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The global mobility industry's transformation has far-reaching implications for how transport users move within neighbourhoods, through cities, and across countries. The effect of this transition touches every part of the transport technology industry: carmakers, energy companies, insurers, health care, government, ticketing and payment, and many more.
As a new ecosystem of mobility emerges, Mobility 2022 is the must-attend event to understand how our nation's new mobility industry is evolving and maturing.
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Hon. Rob Stokes MP Minister for Infrastructure, Cities and Active Transport / NSW Government Minister for Infrastructure, Cities and Active Transport / NSW Government
Rob Stokes is the NSW Minister for Infrastructure, Cities and Active Transport.
He has been a Member of the NSW Parliament since 2007 and has served as Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, Minister for Transport and Roads, Minister for Education, Minister for Environment, Minister for Heritage and Minister for the Central Coast.
Rob is an Honorary Fellow with Macquarie Law School, holds a double degree in arts and law from Macquarie University, a Masters of Science from the University of Oxford, and a PhD in planning law.
Jonathan Adler Sr. Director, Global Public Policy / Bird Sr. Director, Global Public Policy / Bird
Jonathan Adler has nearly two decades of experience crafting policy, advocacy campaigns and government relations strategies across city, state, federal and international governments, working for clients both in the private and non-profit sectors. Jonathan currently directs Global Policy and Advocacy and Global Business Development Pursuits for Bird - the inventor of shared e-scooter services. Prior to Bird, Jonathan served as Principal at the Dewey Square group in Washington D.C. managing clients in the consumer, energy, healthcare, technology, telecommunications and transportation sectors.
Trained as a political organizer, Jonathan has participated in and led over a dozen political campaigns at the local, state and presidential levels.
Jonathan Anderson Sustainable Mobility Manager / Keolis Downer Sustainable Mobility Manager / Keolis Downer
Jonathan uses his broad background in energy and transport to deliver sustainable public transport solutions around Australia.
His areas of interest include:
Ishra Baksh Executive Director (Mobility as a Service) / Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads Executive Director (Mobility as a Service) / Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads
Ishra is currently the Executive Director of the Mobility as a Service (MaaS) Program Management Office within the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads. Her experience extends across the public and private sector environment, working in partnership with government and industry to improve the customer experience and drive positive outcomes for the business.
Ishra is responsible for connecting people and ideas, identifying challenges and opportunities and taking a pragmatic approach to building programs that consider the broader landscape of transport, whilst focusing on tangible outcomes for citizens.
She is passionate about the department’s future focus on mobility and the strategy around this, using customer-centric methods to realise the vision of the department.
Through her experiences, Ishra has developed a firm understanding of business ecosystems, as-a-service business models and the integration points for mobility into the future.
Michelle Batsas Chief Executive Officer / Public Transport Association Australia New Zealand Chief Executive Officer / Public Transport Association Australia New Zealand
Michelle Batsas is the Chief Executive Officer of the Public Transport Association Australia New Zealand, advocating for best practice public transport and sustainable mobility solutions for the region. Michelle is a senior executive with broad and diverse experience across management, strategy, governance, events, communications and policy. She has held senior roles at Public Transport Victoria and VicRoads, leading large teams through transformational change in order to realise the best outcomes possible for users of an integrated transport network.
Michelle is a qualified lawyer and prior to entering the world of transport, she worked in the justice and emergency management portfolios of the Victorian Government. She is passionate about promoting urban mobility for the benefit of customers and broader communities
Jason Bradley Director, Innovation / The Victorian Department of Transport Director, Innovation / The Victorian Department of Transport
Jason is Director, Innovation at Victoria's Department of Transport and leads the department's innovation program, TransportX. Jason is charged with tackling some of the biggest problems in transport - through innovation - ranging from providing customers with more real-time information for decision making, reducing congestion across networks, and providing faster more efficient freight movements.
Jason has a significant background in public sector governance, and a deep understanding of the transport landscape - from managing implementation of the 2010 Transport Integration Act to authoring the department's Simple, Connected Journey's strategic plan.
Martin Bradshaw General Manager, Passenger Transport Strategy and Technology / Department of Transport and Main Roads Queensland General Manager, Passenger Transport Strategy and Technology / Department of Transport and Main Roads Queensland
Martin Bradshaw is the General Manager of TransLink's Passenger Transport Strategy and Technology Branch. This branch is delivering advanced transport technologies that will provide improved public transport experiences for Queenslanders and its visitors.
He leads a team of 200+ staff and contractors responsible for delivering the Queensland Government’s $371.1 million Smart Ticketing project – enabling more Queensland residents and visitors to access public transport. His team are also delivering the Digital Licence Project, which will provide a more convenient and safer way for Queenslanders to validate their identity digitally.
Juan Carbonell Head of Solutions APAC / Moovit Head of Solutions APAC / Moovit
Juan Carbonell leads the APAC territory for Moovit. Juan’s career spans 18 years through a range of disciplines, 12 of them in the Transport industry. Over the last six years, he’s designed and delivered complex programs for government and private businesses across the region. Prior to joining Moovit, Juan was the Managing Director of Routematch and directed a program for WestConnex, Australia’s top road infrastructure project. He also delivered the TfNSW CTABS project, the largest Demand Response Transport service in the Southern Hemisphere with over 1,300 vehicles.
