OCA Plugfest Australia · Canberra · 21–23 October 2026

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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

  1. 09:45–10:00
    Main OCA Opening

    Kick off with OCA's own vision for where interoperability standards are heading.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 11:30–12:00
    Main Local controller architecture: OCPP, CSIP-AUS & edge resilience

    Learn how edge resilience is actually engineered into local controllers.

  5. 12:00–12:30
    Main Cybersecurity alignment – regulatory postures to vehicle charging

    Know the regulatory security postures your stack will be measured against.

  6. 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

  1. 09:30–11:00
    Plugfest OCPP Plugfest test slot 1

    First hands-on slot to throw your stack against other vendors' chargers.

  2. 13:30–15:00
    Plugfest OCPP Plugfest test slot 3

    Afternoon retest slot to fix and confirm what broke this morning.

  3. 16:30–18:00
    Plugfest OCPP Plugfest test slot 5

    Late slot to squeeze in one more round of interop checks.

Day 3 — Friday, 23 October

  1. 09:30–11:00
    Plugfest OCPP Plugfest test slot 6

    A fresh day for deeper multi-vendor test scenarios.

  2. 13:30–15:00
    Plugfest OCPP Plugfest test slot 8

    Final push to validate edge cases before you head home.

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

  1. 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.

  2. 11:30–12:00
    Main Local controller architecture: OCPP, CSIP-AUS & edge resilience

    Local controller patterns that keep chargers running during outages.

  3. 12:30–13:00
    Main EV Charger Security – OCPP Security Implementation Guide

    The security implementation guide you need to harden your network.

  4. 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

  1. 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.

  2. 10:30–11:00
    Main OCPP-to-DSO communication II: Community observations and forward directions

    Community directions that will feed directly into future frameworks.

  3. 12:00–12:30
    Main Cybersecurity alignment – regulatory postures to vehicle charging

    The cybersecurity postures policymakers will need to codify.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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

  1. 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.

  2. 14:30–15:00
  3. 15:50–16:20
    Main Forward direction in market enablement

    Market enablement signals worth factoring into portfolio strategy.

  4. 16:20–16:50
    Main V2G, vehicle-grid integration and future OCPP developments

    V2G developments hinting at the next wave of investable services.