Speakers

First elected to Federal Parliament in 2001 to represent the electorate of Ballarat, Ms King has been re-elected as member at each subsequent Federal Election.She served as Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Aging Infrastructure and Transport, then Minister for Regional Services, Local Communities ...

Glynn Barton is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Transport for London (TfL) and a member of the Executive Committee. TfL, the world's largest integrated transport authority, entrusts him with the responsibility for overseeing all aspects of rail, bus, strategic roads, river transport, cable ...

Kurt is the Director of Ticketing Solutions at Transport for New South Wales. As the Head of TfNSW’s Digital Payments business unit, Kurt is responsible for delivering innovative digital and payments products across a variety of channels to over 4 million regular customers that take over 670...

Jenny Carbery is a qualified civil and project management professional, with extensive experience in the delivery of major infrastructure including roads and tunnels, water and water infrastructure and environmental projects.In her current role as Deputy Project Director for the Sydney Metro -...

Jon Davies is the CEO of the Australian Constructors Association.Jon has been passionate about construction since he was given his first Lego set.After 30 years working in contract and commercial roles with contractors on three continents, Jon is keen to use his experience to drive positive change...

Megan has spent the last 15 years working in sustainable city transitions. She is a city transformation and transition specialist with a talent for connecting top-down strategic thinking with bottom-up innovation and behaviour change. She has worked in private and public sector in USA, UK, and...

Carla commenced as CEO of ANCAP Safety in December 2020. Previously Carla lead advocacy and regulatory change at ASX listed financial services firm, Challenger Limited. Carla has held a number strategy, policy, legal and product development roles across the financial sector and her qualifications...

Since joining the NHVR as Chief Executive Officer in May 2014, Sal has focused the NHVR to becoming a customer-centric, risk-based, data-driven modern regulator.By driving a significant program of reform across Australia’s heavy vehicle industry, he has enabled a more streamlined approach to...

 Boris is the Director of Infrastructure Services at Central Coast Council and has an extensive career in Local Government. Applying his Civil Engineering background, Change Management techniques and individual leadership style, Boris has developed high performance teams across four Councils that...

Phill has a background in Tendering and Contracting in both the private and Local Government sectors.  He is LGP’s Chief Procurement Officer and has lectured part-time at TAFE in the areas of Purchasing, Warehousing and Logistics.  He has been involved in drafting, evaluation and governance of an...

Vicky Sisson has over twenty years’ experience in the transport sector, working across infrastructure projects, transport policy, strategic planning and operations, including managing over 300 direct delivery staff during the 2019-20 bushfires.Throughout her career, Vicky has proved to be a highly...

Victoria Yang is the Contracts & Legal Officer of LGP. She is an admitted Solicitor of the Supreme Court of NSW and the High Court of Australia and holds a Juris Doctor Degree in the University of Sydney and a Bachelor of Laws degree in law overseas. Victoria enjoys around 10 years’ working...

A trained urban planner, Madison made the transition to research seeking to address equity, sustainability, and access shortfalls in current mobility paradigms. Whilst leaving a position with the City of Gold Coast Council, he struck an arrangement to undertake an embedded PhD that partnered with...

Samantha Johnson is the managing director of Polestar Australia, charged with overseeing the launch of the brand in Australia and its successful future growth.  Prior to her appointment at Polestar, Samantha was Director – Business Control, Financial Services & Digital Transformation at Volvo...

Cam has enjoyed almost 30 years of living and presenting in many great places around Australia. Leaving full time broadcasting in 2012 he continues to present each Saturday on Mix106.3 in Canberra. Cam hosts many other events and in 2020 spends his 10th season as ground announcer and on-screen...

Renata Berglas leads NTRO’s Mobility Futures Business Group which focuses on the new and emerging technology that interacts with and on our road and rail infrastructure. Renata has extensive experience in industry development with a particular focus on hydrogen and zero emission...

Peter Bourke has had extensive experience in the sports management and community engagement sectors for almost 20 years. Spending several years in management positions with the YMCA across Australia, Peter took on management roles within indigenous sport and community education, before moving to...

