Event Details
Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm AEDT (UTC+11:00)
Date: 16 October 2026
Venue: Online
Registration Fee: FREE
CPD Points: 1 point
About the Event
A power outage is rarely just a power outage. When electricity, telecommunications, transport, payment systems, healthcare access and household safety are affected, a local disruption can quickly become a complex community crisis.
In this live, interactive simulation, participants will step into a rapidly evolving scenario where a major infrastructure failure leaves a suburb without power. New information, competing priorities and escalating consequences will test how leaders identify vulnerable people, coordinate across organisations, communicate with the public and make decisions under pressure.
The session will show how quickly operational dependencies can become human impacts, and why preparedness depends on more than having a plan. It requires connected information, clear accountability, tested response arrangements and the ability to act decisively as the situation changes.
Key takeaways
Experience how cascading infrastructure disruption can affect homes, frontline services and community confidence.
Build a sharper understanding of critical interdependencies across power, communications, transport, health and essential services.
Explore the decisions that matter most in the first hours of a fast-moving community event.
Consider ways to strengthen scenario testing, response coordination, public communications and resilience planning.
About the Speakers
Craig Goldberg
CEO & Founder
Battleground
Craig brings the customer to the centre of the journey, to show the value and benefits of a strong and robust program of work.
Over the past 20 years Craig has quickly climbed the corporate ladder through the use of business acumen and IT skills to bridge the gap between IT and business within organisations.
Craig adds value through assisting his clients to anticipate, respond and adapt to the demands and uncertainties of incidents and crises to protect the integrity of their business.
Luke Smailes
Director | Risk Strategy & Technology
Battleground
Luke has held senior management roles across the consulting firms and financial services organisations, which provides him with a unique perspective on how to deliver services that generate sustainable, long-term value for clients
Luke is a proven leader with a track record of driving significant transformation projects in risk management, data & governance, technology & digital, regulatory change and GRC systems. Luke is also an expert in APRA’s prudential architecture, being consulted as part of the industry group at APRA in relation to CPS 230 and CPG 230, as well as numerous other prudential regulatory reforms over the past two years.
On a personal front, Luke, a West Australian native and West Coast Eagles supporter, feels most at home by the beach, living in Bondi for 10 years. He loves his golf and is an avid skier, trading the speedos for a ski-suit in the winter months.
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