Michael Chadney Senior Transport Planner / Arup Senior Transport Planner / Arup
Michael is a Transport Strategy and Future Mobility specialist with Arup in Singapore. He previously he spent 7 years based in Tokyo, Japan working on sustainable transport project across Asia. His work in Singapore includes masterplanning, active mobility and research into the integration of future mobility into the built environment - including a recent collaboration with Singapore government on future autonomous and electric vehicle enable towns.
Robert Christie Head of Sales and Marketing / Briometrix Head of Sales and Marketing / Briometrix
Robert came to Briometrix after a long career opening up new markets for Australian software in over 20 countries. He has a wealth of experience across the spectrum from market research through to managing international sales partner networks.
Robert's expertise includes engineering solutions, spatial applications and SaaS. In 2000, he was responsible for launching the first commercially successful mobile concierge app in Japan, which recorded 3 million users in its first 3 days of operation.
Daniel Conley Transport Planner / Arup Transport Planner / Arup
Daniel Conley is a transport planner with Arup. Daniel's key skills include integrated public transport planning, spatial analytics, emerging technology and sustainable development. Daniel is a Member of the Premier's Climate Change Council in South Australia.
Tom Cooper General Manager, Australia & New Zealand / Beam Mobility General Manager, Australia & New Zealand / Beam Mobility
Tom grew up riding scooters and loved the freedom they provided. Little did he know that youthful passion would develop further. It was a trip to London in 2017 where Tom saw docked bike-share and how it transformed travel around the city. After meeting the founders of RIDE E-Scooters in 2019, he joined as CEO, where he developed RIDE’s reputation of bringing trusted operations to cities.
In 2020 Tom joined Beam, bringing a collaborative approach to working with stakeholders. Tom sees the opportunity to put e-scooters on the streets as a privilege and loves the freedom micromobility unlocks for all.
Rahila David Principal Policy Advisor / National Transport Commission Principal Policy Advisor / National Transport Commission
Rahila David is Principal Policy Advisor in the Future Technologies Team at the National Transport Commission (NTC). She is currently leading the NTC’s review of the ‘Guidelines for trials of automated vehicles in Australia’. Rahila has also played a key role in developing a safety assurance approach for the commercial deployment automated vehicles. Her work has taken her around the country to gain input from government and industry on proposals for regulatory reform. Prior to joining the NTC, Rahila worked in a range of government policy areas including energy and local government in the United Kingdom and New Zealand.
Segolene Deeley Director - Corporate Affairs / Keolis Downer Director - Corporate Affairs / Keolis Downer
Segolene is a strategic customer and stakeholder specialist with 20 years’ experience leading public relations, stakeholder engagement, communications, innovation and account management in international business environments. Her career has spanned Europe, the UK and the US, and she joined Keolis Downer in 2017. Segolene has been with Keolis since 2011, and previously worked in the software and IT sector for 10 years.
Segolene oversees Keolis Downer’s market positioning in Australia, supporting existing operations and driving strategic engagement with key stakeholders ahead of key bids. She also leads innovation projects that improve integrated transport journeys and create more liveable cities.
Her experience working on projects around the world has given her a deep understanding of the diversity of mobility challenges and the importance of having a local and collaborative approach to deliver social and economic outcomes.
Roberto Evangelio Director of Transport Insights & Evidence / The Victorian Department of Transport Director of Transport Insights & Evidence / The Victorian Department of Transport
Roberto Evangelio is the Director of Transport Insights & Evidence at the Victorian Department of Transport specialising in transport economics, demand forecasting, data analytics and urban and transport planning . He leads a team of data scientists, economists, and strategic modellers to build better insights and evidence on the transport network. He is instrumental in developing the economic assessment framework and project assessment capability in the Department. He led the economic assessment of major projects in Victoria, such as the Melbourne Metro and the Regional Rail Link projects.
Prior to working in Australia, Roberto works in consulting and development agencies, such as World Bank and Asian Development Bank as an economist.
Dylan Fernandes Solution Consultant Traffic / Kapsch TrafficCom Australia Solution Consultant Traffic / Kapsch TrafficCom Australia
Dylan is a Solution Consultant at Kapsch TrafficCom within the APAC region. He works within the Traffic side of the portfolio, which includes Deep Learning technologies, Connected Vehicles and Traffic Management. Best known for his work as a trusted advisor to his clients and partners, he has an extensive background in Software Development and Project Management. A preference for hands-on work, he most enjoys connecting people with practical solutions.
Rob Finney Chief Product Officer / Intelematics Chief Product Officer / Intelematics
Rob Finney has recently been appointed as the Chief Product Officer at Intelematics. As Chief Product Officer, Rob leads the Intelematic’s product team, including responsibility for the strategic development of connected vehicle solutions for the Australian market. He is an experienced product leader with consulting experience and tenures across the logistics, telco, energy and location & navigation market sectors. Previously, Rob has held Head of Product roles at Australia Post and during his tenure at Sensis, was responsible for commercial management of major digital mapping customers including TomTom, Navman and Garmin. He also held product responsibilities for portable and mobile navigation services.
