Presentations
Welcome (including Acknowledgement of Country)
Professor Leanne Wiseman, ARC Future Fellow, Griffith University
Pip Kiernan, Chair, Clean Up Australia (MC)
North American Updates on Right to Repair
Canadian Right to Repair Developments
Anthony Rosborough, Doctoral Researcher, European University Institute, Florence Italy; Representative of the Canadian
Repair Coalition
US Right to Repair Developments
Kyle Wiens, CEO and Founder of iFixit, USA
Q & A
What’s happened to Australia’s Right to Repair?
Professor Leanne Wiseman, ARC Future Fellow, Griffith University
Incentivising Repair: Examples of Repair Policy and Repair Design
Chair: John Gertsakis, Director Australian Product Stewardship Centre of Excellence, Adjunct Professor with the
Institute for Sustainable Futures at UTS, and Co-founder of the Ewaste Watch Institute
Queensland Government, Draft E-Products Action Plan 2022-2023
Kylie Hughes, Director, Waste Policy and Legislation, Department of Environment and Heritage Protection,
Queensland Government
South Australia's Repair and Maintenance Sector Study
Robert Crocker, Senior Lecturer, UniSA Creative, University of South Australia
Nokia Phones Play the Long Game
Brenden Folitarik, Country Manager, ANZ & Pl, HMD Global Home of Nokia Phones
Q & A
The Repair Training Dilemma: How well trained do we need to be?
Chair: Lesley Yates, Director of Government Relations & Advocacy Australian Automotive Aftermarket
Association (AAAA)
Repair training dilemma
Alexandre Isaac, CEO at the Repair Academy, France
‘Authorised Repairer’ status requires an investment in people, tools and equipment. What does it mean to be
‘factory trained’ and what is a fair return on that investment?
Brian Savage, Deputy CEO, Australian Automotive Dealer Association (AADA)
Skills & Training Challenges in the Repair of Assistive Technologies
Margaret Noonan, Senior Policy Officer, Assistive Technology Suppliers Australia Ltd (ATSA)
Q & A
EU Right to Repair Developments
The French Right to Repair Movement
Alexandre Isaac, Vice-Secretary General at RCUBE, France
Markus Piringer, Environmental consultant, Die Umweltberantung, Vienna, Austria
Professor Taina Pihlarjarinee, Helsinki Institute of Sustainability, University of Helsinki, Finland
Q & A
The need for fair and open markets for Hardware and Software
Tomás O’Leary, Free ICT Europe
Where to now for Australia’s Right to Repair?
Pete Shmigel, Revolve ReCYCLING
Annette Brodie, The Reconnect Project
Bryce McIntosh, Commercial Director, EMPR Australia
Open discussion
Sponsorship
We would sincerely like to thank the following organisations for their sponsorship and ongoing support of the Australian Repair Network. Without you, we would be unable to host events like this.
To contribute to a more sustainable future by expanding the lifespan and performance of products