Speakers

Isaac Wall is responsible for the strategic management of the NSW Government’s EV fast charging and EV ready buildings programs. Isaac brings deep industry experience in the deployment of EV charging infrastructure in a range of settings including public charging, fleets and apartment buildings.

Summer Steward is an ESG leader with more than 15 years’ experience spanning transport and logistics, energy, mining, and environmental compliance across Australia. As Sustainability Project Manager at Team Global Express, she leads one of the country’s most ambitious freight decarbonisation...

Thang Tran is a Director in the Investment team at the Clean Energy Finance Corporation. Thang works across debt and equity transactions in the areas of securitisation, capital markets and road transport electrification. Prior to joining the CEFC, Thang worked for KPMG, PwC, Aon Hewitt and Mercer...

Donna Frith is Director, Corporate Affairs and Customer Experience at Busways, the largest Australian-owned bus operator and most experienced bus specialist. With 20+ years in buses, Donna leads customer experience, brand, communications, stakeholder engagement and sustainability across Busways’...

Carol-Anne Nelson is the recently appointed CEO of Ventura Bus Lines.    She comes to the role with extensive experience in transport and infrastructure having held senior executive roles including Deputy Secretary at Transport for NSW, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Customer Officer at...

Dr Charles Karl has over 35 years’ experience in Intelligent Transport Systems. He is responsible for the technical oversight of NTRO’s activities in road network operations, freight and heavy vehicles, ITS and has extensive experience in field operational testing. Since 2015, Charles has led...

Adam is an experienced and accomplished mechanical engineer embedded in Australia’s heavy vehicle industry. He is a passionate trucking and transport enthusiast who understands trucks, trailers, equipement, the regulations they operate under, and the stakeholders that influence the heavy freight...

With a background in physics and mechanical engineering, Alex has been with the ACT Government since 2019, first working on the auction which secured 100% renewable electricity for the ACT. In 2020, he moved to oversee the ACT Government fleet transition and the ARENA-funded REVS vehicle-to-grid...

Anthony Weinberg is the 3-Council Regional Environment Program Manager, overseeing sustainability initiatives across Randwick, Waverley, and Woollahra Councils. With 20 years of experience in both the public and private sectors, he has developed extensive expertise in designing and implementing...

Clint Musgrove is a seasoned Fleet Manager with a proven track record of optimizing operations and driving efficiency in the transportation industry. With over 3 decades of industry experience, including over a decade of experience in managing a large fleet in the electrical distrobution...

Christian Severino is a strategic senior leader with over 25 years’ experience guiding complex fleet and depot operations across public transport, state, and local government sectors. He has led high-performing teams in the delivery of Australia’s largest public-to-private bus contract transitions...

Lana Frost is a Sustainability and Climate Change Advisor at Hornsby Shire Council, she has been working in NSW local government for the past 15 years. With formal qualifications in Environmental Science and Human Geography Research, Lana has worked across the fields of natural resource...

Pat Whitford is the Net Zero Program Manager at the Illawarra Shoalhaven Joint Organisation. His position is funded by NSW DCCEEW through their Sustainable Councils Program to deliver the Joint Organisation Net Zero Acceleration (JONZA) program, a capacity building program designed to support local ...

Harman Josan leads Transit Systems’ engineering and infrastructure team and is heading their Zero Emission Bus (ZEB) transition projects across Australia. In his role, he leads the planning and delivery of large-scale electrification and charging infrastructure programs that support the shift to...

Bisma is one of the youngest researchers in Australia specialising in sustainable transport research, currently based at UNSW Canberra (ADFA), specialising in transport modelling and behavioural analysis. Her research extends beyond EV adoption in Australia to understanding how continued EV usage...

Phillipa Watson is a senior (socio-technical) Research Fellow at the ANU Centre for Energy Systems (ACES), with over 25 years’ experience investigating renewable energy, electric vehicle, built environment, and electricity system transitions. Her work focuses on the social and decision making...

Andrea Persico is Director and Lead Consultant at Amped Consulting, specialising in EV transition and charging infrastructure projects. With a passion for driving sustainable mobility solutions and a deep understanding of the EV industry, Andrea brings a perpective that incorporates technical...