Conference Program 2023
The AITPM National Transport Conference is the leading event in Australia for transport professionals and has an unrivalled reputation for allowing delegates to meet and discuss ideas, broaden their knowledge, and form connections with other professionals in the industry.
Official proceedings of the National Conference are held over three days, featuring international, national, local speakers, panel discussions and interactive workshops. The 2023 National Conference was held across the iconic Melbourne venues of the MCG, MCEC, and Zinc @FedSquare, from 13 to 15 September 2023.
Program Outline
Program as at 12 September 2023
PLEASE NOTE: The program is subject to change.
Wednesday 13 September 2023Transport Modelling Workshop - Sponsored by Jacobs VENUE: @MCG Melbourne Cricket Ground (Brunton Ave, Richmond VIC 3002) (Via Gate 2) MCG Room Location: Members Dining Room |
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8:00am |
Registration (Members Dining Room) |
| 8:10am-8:40am |
Young Professionals Meet & Greets @Percy Beames Bar The VIC / TAS Young Professionals Network have organised this informal YP Meet & Greet to provide an opportunity for YPs to meet each other and network before the first session of the day commences. Grab a coffee and come along to meet your fellow YPs, including some VIC / TAS YPN committee members. |
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8:45am-8:55am
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Welcome
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8:55am-9:35am
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Keynote Speaker
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9:35am-10:25am
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Challenge Panel Session - Sponsored by Jacobs Moderator: David Brown, Life Member and Past National President - Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management (AITPM) and Director, Drivenmedia
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| 10:25am-10:40am |
Morning tea - Sponsored by Lindsay Oxlad Consulting |
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10:40am-11:55am
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Presentation Session #1 - Sponsored by SIDRA SOLUTIONS Modelling and placemakingChair: Shamsunnahar Yasmin (Shams), Senior Lecturer/ Senior Research Fellow | Queensland University of Technology
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11:55am-12:30pm
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Introduction to Poster Session & lightning presentations Chair: Ali Inayathusein, Executive Director (Modelling & Analytics), VLC
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12:30pm-1:20pm |
Lunch - Sponsored by Lindsay Oxlad Consulting |
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1:20pm-1:50pm
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Public Sector Knowledge Sharing Session - Sponsored by Jacobs Advancements in State Transport ModelsModerator: Nick Veitch, Managing Director, Veitch Lister Consulting & National Chair, AITPM Transport Modelling Network
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1:50pm-2:50pm |
Presentation Session #2 - Sponsored by PTV GROUP Improving ModelsChair: Mariya Maslova, Associate Modeller, WSP
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| 2:50pm-3:05pm |
Afternoon tea - Sponsored by Lindsay Oxlad Consulting |
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3:05pm-4:05pm |
Presentation Session #3 - Sponsored by Aimsun Futuristic ModellingChair: Dave Keenan, Regional Head - Business Development (ANZ), Aimsun
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4:05pm-4:50pm
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Interactive Panel session - Sponsored by Jacobs National issues of significanceChair: Steven Piotrowski, Technical Principal - Transport Modelling, SMEC
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4:50pm-5:00pm |
Closing remarks and wrap up |
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5:00pm-7:00pm MCG Members Dining Room |
Welcome Networking Event VENUE: @MCG Melbourne Cricket Ground (Brunton Ave, Richmond VIC 3002) Members Dining Room Sponsored by Matrix
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Wednesday 13 September 2023Connected Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) Workshop - Sponsored by Austroads VENUE: @MCG Melbourne Cricket Ground (Brunton Ave, Richmond VIC 3002) (Via Gate 2) MCG Room Location: Long Room The objective of the workshop is to increase engagement and consideration of the opportunities C-ITS will provide in Australia. The key focus will be to consider the problems C-ITS can address (related to safety / efficiency / sustainability needs) and work through use cases with consideration of needs and application to current problems on our road network. Attendees are strongly encouraged to read the material provided to participants one week before the workshop to ensure they understand the context and are best able to contribute to the working session. The three sessions will step through national and international introduction to C-ITS with a panel of key Australian government and industry representatives. The first session will cover context and include a panel discussion with government and industry speakers. The second session will provide an opportunity for attendees to consider use cases, providing input on definition of needs, key assumptions and challenges. The final session will be an opportunity to hear about wider international perspectives, and progress regarding key C-ITS projects in Australia. Connected Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) Workshop sponsored by Austroads with supporting sponsorship from Kapsch Group and Yunex Traffic. For any enquiries, please contact Scott Benjamin, Emily Coldbeck (DTP) or Rebecka Gunnarsson |