Rob joined Intelematics from Mondo Energy where he was responsible for the development of renewable and battery storage solutions supported by a smart energy platform and iOT devices. He holds an MBA from University of NSW and a certificate in Machine Learning.
Kiersten Fishburn Deputy Secretary, Cities and Active Transport / Transport for NSW Deputy Secretary, Cities and Active Transport / Transport for NSW
Kiersten Fishburn is the Deputy Secretary, Cities & Active Transport at Transport for NSW. This new Division is focused on ensuring our cities and neighbourhoods are integrated with transport, making our places, streets and open spaces functional, beautiful, inclusive and inviting for all to enjoy. She brings a fresh energy to the role with ambitions to help our cities reach their full potential.
Prior to joining Transport, Kiersten led the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) as Secretary after almost two years as head of the Planning Delivery Unit (PDU). She has held leadership roles with Liverpool City Council City of Sydney, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre and Accessible Arts.
Carrie Fu Senior Engineer / Aurecon Senior Engineer / Aurecon
Carrie is a Pedestrian Planner & Modeller with over 7 years’ global experience in transport station planning, public realm planning and micro-simulation modelling. She has an extensive pedestrian modelling experience including Melbourne Airport Rail, Hong Kong Tung Chung Line Extension and East Kowloon Line, Singapore Cross lsland Line and Jurong Regional Line, Riyadh Metro, Dubai Metro, Doha Metro and Auckland Rail.
Carrie works closely with urban planners and designers on public realm design, including railway station accessibility (Sydney Metro Greater West Line), public space planning (Adelaide Riverbank Precinct Upgrade) and event crowd management (Marvel Stadium Upgrade).
Ben Hague APAC Regional Manager / Via APAC Regional Manager / Via
Ben is primarily focused on working with cities, transit agencies, operators and companies to enable technology-enabled transport solutions. He advises and collaborates with partners, helping guide them from project conception through launch. He also works with internal, cross-functional teams to scope each need and oversees all aspects required to create successful, long-term strategic partnerships. Prior to Via, Ben was a Senior Manager at Transport for NSW where he managed the world-leading on demand pilot program and established permanent on-demand services. Ben holds a Bachelor of Management Studies and Bachelor of Laws from Waikato University, and an MBA from Deakin University.
Susan Harris Chief Executive Officer / ITS Australia Chief Executive Officer / ITS Australia
As Chief Executive of ITS Australia, and with an extensive career in transport strategy, Susan is ideally placed at the intersection of technology and transport. Supported by strong connections to the international ITS community and the global network of ITS Associations, Susan works tirelessly advocating for the benefits of transport technologies for business and for the broader Australian community.
Susan is highly regarded for her roles supporting the growth and innovation of the nation’s transport technology industries. She works across a number of industry advisory groups and is a regular advisor to the State and Federal Governments, and their Ministers, on transport technology and mobility issues.
Junishi Hirose Principal International Research Fellow / HIDO Principal International Research Fellow / HIDO
Junishi Hirose is Principal International Research Fellow at HIDO, prior to that Junishi was an ITS System International Research Fellow at Keio University until 2015, and an ITS System Engineering Manager at NEC until 2009.
Junishi Hirose graduated from National Nara Technical College - Electronical Engineering.
Mirza Hotic Senior Consultant, Integrated Transport & Mobility / Aurecon Senior Consultant, Integrated Transport & Mobility / Aurecon
Mirza is a Senior Transport Planner and Project Lead with international experience in transport, infrastructure, and logistics.
He specialises in strategic transport planning, policy advisory, and stakeholder management with a focus on integrated spatial planning and sustainable & smart mobility. He is experienced in exploring, developing, and realising innovative, smart, and sustainable mobility solutions as part of spatial and infrastructure (re-)development(s), and gained in-depth experience delivering sustainable mobility projects and programs in a European context.
Daniel Hoyne Head of Solution Consulting / Kapsch TrafficCom Australia Head of Solution Consulting / Kapsch TrafficCom Australia
Daniel has over 15 years experience in the transport industry and has developed a reputation for being a thought leader when it comes to the future of transport both nationally and globally. Daniel has extensive experience in developing and delivering ground breaking and leading edge intelligent transport systems (ITS) projects. At Kapsch, Daniel is responsible for managing the Solution Consulting Group within the Asia pacific region and has a portfolio which includes Intelligent Mobility Solutions, Urban Mobility and Electronic Toll Collection. Daniel has great passion for safer, smarter roads and infrastructure.
Mieszko J. Iwaskow Chief Strategy Officer and APAC Market Lead / Mobli Chief Strategy Officer and APAC Market Lead / Mobli
Mieszko is Chief Strategy Officer at Mobli and leader for the APAC market.
Previous to Mobli Mieszko has held senior positions in the public and private sector with roles including Portfolio Director (Strategic Programmes) at Auckland Transport, Global Service Line Leader for Urban Mobility at Aurecon and Auckland and Northland Project Delivery Leader at Waka Kotahi.
