Program
Morning
International Keynote: Making Public Transport the First Choice in LA: Covid Recovery and a Car-Free Olympics in 2028
Stephanie Wiggins
Chief Executive Officer
LA Metro
Panel: The Green Economy: Moving Towards Clean Mobility
Katie Cooper
CEO
Metro Tasmania
Clint Feuerherdt
Group CEO
Kelsian Group
Natasha Santha
Partner
L.E.K. Consulting
Minister Chris Steel
Minister for Transport
ACT Legislative Assembly
Tim Washington
CEO
JET Charge
(Facilitator)
Presentation: Bouncing Forward: Auckland Transport's Recovery Path
Richard Harrison
Manger Metro Optimisation
Auckland Transport
Panel: It's Multimodal, it's Connected, it's Seamless: The Path to Get There
Dr Deborah Hume
National Manager Multimodal & Innovation
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
Joost de Kock
Deputy Secretary Customer Technology Strategy
Transport for NSW
Sally Stannard
Deputy Director General (Translink)
Department of Transport and Main Roads, Qld
Michelle Batsas
Executive Director
UITPANZ
(Facilitator)
Afternoon
Keynote: The Future of Transport in NSW: Mobility Trends, Rethinking Assumptions and Adapting to the Post-COVID World
Rob Sharp
Secretary
Transport for NSW
Keynote: Women in Transit: Trip-Chaining, Pink Tax and Gender Inclusivity
Crissy Ditmore
Head of Public Policy - North America
Optibus
Panel: Investing in Equity, Innovation and Technology: Achieving Mobility For All
Stephanie Wiggins
Chief Executive Officer
LA Metro
Crissy Ditmore
Head of Public Policy - North America
Optibus
Natalie Reiter
Deputy Secretary - Policy, Precincts & Innovation
Department of Transport (Victoria)
Adele McCarthy
Chief Development Officer
Keolis Downer Yarra Trams
Martin McMullan
Founder
Mobli
(Facilitator)
Panel: Ridership Revival: Winning New and Returning Passengers Back to our Public Transport Networks
Judith Sturman
Transport Canberra and City Services
Jon Whelan
Chief Executive
Department for Infrastructure and Transport, SA
Loretta Lynch
Managing Director
Transdev Sydney Ferries
Yvette Mihelic
Director Customer Experience
John Holland Group
(Facilitator)
UITPANZ Board Directors and Emerging Mobility Leaders Debate
The experienced Board Directors of UITPANZ pair up with the Emerging Mobility Leaders Committee to battle it out for the inaugural Transport Talking Heads Trophy on the topic of:
The Future of Public Transport: Is it Mass or MaaS?
Board Directors
Sally Stannard
Deputy Director General (Translink)
Department of Transport and Main Roads, Qld
Jon Whelan
Chief Executive
Department for Infrastructure and Transport, SA
Emerging Mobility Leaders
Rebecca Blewitt
Senior Communications Manager
Downer
Ruw Palapathwala
Transport Advisor
Aurecon
Jamie-Lee Owen
Principal Advisor (Service Integration & Delivery)
Department of Transport and Main Roads, Qld
Shanil Perera
Mechanical Engineer
Department of Transport (Victoria)
Gala Dinner
Dinner Keynote: The Post-COVID Customer of Public Transport
Bernard Salt
Executive Director
The Demographics Group