A global perspective on accreditation and trade in a changing world  

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Martin Michelot, Executive Director TIC Council, explores the challenges and risks facing the quality infrastructure ecosystem and why collaboration across standards, accreditation and market surveillance will be needed to address the new market needs - including areas such as sustainability, cyber, AI, and international trade.

A Strategic overview of Australian science and research in the new federal parliament and world order

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CEO of Science Technology Australia Ryan Winn provides a strategic overview of how the new Australian Parliament and Government are shaping science and research policy, investment, and collaboration—and what this means for the crucial role of accreditation and standards. 

Conformity assessment in 2050 - smartification of standards and the impact of AI and data  

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We are 25 years into the 21st century. What will the next 25 years bring? What does the future of standards and conformity assessment look like? Dr Ian Oppermann, Comonwealth Data Standards Chair, Co-founder ServiceGen and Industry Professor UTS, explores a vision for 2050 and the smartification of standards and conformity assessment.

How to know what your staff know: Training and assessing competence 

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Keeping your staff competent is one of the challenges of being an accredited laboratory. Delve into various techniques for identifying gaps in competence, assessing your staff, and using adult learning principles to upskill them.

Why Australia’s Hydrogen Future Needs Quality Control – A Toyota Perspective  

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Global car juggernaut Toyota and leading gas supplier Coregas Australia, look at current and future hydrogen needs in the auto industry and the essential quality control elements that will be required.  

Product traceability and compliance - a construction perspective

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Tracing which items have ended up in a building or engineering project, together with links to relevant compliance documents, has been a vexing problem. Australian companies are working to make digital traceability a reality. Hear from experts in the construction sector about ways in which supply chains are being digitally re-imagined.