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10:15am |
Registration (Long Room) |
| 11:00am-12.30pm |
Session #1 - Panel Discussion Current State of Play of C-ITS in AustraliaAITPM Welcome by Scott Benjamin, Technical Director, Intelligent Transport Systems, WSP Panel discussion:
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12:30pm-1:20pm |
Lunch |
| 1:20pm-2:50pm |
Session #2 - Workshop Session Key needs and use case workshopFacilitated by Victorian Department of Transport and Planning (DTP)
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| 2:50pm-3:05pm | Afternoon tea |
| 3:05pm-5:00pm |
Session #3 - Workshop Session Future Local and International Opportunities
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| 5:00pm | Workshop close |
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5:00pm-7:00pm MCG Members Dining Room |
Welcome Networking Event VENUE: @MCG Melbourne Cricket Ground (Brunton Ave, Richmond VIC 3002) Sponsored by Matrix |
Thursday 14 September 2023National Conference Day 1 of 2 VENUE: @MCEC Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (1 Convention Centre Pl, South Wharf VIC 3006) |
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All day |
Exhibition and Networking |
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8:00am |
Conference registration |
| 8:30am-9:00am |
Young Professionals Meet & Greets (Meet at the Ottomans & low tables past the registration desk) The VIC / TAS Young Professionals Network have organised this informal YP Meet & Greet to provide an opportunity for YPs to meet each other and network before the first session of the day commences. Grab a coffee and come along to meet your fellow YPs, including some VIC / TAS YPN committee members. |
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9:00am-10:15am Level 1, Room 105/106
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Opening Plenary and Keynote addresses - Sponsored by Department of Transport and Planning (VIC) MC - Jacqueline Berry, Director - Strategy, Portfolio and Executive Communications | Department of Transport and Planning - Victoria
Keynote Speakers:
Australia's cities and suburbs are the scenes of constant change. Global trends across digital and other technology, a changing climate, economic conditions and social movements play out at a local level to shape our cities and suburbs. If our vision for the future is a connected modern Australia - one with sustainable transport, enhanced accessibility with a focus on public realm, and improved national regional and local connectivity – it’s clear that we will need to make local changes to respond to these global trends. Recent years have shown us the very real uncertainty that the future holds. Many businesses and governments have reverted to survival and addressing immediate challenges. In setting the scene for the conference discussions, we'll reflect on the past to learn how to link current moves, to a longer-term vision in the face of uncertainty. What can we learn from the past, what does the future hold and what is our role as industry professionals to creating a connected modern Australia? |
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10:15am |
Morning tea - Sponsored by Urbis |
| 10:45am-12:00pm | Morning Breakout Session (Day 1) |
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10:45am-12:00pm Level 1, Room 105/106
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Leadership platform - Sponsored by Transurban Pathways to Future CommunitiesSession Moderator – Alice Woodruff, Director | Active City
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10:45am-12:00pm Level 1, Room 104 |
Knowledge Exchange - Sponsored by GHD A Brighter, Cleaner Transport FutureSession Moderator – Derrick Hitchins, Chief Technical Principal - Transport Planning & Advisory | SMEC
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10:45am-12:00pm Level 1, Room 103 |
Knowledge Exchange - Sponsored by TBC Mind the Gap: Understanding Equitable TransportSession Moderator – Naomi Langdon, Director Strategic Road & Active Transport Planning | Department of Transport and Planning
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12:00pm-12:45pm Level 1, Room 105/106
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Keynote Speaker
