ARCIA Professional Development Conference & QLD State Networking Dinner 2026

Lineup

• More details about Chris Stevens – Director, Cart GIS

  Chris Stevens – Director, Cart GIS

  Chris Stevens is Managing Director of CartGIS Pty Ltd, an emergency management, GIS and mapping and communications consultancy company based in Melbourne. Chris has extensive experience in LMR network design, planning and implementation as well as GIS and mapping application design and commissioning. CartGIS Pty Ltd also specialises in bespoke training and education for the critical communication community. Chris has extensive qualifications and experience in secondary, tertiary and workplace training and education, which, coupled with his communication experience, delivers industry and client focused outcomes. Chris is also Co-Vice President of ARCIA and Sub-committee convenor of training and education for ARCIA.

• More details about Dale Stacey – Managing Director, SAT Pty Ltd

  Dale Stacey – Managing Director, SAT Pty Ltd

  Dale Stacey has spent more than 25 years in the telecommunications industry. He is a Chartered Engineer (IET,UK and IEAust, Australia and a member of IEEE,USA) and has an extensive range of knowledge and experience in the worldwide radio communications sector. Dale has managed and delivered many major projects through all phases of their life cycle, from concept and strategy, through development of the business case, design, optimisation, installation, integration, test and commission, acceptance and maintenance. Dale has gained experience of such projects from a number of perspectives, including that of the supplier, vendor, buyer, user, integrator and consultant. Dale’s previous experience includes numerous design and implementation assignments for major public utilities both worldwide and within Australia (electricity, gas, oil and water), and telecommunications carrier projects (GSM, 3G and microwave projects for Telstra, Optus, Vodafone, BT). More recently, he has been involved in extensive coverage analysis, optimisation and drive testing of private networks, and 3G and 4G networks. He is currently working on the 5G revolution and other private network innovations in emergency services, smart city and IoT.

• More details about Garry Kerr – A/Director Public Safety Communications Program, Frontline & Digital Division, Queensland Police Service

  Garry Kerr – A/Director Public Safety Communications Program, Frontline & Digital Division, Queensland Police Service

  Garry Kerr has over 4 decades experience in critical communications systems across both the private and the public sectors in Queensland. Since joining the Department of Emergency Services in 2003, Garry has managed critical communication services across all Qld Public Safety Agencies. Since November 2025, Garry has performed the role of Director of Public Safety Communications. The Directorate co-ordinates and facilitates public safety communications planning and development between all Public Safety Agencies, agencies of government and service providers. The Directorate also supports the Qld Public Safety Communications Interdepartmental Committee.

• More details about Hamish Duff – Managing Director, Mastercom

  Hamish Duff – Managing Director, Mastercom

  Hamish is the Managing Director of Mastercom and a founding Director of the Orion Network. A specialist in wide–area radio networks, Hamish has a genuine understanding of the pressures faced in the field and the role that efficient communications plays to help people every day. With a career in communications spanning more than 40 years, Hamish is skilled in making complex, simple engineering communication solutions to support the needs of all users, from the control room to the field. Hamish is the honorary president of the Australian Radio Communications Industry Association and an honorary director of the Digital Mobile Radio Association.

• More details about Jessica Reid – Chief of Staff to the President and Director of Government Relations for the Brisbane Organising Committee for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games

  Jessica Reid – Chief of Staff to the President and Director of Government Relations for the Brisbane Organising Committee for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games

  Jessica Reid is Chief of Staff to the President and Director of Government Relations for the Brisbane Organising Committee for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Jessica’s career began in media and communications and has seen her live and work in locations around the world, including Australia, the UK and Asia-Pacific, as a journalist, presenter, editor and consultant to global corporate and government entities. Jessica has worked for state and federal governments, advising Ministers and the NSW Premier. She was the Chief of Staff to the Minister for Home Affairs during the Covid-19 Pandemic, supporting the management of the international border and helping to secure vital medical equipment to Australians. She was thrilled to return to Brisbane - the city that she grew up in - to take up her current role with Brisbane 2032.

