Institute for Collaborative Working Australia
COLLABORATIVE WORKING
FORUM 2025
From Risks to Results
with Networking Drinks 5-7pm
Sydney - Rydges Darling Square
By participating in the day you will:
Gain insight into the current state of Collaborative Working as a business discipline in Australia
Have an opportunity to engage with the Collaborative Working Community of Practice from industry, government and academia
Participate in practical research on the future of Collaborative Working in Australia
Hear from organisations reaping the practical rewards of applying Collaborative Working
Understand how to participate in supporting the wider adoption of Collaborative Working
The ICW Australia Collaborative Working Forum is a free annual event for Members, Partners, Affiliates, and anyone engaged in the Collaborative Working Community of Practice or interested in joining.
The Collaborative Working Forum is an exclusive opportunity to network and to exchange knowledge, learn and understand the current and future state of Collaborative Working in Australia.
The day is an opportunity to hear from our members and other experts about how Collaborative Working is being applied and how it creates additional value for organisations and projects.
2025 SPEAKERS
Greg Laxton
Downer
Professional Services
Josh Choong
ICW Australia
Brett Ackroyd
ICW Australia
Stephen Hulme
Dept of Transport & Main Roads (Qld)
Mark Simister
Metaphic
Owen Hayford
Infralegal
David Pender
Knowledge Perspectives
Topaz McAuliffe
15 Times Better
Andy Davis
Babcock
Michael Perkins
MJP Collab
Melinda Soncini
TransformX Consulting
Frank Lee
ICW UK
Nick Jago
Elemental Projects
Peter Colacino
Mott MacDonald / Modifica Advisory
The Hon Bruce Billson GAICD
Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman
Bradley Hastings
John Grill Institute for Project Leadership, Uni of Sydney
AGENDA
9:00 AM
MEET & GREET
COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE NETWORKING
10:00 AM
Setting the Scene: From Risks to Results
THE STATE OF COLLABORATIVE WORKING 2025
Brett Ackroyd, ICW Australia
9:30 AM
OPENING
Acknowledgement of Country
Melinda Soncini, TransformX Consulting
Welcome
Josh Choong, ICW Australia
ICW UK Welcome Message
Frank Lee, ICW UK
10:30 AM
The Current State of Project Management
AND WHY SYSTEMIC COLLABORATION IS ESSENTIAL TO IMPROVEMENT
Nick Jago, Elemental Projects
11:00 AM
MORNING TEA
11:15 AM
Collaboration as Standard: The Collaborative Project
Stephen Hulme, Department of Transport and Main Roads (Qld)
11:45 AM
PANEL: Collaborative Working for Conflict Avoidance
HOW TO AVOID DISPUTES AND REDUCE COSTS IN MAJOR PROJECTS
Brett Ackroyd, ICW Australia
Peter Colacino, Mott MacDonald / Modifica Advisory
Mark Simister, Metaphic
Owen Hayford, Infralegal
12:30 PM
Collaborative Working as an Enabler for SME Inclusion in Major Projects
The Hon Bruce Billson GAICD
Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman
1:00 PM
LUNCH
With ICW Australia & Babcock Special Event
1:45 PM
Knowledge Café: From Risks to Results
SMALL GROUP INTERACTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS ON THE THEME
David Pender, Knowledge Perspectives
2:30 PM
Increasing Productivity in the Infrastructure Sector
JOHN GRILL INSTITUTE FOR PROJECT LEADERSHIP
TASKFORCE REPORT ON COLLABORATION
Bradley Hastings, The University of Sydney
3:00 PM
AFTERNOON TEA
3:15 PM
Refresher Activity
David Pender, Knowledge Perspectives
3:30 PM
Babcock's Collaborative Practice
BRINGING COLLABORATIVE WORKING TO MAJOR PROGRAMS
Andy Davis, Babcock
3:45 PM
Applying Collaborative Working to Large Infrastructure Projects
Melinda Soncini, TransformX Consulting
4:00 PM
Application of ISO 44001 to Building a Bespoke Indigenous Business Model
HUMAN-CENTRIC, COMMUNITY-ENGAGED AND VALUES-BASED
Topaz McAuliffe, 15 Times Better
4:45 PM
CLOSING
MC Round-Up
John King, True / False Consulting
Closing Comments
Brett Ackroyd, ICW Australia
5:00 PM
NETWORKING DRINKS
4:15 PM
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP FORUM
Update from ICW Australia SIG Leads
COLLABORATIVE WORKING CONTRACTING FOR SUCCESS AND CONFLICT AVOIDANCE SIG Brett Ackroyd
COLLABORATIVE WORKING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES SIG Michael Perkins
COLLABORATIVE WORKING PROJECT LEADERSHIP SIG Peter Colacino
COLLABORATIVE WORKING SME SIG David Pender
COLLABORATIVE WORKING ORGANISATIONAL DESIGN SIG Josh Choong
With MC Greg Laxton, Downer Professional Services
THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS
The Collaborative Working Forum 2025 builds on our successful inaugural Members Day, which was held in Sydney on 18 October 2024.
