Delivering Water Security: Upgrading Assets, Reducing Loss, and Scaling Resilience
Dr. Nicole Davis
General Manager Infrastructure Services Icon Water
Summit Agenda | Wednesday, 28 October 2026
9:00 AM Keynote Panel: Australia’s Water Infrastructure Is Being Rewritten: What You Must Deliver Over the Next Decade
The pace of change across demand, climate and system performance is accelerating, requiring a reset in how water infrastructure is planned, prioritised and delivered
Defining the future state of water infrastructure required to meet demand, climate volatility and system resilience expectations
Prioritising large-scale renewal and expansion programs where risk, impact and investment are most critical
Aligning long-term infrastructure strategy with immediate delivery capability and execution constraints.
10:50 AM Panel Discussion: Water Demand Is Evolving Fast: Planning for Population Growth, Data Centres and Industrial Load
Demand is becoming more concentrated and complex, with new industrial users and population growth reshaping how water infrastructure must perform
Recalibrating demand forecasts to reflect high-intensity, non-traditional water users and concentrated load growth
Scaling infrastructure capacity to support urban expansion and emerging industrial demand without compromising system performance
Making strategic allocation decisions across competing residential, industrial and environmental water requirements
Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Nicole.
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