Thiranjaya Kandanaarachchi PhD student / The University of Sydney PhD student / The University of Sydney
Thiranjaya Kandanaarachchi completed his Bachelors degree in Transport and Logistics Management at University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka with first class honours while winning the gold medal for the graduate with the highest aggregate Grade Point Average. He is also a CIMA qualified member. After graduation he worked as an Innovations Planner in Unilever Sri Lanka and then returned to the University of Moratuwa as a Research Assistant where he was involved in projects related to planning and designing bus priority lanes and bus fare automation in Sri Lanka. Currently he is a 2nd year doctoral student in Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, University of Sydney. His PhD project aims at understanding mechanics behind improving trust and collaboration in Mobility as a Service (MaaS) eco-systems.
John Karaboulis Vice President & Managing Director, Australia / Cubic Transportation Systems Vice President & Managing Director, Australia / Cubic Transportation Systems
John Karaboulis is a Senior Executive with a successful track record in leading major complex initiatives and multi-disciplinary business functions. John is currently Vice President, Services, for Cubic Transportation Systems, and is responsible for all operational services within the Asia Pacific Region. In his previous role John was responsible for the delivery of circa $6 billion worth of Public Transport services for the state of NSW. This includes the procurement and management of service delivery of almost 800 operate and maintain contractors across all modes of transport including Bus, Ferry, Rail, and Light Rail. This also includes the management of the Country Regional Network.
John has a background in civil engineering with more than 25 years experience in both private and public sector organisations. John is recognised for his skills in working with large groups of staff and major stakeholders from both the public and private sectors. He has a proven track record in establishing high performing teams and leading major transformational programs and initiatives. More recently John was instrumental in the development and implementation of the ‘On Demand’ transport initiatives in NSW and the franchise of State Transit Authority’s Region 6 bus contract in the Inner West of Sydney. John has built strong and enduring relationships with business leaders and decision makers across numerous jurisdictions.
Boris Karsch Chief Operating Officer - Umo / Cubic Transportation Systems Chief Operating Officer - Umo / Cubic Transportation Systems
With over 25 years of experience delivering transit, payment, and interactive services. Boris is accountable for all aspects of operational delivery and customer success across for Cubic’s Umo® software-as-a-service fare collection solutions portfolio. Prior to Umo, Boris lead strategy for Cubic’s transportation business. Boris brings to the conversation experience across a number of industries and countries
Daniel Kelly Senior Program Manager – Data and Content / Intelematics Senior Program Manager – Data and Content / Intelematics
Dan has been in the traffic and mobility space for over 10 years. He has worked closely with a number of transport technologies including broadcast of traffic events to drivers, road sensor data and pioneering use of floating car probe points in the Australian market.
Dan is passionate about the future of mobility in Australia, particularly with the increasing amounts of data that are being made available for planning and strategy. He is enthusiastic about bringing together all areas of the mobility space including private companies, government agencies and industry groups to have a shared vision of the future.
Dan is also involved in local transport initiatives such as active transport programs with local schools and council.
Joost de Kock Deputy Secretary Customer Strategy and Technology / Transport for NSW (TfNSW) Deputy Secretary Customer Strategy and Technology / Transport for NSW (TfNSW)
Joost joined Transport for NSW (TfNSW) in March 2020 as Deputy Secretary Customer Strategy and Technology. Prior to this, he was the General Manager Enterprise Transformation at Services Australia. He is a former Partner, Managing Director and Senior Advisor in the Sydney office of Boston Consulting Group where he was a member of BCG’s global Public Sector and Technology Advantage Practices, and the global IT in government topic leader. Joost’s career has been built around his ability to set strategy, define technology-driven reform and deliver customer-centric solutions. These are the skills he brings to his role at TfNSW where he is responsible for leveraging data and insights, new technologies, innovative solutions and partnerships to provide improved, integrated customer-centred solutions and develop long-term strategies, plans and policies for the Transport Cluster.
Harrison Kraus Mechanical Engineer and Product Manager – Traffic Signals & Hardware / BRAUMS and ITS Australia NextGen Mechanical Engineer and Product Manager – Traffic Signals & Hardware / BRAUMS and ITS Australia NextGen
Harry holds the titles of Project Engineer and Product Manager at BRAUMS Pty Ltd, looking after the design and development of the traffic signals and hardware portfolio as well as the roadway streetlighting product range. He graduated from Macquarie University with a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering with Honours in 2020 and has quickly become immersed in ITS product design and management. With the emergence of Vehicle to Everything (V2X) communication, Harry is interested in the next stage of development required for traffic signals and associated product to adapt and become integrated with vehicles and other infrastructure assets.
Edwin Lai Graduate Transport Engineer / Jacobs Graduate Transport Engineer / Jacobs
Edwin is a Graduate Transport Engineer at Jacobs and has worked on diverse transport and mobility projects with public and private sector clients across Australia and Singapore. He is passionate about improving the connectivity and accessibility of communities through sustainable infrastructure and innovative transport solutions. Edwin has a strong research interest in emerging technologies including Mobility as a Service, Connected and Autonomous Vehicles and Electric Vehicles.
He currently sits on the AITPM NSW Young Professional's Network Committee and holds a BEng(Hons) in Civil Engineering and BCom in Finance from the University of New South Wales.
Craig Lawton Principal Data and IoT Lead / Amazon Web Services Principal Data and IoT Lead / Amazon Web Services
As a Solutions Architect specializing in public-sector Transport, Sustainability and Smart Cities initiatives across Australia and New Zealand, Craig Lawton is sought after by Governments at all levels to provide insights into the future of cities, transport and industry.