Stephen Brell is a highly experienced professional in the property and strata management industry, with over 25 years of experience. Since joining Netstrata in 1996, Stephen has held various roles and was appointed as the licensee-in-charge in 2001. As a licensed strata managing agent, real estate...

David Brown is the Associate Vice President Sales, APAC at Geotab. With over 13 years of Telematics experience, Before Telematics David spent nine years at a Multinational Last Mile Delivery Company. With a passion for safety, David has helped advise, consult and help implement Telematics Solutions ...

Matt joined NRMA Parks and Resorts in 2010 and has the responsibility to enable the achievement of NRMA Parks and Resorts’ long-term and short-term strategic growth ambitions. Matt leads the development of the capital works infrastructure and property facilities of the NRMA Parks & Resorts...

Mark Bucknall is a seasoned business leader and expert in connected vehicle technologies with over 15 years of experience championing data-led decision-making. With a background in mechanical engineering, Mark has dedicated his career to promoting fleet management best practices, leveraging...

Amol Chavan is a senior procurement leader with subject matter expertise in advanced analytics techniques (including AI/Machine Learning) and fleet management. He is currently leading a transition one of the largest passenger vehicle fleet in Australia to electric vehicles.He has been able to blend ...

Sae is a transport economist and a Research Fellow at the Planning and Transport Research Centre (PATREC) at the University of Western Australia (UWA). She is also the Transport Domain Specialist at the Australian Urban Research Infrastructure Network (AURIN) at the University of Melbourne. At...

Paul is an engineering consultant at ChargeWorks specialising in solar PV, energy storage, energy audits and electric vehicle infrastructure. In his role, Paul has led several projects for the NSW Office of Energy and Climate Change including EV charging infrastructure assessments at 43 regional...

Riz is the founder of carloop based in Melbourne, specialising in Australian EV data and trends. He is a mechanical engineer who spent the first 7 years of his career building transport infrastructure before starting carloop. He has a passion for cars, particularly EVs and wants to help reduce...

Ross De Rango is the Electric Vehicle Council’s Head of Energy and Infrastructure.  Based in Melbourne, he qualified as a robotics engineer in 2006 and spent some time teaching engineering at Deakin University prior to spending 13 years working in the electrical industry, during the last 6 of which ...

Dr. Alexa Delbosc is an Associate Professor at the Monash Institute of Transport Studies in the Department of Civil Engineering.  She draws from her Master’s in social psychology from Harvard University and PhD in Transport from Monash University to study the intersection between human psychology...

Michael is an accomplished asset management and operations practitioner, with over 20 of experience in a variety of maintenance and leadership roles. With a career spanning multiple sectors, Michael has been involved in the management of a diverse range of fleets including off-road Mining, Mobile...

Andrew is passionate about assisting governments and organisations, harness opportunities that the largest shift in delivery of energy to the transportation sector in a generation represents. He views equity of access to EV charging as one of the major challenges to address. Andrew believes a...

Paul Fox is a co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Evie Networks, an infrastructure company for the future of electrified transportation.  Evie is building Australia’s largest fast charging network and provides complete charging solutions for enterprises, i.e. home, workplace and public...

Nick Franco is one of the longest serving team members at Chargefox - Australia’s largest EV charging network. He has over 12 years experience working in innovation, energy, sustainability, advisory and communications roles in both the private and public sectors.Nick has been a driving forces...

Todd holds a Double degree in Arts (Politics) and Law from the University of Adelaide.  He has forged a successful career advocating public policy solutions for a range of industries, including infrastructure, transport, land use planning, environment, safety, construction, and logistics. ...

Michael, an innovative entrepreneur, serves as the Co-founder and Managing Director of Loopit, a premier platform specializing in vehicle subscription management and billing solutions. He boasts a distinguished career in the automotive industry, leveraging his expertise to revolutionize the vehicle ...

In the corridors Australia’s Parliament, Stephen is the only professional focused purely on advocating for cycling. This gives WeRide a unique role as the independent voice for cycling nationally. Stephen brings decades of experience and expertise as both a past elite road cycling competitor...

