Overview
Modern power distribution systems are facing unprecedented challenges—from increasing digitalisation to the demands of safety, reliability, and sustainability. This webinar brings together leading experts to share practical strategies and innovations engineers can apply in their work.
We’re pleased to welcome Megan Meteyard, Technical Director – Electrical Engineering at AECOM, who will present real-world case studies of how clients are addressing these challenges. She will be joined by industry specialists who will discuss the latest advances that are strengthening resilience across sectors such as Data Centres, Oil & Gas, Mining, Healthcare, Utilities, and Water/Wastewater.
What you’ll learn:
- Safety in high-risk environments – Tools and approaches that minimise personnel exposure.
- Arc flash detection – Why rapid response technologies are critical to system reliability.
- Cybersecurity in electrical systems – Protecting both people and data in digital environments.
- Predictive maintenance – Leveraging data and insights to reduce downtime and improve efficiency.
This is a must-attend session for engineers looking to stay ahead in the rapidly evolving field of power distribution and electrical engineering.
Who should attend
This session is designed for professionals working in data centres, healthcare, mining, oil & gas, water and wastewater, and utilities, particularly those in the electrical and mechanical engineering disciplines.
You do not need to be an Engineers Australia member to attend.
Speakers
Megan Meteyard
Technical Director – Electrical Engineering, AECOM
Megan is a Technical Director – Electrical at AECOM with over 20 years of experience demonstrating technical excellence, leadership and a commitment to advancing the electrical engineering profession. She has held a range of senior roles, including Electrical Team Lead for the Buildings and Places group in Brisbane and continues to contribute as a senior technical specialist across major projects.
Megan is a design manager, project manager, and lead electrical engineer across large-scale, multi-disciplinary projects. Her experience covers concept planning, full design documentation, project management, auditing, and commissioning works.
Currently, Megan works within the Electrical, Vertical Transportation, and Explosive Ordnance teams, providing technical input across all phases of project delivery.
Megan’s special interests include Design Management, technical quality assurance and peer review, LV power distribution, power generation, electrical fitout design, specialised lighting, lightning protection, and lift and crane specification and planning. She holds qualifications in planning and siting for Explosive Ordnance facilities and the Classification and Design of Explosives Hazardous Areas, contributing to high-risk, safety-critical projects with precision and regulatory compliance.
Megan is a respected and trusted professional, recognised for her technical delivery, project leadership and mentorship of early-career engineers.
Dipyaman Basu
Product Marketing Director, ABB Smart Power & Smart Buildings Australia, ABB
Dipyaman Basu is the Product Marketing Director for Smart Power and Smart Buildings divisions for ABB in Australia. He is passionate in engineering, design and keen to create electrification solutions for applications in all segments.
Milad Mostowfivala MIEAust NER
Senior Product Manager, ABB
Milad is a senior product manager in ABB. He assists clients with achieving their energy efficiency targets within electrification. For 15 years, he has been consulting with clients across small, medium and large enterprises, including commercial, industrial and government sector, supporting them to incorporate industry 4.0 capabilities with data, connectivity and analytics interface into their electrification systems. He is a practicing registered senior electrical engineer with expertise in power and energy distribution in electrification.
He is an alumni of Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and The University of Melbourne - Melbourne Business School. Milad shares a passion for sustainability within electrification and engineering energy efficient distribution systems.
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Pricing
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