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Future Mobility has become one of the fastest growing sectors in the ITS industry and is a key contributor to smart transport and the liveability of our cities, suburbs and regional communities. It coincides with other customer centric, demand responsive transport initiatives to mark a global trend towards sustainable and accessible urban mobility.
At Mobility 2023, a diverse group of professionals, including transport technology experts from industry, academia, and government, will come together to hear a range of perspectives and expertise in discussions on emerging technologies and trends. Attendees will also have the opportunity to network with peers and explore the latest developments in the field of transportation technology and its potential impact on the future of mobility.
This is why industry leaders will attend, do business, and meet new partners.
Developing the digital infrastructure tools and data standards cities and states need to plan, manage and regulate mobility in the public right of way for the public good. Open Mobility Foundation
The greatest opportunity for accessible and inclusive transport in Australia is Universal Design and co-design. Government and industry, realising their benefits, are slowly shifting their focus from minimum compliance towards the delivery of functional outcomes for the community. Innovation comes from diversity, and the best way of engaging new ideas is by co-designing with people with lived experience. Department of Transport and Main Roads QLD
There is a rich ecosystem out there of data insights, we need to be able to access these, filter and translate them to form outcomes to change our transport network and provide new levers for operators to use to make changes in how we commute or travel in the network and to make our trip more sustainable. Kapsch TrafficCom Australia
Ainsley Hughes New Mobility Specialist / Liftango New Mobility Specialist / Liftango
Ainsley Hughes is a New Mobilities Specialist at Liftango. With a background in social and cultural geography, Ainsley is interested in how DRT and microtransit services can help remove transport barriers and better connect communities (particularly disadvantaged groups) to increased education, employment, healthcare, and social equity opportunities.
Alban Pinz Director (Economic Research & Analysis) / Department of Transport and Main Roads QLD Director (Economic Research & Analysis) / Department of Transport and Main Roads QLD
Alban Pinz is Director of the Economic Research and Analysis team in the Transport Policy Branch of the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads. His team conducts economic research and analysis to improve transport project planning, assessment and development and inform transport policymaking. Before working in transport, Alban held a range of roles in public policy, project evaluation and economic modelling within the Commonwealth Government and Queensland Treasury.
Alex Bubke Principal Advisor (Accessibility) / Department of Transport and Main Roads QLD Principal Advisor (Accessibility) / Department of Transport and Main Roads QLD
Alex is a passionate accessibility advocate seeking to make meaningful impact to the community through the creation of an inclusive built environment. As a qualified Access Consultant and currently completing his Master of Architecture at QUT, Alex has expertise in the access and inclusion regulatory frameworks and best-practice design in the built environment. Alex is a passionate proponent of Universal Design and Co-Design, and has championed their adoption in in his varied roles in public sector policy, infrastructure delivery, customer experience, and communications.
Professor Alexander Paz Professor / Queensland University of Technology Professor / Queensland University of Technology
Professor Alexander Paz is the Transport and Main Roads Chair at the Queensland University of Technology. Before joining QUT, he was an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering and the director of the Transportation Research Center at the University of Nevada. He is a Chartered Professional and a Fellow Engineer in Australia, a Registered Professional Engineer in Queensland, and a Professional Engineer Licensed in the State of Nevada. Professor Paz has a strong background in transport engineering, travel behaviour, transport planning, and road safety.
Amirtha Chidambara Raj Engineer - New Mobility / Arcadis Engineer - New Mobility / Arcadis
Amirtha works at Arcadis as an engineer in the New Mobility team. Her recent work includes advising Austroads and road authorities, and infrastructure projects in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. She gets great satisfaction from working with her team and her clients to solve problems.
She is also Events Lead for the ITS Australia NextGens committee and enjoys creating opportunities for emerging professionals in the industry to learn and network.
