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Amit Trivedi
CHAD Pilot Lead, Department of Transport and Main Roads
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Andras Csepinszky
Director, Advanced Automotive Technology, NNG
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Andrew Mehaffey
Director NSW, HMI Technologies
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Beth Kigel
National practice leader, intelligent transportation systems and vice president, HNTB Corporation
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Bin Ll
Vice President, Research Institute of Highway, Ministry of Transport, China
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Brian Negus
Chairman, CICA Group
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Carol Schweiger
President, Schweiger Consulting LLC
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Chen Cai
Research Group Leader, Transport Analytics, Data61 CSIRO
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Chris Bennetts
Executive Director, Transport for NSW
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Dean Zabrieszach
CEO HMI Technologies and President ITS Australia
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Dennis Walsh
Chief Engineer, Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads
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Donald Mackay
Principal Advisor, Passenger Transport Planning, Department of Transport and Main Roads
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Eckhard Kemmerer
Biometrix
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Fred Curtis
Vitronic
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Gareth Prosser
Director, Road Market Reform Section, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development
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Geoff Cawte
Principal Consultant, CICA Group
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Gillian Miles
Chief Executive Officer and Commissioner, National Transport Commission
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Glenn Toms
CEO RACQ Assistance
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Hajime Amano
Secretary General, ITS Asia Pacific
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Henry Meng
Deputy Director General, Smart System Institute (SSI), Institute for Information Industry (III), Taiwan
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Hon Mark Bailey
Queensland Minister for Transport and Main Roads
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Ian Christensen
Managing Director, iMOVE Australia
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Ishra Baksh
Executive Director - MaaS, Department of Transport and Main Roads
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Jacob Bangsgaard
Chief Executive Officer, ERTICO
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James Hurnell
Director Policy, ANCAP
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John Wall
Program Manager Future Vehicles, Austroads
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Joost de Kock
Deputy Secretary, Customer Strategy and Technology / Transport for NSW
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Julien Broadbent
Founder & CEO of AEV Robotics
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Kenji Ueki
Director, ITS and Autonomous Driving Promotion Office, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan
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Kevin Cocks
Department of Transport and Main Roads QLD
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Kurt Fearnley
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Lilian Pun
Associate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University / ITS Hong Kong
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Luke Abercrombie
Head of Technology, Transurban
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Marcus Burke
Executive Leader, Future Technologies / National Transport Commission
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Marion Terrill
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Mat Rosly Bin Mat Daud
Secretary General, ITS Malaysia
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Mats Henrikson
Geospatial Web Systems Group Leader, Data61 CSIRO
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Matt Higgins
Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy, QLD Government
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Megan Bourke-O’Neil
Deputy Secretary, Policy & Innovation - Department of Transport, Victoria
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Michael Law
Assistant Commissioner Hong Kong Transport Department, Hong Kong
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Michael McGee
CEO, netBI
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Michael Milford
QUT Robotics
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Mike Lenne
Chief Scientist, Seeing Machines
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Miranda Blogg
Director | Cooperative and Automated Vehicle Initiative (CAVI)
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Neil Scales
Director-General, Department of Transport & Main Roads
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Pascal Labouze
Executive Director Operational Systems, Transport for NSW
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Paul Glover
Technical Director – Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), GHD
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Peter Carr
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Peter Sweatman
Enterprise Professor, The University of Melbourne
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Philip Tseng
Board of Directors, ITS Taiwan
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Piia Karjalainen
Secretary General, MaaS Alliance, Belgium
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Russell Shields
President and CEO - RoadDB LLC
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Sal Pettricitto
Chief Executive Officer, NHVR
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Samantha Cockfield
TAC
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Saurav Bhattacharyya
ITS Singapore
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Scott Smith
Chief Executive Officer, Council of Mayors South East Queensland
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Simon Barry
Acting CEO, Data61
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Stephen Hewett
President, ITS New Zealand
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Steve Dellenback
Vice President R&D, Southwest Research Institute
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Stuart Ballingall
Executive General Manager, TCA
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Susan Harris
CEO, ITS Australia
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Tang Wai Leung
Deputy Commissioner for Transport, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong
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Tom Walker
Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Cubic Transportation Systems
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William P Sabandar
ITS Indonesia
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YooJin Chang
Deputy Director, Smart Road Team, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, South Korea

Amit Trivedi
CHAD Pilot Lead, Department of Transport and Main Roads
What does the forum theme “ITS Innovation Creating Liveable Communities” mean to you?
Getting MORE out of LESS or the SAME. MORE – responsiveness, safety, resilience, sustainability, accessibility, efficiency. LESS – human and/or capital resources. SAME – network.
Why are you excited about participating at the ITS Asia Pacific Forum on Intelligent Transport Systems 2021?
It is an exciting time to witness how innovation is rapidly shaping our communities. The current innovation revolution promises to influence every aspect of our lives. Recent innovations in telecommunication, low power application specific computer chips, sensors and software technologies driven by artificial intelligence has opened up new possibilities in almost every industry sector. I am excited to hear from researchers, experts and policy makers on how, we as a community, are preparing for the fast paced change coming our way in the transport sector.
Where do you see the Intelligent Transport industry in the next 5 to 10 years?
Over the next decade we will start seeing connected and highly automated vehicles (level 4) commercially available, first on our highways and then gradually expanding their area of operation. These vehicles are likely to become part of the MaaS ecosystem in selected geofenced locations. We will also start seeing current conceptual Personal Rapid Transit systems being implemented and integrated within the broader transportation mix. From the freight transportation perspective we are likely to see dedicated automated prime movers connecting major ports to nearby freight hubs.

Andras Csepinszky
Director, Advanced Automotive Technology, NNG

Andrew Mehaffey
Director NSW, HMI Technologies

Beth Kigel
National practice leader, intelligent transportation systems and vice president, HNTB Corporation
Beth Kigel, HNTB Corporation, serves as national practice leader, intelligent transportation systems and vice president. She is based in HNTB’s Miami office.
Kigel is a global thought-leader in new mobility and smart city ecosystems and assists transportation agencies, cities and regions in developing smart and connected infrastructure solutions.
Kigel is active on numerous appointed boards and industry associations, including ITS World Congress Board of Directors; Florida Polytechnic University Board of Trustees; University of Florida Transportation Institute External Board of Advisors; Freight Mobility Research Institute Advisory Board for Florida Atlantic University; Florida Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors; chair of the Autonomous Florida Program; CoMotion LAB MIAMI Board of Directors (Chair, UAM Task Force); Leadership Florida where she served as Chair, Board of Directors 2017-2018; the Florida Transportation Commission, appointed by Gov. Rick Scott, from 2012-2019; and more.
She received the 2018 Leadership and Innovation Award, presented at the Florida Automated Vehicle Summit. Kigel also is a published author in the Florida Engineering Society Journal, contributing an article, “Florida’s Global Competitiveness: Where do Autonomous Vehicles Fit In?” in 2017.

Bin Ll
Vice President, Research Institute of Highway, Ministry of Transport, China
Mr. Li, D.E., is the vice president of Research Institute of Highway, the Ministry of Transport of the People’s Republic of China. He is also the director of National Center of ITS Engineering and Technology (ITSC), the member of National Advisory Committee of New Generation Artificial Intelligence Strategy, vice chairman of the National Technical Committee of ITS Standardization (SAC/TC268), chairman of National Technical Committee of Auto Maintenance Standardization, chairman of Trailer Subcommittee of National Technical Committee of Auto Standardization, chairman of China ITS Industry Alliance Advisory Committee.
He has been engaged in ITS R&D for over twenty years, with prominent and pioneering achievements in the fields of smart highway, road network operation, vehicles-road cooperation. He has presided over or participated in more than twenty projects, including the National Science and Technology Support Program, the National 863 Program and the National Key Research and Development Program. He has presided over or participated in the study of over ten standards and specifications. He was the winner of Second Prize of the State Scientific and Technological Progress Award once, the winner of First and Second Prize of the Provincial and Ministerial Scientific and Technology Progress Awards seven times. He has published two academic monographs, over thirty academic papers and been granted more than ten patents.

Brian Negus
Chairman, CICA Group
Brian is a highly experienced and motivated board member and leader. Brian is Chairman of the CICA Group; Ambassador, Board Member, and Immediate Past President, of Intelligent Transport Systems Australia; and a Board Member of the Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He holds qualifications in Civil Engineering, Transport and Traffic Engineering and Executive Management. Brian is also a Club Melbourne Ambassador for the Melbourne Convention Centre.
Brian brings over 40 years of Government and private sector transport experience to these roles which draws on his senior management positions as General Manager, Public Policy at RACV, Deputy Director of Public Transport in Victoria, Regional Director at VicRoads and General Manager of Port Planning at the Melbourne Port Corporation.
Brian has been a member of the Rotary Club of Templestowe since 1985 and served as Club President, Assistant District Governor and Chair of the District Community Services Committee. He is Director of Membership for the Club.

Carol Schweiger
President, Schweiger Consulting LLC
Carol Schweiger, President of Schweiger Consulting and Chairperson of the New England Intelligent Transportation Society, has 40 years of experience, and is nationally and internationally recognized in transportation technology consulting. Her wide-ranging and in-depth expertise is in several specialty areas including technology strategies for public agencies; public transit technology, traveler information strategies and systems, and systems engineering. Ms. Schweiger has provided over 60 transportation agencies with technology technical assistance including a focus on equity and accessibility. Ms. Schweiger serves as Co-Chair of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Committee on Emerging and Innovative Public Transport and Technologies, member of the Program Committee of the ITS World Congress, TRB ITS Committee and TRB Forum on Preparing for Automated Vehicles and Shared Mobility, and a Charter Member of the Public Transportation Systems and Services (PTSS) Committee of ITS America.

Chen Cai
Research Group Leader, Transport Analytics, Data61 CSIRO
The Transport Analytics group is Data61’s research and development arm for providing data-driven solutions for smart planning, implementation and management of infrastructure and future transport. The group connects with 31 government bodies, 91 corporate companies and 29 universities in Australia. Chen co-founded the group in 2013 and led it to grow into one of Australia’s leading research units of data science in transport.
Chen has been a board director of ITS Australia since 2017. He is on ITS Australia Membership Committee and the Policy Committee. He is a program committee member of the ITS Asia Pacific 2020 conference and the ITS World Congress 2020.

Chris Bennetts
Executive Director, Transport for NSW
Chris is the Executive Director, Digital Products Delivery for the Customer Technology and Services Division at Transport for NSW.
The Digital Products Delivery branch leads customer facing digital transformation and innovation to improve the customer experience for Transport customers. Chris leads the Future Transport program, Open Data and Apps program, Customer Feedback Systems, the Opal customer experience and product roadmap, the Digital Accelerator, and customer facing digital initiatives. Chris also leads external relationships with industry and the startup community, to drive innovation.
Earlier this year, Chris was a recipient of the Public Service Medal in the Australia Day Honours List.
Prior to joining Transport, Chris spent 15 years leading technology product development at companies including Nokia and Hewlett-Packard.

Dean Zabrieszach
CEO HMI Technologies and President ITS Australia
Dean was appointed to the position of CEO/Director of HMI Technologies in Australia in March 2015 and is currently representing Australia (and Melbourne) on a number of groups as follows:
- a Board Member and President of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) Australia,
- a Board Member and Chair of the ITS Asia Pacific Board of Directors,
- a member of the ITS World Congress International Program Committee,
- the Australian Head of Delegation and Vice Chair on the International Standards Organisation Technical Committee 204 (ISO TC 204) for Intelligent Transport Systems,
- the Chair of Australian Standards Committee IT-023 for Intelligent Transport Systems, and
- a Club Melbourne Ambassador.
Prior to joining HMI Technologies, Dean worked with VicRoads, the state road authority of Victoria, from 1984 to 2015, in a number of senior positions including Manager Program Development, Manager Maintenance Program, Manager Intelligent Transport Systems, Director Road User Services and Director Road Operations.
As President of ITS Australia, Dean continues, to push for member value across all aspects of the operations of ITS Australia; gender, cultural and capability diversity in the activities of ITS Australia; and to represent the organisation professionally and ethically both nationally and internationally as it continues to be one of the best ITS National Associations in the world.

