As Director Research & Policy at Infrastructure Victoria, Peter plays a key role in the delivery of complex and expert advice across a range of infrastructure matters, including transport, land use and infrastructure planning.

Peter has more than two decades’ experience working across the public and private sectors in the planning and design of infrastructure projects, mostly in the transport sector. This includes working interstate and internationally, in the United Kingdom, on several urban centre regeneration projects, with a focus on sustainable modes of transport. Peter has served as a volunteer on several organisations, including as AITPM WA State President, the National Chair of the Transport Modelling Network and as the Chair of the Cycling and Walking Australia New Zealand (CWANZ) Design Innovations Working Group. 

Sara is a city shaper, strategic thinker and innovator on cities, land use and urban transport. She is the Regional Executive for Infrastructure Advisory at WSP, and Director of Cites providing strategic advice on urban policy and place. Sara has worked for 25 years for federal, state and local governments and the private sector. This includes lead roles for walking and cycling strategy at Transport for NSW, Director National Urban Policy for Infrastructure Australia, and general manager of an ASX-listed property fund. She has written and co-authored 20 publications for the United Nations, Australian Government and others.

Tim has been a consistent champion of sustainable and inclusive transport across a range of public and private sector roles for nearly 17 years. Originally from the UK but living in Australia since 2011, Tim has firsthand experience of the two countries’ differing approaches to climate change adaptation and mitigation. His work experience ranges from policy and program development at Surrey County Council to major infrastructure projects and includes a recent two-year stint in State Government. In his current role at WSP, Tim’s focus is embedding net zero thinking into all transport planning and design projects and developing innovative tools and methodologies to help clients with the sometimes daunting decarbonisation challenge.

Simon Pope is a Technical Director and leader of WSP UK’s Transport Net Zero Team. He has advised a broad range of local transport authorities on the scale of the decarbonisation challenge and the package of policy measures needed to address it. He is working closely with regional transport bodies in the UK to develop supporting evidence to help shape the next generation of Local Transport Plans that respond to the net zero agenda. Simon has also advised the UK Government on quantifiable carbon reductions to support decarbonisation in local transport planning.