Craig has worked across many organizations in both the public and private sectors for over 20 years including Government, Infrastructure, Retail and Financial Services. Transport, Smart Cities, Utilities, Research, Communications, Health and Environmental monitoring. He first realised how revolutionary cloud computing would be whilst writing a book on cloud adoption that ultimately transformed into the popular blog, coffeescroll.com. The next big transformation will bring together big data, IoT and artificial intelligence in new and innovative ways. And it’s happening right now.
Recent speaking engagements in 2021 include Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC), CNBC Nanjing Tech Week Panel and World Smart Cities Expo, South Korea.
Peter Lee Senior Manager, Institute for Public Policy and Governance / University of Technology Sydney Senior Manager, Institute for Public Policy and Governance / University of Technology Sydney
Peter leads IPPG’s Advisory team, delivering public policy research projects for all tiers of government, not-for-profits and industry. He is an experienced public policy leader and practitioner, having held senior roles in government agencies in the UK and Australia, with expertise that spans strategy, policy, governance, transport, infrastructure, future mobility, emerging technologies, futures thinking, public sector innovation and evaluation.
Prior to joining UTS, Peter held senior roles at Transport for NSW where he authored strategies on Connected and Automated Vehicles and Maritime Infrastructure. At the UK Department for Transport, Peter played a critical role in designing and delivering once-in-a-generation reforms to the UK road sector and, as DfT’s Head of Future Road Transport Technology, drove strategy and research on future mobility, including helping establish the UK Centre for Connected and Automated Vehicles and collaborating extensively with industry and the innovation ecosystem on future transport technology research projects.
Nick Marks CEO / Intelematics Australia CEO / Intelematics Australia
Nick Marks is the Managing Director and CEO for Intelematics Australia. Throughout his career, Nick has been instrumental in the digital transformations of leading global organisations in the telecom and financial services industries and held various technology and architecture leadership roles in the State Government.
Before joining Intelematics, Nick was the Director of Information Technology at Optus. Here he spearheaded a four-year customer-centred digital transformation that included a major upgrade to billing and customer care platforms, rollout of an extensive application programming interface (API) program, establishment of a robotic process automation practice, introduction of artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies, and building a data centre of excellence.
Nick’s extensive experience in leading organisations through technology innovations and advancements ensures Intelematics innovative products will continue to solve real-world problems and keep people moving.
Ashby Martin Senior Systems Engineer / SAGE Automation Senior Systems Engineer / SAGE Automation
As Smart Cities Lead at SAGE Automation, Ashby has a deep technical understanding of the best practices in design, implementation and management of Smart Cities systems. He applies these to achieve exemplary outcomes, reducing the use of resources, enabling public accountability and providing great public experiences.
Winner of the Smart City Council's 2019 Emerging Leader award, Ashby has shown an aptitude for applying innovative thinking to solve problems in the public realm. With IOT experience in mining, transport, agriculture and smart cities, Ashby has a clear vendor-agnostic vision to data collection and control.
Sean McClowry Partner, Deloitte Digital / Deloitte Partner, Deloitte Digital / Deloitte
Sean leads our Digital Twin and Simulation capability, driving work around Deloitte’s Optimal Reality solution, a Digital Twin platform focused on the future of mobility, energy and smart cities, bringing Formula1 technology to solve client issues. Sean focuses on climate-led Transformation, helping clients leverage new technologies and evolving customer, employee and business practices to take a holistic approach to taking action on climate change.
Previously, Sean was the Chief Digital Officer CIO at the Global CCS Institute. He developed information exchange platforms for solutions to climate change. Sean has founded ventures around sustainability standards and climate solutions for emerging economies.
Lee McKenzie Manager Future Transport – Multi Modal and Innovation, Transport Services / New Zealand Transport Authority Manager Future Transport – Multi Modal and Innovation, Transport Services / New Zealand Transport Authority
Lee McKenzie is the Manager of Future Transport at Waka Kotahi, NZ Transport Agency and has been working in transport for over a decade after making the transition from law and policy work. Lee has been a director on the ITS NZ Board since 2016.
Lee is passionate about the potential of technology and data to drive change in the transport sector and address some of the big transport challenges, including reducing emissions, improving road safety outcomes, and increasing accessibility.
Lee has been the driving force behind Hoe ki angitū, a transport innovation fund, designed to support the private sector to develop and accelerate innovative solutions that will help to solve some of Aotearoa New Zealand’s transport challenges.
Casey Molloy Director – Mobility / Smartrak Director – Mobility / Smartrak
Casey leads the Mobility Team at Smartrak, delivering smart tools that assist asset allocation, key management and security and keyless vehicle access to a range of industries. He is playing an integral role in leading the transformation from role based access to corporate vehicles to a blended model of internally owned vehicles, externally shared fleets, MaaS, Public Transport and active travel. This transformation will equip organisations with the ability to adapt to the changing needs of their staff and the environment they operate in.
Casey has a wealth of experience in Government and Private Sectors. His career focus has been on location based data leading to insights that improve operational efficiency, safety and productivity.