Dennis Walsh
Chief Engineer, Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads
At the Department of Transport and Main Roads, Dennis oversees a wide range of technologies including Geospatial Technologies, Road Design and Hydraulics; Pavement, Materials and Geotechnical Engineering; Traffic Engineering Technology and Systems; Structures; and Safer Roads Infrastructure. Dennis is a Chartered Professional Engineer, a member of Engineers Australia and a graduate of the Australian Institute of company directors. Dennis is the Vice President of ITS Australia. Dennis is committed to bringing together the skills and knowledge of his team and their partners to embrace new technologies, engage with customers and drive new ideas into action for the benefit of the community.
Q1: What does the forum theme “ITS Innovation Creating Liveable Communities” mean to you?
Creating more liveable communities is what gets many of us out of bed in the morning. Innovation in transport technologies is already delivering direct benefits for our communities, from providing safer mobility, to more convenient travel, and low-emission transport options. I’m excited to see what else we can improve in the future.
Q2: Please provide a short quote about why you are excited about participating at the ITS Asia Pacific Forum on Intelligent Transport Systems 2021?
The forum is a fantastic opportunity to create new connections and ‘plug’ into the activity and innovation in transport technology happening right now across our Asia Pacific region. I am also excited to welcome delegates to Brisbane and share some of our new developments in ITS and smart mobility solutions.
Q3: Where do you see the Intelligent Transport industry in the next 5 to 10 years?
Our industry will continue to play a lead role in addressing liveability challenges, like the road toll, traffic congestion, and vehicle emissions. I also believe the deployment of connected automated mobility will be a key enabler for new services and solutions that help to address these challenges and bring about a new era of safer, cleaner and easier travel.

Donald Mackay
Principal Advisor, Passenger Transport Planning, Department of Transport and Main Roads
Donnie Mackay was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and relocated to Brisbane in 2004.Donnie is a transport planner working in the Passenger Transport Planning team of Transport and Main Roads in Queensland. With over 12 years of experience in transport planning in Queensland, he has specialised in a variety of areas including active transport, public transport network planning and major event planning. He has led projects across each of these areas to produce strategic as well as detailed operational plans.
He was heavily involved in planning and operations for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games an event which highlighted the importance of taking an inclusive approach to transport planning and operations. He began work on the Inclusive Mapping Project with Briometrix in 2019.
What does the forum theme “ITS Innovation Creating Liveable Communities” mean to you?
Harnessing the best in creative thinking and technology to offer a high level of mobility to everyone in the community.
Please provide a short quote about why you are excited about participating at the ITS Asia Pacific Forum on Intelligent Transport Systems 2021?
“I think the Inclusive Mapping Pilot – and approaches similar to this – shine a light on the incredible work being done directly involving people with disabilities to help shape better, more inclusive transport systems.”
Where do you see the Intelligent Transport industry in the next 5 to 10 years?
Increasingly embedded into all transport practices. Hopefully.
Eckhard Kemmerer
Biometrix

Fred Curtis
Vitronic
Gareth Prosser
Director, Road Market Reform Section, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development

Geoff Cawte
Principal Consultant, CICA Group
Geoff Cawte is a self-motivated entrepreneur with extensive experience working across a wide range of demanding industries including tolling, logistics, automotive systems, air traffic control, avionics and Formula 1 vehicle monitoring systems.
In over almost 30 years working across three countries, Geoff has gained an acute understanding of what is required to deliver complex systems to achieve successful business outcomes. Geoff’s expertise includes working both as a consultant on behalf of clients, helping government, infrastructure and technology companies review, procure and improve their systems, as well as a supplier side consulting, responsible for tendering, development, delivery and through-life-support of complex ICT systems.
Through his experience on both sides of project delivery, Geoff has gained a deep understanding of the fine commercial and technical balance required to successfully develop complex systems to meet demanding requirements and achieve successful business outcomes. Known for his passion, leadership, and ability to grasp complex issues quickly and communicate them in a clear, no-nonsense fashion, Geoff has successfully specified, procured, delivered or integrated numerous technology projects across a range of industries.

Gillian Miles
Chief Executive Officer and Commissioner, National Transport Commission
Gillian Miles is Chief Executive Officer and Commissioner at the National Transport Commission.
Gillian leads reform through collaboration, with a leadership style that encourages innovation and continuous improvement to deliver the best policy outcomes.
With more than 30 years’ experience in state and local government, Gillian has delivered reform projects across several portfolios including strategy and performance, policy and operations.
Gillian has fostered partnerships across government and industry having worked in leadership roles at Transport for Victoria, City of Greater Geelong, Transport Accident Commission, Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure (Victoria), Department of Planning and Community Development (Victoria) and VicRoads.
Gillian has a Bachelor of Education, Master of Letters and Doctor of Business Administration.

Glenn Toms
CEO RACQ Assistance
Glenn Toms is the Acting Group Chief Executive Officer of RACQ (The Royal Automobile Club of Queensland Limited). He will lead the Group Executive and RACQ in the transitional period before the new Group CEO, David Carter, joins the organisation in early 2020. During the first three months of 2020, Glenn’s focus will be to work with the Board and the Group Executive in the development of the FY21 strategic plan and budget, with the intention that these important pieces of work are complete before the commencement of the new Group CEO.
Glenn’s nominal role is the Chief Executive Officer Assistance, with responsibility for the broader Assistance and Lifestyle businesses at RACQ. Over the coming months, he will continue to support the Assistance executive team to ensure this business line runs smoothly while he is in the Acting Group CEO role. Glenn leads a large team that provides members with a diverse range of core products including roadside assistance, home assistance, motoring, travel agency, lifestyle, recovery and incident management businesses. He is responsible for the 24/7 operations of RACQ and a range of commercial motoring businesses. This is achieved through an extensive network of staff, contractors, call centres and physical infrastructure across the state providing all in-field services to members and a range of commercial clients. He has 30 years’ extensive commercial experience in assistance, operations and logistics. He is Chairman of RACQ Autoglass Pty Ltd, a Director of Australian Club Consortium Pty Ltd, ACC CAD Pty Ltd, Members Travel Group Pty Ltd and Club Assist Corporation Pty Ltd. Glenn is also Chairman of the Corporate Advisory Board for the Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors.
Q1: What does the forum theme “ITS Innovation Creating Liveable Communities” mean to you?
Intelligent Transport Systems are both an opportunity and a challenge as these technologies are creating a fundamental shift in our member’s transport needs and expectations- moving from motoring, to mobility. Improved liveability is emerging from this shift as we see an increased uptake of technology that improve road safety outcomes. As a business, the changing technology and mobility preferences of our members challenges us to remain relevant and to continue to offer products and services that meets their needs, and supports the Queensland communities they live in.
Q2: Please provide a short quote about why you are excited about participating at the ITS Asia Pacific Forum on Intelligent Transport Systems 2021?
RACQ is at the forefront of transformation as we look to how emerging mobility trends and technologies can improve the experiences, service and products we provide to members. The ITS Asia Pacific Forum is a fantastic way to discover where the industry is going and also to showcase to the world that RACQ is leading and delivering successful initiatives that leverage these changes.
Q3: Where do you see the Intelligent Transport industry in the next 5 to 10 years?
In the short to medium term, the intelligent transport industry will facilitate our transport to be safer, through the introduction of new vehicle and infrastructure technologies; more sustainable with a transition from fuel to hybrid and electric power sources; and offer greater choice with new mobility focused business models emerging.

Hajime Amano
Secretary General, ITS Asia Pacific

Henry Meng
Deputy Director General, Smart System Institute (SSI), Institute for Information Industry (III), Taiwan
Henry is the Deputy Director General of SSI, III. III is an organization, based in Taipei with the goal to develop a world class information industry in Taiwan, facilitates the development of Taiwan’s ICT industry and promote the deployment of ICT in public and private sectors. Now its mission is to promote and enable the digital transformation for industries in Taiwan. The position of SSI is to research and develop large scale platform as well as corresponding key technologies to advance the development of smart systems and applications.
With the experiences at D-Link Corporation, Acer Incorporated, and III, Henry has diversified industrial experiences for various domains such as telematics, ITS, IOT, Cloud computing, banking and healthcare.
Over 20 years of solid experience in product marketing, software development, engineering process, project management, and technical organization leadership. Henry is also an expert in developing and delivering ITS, Telematics, IoT, Cloud services, digital home products as well as strong hands on database management implementation and ecommerce practices. Recently his eminent achievements in promoting Taiwan Telematics Technology with Industrial Standard and Total Solutions for Intelligent Transport System, Smart Road Safety System, Connected Vehicles, Autonomous Driving as well as two wheeler Motorcycle Safety Services.

Hon Mark Bailey
Queensland Minister for Transport and Main Roads
Mark Bailey is Queensland’s Transport and Main Roads Minister in the Palaszczuk Labor Government and the local member for Miller.
His portfolio oversees Australia’s largest state-controlled road network (at over 33,000kms), along with 19 state-owned ports and Queensland’s urban and freight rail network.
Mr Bailey was elected to the Queensland Parliament in January 2015.
He has delivered five record road and transport budgets for Queensland, with major projects including the largest jointly-funded road upgrade program in the state: the $12.6 billion Bruce Highway upgrade program, the government’s largest rail project Cross River Rail, $5 billion to upgrade the M1 and build the second M1, Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 3 to Burleigh Heads and the Sunshine Coast Rail duplication.
Mr Bailey has also delivered major innovations in transport and roads, with record investment in bike, active transport and pedestrian safety upgrades, the creation of Australia’s largest electric vehicle charging network: the Queensland Electric Super Highway and works to create a statewide $371 million smart ticketing system for public transport.
The Minister recognises the significance of his portfolio as a key facilitator for economic development across Queensland and as part of the state’s economic recovery plan from COVID-19, with a record $26.9 billion roads and transport budget expected to support 23,600 jobs, including more than 16,000 for regional Queensland.

Ian Christensen
Managing Director, iMOVE Australia
Ian is a passionate and experienced practitioner in innovation and collaboration, and these were the driving motivators behind his initiative to establish the iMOVE Co-operative Research Centre. He has spent most of his working life developing and delivering innovation in real-world environments, with particular achievements in manufacturing, biotechnology, and transport. His leadership of iMOVE draws on sixteen years of experience in managing multi stakeholder collaborations and over forty years of activity in technology innovation. Ian is interested in a wide range of subject matter and creates value by identifying useful connections. He has a Bachelors degree in science and an MBA, and is the inventor on two families of patents.

Ishra Baksh
Executive Director - MaaS, Department of Transport and Main Roads
Ishra joined the Queensland Public Service in 2006, as part of the Department of Transport and Main Road’s Graduate Program, and has experience working in the public and private sector environment to drive positive outcomes for customers.
She has primarily worked within the Department across strategy and delivery areas, often working in partnership with government and industry to improve the customer experience. Ishra has also taken opportunities to work in the consultancy space, within the transport and insurance sector, building strong working relationships in complex environments with a range of stakeholders.
As Executive Director (Mobility as a Service, Program Management Office), Ishra is responsible for the initial establishment and activation of the Department’s future focus on mobility in the transport.
What does the forum theme “ITS Innovation Creating Liveable Communities” mean to you?
It’s about co-design with our customers, leveraging technology to create integrated experiences, exploring emerging business models and understanding the role of partnerships to deliver on our vision of creating a single integrated transport network accessible to everyone.
Why are you excited about participating at the ITS Asia Pacific Forum on Intelligent Transport Systems 2021?
This is an exciting opportunity to learn, network and share the work we are doing in Queensland.
Where do you see the Intelligent Transport industry in the next 5 to 10 years?
The pace of change will be rapid and our customers will expect more. New business models like Mobility as a Service will emerge along with other innovations that industry is already exploring or mature in, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning and robotics. There will be many opportunities to use emerging technology to create better experiences for customers, it will be about how we do that in a way that makes sense to the customer and incorporates partnerships with industry.

