Fire Australia – the Southern Hemisphere’s largest fire-protection conference and tradeshow – is heading north for 2024, turning the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre into a hub of ideas, innovation and inspiration in fire protection.
Fire Australia is back in 2024! And this year we’re heading to Queensland.
Following last year’s great success, from 7–9 May 2024, we’ll be taking up position at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, one of Australia’s leading conference spaces. Providing a range of insights and ideas, the conference and tradeshow are shaping up to be a key source of information in fire protection.
Registrations are now open, so act quickly to secure your spot at this marquee event.
An inspiring program on-site and off
This year we’ll be bringing leading presenters and thinkers from Australia and around the world to share their thoughts about the current state of fire protection and what the future may hold.
Over a packed two-day program, delegates will hear from:
- Charley Fleischmann from UL in the USA, who will discuss the international trends and technologies demanding a fire-safety renaissance, and advise what the fire-safety research is telling us;
- David Isaacs and Jonathon Barnett, who will examine the difference and gaps between fire-safety engineering and fire-protection engineering; and
- Elvira Nigido, from the National Halon Bank, who will present about the responsible end-of-life management of ozone-depleting substances and synthetic greenhouse-gas fire-extinguishing agents.
The program also includes:
- a dedicated two-day bushfire practitioner and design stream, featuring world-leading speakers; and
- a full-day stream on innovation and technological advancements in fire protection, with a focus on AI and how it’s proving to be a game changer.
On Tuesday, 7 May, before the plenary sessions start, we’ll also be running some off-site tours – details are still being finalised, but they are sure to be eye-opening visits to facilities that you’re unlikely to get to visit on a daily basis. Come along to see how some complex facilities are protected from the risk of fire.
Details of the program and the site tours can be found on our website – www.fireaustralia.com.au/program
So, what’s on offer at the Tradeshow?
Our FREE Tradeshow is fast filling up with interesting and innovative services and technologies.
Bringing some of the leading suppliers and service providers together under one roof, our exhibitors will be demonstrating their products, showing how they protect the community and explaining how they can help you with your business.
Open to anyone who may be interested, and free of charge for those who register before 30 April 2024, this is an expo that you won’t want to miss.
Register to reserve your spot and see some of the best the industry has to offer.
Get together with your peers and colleagues
The conference will be officially launched in the Tradeshow Hall at the Welcome Reception on Tuesday, 7 May, from 6.00–7.30pm.
This event will give delegates a chance to catch up with old friends and get to know who will be attending the conference.
On the Wednesday night, 8 May, we’ll be hosting the Conference and Awards Gala Dinner at the Event Centre Marquee, at The Star Gold Coast, where we’ll be acknowledging the best in the industry and raising money to support the Fiona Wood Foundation, helping to rebuild the lives of burn victims.
Come along and celebrate the industry leaders, support our worthy charity partner, and then shake a leg on the dancefloor to the sound of our live entertainment.
Be a part of the Conference and Tradeshow
Sponsorship and exhibition opportunities are still available for Fire Australia 2024.
If you are interested in being part of this annual event, and you’d like more information, visit https://fireaustralia.com.au/exhibit/ to find out about the Tradeshow and https://fireaustralia.com.au/become-a-sponsor/ to enquire about sponsorship. To register for the event, visit www.fireaustralia.com.au/registration/. Reserve your spot today, and we’ll see you on the Gold Coast!
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State Manager – NSW for Fire Protection Association Australia
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