Have a look at Video Highlights from PIANC’s APAC Conference 2024 held in Sydney 27-30 August! On our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcpnVBfbN2A
PIANC APAC 2024 was the third Conference in the APAC series, the new biennial forum for all PIANC members from Asia Pacific and beyond. Non PIANC members also always welcome!! This year our theme was “Connecting Asia Pacific Ports in a Changing World.” With 320 participants from 21 countries and 100 presentations, the Conference was a huge success – affirming and strengthening PIANC’s mission to bring people together to share knowledge, experience and solutions for the ports and maritime community around the world.
Massive congratulations to the organising committee led by David Dack, with several stalwart PIANC members from the Board, the NSW Chapter and beyond!
Thanks to our Welcomer to Country – Aunty Norma Ingram, a proud Wiradjuri woman, who has lived most of her life on Gadigal country in Redfern. She has over 35 years of experience in serving the Aboriginal community through various roles in education, training and activism, and was the first Aboriginal person to graduate from Harvard University – attaining a Master’s Degree in Education. Aunty Norma taught us the greeting word “Yama” and reminded us of the importance to Aboriginal communities of caring for country and connecting and sharing knowledge.
Thanks also to our key speakers:
Marty Bayley, General Manager Infrastructure & Commercial – Eastland Port,
Marika Calfas, CEO NSW Ports,
Francisco Esteban Lefler, President of PIANC International,
Mike Gallacher GAICD, CEO of Ports Australia,
Videlina Georgieva, Managing Director of Svitzer Australia,
Rahman Hidayat, Director of Connectivity Infrastructure, at Coordinating Ministry for Maritime and Investment Affairs Republic of Indonesia.
Philip Holliday CEO of Port Authority of New South Wales,
Eranda Kotelawala, CEO Solomon Islands Ports Authority,
Professor Tomoya Shibayama, Institute Professor of Coastal Engineering, Research and Development Initiative, at Japan’s Chuo University,
Awards were presented at our (excellent) Conference Dinner – honouring past, current and emerging PIANC high achievers!
Thanks to our Platinum & Gold Supporters: Port Authority of New South Wales, Royal HaskoningDHV, Trelleborg Group, NSW Ports, WGA (Wallbridge Gilbert Aztec), and Arup!
Also big thanks to our Silver Sponsors: Baird, Boskalis, Hatch, Manly Hydraulics Laboratory, Shibata Fender Team, UNSW Water Research Laboratory, WSP. And Bronze: Beca, GHD, Jan de Nul, Worley Consulting.
See here for full list of sponsors and exhibitors! https://piancapac.com/sponsorship/
Thanks to video participants Nerea Palacios CEng MICE, Mark Bennet, Fauzan Z., Will Ingle, Claire Treeby, and all attendees and presenters!
Thanks to the event organisers East Coast Conferences Australia, especially Jayne Hindle.
Video produced by Daniel Turner at Head North Films – thanks Daniel!
The PIANC APAC 2024 Conference is proud to have partnered with Greenfleet to take climate action and offset our carbon emissions through native reforestation.