Jacob Bangsgaard
Chief Executive Officer, ERTICO
Jacob Bangsgaard is the CEO of ERTICO, a multi-sector platform with 120 partners and with headquarter in Brussels, Belgium.
Mr Bangsgaard was from 2010-2016 Director General of FIA Region I. Before becoming Director General he worked as Director of International Relations at the FIA Foundation.
He worked for ERTICO from 2001-2006 as Director of International Affairs and communications responsible for the international deployment support on markets like China, India, Russia, and Brazil. He has also represented mobility interests for a Danish regional authority and he worked for two years in the European Commission Transport Directorate.
Jacob Bangsgaard is President of the MaaS Alliance and Board member of INATBA aisbl. He was on the Board of Euro NCAP from 2010-2016 and Secretary General of the Belgian association eSafetyAware from 2009-2016.
Mr Bangsgaard is a Danish national with a university background in international economics.
What does the forum theme “ITS Innovation Creating Liveable Communities” mean to you?
Innovation is the key ingredient in everything we do at ERTICO. We were established almost 30 years ago with the purpose of making a more liveable society by solving the mobility challenges through deployment of intelligent innovative systems and services.
Why are you excited about participating at the ITS Asia Pacific Forum on Intelligent Transport Systems 2021?
Alone we can do so little but through cooperation and knowledge sharing at international level we can achieve so much which is why events like this is very important for ERTICO.
Where do you see the Intelligent Transport industry in the next 5 to 10 years?
In ERTICO we believe in forming the future together with our partners. With our 2030 strategy we set the goal for where we want to be and it is now up to us to develop the necessary steps to get there. We are working hard on making an internet for mobility that will make the mobility sector safer, cleaner and more efficient in the future.

James Hurnell
Director Policy, ANCAP

John Wall
Program Manager Future Vehicles, Austroads
John Wall is recognised as one of Australia’s leading specialists in the application of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) for road safety. He has over 25 years of experience in the development of road safety strategies and countermeasures and holds tertiary qualifications in applied science, education and public health.
At the beginning of 2019, he commenced in the role of Program Manager for Connected and Automated Vehicles for Austroads; the peak organisation of Australasian road transport and traffic agencies. Austroads members are collectively responsible for the management of over 900,000 kilometres of roads valued at more than $250 billion representing the single largest community asset in Australia and New Zealand.
John is the recipient of the National Medal for Service and a Commendation for Courage for his work as a volunteer first responder with the New South Wales State Emergency Service. For more than 34 years he has been on the front line of responding to rescue incidents in his local community and has experienced first-hand the tragic consequences and cost of road trauma to communities. This is a primary driver for the work that he does with Austroads.
What does the forum theme “ITS Innovation Creating Liveable Communities” mean to you?
A liveable community must be safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable. Intelligent Transport Systems can play a role in ensuring these goals are met from improving road safety, to measuring our impact on the environment and providing better data to measure accessibility to our multi modal transport systems.
Please provide a short quote about why you are excited about participating at the ITS Asia Pacific Forum on Intelligent Transport Systems 2021?
I’m very excited about joining you all at the ITS Asia Pacific Forum this year to learn what you are doing to drive liveable communities in your part of the world. I also look forward to catching up with colleagues from across the globe to discuss what ITS can do to reduce climate change, manage road safety and provide an equitable transport system for all of the people we serve.
Where do you see the Intelligent Transport industry in the next 5 to 10 years?
I think the ITS industry’s focus will change from a motor vehicle driven industry to a focus on a mode agnostic transport system whose key drivers will be sustainability, equity and safety. This will be a challenge to many of our traditional industry players inevitably leading to disruption and in turn opportunities for companies and individuals that are agile and think “outside the box”.

Joost de Kock
Deputy Secretary, Customer Strategy and Technology / Transport for NSW
Joost de Kock leads the customer strategy and technology division, developing long-term, multi-modal strategies, plans and policies for the Transport Cluster. Joost is responsible for leveraging data and insights, implementing new technologies and driving innovation and partnerships to provide improved, integrated customer-centred solutions. Joost also manages the Cluster’s reputation, government relations, communications and drive meaningful engagement with our stakeholders, customers and the community.

Julien Broadbent
Founder & CEO of AEV Robotics
Founder & CEO of AEV Robotics, Julian Broadbent is the former Head of Global Planning at General Motors who has worked within technology businesses, lead racing teams and delivered automotive projects around the world.
What does the forum theme “ITS Innovation Creating Liveable Communities” mean to you?
As the world becomes more populated and we have the opportunity to improve the lives of lots of people living within rapidly growing communities. This requires fresh thinking and innovation to create new products, new services and new forms of governance. That’s what the ITS Summit is all about.
Why are you excited about participating at the ITS Asia Pacific Forum on Intelligent Transport Systems 2021?
To have a more enjoyable, sustainable and efficient transport system we need to collaborate. I’m excited about sharing ideas with, and learning from, leaders in this space.
Where do you see the Intelligent Transport industry in the next 5 to 10 years?
As vehicle ownership models change, businesses that thrive on pay as you go will become more prevalent. This will drive a shift in consumer behaviour and insurance models, government revenue models and corporate business models will be rapidly disrupted. This will give rise to a more connected and intelligent transport system.

Kenji Ueki
Director, ITS and Autonomous Driving Promotion Office, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan
Kenji Ueki joined Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) in 1999 and has worked for various policy domains such as technological innovation, regulatory reform and regional development in METI or other departments of the government of Japan. In July 2019, he is appointed as Director of ITS and Automated Driving Promotion Office in METI and also Sub-Leader for SIP-adus in Cabinet Office. He holds the Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Tokyo Institute of Technology.
Kevin Cocks
Department of Transport and Main Roads QLD

Kurt Fearnley
Raised in the small country town of Carcoar, Kurt Fearnley has always been determined. Being born without the lower portion of his spine has never held him back, from backyard games of football to crewing a winning Sydney to Hobart yacht, crawling the Kokoda Track and winning dozens of marathons around the world.
Turning his attention to wheelchair sports in his teens, Kurt quickly became a world beater. He started his career with two Silver medals at the 2000 Sydney Paralympic games, before making his winning breakthrough at the 2004 Athens Paralympics with Gold in the 5000m and marathon races. Following the 2004 games, Kurt conquered the world, winning seven world championships and more than 30 marathons around the globe, including 10 marathons in 2007 and three straight New York marathon titles. He solidified his standing as a marathon great by defending his Gold medal at the Beijing Paralympics, before winning Bronze at the London games in 2012 and finishing his Paralympic career with Silver in the marathon at the 2016 Rio games. Kurt finished his Australian representative as he started it, on home soil, with a win in the marathon at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
In 2009 Kurt spent two week’s in Papua New Guinea crawling the 96 kilometre Kokoda Track raising awareness and funding for men’s health charity Movember and beyond blue. In 2012 he was an active member of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race winning crew aboard Investec Loyal.
Kurt is a passionate disability advocate and devotes himself to a number of national and Hunter-based charitable initiatives. He is a board member of the Australian Paralympic Committee, Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation and member of the International Paralympic Committee’s Athlete Advisory Council. Kurt is a former board member of Australian Volunteers International and NSW Australia Day Council and was a founding member of the National Disability Insurance Scheme’s Advisory Council. His involvement at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games wasn’t limited to competing, having been a member of the formal bid team, Games Technical Committee and an official ambassador. Kurt’s exploits both in and out of sport over many years have seen him recognised with a number of honours including 2019 NSW Australian of the Year, 2009 NSW Young Australian of the Year and 2018 The Don winner as the Australian sports person most likely to inspire the nation. In 2018 Kurt was recognised as an Officer of the Australian Order, and received an Honourary Doctorate from Griffith University for his contribution to sport and disability advocacy.
Lilian Pun
Associate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University / ITS Hong Kong

Luke Abercrombie
Head of Technology, Transurban
Luke commenced with Transurban in October 2018 in a newly created role as Head of Technology, Queensland. He is responsible for technology across corporate solutions, Intelligent Traffic Systems in the tunnels and roads and for leading innovation across the organisation. Prior to joining Transurban, he held a number of technology focused leadership roles across media and publishing, electricity and financial services. He has led business transformations applying data and innovative technology for efficiency and commercial opportunity.

Marcus Burke
Executive Leader, Future Technologies / National Transport Commission
Marcus Burke is responsible for the transport technology projects, including developing the legal framework for automated vehicles. He has presented at conferences both in Australia and internationally on the legal issues associated with automated vehicles and has also appeared before parliamentary inquiries at the state and federal level. Marcus joined the NTC in 2011 and previously worked in the private sector, with extensive experience in IT product management. Marcus has a combined Bachelor of Law/Science from the University of Melbourne and a Masters in Diplomacy and International Trade from Monash University.

Marion Terrill
Mat Rosly Bin Mat Daud
Secretary General, ITS Malaysia
Mats Henrikson
Geospatial Web Systems Group Leader, Data61 CSIRO

Matt Higgins
Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy, QLD Government
Matt Higgins is Manager of Geodesy and Positioning in the Queensland Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy. He is also President of the Australian based IGNSS Association and a Member of Australia’s National Positioning Infrastructure Advisory Board. Matt has been appointed by the NASA Administrator to the U.S. Position, Navigation and Timing Advisory Board, which was established under a Presidential policy directive to advise the U.S. Government on GPS-related policy, planning and funding issues. He has also been a Co-Chair of a Working Group of the United Nations International Committee on GNSS. He is a past Vice President and current Honorary Member of the International Federation of Surveyors and an Honorary Fellow of Australia’s Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute.
Q1: What does the forum theme “ITS Innovation Creating Liveable Communities” mean to you?
A1: Using advanced technologies and processes to improve the safety, environmental and societal impacts of travel.
Q2: Please provide a short quote about why you are excited about participating at the ITS Asia Pacific Forum on Intelligent Transport Systems 2021?
A2: As an expert in positioning and spatial data I am looking forward to better understanding the growing number and breadth of ITS applications and how my sector can help improve their effectiveness and reliability.
Q3: Where do you see the Intelligent Transport industry in the next 5 to 10 years?
A3: We will hopefully see the current focus on improving technologies and services in vehicles and platforms shifting to a more mature focus on the broader improvements across society that the technology will enable.

Megan Bourke-O’Neil
Deputy Secretary, Policy & Innovation - Department of Transport, Victoria
Megan is a strategy, policy and reform leader with over 20 years’ experience in the transport, infrastructure and social services sectors. Her roles have included reforming social housing and child protection systems, transport policy and planning, and leading market-based reform including Victoria’s deregulation of legacy taxi and hire car restrictions and new train, tram and bus contracts.
As Deputy Secretary, Policy and Innovation for the Department of Transport, Megan leads and works alongside a team of people who drive future mobility through user-focused innovation, legislation and policy; data and analytic capability; and development of a commercial strategy for new business models and partnerships with the private sector.
Michael Law
Assistant Commissioner Hong Kong Transport Department, Hong Kong
Mr Michael Law is Assistant Commissioner of the Hong Kong Transport Department.
Michael McGee
CEO, netBI

Michael Milford
QUT Robotics
Professor Milford conducts interdisciplinary research at the boundary between robotics, neuroscience and computer vision and is a multi-award winning educational entrepreneur. His research models the neural mechanisms in the brain underlying tasks like navigation and perception to develop new technologies in challenging application domains such as all-weather, anytime positioning for autonomous vehicles. He is also one of Australia’s most in demand experts in technologies including self-driving cars, robotics and artificial intelligence, and is a passionate science communicator. He currently holds the position of Professor at the Queensland University of Technology, Deputy Director of the QUT Centre for Robotics, Microsoft Research Faculty Fellow and Chief Investigator at the Australian Centre for Robotic Vision.
Q1: What does the forum theme “ITS Innovation Creating Liveable Communities” mean to you?
To me this means that the development and strategic direction of technology development is tightly coupled with the goal of creating sustainable communities with an increased quality of life – and the wide range of intelligent transport systems will play a key role in getting us there.
Q2: Please provide a short quote about why you are excited about participating at the ITS Asia Pacific Forum on Intelligent Transport Systems 2021?
We’ve seen the field mature rapidly over the last few years and events like this forum now provide a wonderful place to have deep, informed discussion and debate about how this field should continue to evolve and what our role in that evolution can be. It’s particularly important that this discussion occur with all the stakeholders that you’ll find at an event like this – from government, industry, academia and society.
Q3: Where do you see the Intelligent Transport industry in the next 5 to 10 years?
Like all industries that are significantly affected by technology, I see the ITS industry advancing rapidly in certain areas and stalling in others. I’d like to see the industry rapidly capitalize on what is likely to be technologically possible now and in the near future, whilst preparing sufficiently for the potential game changers (like autonomous vehicles) that may or may not happen.

