TheLeading Edge of Asset Management: Best Practices and Innovations to Build Economic Strength
TheCity of Hamilton has distinguished itself as a national leader in strategic, tactical and operational asset management, with a clearly defined multi-disciplined group structure. This session will provide leading edge information on best practices for Canadian asset management, covering:
Historyand structure of the asset management section
New initiatives underway
Long term plan for the State of the Infrastructure Reports
Hear fromone of Canada’s leading asset management teams and get ideas to improve your greater plan.

PropertyAsset Management Benchmarking: Honing Your Processes For The Long-Term
TheAuckland City Council has been heavily engaged in asset management initiatives for over 12 years, and has developed some sophistication in the field of asset management. With a property focus, through drawing on other asset sectors from experience with New Zealand’s National Asset Management Steering (NAMS) Group, John O’Brien will cover:
Backgroundto Auckland’s asset management strategy
Where the City has progressed to
Lessons learned during the journey
Takeaway time-tested tips from an international success story that you can implement in your municipality.

Interactwith conference speakers and fellow attendees. Secure important new business contacts and talk about crucial developments in infrastructure funding and planning.

DevelopingA Far-Reaching Financial Plan For Stronger Returns On Your Investment Dollars
Balancingthe management of existing infrastructure assets and meeting the service needs of citizens is a growing challenge. To succeed, municipalities must integrate strong financial planning with asset management.
Determinethe appropriate level of investment to satisfy service requirements
Develop a sound fiscal framework to guide decisions
Build a business case for sustainable infrastructure investments and build a long term integrated capital plan
Takea long-term approach to ensure greater ROI and stronger sustainability in your asset management plans.

InnovationsIn Maximizing Service Delivery And Minimizing Life Cycle Costs
Asmunicipalities move forward in the development of sustainable infrastructure management programs they do so with the objective of minimizing life cycle cost while maximizing effective service delivery. The objective of thissession is to highlight innovative asset management approaches taken by municipalities in North America in the following areas:
Developingstrategic goals and asset management plans
Balancing service levels and life cycle cost considerations
Links to the budget process and financial plans
Incremental asset management approach to achieve early gains
Emulatereal-life successes from across North America in your municipality’s strategy.

Jointhe conference speakers and your peers for a relaxing luncheon.

UtilizingSustainable Financial, Capital Renewal And Maintenance Strategies To Develop An Asset Management Master Plan: Best Practices for Mid-Sized Cities
Ascommunities across the country work at developing asset management programs, various platforms and aspects of infrastructure planning must be tied into each other to form sustainable master plans. Hear the City of New Westminster’s approach to:
Developinginventories
Enhancing and refining condition assessments
Incorporating risk management
Identifying a sustainable funding strategy
Takethe next steps toward developing an integrated capital plan for your municipality.

PrioritizingWith Longer-Range Technical And Financial Forecasting For Sustainability
Theway Canadian municipalities conduct infrastructure work is beginning to undergo a great shift. One of the main challenges is to ensure that we get it right in the rush to get it done. Illustrated by examples from Welland and with a background of city council and work with the FCM, David Alexander will examine:
Wherewe were, and where we are now
Where do we need to be?
Makesure your projects do not end up shelved by developing sound priority planning.

BuildingYour Capital Asset Planning Strategy From The Bottom Up For Lasting Success
Managingand improving capital assets is an increasingly difficult task, requiring a complete plan from the practical foundations right up to strategic vision. This session will inspect the value of each piece of the puzzle.
Datasupport tools, integrated asset visibility and performance measurement
Financial stability and accountability
Communication and visionary leadership in strategic planning
Getstrategies to identify, cost, organize, approve, and execute comprehensive capital plans for your entire organization’s needs.  

UtilizingTriple Bottom Line Analyses To Optimize Priority Setting And Decision Making
Economic,ecological and societal factors all come into play in defining optimal levels of service and in setting priorities for asset renewal and rehabilitation, as well as decisions to preserve an asset or not. Join a group of your peers to discuss approaches to weighing these factors in facilitating sound decision-making in your municipality.
Oneperson from each group will be nominated to share the findings with the rest of the delegates at the end of the session.