Patrick is CEO and Co-Founder of Parcelrun, Australia's first zero emissions last-mile delivery service. Patrick has extensive, and diverse, international and local experience leading e-commerce strategy for consumer brands and national logistics organisations. Committed to sustainable business ...

Carly Irving Dolan, Energy CEO at The NRMA is rolling out a fast charging network nationally.  Her goal is to provide Australia with a backbone network of fast chargers, starting with the major highways around the nation and down the centre, connecting regional communities and metro centres.  Carly ...

Collin has over 15 years of experience in policy, advocacy, and government relations across critical parts of the economy including property, land, construction, housing, cities, planning, capital markets, and infrastructure.Prior to joining MTA NSW Collin held the position of National Policy...

Matt Karai began his career in an environmental auditing before shifting into project management and infrastructure deliver. Matt has valuable skills in both environmental management and financial management. Joining Net Zero Transport in July 2023, Matt has focused on developing and delivering the ...

Shannon is the Policy, Training and Executive Services Manager at the Caravan & Camping Industry Association of NSW. She has a background in private legal practice, vocational education and training, and holds a Bachelor of Media LLB from Macquarie University. Shannon is heavily involved in the ...

Mr David Malicki has been focussed on climate change and environment issues at the state and federal level for over 16 years. David has spent this time in various management roles, leading teams to support business and other organisations to decarbonise and become more energy efficient. In recent...

Anna is a sustainability practitioner specialising in energy management and transport decarbonisation. Anna has supported the development, implementation and measurement and verification of energy efficiency and renewable projects both in Europe and Australia. In late 2019, she joined the policy...

Odell is an experienced Program Director within PwC’s Energy Transition business with over a decade of experience delivering strategic and complex transformation programs with multi-disciplinary teams, stakeholders, and entities across the energy sector. He has experience in end-to-end program...

James started at Ampol in October 2019. He has had a long-term career in the electricity and gas industry based in Australia and in the US. James has worked across many parts of the energy value chain from generation to gas pipelines and wholesale trading markets. In the last decade he has been the ...

Clem Newton-Brown is CEO and founder of Skyportz, the only Australian business developing a network of landing sites for a future air taxi network. Clem’s background as a former Deputy Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Member of Victorian Parliament and barrister specialising in planning and property...

Terry Niemeier is an engineer and executive leader with experience delivering large-scale programs across the Transport and Electricity supply industries. He is the Director of Program and Market Development at the Office of Energy & Climate Change, with oversight of the NSW Government’s...

Mark Peters is the Executive General Manager e-Mobility & Fleet Innovation for Transit Systems, a part of the Kelsian Group, and we strive to be a world leader in delivering journeys through safe, sustainable and intelligent transport solutions and creating brilliant customer experiences.Mark...

James is an Investment Analyst at Twynam, a climate tech VC that invests globally in early-stage decarbonisation. Twynam has been backing game-changing climate technologies for 20+ years and has recently launched the Earth Fund for other investors to join the journey. With a diverse background in...

Ian has over 24 years’ experience as a senior executive in the automotive industry in Australia and overseas. Early in his career, Ian was the Training Manager for Land Rover Australia after having relocated from the UK where he was Technical Trainer for Jaguar Land Rover UK. Ian held the position...

Ben Savigny leads the Enterprise Line of Business at Evie Networks. He supports fleets with the transition to electric vehicles through home charging, depot deployments and providing access to Evie’s public fast charging network. He brings a wealth of experience in fleet management and equipment...

Alex’s 20-year experience in the automotive industry across the globe combined with technology consulting leadership have helped him develop a unique perspective on the future of transportation. Alex has run strategy and operations for a $1B business unit in ICT and has led a start-up V2X software...

Ben's passion for 2 wheels started in 2003 where he bought his first scooter from his now business partner Joe D’Ercole and joined Joe as General Manager of Scooterlife Australia in 2005. Scooterlife Australia became the biggest retailer of mopeds and scooters in Australia and was recognised...

Natalie is a policy professional with experience in the electric vehicle industry and financial services sector. She currently serves as Policy Manager at the Electric Vehicle Council, the peak industry association dedicated to promoting sustainable transport through increasing EV adoption in...

