: OCA Plugfest & Conference Australia
Wed 21 Oct - Fri 23 Oct 2026
9:00 - 18:00 AEST
Canberra, Australia
OCPP Plugfest & Conference in Australia
Date: Wednesday October 21th – Friday October 23rd, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM AEST
Location: Canberra institute of Technology
Join us in Canberra, Australia, for the very first OCA Plugfest & Conference Down Under. This premiere event brings the OCPP community together for hands-on testing, knowledge sharing, and valuable connections with the people shaping the future of EV charging.
Don't hesitate and secure your spot now!
What is an OCPP Plugfest?
Are you unfamiliar with our plugfests? On this page you will find everything you need to know before attending the Plugfest. What is an OCPP Plugfest – Open Charge Alliance.
Still left with questions? Feel free to reach out on info@openchargealliance.org
Online Check-in to confirm your Plugfest registration
During registration, participants provide their availability and testing details. Once registration has closed, OCA will organise an online check-in meeting via Microsoft Teams to make sure all information is still up to date and to avoid last-minute no-shows. The round-robin testing schedule will then be created based on the confirmed information.
Testing teams must attend this check-in meeting to officially confirm their participation. During the meeting, we will go over the following:
- Your selected testing slots
- The device or system you will be testing.
- The OCPP version and security profiles
- The team members attending the event.
Once your registration has been confirmed, you will receive a participant information document with everything you need for smooth testing sessions, including:
- The testing schedule
- Venue details
- Practical testing information
- Information about Slack
OCA will use Slack to communicate with testing teams during the event, and participants can also use it to communicate directly with each other. An invitation to the relevant Slack workspace will be shared before the Plugfest.
Program
9:00 – 9:30
Registration & Coffee
9:30 – 9:45
Welcome & Opening
Speaker: TBC
9:45 – 10:00
OCA Opening
Speaker: Lonneke Driessen – Open Charge Alliance
Theme 1: Grid Intergration 10:00 – 12:00
10:00 – 10:30
OCPP-to-DSO communications: OCPP and CSIP-AUS working together in practice
Speaker: TBC
10:30 – 11:00
OCPP-to-DSO communication II: Community observations and forward directions
Speaker: Laura Jones – The Australian National University
11:00 – 11:30
Morning Tea Break
11:30 – 12:00
Local controller architecture: OCPP, CSIP-AUS & edge resilience
Speaker: Christopher Hunt – Cuprous
Theme 2: Cyber Security 12:00 – 13:00
12:00 – 12:30
Cybersecurity alignment – regulatory postures to vehicle charging
Speaker: TBC
12:30 – 13:00
EV Charger Security – OCPP Security Implementation Guide
Speaker: Lonneke Driessen – Open Charge Alliance
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch & Networking
Theme 3: International and Local Learnings 14:00 – 15:00
14:00 – 14:30
Australians overseas: a wrap up of key findinf from the VGN in Europe
Speaker: TBC
14:30 – 15:00
Mapping the ISP to functional applications, underlying technologies and protocol requirements: a considered review of where we are and where we need to go.
Speaker: Jonathon Dore – AEMO
15:00 – 15:20
Afternoon Break
Theme 4: Implementation and Testing Readiness
15:20 – 15:50
Testing best practices
Speaker: TBC
15:50 – 16:20
Forward direction in market enablement
Speaker: Luke Dalla – ARENA
16:20 – 16:50
V2G, vehicle-grid integration and future OCPP developments
Speaker: TBC
16:50 – 17:00
Closing remarks & handover to testing days
17:00 – 18:30
Networking drinks & bites
October 22nd, 2026
Several testing rounds are organized. We use a round-robin testing schedule to match participants with multiple partners.
9:30 – 11:00 : OCPP Plugfest test slot 1
11:00 – 12:30 : OCPP Plugfest test slot 2
12:30 – 13:30 : Lunch break
13:30 – 15:00: OCPP Plugfest test slot 3
15:00 – 16:30: OCPP Plugfest test slot 4
16:30 – 18:00: OCPP Plugfest test slot 5
October 23rd, 2026
Several testing rounds are organized. We use a round-robin testing schedule to match participants with multiple partners.
9:30 – 11:00 : OCPP Plugfest test slot 6
11:00 – 12:30 : OCPP Plugfest test slot 7
12:30 – 13:30: Lunch break
13:30 – 15:00: OCPP Plugfest test slot 8
15:00 – 16:30: OCPP Plugfest test slot 9
16:30 – 18:00: OCPP Plugfest test slot 10
Costs of the event
OCA members
Attendance at the Plugfest is free of charge for OCA members. OCA members have received a unique discount code, which can be entered during the checkout process.
Non-members
We charge a registration fee for non-member Plugfest participants. This fee helps us to ensure a high-quality event and testing schedule. The fee includes refreshments and lunch throughout the days.
Why attend as a tester?
- Test your OCPP 1.6, 2.0.1 or 2.1 implementation with multiple partners
- Validate interoperability in real-life scenarios
- Join structured round-robin testing sessions
- Identify issues and improve compatibility faster
Why attend the conference?
- Explore how OCPP and CSIP-AUS can work together to support grid integration in Australia;
- Gain insights into cybersecurity requirements, threats, and practical security measures for EV charging;
- Learn from international experience and discover what it means for Australia’s rapidly evolving EV charging landscape;
- Understand the latest developments in V2G, local controllers, testing, interoperability, and future OCPP developments;
- Connect with leading experts, policymakers, grid operators, researchers, and EV charging professionals from Australia and around the world.
What to expect?
Expect one day of insightful presentations and discussions, followed by two days of structured OCPP 1.6, 2.0.1 & 2.1 interoperability testing. Participants will explore key topics for the Australian EV charging market, test their implementations with multiple partners, identify issues, improve compatibility, and exchange knowledge with EV charging professionals from Australia and beyond.
Who Should Attend
- Charging Station manufacturers
- CSMS providers
- Software stack developers
- Engineers and technical OCPP teams
- Distribution networks & energy retailers
- Policymakers and regulators
- Cybersecurity specialists in energy and mobility
