

Howard studied economics at LSE before managing train operations and stations in South and West London. In the 1990’s he worked on the planning of international freight services including establishing joint ventures with Belgian and Swiss public and private sector part…more ›

James Hall’s early career was as a Police Inspector with the Royal Hong Kong Police Force and this was followed by administrative positions with British Petroleum, both in New Zealand and Australia. He then spent time in Papua New Guinea with Rio Tinto’s Bougainville C…more ›

Dr Robert Lang has a career history of thirty years in the public service, gained within a combination of the urban development and energy industries, the last ten years at a CEO level. Rob’s current position is that of CEO for Parramatta City Council and previously CE…more ›

Phil has led complex commercial businesses as Chief Executive Officer over the last 20 years engaged in the construction and operation of toll roads, and in the operation of major sea ports. In these roles he has overseen the planning and construction of large civil and…more ›

Matt Longland leads the planning, delivery and asset management of infrastructure and investment programs across the TransLink network, including the systems which support the go card. Matt is also responsible for establishing and maintaining strong governance for all p…more ›

Rob is Head of Global Airport Infrastructure & Services at Qantas Airways Ltd. He has been with Qantas for over 13 years and is currently accountable for Airport relationships, long term infrastructure planning and development, negotiating and managing aviation cha…more ›

Samantha is Sydney Ferries’ Manager Customer Experience and Marketing. Sydney Ferries’ patronage has grown 10% over the past 3 years as result of operational changes to attract new customers in both commuter and leisure markets and strategies to improve customer satisf…more ›

Mr Staples has worked in the areas of transport and infrastructure planning, property and project development and has qualifications in engineering and finance. He has extensive experience in both the public and private sectors and has led a range of complex transport a…more ›

For over 15 years, Mark has been a senior environmental officer in the transport infrastructure delivery industry. At some level or another, Mark has advised/managed environmental assessments on transport (whether it be road or rail) infrastructure projects in Queenslan…more ›

Les Bull’s career in the road industry spans more than 40 years. After a 33 year career with VicRoads, Les joined the Linking Melbourne Authority in 2003. Les has many years experience on major road projects in both urban and rural Victoria. These include the Hume Freew…more ›
Urban Transport World Australia 2012 is a truly multimodal conference that will explore the promise and reality of today’s transport networks, and their impact on the economic performance of Australia. A content-driven agenda, created by, and delivered by senior executives from around the world.
Urban Transport World Australia focuses on policy, strategy and innovation for urban transport planning and delivery. The leading international and local showcase of 60+ urban transport leaders, including case studies from Europe, USA, NZ & Asia will be presented over the three day conference.