Mike Lenne
Chief Scientist, Seeing Machines
Mike is a global authority on human factors and safety. Following an esteemed academic career as a Professor in Human Factors at the Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC), he moved to Seeing Machines in 2014 as Chief Scientific Officer, Human Factors to establish the Human Factors Division.
He is currently Senior Vice President, Human Factors & Aftermarket Solutions and is responsible for delivering key advances in driver state technology and for bringing these into product for global customers. He is also an Adjunct Professor at MUARC.
Mike holds a PhD in Human Factors Psychology and a Global Executive MBA.

Miranda Blogg
Director | Cooperative and Automated Vehicle Initiative (CAVI)
Dr Miranda Blogg is the Director of the Cooperative and Automated Vehicle Initiative at the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads. Miranda has worked for the department for the last 5 years, and prior to, she was a consultant working both in Australia and the United States. Miranda is a registered civil engineer with a PhD in traffic engineering, and has specialised in traffic engineering, transport planning and research for over 20 years.
What does the forum theme “ITS Innovation Creating Liveable Communities” mean to you?
A chance to improve mobility, safety and environmental transport outcomes for our customers
Why are you excited about participating at the ITS Asia Pacific Forum on Intelligent Transport Systems 2021?
A chance to showcase the exciting ITS projects that Queensland governments and industry have delivered
Where do you see the Intelligent Transport industry in the next 5 to 10 years?
The next 10 years offers some very exciting times for the transport industry. Transport innovation, such as automated vehicles, are capturing the imagination of the community. The industry has a unique opportunity to leverage this fascination to drive meaningful and significant change.

Neil Scales
Director-General, Department of Transport & Main Roads
Director-General, Neil leads the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR), with an operating budget of $6.189 billion, capital budget of $2.877 billion and managed assets worth $66.854 billion.
Neil joined the Queensland Public Service in March 2012 as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of TransLink where he was responsible for the public transport network across Queensland. He was appointed Director-General of TMR in March 2013.
In September 2014, Neil became Commissioner for the National Transport Commission (NTC) and joined the Roads Australia Board in November 2014. Neil is Chair of Austroads and Deputy Chair of the Australian Road Research Board. He is also a board member of the Queensland Transport and Logistics Council, Tourism and Transport Forum, Roads Australia and the Australian Centre for Rail Innovation and Police-Citizens Youth Clubs (PCYC) Queensland.
In September 2014, Neil became Government Champion for the Woorabinda Indigenous community. From 2015–2017, Neil was the Queensland Public Sector’s CEO Champion against domestic and family violence. In 2017, Neil won the Australia’s CEO Challenge Race, a fundraising initiative that raises money and awareness for domestic and family violence prevention.
Neil became Acting CEO for Queensland Rail in October 2016, returning to his Director-General role at TMR in April 2017.
In 2019, Neil successfully completed the Vincent Fairfax ethical leadership course.
Prior to joining TransLink, Neil was one of the United Kingdom’s (UK) most senior public transport executives. He was Chief Executive and Director-General of Merseytravel, the transport authority for Merseyside in the north of England.
In this role, he was responsible for some 200 million passenger journeys every year by train, bus and ferries and the two Mersey tunnels. He is credited for reversing the fortunes of Merseytravel, which is now recognised as one of the best transport authorities in the UK.
Neil has served as a Trustee of Museums and Galleries of Merseyside, a member of the British Transport Police Authority and an Integrated Transport Commissioner.
Neil has held executive roles with transport and engineering companies and has consultancy experience with several organisations, including the World Bank and the European Commission.

Pascal Labouze
Executive Director Operational Systems, Transport for NSW

Paul Glover
Technical Director – Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), GHD
Paul brings to GHD more than 35 years’ experience managing strategic partnerships, Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) programmes and major transport technology projects across the United Kingdom, Europe, Middle East and Australia.
Pauls experience in Smart Motorways/Freeways goes back to the UK in the mid 2000s, where he was involved as a consultant on the first operational smart motorways in the UK, firstly with the dynamic hard shoulder and then with all lane running (ALR) in the UK. He also oversaw the implementation of ramp metering on the M3/M27 corridors for the Highways Agency, when in the local authority.
On route to Australia, he oversaw the design of over 450km of new smart expressways in the State of Qatar, and delivery of an ITS Masterplan and their ITS Standards/Specifications and deployment manual.
More recently, he was the Technical design authority for Main Roads WA, of the latest Smart Freeway/Motorway in Australia, which is in Perth, WA (opened mid 2020), and currently leads GHD Smart Transport work focusing on the intelligent use of technology for Australia’s road networks. GHD are currently involved in the latest Smart Motorway and Freeway designs and implementation in NSW, SA, TAS and WA and assist from design through to operational readiness and Paul is the lead technical advisor on a recent award to GHD, by Austroads, for the NEG6270 Best practice in Smart Motorways Operations.

Peter Carr

Peter Sweatman
Enterprise Professor, The University of Melbourne
Philip Tseng
Board of Directors, ITS Taiwan

Piia Karjalainen
Secretary General, MaaS Alliance, Belgium
Ms Piia Karjalainen is Secretary General of the MaaS Alliance. She lives and works in Brussels, Belgium. The MaaS Alliance is an international public-private-partnership, established in 2015, bringing together more than 100 member organisations worldwide, supporting the development of Mobility as a Service ecosystem, based on the principles of openness, inclusivity, sustainability and user-centricity. Karjalainen is leading and coordinating all the activities of this international Mobility as a Service community. Previously she has been working in various positions at the European Parliament and the Finnish Ministry of Transport & Communications, mainly dealing with transport strategies, ITS, Mobility as a Service, policymaking and EU regulation. She holds a Master of Science in Economics. https://www.linkedin.com/in/piiakarjalainen/; https://maas-alliance.eu/
What does the forum theme “ITS Innovation Creating Liveable Communities” mean to you?
I am pretty excited about the chosen theme. For me, this very much translates in as a more human-centric and less technology-centric approach to ITS. Without a strong buy-in from the users and innovations that genuinely makes our mobility more simple and hassle-free, we cannot release the potential the ITS solutions are bearing in making our cities and societies more resilient, efficient and sustainable.
Please provide a short quote about why you are excited about participating at the ITS Asia Pacific Forum on Intelligent Transport Systems 2021?
At the sector that I am representing, Mobility as a Service, we are very much in phase where exchanging ideas and best practises is needed. Following closely the development of the MaaS globally I very look forward the ITS APAC Forum and see it as an excellent opportunity to hear the latest news from the APAC MaaS market, that is in very active development phase right now. I hope to virtually meet and have a chat with many MaaS colleagues there.
Where do you see the Intelligent Transport industry in the next 5 to 10 years?
I believe that burning societal challenges that we are facing, like need to tackle the climate change and build more resilient and safe environments, determine also the focus of the development of ITS solutions. The most successful solutions serve those big goals by deploying the latest technological advancement.

Russell Shields
President and CEO - RoadDB LLC
Russ Shields is former CEO of Navigation Technologies (later NAVTEQ, now HERE), former Chair of Ygomi, and current President and CEO of RoadDB. RoadDB offers a full in-vehicle software solution for road data and localization to be used in automated driving in series production vehicles.
Mr. Shields has been involved in communications standards bodies for nearly 40 years. He is Chair of the Collaboration on ITS Communication Standards of the ITU. He is also a member of the National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing Advisory Board; an SAE Fellow; and a recipient of the SAE‑Delco Electronics ITS Award.
Mr. Shields was inducted into the inaugural class of ITS America’s ITS Hall of Fame in 2008, and was named the inaugural U.S. member of the ITS World Congress Hall of Fame in 2010.
Mr. Shields has received the University of Chicago Booth School of Business Distinguished Alumni Award in Entrepreneurship.
What does the forum theme “ITS Innovation Creating Liveable Communities” mean to you?
In the context of transportation, livable communities are places where people can live and work without having to structure their lives around the transportation infrastructure in ways that unduly impair life. Asian cities are experiencing problems with crowded public transport, traffic jams, and pollution with its effects on health and the environment. Asian countries are very much a test bed for viable ITS solutions to help create livable communities.
Why are you excited about participating at the ITS Asia Pacific Forum on Intelligent Transport Systems 2021?
Asia is a leader in ITS innovation and it’s exciting to see so many people gathered to discuss sustainable ways to implement ITS at a large scale.
Where do you see the Intelligent Transport industry in the next 5 to 10 years?
In the next five to ten years, I expect automated driving to become widespread in consumer vehicles. Many cities will have shuttles that operate at SAE Level 5 in a geofenced area, and vehicle manufacturers will gradually introduce SAE Level 2+/3 features in series production vehicles. Enabling automated driving in series production vehicles will require a great deal of new supporting technology including for road data and real-time data communications. The requirements of automated driving promise to reinvigorate and potentially disrupt the intelligent transport industry, challenging established players and creating opportunities for new ones.

Sal Pettricitto
Chief Executive Officer, NHVR
Sal became Chief Executive Officer of the NHVR in May 2014, bringing extensive knowledge of heavy vehicle regulation to the role.
He also has broad experience across state and local government, having held senior leadership roles in transport and logistics, transport planning and strategic planning, and has worked closely with industry and stakeholders to deliver an efficient and effective transport system and improved supply chain outcomes.
Sal was the Queensland Government representative on the NHVR Project Implementation Board and the Board of Transport Certification Australia.
Over the past five years, Sal has led a significant program of reform across Australia’s heavy vehicle industry, including transitioning functions from participating jurisdictions to deliver a single national heavy vehicle regulator, harmonising heavy vehicle regulations across more than 400 road managers, modernising safety laws for the heavy vehicle supply chain and heavy vehicle operators, and introducing the digital permit system (NHVR Portal).

Samantha Cockfield
TAC
Saurav Bhattacharyya
ITS Singapore

Scott Smith
Chief Executive Officer, Council of Mayors South East Queensland
Scott Smith was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Council of Mayors (SEQ) in December 2017. The Council of Mayors (SEQ) has played an integral role in planning for the future of transport in SEQ, securing a commitment to an SEQ City Deal and is leading the region’s investigations towards an SEQ 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
What does the forum theme “ITS Innovation Creating Liveable Communities” mean to you?
For the Council of Mayors (SEQ), safe, efficient and reliable transport has always been the key to the creation of a liveable region. This is a fantastic theme to explore how technology and innovation in transport can enhance how we move, work and play across South East Queensland.
Please provide a short quote about why you are excited about participating at the ITS Asia Pacific Forum on Intelligent Transport Systems 2021?
Transport, technology and innovation are all central themes to the work of the Council of Mayors (SEQ). The ITS Asia Pacific Forum is a great opportunity to share and learn from our experiences in South East Queensland.
Where do you see the Intelligent Transport industry in the next 5 to 10 years?
The growth of South East Queensland demands a new way of thinking about how our transport network and services evolve to meet the needs of our residents. Intelligent transport provides those opportunities to create efficiencies, add value and offer a network that is more accessible and inclusive for all of South East Queensland.

Simon Barry
Acting CEO, Data61

Stephen Hewett
President, ITS New Zealand
Stephen is Vice President of ITSNZ and looks after international activities as a core responsibility, attending ITS Asia-Pacific board meetings and contributing to ITS World Congress activities. Stephen has over 30 years’ experience in all facets of transportation engineer including planning, design, operations and performance of our transport systems. In his current role as Technical Fellow of Transport Technology, Stephen is actively pursuing growth opportunities that are developing from advancements in transport technology including the likes of MaaS, Micro-Mobility, Modern Mass Rapid Transit and Automation. This has piqued his interest in future skills and training that will be required to take advantage of these technologies.
Through his role at Beca and involvement with Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) New Zealand as President looking after international affairs, Stephen has become acutely aware of the emerging transport technology and is playing an important part of in its take up in New Zealand.

Steve Dellenback
Vice President R&D, Southwest Research Institute
Dr. Steve Dellenback is Vice President R&D of the Intelligent Systems Division at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in San Antonio, Texas. He is leading SwRI’s research and development (R&D) efforts in intelligent transportation systems, unmanned systems, cooperative systems, space flight software, and large-scale robotics. He leads SwRI’s work in intelligent vehicles, robotics and cybersecurity including R&D in the areas of automated vehicle, connected vehicle and active safety technologies for commercial, state government, federal government and military clients. SwRI has fielded more than 20 different automated vehicle platforms ranging in size from golf carts to Class 8 trucks, agricultural vehicles as well as multiple military vehicles along with assorted enabling technologies for commercial vehicle manufactures and tier 1 suppliers in the US, Japan and Europe, the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Marine Corps.
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master’s and Doctorate in Computer Science from the University of Kansas.

