In a period of depressed coal prices, the coal industry has been implementing costs reduction and productivity programmes and exploring strategy changes. After years of high investment and export levels the coal industry has now to address critical issues to establish long term sustainable solutions for the industry. The Australian Coal Conference is the only coal focussed event held in Sydney addressing the future of the coal industry in Aust...

Opening with the theme of risk and threat management, the conference emphasised the importance of engagement and communication by bringing together a broad range of stakeholders who actively exchanged ideas, initiatives and opinions around optimising student security. Although campus and student security it is not an area that is easily managed, the conference showcased the proactive initiatives and ideas being implemented with a series of cas...

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) in partnership with Informa Telecoms & Media, is proud to present Bluetooth World 2015. Last year's event series gave exclusive insights on the future of Bluetooth technology to a record number of industry experts and Bluetooth® product innovators. Bluetooth World 2015 will bring over 600+ Attendees, 90+ Speakers, 40+ Exhibitors and over 18 Hours of Networking! With the release of Bluetooth v4...

5G is becoming a hot topic in today's fast evolving mobile broadband industry, however there is still much debate and uncertainty over what this revolutionary technology is! The LTE World Series is delighted to launch our first solo 5G Forum USA, taking place 14-15th April 2015 in Palo Alto, which will bring together senior executives & key decision makers from the full 5G ecosystem to discuss the future of the 5G network. This dedicated e...

Envisioning the Future of Battlespace Awareness AFEI is hosting an event bringing together key government and industry leaders together to discuss the future of Battlespace Awareness. They will address National priorities and DoD and Intelligence Community initiatives for evolving our Battlespace awareness systems to meet the requirements. Who is attending? ASA (ALT), 1st Bde - 75th TC, Army Cyber Institute, ARL, British Defence Staff, DARPA,...

Australia is poised to become the world’s largest exporter of LNG post 2016. LNG discoveries, CSG extraction and shale gas are all contributing to an explosion within Australia’s gas sector. Fuelled by massive demand for gas from Asia, Australia is leading the world in CSG to LNG plants. The three plants on Curtis island are the world’s first CSG to LNG plants and their commercial success is driving similar facilities in Amer...

Faced with a rapidly changing international outlook, the strategic governance of Australia's political, economic and social sectors are faced with a new paradigm - how to enable continued prosperity and growth in a climate of increasing change and uncertainty, now and into the future. The colloquium will take the form of a high-level policy driven forum where delegates will hear from some of Australia's most iconic and prominent leaders includ...

"When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe." - John Muir Digital connectedness makes us vulnerable. Cyber threats are one of the defining perils of our time. They threaten national and economic security and are aimed at governments, corporations, organizations of all types, and individuals. Personal devices, shopping, entertainment, telecommunications, manufacturing, supply chains, enterp...

Natural disasters, epidemics, industrial action, the rise of political and sovereign risk and other unforseen events can strike anywhere at any time with little or no warning. Recovering from one can be stressful, expensive and time consuming, particularly when no plans have been made to deal with such possibilities. In a period of increased volatility and uncertainty in the global environment, the speed of business change makes the need for a...

Since 1977, the International Wireless Communications Expo (IWCE) has been the authoritative annual event for communications technology professionals in the working world. IWCE features over 350 exhibitors showcasing the latest products and trends in the industry. Over 7,000 industry professionals attend from a diverse group including government/military; public safety (law enforcement, fire service, emergency medical & 911); utility; tran...