OPEX 2026 - Day 1 Program (Monday, 26 October)
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Registration & breakfast networking
8:55 am - 9:00 am
Event Director's Opening of the Event
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Opening Remarks — ANZ State of Play 2026
9:10 am - 9:40 am
LEADERSHIP PANEL | Transforming while the world breaks: Leading enterprise change when stability is a myth
Anat Hassner -
Chief Operating Officer,
OneSchool Global
KB Gaur - Enterprise Transformation Executive -Structural Simplification & Capital Efficie, Downer
What does enterprise transformation look like when you're simultaneously managing AI disruption, regulatory change, post-COVID cost pressure, and a talent cliff? A candid account of leading transformation at scale under real conditions not success theatre
KB Gaur
Enterprise Transformation Executive -Structural Simplification & Capital EfficieDowner
9:40 am - 10:10 am
Partner Keynote Case Study
Sponsored by: GBTEC
10:10 am - 10:30 am
STRATEGIC CASE STUDY | Living in Transformation: Building a Workforce That Thrives in Ongoing Change
Glen Babington -
Chief Operating Officer,
University of Technology
10:30 am - 11:00 am
PANEL | When the burning platform isn't burning fast enough: Manufacturing urgency without manufacturing a crisis
Jo Prideaux -
Transformation Director,
Defence Health
Most transformation programmes stall not because the case is weak but because competing priorities win. How do transformation leaders build and sustain organisational urgency especially mid-programme, when fatigue sets in and the original threat feels distant? Real tactics, not communication plans.
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Morning Break
Fuel up, connect, and explore - your chance to grab a coffee, meet solution partners, and spark new conversations across
Australia's operations and business transformation community