Stuart Ballingall
Executive General Manager, TCA
Stuart Ballingall is the Executive General Manager of Transport Certification Australia (TCA), which has a lead national role in providing assurance for transport technologies, including telematics and data services. Prior to TCA, Stuart held senior roles with Transport for Victoria, VicRoads, Austroads and General Motors Holden, and has led a wide range of major technical and policy programs in the transport domain. He has also been a member of the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) Board, the National Positioning Infrastructure Advisory Board, and various other national and international forums. Stuart holds a Bachelor of Engineering with honours, a Master of Business Administration, and is currently leading a PhD project at University of Melbourne researching safety assurance for automated driving systems.

Susan Harris
CEO, ITS Australia
As Chief Executive of ITS Australia, and with an extensive career in transport strategy, Susan is ideally placed at the intersection of technology and transport. Supported by strong connections to the international ITS community and the global network of ITS Associations, Susan works tirelessly advocating for the benefits of transport technologies for business and for the broader Australian community.
Susan is highly regarded for her roles supporting the growth and innovation of the nation’s transport technology industries. She works across a number of industry advisory groups and is a regular advisor to the State and Federal Governments, and their Ministers, on transport technology and mobility issues.
What does the forum theme “ITS Innovation Creating Liveable Communities” mean to you?
We live in an increasingly technology driven world but we need to remember that technology is there to enhance circumstances for people, our communities and the world we live in.
Please provide a short quote about why you are excited about participating at the ITS Asia Pacific Forum on Intelligent Transport Systems 2021?
Bringing together our AP colleagues to share and collaborate, accelerating deployment of new beneficial technologies.
Where do you see the Intelligent Transport industry in the next 5 to 10 years?
Technology will increasingly focus on making travel and journeys more seamless.

Tang Wai Leung
Deputy Commissioner for Transport, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong
Ir Tang is both a qualified civil engineer and a town planner. Having obtained BSc(Eng) in Civil Engineering and MSc in Urban Planning from the University of Hong Kong, he had worked in the Transport Department for over 20 years in strategic transport planning and is now serving as the Deputy Commissioner overseeing the traffic engineering, smart mobility roadmap and technical services in the department. He has over 30 years of public services and managed the delivery of major infrastructure projects (including new towns, transport infrastructure, science park, high density housing projects, airport and railway development). He has also worked in Policy Bureau and departments including the then Housing Bureau, Environmental Protection Department and various works departments.
Ir Tang had been a visiting scholar with the UC Berkeley, United States back in 1995 and is now an Adjunct Professor in transport planning with the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Hong Kong.

Tom Walker
Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Cubic Transportation Systems
Tom has over 30 years’ experience in the transportation industry and has held a variety of senior roles in Australia, the United Kingdom and the US. In his current role, Tom is responsible for Cubic’s transportation business throughout the Asia Pacific Region including the Opal smartcard ticketing system and the roll-out of contactless payments technology in New South Wales, and the go Card system in South East Queensland.
Tom also heads up the team implementing the Queensland Next Generation Ticketing Program, the Intelligent Congestion Management Program for the NSW Transport Management Centre (TMC) and the new fare collection system for the Thomson East Coast Line in Singapore. Tom is a board director of ITS Australia.
William P Sabandar
ITS Indonesia

YooJin Chang
Deputy Director, Smart Road Team, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, South Korea
Dr. Yoojin Chang obtained his Ph.D. in Construction and Transportation Engineering from Ajou University in 2017, and has a well-versed background and extensive experience with ITS.
From 2007 to 2013, he worked as a researcher at KOTI (The Korea Transport Institute), and until 2019, he served as an assistant director at the Road Safety and ITS Division of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport(MOLIT). From 2019 to the present, he is working as a deputy director for the Smart Road Team of MOLIT, in charge of the overall ITS policies and laws and its planning and implementation, including ITS standards, monitoring of local government’s ITS projects and international cooperation.
What does the forum theme “ITS Innovation Creating Liveable Communities” mean to you?
“Creating Liveable Communities” is a task that Korean government is paying attention to. Since the introduction of ITS in the 1990s, Korea has been improving ITS technologies from the aspect of traffic management systems to the latest user-customized service. In this regard, I think Brisbane Asia-Pacific Forum to be held with the theme “Innovating ITS to Create a More Liveable Community” is a great opportunity to benchmark new technologies and ITS trend in Asia-Pacific area.
Please provide a short quote about why you are excited about participating at the ITS Asia Pacific Forum on Intelligent Transport Systems 2021?
“Everything you can imagine is real.” ― Pablo Picasso
I am very excited that Brisbane Asia-Pacific Forum will be a place where we can directly see and experience new future ITS technologies such as sustainable mobility, MaaS, and autonomous vehicles.
Where do you see the Intelligent Transport industry in the next 5 to 10 years?
If the existing ITS was simply focused on improving the quality of transportation in terms of mobility and safety, it would go beyond this in the next 10 years and become a major factor for realizing an integrated smart city such as sustainable mobility and welfare like medical care. It will contribute to improving the quality of citizens.
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Amit Trivedi
CHAD Pilot Lead, Department of Transport and Main Roads
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Andras Csepinszky
Director, Advanced Automotive Technology, NNG
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Andrew Mehaffey
Director NSW, HMI Technologies
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Beth Kigel
National practice leader, intelligent transportation systems and vice president, HNTB Corporation
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Bin Ll
Vice President, Research Institute of Highway, Ministry of Transport, China
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Brian Negus
Chairman, CICA Group
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Carol Schweiger
President, Schweiger Consulting LLC
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Chen Cai
Research Group Leader, Transport Analytics, Data61 CSIRO
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Chris Bennetts
Executive Director, Transport for NSW
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Dean Zabrieszach
CEO HMI Technologies and President ITS Australia
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Dennis Walsh
Chief Engineer, Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads
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Donald Mackay
Principal Advisor, Passenger Transport Planning, Department of Transport and Main Roads
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Eckhard Kemmerer
Biometrix
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Fred Curtis
Vitronic
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Gareth Prosser
Director, Road Market Reform Section, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development
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Geoff Cawte
Principal Consultant, CICA Group
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Gillian Miles
Chief Executive Officer and Commissioner, National Transport Commission
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Glenn Toms
CEO RACQ Assistance
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Hajime Amano
Secretary General, ITS Asia Pacific
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Henry Meng
Deputy Director General, Smart System Institute (SSI), Institute for Information Industry (III), Taiwan
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Hon Mark Bailey
Queensland Minister for Transport and Main Roads
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Ian Christensen
Managing Director, iMOVE Australia
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Ishra Baksh
Executive Director - MaaS, Department of Transport and Main Roads
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Jacob Bangsgaard
Chief Executive Officer, ERTICO
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James Hurnell
Director Policy, ANCAP
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John Wall
Program Manager Future Vehicles, Austroads
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Joost de Kock
Deputy Secretary, Customer Strategy and Technology / Transport for NSW
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Julien Broadbent
Founder & CEO of AEV Robotics
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Kenji Ueki
Director, ITS and Autonomous Driving Promotion Office, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan
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Kevin Cocks
Department of Transport and Main Roads QLD
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Kurt Fearnley
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Lilian Pun
Associate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University / ITS Hong Kong
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Luke Abercrombie
Head of Technology, Transurban
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Marcus Burke
Executive Leader, Future Technologies / National Transport Commission
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Marion Terrill
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Mat Rosly Bin Mat Daud
Secretary General, ITS Malaysia
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Mats Henrikson
Geospatial Web Systems Group Leader, Data61 CSIRO
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Matt Higgins
Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy, QLD Government
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Megan Bourke-O’Neil
Deputy Secretary, Policy & Innovation - Department of Transport, Victoria
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Michael Law
Assistant Commissioner Hong Kong Transport Department, Hong Kong
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Michael McGee
CEO, netBI
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Michael Milford
QUT Robotics
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Mike Lenne
Chief Scientist, Seeing Machines
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Miranda Blogg
Director | Cooperative and Automated Vehicle Initiative (CAVI)
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Neil Scales
Director-General, Department of Transport & Main Roads
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Pascal Labouze
Executive Director Operational Systems, Transport for NSW
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Paul Glover
Technical Director – Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), GHD
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Peter Carr
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Peter Sweatman
Enterprise Professor, The University of Melbourne
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Philip Tseng
Board of Directors, ITS Taiwan
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Piia Karjalainen
Secretary General, MaaS Alliance, Belgium
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Russell Shields
President and CEO - RoadDB LLC
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Sal Pettricitto
Chief Executive Officer, NHVR
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Samantha Cockfield
TAC
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Saurav Bhattacharyya
ITS Singapore
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Scott Smith
Chief Executive Officer, Council of Mayors South East Queensland
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Simon Barry
Acting CEO, Data61
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Stephen Hewett
President, ITS New Zealand
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Steve Dellenback
Vice President R&D, Southwest Research Institute
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Stuart Ballingall
Executive General Manager, TCA
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Susan Harris
CEO, ITS Australia
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Tang Wai Leung
Deputy Commissioner for Transport, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong
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Tom Walker
Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Cubic Transportation Systems
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William P Sabandar
ITS Indonesia
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YooJin Chang
Deputy Director, Smart Road Team, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, South Korea

Amit Trivedi
CHAD Pilot Lead, Department of Transport and Main Roads
Amit Trivedi has over 25 years’ experience directing and managing risk, assurance and HSEQ management systems. His experience extends to the oil and gas, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, manufacturing and transport sectors; with dual qualifications in Engineering, he is well positioned to address organisational risks through engineering, regulation and compliance. Since joining the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) in 2006, Amit has been instrumental in delivering TMR’s rail safety regulatory functions, including drafting a business case which selected European Train Control System Level 2 as the preferred train control system for the South East Queensland rail network. Currently, Amit leads TMR’s Connected and Highly Automated Driving (CHAD) pilot with an objective to assess safety benefits and impacts of introducing automated vehicles on Queensland roads. To deliver the CHAD pilot Amit received extensive hands on training in France while building, calibrating and testing TMR’s level 4 Connected and Automated Vehicle, known as ZOE2.
What does the forum theme “ITS Innovation Creating Liveable Communities” mean to you?
Getting MORE out of LESS or the SAME.
MORE – responsiveness, safety, resilience, sustainability, accessibility, efficiency.
LESS – human and/or capital resources.
SAME – network.
Why are you excited about participating at the ITS Asia Pacific Forum on Intelligent Transport Systems 2021?
It is an exciting time to witness how innovation is rapidly shaping our communities. The current innovation revolution promises to influence every aspect of our lives. Recent innovations in telecommunication, low power application specific computer chips, sensors and software technologies driven by artificial intelligence has opened up new possibilities in almost every industry sector. I am excited to hear from researchers, experts and policy makers on how, we as a community, are preparing for the fast paced change coming our way in the transport sector.
Where do you see the Intelligent Transport industry in the next 5 to 10 years?
Over the next decade we will start seeing connected and highly automated vehicles (level 4) commercially available, first on our highways and then gradually expanding their area of operation. These vehicles are likely to become part of the MaaS ecosystem in selected geofenced locations. We will also start seeing current conceptual Personal Rapid Transit systems being implemented and integrated within the broader transportation mix. From the freight transportation perspective we are likely to see dedicated automated prime movers connecting major ports to nearby freight hubs.

