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TUESDAY 17 JUNE
6.00pm Welcome Reception and Registration
  Venue 'In Blue' Function Room
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
Mezzanine Level, 111 Alinga Street, Canberra City
   
WEDNESDAY 18 JUNE
   
9.00am Colloquium Opening
  Venue: Mural Hall
Parliament House
  The Hon. Anthony Albanese MP, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
   
9.15am Session 1: Keynote Address
 

Chair: Michael Taylor AO, Secretary, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
Professor Kenneth Button, Director, Centre for Transportation Policy, Operations and Logistics, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA ‘Aviation and its growing role in economic growth and development’
   
10.10am Morning Tea
   
10.30am Session 2: Australian aviation—coping with growth
 

Chair: Christopher Brown, Managing Director and Cheif Executive Officer, TTF Australia
Introduction— Dr Krishna Hamal, Principal Research Economist, BITRE
Tony Davis, Chief Executive Officer, Tiger Airways 'The birth of a new beast in Australian aviation'
Brad Geatches, Chief Executive Officer, Perth Airport 'The vital rolse of aviation in WA—Perth Airport redevelopment plan'
Dr Douglas Baker, Associate Professor, School of Urban Development, Queensland University of Technology 'Land use planning around Australian Capital City airports'
   
11.45am Session 3: Transport infrastructure challenges ahead
 

Chair: David Anderson, Executive Director, Ports Australia
Introduction—Glen Malam, Principal Statistical Officer, BITRE
Professor Bill Russell, Deputy Director, Australasian Centre for the Governance and Management of Urban Transport, Melbourne University, 'Who should decide infrastructure priorities'
John Gardiner, Managing Director, ConnectEast Group 'Private sector participation in delivering transport infrastructure'
   
12.45pm Lunch
   
2.00pm Session 4: Australia’s trade supply chains—improving capacity, coordination and efficiency
  Chair: Brian Nye, Chief Executive, Australasian Railway Association
Introduction—Rob Bolin, Principal Statistical Officer, BITRE
Stephen Cantwell, Group Executive General Manager, QR Freight 'Unlocking Australia's export supply chain bottlenecks'
Denise McMillan-Hall, Chair, Hunter Valley Coal Logistics Supply Chain 'Hunter Valley Coal Chain: opportunities and challenges ahead'
Phil Bullock, Senior Manager, Saha International Ltd 'Innovate or fail!'
   
3.30pm Afternoon Tea
   
4.00pm Session 5: Meeting skills gaps in Australia’s transport industries
 

Chair: Greg Martin, Executive Director, Planning and Transport Research Centre, Western Australia
Introduction—Ivan Neville, Branch Manager, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations 'Meeting skill gaps in Australia's transport industries'
Panellists:
Stephen Phillips, Head of Aviation, University of South Australia
Bryan Nye, Chief Executive, Australasian Railways Association
Michael Apps, Executive Director, Bus Industry Confederation
Stuart St Clair, Chief Executive, Australian Trucking Association
Professor Malek Pourzanjani, Principal and Pro Vice chancellor, Australian Maritime College, University of Tasmania
Peter Mitchem, Capability Program Manager, Austroads
   
5.30pm Day One Close
   
7.30pm Colloquium Dinner
  Venue: National Museum of Australia
Lawson Crescent, Acton Peninsula, Canberra
www.nma.gov.au
   
   
THURSDAY 19 JUNE
   
9.00am Session 6:  Moving people and goods more effectively in Australia’s cities
 

Chair: Steve Kanowski, Senior Associate, Booz & Co
Introduction—Jack McAuley, Senior Research Economist, BITRE
Heather Webster, Executive Director, Public Transport Division, Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure, South Australia, 'Moving people—hearts and minds'
Robert Freemantle, Executive Director, Network and Asset Planning, VicRoads 'Keeping Melbourne moving'
Professor David Hensher, Professor of Management, Association Dean and Director, Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, University of Sydney ’Corridors are important but do not forget the rest of the urban system’
   
10.30am Morning tea
   
11.00am Session 7: Ensuring efficient and effective security in Australian transport
  Chair: Paul Retter, Executive Director, Office of Transport Security, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
Introduction—Robert Stewart, General Manager, Infrastructure and Transport Research, BITRE
Steve Jackson, General Manager, Group Security Operations, Qantas Airways Limited, ‘The roadmap to improving aviation security and resilience'
David Blackwell, Chief Executive, Rockhampton Airport 'Security for regional aviation—challenges and opportunities'
Llewellyn Russell, Chief Executive Officer, Shipping Australia Ltd, ’Maritime security: a rapidly changing scene’
Steven Sullivan, General Manager Security, Safety and Emergency Management, Port of Melbourne Corporation, 'Port security—safeguarding port infrastructure'
   
12.30pm Lunch
   
1.30pm Session 8: Climate change and Australia's international transport links—aviation and maritime challenges
 

Chair: Robert Owen-Jones, Acting Deputy Secretary, Department of Climate Change
Introduction—Dr David Cosgrove, Principal Research Scientist, BITRE
Michael Sutton, General Manager, Infrastructure and Surface Transport Policy, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, ’International shipping and climate change’
Teresa Hatch, Chief Executive designate, Australian Shipowners’ Association
Maureen Ellis, General Manager, Aviation Services, Aviation and Airports Division, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, ’The international positions and challenges for Australia’
Dr Robert Porteous, Manager, Strategic Planning, Airservices Australia, ‘Climate change and Australia’s international transport links—aviation challenges’
   
3.00pm Afternoon Tea
   
3.30pm Session 9: Reflections and directions
  Chair: Susan Page, Deputy Secretary, Department Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
Professor Kenneth Button, Director, Center for Transportation Policy, Operations and Logistics, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
   
4.15pm Colloquium close