Why was John Lennon in bed with a bicycle? On an iconic picture from 1969 we see John Lennon and Yoko Ono in bed with a white, Dutch bicycle. It is vital for our current quest for a mobility transition that we understand why this bicycle was there. Were they in bed with it because they taught that the bicycle could solve congestion? Or bring us faster from A to B? Or was there something more powerful connected to this humble machine? In this presentation we together find the answer. The story takes us through philosophy, through a history of forest maintenance, a song about bicycle highways and becomes concrete in the asphalt and steel of our contemporary mobility systems. Each audience member will discover his/her our own superpower to change perspectives and we will close with a clear call to action. |
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Networking Lunch - Sponsored by Traffix Group |
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1:45pm-3:00pm |
Afternoon breakout session (Day 1) |
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1:45pm-3:00pm Level 1, Room 105/106
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Leadership platform - Sponsored by Transurban Understanding People, Movement and our CitiesSession Moderator – John Reid, Managing Director | AusTraffic
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1:45pm-3:00pm Level 1, Room 104 |
Knowledge Exchange - Sponsored by GHD "Peak Car": The Mode Shift BattleSession Moderator – Madeleine Fletcher-Kennedy, Traffic Engineer | GHD
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1:45pm-3:00pm Level 1, Room 103 |
Knowledge Exchange - Sponsored by TBC Public Transport End-to-EndSession Moderator – Tom Cooper, General Manager Australia & New Zealand | Beam,
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3:00pm |
Afternoon tea - Sponsored by Urbis |
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3:30pm-5:00pm Level 1, Room 105/106
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Conference Symposium - Sponsored by Aurecon Conference Symposium and Panel discussionKeynote Speaker
Phil’s talk is entitled ‘Achieving Consent’. It addresses the difficulty of securing the agreement of the public and decision makers to the pressing need to rebalance transport systems away from excessive car use. As transport professionals we know what has to be done to make things better – in terms of carbon, air quality, casualties, quality of place and so on – but we often find it hard to convince sceptics that we really can make their lives better. Phil will be speaking three days before the default speed urban limit in Wales drops to from 30mph to 20mph (33kph) – probably the most significant road safety intervention in the UK since seat belt wearing became compulsory. Not surprisingly this has been a highly contested change – what can we learn from the process that can be applied to similar policies and projects, such as Road User Charging? Symposium Panel Session - Road User Charging leveraged to shape a better AustraliaPanellists: Session Moderator – Kate Laing, Associate, Climate Transition Strategy | Aurecon
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5:15pm |
Conference Wrap-up Day 1 |
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6:30pm Pre-dinner drinks 7:00pm-10:30pm |
Conference Gala and AITPM Awards Ceremony6:30pm pre-dinner drinks 7:00pm start Zinc @FedSquare (Cnr Princes Walk &, Russell St Ext, VIC 3000) Sponsored by Stantec |
Friday 15 September 2023National Conference Day 2 of 2 VENUE: @MCEC Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (1 Convention Centre Pl, South Wharf VIC 3006) |
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All day |
Exhibition and Networking |
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8:00am |
Conference breakfast and registration - Sponsored by SALT |
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9:00am-10:30am Level 1, Room 105/106
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Conference Plenary Session and Panel Discussion - Sponsored by Department of Transport and Planning (VIC) MC - Jacqueline Berry, Director - Strategy, Portfolio and Executive Communications | Department of Transport and Planning - Victoria
Keynote Speakers:
Transport, public and private, and transport planning has both direct and indirect links to both equity and wellbeing – and in Australia we need to start talking more about these links. In this presentation Professor Burkett will make a case for a broader discussion about how transport underpins equity and wellbeing – and for a need to take a bigger picture view if we are to see transport as critical part of growing a wellbeing economy. She will speak briefly about ‘transport disadvantage’ as a growing issue in Australia, but will primarily focus on exploring how our road infrastructure, public transport planning, and active travel infrastructure could make a major contribution to improving wellbeing outcomes for people and places. Using examples from a variety of places around Australia Professor Burkett will draw together a case for positioning transport and transport planning as a critical part of a growing a future that is both equitable and sustainable.