Andras Csepinszky
Director, Advanced Automotive Technology, NNG

Andrew Mehaffey
Director NSW, HMI Technologies

Beth Kigel
National practice leader, intelligent transportation systems and vice president, HNTB Corporation
Beth Kigel, HNTB Corporation, serves as national practice leader, intelligent transportation systems and vice president. She is based in HNTB’s Miami office.
Kigel is a global thought-leader in new mobility and smart city ecosystems and assists transportation agencies, cities and regions in developing smart and connected infrastructure solutions.
Kigel is active on numerous appointed boards and industry associations, including ITS World Congress Board of Directors; Florida Polytechnic University Board of Trustees; University of Florida Transportation Institute External Board of Advisors; Freight Mobility Research Institute Advisory Board for Florida Atlantic University; Florida Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors; chair of the Autonomous Florida Program; CoMotion LAB MIAMI Board of Directors (Chair, UAM Task Force); Leadership Florida where she served as Chair, Board of Directors 2017-2018; the Florida Transportation Commission, appointed by Gov. Rick Scott, from 2012-2019; and more.
She received the 2018 Leadership and Innovation Award, presented at the Florida Automated Vehicle Summit. Kigel also is a published author in the Florida Engineering Society Journal, contributing an article, “Florida’s Global Competitiveness: Where do Autonomous Vehicles Fit In?” in 2017.

Bin Ll
Vice President, Research Institute of Highway, Ministry of Transport, China
Mr. Li, D.E., is the vice president of Research Institute of Highway, the Ministry of Transport of the People’s Republic of China. He is also the director of National Center of ITS Engineering and Technology (ITSC), the member of National Advisory Committee of New Generation Artificial Intelligence Strategy, vice chairman of the National Technical Committee of ITS Standardization (SAC/TC268), chairman of National Technical Committee of Auto Maintenance Standardization, chairman of Trailer Subcommittee of National Technical Committee of Auto Standardization, chairman of China ITS Industry Alliance Advisory Committee.
He has been engaged in ITS R&D for over twenty years, with prominent and pioneering achievements in the fields of smart highway, road network operation, vehicles-road cooperation. He has presided over or participated in more than twenty projects, including the National Science and Technology Support Program, the National 863 Program and the National Key Research and Development Program. He has presided over or participated in the study of over ten standards and specifications. He was the winner of Second Prize of the State Scientific and Technological Progress Award once, the winner of First and Second Prize of the Provincial and Ministerial Scientific and Technology Progress Awards seven times. He has published two academic monographs, over thirty academic papers and been granted more than ten patents.

Brian Negus
Chairman, CICA Group
Brian is a highly experienced and motivated board member and leader. Brian is Chairman of the CICA Group; Ambassador, Board Member, and Immediate Past President, of Intelligent Transport Systems Australia; and a Board Member of the Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He holds qualifications in Civil Engineering, Transport and Traffic Engineering and Executive Management. Brian is also a Club Melbourne Ambassador for the Melbourne Convention Centre.
Brian brings over 40 years of Government and private sector transport experience to these roles which draws on his senior management positions as General Manager, Public Policy at RACV, Deputy Director of Public Transport in Victoria, Regional Director at VicRoads and General Manager of Port Planning at the Melbourne Port Corporation.
Brian has been a member of the Rotary Club of Templestowe since 1985 and served as Club President, Assistant District Governor and Chair of the District Community Services Committee. He is Director of Membership for the Club.

Carol Schweiger
President, Schweiger Consulting LLC
Carol Schweiger, President of Schweiger Consulting and Chairperson of the New England Intelligent Transportation Society, has 40 years of experience, and is nationally and internationally recognized in transportation technology consulting. Her wide-ranging and in-depth expertise is in several specialty areas including technology strategies for public agencies; public transit technology, traveler information strategies and systems, and systems engineering. Ms. Schweiger has provided over 60 transportation agencies with technology technical assistance including a focus on equity and accessibility. Ms. Schweiger serves as Co-Chair of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Committee on Emerging and Innovative Public Transport and Technologies, member of the Program Committee of the ITS World Congress, TRB ITS Committee and TRB Forum on Preparing for Automated Vehicles and Shared Mobility, and a Charter Member of the Public Transportation Systems and Services (PTSS) Committee of ITS America.

Chen Cai
Research Group Leader, Transport Analytics, Data61 CSIRO
The Transport Analytics group is Data61’s research and development arm for providing data-driven solutions for smart planning, implementation and management of infrastructure and future transport. The group connects with 31 government bodies, 91 corporate companies and 29 universities in Australia. Chen co-founded the group in 2013 and led it to grow into one of Australia’s leading research units of data science in transport.
Chen has been a board director of ITS Australia since 2017. He is on ITS Australia Membership Committee and the Policy Committee. He is a program committee member of the ITS Asia Pacific 2020 conference and the ITS World Congress 2020.

Chris Bennetts
Executive Director, Transport for NSW
Chris is the Executive Director, Digital Products Delivery for the Customer Technology and Services Division at Transport for NSW.
The Digital Products Delivery branch leads customer facing digital transformation and innovation to improve the customer experience for Transport customers. Chris leads the Future Transport program, Open Data and Apps program, Customer Feedback Systems, the Opal customer experience and product roadmap, the Digital Accelerator, and customer facing digital initiatives. Chris also leads external relationships with industry and the startup community, to drive innovation.
Earlier this year, Chris was a recipient of the Public Service Medal in the Australia Day Honours List.
Prior to joining Transport, Chris spent 15 years leading technology product development at companies including Nokia and Hewlett-Packard.

Dean Zabrieszach
CEO HMI Technologies and President ITS Australia
Dean was appointed to the position of CEO/Director of HMI Technologies in Australia in March 2015 and is currently representing Australia (and Melbourne) on a number of groups as follows:
- a Board Member and President of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) Australia,
- a Board Member and Chair of the ITS Asia Pacific Board of Directors,
- a member of the ITS World Congress International Program Committee,
- the Australian Head of Delegation and Vice Chair on the International Standards Organisation Technical Committee 204 (ISO TC 204) for Intelligent Transport Systems,
- the Chair of Australian Standards Committee IT-023 for Intelligent Transport Systems, and
- a Club Melbourne Ambassador.
Prior to joining HMI Technologies, Dean worked with VicRoads, the state road authority of Victoria, from 1984 to 2015, in a number of senior positions including Manager Program Development, Manager Maintenance Program, Manager Intelligent Transport Systems, Director Road User Services and Director Road Operations.
As President of ITS Australia, Dean continues, to push for member value across all aspects of the operations of ITS Australia; gender, cultural and capability diversity in the activities of ITS Australia; and to represent the organisation professionally and ethically both nationally and internationally as it continues to be one of the best ITS National Associations in the world.

Dennis Walsh
Chief Engineer, Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads
At the Department of Transport and Main Roads, Dennis oversees a wide range of technologies including Geospatial Technologies, Road Design and Hydraulics; Pavement, Materials and Geotechnical Engineering; Traffic Engineering Technology and Systems; Structures; and Safer Roads Infrastructure. Dennis is a Chartered Professional Engineer, a member of Engineers Australia and a graduate of the Australian Institute of company directors. Dennis is the Vice President of ITS Australia. Dennis is committed to bringing together the skills and knowledge of his team and their partners to embrace new technologies, engage with customers and drive new ideas into action for the benefit of the community.
Q1: What does the forum theme “ITS Innovation Creating Liveable Communities” mean to you?
Creating more liveable communities is what gets many of us out of bed in the morning. Innovation in transport technologies is already delivering direct benefits for our communities, from providing safer mobility, to more convenient travel, and low-emission transport options. I’m excited to see what else we can improve in the future.
Q2: Please provide a short quote about why you are excited about participating at the ITS Asia Pacific Forum on Intelligent Transport Systems 2021?
The forum is a fantastic opportunity to create new connections and ‘plug’ into the activity and innovation in transport technology happening right now across our Asia Pacific region. I am also excited to welcome delegates to Brisbane and share some of our new developments in ITS and smart mobility solutions.
Q3: Where do you see the Intelligent Transport industry in the next 5 to 10 years?
Our industry will continue to play a lead role in addressing liveability challenges, like the road toll, traffic congestion, and vehicle emissions. I also believe the deployment of connected automated mobility will be a key enabler for new services and solutions that help to address these challenges and bring about a new era of safer, cleaner and easier travel.

Donald Mackay
Principal Advisor, Passenger Transport Planning, Department of Transport and Main Roads
Donnie Mackay was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and relocated to Brisbane in 2004.Donnie is a transport planner working in the Passenger Transport Planning team of Transport and Main Roads in Queensland. With over 12 years of experience in transport planning in Queensland, he has specialised in a variety of areas including active transport, public transport network planning and major event planning. He has led projects across each of these areas to produce strategic as well as detailed operational plans.
He was heavily involved in planning and operations for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games an event which highlighted the importance of taking an inclusive approach to transport planning and operations. He began work on the Inclusive Mapping Project with Briometrix in 2019.
What does the forum theme “ITS Innovation Creating Liveable Communities” mean to you?
Harnessing the best in creative thinking and technology to offer a high level of mobility to everyone in the community.
Please provide a short quote about why you are excited about participating at the ITS Asia Pacific Forum on Intelligent Transport Systems 2021?
“I think the Inclusive Mapping Pilot – and approaches similar to this – shine a light on the incredible work being done directly involving people with disabilities to help shape better, more inclusive transport systems.”
Where do you see the Intelligent Transport industry in the next 5 to 10 years?
Increasingly embedded into all transport practices. Hopefully.
Eckhard Kemmerer
Biometrix

Fred Curtis
Vitronic
Gareth Prosser
Director, Road Market Reform Section, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development

Geoff Cawte
Principal Consultant, CICA Group
Geoff Cawte is a self-motivated entrepreneur with extensive experience working across a wide range of demanding industries including tolling, logistics, automotive systems, air traffic control, avionics and Formula 1 vehicle monitoring systems.
In over almost 30 years working across three countries, Geoff has gained an acute understanding of what is required to deliver complex systems to achieve successful business outcomes. Geoff’s expertise includes working both as a consultant on behalf of clients, helping government, infrastructure and technology companies review, procure and improve their systems, as well as a supplier side consulting, responsible for tendering, development, delivery and through-life-support of complex ICT systems.
Through his experience on both sides of project delivery, Geoff has gained a deep understanding of the fine commercial and technical balance required to successfully develop complex systems to meet demanding requirements and achieve successful business outcomes. Known for his passion, leadership, and ability to grasp complex issues quickly and communicate them in a clear, no-nonsense fashion, Geoff has successfully specified, procured, delivered or integrated numerous technology projects across a range of industries.

Gillian Miles
Chief Executive Officer and Commissioner, National Transport Commission
Gillian Miles is Chief Executive Officer and Commissioner at the National Transport Commission.
Gillian leads reform through collaboration, with a leadership style that encourages innovation and continuous improvement to deliver the best policy outcomes.
With more than 30 years’ experience in state and local government, Gillian has delivered reform projects across several portfolios including strategy and performance, policy and operations.
Gillian has fostered partnerships across government and industry having worked in leadership roles at Transport for Victoria, City of Greater Geelong, Transport Accident Commission, Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure (Victoria), Department of Planning and Community Development (Victoria) and VicRoads.
Gillian has a Bachelor of Education, Master of Letters and Doctor of Business Administration.

Glenn Toms
CEO RACQ Assistance
Glenn Toms is the Acting Group Chief Executive Officer of RACQ (The Royal Automobile Club of Queensland Limited). He will lead the Group Executive and RACQ in the transitional period before the new Group CEO, David Carter, joins the organisation in early 2020. During the first three months of 2020, Glenn’s focus will be to work with the Board and the Group Executive in the development of the FY21 strategic plan and budget, with the intention that these important pieces of work are complete before the commencement of the new Group CEO.
Glenn’s nominal role is the Chief Executive Officer Assistance, with responsibility for the broader Assistance and Lifestyle businesses at RACQ. Over the coming months, he will continue to support the Assistance executive team to ensure this business line runs smoothly while he is in the Acting Group CEO role. Glenn leads a large team that provides members with a diverse range of core products including roadside assistance, home assistance, motoring, travel agency, lifestyle, recovery and incident management businesses. He is responsible for the 24/7 operations of RACQ and a range of commercial motoring businesses. This is achieved through an extensive network of staff, contractors, call centres and physical infrastructure across the state providing all in-field services to members and a range of commercial clients. He has 30 years’ extensive commercial experience in assistance, operations and logistics. He is Chairman of RACQ Autoglass Pty Ltd, a Director of Australian Club Consortium Pty Ltd, ACC CAD Pty Ltd, Members Travel Group Pty Ltd and Club Assist Corporation Pty Ltd. Glenn is also Chairman of the Corporate Advisory Board for the Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors.
Q1: What does the forum theme “ITS Innovation Creating Liveable Communities” mean to you?
Intelligent Transport Systems are both an opportunity and a challenge as these technologies are creating a fundamental shift in our member’s transport needs and expectations- moving from motoring, to mobility. Improved liveability is emerging from this shift as we see an increased uptake of technology that improve road safety outcomes. As a business, the changing technology and mobility preferences of our members challenges us to remain relevant and to continue to offer products and services that meets their needs, and supports the Queensland communities they live in.
Q2: Please provide a short quote about why you are excited about participating at the ITS Asia Pacific Forum on Intelligent Transport Systems 2021?
RACQ is at the forefront of transformation as we look to how emerging mobility trends and technologies can improve the experiences, service and products we provide to members. The ITS Asia Pacific Forum is a fantastic way to discover where the industry is going and also to showcase to the world that RACQ is leading and delivering successful initiatives that leverage these changes.
Q3: Where do you see the Intelligent Transport industry in the next 5 to 10 years?
In the short to medium term, the intelligent transport industry will facilitate our transport to be safer, through the introduction of new vehicle and infrastructure technologies; more sustainable with a transition from fuel to hybrid and electric power sources; and offer greater choice with new mobility focused business models emerging.

