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Capability Development

2026 marks our 30th Anniversary Celebration. Join us in Melbourne for two amazing days of content, networking, knowledge-sharing and fun as we celebrate the people, technology and ideas transforming asset management.

MAINSTREAM acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong Boon Wurrung peoples of the Eastern Kulin as the traditional owners of the greater Melbourne area. We pay our respect to the ancient and continuing cultures and connections to land and to Elders past, present, and emerging.

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Watch the MAINSTREAM Conference 2026 Trailer

The MAINSTREAM Conference 2026 trailer is here. Experience the energy, ideas and connections that defined MAINSTREAM Conference 2025, and get a preview for what's to come on 6 August!

“MAINSTREAM is the best Asset Management and Reliability conference in the world”

Drew Troyer

Contributing Editor, Reliable (US)

“If there is only one Maintenance event you can attend, it has to be MAINSTREAM”

Janvi Shah

Head of Highways Asset Management (UK), Arcadis

“Hands-down, the most valuable Maintenance and Reliability conference in the world”

Christer Idhammer

Global Reliability Thought Leader and Founder, IDCON

“Mainstream is the most innovative, informative and inspiring asset and reliability conference in Australia”

Martin Sassenberg

Engineering Manager, Queensland Sugar

Hot Topics

Tackling the most pressing challenges and barriers to achieving asset and reliability management excellence

Shifting Workforce Dynamics and Knowledge Retention

Asset Data Management: Transforming Data Overload into Strategic Value

Alignment Between Asset Strategy and Enterprise Objectives

Technology Integration and Digital Transformation Challenges in Asset Management

Work Management, Maintenance Fundamentals and Business Process Optimisation

Reliability Engineering Capability Development

The MAINSTREAM Lecture

The Intelligent Factory: How AI is Changing Everything

Jeff Winter – Industry 4.0 Analyst & Enthusiast

AI is not a tool. It’s a structural capability that fundamentally changes decision speed, accountability, and execution. One of the world's leading voices inIndustry 4.0, Jeff Winter, introduces the Intelligent Factory: not a collection of smarter machines, but an enterprise-wide operating model where intelligence and autonomy are deliberately designed into every decision. If your AI initiatives are stalling before they deliver real value, Jeff’s MAINSTREAM Lecture explains why, and what to do about it.

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