SPEAKERS
Brian Kane
Massachusetts Arborists Association Professor of Arboriculture
University of Massachusetts
Talk 1: Monday 8th April | 8:45am
Talk 2: Tuesday 9th April | 8:45am
Talk 1: What is Arboricultural Biomechanics and Why Should I Care?
Talk 2: How Well Do Arborists Assess Likelihood of Tree Failure Due to Stem Decay?
ARB Stream
John Parker
Chief Executive Officer
UK Arboricultural Association
Talk 1: Monday 8th April | 9:20am
Talk 2: Monday 8th April | 3:30pm
Talk 1: Abori-what? Raising awareness of the tree care profession
Talk 2: The challenge of improving standards in an unregulated sector
John Rantino
Special Counsel
Maddocks Lawyers
Talk 1: Monday 8th April | 10:45am
Talk 2: Monday 8th April | 11:30am
Talk 1: The role of the arborist in applying the planning scheme exemptions and enforcement
Talk 2: Legal representation of individuals
Cameron Ryder
C&R Ryder Consulting
Monday 8th April | 11:30am
The tasks and requirements expected of an expert witness to fulfil legal obligations
Philip Martin
Senior member
VCAT
Monday 8th April | Panel Discussion
The protocols and requirements form the perspective of the Court or Tribunal
Mark Hartley
Education Chair
Arborist Network
Monday 8th April | 1:30PM
Writing tree transplanting specifications
ARB Stream
Shawn Huff
Director of Operations
Asplundh
Talk 1: Monday 8th April | 1:30pm
Talk 2: Tuesday 9th April | 9:30am
Talk 1: How Creative Can We Be?
Talk 2: Safety as a Legacy
UAAA Stream
Kelly Hertzog
Urban Forest and Ecology
Monday 8th April | 2:15pm
A decade of urban forestry in Melbourne: what’s working, what’s not and how we can fix it
ARB Stream
Tom Prosser
Founder | Research & Education.
Rainbow Ecoscience
Monday 8th April | 2:15pm
The science and practical usage of a Tree Technology
UAAA Stream
Ian Burgwin
General Manager of Regulatory Operations
Energy Safe
Monday 8th April | 3:30pm
Electric Line Clearance and Risk Based Regulation
UAAA Stream
David Broadhurst
Co-founder and CEO (Chief Engagement Officer)
CodeSafe
Tuesday 9th April | 8:45am
Simplifying and Standardising our Arboriculture Industry
UAAA Stream
David Ferrier
Founder and President
Treasuring Our Trees
Tuesday 9th April | 9:30am
Treasuring Our Trees: Creating change
Dr Ken James
Research Consultant -Trees, stability and winds
Ken James and Associates
Tuesday 9th April | 10:45am
Dynamic concepts of Trees’ Wind Resistance and Mass Damping
ARB Stream
Ali Jasper
Active Tree Services
Tuesday 9th April | 10:45am
Achieving tree canopy cover targets through modelling, systems and management
Dr Greg Moore
Senior Research Associate of Burnley College
University of Melbourne
Tuesday 9th April | 11:30am
Branch Structure, shedding and pruning: What we know and what we don’t
ARB Stream
Simon Strauss
Active Green Services
Tuesday 9th April | 11:30am
Tree Risk Assessment – MIS501 2nd Edition
UAAA Stream
Alistair Merricks
Auditor
irata international
Monday 8th April | 4:15pm
Ropes, Knots & other interesting stuff
ARB Stream
Paul de Mar
Risk management consultant
GHD
Monday 8th April | 4:15pm
Clear to Sky overhang removal requirements – what risks are we managing and creating?
UAAA