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AFAC Conference 2026
EMSINA presents: Geospatial technologies – Enabling broader collaboration across all levels of emergency management

Session 1

Time
Presentation
Name
Position
Agency
09:00
Welcome & Housekeeping
Alex Godfrey
EMSINA Co-Chair/ Manager Geospatial and Operational Innovation
Northern Territory Fire and Emergency Service
09:05
Program Plenary
Fiona Dunstan AFSM
Director, Bushfire and Emergency Management
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
09:20
Here technologies - an inter-operable location platform emergency services can trust
Severin Bredahl-Banovic
Global Senior Vice President
Here Technologies
09:40
Fire reconstructions 2025/26 fire season
Amy Hewitson
Predictive Services Officer
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
10:00
From Data to Drip Torch: Turning Analytics into Action
Phil Brien
Manager Strategy, Risk, and Spatial Services
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
10:15
Drone mission planning and analysis: lessons learnt from recent operations
Kieran Bray
Customer Success Specialist
Esri Australia

Session 2

Morning Tea 10:30 - 11:00

Time
Presentation
Name
Position
Agency
11:00
Mapping Change: Geospatial Innovation, the CFS New Operational Systems Project and a Journey to Neuroawareness.
Nick de Rozario
Project Manager - Operational Systems
South Australian Country Fire Service
11:15
Measuring the effectiveness and impact of non-burn fuel treatments
Jeremy Little
Bushfire Risk Analyst
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
11:35
Reviewing Victoria's Fire Weather Districts
Bart Pindor
Research Scientist
Country Fire Authority
11:55
How best to use technology to improve information flow at all levels of response
Maira Brussi
Senior Asset Strategy and Planning Officer
Parks Victoria
12:10
WildAI in Action: Turning Aerial Imagery into Actionable Intelligence
Ian Hamer
Technical Sales Support Specialist
Fujitsu Australia

Lunch 12:35 - 13:05

Session 3

Time
Presentation
Name
Position
Agency
13:05
Impact assessment after flooding
Melissa Daley
Manager, Geospatial Intelligence
NSW State Emergengy Service
13:25
Multi-sensor satellite data fusion for active fire detection: Seeing Through the Gaps
Nur Fajar Trihantoro
Geospatial scientist and PhD candidate
RMIT University
13:40
Flood Hazard mapping
Ross Butler
Senior GIS Officer
Victoria State Emergency Service

14:00 Panel Discussion

Name
Position
Agency
Simon Jones
Professor of Remote Sensing
RMIT University
Julian Fox
CTO, National Security and Resilience
Fujitsu Australia
Aaron Cashion
Manager – Emergency Services GIS
Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania
Paul Case
Head of Public Safety
Here Technologies
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