Joanne Murray Head of New Mobilities / Keolis Downer Head of New Mobilities / Keolis Downer
Joanne is the Head of New Mobilities which plays an essential role in the Innovation Team across Keolis Downer to help identify new mobility projects and design proposals that will meet the needs of Public Transport Authorities. Joanne is responsible for designing and implementing strategic new mobilities projects (AV, on-demand, MaaS, etc) and support the delivery of Keolis Downer’s business strategy and position Keolis Downer as an innovative PTA partner.
Professor John Nelson Chair in Public Transport / Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, The University of Sydney Business School Chair in Public Transport / Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, The University of Sydney Business School
Professor John Nelson is Chair in Public Transport at the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies (ITLS), University of Sydney which he joined in February 2019 from the University of Aberdeen where he was Sixth Century Chair in Transport Studies and Director of the Centre for Transport Research.
John is particularly interested in the application and evaluation of new technologies to improve transport systems (with a particular focus on public transport and shared transport solutions) as well as the policy frameworks and regulatory regimes necessary to achieve sustainable mobility. His research is funded by the UK Research Councils, Innovate UK, the European Commission and industry. He is a past Chairman of the Universities’ Transport Study Group (UTSG), which promotes transport teaching and research across the UK and Ireland, served as Scientific Director for the ITS European Congress in Glasgow (2016) and is a founder member of MaaS Scotland.
He is Series Editor for Routledge’s Transport and Mobility and Transport and Society book series.
David Norton Product Manager - Mobility / Smartrak Product Manager - Mobility / Smartrak
David is a passionate advocate for mobility and shared fleet solutions for businesses. With experience in both development of class-leading shared fleet software, and developing the strategy and direction for the future shape and operation of Fleets, David brings a keen insight into streamlining shared fleet operations, improving fleet vehicle access, and exploring the integration of MaaS and active travel into corporate fleets.
Flora Ogilvie Consultant in Public Health, Transport Strategy and Analysis / Transport Scotland Consultant in Public Health, Transport Strategy and Analysis / Transport Scotland
Flora Ogilvie is a Consultant in Public Health with particular expertise in transport, the built environment and health. She originally studied medicine at Imperial College London, practicing clinical medicine in hospital and community settings before specialising in public health. She has worked in a range of local and regional-level public health roles within London; in national roles within the UK Department of Health’s Health Inequalities Unit and Public Health England’s Health Places Team; and within academic departments at the University of East London, and the University of the West of England.
Most recently she has led public health work on active travel, air quality and healthy streets at Transport for London, including work on the ambitious London Streetspace programme during the coronavirus pandemic. In September 2021 she joined Transport Scotland’s Climate Change Team, leading the development of Scottish Government’s route map to deliver a 20 per cent reduction in car kilometres by 2030, as part of wider Climate Change Plan commitments.
She also works within NHS 24, one of Scotland’s Health Boards, leading work to embed a wider-determinants-of-health approach across the organisation.
Thanura Rabel Technical Director - Future Mobility / Jacobs Technical Director - Future Mobility / Jacobs
Thanura is the Technical Director for Future Mobility across Asia Pacific for Jacobs, based in Melbourne. In this role he is responsible for driving strategy & growth, talent management & development, global connectivity & partnerships and incubating innovation across the future mobility spectrum.
He provides advice to clients on key transport planning, modelling and network integration challenges focusing on emerging modes (including EVs, AVs & CAVs, Demand Responsive Transport, micro-mobility) and new service models such as MaaS to enable these modes. Thanura holds a BE(Civil) (Hons) and M.Phil. (Engineering Sustainability) and is a Chartered Professional Engineer through Engineers Australia.
Maisie Rahbar Post doctoral researcher / The University of Queensland Post doctoral researcher / The University of Queensland
Dr Maisie Rahbar is a postdoc research fellow in Emerging Mobility within the School of Civil Engineering at the University of Queensland (UQ). As a Transport Modeller with over 8 years of experience in the field of transport modelling and planning, she has been involved in a wide range of multi-disciplinary projects for clients such as state governments, delivery authorities and local councils, in Australia and internationally.
At UQ, she expands on her expertise through her work on the UQ Mobility as a Service (MaaS) trial, funded by the Department of Transport and Main Road (TMR), iMove CRC, and UQ.
Shruti Rathore Senior Advisory and Planning Consultant / Arup Senior Advisory and Planning Consultant / Arup
Shruti is a strategy consultant and transport planner with over thirteen years of strategic advisory and planning experience across a wide variety of projects in Asia, Middle East and USA. Prior to joining Arup, Shruti was based in Dubai from 2011-2019 and worked in transport consultancy and project management roles on projects for government agencies and developers across the Middle East. From 2008-2010, Shruti worked in Boston as a Transportation Planner. She has a varied multidisciplinary background and a keen interest in emerging trends within a wide variety of industries which she strives to utilise in more informed decision making.
Peter Roeleven Associate / Osmodal Group PTY LTD Associate / Osmodal Group PTY LTD
Peter has deep payments and transportation technology expertise. During his career as a senior executive at major Banks, he has been the architect of multiple business strategies that continue to deliver long term market-leading performance in the very competitive and heavily regulated Payments industry. Most recently Peter led the implementation of Open Loop payments in Australia for the Sydney Opal system, enabling customers to pay for all modes of public transportation across the Opal network using EMV contactless payments.
