Overview

Social Risk plays a crucial role in successful infrastructure planning, design and delivery. 

Building on the Foundations for Project Acceptance course, this three hour masterclass equips participants with expert level knowledge and the capacity to integrate evidence-based insights and tools into their own real-world projects. 

Our world leading practitioners and researchers show you how your major infrastructure projects can benefit from mastering the identification and management of social risks. 

This masterclass will deep dive into latest social risk research and its application to infrastructure planning and delivery. 

Places available for our upcoming course – book here

Course dates

Wednesday 16th September 2026  10.00-13.00 (AEDT) 

Real world application  

The presentations, case studies and interactive live sessions will include the latest ground-breaking research from the Australian National University’s Institute for Infrastructure in Society. This applied research has been developed over 8 years across more than $230B in infrastructure delivery. 

This evidence will be discussed in the context of the facilitators extensive first-hand expertise delivering complex and controversial infrastructure and energy projects.  

Session Schedule  

This three hour masterclass will be delivered entirely online. Participants can opt in to an additional 30-min course orientation/meet and greet prior to the masterclass to help get the most from the course and build professional networks.  

Learning outcomes:  

  • Better identify the most impactful social risks for linear infrastructure projects (e.g., transmission lines), including perceived risks, within a host community 
  • Understand the relevance of cumulative impacts to the risk profile of projects 
  • Better manage and mitigate actual and perceived social risks in a way that builds trust and enhances project acceptance, including through collaboration with other projects. 

Who is this course for?  

This course is designed for individuals working across the infrastructure sector who need to understand and proactively manage social aspects of project planning and delivery. 

Participants from all disciplines including community engagement, project management, engineering, procurement and risk management are encouraged to register.   

This course builds on the The Foundations of Project Acceptance course. While attendance of the foundations course is encouraged, the foundations course is not a pre-requisite of this Masterclass. However, participants must be aware of the key concepts of social risk to fully benefit from the teachings in this Masterclass. 

Cost

$750 + GST