BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//WRIQ - ECPv6.17.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.wriq.au X-WR-CALDESC:Events for WRIQ REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Melbourne BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20250405T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20251004T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20260404T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20261003T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20270403T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20271002T160000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260804T123000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260804T180000 DTSTAMP:20260724T005316Z CREATED:20260227T061016Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260724T005316Z UID:2019-1785846600-1785866400@www.wriq.au SUMMARY:Industry Forum: Lithium Battery Management & Risk DESCRIPTION:As lithium-ion battery volumes continue to rise across the waste and recycling stream\, so too do the operational\, safety and regulatory challenges facing Queensland’s resource recovery sector\, with operators increasingly being required to respond to risks that are difficult to detect\, manage and contain.\nThis dedicated industry forum will focus on the practical actions\, systems and technologies needed to better identify\, manage and respond to lithium battery risks across collection\, transport\, storage and processing environments. \nKey areas of discussion will include: \n\nBattery identification\, handling and incident response across collection vehicles\, transfer stations and MRFs\nPractical site solutions and technologies\, including AI detection\, thermal and odour monitoring\, extinguishing systems and containment approaches\nSafe storage\, handling and recycling pathways for end-of-life batteries\nEmerging stewardship\, regulatory developments and industry preparedness\n\nThe forum will conclude with an industry discussion on the potential development of a dedicated training course focused on lithium battery risk management across the waste and recycling sector. \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTRATION\nWRIQ Members: $165 inc GST • Non Members: $220 inc GST\nIncludes afternoon tea\, drinks and drinks and canapés\nDress code: Business casual. Hi-vis workwear is welcome and encouraged\nBookings close 12noon\, Tuesday 28 July 2026\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW\n \n \n \n \n \n Payment by credit card is required at the time of registration. To request an invoice for EFT payment\, please contact events@wriq.com.au. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FORUM PROGRAM\n \n Click here to download the program in PDF format\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n 1230\n Registration\, tea and coffee\n\n\n 1300\n Welcome & housekeeping\n Alison Price | CEO | Waste Recycling Industry Association QLD\n\n\n Identifying the Risk: Detection\, Solutions and Storage\n\n\n1315\nFraming the lithium battery challenge from a local government perspective\n David McAlister | Manager\, Resource Recovery | Ipswich City Council\n\n\n1335\nOperational Solutions for Lithium Battery Risk \n This session focuses on established solutions already in use across the waste and recycling sector. Speakers will share real-world experience in identifying\, managing and responding to lithium battery risks\, with a focus on operational performance and lessons learned: what is working\, how solutions are being applied on the ground\, and how these approaches might translate across different facility types and contexts.\n - F-500 EA - a PFAS free\, non toxic and biodegradable solution for LiB fires in waste\n    Peter Jefferies | Director | Encaps\n - Reducing resource recovery risk on the path to autonomous waste facilities of tomorrow\n    Ani Goswami | Founder & CEO | Oscorp Energy\n - Using autonomous AI thermal water cannons to mitigate fire risk in waste and recycling\n   Sean Haviland | Director | Magnum Australia\n\n\n1425\nBattery Fires - Where are we at? A look at the current state of battery fire risk across the waste and recycling sector\n Brett Lemin | Executive Director | Waste Contractors & Recyclers Association of NSW\n\n\n 1435\n HEPA National Guideline for Safe Management of End-of-Life Lithium-Ion Batteries\n Chester Foley | Senior Policy Officer | EPA Victoria\n\n\n 1455\n Questions and discussion \n\n\n 1515\n Afternoon tea break\n\n\nResponding to the Risk: Behaviour\, Protocols and Training\n\n\n1530\n\nAdapting MRF operations for the Lithium Battery Crisis: Risk\, response and resilience\n Benjamin May | Growth and Partnerships Manager - Queensland | Re.Group\n\n\n\n 1550\n \n Operations Deep Dive: What happens when you put that battery in that bin?\n Ben Arthur | State Manager QLD/NT Local Government and Infrastructure Growth | Cleanaway\n\n\n 1610\n Questions and discussion\n\n\n 1620\n Discussion: What should a WRAQ training course cover?\n This discussion will explore what dedicated WRIQ training for the sector should cover\, including how courses might be tailored to different operational contexts such as hot loads and MRF environments.\n\n\n 1650\n Wrap up and close\n Alison Price | CEO | Waste Recycling Industry Association QLD\n\n\n 1700 - 1800\n Networking (drinks and canapés)\n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n * Every effort has been made to present all the information contained in this website as accurately as possible. The organisers reserve the right to change\, without notice\, any or all of these details.