Paul Gowans is Principal Engineer, Electrical & Furniture, City of Sydney. Sydney was the first city in Australia to install energy-efficient LED public lighting deployment, which was voted winner in the 2014 IPWEA (NSW Division) Engineering Excellence Awards. Paul has also managed the extensive City of Sydney trials of CMS controls technology.

Paul has over 35 years experience in consultancy, construction and Local Government management and has presented technical papers at many national and international conferences. In his native Scotland Paul managed an electrical and lighting business and was a member of the Board of Directors of the Institution of Lighting Professionals UK.

Paul is currently a member of the Standards Australia AS/NZS1158 road lighting committee, and the AS 4282 Control of the obtrusive effects of outdoor lighting committee.

Sydney’s Journey towards modern street lighting

Financial viability of Councils taking over responsibility for street lighting in South Australia

What about the little penguins and tortoises? The effects of artificial light at night on our ecology

Applying International Street Light Energy Standards to Australia and New Zealand

The benefit of Australian standards in the roll-out of advanced street lighting technologies

Leading the Roading Authority Way with NZTA M30 specification 

The SLSC Programme

John joined McCullough Robertson in February 2013 following a successful career in Dublin and London. He has almost 20 years’ experience in major transactional and project work in regulated industries including energy (gas and electricity), utilities, resources, transport, aviation and telecoms.  He also has a strong understanding of the government sector with considerable experience in privatisation and state transactional matters.  He is presently advising Sunshine Coast Council on its innovative street light project.

Transitioning from DNSP owned street lighting to Council owned lighting managed by a third party

Speakers, John Kettle and Ren Niemann, will explore the need for councils to consider how best to access and exploit existing and future public lighting systems.  In a fiscally constrained environment, councils need to understand what are the risks and opportunities and how they can deliver greater revenue.  John and Ren will address:

• the importance of effective due diligence in managing risks
• how councils can future-proof its opportunities
• leveraging this undervalued asset base for alternative uses
• the convergence of lights, technologies and mid-21^st century urban life

Carolyn Vigar is a specialist legal adviser on public law and regulation.  Carolyn advises governments and regulated businesses in the energy, water, public lighting and transport sectors on issues of compliance, governance and reform.   As a designer of regulatory systems, Carolyn  has worked with all tiers of government and the private sector on achieving policy and commercial objectives through regulatory systems.

During her career, Carolyn has enjoyed considering the deployment of new or novel technologies within regulatory frameworks and the transition of utility services between the private and public sectors.

Illuminating the path – dispelling the legal myths regarding council provision of public lighting services

Dr Gibbons is Virginia Tech’s lead lighting and visibility researcher in roadway-based safety systems. He is the author of several published papers on roadway lighting, photometry and target visibility showing that lighting and visibility are critical to the safety of motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists on roadways, parking lots and garages. His research examines the effect of the spectral components of lighting and the use of adaptive lighting technologies that will adjust lighting based on need. Dr Gibbons is a past president and Fellow of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America.

Spotlight on “Just Right” for Road Lighting

Abu Dhabi Street Lighting has one of the most advanced requirements in the world

Bryan King has a 30-year record of leadership and governance positions in lighting manufacturing and consultancy for the professional and local government lighting sectors.  He is a member of the AS/NZS1158 Road Lighting committee and chairs the Energy Performance Working Group, is a member of the AS/NZS Lamps and Luminaires committee and is  NZ Head of Delegation of the International Electrotechnical Commission committee for Lamps and Luminaires.  Bryan was the Founding Chairman of Lighting Council NZ and is currently Executive Director. 

As a principal of consultants Strategic Lighting Partners, Bryan has undertaken road lighting advisory assignments for New Zealand Government and Australian Federal Government agencies, NZ and Australian councils and LED lighting consultancy for the IFC-World Bank. Bryan is an advisor to the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia Street Lighting and Smart Controls programme and is a co-author of the IPWEA Street Lighting and Smart Controls Roadmap.

Public Lighting Standards in Australia & NZ – Future options and pathways to adapt to changing user needs

Financial viability of Councils taking over responsibility for street lighting in South Australia

For more than 18 years, Ren has extensively provided all levels of government and the private sector with strategic advice on procurement, construction and infrastructure projects. His focus on these areas means his clients have confidence they are receiving the right commercial advice on the development and procurement of complex projects. Ren’s work spans all forms of procurement and major projects, including PPPs and project financed infrastructure. He is presently advising Sunshine Coast Council on its innovative street light project.

Transitioning from DNSP owned street lighting to Council owned lighting managed by a third party 

Speakers, John Kettle and Ren Niemann, will explore the need for councils to consider how best to access and exploit existing and future public lighting systems.  In a fiscally constrained environment, councils need to understand what are the risks and opportunities and how they can deliver greater revenue.  John and Ren will address:

• the importance of effective due diligence in managing risks
• how councils can future-proof its opportunities
• leveraging this undervalued asset base for alternative uses
• the convergence of lights, technologies and mid-21^st century urban life