High Speed Rail World Australia 2011- Speaker list

Rob Boulger is the Global Leader for Rail for Laing O'Rourke Australia. He is responsible for the strategic direction and business growth initiatives for Laing O'Rourke Australia's Rail Group. Rob is responsible for the leadership of a business unit with an annual...

Bob Brown was elected to the Senate in 1996, after 10 years as an MHA in Tasmania's state parliament. In his first speech in the Senate, Bob raised the threat posed by climate change. Government and opposition members laughed at his warning of sea level rises and it...

Noel Child is a successful and experienced management and technical professional with over 30 years experience in a variety of senior public and private sector appointments and assignments, with particular expertise in transport, energy, environmental and...

Managing Director Nick Crawley is based in Sydney headquarters. He distributes his energy across Navigator’s advisory, modelling and training divisions. Nick is the active head of the project a remains involved in the design of new models development of new training...

Patricia Forsythe is the Executive Director of the Sydney Business Chamber, a position she has held since September 2006. The focus of the Chamber is enhancing Sydney’s competitiveness as a global city. In addition to her role at the Sydney Chamber Patricia serves on ...

Daniel Freire is the Head of the Strategic Projects of Renfe’s High Speed-Long Distance unit. Mr. Freire holds a BA in Business Administration from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and a MS in Transportation from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ...

Steven has 23 years experience in local government primarily in the areas of transport planning and management and development assessment matters. He has experience in developing strategies and policies for the transport system including the development of high level...

Since 2005, Marc has the responsibility for the transportation policy in France, especially in the field of spatial planning: railways, roads, airports, ports, waterways. He has also been engaged in the economic development of a French Region: Champagne-Ardenne. He is...

Juan Matías Archilla Pintidura is Director of International Projects of RENFE-Operadora, the Spanish Public Railway Operator. In 2005, date of the split of the company between a Railway Undertaking (RENFE-Operadora) and an Infrastructure Manager (ADIF), he joined the...

Since 2009 Andrew McNaughton has been Chief Engineer of High Speed Two Ltd, developing the principles, long term network and a specific first engineered route for high speed rail in Great Britain. He is also Special Professor of Rail Engineering at Nottingham...

As Chief Operating Officer, Clement brings to Yarra Trams his extensive expertise in management of change, operational management and transport economics. Before joining KDR Yarra Trams, Clement was an International Manager of Projects for Keolis , part of the winning...

Tomokazu Minesaki was appointed Manager of CJRC’s Sydney office in June 2008. Tomokazu joined Central Japan Railway Company in 2001 and completed the mandatory one year training as part of the Shinkansen (Bullet Train) crew. He was appointed to the Marketing...

In 2006 David bought almost 20 years of aviation experience with him to Australia. David spent over 11 years with Cathay Pacific Airways, with roles in London including Sales and Marketing Manager, as well as an overseas posting to Indonesia, leading teams in...

Noel joined the ANZ PSF Infrastructure team in 2008 and has in excess of 15 years of experience in bidding and delivery of privately financed infrastructure projects. He is currently responsible for structuring & negotiating PSF infrastructure transactions with a...

Tim Smart is a Director of HS1, the UK’s first high speed railway and holds particular responsibility for engineering and operations. A chartered civil engineer by background with over thirty years of experience in design, construction, project management and railway...

Professor Roderick Smith is currently the Royal Academy of Engineering Network Rail Research Professor in Advanced Railway Engineering Imperial College London. He has held previous appointments at the Universities of Cambridge and Sheffield. His main area of research ...

Peter has been involved in most of the recent major proposals and studies for High and Very High Speed Rail Links in Australia. He has been an adviser to the Commonwealth Government of Australia, the New South Wales State Government, a Joint Secretariat of the...

Ann Turner is a management consultant specialising in corporate strategy and strategic planning. AnnÕs consulting experience has been primarily in the area of business planning, organisation review, pricing, regulation strategy and corporate strategy. Ann has...

Todd Williams was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Regional Development Australia - Hunter in January 2010. RDA Hunter marks a new beginning for regional advocacy and provides a single voice from the region to all levels of government. RDA Hunter’s vision is for...