Suggested routes, by role
3 days, 2 stages, 28 sessions — you can't see it all, so don't try. Pick the route that matches your job and follow the timeline. Thumbs it up if it worked.
Software & Interoperability
Developers and integrators building or certifying OCPP-based charging software.
Trace the technical spine of OCPP from grid comms and edge resilience through security and V2G, then prove it all on the plugfest floor.
Day 1 — Wednesday, 21 October
- 09:45–10:00
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10:00–10:30
Main OCPP-to-DSO communications: OCPP and CSIP-AUS working together in practice
See OCPP and CSIP-AUS talking to DSOs in a real working deployment.
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10:30–11:00
Main OCPP-to-DSO communication II: Community observations and forward directions
Community feedback that's actively shaping the next spec iterations.
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11:30–12:00
Main Local controller architecture: OCPP, CSIP-AUS & edge resilience
Learn how edge resilience is actually engineered into local controllers.
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12:00–12:30
Main Cybersecurity alignment – regulatory postures to vehicle charging
Know the regulatory security postures your stack will be measured against.
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16:20–16:50
Main V2G, vehicle-grid integration and future OCPP developments
V2G and upcoming OCPP features to close out the day's technical arc.
Day 2 — Thursday, 22 October
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09:30–11:00
Plugfest OCPP Plugfest test slot 1
First hands-on slot to throw your stack against other vendors' chargers.
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13:30–15:00
Plugfest OCPP Plugfest test slot 3
Afternoon retest slot to fix and confirm what broke this morning.
- 16:30–18:00
Day 3 — Friday, 23 October
- 09:30–11:00
- 13:30–15:00
CPO & eMSP Operations
Charge point operators and eMSPs running networks day-to-day.
Follow what grid communication, resilience, security and V2G mean for keeping your fleet online and revenue-ready.
Day 1 — Wednesday, 21 October
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10:00–10:30
Main OCPP-to-DSO communications: OCPP and CSIP-AUS working together in practice
Understand how DSO signalling will start shaping your fleet's charging behaviour.
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11:30–12:00
Main Local controller architecture: OCPP, CSIP-AUS & edge resilience
Local controller patterns that keep chargers running during outages.
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12:30–13:00
Main EV Charger Security – OCPP Security Implementation Guide
The security implementation guide you need to harden your network.
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16:20–16:50
Main V2G, vehicle-grid integration and future OCPP developments
V2G signals what new services your fleet should be ready to offer.
Policy & Regulation
Regulators and policy staff shaping the rules charging infrastructure must operate under.
Move from grid-communication standards to security postures and market-enablement signals that inform regulatory design.
Day 1 — Wednesday, 21 October
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10:00–10:30
Main OCPP-to-DSO communications: OCPP and CSIP-AUS working together in practice
Ground yourself in how OCPP and CSIP-AUS already align with grid rules.
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10:30–11:00
Main OCPP-to-DSO communication II: Community observations and forward directions
Community directions that will feed directly into future frameworks.
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12:00–12:30
Main Cybersecurity alignment – regulatory postures to vehicle charging
The cybersecurity postures policymakers will need to codify.
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14:00–14:30
Main Australians overseas: a wrap up of key findings from the VGN in Europe
Lessons from Europe's VGN to benchmark local policy against.
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14:30–15:00
Main Connecting system planning and industry capability: Realising the promise of coordinated and bidirectional charging
Bidirectional charging's implications for system planning and regulation.
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15:50–16:20
Main Forward direction in market enablement
Where market enablement is heading, and what policy should unlock next.
Board Members & Investors
Board members and investors sizing up charging infrastructure opportunities.
Track the market signals from overseas benchmarks through bidirectional charging to V2G to spot where value is heading.
Day 1 — Wednesday, 21 October
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14:00–14:30
Main Australians overseas: a wrap up of key findings from the VGN in Europe
Benchmark local prospects against Europe's VGN rollout outcomes.
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14:30–15:00
Main Connecting system planning and industry capability: Realising the promise of coordinated and bidirectional charging
See where bidirectional charging investment is being steered.
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15:50–16:20
Main Forward direction in market enablement
Market enablement signals worth factoring into portfolio strategy.
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16:20–16:50
Main V2G, vehicle-grid integration and future OCPP developments
V2G developments hinting at the next wave of investable services.