Andrew Glass Hastings Chief Executive Officer / Open Mobility Foundation Chief Executive Officer / Open Mobility Foundation
Having served two Seattle mayors, managed local and regional transportation funding campaigns, led one of the most innovative city DOT teams and advised cities around the globe, Andrew Glass Hastings has extensive experience working at the intersection of the public and private sectors. As the Open Mobility Foundation’s Executive Director Andrew leads this unique public/private partnership where cities and companies collaborate in real-time to co-create the open-source data standards and software tools cities need to digitize their infrastructure and manage all forms of mobility on their streets, leading to more equitable and sustainable urban communities
Andy Meyer Executive Director (Service Planning and Infrastructure), Translink Division / Translink, Department of Transport and Main Roads QLD Executive Director (Service Planning and Infrastructure), Translink Division / Translink, Department of Transport and Main Roads QLD
Andy Meyer leads the Service Planning and Infrastructure team within Translink, responsible for up to 5 year, network design, service and infrastructure delivery for the passenger transport network across Queensland. Andy enjoys the challenge of being able to translate strategic planning and goals into their more complicated operational realities. He enjoys learning from the experiences of others inter-state and around the world, but recognises that network solutions must be tailored to local topographical, economic and social attributes. With trials of new on-demand technologies underway across Queensland, Andy is focussed on understanding how new technologies can work to improve customer access to, and benefits from, legacy networks.
Ben Haddock Future Mobility Hub / Arup Future Mobility Hub / Arup
Ben is the Australasia Future Mobility Lead, and focuses on connecting energy, transport, and the environment across Australasia and is particularly active in the low emission mobility space, working on policy development and implementation of projects across the UK and Australasia. Leading multidisciplinary teams, collaborating with local authorities, transport authorities, architectural partners, planners, and other technical specialists, Ben captures and delivers scheme benefits and outcomes. Ben works with clients to help them understand and quantify how decarbonisation and clean fuels impacts their cities and regions and supports them to advocate for a net zero future.
Ben Hague APAC Regional Manager / Via APAC Regional Manager / Via
Ben Hague is the Regional Manager leading Via’s Tranist Technology business across the APAC region. Ben is responsible for establishing and growing mobility partnerships with transit agencies, transport operators, councils and private organisations who are using Via technology to improve transport outcomes. Ben has a wealth of experience, being directly involved in transformative mobility projects across the APAC region as well as involvement in Via projects globally.
Ben Rippingale ANZ Business Lead / Vivacity Labs Australia ANZ Business Lead / Vivacity Labs Australia
Ben Rippingale started in his Spatial Science career in the early nineties, with the advent of desktop GIS and GPS technologies. He has worked with Government, Mining, and Environmental sector clients to identify novel ways to apply emerging technologies to address previously unsolveable challenges. His background includes data management, remote sensing, satellite imagery, IoT, and AI in a variety of spatially enabled environments. Ben holds an MBA in Strategy from AGSM, and is currently the head of VivaCity Labs Australia and New Zealand operations.
Bradley McLees Principal Advisor (Mobility as a Service) / Department of Transport and Main Roads QLD Principal Advisor (Mobility as a Service) / Department of Transport and Main Roads QLD
Brad is the Principal Advisor 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.
Catherine Rooney
Catherine Rooney was previously the Executive Director - Strategy, Innovation & Data Insights at the Victorian Department of Transport and Planning. Prior to that 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.
Daniel Hoyne Head of Solution Consulting / Kapsch TrafficCom Australia Head of Solution Consulting / Kapsch TrafficCom Australia
In his role as Head of Solution Consulting for Asia Pacific, Daniel and his team deliver ATMS, Urban Mobility and Electronic Toll Collection solutions. Daniel is an active part of the Transport Community and He and his wife have 4 daughters and he is a passionate bee keeper and loves a chat so feel free to ask him anything.
Darren Atkinson Director, Connected and Automated Vehicle Policy and Regulation / Commonwealth Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts Director, Connected and Automated Vehicle Policy and Regulation / Commonwealth Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Darren's team leads a range of work to prepare Australia for Connected and Automated Vehicles, including policy development for a national in-service safety law for automated vehicles. Key policy focus areas include cyber security, privacy and workforce transformation issues. We also lead Australia’s participation in the International Transport Forum, the United Nations Global Forum on Road Traffic Safety (Working Party.1), and Darren has recently been elected to Chair of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Intermodal and Intelligent Transport Expert Group.
Darren has previously held senior positions at the Industry Department including in the areas of automotive and advanced manufacturing policy, with a focus on transforming business capability through the uptake of new technologies. Darren has previously been a senior advisor to Ministers in the Australian Government with responsibilities for climate change, industry and innovation policy. He holds a Masters degree in Public Policy at the Australian National University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science (Major) at the University of New South Wales.