Isaac Wall is responsible for the strategic management of the NSW Government EV destination charging grants and EV kerbside charging grants programs. Isaac brings deep industry experience in the deployment of EV charging infrastructure in a range of settings including public charging, fleets and...

Anthony Weinberg is the 3-Council Regional Environment Program Manager, working for Randwick, Waverley and Woollahra Councils. He loves designing and implementing programs that make a meaningful contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, water and waste for the community and businesses...

Originally from London, Jonathan is a creative marketer with a passion for disruptive technology. He spent the early part of his career driving growth for PayPal, followed by six years at Google, where he led key product launches for Google Ads, Google Maps and Android.  As Head of Marketing for...

Liz has worked in the transport and energy sectors for over 30 years.  She is the Managing Director of transport electrification consultancy Retyna in 2018, delivering advice and projects in New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong, Pacific Islands and Brazil in light vehicle, heavy vehicle, maritime and...

Raymond Setchell is a Plant & fleet Coordinator with over sixteen year’s experience in Fleet Management within the Public sector (Randwick City Council) and Private Sector with Toll Transport and Linfox Australia. Raymond specialises in light and heavy vehicles through to warehouse plant...

Hugh Eriksson was first elected to Willoughby City Council in 2012. Hugh was Deputy Mayor of Willoughby from 2017-2018. Since he could walk Hugh has had an interest in roads and motor vehicles. During his time on Council Hugh has delivered on a number of key projects including reforming and...

Pearl is the Head of Smart City, Innovation, and Improvement at the City of Casey, a rapidly growing Council in Australia. With a future-focused agenda, she leads the integration of smart technology, collaboration, and innovation to enhance sustainability and resilience in the local region.Trained...

As an operational CFA firefighter, EV early adopter, charging & electrification specialist, Emma Sutcliffe’s unique combination of interests led her to establish EV FireSafe, a world-leading database of EV lithium ion battery fires incidents.Funded by the Australian Department of Defence, Emma...

David is a geologist with over 25 years' experience and is the Technical Director – Geology  (NSW Tunnels Team Lead) for WSP Australia. His expertise in tunnelling and engineering geology has led to key lead and advisory roles on major transportation projects. His recent roles include...

Dr Ingrid Johnston is a passionate advocate for social justice and health. With an extensive network across government, academia and non-government organisations, Ingrid is an experienced and accomplished advocate and campaigner.  Ingrid was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Australasian...

Ehssan Veiszadeh is the Chief Executive Officer of Roads Australia, having commenced in the role in July 2023.Ehssan’s experience spans strategic communications, public policy, media and small business.As a member of NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian’s senior leadership team between 2015 and...

Live Awareness Leader Nathan helps clients use the SenSen Live Awareness  platform to gain insights from and influence activities in public and private spaces, such as traffic management, parking enforcement, environmental monitoring, and security.   Using a combination of enterprise...

Jenny Davies has a background in teaching and moved across to Shellharbour City Council as the Road Safety Officer in 2000. Jenny is responsible for the management, development and implementation of the Local Government Road Safety Program throughout the City of Shellharbour; she believes her role...

Peter McLean is a not for profit specialist having led 6 Australian Charities in 4 sectors.  Recently joining Bicycle NSW as their CEO, he is excited to be leading an organisation which unites his passions for bicycle riding, the environment and health and wellbeing.  Peter has also led the Can Too ...

Sarah is a Construction and Infrastructure Executive with extensive experience in leading the operational functions of People & Culture, Industrial Relations, Safety, Marketing & Communications and Environment, Community & Sustainability. Sarah has spent her professional career...

Charles Casuscelli is the CEO of the Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (WSROC) representing the collective interests of Local Government in Western Sydney. Formerly he was the State Member for Strathfield (Legislative Assembly) between 2011 and 2015 and was appointed Chair of the NSW ...

Marion is a Principal Transport Planner at Arcadis. She is passionate about developing sustainable and inclusive transport services. She has over 8 years’ experience in transport planning and optimising performance for transport systems, in Australia and overseas. She leads the development of...

