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Kieren Perkins OAM, CEO of the Australian Sports Commission, closed out the IPWEA International Asset Management Congress by taking us on a journey through his career. He shared how his focus on being better each day has given him the foundations for a both a successful swimming career and in life after the pool. #IAMC24

With thanks to our international panel who presented at Congress this morning - RAGHUVIR PAI, Ursula Bryan, Tanya Garost, CPA,CA, and Emmanuel Ngcobo - for their valuable perspectives on the shared challenges for asset managers globally, and the collaborative steps we can take for continued improvement and growth. #IAMC24

To close out our international keynote speakers this morning, we heard from Emmanuel Ngcobo, Chairperson of the Chartered Institute of Government Finance (CIGFARO), South Africa. Emmanuel further elaborated on a key theme at Congress - collaboration. In a practical sense, this means the integration and creation of a common vision, purpose, and strategy across government. Ensuring that all members of council are working together towards deliberate, shared objectives for the betterment of our infrastructure, and in turn our nations. #IAMC24

Tanya Garost, CPA,CA, President of the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) presented an American and Canadian perspective on asset management and the steps they’re taking to enhance infrastructure in their nations. With 85% of the asset lifecycle cost occurring after construction, Tanya highlighted the work they have done begin to improve the infrastructure deficit in North America, including: ✅ Educating elected officials in emphasising maintenance over the development of new assets ✅ Building greater collaboration and communication between council stakeholders ✅ The benefits of taking your finance team into the field to better support engineers to show them infrastructure challenges in communities. #IAMC24

Next at Congress, we heard from Ursula Bryan from the The Institute of Asset Management speaking on the state of asset management in the UK. She touched on how corporate and social responsibility requirements have driven greater engagement with asset management in the UK, and the move towards aligning cross-sector outcomes to increase collaboration and enhanced access to resources. #IAMC24

Day 2 at Congress kicked off with an address from Senator Bridget McKenzie! The Senator reiterated a key point of our profession - that we don’t build the infrastructure for its own sake. Rather, it’s a people orientated career, and we build infrastructure for the quality of life for our people. As we look towards the new year, there’s an important role for asset managers in driving data-based decision making to continue to shape the future of infrastructure in our nation and enhance the experience of people in our communities. David Elliott #IAMC24

We closed out day 1 of Congress with an overview of the Congress Communique. The Communique will progress the recommendations outlined in the IPWEA White Paper on ‘Best Practice Asset Management of Essential Public Infrastructure’, including increased awareness of asset management, greater commitment to educational programs, implementation of nationally consistent frameworks, and measures to provide investment and planning certainty. All aimed to help shape the future of asset management. With thanks to the IPWEA Asset Management Committee in putting together the White Paper. Steve Verity Ross Goyne Jonathan Jones #IAMC24

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We closed out day 1 of Congress with an overview of the Congress Communique. The Communique will progress the recommendations outlined in the IPWEA White Paper on ‘Best Practice Asset Management of Essential Public Infrastructure’, including increased awareness of asset management, greater commitment to educational programs, implementation of nationally consistent frameworks, and measures to provide investment and planning certainty. All aimed to help shape the future of asset management. With thanks to the IPWEA Asset Management Committee in putting together the White Paper. Steve Verity Ross Goyne Jonathan Jones #IAMC24

This afternoon, Congress delegates heard from Amy Crawford, CEO at the Australian Local Government Association. As the national voice of local government, she shared insights from the State of the Assets Report, and highlighted the importance providing reliable data to enable policy-makers to identify infrastructure shortfalls and close funding gaps. Steve Verity #IAMC24