9th International Tall Building Fire Safety Conference, Sydney, Australia
Sydney, Australia - July 29th-30th 2025
July 29th-30th 2025 will see the 9th International Tall Building Fire Safety Conference taking place at Sydney Masonic Hall, Sydney, Australia.
Speakers from around the World will provide valuable insights into current best practice and Tall Building Fire Safety innovation. Each day will also feature a topical and relevant debate:
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Day 1 (Jul 29th)
- 09:00 - Welcome and Opening VIP address - Jeremy Fewtrell
- 09:30 - Keynote 1: Notable Tall Building Fires of the Past and in the Future - Russ Timpson
- 10:30 Presentation 1: Use of Smoke Hoods Draeger
- 11:15 Tea break
- 11:40 Presentation 2: Polyaire Commercial Fire Site Cause and Impact - Tara Burton & Nik Sutarov
- 12:25 Presentation 3: Evacuation in High Rise Buildings - Justin Francis
- 13:10 Lunch break
- 14:10 Keynote 2: Are our Remote Firefighting hose Packs Fit for Purpose - Gerard Mann
- 15:10 Presentation 4: Fire Spyder™ Innovation in High Rise firefighting & support - Thomas Jonkers
- 15:50 Presentation 5: Hong Kong, the city with the most high-rise buildings: How to make it one of the world’s safest cities - Hong Kong FRS
- 16:30 Question Time
- 17:00 Close
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Day 2 (Jul 30th)
- 09:00 - Welcome and Opening VIP address - Mark Reilly
- 09:30 Keynote 3: Balancing Risk Assessment and Firefighting Challenges in Combustible Cladding Replacement - Jonathan Barnett
- 10:30 Presentation 6: Sprinklers in High Rise Buildings to Offset Combustible Cladding Fires - Kjetil Pedersen
- 11:15 Tea break
- 11:40 Presentation 7: Combustible Cladding in Australia - Bhoomi Patel
- 12:25 Presentation 8: Panel Discussion on Cladding Fire Safety Issues
- 13:10 Lunch break
- 14:10 Keynote 4: TBC - Marianne Foley
- 15:10 Presentation 9: The Fire Service and Lifts in High Rise Buildings - Stuart Smith
- 15:50 Presentation 10: BESS in high rise buildings - Jamie Hansen
- 16:30 Question Time
- 17:00 Close
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