12.00-12.45

WORKSHOPS
Workshop groups to look at development of contemporary strategic benchmarks with a strategic asset management focus.  How can we use the TEFMA benchmark data / what other indicators do we need?
 

12.45-2.00

Lunch

2.00-2.30

Report back on outcomes from the groups in further developing the guidelines.

2.30-3.00

Travel to Melbourne University

3.00-3.30

Aligning learning environments to strategic directions

Peter Jamieson, Policy Advisor
Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Melbourne University.

3.30-4.15

Tour of Melbourne Universities new learning facilities

7.00

Workshop Dinner – Melbourne University Staff Club

DAY 2

TUESDAY 3 JULY

7.45-8.45

Workshop Breakfast – Storey Hall RMIT
- Discussion/Presentation: Benchmarking
- Theme for the Day
Benchmarking presentation and panel discussion

Presenters to be confirmed

7.45-9.00

Registration

8.45-9.00

Break

9.00-9.30

Benchmarking CAPEX
Paul Dowling, Wilde and Woolard

9.30-10.15

Strategic Space Management
Darren McKee, Associate Director
Strategic Planning and Development, Facilities & Services
Monash University

Garry Bradley, Manager Space Management
Property Services, RMIT University

10.15-10.45

Morning Refreshments

10.45-11.30

Sustainability
Ben Wheaton, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Australia

11.30-12.30

Portfolio Sustainability:
- environmental & business sustainability
- future requirements, government & regulatory impact

Chris Wallbank, Director Management Solutions, National Sustainability & Engineering Services, Jones Lang LaSalle

Geoff Lawler, Sustainability Director, Melbourne City Council

12.30-1.15

Lunch

1.15 – 2.00

Building performance and measurement
Brian Purdey, Managing Director, Kodo

2.00-2.30

Closing summary / Outcomes.
Geoff Dennis, TEFMA President & Operations Manager
Property & Facilities Division, University of Queensland

3.00 – 4.30

TOURS:
For those remaining in Melbourne two tours are being organised:
-  For the sporting minded - MCG
-  For those with an interest in 6 star sustainable building design – Melbourne City Council, Council House 2