CLEANUP 2026 SOCIAL PROGRAM
Monday 14 September
CleanUp Connect
Beyond Networking. Building Meaningful Connections.
Adelaide Convention Centre
Meet in Foyer M/Registration Desk at 6:30pm for a 6:45pm Departure.
Environmental challenges are rarely solved from a single perspective.
Adelaide Convention Centre
Meet in Foyer M/Registration Desk at 6:30pm for a 6:45pm Departure.
Environmental challenges are rarely solved from a single perspective.
CleanUp Connect brings together professionals from across industry, consulting, regulation, government and research to explore some of the most important and thought-provoking topics facing our sector today.
Through facilitated small-group discussions, participants will have the opportunity to exchange ideas, challenge assumptions and hear perspectives they may not encounter in their day-to-day work. Whether you are an early-career professional looking to learn from experienced practitioners, or a seasoned expert seeking fresh insights and new ways of thinking, CleanUp Connect creates a space for genuine conversation and knowledge exchange.
As an international conference, CleanUp provides a unique opportunity to engage with environmental professionals from around the world. The same challenge can be approached very differently by regulators, consultants, researchers, industry representatives and practitioners working in different countries and sectors. By bringing these perspectives together, we hope to spark new ideas, broaden thinking and create connections that continue well beyond the conference.
Each discussion group will focus on a current environmental topic and be guided by a discussion question designed to encourage open conversation rather than formal presentations.
Join us to share experiences, explore new perspectives and take-home ideas that may change the way you think about environmental challenges.
Connect. Collaborate. Clean Up.
Collect ideas, not just business cards.
Places are limited.
Registration Fee
- Early Bird: $10
- On-site Registration: $15 (subject to availability)
CleanUp Connect Discussion Themes:
CleanUp Connect brings together professionals from across industry, consulting, regulation, government and research to explore some of the most important and thought-provoking topics facing our sector today.
Through facilitated small-group discussions, participants will have the opportunity to exchange ideas, challenge assumptions and hear perspectives they may not encounter in their day-to-day work. Whether you are an early-career professional looking to learn from experienced practitioners, or a seasoned expert seeking fresh insights and new ways of thinking, CleanUp Connect creates a space for genuine conversation and knowledge exchange.
As an international conference, CleanUp provides a unique opportunity to engage with environmental professionals from around the world. The same challenge can be approached very differently by regulators, consultants, researchers, industry representatives and practitioners working in different countries and sectors. By bringing these perspectives together, we hope to spark new ideas, broaden thinking and create connections that continue well beyond the conference.
Each discussion group will focus on a current environmental topic and be guided by a discussion question designed to encourage open conversation rather than formal presentations.
Join us to share experiences, explore new perspectives and take-home ideas that may change the way you think about environmental challenges.
Connect. Collaborate. Clean Up.
Collect ideas, not just business cards.
Places are limited.
Registration Fee
- Early Bird: $10
- On-site Registration: $15 (subject to availability)
CleanUp Connect Discussion Themes:
1. PFAS Management in a Changing Regulatory Landscape
Are we regulating fast enough, or chasing a moving target?
2. Emerging and Recently Emerged Contaminants
Can policy keep up with chemical innovation?
3. Legacy Contaminants, Risks and Contaminated Sites
When is “clean enough” really clean enough?
4. Climate Change and Contaminant Behaviour
Floods, fires and rising seas: how climate change is reshaping contaminated land risks
5. Persistent Organic Pollutants and Modern Challenges
Can circular economy solutions accidentally recirculate toxic legacies?
6. Planetary Boundaries and Environmental Exceedances
From local contamination to planetary risk: how big is the cleanup challenge?
7. Mixtures and Complexity in Environmental Systems
Real sites, real mixtures: why single-contaminant thinking is not enough
8. Chemical Bioavailability: Risk Assessment and One Health Perspective
Total concentration vs real exposure: are we measuring the right thing?
9. Case Studies and Lessons from the Field
Community trust, regulation and science: lessons from real contaminated sites
10. Agrichemical and Chemical Legacies in Productive Landscapes
Can sustainable agriculture and contaminated land management work together?
11. AI for Smarter Site Assessment and Remediation Decision-Making
Can AI make environmental decision-making faster and smarter without compromising professional judgement?