David Buckley-Bolt Director Sales and Solutions APAC / SKIDATA Director Sales and Solutions APAC / SKIDATA
David Buckley-Bolt earned his Masters degree of Mechanical Engineering from the University of Strathclyde and International Business from Nanyang Technology University in Singapore. David has more than 10 years of experience with product development, regional group management, business development, and consulting. David is a passionate advocate for adoption of safer, smarter infrastructure.
David Lunt Associate / Osmodal Group Associate / Osmodal Group
David has an extensive technical understanding of payment cards, processing, scheme rules and the application of open payments to transit. He has consulted for and represented multiple card schemes on a range of technical committees and helped them define transit open-loop strategies. He has worked within and led project teams for both payment schemes and vendors, including leading the successful development of a cloud-based / open-loop transit payment processing platform enabling integration with devices, payment gateways and back-offices. David is uniquely placed to understand the technical integration and transition challenges on all shapes and sizes of smart ticketing scheme and to help our customers with assurance and systems integration services. David brings a wealth of ticketing and payments / PCI knowledge as well as policy, technical and delivery experience.
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.
Eimile O'Neill Graduate Officer (Digital Communications) / Department of Transport and Main Roads QLD Graduate Officer (Digital Communications) / Department of Transport and Main Roads QLD
Eimile is a Graduate Officer (Digital Communications) for the Department of Transport and Main Roads Queensland, in the Mobility as a Service Program Management Office. She graduated in 2023 from Otago University in Dunedin, New Zealand with a BaCom in Marketing and Communications.
Felix Hamilton A/Senior Manager, Universities and Research, Technology and Innovation / Transport for NSW A/Senior Manager, Universities and Research, Technology and Innovation / Transport for NSW
Felix Hamilton is A/Senior Manager Universities and Research, Customer Strategy and Technology at Transport for NSW. Ms Hamilton leads the research unit to foster collaboration, thought leadership, and knowledge translation between government, academia, and industry. She focuses on delivering tangible outcomes with impact to ensure that TfNSW is prepared for rapid changes in technology and innovation, and to create and maintain a world class, safe, efficient and reliable transport system into the future.
Ms Hamilton holds a PhD in Strategic Governance (Western Sydney University – to be conferred) with a focus on diversity and inclusion in leadership. She is also a Committee member for the ITS Australia NextGens and enjoys collaborating with fellow like-minded young professionals in the industry.
Ghassan Jarjees Senior ITS Specialist / Transport for NSW Senior ITS Specialist / Transport for NSW
Dr Jarjees is an Intelligent Transport Systems specialist at TfNSW with background in engineering and economics and over 25 years of experience in the field. He contributed significantly to the analysis, design, development, and evaluation of two important real time systems: the Public Transport Information and Priority System, PTIPS, and the SCATS Priority Engine, SPE. He has a number of publications in the field including a paper on quantifying the economic benefits of the different functional areas of PTIPS. His main professional interests centre around the optimisation of traffic and transport systems and enhancement of operator productivity through automation.
Graham McCabe Director, Transport Advisory / Urbis Director, Transport Advisory / Urbis
Graham is a transport and traffic engineer with over 25 years’ experience developing and leading innovative transport projects. He has deep experience and understanding in land-use, activity and transport. He has developed innovative designs to improve connectivity at a human and city scale, and specialises in cost effective, holistic transport solutions. Graham has expertise in transport planning, public transport system design, traffic engineering and modelling, and designing for walking and cycling. A trusted advisor to government, he has worked closely with senior executives in Australia and the Philippines.
Gretchen Newcomb Director, Community & Partnerships, North America & Australasia / Mobility Data Director, Community & Partnerships, North America & Australasia / Mobility Data
Leveraging 30+ years of experience in the transportation technology space, Gretchen Newcomb’s career has focused on facilitating productive relationships among stakeholders in transportation, technology, research, policy, and media because she believes the environmental and societal benefits of smart, sustainable mobility are immense.
She is the Director of Partnerships at MobilityData, providing journey planning data to data producers and consumers of public transit and shared mobility worldwide. In her role, she facilitates partnerships and fundraising for the public and private sectors as well as stakeholders who rely on the data for analysis and planning. She represents the organization at conferences, webinars, and workshops to amplify MobilityData's mission to enhance the traveler experience through open-source, high-quality data. She is an avid tennis player, a world traveler, a nascent opera fan, and a passionate advocate for alternative education.
