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Day One: Wednesday 29th July, 2009
| Day One | Day Two |
9:00
Opening remarks from the Chair
Hal Morris, CEO, Australian Logistics Council
9.05
Keynote Introduction
Joshua Kennedy-White, Strategic Development Executive, Laing O'Rourke
KEYNOTE SESSION
9:10
MINISTERIAL ADDRESS Delivering Queensland's transport infrastructure program in tough economic times
The Hon Rachel Nolan MP, Minister for Transport, Trade, Employment and Industrial Relations Queensland
9:40
Queensland Transport: Moving Queensland forward in 2009
  • An overview of Queensland Transport's current key infrastructure projects
  • The SmartMobility Strategy: Five core elements of land use planning, pricing and travel demand, travel options, efficiency and capacity
  • Northern and Eastern busways, inner city rail capacity, Brisbane north urban corridor and the Gold Coast rapid transit project
  • Key national policy initiatives
  • Transport futures: Supply chain considerations
David Stewart, Director-General, Department of Transport and Main Roads (DTMR), Queensland
10:10
Morning tea
RAIL
10:30
Queensland’s rail infrastructure: Rail solutions for a population and resource boom
  • Working with customers and industry in a changing export market
  • Infrastructure delivery for QR's passenger and freight businesses
Lance Hockridge, CEO, QR
11:00
CASE STUDY Australian Inland Rail Expressway project
  • Update of the plan to build an inland railway that links Melbourne and Darwin via New South Wales and Queensland
  • Moving forward
Everald Compton AM, Chairman, Australia Transport and Energy Corridor (ATEC)
OUTLOOK
11:30
Transport infrastructure provisions into the future
  • Queenslands plan to fund transport infrastructure in the current economic climate
Evan Moorhead, MP for Waterford, representing the Treasurer, Minister for Employment and Economic Development
12:00
What to expect for the future of Queensland’s commodity exports
  • Global growth
  • Commodity market outlook
  • Impact of the economic crisis
Alan Copeland, Senior Commodity Analyst, Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics
12:30
Lunch
SHIPPING
1:30
Driving strategic change in sea freight logistics: Where are we now and what needs to be done?
  • Environmental pressures and challenges for sea freight
  • Practical responses to logistics issues
  • Advances in sea freight
Chris Mangan, CEO, Sea Freight Council of Queensland
PORTS
2:00
Continuing trade growth: Improving efficiency and effectiveness to endure challenging times
  • The keys to unbroken growth
  • Planning strategies to cope with long term growth
  • Current expansion projects
Darryl Mutzelburg, General Manager Finance and Business Services, Port of Brisbane Corporation
2:30
CASE STUDY Overview of RGTCT and Wiggins Island
  • Enduring continued growth in coal exports
  • Production and export plans on the drawing board
Peter O'Sullivan, Corporate Services Manager -WICT Project, Gladstone Ports Corporation
3:00
Afternoon tea
STEVEDORES
3:20
Facilitating growth into the future: DP World’s expansion and development project at the Port of Brisbane
  • Global best practice laying foundations for the future
  • Strategies for effective cargo management
Cameron Thorpe, Director & General Manager, DP World Brisbane
ENVIRONMENT
3:50
Queensland’s transport infrastructure environmental challenges: Ensuring that environmental concerns don’t take a back seat
  • Environmental management in transport infrastructure
  • What are the main environmental challenges now?
  • How can we prepare for the future?
Doug Harland, CEO, Australian Green Infrastructure Council
INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVES ON THE CREDIT CRISIS
4:20
PANEL DISCUSSION Industry perspectives on the impact of the financial crisis and possible ways to manage it
Hal Morris, CEO, Australian Logistics Council
Chris Mangan, CEO, Sea Freight Council of Queensland
Tim Poole, GCRT Project Director, Queensland Transport
Andrew Chapman, 2009 President-Queensland Division, Engineers Australia
5:20
Closing remarks from the Chair
5:30
Networking drinks
 
Day Two: Thursday 30th July, 2009
| Day One | Day Two |
9:00
Opening remarks from the Chair
Chris Mangan, CEO, Queensland Multimodal Freight Council
9:10
Enhancing Queensland's supply chain: Achieving a capable, sustainable and productive industry
  • Bridging the gap between government and industry
  • Government’s role in the future of Queensland’s transport infrastructure
Hal Morris, CEO, Australian Logistics Council
ROAD
9:40
Planning for the future of roads in Queensland: Projects, asset management and strategic vision
  • Planning and delivery of road projects
  • Intelligent transport systems for the smart state
  • Preservation of the road asset
  • Planning of an increased Queensland position
Alan Tesch, Associate Director-General, Department of Transport and Main Roads (DTMR), Queensland
10:10
Morning tea
MINING & RESOURCES
10:30
Securing the long term sustainability of the resources sector in Queensland
  • Ensuring successful collaboration between industry and government
  • Strategies to secure skills, economic and infrastructure development
Michael Roche, CEO, Queensland Resources Council
11:00
Facilitating expanded coal export to the growing world market: Managing Queensland’s biggest export
  • Forward-thinking acquisition, exploration and development of coal projects
  • Outlook for coal demand in Queensland
  • Update on the Galilee Basin Coal Project
Peter Lynch, President and CEO, Waratah Coal
DEMOGRAPHY
11:30
Demographic shifts and trends in Queensland and their impact on the state’s transport infrastructure
  • Where is the current demand for infrastructure?
  • Drivers of population growth
  • Future trends
Ross Barker, Director, Planning Information and Forecasting Unit, Planning Group, Department of Infrastructure and Planning
12:00
Lunch
ENGINEERING
1:00
Planning for increasing demand: Engineering Queensland’s transport future?
  • Working together as an industry to address the skills needed, particularly in the face of the global economic downturn
  • Necessary skills development in engineering
  • Generational changes
  • The importance of maintaining investment in the engineering profession through infrastructure development
Andrew Chapman, 2009 President-Queensland Division, Engineers Australia
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
1:30
Connecting SEQ 2031: A look to the future of Brisbane's transport infrastructure
  • Providing better transport options
  • Ensuring that the transport networks can meet the needs of a growing population
Mark Cridland, Executive Director (Integrated Transport Planning), Integrated Transport Planning Division, Queensland Transport
2:00
CASE STUDY The Gold Coast’s rapid transit system
  • Meeting the transport challenges of Australia's largest regional city
  • Planning and procurement of Gold Coast’s light rail project
Tim Poole, GCRT Project Director, Queensland Transport
2:30
Afternoon tea
AIRPORTS
2:50
Managing Queensland’s regional airports: A Queensland Airports perspective
  • Regional investment focus
  • Creating regional airport development in Queensland
  • Update of Gold Coast, Townsville and Mount Isa airports
Dennis Chant, Managing Director, Queensland Airports Limited
FINANCE
3:20
What does the credit crisis mean for financing infrastructure?
  • Future funding for PPPs
  • How the global financial climate is affecting the transport industry
Shaun Drabsch, General Manager- Government Relations, Rowland
Board Member, Infrastructure Association of Queensland
3:50
Closing remarks from the Chair
4:00
Close of conference
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