JASANZ is pleased to be presenting and sponsoring at Accreditation Matters 2024 in Sydney on June 25 and 26 at the International Convention Centre (ICC).

The event is hosting 30+ sessions and features 50+ national and international industry experts speaking on areas from the future of AI; the critical importance of accreditation in global trade and supply; essential discussions on food testing; the hydrogen future; the built environment; human pathology, biobanking, sports drug testing and more.

JASANZ CEO, Alan Cook will join leaders from Australia’s Technical Infrastructure Alliance – Dr Bruce Warrington, Australia’s Chief Metrologist and CEO of National Measurement Institute (NMI); Jennifer Evans CEO of the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA); and Kareen Riley-Takos, Chief Operating Officer of Standards Australia (SA) – for a key discussion on the important roles these organisations along with JASANZ play in accreditation and conformance infrastructure in Australia and New Zealand.

JASANZ’s Kathryn Lockyer will also feature in a panel discussion titled ‘The future built environment – residential and commercial challenges and opportunities.’

This session focuses on developing ‘safe residential and commercial stock’ for the future and will cover areas including current challenges, future opportunities, trends, regulatory frameworks and the impact of accreditation across these areas.

Kathryn will be joined by Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) CEO, Gary Rake; Managing Director, Weir Legal and Consulting – Bronwyn Weir; Deputy Director, Growth and Strategy Infrastructure Technologies CSIRO -Tracey Gramlick and NATA Sector Manager Diane Hobday.

JASANZ’s Kim Leighton and Melinda Varley will also present at Accreditation Matters 2024, joining other speakers including:

• Devin McDaniels – World Trade Organisation – Deputy Secretary Technical Barriers to Trade Committee,
• Ian Oppermann – ServiceGen – former NSW Chief Data Scientist,
• Alison Drury – Department of Industry, Science and Resources – General Manager Trade and International,
• Fiona McCormack – Therapeutic Goods Administration – Director, Devices Emerging Technology Section,
• And many more.

Billed as “Australia’s biggest accreditation event” we encourage members of our network to attend.

Register here