Guillaume Paix Transport Planning Lead / SYSTRA Transport Planning Lead / SYSTRA
Guillaume is leading the transport planning activities of SYSTRA ANZ. He has been involved on several strategic transport planning studies as both a project manager and a technical lead. Prior to SYSTRA in Australia, Guillaume was working for AECOM in Sydney and for SYSTRA in Paris. In parallel to his strong transport planning capabilities, Guillaume has developed an expertise in data science and digital development applied to planning and operational transport studies. More recently Guillaume was involved on the technical development of digital platforms to optimise the planning and operational performances of future transport networks.
Iain MacDougall Head of New Mobilities / Liftango Head of New Mobilities / Liftango
With a longstanding interest in how technology can be used to understand and address social equity problems, Iain is currently heading up Liftango’s New Mobilities team. Throughout his career, Iain has used technology as an enabler to design equity-focused products and solutions across education, business operations and most recently transport. Leading the innovative solution design on projects collectively worth over $2 Billion, Iain is experienced in collaborating on new ideas which address the underlying issues faced by end users.
Ishra Baksh A/General Manager - Passenger Transport Strategy and Technology / Translink, Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads A/General Manager - Passenger Transport Strategy and Technology / Translink, Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads
Ishra is currently the A/General Manager - Passenger Transport Strategy and Technology within Translink, a division of 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.
Dr Jake Whitehead Chief Executive Officer / ODIN PASS Chief Executive Officer / ODIN PASS
Dr Jake Whitehead is CEO at ODIN PASS – a mobility as a service operator running Australia’s largest MaaS trial in cooperation with Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads, The University of Queensland, and iMOVE. Jake has worked across government, industry and academia on sustainable transport policy for the past 15 years. He holds two PhDs, one in transport science from The Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and a second in transport engineering from QUT in Brisbane. He was also recently a lead author of the transport chapter for the Intergovernmental Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and is currently Head of Policy at the Electric Vehicle Council.
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.
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.
John Langford-Ely Chief Executive Officer / Bridj Technology Chief Executive Officer / Bridj Technology
John is the CEO of BRIDJ, a leading Demand Responsive Transport technology provider. John is a highly experienced transport professional who is passionate about planning, urban design and how we live and move around our cities.
John Nelson Professor / Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, The University of Sydney Business School Professor / Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, The University of Sydney Business School
Prof John Nelson holds the Chair in Public Transport, Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies (ITLS), University of Sydney. He was previously the Sixth Century Chair of Transport Studies in the School of Engineering at the University of Aberdeen and Professor of Public Transport at Newcastle University, UK. John is particularly interested in the application and evaluation of new technologies to improve transport systems as well as the policy frameworks and regulatory regimes necessary to achieve sustainable mobility. John is an Editorial Board member of several leading journals. He is co-editor (with Corinne Mulley & Stephen Ison) of The Routledge Handbook of Public Transport (Routledge, 2021) and co-authored Transportation in a Net Zero World: Transitioning Towards Low Carbon Public Transport (with Kathryn Logan & Astley Hastings, Springer, 2022). He is currently leading the editorial team for the Elgar Encyclopedia of Transport and Society (to be published in 2025).
Jonathan Anderson Sustainable Mobility Manager / Keolis Downer Sustainable Mobility Manager / Keolis Downer
Using my broad background in energy and transport to deliver sustainable public transport solutions around Australia. Areas of interest include: - Battery electric vehicles, charging solutions, and integration with the grid and energy markets. - Hydrogen vehicles and refuelling, and the development of the green hydrogen supply chains. - Exploring opportunities for the transport industry to participate in the energy sector in new and exciting ways. - Investigating how emerging transport trends like autonomous vehicles, on-demand transport and ride-sharing could unlock new possibilities for energy and decarbonisation.
Joshua Adams Manager (Economics) / Department of Transport and Main Roads QLD Manager (Economics) / Department of Transport and Main Roads QLD
Josh Adams is a Manager in the Transport Policy Branch of the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads. His team conducts economic research and analysis to improve transport project planning, assessment and development and inform transport policymaking. A former Queensland Treasury economist, Josh has a focus on marrying the evidence base for the benefits of micro mobility with the project evaluation and policy analysis processes embedded in government decision making. He is passionate about making the case for the contribution of riding and walking to the efficient transport systems of liveable cities
Julia Hunter General Manager Mobility / Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV) General Manager Mobility / Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV)
Julia Hunter is the General Manager, Mobility for RACV, responsible for leading RACV’s strategy across areas of sustainable, active and affordable transport. Her team manage the award-winning mobility app – Arevo and manage strategic partnerships across government, micro-mobility and shared mobility. Julia is a sustainability, governance and stakeholder engagement leader with experience across retail, government, tourism and not-for-profit sectors. She has formerly held senior sustainability roles with ANZ and InterContinental Hotels Group. Julia is also a Board Member for Alpine Resorts Victoria and the Natural Resources Conservation Trust.
