FireTech 2020 Summit
Building Community Resilience Through Tech Innovation
18 Nov 2020, 9am-12pm
I'm an Attendee I'm an ExhibitorExplore how local govt can build community resilience by adopting next-gen technologies
FireTech 2020 brings together local government associations from around Australia with industry leaders & technology companies to explore how new innovations and technology can build community resilience against catastrophic fire events.
Most conferences these days are glorified Zoom calls, however this summit is delivered through a unique conference platform that will allow delegates to enjoy a far more engaging and interactive experience where they get to explore an expo and engage with other participants.
Date
November 18th, 2020
9am - 12pm
Location
Peregian Digital Hub
253-255 David Low Way, Peregian Beach, QLD
Online
Speakers
Dr Sarah Pearson
Deputy DG InnovationQLD State Govt
Craig Lapsley
Emergency Management ExpertFormer CFA Commissioner
Adrian Turner
CEO FireFundMinderoo Foundation
Dr Jenny Scott
Sustainability Program LeaderKu-ring-gai Council
Lance King
Emergency Management Co-ordinatorLatrobe City Council
Ken Furdek
Community Engagement ManagerNoosa Council
Zara Crichton
Tech Innovation ExpertVenture Cafe
Leanne Kemp
QLD Chief EntrepreneurFounder/CEO Everledge
Andrew Gissing
Risk and Resilience ExpertGM Risk Frontiers
Leigh Kelson
Program DirectorFireTech Connect
Chris Boden
Director, Peregian Digital HubCurator, FireTech Connect
Anthony Dow
Economic DevelopmentNoosa Shire Council
Program
| Time | Session | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30am-9:00am | Expo & Networking Explore the floors of our virtual expo and check out cutting-edge bushfire resilience solutions from over 30 firetech companies from around the world. Chat with the founders, get a demo and learn more about what's available. |
30 tech companies |
| 9:00am | Welcome and Introduction Firetech Connect | Leigh Kelson, FireTech Connect Program Director |
| 9:10am | Expert View Government's role in embracing technology to solve problems |
Dr Sarah Pearson, Deputy DG Innovation - QLD Government |
| 9:20am | Fireside Chat The role of technology in building community resilience- Mindaroo Blueprint fire shield |
Adrian Turner, Minderoo Foundation Leanne Kemp, QLD Chief Entrepreneur |
| 9:36am | Local Council Showcase Next generation community education - how Ku-ring-gai Council are using immersive bushfire simulation technology to educate and prepare its community for future bushfire events. |
Dr Jenny Scott, Sustainability Program Leader for Ku-ring-gai Council |
| 09:52am | Panel Discussion Shifting our mindset from Recovery to Mitigation Recovery |
Andrew Gissing, Risk Frontiers Zara Crichton (Moderator), Venture Cafe |
| 10:13am | Local Council Showcase Communication in the age of disinformation - How Noosa Council learned to take control of crisis messaging through use of live video on social media. |
Ken Furdek, Community engagement manager for Noosa Shire Council |
| 10:29am | Expert View Insights into the likely impacts of the recent bushfire commissions of enquiry |
Craig Lapsley, Former CFA Commissioner |
| 10:45am | Local Council Showcase Early detection - How Latrobe City Council use an advanced in-field sensor network to automatically detect bushfires when they start. |
Lance King, Emergency Management Co-ordinator for Latrobe City Council |
| 11:00am | Expo & Networking Wander the floors of our virtual expo and check out cutting-edge bushfire resilience solutions from over 30 firetech companies from around the world. Chat with the founders, get a demo and learn more about what's available. |
Over 30 company founders |
| 12:00pm | Summit ends |
Exhibitors
Over 30 bushfire technology companies exhibiting in the Expo, including...
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IGNIS
IGNIS by Drone Amplified's technology and custom software is used for igniting prescribed fires using drones.
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Fire Data Lab
The Fire Data Lab is a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating the use of data-driven decision making in the fire service.
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Attentis Technology
Attentis® Smart Sensors instantly detect fire starts from all sources providing immediate alert notification, live localised weather, and images to enable rapid investigation and proportionate response
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Simtable
3D interactive simulations for the emergency management, wildland fire and STEM markets.
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Perimeter
Perimeter is a situational intelligence platform to aid first responders with incidents ranging from natural disasters to the COVID-19 pandemic
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Mayday.ai
Mayday.ai is a centralized and artificial intelligence based platform providing real time and near real time disaster information services.
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Helitak
Helitak is a Rotary Aerial Fire Fighting specialist, aerial firefighting design and manufacturing company
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Aethon Aerial Solutions
Aethon Holdings, brings together a seasoned team of industry experts with over 100 years of collective experience in airborne LiDAR and remote sensing for commercial industrial and defence applications.
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Red Helmet technologies
To be the world’s leading provider of next generation emergency and event management software systems that acts as a key enabler to safer cities and enhances the social capital of communities.
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Kubbla
Kubbla Navigation Services, through its line of traffic technologies, has a single underlying objective that forms the foundation of the company: Optimize the flow of traffic by minimizing stops at red lights.
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Bia5
Bia5's robotic platform, the Ozbot Titan, removes the risk to fire fighting personnel while maintaining the ability to fight and inspect fires.
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FireFlight
FireFlight's fire mapping software provides real time active fire data as maps, and post fire hotspot maps to fire managers, fire agencies.
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Wise Networking
We are developing miniature communication phone tower that can be air-deployed into a disaster area to restore cell phone coverage within hours.
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Intterra Group
Now you can have a centralized, visual picture of your resources, the fireline, your preplans, and more, all in near real-time no matter where you are
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Videotranslator.ai
Real Time AI Transcription, Translation and Hard Coded Captions for emergency service communications
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Flaim Systems
FLAIM Trainer™ provides firefighters the capacity to train situations and scenarios
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Atira Systems
ATIRA Systems® has created a disruptive, 100% non-toxic, water enhancing fire-block gel that allows fire agencies to do more with less
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Fireball International
Fireball’s system detects fire as early as three minutes after ignition, allowing for rapid, effective fire suppression and safe, orderly evacuation.
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Skyebrowse
Skybrowse was founded to save first responders time when responding to an emergency, thus reducing the overall amount of deaths.
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Summit Partners
A virtual conference with a difference
This is not your average Zoom call. Instead you get to explore an expo, engage with exhibitors on a 1:1 basis, connect with colleagues in the networking zone and watch talks with high production values. If you're in QLD, join us in person.