Providing access for all is the way forward. Derval will outline how planners and designers can make mobility more inclusive and learn from best practice. She will bring her global experience and some recent examples from Ireland to improve mobility outcomes for the young, elderly and people with disabilities. In all of this, Derval will emphasise the role of the bus and the bicycle in a connected and inclusive society. Australian kids are amongst the least active in the world. Derval will describe some of the measures taken in Ireland to encourage active and independent travel for young people, hopefully building life long habits. For older people, who form a growing part of society, active and independent travel is also central to maintaining health and well being. There is more we can do to support this, which Derval will explain, including the role of the car in complementing public transport and active modes for older people. In this, she will touch upon inclusiveness for disabled mobility. |
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10:30am-11:00am |
Morning tea - Sponsored by Urbis |
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11:00am-12:15pm |
Morning breakout session (Day 2) |
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11:00am-12:15pm Level 1, Room 105/106 |
Leadership platform - Sponsored by Transurban No car No worries - Modernising Australia's Approach to Car OwnershipSession Moderator – Mike Willson, Director | Amber
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11:00am-12:15pm Level 1, Room 104 |
Knowledge Exchange - Sponsored by GHD Micromobility for a Connected and Sustainable FutureSession Moderator – Tom Cooper, General Manager Australia & New Zealand | Beam
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11:00am-12:15pm Level 1, Room 103 |
Knowledge Exchange - Sponsored by TBC Placemaking for a Modern AustraliaSession Moderator – Amy Child, Acting Director Transport and Planning Greater Metro | Department of Transport and Planning
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12:15pm |
Networking Lunch - Sponsored by O'Brien Traffic |
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1:15pm-2:30pm |
Afternoon breakout session (Day 2) |
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1:15pm-2:30pm Level 1, Room 105/106 |
Leadership platform - Sponsored by Transurban Redefining our Road NetworkSession Moderator – Timothy Clark, Senior Transport Planner | Transurban
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1:15pm-2:30pm Level 1, Room 104 |
Knowledge Exchange - Sponsored by GHD The Regional Review: Understanding our Regional CitiesSession Moderator – Mitch Lee, Associate Director/Principal | Arup
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1:15pm-2:30pm Level 1, Room 103
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Young Professionals x Industry Experts Debate: 'private cars will always be king in Australia'Session Moderator – Mary Haverland, Senior Technical Director | Arcadis Young Professionals:
Industry Experts:
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2:30pm |
Afternoon tea - Sponsored by Urbis |
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3:00pm-4:00pm Level 1, Room 105/106 |
Closing Keynote Speaker / Plenary Session - Sponsored by Aimsun
Creating thriving precincts: The new rules for living The way we live has changed. Technology is rapidly transforming how we travel, where we shop, and where we spend time. We no longer live in a neighbourhood, work in an office and shop at a local mall. We’re navigating complex lifestyle changes with remote work, online retail and social media - and this has a fundamental impact on transport and placemaking. We need a new set of rules for living. In this keynote, Lucinda will cover:
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Closing Interactive Keynote Panel Session: Come join four of our amazing keynote speakers for an interactive panel session not to be missed. Welcoming back to the stage Marco te Brommelstroet, Phil Jones and Derval Cummins, take part in a brief game where you as the audience will team up with our keynotes in a friendly competition. We will conclude with a panel session of hard-hitting questions as we close out the conference, we will be asking our panellists what they think the solutions are for ‘Pathways to a Connected Modern Australia’. |
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Conference Closing Networking |
