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Rail Decarbonisation

Rail’s new future

5-6 September 2023 | Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre

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overview

Following the success of the inaugural Rail Decarbonisation Conference, the 2023 event will continue to provide exposure to new trends and thinking from a variety of perspectives as part of the ongoing conversation around how to decarbonise Australia’s rail industry.

Operators, manufacturers, leading technology and innovation experts, energy industry innovators and investors will gather to discuss the operational and technical aspects of decarbonisation, share case studies and explore practical applications and learnings on the journey to net zero.

The rail industry is at an exciting point as it pursues several key initiatives to decarbonise its operations, assets, and supply chains. The decarbonisation of rail services will deliver a variety of benefits to economies, the environment, and to passengers.


The 2nd Annual Rail Decarbonisation Conference will be co-located with Connect Rail. An exciting new industry platform for addressing rail’s future. Showcasing the latest innovations and business opportunities, it connects technology, knowledge and people all under the one roof for an interactive exchange of ideas and solutions.

Speakers

Kara Oldhouser

Director Sustainability, Amtrak

Andrew Harding

Managing Director & CEO, Aurizon

Hon Catherine King MP

Minister for infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government

Saskia van den Muijsenberg

Director, BiomimicryNL

Joan Smemoe

CIO, Railinc

Vivek Dhar

Director - Mining and Energy Economist, Commonwealth Bank Australia

Caroline Moss

Group Senior Manager Environment and Sustainability, Queensland Rail

Verena Pichler

Director, Emissions Avoidance Methods and Methods Reform, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Michael Cleveland

Director of Advanced Energy, Progress Rail, A Caterpillar Company

Rod Barber

Director Environment & Sustainability Sydney, Transport for NSW

Cat Peppler

Group Executive Corporate, Aurizon

Prof Ravi Ravitharan

Director, Monash Institute of Railway Technology

Dr Cong Qiu

Deputy Team Leader - Railway Materials, Monash Institute of Railway Technology

Dean Newburn

Regional Vice President, Global Services – Asia Pacific, Wabtec

Mary Roe

Executive Director, Development, Department of Transport and Planning

Christopher Wong

Director, Industry & Local Content, Department of Transport and Planning

Dr Mahdi Mason

Sustainability Manager, Queensland Rail

James Petty

Head of Asset Management & Strategy, Aurizon

Robert Angus

Principal, Rail & Mass Transit, Aurecon

Anitra Hobby

ESG Principal, Pacific National

Jane Gillespie

Rail Team Lead, Victoria, Arup

Alison Dilger

Director Sustainability and Climate Change, Aurecon

Raphaelle Guerineau

Chief Executive Officer, Siemens Mobility Australia and New Zealand

Jorge Martin Gistau

Sustainable Transport Advocate, Ricardo

Prof. Colin Cole

Director - Centre for Railway Engineering, CQ University

Alexis Davison

Executive Director, Engineering and Program Services, Major Road Projects Victoria

Dr James Grenfell

Principal Professional, Sustainability and Materials Performance, Portfolio Leader - Sustainable Infrastructure Materials, NTRO | ARRB

Dr. Javad Yaghoubi

Senior Technology Leader, Sustainability and Materials Performance, NTRO | ARRB

James Stephens

Senior Decarbonisation Strategy Engineer, Pacific National

Dr Clarissa Han

Chief Technology Leader / National Leader, Sustainability and Materials Performance, NTRO | ARRB

Ellen Worthington

Manager, Integrated Sustainability, Aurecon

Tiff Lykke

Project Manager, Diversity & Inclusion Committee Member, NAWIC & Former Train Driver

Michael Paterson

Procurement Manager – Rollingstock, Pacific National

Aunty Di Kerr OAM

Respected Elder of the Wurundjeri Tribe

Next Generation Scholarships

NEXT GENERATION CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIPS

Congratulations to the winners of the Next Generation Conference Scholarship for the Rail Decarbonisation Conference 2023.

Natalie Davenport, Graduate Engineer, SYSTRA ANZ
Leyah Agathogli, Civil Engineer, Arup
Gabriella D’Agata, Graduate Engineer, SYSTRA ANZ
Ben Voss, Safety Assurance Consultant, SYSTRA ANZ
Nathan Thaipun, Graduate Overhead Line Equipment Engineer, Aurecon
Sharnia Kumar, Health And Safety Graduate, CPB Contractors
Sarah Ly, Consultant, Infrastructure Advisory, Aurecon
Stefan Zhang, OHE & SESA Rail Engineer, Arup
Kareeb Hasan, Technical Assistant, Monash Institute of Railway Technology
Irene Shen, Graduate Rail Engineer, WSP

We’re delighted to be supporting the winners’ professional development and sharing their innovative ideas on how to disrupt or bring greater awareness around reducing the rail industry’s CO2 emissions to zero.

Winners will receive complimentary attendance to the Rail Decarbonisation Conference and will be presented with a certificate of acknowledgement at the conference.

Supporters & Partners

The Rail Decarbonisation Conference is proud to support BiomimicryNL and their mission to empower people to create nature-inspired solutions for a healthy planet.

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Testimonials

Hear what our 2022 attendees had to say:

“A great way to get into the mix of decarbonisation within the industry which allows recipients to understand the latest and greatest insights and what implications may arise.”

“The conference brought together a good mix of industry representatives who were willing to openly share their perspectives, experiences, knowledge and learnings to guide the ongoing conversation of how to decarbonise a critical part of Australia’s mobility and deliver sustainable transportation.”

“Thoroughly enjoyed it. It provided significant learnings to continue to push for improvements in everything we do, and to look from alternative perspectives, to provide more sustainable outcomes.”

“As a young rail engineer attending a conference like this was very inspiring and insightful to see where the future of rail is heading. It was very informative to see the new innovations that are being researched to decarbonise the rail industry.”

“It was a great event to connect with sustainability, environment and technical rail professionals that are focused on the challenges of decarbonisation.”

ConnectMe + Streamly

ConnectMe • Networking enhanced

All of our events utilise a bespoke dynamic smartphone app, ConnectMe – which guarantees attendees a premium event experience. Logins are sent prior to the conference commencement allowing you to check who’s attending, schedule in meetings and catch ups, participate in live Q+A and interactive polls, and much more. ConnectMe ensures you never miss a beat prior, during and post event.

 

Streamly • On-Demand video vault

Streamly is a new video platform from Informa Connect – hosting hours of session recordings from our events and more. Select the Streamly add-on at the checkout to receive year round access to exclusive On-Demand session recordings from all of our related transport events*. Login information will be sent post event.

* Note: In a minority of cases, speakers may request their sessions to be excluded from Streamly access.

FasterForward


FasterForward is Informa’s approach to sustainability, moving faster to become a zero waste and net carbon business. Our goal is to become carbon neutral across our events by 2025 and a zero waste and net carbon business by 2030.

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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

05 - 06 Sep 2023

Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre
1 Convention Centre Pl,
South Wharf VIC 3006
(03) 9235 8000


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