Catherine Rooney Executive Director, Strategy, Innovation and Data Insights / The Victorian Department of Transport Executive Director, Strategy, Innovation and Data Insights / The Victorian Department of Transport
Catherine Rooney is Executive Director - Strategy, Innovation & Data Insights at the Victorian Department of Transport. Prior to her current role, Catherine led Infrastructure Victoria’s research program and the update of their 30-year Infrastructure Strategy.
She has also been Executive Director, System Reform at the Department of Economic Development, Transport, Jobs and Resources, and before that spent a number of years as Assistant Director at the Department of Treasury and Finance.
In addition to her public sector experience, Catherine spent a decade working for The Allen Consulting Group and Deloitte on a range of infrastructure, energy, and social policy issues.
Mike Rowe Vice President Business Development / MasterCard Vice President Business Development / MasterCard
Mike has over 20 year’s history in Payments and Technology innovation from the initial days of e-commerce in Australia through to more recently supporting Open Loop enablement both locally and globally. Prior to his current role at Mastercard, Mike has worked for a diverse range of technology organisations covering Payments Gateways through to Global Media in both senior and executive leadership roles. At present Mike, is part of Mastercard's Enterprise Partnership group with a specific focus on supporting Transit Agencies and Smart Cities in the area of payments innovation.
Stacey Ryan Policy Manager / ITS Australia Policy Manager / ITS Australia
Stacey brings to ITS Australia more than 20 years’ experience in communications, policy, and engagement in the public and private sector. In government, she worked in highly regulated environments including transport, planning, liquor and gaming, and emergency services. Stacey has a strong policy development and legislative background and managed engagement and building strong relationships with external stakeholders across all levels of government, NGOs, clients, collaborators, and the media; fostering partnerships that collaboratively work to solve problems we collectively face.
Mohammad Saifuzzamann Product Specialist / Aimsun Product Specialist / Aimsun
Mohammad Saifuzzaman is a Product Specialist in Aimsun Pty team in Sydney. He is working on product improvement, data analysis, and client support. Before joining Aimsun, Mohammad worked as an active researcher in the field of traffic flow theory and simulation. His work has been published in the top ranked journals. With his strong research background, he participates in various research and development projects in Aimsun to improve and extent the software capability in offline and real-time traffic simulation. Over the last twelve years, he has worked in several projects in Bangladesh, Sweden, France, and Australia.
Caleb Sawade Principal and Technical Authority for Optimal Reality / Deloitte Principal and Technical Authority for Optimal Reality / Deloitte
Caleb is Principal in Deloitte Consulting and the Technical Authority for Optimal Reality. Caleb’s background is in robotics, simulation, data science and applied cognitive neuroscience. He’s led programmes spanning Olympic sport, to manufacturing.
His main areas of focus have been optimal decision-making in the automotive, motorsport, and elite sports industries using Digital Twins. He was previously head of Data Science and Simulation for McLaren. Caleb’s primary focus for Optimal Reality is delivering a scaled real-time cloud environment for disparate large data sources, network prediction, and optimisation.
Paul Scott Program Manager (MaaS) / Department of Transport and Main Roads QLD Program Manager (MaaS) / Department of Transport and Main Roads QLD
Paul is the Program Manager for Queensland’s Department of Transport and Main Roads MaaS and Mobility Program. The program is responsible for considering the department’s response to emerging mobility and service trends. Paul’s work with the program includes the establishment of its research activities and foundational policy streams of activities. The program’s research activities have seen the establishment of the MaaS Trial, ODIN PASS, regional MaaS research and partnerships with industry and academia.
Paul has 22 years of government policy delivery and operational experience in transport regulation, with a focus on road user behaviour and systems implementation. For MaaS and mobility, Paul’s recent work has focused on the development on the economic factors needed in Queensland for MaaS with a focus on the development of customer and organisational features. This includes, early economic, revenue and commercial models and frameworks.
Jules Snow Senior Business Development Manager / Intelematics Senior Business Development Manager / Intelematics
Jules has over 15 years' experience developing commercial solutions for the mobility market. From developing the Australian first Navigable dataset with Whereis map, developing TomTom Automotive offering into Australia and New Zealand market and now leading the commercial strategy for Intelematics Mobility offering – Omniway. Jules holds a Graduate Diploma in GIS and Bachelor's degree in Geophysics and is in front of many Intelematics successful IT projects.
Claire Thompson Manager Mobility Futures and Innovation, Urban Mobility / The West Australian Department of Transport Manager Mobility Futures and Innovation, Urban Mobility / The West Australian Department of Transport
Claire Thompson has been the Manager Mobility Futures and Innovation within the Urban Mobility Directorate of the WA Department of Transport for the last 5 years. Much of her career has been in public health related roles with good exposure to road safety, health promotion campaigns and housing affordability issues. She enjoys the interface between research, innovation and thriving communities
Jessica Tong Transport Engineer / WSP Australia and ITS Australia NextGen Transport Engineer / WSP Australia and ITS Australia NextGen
Jessica is a Transport Engineer at WSP Australia and works in the Victorian Planning & Mobility team. She graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Master of Engineering (Civil with Business) in 2020, where she worked concurrently as a research assistant in the Transport Technologies Group. Jessica’s continued interest in the transport industry stems from her current experience in transport engineering and planning as well as future technologies research. She is interested in future mobility and transport data analytics – specifically, the application and integration of new transport technologies, including data and policy, for future mobility and safety.