Hajime Amano
Secretary General, ITS Asia Pacific

Henry Meng
Deputy Director General, Smart System Institute (SSI), Institute for Information Industry (III), Taiwan
Henry is the Deputy Director General of SSI, III. III is an organization, based in Taipei with the goal to develop a world class information industry in Taiwan, facilitates the development of Taiwan’s ICT industry and promote the deployment of ICT in public and private sectors. Now its mission is to promote and enable the digital transformation for industries in Taiwan. The position of SSI is to research and develop large scale platform as well as corresponding key technologies to advance the development of smart systems and applications.
With the experiences at D-Link Corporation, Acer Incorporated, and III, Henry has diversified industrial experiences for various domains such as telematics, ITS, IOT, Cloud computing, banking and healthcare.
Over 20 years of solid experience in product marketing, software development, engineering process, project management, and technical organization leadership. Henry is also an expert in developing and delivering ITS, Telematics, IoT, Cloud services, digital home products as well as strong hands on database management implementation and ecommerce practices. Recently his eminent achievements in promoting Taiwan Telematics Technology with Industrial Standard and Total Solutions for Intelligent Transport System, Smart Road Safety System, Connected Vehicles, Autonomous Driving as well as two wheeler Motorcycle Safety Services.

Hon Mark Bailey
Queensland Minister for Transport and Main Roads
Mark Bailey is Queensland’s Transport and Main Roads Minister in the Palaszczuk Labor Government and the local member for Miller.
His portfolio oversees Australia’s largest state-controlled road network (at over 33,000kms), along with 19 state-owned ports and Queensland’s urban and freight rail network.
Mr Bailey was elected to the Queensland Parliament in January 2015.
He has delivered five record road and transport budgets for Queensland, with major projects including the largest jointly-funded road upgrade program in the state: the $12.6 billion Bruce Highway upgrade program, the government’s largest rail project Cross River Rail, $5 billion to upgrade the M1 and build the second M1, Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 3 to Burleigh Heads and the Sunshine Coast Rail duplication.
Mr Bailey has also delivered major innovations in transport and roads, with record investment in bike, active transport and pedestrian safety upgrades, the creation of Australia’s largest electric vehicle charging network: the Queensland Electric Super Highway and works to create a statewide $371 million smart ticketing system for public transport.
The Minister recognises the significance of his portfolio as a key facilitator for economic development across Queensland and as part of the state’s economic recovery plan from COVID-19, with a record $26.9 billion roads and transport budget expected to support 23,600 jobs, including more than 16,000 for regional Queensland.

Ian Christensen
Managing Director, iMOVE Australia
Ian is a passionate and experienced practitioner in innovation and collaboration, and these were the driving motivators behind his initiative to establish the iMOVE Co-operative Research Centre. He has spent most of his working life developing and delivering innovation in real-world environments, with particular achievements in manufacturing, biotechnology, and transport. His leadership of iMOVE draws on sixteen years of experience in managing multi stakeholder collaborations and over forty years of activity in technology innovation. Ian is interested in a wide range of subject matter and creates value by identifying useful connections. He has a Bachelors degree in science and an MBA, and is the inventor on two families of patents.

Ishra Baksh
Executive Director - MaaS, Department of Transport and Main Roads
Ishra joined the Queensland Public Service in 2006, as part of the Department of Transport and Main Road’s Graduate Program, and has experience working in the public and private sector environment to drive positive outcomes for customers.
She has primarily worked within the Department across strategy and delivery areas, often working in partnership with government and industry to improve the customer experience. Ishra has also taken opportunities to work in the consultancy space, within the transport and insurance sector, building strong working relationships in complex environments with a range of stakeholders.
As Executive Director (Mobility as a Service, Program Management Office), Ishra is responsible for the initial establishment and activation of the Department’s future focus on mobility in the transport.
What does the forum theme “ITS Innovation Creating Liveable Communities” mean to you?
It’s about co-design with our customers, leveraging technology to create integrated experiences, exploring emerging business models and understanding the role of partnerships to deliver on our vision of creating a single integrated transport network accessible to everyone.
Why are you excited about participating at the ITS Asia Pacific Forum on Intelligent Transport Systems 2021?
This is an exciting opportunity to learn, network and share the work we are doing in Queensland.
Where do you see the Intelligent Transport industry in the next 5 to 10 years?
The pace of change will be rapid and our customers will expect more. New business models like Mobility as a Service will emerge along with other innovations that industry is already exploring or mature in, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning and robotics. There will be many opportunities to use emerging technology to create better experiences for customers, it will be about how we do that in a way that makes sense to the customer and incorporates partnerships with industry.

Jacob Bangsgaard
Chief Executive Officer, ERTICO
Jacob Bangsgaard is the CEO of ERTICO, a multi-sector platform with 120 partners and with headquarter in Brussels, Belgium.
Mr Bangsgaard was from 2010-2016 Director General of FIA Region I. Before becoming Director General he worked as Director of International Relations at the FIA Foundation.
He worked for ERTICO from 2001-2006 as Director of International Affairs and communications responsible for the international deployment support on markets like China, India, Russia, and Brazil. He has also represented mobility interests for a Danish regional authority and he worked for two years in the European Commission Transport Directorate.
Jacob Bangsgaard is President of the MaaS Alliance and Board member of INATBA aisbl. He was on the Board of Euro NCAP from 2010-2016 and Secretary General of the Belgian association eSafetyAware from 2009-2016.
Mr Bangsgaard is a Danish national with a university background in international economics.
What does the forum theme “ITS Innovation Creating Liveable Communities” mean to you?
Innovation is the key ingredient in everything we do at ERTICO. We were established almost 30 years ago with the purpose of making a more liveable society by solving the mobility challenges through deployment of intelligent innovative systems and services.
Why are you excited about participating at the ITS Asia Pacific Forum on Intelligent Transport Systems 2021?
Alone we can do so little but through cooperation and knowledge sharing at international level we can achieve so much which is why events like this is very important for ERTICO.
Where do you see the Intelligent Transport industry in the next 5 to 10 years?
In ERTICO we believe in forming the future together with our partners. With our 2030 strategy we set the goal for where we want to be and it is now up to us to develop the necessary steps to get there. We are working hard on making an internet for mobility that will make the mobility sector safer, cleaner and more efficient in the future.

James Hurnell
Director Policy, ANCAP

John Wall
Program Manager Future Vehicles, Austroads
John Wall is recognised as one of Australia’s leading specialists in the application of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) for road safety. He has over 25 years of experience in the development of road safety strategies and countermeasures and holds tertiary qualifications in applied science, education and public health.
At the beginning of 2019, he commenced in the role of Program Manager for Connected and Automated Vehicles for Austroads; the peak organisation of Australasian road transport and traffic agencies. Austroads members are collectively responsible for the management of over 900,000 kilometres of roads valued at more than $250 billion representing the single largest community asset in Australia and New Zealand.
John is the recipient of the National Medal for Service and a Commendation for Courage for his work as a volunteer first responder with the New South Wales State Emergency Service. For more than 34 years he has been on the front line of responding to rescue incidents in his local community and has experienced first-hand the tragic consequences and cost of road trauma to communities. This is a primary driver for the work that he does with Austroads.
What does the forum theme “ITS Innovation Creating Liveable Communities” mean to you?
A liveable community must be safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable. Intelligent Transport Systems can play a role in ensuring these goals are met from improving road safety, to measuring our impact on the environment and providing better data to measure accessibility to our multi modal transport systems.
Please provide a short quote about why you are excited about participating at the ITS Asia Pacific Forum on Intelligent Transport Systems 2021?
I’m very excited about joining you all at the ITS Asia Pacific Forum this year to learn what you are doing to drive liveable communities in your part of the world. I also look forward to catching up with colleagues from across the globe to discuss what ITS can do to reduce climate change, manage road safety and provide an equitable transport system for all of the people we serve.
Where do you see the Intelligent Transport industry in the next 5 to 10 years?
I think the ITS industry’s focus will change from a motor vehicle driven industry to a focus on a mode agnostic transport system whose key drivers will be sustainability, equity and safety. This will be a challenge to many of our traditional industry players inevitably leading to disruption and in turn opportunities for companies and individuals that are agile and think “outside the box”.

Joost de Kock
Deputy Secretary, Customer Strategy and Technology / Transport for NSW
Joost de Kock leads the customer strategy and technology division, developing long-term, multi-modal strategies, plans and policies for the Transport Cluster. Joost is responsible for leveraging data and insights, implementing new technologies and driving innovation and partnerships to provide improved, integrated customer-centred solutions. Joost also manages the Cluster’s reputation, government relations, communications and drive meaningful engagement with our stakeholders, customers and the community.

Julien Broadbent
Founder & CEO of AEV Robotics
Founder & CEO of AEV Robotics, Julian Broadbent is the former Head of Global Planning at General Motors who has worked within technology businesses, lead racing teams and delivered automotive projects around the world.
What does the forum theme “ITS Innovation Creating Liveable Communities” mean to you?
As the world becomes more populated and we have the opportunity to improve the lives of lots of people living within rapidly growing communities. This requires fresh thinking and innovation to create new products, new services and new forms of governance. That’s what the ITS Summit is all about.
Why are you excited about participating at the ITS Asia Pacific Forum on Intelligent Transport Systems 2021?
To have a more enjoyable, sustainable and efficient transport system we need to collaborate. I’m excited about sharing ideas with, and learning from, leaders in this space.
Where do you see the Intelligent Transport industry in the next 5 to 10 years?
As vehicle ownership models change, businesses that thrive on pay as you go will become more prevalent. This will drive a shift in consumer behaviour and insurance models, government revenue models and corporate business models will be rapidly disrupted. This will give rise to a more connected and intelligent transport system.

