Speakers
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The Hon Anthony Albanese MP Anthony was first elected to Federal Parliament in 1996 as the Member for Grayndler, which he currently still holds. Anthony was Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Minister for Family and Community Services between 1998 and 2001. Following the 2001 Federal Election, Anthony was promoted to Shadow Minister for Ageing and Seniors before taking on responsibility for the Employment Services and Training portfolio in August 2002. He was appointed as the Shadow Minister for the Environment and Heritage and Deputy Manager of Opposition Business in the House after the 2004 Federal Election. Anthony has an Economic Degree from Sydney University. |
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Michael Apps Under his direction, the BIC has developed a Moving PeopleStrategy that poses solutions to the nation's long term transport problems. BIC is recognised as a leading proponent of growth in travel by public transport, as an effective way to reduce the costs associated with excessive use of the private car. Michael is the former deputy chief of the Australian Trucking Association and has previously worked for Ministers in the ACT & NSW governments. |
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Dr Douglas Baker Dr Douglas Baker is the leading investigator of an international research team that is evaluating the Airport Metropolis concept. He is an Associate Professor in the School of Urban Development, Faculty of Built Environment at the Queensland University of Technology. He holds a BA and MRM from Simon Fraser University and PhD (Planning) from the University of Waterloo, Canada. Dr. Baker’s areas of expertise include land use planning, performance based measurement, and airport management. Dr. Baker has worked for industry (BC Hydro) and government (Ministry of Transportation), and prior to coming to QUT he was Chair of the School of Environmental Planning at the University of Northern British Columbia. |
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David Blackwell David began his career as a RAAF engineer on the F/A-18 Hornets, including electronic, electrical, flight controls and weapons systems and has worked with the Vanuatu Government in developing their aviation infrastructure. David holds a Diploma in Electrical Engineering (aircraft systems). |
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Kenneth Button Kenneth Button is University Professor, Director of the Aerospace Research Center, and Director of the Center for Transportation Policy, Operations and Logistics at George Mason University where he has been since 1997. From 1994 to 1996 he was Conseiller in the Advisory Unit to the Secretary General of the OECD, Paris. He was at that time on leave from being concurrently Professor of Applied Economics and Transport at Loughborough University, UK and VSB Professor of Transport and the Environment at the Tinbergen Institute, Amsterdam. He currently also holds Visiting Professorships at the Universities of Porto, and Bologna. |
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Stephen Cantwell |
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Tony Davis |
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Robert Freemantle He has worked in numerous roles throughout his career with VicRoads in the areas of road and traffic engineering and freight policy. In 2000, he was awarded the Public Service Medal in the Australia Day Honours for outstanding contribution to the Public Service of Victoria. |
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John Gardiner John joined ConnectEast as Chief Executive Officer in March 2005 and was appointed to the Board as Managing Director in December 2006. Previously, John was General Manager of Interlink Roads, operator of Sydney’s M5 tollway and responsible for the strategic direction and management of the business Prior to that, Principal of Gardiner TQM (1994-1997), a business planning, strategy and risk management consultancy. In addition he was Chairman and co-founder of Gardiner Willis & Associates (1980-1994), Principal and founder of JW Gardiner & Associates (1976-1980) |
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Brad Geatches Prior to joining Westralia Airports Corporation in March 2007, he was Chief Executive Officer of the Cairns Port Authority responsible for the operation of both Cairns International Airport and the Cairns Seaport He has a Bachelor of Commerce and is a Member of the AICD. Previously he was a State Convenor for the North Queensland Tourism and Transport Forum and a Director for Advance Cairns Limited, the Cairns Aviation Skills Centre and the Cairns Region Group Training. |
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Teresa Hatch Teresa is a Naval Architect with a background in ship motions and port channel design. She regularly attends IMO meetings as an industry adviser to the Australian delegation and was the Australian shipowner representative at the International Labour Conference where the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 was adopted. |
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Professor David Hensher David is regarded as Australia’s most eminent expert on matters relating to travel demand and valuation and transport reform. Some of his particular transport interests include transport economics, strategy, sustainability, productivity measurement, traveller behaviour analysis, privatisation and deregulation. David has advised numerous government and private sector organisations nationally and internationally on matters related to transportation especially matters related to forecasting demand for existing and new transportation services, for example the Speedrail and North-West rail projects, the Liverpool-Parramatta Transitway and numerous tollroad projects. |
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Steve Jackson Previously, Steve spent 21 years with the Australian Federal Police. He played key command roles including AFP’s operational commander for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and Field Commander during the investigation following the Bali bombings in 2002 leading a team of Australian police alongside Indonesian National Police resulting in the capture of those responsible for the bombings. Steve was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for his work in Indonesia. |
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Denise McMillan-Hall She was part of the original team that established Australian Rail Track Corporation in 1998 and has been a member of the Senior Executive since that time. Denise has recently been appointed General Manager, Hunter Valley and in this role will have responsibility for ensuring ARTC is able to meet the growing needs of the Coal Industry as exports move to 150m tonnes out of the Hunter Valley. Prior to her current position Denise completed an MBA as a Guy Lloyd Scholarship winner. |