Daniel is a Senior Transport Safety Investigator at the Office of Transport Safety Investigations (OTSI) where he investigates rail, ferry and bus incidents and accidents. In this role over the past four and a half years, Daniel has contributed to identifying system-wide safety issues and safety...

Lucinda Hoffman is the General Manager (Strategic Policy) within the Policy, Planning and Investment Division of the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads.  Lucinda shapes the Department’s long-term vision for the transport system, which includes creating a single integrated transport...

Sean Killen is Vice President for Asia Pacific and Latin America at Geotab. He  holds an MBA in International Business, and has over 20 years of experience creating and leading top sales teams in the technology sector. His background spans across VP and Director level roles in a breadth of...

Liz Waller is Head of Road Safety with Transurban, one of the world’s largest toll-road operators with roads in Australia, the USA and Canada.  Liz leads a specialist team that works across the group to embed the safe system approach in designing and building new roads, operating and maintaining...

Ruth is part of the Wellbeing program at Toll Group providing support and resources for employees and their families. The program includes Employee Support, Chaplaincy, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Mental Health First Aid and other wellbeing initiatives. Ruth is a Master MHFA Instructor.

Melanie Suitor has just clocked up 19 years as the Road Safety and Injury Prevention Officer for Parkes, Forbes and Lachlan Shire Councils.  She loves the diversity of her role and knowing her work helps to make her local communities safer.  During her time at the Councils’, she has had extensive...

Patrick Hastings is an accomplished and results-driven sustainability executive with expertise in stakeholder engagement, ESG strategy and reporting, and award-winning partnerships. Currently serving as the Chief Delivery and Capability Officer at the Infrastructure Sustainability Council...

Dr Elnaz (Elli) Irannezhad is as a Senior Lecturer of transport in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Elli's research contributes to the advancement of science in cross-disciplinary fields, including blockchain, logistics 4.0, supply chain and freight transportation, behavioural ...

A Chartered Mechanical & Electrical Engineer (FIMechE & FIEAust), Richard has more than 45 years of experience in maintenance, construction, contracts management, asset and maintenance management, and operational management of projects ranging from power station plants and services in...

Andrea Hamilton-Vaughan is the road safety officer for Orange City and Cabonne Shire Councils in the Central West of NSW. Her career at councils spans 18 years.Andrea is the architect of local, state and national award winning road safety campaigns. Her advocacy on social media has spanned the...

Dr Shivendra Kumar is a global construction business advisor and owns the consultancy firm, Shivendra & Co, where he helps small to medium construction businesses increase their growth potential and profitability, improve their processes and execute business strategies.Shivendra is using his...

Amanda is currently the Executive MD of Property Management at CBRE where she has delivered outstanding commercial outcomes, as recognized by her success at the Telstra Business Women’s awards in 2019. She thrives in challenging environments and enjoys applying her creative approach to problem...

William Barton is an Infrastructure Executive and NFP Non-Executive Director with a background in civil engineering across regional and metropolitan NSW. He draws on almost 20 years in the local government sector and his ability to engage with communities and stakeholders to identify opportunities...

Brent Crockford was appointed CEO of Australian Owned Contractors in March 2020, and since this time has led AOC’s strategic public policy focus alongside managing membership and industry development matters. A key focus of AOC’s advocacy is being developed through the Albanese Government’s Buy...

Having 25+ years in the manufacturing industry, Chris draws on his knowledge and experience to focus on improving productivity and product development across globally focused companies in Telecommunications, Electrical and Construction SectorsChris lives by the philosophy of fundamentally improving ...

David is passionate about breaking down the stigma associated with mental health by building strong support networks and increasing awareness and education across the construction industry. David is the People and Safety Director for John Holland Group, part of the Joint Venture responsible for the ...

With over 30 years of experience in Operations, Finance and Strategy roles in a range of transport business globally, Craig Webster brings a host of experiences from aviation to rail and bus, covering most operating modes ​and service provision types as well as major planning studies and...

Mike is a highly competent and experienced Technical Expert with unique and elevated capabilities developed over 30 years in Industry, both domestic and international. His expertise includes Metal Melting, Refining and Casting, Metal Rolling, Forging & Forming, Coatings Technology, Heat...