A numberof social activities will be arranged for the evening of day one – bring our business cards and interact with your peers!
ConferenceAdjourns to Day Two

GREENAsset Management: Balancing Climate Change, Emissions And Sustainability
Inorder for Canada’s asset management initiatives to “go green”, we must have a clear picture of the vulnerability of our infrastructure to climate change. The National Roundtable of Sustainable Infrastructure, with funding from Infrastructure Canada, is working toward developing a framework for assessing the state and performance of Canada’s Core Public Infrastructure. This session will address:
Theprotocol to address the vulnerability of infrastructure to climate change
Increasing resiliency of assets to adapt to systemic changes in climate variables
Key steps toward establishing a sustainable framework for infrastructure renewal
Preparefor the next steps in total infrastructure sustainability and accountability and keep your municipality vibrant! 

APartnership Approach To Asset Management: Maximizing The Efficiency Of Your Resources
LiverpoolCity Council has built a single consolidate2d management system for all non-property assets owned and maintained by the City that has helped drive maintenance plans and efficient use of resources whilst at the same time improving national indicator performance and reducing litigation liabilities. This presentation will outline:
Settingthe scene – local and national context
Asset management – a Liverpool perspective
The role of public private partnerships to facilitate delivery
Changing from re-active maintenance to planned maintenance
The results
Comeaway with ideas to optimize the impact of your investments and preserve your budget. 

Interactwith conference speakers and fellow attendees.

AchievingExcellence In Operations & Maintenance: The Dark Horse of Asset Management
The abilityto define the appropriate levels of service on Operations and Maintenance along with the required resources to achieve them is a very significant part of life cycle management. It can be the most difficult to define, measure, and monitor. When this is not done, it typically leads to erosion of O&M budgets and resources that can significantly affect the serviceable life of assets and miss important indicators on renewal needs.
Defineclearly the key factors in optimizing O&M
Avoid reactive repairs and resource consumption with proactive inspection and routine maintenance
Support the move towards sustainable asset management
Hearhow the O&M aspect is being integrated into Cambridge’s overall Asset Management initiative.  

DevelopingAn Integrated Overarching Strategy For Longer-Term Infrastructure Sustainability
Smallercentres face an array of challenges that differ from Canada’s big cities, which require enhanced integration and communication. The City of Corner Brook is currently developing a sound decision support framework for sustainable infrastructure planning.
Hearhow they are integrating the approaches to Asset Management and Integrated Community Sustainability Planning to facilitate service enhancements and community development
Understand the greater unique needs of council in the decision-making process
Getsome practical tips to bolster your sustainability planning from one of our smaller – but progressive – cities.

Comparenotes with your colleagues and conference faculty over a relaxing lunch.

OrganizationalDevelopment: Crucial Steps To Solidify Your Asset Management Team
Joina group of your peers to discuss the key factors that will help to cement the working relationships between engineering, accounting, finance, and IT, right up to city council to ensure full alignment and streamlined decision-making. Peer-to-peer sharing of experiences and brainstorming from different backgrounds can result in increased collective awareness of how to tackle organizational change.
Oneperson from each group will be nominated to share the findings with the rest of the delegates at the end of the session.

IntegratingGeographic Information Systems With Asset Management: Streamlining Processes And Improving Operational Efficiency
GIShas considerable scope for application in asset-intensive industries and has been effectively deployed to incorporate spatial with other forms of data, and provide a more complete picture of infrastructure. Source key intelligence on:
Multi-scalingGIS interface
Aligning implementation with system requirements and strategic purpose
Developing seamless data exchange systems
Takeaway practical approaches to making GIS an effective part of your strengthened asset management approach. 

EnhancingStrategic Asset Planning Capabilities To Build Economic Strength
TheRegion of Peel is in the process of developing strategic asset planning capabilities for all of its asset groups across the organization. This session will delve into Peel’s approach to the Region’s strategic asset planning, including:
Incorporatingrisk
Levels of service
Triple bottom line
Getideas you can implement into your organization-wide strategic asset planning.  

SupportPlatforms: Key Selection Criteria To Complete Your Asset Management Puzzle
Thisis your chance to get answers and different perspectives on any technological questions you may have, based on the information presented to you over the past two days.
Whatare the best options for your team?
When is the right time to invest in a new system or upgrade?
What choices will give you maximum ROI?
Oneperson from each group will be nominated to share the findings with the rest of the delegates at the end of the session. 

ConferenceAdjourns