Jessica was part of the inaugural 2021 ITS Australia NextGens committee which she continues to co-chair. She also currently sits on the AITPM Victorian Young Professional's Network Committee.
Silje Troseth Vice President APAC & General Manager Australia / Q-Free Australia Vice President APAC & General Manager Australia / Q-Free Australia
Silje has been working in the ITS industry for 15 years both with the private sector and the public sector within project management, project delivery, sales and marketing. Silje has been with Q-Free Australia since 2004 and has held various positions within the company in Norway, Australia and the Asia Pacific region, most recently as General Manager and Senior Vice President for AMPEA (Asia Pacific Middle East and Africa).
Silje has been a director of ITA Australia since 2018, serves as Chair of the Marketing & Communications Committee, and sits on the Membership Committee. Silje holds a Bachelor degree from the University of Western Sydney and a Master’s degree from the University of Technology Sydney.
Erik van Vulpen Deputy Director Centre for Technology Infusion / La Trobe University Deputy Director Centre for Technology Infusion / La Trobe University
Erik is Deputy Director at the Centre for Technology Infusion at La Trobe University and leads large, highly visible innovation projects, including updating the DSAPT for the arrival of CAV, Victoria’s first award-winning and successful Autonomous bus trial, the development of a digital alternative to Australia’s number plate, and Australia’s first Connected Tram as integrated with traffic light systems. Erik has held executive roles at Samsung, Heineken, Millicom and the NBN, and worked with boutique consultancies founded by McKinsey Alumni, as well as with early-stage tech start-ups.
After living and working across Asia Pacific for 10 years, Erik is now based in Melbourne Victoria.
Andrew Walker Commercial Director / Ito World Commercial Director / Ito World
Andy is Commercial Director for Ito World, leading Ito’s efforts in developing international customer and partner relationships to support transit agencies and authorities in driving increased use of public transit. Andy has spent over 30 years growing leading edge software businesses.
His career includes 10 years in the geo-spatial industry and 10 years with McLaren Applied Technologies, helping businesses harness the power of data through the use of technology originating in the highly data driven environment of Formula 1 motorsport.
Phillip Walsh Senior ITS Business Development Director APAC / Cubic Transportation Systems Senior ITS Business Development Director APAC / Cubic Transportation Systems
Phillip is the Senior ITS Business Development Director for Asia Pacific at Cubic Transportation Systems. Phillip is responsible for spearheading the company’s surface transport management expansion in the Asia Pacific Region and a key member on the Intelligent Congestion Management Program in New South Wales.
With more than 25 years’ experience in the public and private sectors, Phillip has a proven history of delivering complex transport and infrastructure projects both in Australia and Overseas. Phillip has lead major projects such as Victoria first Managed (Smart) Motorway as well as been involved in the delivery of project across Australia, including the NSW M4 Smart Motorway, Victoria’s M80 Ring Road Upgrade and the South Australian North South Corridor, Regency to Pym project.
Max Wang Senior Product Manager / Intelematics Senior Product Manager / Intelematics
Max is the Senior Product Manager at Intelematics responsible for the creation and launch of RACV's Mobility as a Service solution, arevo. Max’s vision is to enable governments and organisations to encourage positive transport choices, by creating integrated mobility solutions that combine travel in a way that enables seamless planning, booking, access and payment of journeys. Max previously managed RACV's Car Share business, and at a prior company looked after a portfolio of Internet of Things products and services. His passion for technology and transport comes together in his mission to make getting around easier, smarter, and more enjoyable.
Sue Wiblin Executive Director, Emerging Technologies / Transport for NSW Executive Director, Emerging Technologies / Transport for NSW
Sue is Executive Director for Emerging Technologies at Transport for NSW and brings to this role over 20 years' experience leading community engagement, urban planning and new mobility projects across listed property groups, membership organisations, SMEs and government. Sue is a strategic customer and stakeholder specialist and passionately believes to improve transport connectivity, reduce congestion and create more liveable cities we need to look beyond one size fits all solutions. People need the ability to make decisions among rather than between modes. Sue leads a range of projects across Australia and New Zealand.
Russ Yell Regional Director ANZ / Optibus Regional Director ANZ / Optibus
Russ Yell is the Regional Director of Australia and New Zealand at Optibus. He brings to the company 20 years of experience in the transportation and cities industry, the last 10 years advising on the disruptive forces at play in the mobility sector.
Sarah Zhang Technical Director / Aurecon Technical Director / Aurecon
Sarah is a passionate transport planner, intent on creating liveable and connected cities. With over 10 years of experience in transport planning and pedestrian planning, her project experience encompasses several industries including infrastructure, transport, arts and culture, stadia and buildings. Sarah has worked on several high-profile public and private sector projects across Australia and the United States and brings great experience and insight into designing holistic and sustainable transport and pedestrian outcomes.
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