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8.10
Registration and welcome tea
8:40
Speed networking session
Get to know your peers right from the start in this informal speed networking session. Bring along your business cards!
9:00
Opening remarks from the Chair
Neil Chambers, Deputy CEO, Victorian Transport Association (VTA)
Neil Chambers, Deputy CEO, Victorian Transport Association (VTA)
Opening Keynote Address
9.05
The Victorian Transport Plan
The Hon Tim Pallas MP, Minister for Roads and Ports, Victoria
- Delivering the short, medium and long term projects for Victoria’s cities, regional centres, country towns and rural areas
- Victorian Freight Network Strategy for a more prosperous and livable Victoria
The Hon Tim Pallas MP, Minister for Roads and Ports, Victoria
9.45
Nation Building for Recovery: Priority projects for the Building Australia Fund
- Delivering transport solutions in challenging times
- Infrastructure Australia and the Federal Government’s funding priorities and upgrades to the national transport network
- What are the outcomes and benefits for Victoria?
10.25
Morning tea and networking break
10.55
Getting freight back on track
Terry Garwood, Executive Director – Freight, Logistics and Marine, Department of Transport, Victoria
- Investment and innovative planning projects
- Understanding different markets: interstate, intrastate and Metropolitan Melbourne
Terry Garwood, Executive Director – Freight, Logistics and Marine, Department of Transport, Victoria
11.30
Planning beyond state borders: Green Triangle Regions Freight Action Plan
Mark Elford, Director, Road Transport Policy and Planning, Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure, South Australia
- Addressing emerging capacity constraints for the transport tasks associated with accommodating the regions’ export growth
Mark Elford, Director, Road Transport Policy and Planning, Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure, South Australia
12.05
Integrated transport: Linking infrastructure to the needs of the State’s transport industry
John Begley, Chairman, Victorian Freight & Logistics Council
- Consolidating freight infrastructure with integrated transport
- Case study: Truck Optimisation Plan
- Linking the transport industry by maximising intermodal infrastructure
John Begley, Chairman, Victorian Freight & Logistics Council
12.40
Lunch and networking break
Port developments
1.40
Expanding capacity at the Port of Melbourne
Stephen Bradford, CEO, Port of Melbourne Corporation
Stephen Bradford, CEO, Port of Melbourne Corporation
2.15
Roundtable panel discussion: Regional growth and port upgrades Following a case study from each Port, a general Q&A will focus on issues including:
Ralph Kenyon, CEO, Port of Hastings
Michael Haines, CEO, Westgate Ports
- Implications of Ports Future policy for regional ports
- Making regional ports attractive to commercial and freight operations
- Port-rail connections
- Urban encroachment and land use planning and development
Ralph Kenyon, CEO, Port of Hastings
Michael Haines, CEO, Westgate Ports
3.15
Afternoon tea and networking break
Airfreight
3.45
Melbourne Airport: Expansion plans for T2
Nathan Agnew, Executive General Manager Strategy, Asset and Planning, Melbourne Airport
- Strategies to support continued growth in freight and passenger traffic
Nathan Agnew, Executive General Manager Strategy, Asset and Planning, Melbourne Airport
4.20
Intermodal panel discussion
Panelists:
Geoff Tighe, Director, El Zorro
Tony Noske, Executive Director Operations, Noske Group
Patrick O’Donnell, General Manager, Patrick Port Logistics
Ken Wakefield, General Manager, Wakefield Transport Group
Matt Watt, Freight Manager, AWB
Gavin Murphy, Managing Director, Murphy Transport Solutions
Andrew Stephens, Manager, Metropolitan Freight Terminal Network & Intermodal System Planning, Department of Transport, Victoria
- Getting freight to flow more efficiency: Why not network?
- The commercial reality of the intermodal interface: Can it be better?
- Port/Rail-Road links from a transport operator’s perspective
- Connecting cargo terminal operators and forwarders to road and rail-based intermodal services
Panelists:
Geoff Tighe, Director, El Zorro
Tony Noske, Executive Director Operations, Noske Group
Patrick O’Donnell, General Manager, Patrick Port Logistics
Ken Wakefield, General Manager, Wakefield Transport Group
Matt Watt, Freight Manager, AWB
Gavin Murphy, Managing Director, Murphy Transport Solutions
Andrew Stephens, Manager, Metropolitan Freight Terminal Network & Intermodal System Planning, Department of Transport, Victoria
5.20
Close of day one
8.30
Welcome tea and networking
9.00
Opening remarks from the Chair
John Begley, Chairman, Victorian Freight & Logistics Council
John Begley, Chairman, Victorian Freight & Logistics Council
Opening Keynote Session:
9.10
Keynote Address: The direction of the Regional Rail Link and the State’s strategy for public transport
The Hon Lynne Kosky MP, Minister for Public Transport, Victoria
- Update on new rail lines, additional stations and rail service enhancements
- Urban congestion projects
- Increasing services and improving capacity across the V/line and metropolitan rail networks
- Impacts of separating Victoria’s regional and metropolitan trains
The Hon Lynne Kosky MP, Minister for Public Transport, Victoria
9.50
Creating a connected city for moving people and freight: Transport priorities for the City of M elbourne
Dr Kathy Alexander, Chief Executive, City of Melbourne
- Transport planning and traffic engineering
- Cycling and pedestrian initiatives
- Urban freight
Dr Kathy Alexander, Chief Executive, City of Melbourne
10.25
Morning tea and networking break
10.55
Assessing the infrastructure issues of the State’s population growth
Prof Bill Russell, Co-Director, Australasian Centre for the Governance and Management of Urban Transport (GAMUT)
Prof Bill Russell, Co-Director, Australasian Centre for the Governance and Management of Urban Transport (GAMUT)
Panel discussion
11.30
Rethinking public transport: What more is needed for continued patronage growth?
Panelists:
Professor Graham Currie, Chair of Public Transport, Monash University
Daniel Bowen, President, Public Transport Users Association
Chris Loader, Manager – Transport Planning and Policy, BusVic
Bernie Carolan, CEO, Metlink
Rob Barnett, CEO, V/Line Passenger
Dennis Cliche, CEO, Yarra Trams
- What’s working with the existing network and what will service upgrades deliver?
- Investment provisions and priorities
Panelists:
Professor Graham Currie, Chair of Public Transport, Monash University
Daniel Bowen, President, Public Transport Users Association
Chris Loader, Manager – Transport Planning and Policy, BusVic
Bernie Carolan, CEO, Metlink
Rob Barnett, CEO, V/Line Passenger
Dennis Cliche, CEO, Yarra Trams
12.30
Lunch and networking break
1.30
Towards sustainable transport: The business case for an electric transport future for Australia
Anthony Cohen, Chief Finance Officer, Better Place Australia
- Options for a green and renewable transport future
- Update on the planning, technology and capital necessary to build a $1 billion electric car network in Australia
Anthony Cohen, Chief Finance Officer, Better Place Australia
2.05
The business community’s response to Government investment in transport infrastructure
Chris James, Senior Manager – Public Affairs, VECCI
- Investing in transport infrastructure
- Transport priorities for business growth and its impact on the State’s competitive and sustainable future - short, medium and long-term
Chris James, Senior Manager – Public Affairs, VECCI
2.35
Integrating private investment into public infrastructure: Rethinking PPP options to attract private investors to transport infrastructure projects
Glenn Maguire, Director of Partnerships Victoria, Department of Treasury & Finance
- The investment climate for infrastructure assets
- The role of private sector investment in the current economic environment
- Interest in the PPP availability model
- Financial innovation and risk allocation
Glenn Maguire, Director of Partnerships Victoria, Department of Treasury & Finance
3.40
Workforce supply issues: Skills influencing the efficient delivery of infrastructure projects
Bob Seiffert, CEO, Victorian Branch, Civil Contractors Federation (CCF)
- Ongoing impediments to effective infrastructure delivery
- The importance of a strategic approach
- Role of Governments and their agencies
- An industry-wide partnership approach
- Achieving civil infrastructure procurement best practice
Bob Seiffert, CEO, Victorian Branch, Civil Contractors Federation (CCF)
4.15
Connecting communities and urban demands: Transport issues facing Local Government
Cr Rose Iser, President, Victorian Local Governance Association
- Finding a livable solution to effective, efficient and equitable transport
- Balancing freight demands with urban traffic flow
- Establishing dialogue between industry, government and the community
Cr Rose Iser, President, Victorian Local Governance Association
Community engagement case study analysis
4.50
Lessons from EastLink & Peninsula Link
James Tonkin, General Manager – Corporate Affairs, ConnectEast Group
Jo Weeks, Communications Director, Linking Melbourne Authority (formerly SEITA)
James and Jo will discuss their experiences with community consultation and issues management on the landmark EastLink project. Jo will also discuss her current work on the $750 million Peninsula Link.
James Tonkin, General Manager – Corporate Affairs, ConnectEast Group
Jo Weeks, Communications Director, Linking Melbourne Authority (formerly SEITA)
5.30
Close of conference
