About the Conference

Proudly organised by Australia’s key government and industry agencies responsible for Australia’s marine environmental protection arrangements, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority and the Australian Institute of Petroleum invite you to attend the international oil spill conference for the Asia‑Pacific region, Spillcon 2016.

Spillcon 2016 will be held in Perth, Western Australia 2-6 May 2016.

Keeping with its theme - Global, Regional, Local - Spillcon 2016 will bring together local, regional and global environmental and shipping representatives across industry, government and non-government organisations to provide an avenue to discuss issues including cause and prevention, preparedness, response management and environmental issues. A raft of high calibre national and international speakers will address the conference on their particular areas of expertise.

Spillcon 2016 will also profile an expansive number of exhibitors and equipment and include an impressive on-water display. A separate one-day Response Issues Seminar will be held on the fifth day of the conference, which will provide an excellent opportunity for interactive debate between presenters and delegates.

Spillcon 2016 is proudly sponsored by:

Program

Keynote Speakers

Air Chief Marshal Sir Angus Houston AK AFC (Retd)

Although he retired as Chief of the Australian Defence Force in July 2011 after 41 years of service in the military, Air Chief Marshal Sir Angus Houston AK, AFC (Retd) continues to be much in demand by governments for his skills as a problem solver. In July 2014 Angus was appointed as the Prime Minister's Special Envoy to lead Australia's efforts to help recover, identify and repatriate Australians killed in the Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash. He also lead the Joint Agency Coordination Centre coordinating the Australian Government's support for the search into missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.

Juliette Kayyem

Juliette Kayyem has spent over 15 years managing complex policy initiatives and organizing government responses to major crises in both state and federal government. Previously, Kayyem was President Obama’s Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs at the Department of Homeland Security. There she played a pivotal role in major operations including handling of the H1N1 pandemic and the BP Oil Spill response; she also organized major policy efforts in immigration reform and community resiliency. Currently, Kayyem teaches emergency management and homeland security as a faculty member at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and is awaiting the launch of her new book ‘Security Mom: An Unclassified Guide to Protecting Your Home and Our Homeland’ in April 2016.

Trefor Munn-Venn

Trefor has worked with senior leaders around the world to help them use technology to accomplish their business goals. He has a diverse background—strategy, technology, sociology—and experience leading major initiatives that challenge norms. This has led to him working with some of the most innovative and challenging organisations in the world. Trefor’s specialities include social media, strategy, public speaking, and communications planning. His training in Communications and his ongoing study of human behaviour make him a sought after Coach, Public Speaker and author.

Below is a list of current exhibitors at the Spillcon 2016 Exhibition. Exhibitors can be clicked on to take you to their website.

Spillcon operates in cooperation with the International Oil Spill Conference (IOSC) in the United States, and Interspill in Europe, each operating in a three-year cycle.

Sponsors and organisers of all three conferences believe this alignment enhances regional and global knowledge sharing capabilities and provides greater resources for addressing global oil spill issues facing the industry.

These conferences provide a venue for experts from around the world in spill prevention, preparedness, response and restoration to share information in a common forum. These conferences will continue to provide a unique opportunity for members of industry, government and the service sector to keep abreast of all major developments in the field and interact with subject matter experts.