In 2013 Nathan co-founded Traffio with Nick Inglis, working to use technology to improve efficiency and safety in the Traffic Management Industry. Over the last 10 years Traffio has grown to manage workforces across all states and territories of Australia, New Zealand, and more recently the UK and...

Damian's entrepreneurial and technical background has seen him spend the past 20 years in the asset management technology space, growing multiple businesses servicing Enterprise, State and Local Government clients across Australia and New Zealand. Damian co-founded Asset Vision over 10 years...

Chris Pettit is the Director of the City Futures Research Centre, inaugural professor of Urban Science, and Plus Alliance Fellow at UNSW Sydney. He currently Chair of the Board of Directors for CUPUM (Computational Urban Planning and Urban Management) and on the International Advisory Board for the ...

In the early 1980s, Dr.Rustom Kanga led the team that built the world’s first commercial Artificial Intelligence system at Digital Equipment Corporation. Twenty years later he co-founded iOmniscient to commercialize new AI technologies. Dr Kanga, a Chemical Engineer, started his career in the Oil...

Kendall has qualifications and almost 40 years of experience in environmental management, land use planning and transport planning - having worked in planning consultancies, the NSW Government, several local councils and a university.  Kendall has developed a particular interest in the role that...

A respected leader with over 20 years proven performance in delivering results as a senior executive in providing strategic direction for customer focused outcomes in the policy, operational, technology and infrastructure domains. Working with executives across government, I have effectively driven ...

Dr. Du is a Senior Lecturer and Leader of the Future Transport & Mobility group with the SMART Infrastructure Facility at the University of Wollongong, Australia. He received his PhD in Transportation Engineering from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore in 2015. His research...

Paul Robinson is the General Manager of the Roadmarking Industry Association of Australia (RIAA). The RIAA is the peak industry body for road marking and pavement t markings, including car parks, airfields, service stations, warehouses, and so on.The RIAA works with State Government, Local...

Chris is a Principal Transport Planner at Mott MacDonald in Sydney with 12 years' experience in strategic transport planning, policy and research. Prior to joining Mott MacDonald in early 2022, Chris worked for Transport for London, as an analyst and researcher working on a range of policies...

Michiel Bliemer is a Professor of Transport Planning and Modelling at the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies at the University of Sydney Business School. Prior to joining the University of Sydney in 2012, he worked at Delft University of Technology and as a consultant at Goudappel Coffeng ...

Harman is the Smart Cities and Places Lead at GHD Digital, where he pursues his passion of developing innovative solutions for Smart Cities, Precincts & Buildings. He is a Certified Smart Cities Practitioner and brings over 20 years of global work experience with various technology-related...

David Eldridge has been involved in the Road Line marking Industry for over 40 years. Predominantly operating as a line marking contractor he is also developing materials and application systems to improve various performance aspects of road markings.Serving as a Director of the Roadmaking Industry ...

Colin Leek is Principal Engineer with Civil Sciences and Engineering. He has 50 years’ experience in Local Government and Consulting with Talis Consultants and CMW Geosciences working on road and industrial pavement investigations and design and drainage facilities.  His Local Government experience ...

Phillip has 20 years’ experience in local government engineering, developing and leading teams across all disciplines from approvals, asset management and engineering delivery.Phillip has experience and understanding in the relationship between land-use, activity and transport. He is a proponent...

Scott is Program Director Major Projects NSW for Transurban and a 40 plus year veteran of the Construction Industry in Australia and overseas with a passion for teamwork and visible leadership.In recent years Scott has overseen every stage of the construction and commissioning of the WestConnex...

Andrea Ciaffi is the Digital Pillar Manager for Buildings and Infrastructure in Australasia. Andrea is passionate about bridging the gap between engineering and digital creating innovative workflows and customised delivery tools to make digital processes an integral part of business operations at...

With a background in engineering, Jawad has over 15 years’ experience working in technology commercialisation, and energy and transport policy in the ACT and NSW Governments. Most recently he worked in the not-for-profit sector working on energy consumer matters. Jawad has managed large scale...