• More details about Lee Stevens — Head of Business Technology, Brisbane 2032

  Lee Stevens — Head of Business Technology, Brisbane 2032

  Lee Stevens is the Head of Business Technology at Brisbane 2032, leading enterprise technology, telecommunications, cybersecurity and AI as preparations continue for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. He is leading the Games telecommunications procurement and market engagement program, working with industry, government and Olympic stakeholders to establish the communications infrastructure that will underpin Games operations. With more than 20 years of technology leadership experience, Lee recently completed a Games time secondment as Venue Technology Manager for the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games, providing first hand operational experience in delivering technology for a live Olympic environment. He is passionate about delivering secure, resilient and connected technology at scale.

• More details about Neil Jamieson – Group CEO, Hypha Limited

  Neil Jamieson – Group CEO, Hypha Limited

  Neil has been involved with exploring Satellite communications and applications for over 20 years with a specific interest in the Public Safety Sector. As a founder, and the Group CEO of Hypha Ltd. Neil has been at the forefront of Satellite applications in the Public Safety sector in Australia. From simple PTT applications to driving Big Data solutions with new LEO constellations, it has been his mission to explore non-traditional options to solve some of our unique communications challenges in Australia

• More details about Paul Elmes – Managing Director (Asia-Pacific), Tait Communications

  Paul Elmes – Managing Director (Asia-Pacific), Tait Communications

  An engineer by training, Paul began his career as a research scientist at the UK’s Defence Evaluation and Research Agency. During this time, Paul completed a doctorate on the development of novel sonar transducers for the Royal Navy. Paul has a broad background of experience across both the public and private sectors, holding senior positions in government departments, educational establishments and commercial enterprises. Paul returned to Tait Communications in 2016 as the Product Line Manager for the P25 portfolio. Most recently, he was the VP of Product Management, responsible for Tait’s global product portfolio.

• More details about Raymond Lao – Lead OT Engineer, Unitywater

  Raymond Lao – Lead OT Engineer, Unitywater

  Raymond has over 10 years engineering experience in the Control Systems field across various industries such as mining, gas and water/wastewater. His current role as a Lead OT Engineer for Unitywater involves governance of the radio telemetry SCADA network that enables Unitywater to remotely manage over a thousand water/wastewater assets across their wide region of operations.

• More details about Rhys Clare – National Manager ANZ of Airbus and Director, Australasian Critical Communications Forum, Regional Chapter of TCCA

  Rhys Clare – National Manager ANZ of Airbus and Director, Australasian Critical Communications Forum, Regional Chapter of TCCA

  Rhys Clare is a director of the Australasian Critical Communications Forum (Chapter of TCCA) and National Sales Manager ANZ of Airbus. He has spent the last 20 years working with vendors in the Critical Communications space in Unified Communications, Contact Centre, Narrowband and Broadband solutions with NEC, LG Ericsson and Motorola Solutions. He’s launched SaaS based Broadband Push to Talk Services through reseller channels and telcos in Japan, India, Indonesia & Singapore and recently joined Airbus as the National Sales Manager.

• More details about Robbie Huxley – CEO/Managing Director, Mobile Communications

  Robbie Huxley – CEO/Managing Director, Mobile Communications

  Robbie Huxley is the Owner and Managing Director of TE (PNG) Ltd, TE Solomons Ltd, TE Pacific Group, and Mobile Communications Pty Ltd. With formal qualifications in Aeronautical Engineering and Telecommunications & Network Engineering, Robbie brings a unique blend of technical expertise and hands-on solution delivery experience across the full spectrum of industries, NGO’s and government. Based in Papua New Guinea for more than 12 years, Robbie has delivered numerous large-scale communications projects as a Project Manager/Director. His experience covers the end-to-end lifecycle of critical systems, spanning HF/VHF/UHF radio networks, satellite communications, enterprise IT networks, security platforms, and fully integrated communications solutions. His work is leading the way in integrated communications services — delivering scalable, future-ready solutions that combine technical depth, commercial insight, and local capability development. He places a strong emphasis on building long-term system reliability and resilience, while also mentoring and training local technicians to develop on- the-ground capability. Through his group of companies, Robbie has delivered solutions across Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Australia, and the wider South Pacific. This regional reach has given him extensive experience working in both challenging remote locations and complex metropolitan environments. His ability to bridge the technical and commercial aspects of project delivery ensures outcomes that are practical, sustainable, and strategically aligned to client needs.