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Peter Mitchem |
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Ivan Neville Ivan has had extensive international experience, particularly in Vietnam and Indonesia, working on the development of labour market information systems in those countries. Prior to joining DEEWR, Ivan worked in the ABS for many years in a number of economic and labour market areas. Ivan holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Graduate Diploma in Demography from the Australian National University. |
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Brian Nye Bryan commanded three ships during his service in the Royal Australian Navy and has led a number of Industry Associations through a strategic change process. In 2003 he established the ARA office in Canberra, his mission to get the Rail industry to work together, harmonise its operations nationally and ensure that rail is a key part of any future transport policy. He has a degree in Management and Computer Studies and Post Graduate degrees in Strategic Planning, Finance and Administration. |
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Stephen J Phillips Stephen has been involved in Aviation for over 40 years; working as a navigator, instructor, training manager, university lecturer and until recently as a project manager for CASA where his responsibilities included the new multi-crew pilot licence and the development Part 141 “Flight Training Operators”. Although he has left CASA Stephen’s new role as the Head of Aviation at the University of South Australia continues his close involvement with flight training. Stephen is the convenor of the “Future Pilot Task Force” – an industry group aimed at addressing the growing shortage of skilled pilots. |
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Dr Robert Porteous |
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Phil Potterton Phil held General Manager positions in the Commonwealth Government Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs and its forerunners. He has also been with the Department of Finance, AusAid and with predecessors of the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. Phil holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) majoring in history (University of Cambridge 1974), and masters degrees in international relations (Australian National University 1976) and public policy (Harvard University 1985). |
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Professor Malek Pourzanjani Previous positions include: Professor and Dean of the Maritime Faculty, Southampton Institute (1996-2001); Principal Lecturer in Maritime Technology, Southampton Institute (1991) and Lecturer in Marine and Systems Dynamics, Exeter University. He has also worked as a consultant to the Canadian Government and the International Maritime Organisation. Professor Pourzanjani held the INMARSAT Chair in Maritime Education and Training at the World Maritime University, where he has been a resident Professor since January 2003. He holds BSc (Hons) in Maritime Technology, University of Wales and a PhD, Exeter University. |
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Llew Russell Llew has a Bachelor of Economics degree from the University of Queensland and a Master of Business Administration Degree from Heriot-Watt University of Edinburgh. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Logistics and Transport and a member of a number of relevant professional Associations. He is also a past President of the State Chamber of Commerce (NSW), past Director of the Australian Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the Sea Freight Council of NSW 1999-2004, a Director of Sydney Pilot Service Pty Ltd, a Director of Tradegate, an active member of the Australian Logistics Council and a member of the Maritime Industry Security Consultative Forum. |
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Professor Bill Russell Bill has been Secretary of two Victorian Government Departments, an SECV Commissioner, Director of the Graduate School of Government at Monash University, and a local Councillor. His writings include The Next Wave of Port Reform in Victoria, several rail feasibility studies and three books on transport policy.In 2002 he chaired the Expert Task Force for the Victorian Water Reform process, Our Water Our Future, and in 2006 the inquiry into the proposed Toxic Waste Dump at Nowingi. |
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Liesbet Spanjaard |
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Stuart St Clair Stuart’s active role in the community of Guyra in NSW led to his election to the Guyra Shire Council and later as Mayor. He stood for federal parliament and was elected to the House of Representatives in 1998 for the electoral division of New England. Stuart’s contribution to the Australian trucking industry is based on a practical appreciation of the road transport task, the political process, policy development and implementation of that policy by government and regulators. |
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Steven Sullivan Prior to joining PoMC in January 2007, he was General Manager Victoria / Tasmania for Chubb Security Personnel as well as Western Australia/Timor Leste. Steven is a highly accomplished senior manager with a background in operations across a range of fields including Aviation, Defence, Education, Corporate, Logistics, Mining, Major Events, Government, Health and Manufacturing. Steven has also served in the Australian Army in Townsville, with active service in Malaysia and Fiji. |
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Michael J Taylor AO Mike Taylor is currently Secretary, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government (appointed October, 2004). Prior to his current appointment Mike had had more than a decade of extensive experience at chief executive level, managing Commonwealth and Victorian State Government Departments. Mike has had a broad range experience on committees, boards and statutory authorities. He is a fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE), the Australian Institute of Administration, and the Institute of Public Administration of Australia, and also currently Chair of the Commonwealth/State Standing Committee on Transport, and Chair of the Commonwealth/State Standing Committee on Regional Development |
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Heather Webster Previously, she worked for many years with CSIRO and Policy, before joining the Transport portfolio. Her intellectual fascination with the complexity of the system combined with an interest in developing as financially efficient services as possible in partnership with service providers while meeting the social and environmental objectives of a public transport system has seen the delivery of continual patronage increases in Adelaide. Adelaide born, Heather has degrees in Science and Librarianship and an MBA. |