Ken Shepherd Transport Planning Manager, Cycling / Transport for NSW Transport Planning Manager, Cycling / Transport for NSW
With experience in state government, councils and advocacy, Ken is focussed on getting more people travelling on two wheels. His current work involves setting up an environment that enables high quality cycling infrastructure to be delivered in more places across NSW.
Kevin Cocks Executive General-Manager (Accessible Transport Network) / Department of Transport and Main Roads QLD Executive General-Manager (Accessible Transport Network) / Department of Transport and Main Roads QLD
Nationally and internationally experienced and recognized orator, negotiator, influencer, leader and shaper of views in the human rights and disability field. Kevin has worked successfully from the community to international level advocating for a better deal for those members of society not afforded basic human rights. He has focused on building relationships and bridging the gaps, engaging members of the corporate, legal and public sector worlds, working with them to understand the vision of economic and social inclusion of vulnerable people and supporting them to transform that vision into different behaviours.
Lee-Ann Breger Programs Director / iMOVE Australia Programs Director / iMOVE Australia
Leon Paap Active Transport Manager / Transport for NSW Active Transport Manager / Transport for NSW
Leon is the key interface with delivery partners for Active Transport initiatives across Eastern Harbour City. He is responsible for monitoring and coordinating Active Transport initiatives to ensure they deliver Active Transport outcomes and providing advice and support to project managers, funding sponsors and steering committees.
Lydia Boyle Senior Experience Designer / Symplicit Senior Experience Designer / Symplicit
Lydia's diverse background in Interaction Design and Design Research has given her a unique perspective on how people can be shaped, challenged, and influenced by their environment. With over 5 years of experience in Design Research, Lydia has developed a keen interest in sustainability, education, and behaviour change programs. With her user-centric approach and passion for the design process, Lydia is committed to creating engaging, sustainable, and impactful experiences for users.
Matt Harrison Communications & Stakeholder Manager / ITS Australia Communications & Stakeholder Manager / ITS Australia
Matt Harrison brings to ITS Australia a strong stakeholder engagement, communications, and marketing background with more than 15-years’ experience in corporate environments.
Matt’s career has traversed various global industries, including fisheries, software development, and petroleum. Matt has broad experience across marketing and communications, with a robust background in internal and external communications, brand development, events, corporate and public affairs, and public relations.
Recently, Matt has specialised in marketing and communications within member-based organisations, previously working in that capacity for one of Australia’s largest and most successful cooperatives.
Matt holds a master’s degree from Curtin University of Technology in Western Australia.
Michael Kane Head of Public Policy / Royal Automobile Club of Queensland (RACQ) Head of Public Policy / Royal Automobile Club of Queensland (RACQ)
Dr Michael Kane heads the Public Policy team at RACQ, covering safety, mobility and energy matters across transport policy and infrastructure. Michael has previously worked in sustainability and innovation within the Queensland Government. Michael has a PhD relating to knowledge economy, urban transport and planning. Outside of RACQ Michael is an adjunct Research Fellow at the University of Queensland researching future cities and sustainable transport.
Michelle Batsas Executive Director of Future Mobility / Victoria Government Department of Transport and Planning Executive Director of Future Mobility / Victoria Government Department of Transport and Planning
Michelle is a senior executive with broad and diverse experience across management, strategy, governance, project delivery, customer experience, marketing, 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.
She is also the host of the acclaimed Women Who Move Nations podcast, where Michelle interviews senior female transport leaders from around their world who share their views on the future of transport and insights into their professional career journeys.
Nathalie Sassen Head of Customer Experience & Network Design / Keolis Downer Head of Customer Experience & Network Design / Keolis Downer
Nathalie has worked for Keolis for the past six years. As Head of Customer Experience and Network Design her role is to deliver best-in-class mobility solutions to passengers and Public Transport Authorities. This has given her a very accurate understanding of the mobility needs in the different regions, each with their own regulatory and contractual framework, and an ability to innovate to meet the evolving needs of local communities.