\n \n \n \n \n \n MEET THE PRESENTERS\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n David McAlister\n Manager Resource Recovery | Ipswich City Council \n David holds degrees and qualifications in Environmental Science and Management\, as well as Project Management. David has twenty-three years in the waste industry\, including seventeen years spent in Brisbane City Council operating and managing all aspects of the waste system and the last six as the Manager Resource Recovery Ipswich City Council operating the commercialised business unit of Council\, Ipswich Waste Services. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Peter Jefferies \n Director | Encaps \n Peter Jefferies has more than 30 years’ experience across the water\, fire and education sectors\, including a decade as CEO and Commercial Director in the water industry. As Director of ENCAPS Pty Ltd\, he is focused on delivering innovative\, environmentally responsible fire suppression and odour management solutions across Australia. Peter works closely with industry\, councils and emergency services to improve fire safety\, particularly in the growing challenge of lithium battery fire risk. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ani Goswami \n Founder & CEO | Oscorp Energy \n Ani Goswami is the Founder and CEO of Oscorp Energy\, an Australian AI and robotics company building intelligent autonomous systems for the waste and recycling industry. Ani leads product\, engineering\, and commercial strategy\, with a focus on preventing battery-related fires\, improving material recovery\, and helping facilities become safer and more AI-driven. Oscorp Energy is backed by venture capital investors and is working with leading recycling operators across Australia and internationally. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Brett Lemin\n Executive Director | Waste Contractors & Recyclers Association of NSW \n Brett Lemin has extensive experience across the private and public sectors in various industries including Waste\, Resource Recovery and Education. He has a strong background in the environmental and sustainability industry sectors through previous roles he has held and dealt with tenders and contract management. He has significant experience working with NGOs\, legislators\, regulators\, various statutory authorities and research institutions. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Benjamin May\n Executive Director | Waste Contractors & Recyclers Association of NSW \n Benji is a second-generation waste industry native\, building on a family legacy in the industry. Combining expertise in project management\, business development and stakeholder engagement\, he has spent the past decade delivering sustainable infrastructure\, maintenance and decommissioning projects across Southern and Central Queensland. His experience spans operational improvement\, strategic partnerships and infrastructure development\, supported by an earlier career in waste industry media that strengthened his communication\, advocacy and relationship-building capabilities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Chester Foley \n Senior Policy Officer | EPA Victoria \n Chester Foley is a Senior Policy Officer with the Environment Protection Authority Victoria’s Waste and Land Policy & Regulation Branch. He specialises in environmental regulation\, waste management policy\, and the development of guidance for emerging and problematic waste streams. Chester works closely with government\, industry and regulators across Australia and New Zealand to deliver practical\, evidence-based policy solutions that support industry to reduce risk to human health and the environment. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ben Arthur\n State Manager QLD/NT Local Government and Infrastructure Growth | Cleanaway \n Ben has worked in the waste and recycling industry for over 30 years. He started his career with Amcor\, or Australian Paper as it was then known\, and was responsible for securing the hundreds of thousands of tonnes of paper and cardboard fibre necessary to feed the Petrie Mill every year. \nHe has been with Cleanaway for more than 20 years now and worked in a range of roles across all facets of the solid waste sector\, including C&I collections\, MRF’s\, baling operations\, landfills and transfer stations\, bulk haulage and business development in the municipal sector. \nHe is now the State Manager for QLD/NT for Local Government and Infrastructure Growth. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sean Haviland\n Director | Magnum Australia \n Sean is a business director with over 30 years’ experience in manufacturing and product design for the mining\, quarrying and heavy engineering sectors. He leads a turnkey engineering and manufacturing business with in-house foundry\, CNC machining\, welding\, fabrication\, mechatronics\, robotics and full R&D design capabilities. The business is a global Australian operator\, developing AI technologies to address lithium battery fire risk across the waste and recycling sectors. URL:https://www.wriq.au/event/industry-forum-lithium-battery-management-risk/ LOCATION:The Glen Hotel\, Cnr. Logan Rd. & Gaskell St\,\, Eight Mile Plains\, Qld\, 4113\, Australia CATEGORIES:2026,WRIQ Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wriq.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/260528_WRIQ_Batteries-03-2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="WRIQ":MAILTO:events@wriq.com.au END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR