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The RISSB Rail Safety conference returns to Melbourne in May 2022 as a face-to-face event with virtual attendance options.
As the world recovers from COVID, the demand to rebuild our people and assets in a resilient and sustainable way has never been more important. Following the recent announcements at COP26, almost 90% of the world’s greenhouse emissions are coming from countries with a pledge to net zero. This is important to the whole rail industry as the safety impacts become more frequent due to climate change.
Rail has a central role to play on this journey and reflecting this, RISSB Rail Safety 2022 will address the theme ‘Safety Climate and Climate Safety’. Protecting our people and assets has never been more important and as organisations bring people and climate change to the core of every decision, now is the time to act.
The rail industry has traditionally used engineering, technology and the power of its people to champion change. Join us as we address rail’s journey to decarbonisation and the safety impacts of green energy, supply chain transformation and risk management.
Building on the success of our 2021 Rail Safety Conference, the 2022 event will be just as engaging with a 2-day program featuring keynotes, industry panels including our popular ‘Ask the Regulator’ panel, an exclusive conference dinner, site visits and much, much more.
Topics to be discussed include:
- Safety culture
- Mental health and resilience
- Learnings from COVID
- Sustainability
- Climate change
- Safety and sustainability as risk management
- The role of people: our workforce, customers, and communities
- Technology and innovation
speakers
Deborah Spring
Chair, RISSB
Angus Mitchell
Chief Commissioner & CEO, Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB)
Wendy McMillan
Senior Regional Vice President, South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Wabtec Corporation
Dr Stuart Hillmansen
Associate Professor in Railway Traction Systems and Head of the Traction Research Group, School of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Birmingham
Nick Millington
Director, Safety Task Force, Network Rail, United Kingdom
Andrew Kluth
Adviser to the rail freight industry on decarbonisation, UK
Yvette Mihelic
Director Customer Experience Rail and Transport, John Holland
Gemma Read
Associate Professor in Human Factors, University of the Sunshine Coast
Dr Shelley Stiles
Partner Director, Gateway Consultants (HSW)
Dr Garry Marling
CEO, Culture Radar
Andy Petrie
Director Systems Engineering & Safety Assurance, ARCH Artifex
Steven Perlen
Chief Executive Officer, Sleepfit Solutions
Dr Natalie Pelham
CEO & Chief Investigator, Office of Transport Safety Investigations (OTSI)
JinHo Lee
Investigator, MOLIT (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure & Transport), Republic of Korea
Andrew Roseman
Director/Civil Engineer, Phoenix AG Australia
Darcy Wall
Consultant, Communication and Stakeholder Engagement, Aurecon Australasia
Gemma Main
Senior Consultant – Systems Safety Assurance, Systra Scott Lister
Sue McCarrey
Chief Executive, ONRSR
Michael Charlesworth
HSEQ Manager, Speno Rail Maintenance Australia Pty Ltd
Peter Doggett
Chief Operating Officer, ONRSR
Julie Bullas
Executive Director Policy, Reform and Stakeholder Engagement, ONRSR
Simon Foster
Executive Director, Technical, ONRSR
Stephen Wessling
Train Control Trainer, Queensland Rail
Cris Fitzhardinge
Standards Development Manager, RISSB
David Shaw
Senior Consultant, Taylor Airey
Stephen Jones
Director Heath, Safety & Environment, Inland Rail Australian Rail Track Corporation
Georgia Gosse
Principal & Qld Infrastructure Advisory Lead, Aurecon
Jessica Sharpe
Head of Security, Keolis Downer, Proud Operator of Yarra Trams
Dr Tim Kuypers
Principal, Walbrook Partners
Graham Jackson
General Manager, Strategy & Stakeholder Relations, RISSB, New South Wales Office
Nicki Milionis
Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright Australia
Catherine Peppler
Head of Safety, Health and Environment, Aurizon
Warren Wellbeloved
General Manager Rail Iron Ore, BHP
Jody Finsen
Sustainability Manager, Inland Rail, Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC)
Caitlin Golder
Environment and sustainability Advisor for Rail, Downer
Michael Holt
Engineering Assurance Manager, Ricardo Rail
Adam Runham
Senior Manager Assurance and Investigations and Robbie Filliponi, Manager Rail Accreditation, Queensland Rail
Deanna McMaster
Partner, MinterEllison
sponsors
exhibitors
Partners
Conference Dinner
3 May 2022
In keeping with the Safety Climate and Climate Safety conference theme, we’re holding our first conference dinner in two years “under the sea.” We’re thrilled to announce that our conference dinner venue is SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium where guests will be able to get up close to an enchanting underwater world full of stingrays, sharks and thousands of multi-coloured fish.
Starting with pre-dinner drinks at 6.30pm, the conference dinner provides you with the perfect opportunity to continue networking and connecting with peers in a relaxed and convivial atmosphere.
Exclusive to conference speakers, attendees and sponsors, the dinner is always a highlight of Rail Safety.
Dinner is now at capacity
Site visit
Metro Tunnel HQ
Delegates to the RISSB Rail Safety Conference will have the opportunity to walk through the award-winning and interactive information centre to find out about some of Victoria’s biggest ever public transport projects.
The visit starts at 4pm and finish at 4.45pm. Metro Tunnel HQ is located at 125-133 Swanston Street, across the road from the Melbourne Town Hall.
As numbers are limited, please make sure you register your interest when booking for the conference by emailing info@informa.com.au.
Sponsorship & Exhibition Opportunities
The 2022 RISSB Rail Safety Conference will bring together government bodies, railway operators, engineers, project managers and industry experts and stakeholders from across the rail safety spectrum.
To showcase your services, expertise and product to the rail safety professionals and decision makers to this established industry gathering, contact Sarah Ingram, Sponsorship & Exhibition Sales Manager, Sarah.Ingram@informa.com or +61 406 530 043.
Blog articles
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The role of safety in delivering New Zealand’s largest infrastructure project
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How the ATSB is improving rail safety for the general public
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Asset leasing in rail – what are the safety concerns?
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Mixed signals: SPAD-risk management and mitigation from the Network Controller perspective
The term ‘SPAD’ (signal passed at danger) is often considered the ‘Voldemort’ of the rail industry. It represents one of the sector’s most ominous safety concerns, given the potential for high consequence accidents, loss of life, and severe reputational damage to the offending organisation. SPAD violations have been attributed to… Read more >>
EVENT IMAGES
Rail Safety 2021 | Day One & Two
Sustainability
Our Commitment to Sustainability
In Australia, we are committed to running our events in an environmentally and socially responsible way. Across Informa Connect we are focusing on the short and long-term sustainability impacts we have on customers and colleagues alongside the communities we work in.
We recognise that it’s not just about the way we produce our events and products but recognising that we have a role to play in providing a space to work in partnership together with our markets to inspire the sustainable development of the industries we serve.
To read more on our latest sustainability reports and Faster Forward initiatives – click here.
when & where
03 - 04 May 2022
Collins Square, Melbourne
727 Collins St,
Docklands VIC 3008
(03) 9252 7600
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contact
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General Information & Registration
Customer Service
+61 2 9080 4307
info@informa.com.au
Sponsorship & Exhibition Opportunities
Sarah Ingram
+61 406 530 043
Sarah.Ingram@informa.com
Speaking Enquiries
Diana Lauzi
+61 2 9080 4313
diana.c.lauzi@informa.com
Marketing & Media Enquiries
Paul O’Connor
+61 2 9080 4336
paul.c.oconnor@informa.com