Nathalie’s expertise in network design and planning, customer experience and new mobilities, has been a real value for the development of Keolis in Europe and now in Australia.
Neil France Senior Infrastructure Advisor – Networks & Planning / Infrastructure Victoria Senior Infrastructure Advisor – Networks & Planning / Infrastructure Victoria
Neil France is a Senior Infrastructure Advisor within Infrastructure Victoria’s Networks & Planning team. At Infrastructure Victoria, Neil has worked on both policy and project assessment with experience in road pricing, public transport fare reform and strategic analysis of major transport infrastructure. He also led research looking into Melbourne’s recovery from the impacts of COVID-19, and was lead author of Infrastructure Victoria’s latest research, Get on board - making the most of Melbourne’s buses. In 2019, Neil was recognised as part of the Australian Financial Review’s Top 100 Future Leaders award.
Neil Scales OBE Director-General, CEO and Chair / Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads Director-General, CEO and Chair / Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads
As Director-General, Neil leads the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR), with a budget of $10.5 billion, including capital expenditure of $4.5 billion, and managed assets worth in excess of $92 billion.
Neil joined the Queensland Public Service in March 2012 as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of TransLink, where he was responsible for the public transport network across Queensland. He was appointed Director-General of TMR in March 2013.
In September 2014, Neil became Commissioner for the National Transport Commission (NTC) and joined the Roads Australia Board in November 2014. Neil is Chair of Austroads and Deputy Chair of the Australian Road Research Board, and sit across a number of other Boards.
In September 2014, Neil became Government Champion for the Woorabinda Indigenous community. From 2015–2017, Neil was the Queensland Public Sector’s CEO Champion against domestic and family violence. In 2017, Neil won the Australia’s CEO Challenge Race, a fundraising initiative that raises money and awareness for domestic and family violence prevention.
Nick Daly Innovations Director / Yarra Trams Innovations Director / Yarra Trams
Nick Daly leads Innovation at Yarra Trams, delivering a suite of initiatives stretching across all facets of current and future operations on the world's largest tram network. With extensive experience across transport in public transport operations, Mobility as a Service, and tolling, Nick's passionate about delivering innovation that improves the lives of passengers. Working closely with the Department of Transport, research institutes and other partners, Nick and his team are committed to delivering initiatives that that benefit passengers, Melburnians and the State.
Paul Scott Program Manager (Mobility as a Service) / Department of Transport and Main Roads QLD Program Manager (Mobility as a Service) / 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.
Pauline Chan Director, Cities Strategies and Assurance in Cities and Active Transport / Transport for NSW Director, Cities Strategies and Assurance in Cities and Active Transport / Transport for NSW
Pauline is passionate about making liveable places through better governance, planning and design. For over 20 years Pauline has pursued a career in urban design and architecture for major public domain and infrastructure projects in the private and public sector. She has wide-ranging knowledge and experience in city-making, strategy development and implementation, working at the interface of transport, social, economic, and cultural development. Pauline holds an Executive Master of Science in Cities (Distinction) from the London School of Economics and degrees in Applied Science and Architecture (Hons) from Curtin University. She is currently the Director of Cities Strategy and Assurance in the Cities and Active Transport Division in Transport for NSW.
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.
Ronny Kutadinata Senior Technology Leader / National Transport Research Organisation / Australian Road Research Board Senior Technology Leader / National Transport Research Organisation / Australian Road Research Board
Ronny specialises in mathematical modelling of physical systems for optimisation, control and automation. His research interests include vehicle and traffic modelling, traffic network control and transport optimisation. Ronny has worked on various projects in the ITS field, which included applications of advanced techniques for intersection control, intelligent mobility on demand, and CAV trials and roadmap. He has also taken a role as an R&D Program Leader at the NTRO focusing on infrastructure productivity through integrated mobility management and optimisation. Ronny has had many of his technical reports and academic publications published in various world-leading journals and conferences.
Sally Stannard Director-General / Department of Transport and Main Roads Queensland Director-General / Department of Transport and Main Roads Queensland
As Director-General, Sally Stannard leads the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR). TMR has an annual budget of $12 billion, including capital expenditure of $4.2 billion and managed assets in excess of $106 billion.
Sally was Acting Director-General from 5 June 2023 and formally appointed in December 2023, taking on the leadership of TMR's portfolio of work across road, rail, bus, cycling and marine infrastructure in Queensland. Alongside that, Sally has oversight of a new addition to TMR—the Queensland Government Customer and Digital Group that is focused on driving Queensland's digital economy, delivering better citizen-centric services, and optimising the Queensland Government's investment and use of technology.
In Sally's previous role as the Deputy Director-General (Translink), she led the delivery of customer-focused passenger transport services across Queensland including policy, planning, ticketing, contract management and customer services.
Sally is the Chair of Cross River Rail and Chair of Public Transport Association Australia New Zealand. She is also a board member of Roads Australia and Queensland Hydro. She holds qualifications in Engineering and International Studies and is a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Sally is passionate about the role transport plays in equitable and sustainable economic development of our cities and regions.
Samantha Abeydeera Head of Transport for Brisbane / Brisbane City Council Head of Transport for Brisbane / Brisbane City Council
Samira Namin Technical Director - Electrical Engineering, Roads and Highways, South Qld / GHD Technical Director - Electrical Engineering, Roads and Highways, South Qld / GHD
Samira Namin is a Technical Director for Electrical Engineering, Roads and Highways, South Queensland at GHD. She comes from a security and surveillance background and has been working in transport industry since 2003. Being involved in federal government projects and dealt with world leading international integrated detection and screening solutions, her working experiences in ITS space include Brisbane City Council, Department of Transport and Main Roads and WSP. She has presented in 2022 ITS Summit in Brisbane, 2022 AITPM Online Technical Conference Series and has gained professional developments such as RPEQ, RPEV, RPEng, CPEng and APEC certificates. She is participating in Engineers Australia mentorship program as a mentor to assist other engineers and community.
Sarah Mallela PhD Scholar / Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety - Queensland, Queensland University of Technology PhD Scholar / Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety - Queensland, Queensland University of Technology
Sarah Mallela is specialized in Transportation Planning and Road Safety with a master’s degree in Transportation Engineering. She has a background in Civil Engineering as bachelors. She has broad experience working in Transportation and Safety projects with a study area for more than 7000 square kilometres of exclusive corridors. She has worked in travel demand modelling, spatiotemporal analysis, Origin-Destination studies, forecasting, advanced econometric analysis, speed delay studies, car-following models, road safety auditing, and accident studies with large datasets. Regarding the current Ph.D. project, she is working with shared e-scooter system demand.
Stacey Ryan (Moderator) 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.
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.
Tamara Flannagan Project Director Ticketing / Department for Infrastructure and Transport SA Project Director Ticketing / Department for Infrastructure and Transport SA
Tamara is the Project Director of Ticketing for South Australia’s Department of Infrastructure and Transport (SAPTA). Tamara is responsible for the delivery of the Next Generation Ticketing Program, which is iteratively transforming ticketing solutions available to South Australians. This includes the adoption of a hyprid ticketing solution, adding an open media module to the existing legacy solution, and upgrading hardware for customers to make contactless fare payments with their credit or debit card, or their equivalent digital device.
Tamara has over 25 years’ experience in IT Program Delivery across multiple industries and has bought her passion to drive change and deliver better experiences for Adelaide Metro public transport customers.
Tim Mercer-Cook Senior Engineering Fellow / Cubic Transportation Systems Senior Engineering Fellow / Cubic Transportation Systems
Tim is a Senior Engineering Fellow at Cubic Transportation Systems. He has 30 over years of experience in the design, development delivery of fare collection systems in Europe, the USA and in Australia, and has held a variety of senior engineering and project management roles including serving as the Chief Technology Officer for Cubic. He holds an Honours degree in Physics and Astrophysics from the University of Leeds, and an MBA from Curtin University.
Yanos Fill-Dryden A/Senior Manager Active Transport Strategy / Transport for NSW A/Senior Manager Active Transport Strategy / Transport for NSW
Yanos is an urbanist specialising in landscape architect, urban design and transport planning with over 15 years’ experience across private practice, local and state government. Since joining Transport for NSW he has worked on city shaping infrastructure projects, including Parramatta Light Rail, and tactical COVID responses, including Pop-up cycleways. He is currently leading active transport strategy and implementation.
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