Kenji Ueki
Director, ITS and Autonomous Driving Promotion Office, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan
Kenji Ueki joined Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) in 1999 and has worked for various policy domains such as technological innovation, regulatory reform and regional development in METI or other departments of the government of Japan. In July 2019, he is appointed as Director of ITS and Automated Driving Promotion Office in METI and also Sub-Leader for SIP-adus in Cabinet Office. He holds the Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Tokyo Institute of Technology.
Kevin Cocks
Department of Transport and Main Roads QLD

Kurt Fearnley
Raised in the small country town of Carcoar, Kurt Fearnley has always been determined. Being born without the lower portion of his spine has never held him back, from backyard games of football to crewing a winning Sydney to Hobart yacht, crawling the Kokoda Track and winning dozens of marathons around the world.
Turning his attention to wheelchair sports in his teens, Kurt quickly became a world beater. He started his career with two Silver medals at the 2000 Sydney Paralympic games, before making his winning breakthrough at the 2004 Athens Paralympics with Gold in the 5000m and marathon races. Following the 2004 games, Kurt conquered the world, winning seven world championships and more than 30 marathons around the globe, including 10 marathons in 2007 and three straight New York marathon titles. He solidified his standing as a marathon great by defending his Gold medal at the Beijing Paralympics, before winning Bronze at the London games in 2012 and finishing his Paralympic career with Silver in the marathon at the 2016 Rio games. Kurt finished his Australian representative as he started it, on home soil, with a win in the marathon at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
In 2009 Kurt spent two week’s in Papua New Guinea crawling the 96 kilometre Kokoda Track raising awareness and funding for men’s health charity Movember and beyond blue. In 2012 he was an active member of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race winning crew aboard Investec Loyal.
Kurt is a passionate disability advocate and devotes himself to a number of national and Hunter-based charitable initiatives. He is a board member of the Australian Paralympic Committee, Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation and member of the International Paralympic Committee’s Athlete Advisory Council. Kurt is a former board member of Australian Volunteers International and NSW Australia Day Council and was a founding member of the National Disability Insurance Scheme’s Advisory Council. His involvement at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games wasn’t limited to competing, having been a member of the formal bid team, Games Technical Committee and an official ambassador. Kurt’s exploits both in and out of sport over many years have seen him recognised with a number of honours including 2019 NSW Australian of the Year, 2009 NSW Young Australian of the Year and 2018 The Don winner as the Australian sports person most likely to inspire the nation. In 2018 Kurt was recognised as an Officer of the Australian Order, and received an Honourary Doctorate from Griffith University for his contribution to sport and disability advocacy.
Lilian Pun
Associate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University / ITS Hong Kong

Luke Abercrombie
Head of Technology, Transurban
Luke commenced with Transurban in October 2018 in a newly created role as Head of Technology, Queensland. He is responsible for technology across corporate solutions, Intelligent Traffic Systems in the tunnels and roads and for leading innovation across the organisation. Prior to joining Transurban, he held a number of technology focused leadership roles across media and publishing, electricity and financial services. He has led business transformations applying data and innovative technology for efficiency and commercial opportunity.

Marcus Burke
Executive Leader, Future Technologies / National Transport Commission
Marcus Burke is responsible for the transport technology projects, including developing the legal framework for automated vehicles. He has presented at conferences both in Australia and internationally on the legal issues associated with automated vehicles and has also appeared before parliamentary inquiries at the state and federal level. Marcus joined the NTC in 2011 and previously worked in the private sector, with extensive experience in IT product management. Marcus has a combined Bachelor of Law/Science from the University of Melbourne and a Masters in Diplomacy and International Trade from Monash University.

Marion Terrill
Mat Rosly Bin Mat Daud
Secretary General, ITS Malaysia
Mats Henrikson
Geospatial Web Systems Group Leader, Data61 CSIRO

Matt Higgins
Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy, QLD Government
Matt Higgins is Manager of Geodesy and Positioning in the Queensland Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy. He is also President of the Australian based IGNSS Association and a Member of Australia’s National Positioning Infrastructure Advisory Board. Matt has been appointed by the NASA Administrator to the U.S. Position, Navigation and Timing Advisory Board, which was established under a Presidential policy directive to advise the U.S. Government on GPS-related policy, planning and funding issues. He has also been a Co-Chair of a Working Group of the United Nations International Committee on GNSS. He is a past Vice President and current Honorary Member of the International Federation of Surveyors and an Honorary Fellow of Australia’s Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute.
Q1: What does the forum theme “ITS Innovation Creating Liveable Communities” mean to you?
A1: Using advanced technologies and processes to improve the safety, environmental and societal impacts of travel.
Q2: Please provide a short quote about why you are excited about participating at the ITS Asia Pacific Forum on Intelligent Transport Systems 2021?
A2: As an expert in positioning and spatial data I am looking forward to better understanding the growing number and breadth of ITS applications and how my sector can help improve their effectiveness and reliability.
Q3: Where do you see the Intelligent Transport industry in the next 5 to 10 years?
A3: We will hopefully see the current focus on improving technologies and services in vehicles and platforms shifting to a more mature focus on the broader improvements across society that the technology will enable.

Megan Bourke-O’Neil
Deputy Secretary, Policy & Innovation - Department of Transport, Victoria
Megan is a strategy, policy and reform leader with over 20 years’ experience in the transport, infrastructure and social services sectors. Her roles have included reforming social housing and child protection systems, transport policy and planning, and leading market-based reform including Victoria’s deregulation of legacy taxi and hire car restrictions and new train, tram and bus contracts.
As Deputy Secretary, Policy and Innovation for the Department of Transport, Megan leads and works alongside a team of people who drive future mobility through user-focused innovation, legislation and policy; data and analytic capability; and development of a commercial strategy for new business models and partnerships with the private sector.
Michael Law
Assistant Commissioner Hong Kong Transport Department, Hong Kong
Mr Michael Law is Assistant Commissioner of the Hong Kong Transport Department.
Michael McGee
CEO, netBI

Michael Milford
QUT Robotics
Professor Milford conducts interdisciplinary research at the boundary between robotics, neuroscience and computer vision and is a multi-award winning educational entrepreneur. His research models the neural mechanisms in the brain underlying tasks like navigation and perception to develop new technologies in challenging application domains such as all-weather, anytime positioning for autonomous vehicles. He is also one of Australia’s most in demand experts in technologies including self-driving cars, robotics and artificial intelligence, and is a passionate science communicator. He currently holds the position of Professor at the Queensland University of Technology, Deputy Director of the QUT Centre for Robotics, Microsoft Research Faculty Fellow and Chief Investigator at the Australian Centre for Robotic Vision.
Q1: What does the forum theme “ITS Innovation Creating Liveable Communities” mean to you?
To me this means that the development and strategic direction of technology development is tightly coupled with the goal of creating sustainable communities with an increased quality of life – and the wide range of intelligent transport systems will play a key role in getting us there.
Q2: Please provide a short quote about why you are excited about participating at the ITS Asia Pacific Forum on Intelligent Transport Systems 2021?
We’ve seen the field mature rapidly over the last few years and events like this forum now provide a wonderful place to have deep, informed discussion and debate about how this field should continue to evolve and what our role in that evolution can be. It’s particularly important that this discussion occur with all the stakeholders that you’ll find at an event like this – from government, industry, academia and society.
Q3: Where do you see the Intelligent Transport industry in the next 5 to 10 years?
Like all industries that are significantly affected by technology, I see the ITS industry advancing rapidly in certain areas and stalling in others. I’d like to see the industry rapidly capitalize on what is likely to be technologically possible now and in the near future, whilst preparing sufficiently for the potential game changers (like autonomous vehicles) that may or may not happen.

Mike Lenne
Chief Scientist, Seeing Machines
Mike is a global authority on human factors and safety. Following an esteemed academic career as a Professor in Human Factors at the Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC), he moved to Seeing Machines in 2014 as Chief Scientific Officer, Human Factors to establish the Human Factors Division.
He is currently Senior Vice President, Human Factors & Aftermarket Solutions and is responsible for delivering key advances in driver state technology and for bringing these into product for global customers. He is also an Adjunct Professor at MUARC.
Mike holds a PhD in Human Factors Psychology and a Global Executive MBA.

Miranda Blogg
Director | Cooperative and Automated Vehicle Initiative (CAVI)
Dr Miranda Blogg is the Director of the Cooperative and Automated Vehicle Initiative at the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads. Miranda has worked for the department for the last 5 years, and prior to, she was a consultant working both in Australia and the United States. Miranda is a registered civil engineer with a PhD in traffic engineering, and has specialised in traffic engineering, transport planning and research for over 20 years.
What does the forum theme “ITS Innovation Creating Liveable Communities” mean to you?
A chance to improve mobility, safety and environmental transport outcomes for our customers
Why are you excited about participating at the ITS Asia Pacific Forum on Intelligent Transport Systems 2021?
A chance to showcase the exciting ITS projects that Queensland governments and industry have delivered
Where do you see the Intelligent Transport industry in the next 5 to 10 years?
The next 10 years offers some very exciting times for the transport industry. Transport innovation, such as automated vehicles, are capturing the imagination of the community. The industry has a unique opportunity to leverage this fascination to drive meaningful and significant change.

Neil Scales
Director-General, Department of Transport & Main Roads
Director-General, Neil leads the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR), with an operating budget of $6.189 billion, capital budget of $2.877 billion and managed assets worth $66.854 billion.
Neil joined the Queensland Public Service in March 2012 as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of TransLink where he was responsible for the public transport network across Queensland. He was appointed Director-General of TMR in March 2013.
In September 2014, Neil became Commissioner for the National Transport Commission (NTC) and joined the Roads Australia Board in November 2014. Neil is Chair of Austroads and Deputy Chair of the Australian Road Research Board. He is also a board member of the Queensland Transport and Logistics Council, Tourism and Transport Forum, Roads Australia and the Australian Centre for Rail Innovation and Police-Citizens Youth Clubs (PCYC) Queensland.
In September 2014, Neil became Government Champion for the Woorabinda Indigenous community. From 2015–2017, Neil was the Queensland Public Sector’s CEO Champion against domestic and family violence. In 2017, Neil won the Australia’s CEO Challenge Race, a fundraising initiative that raises money and awareness for domestic and family violence prevention.
Neil became Acting CEO for Queensland Rail in October 2016, returning to his Director-General role at TMR in April 2017.
In 2019, Neil successfully completed the Vincent Fairfax ethical leadership course.
Prior to joining TransLink, Neil was one of the United Kingdom’s (UK) most senior public transport executives. He was Chief Executive and Director-General of Merseytravel, the transport authority for Merseyside in the north of England.
In this role, he was responsible for some 200 million passenger journeys every year by train, bus and ferries and the two Mersey tunnels. He is credited for reversing the fortunes of Merseytravel, which is now recognised as one of the best transport authorities in the UK.
Neil has served as a Trustee of Museums and Galleries of Merseyside, a member of the British Transport Police Authority and an Integrated Transport Commissioner.
Neil has held executive roles with transport and engineering companies and has consultancy experience with several organisations, including the World Bank and the European Commission.

Pascal Labouze
Executive Director Operational Systems, Transport for NSW

Paul Glover
Technical Director – Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), GHD
Paul brings to GHD more than 35 years’ experience managing strategic partnerships, Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) programmes and major transport technology projects across the United Kingdom, Europe, Middle East and Australia.
Pauls experience in Smart Motorways/Freeways goes back to the UK in the mid 2000s, where he was involved as a consultant on the first operational smart motorways in the UK, firstly with the dynamic hard shoulder and then with all lane running (ALR) in the UK. He also oversaw the implementation of ramp metering on the M3/M27 corridors for the Highways Agency, when in the local authority.
On route to Australia, he oversaw the design of over 450km of new smart expressways in the State of Qatar, and delivery of an ITS Masterplan and their ITS Standards/Specifications and deployment manual.
More recently, he was the Technical design authority for Main Roads WA, of the latest Smart Freeway/Motorway in Australia, which is in Perth, WA (opened mid 2020), and currently leads GHD Smart Transport work focusing on the intelligent use of technology for Australia’s road networks. GHD are currently involved in the latest Smart Motorway and Freeway designs and implementation in NSW, SA, TAS and WA and assist from design through to operational readiness and Paul is the lead technical advisor on a recent award to GHD, by Austroads, for the NEG6270 Best practice in Smart Motorways Operations.

Peter Carr

Peter Sweatman
Enterprise Professor, The University of Melbourne
Philip Tseng
Board of Directors, ITS Taiwan

Piia Karjalainen
Secretary General, MaaS Alliance, Belgium
Ms Piia Karjalainen is Secretary General of the MaaS Alliance. She lives and works in Brussels, Belgium. The MaaS Alliance is an international public-private-partnership, established in 2015, bringing together more than 100 member organisations worldwide, supporting the development of Mobility as a Service ecosystem, based on the principles of openness, inclusivity, sustainability and user-centricity. Karjalainen is leading and coordinating all the activities of this international Mobility as a Service community. Previously she has been working in various positions at the European Parliament and the Finnish Ministry of Transport & Communications, mainly dealing with transport strategies, ITS, Mobility as a Service, policymaking and EU regulation. She holds a Master of Science in Economics. https://www.linkedin.com/in/piiakarjalainen/; https://maas-alliance.eu/
What does the forum theme “ITS Innovation Creating Liveable Communities” mean to you?
I am pretty excited about the chosen theme. For me, this very much translates in as a more human-centric and less technology-centric approach to ITS. Without a strong buy-in from the users and innovations that genuinely makes our mobility more simple and hassle-free, we cannot release the potential the ITS solutions are bearing in making our cities and societies more resilient, efficient and sustainable.
Please provide a short quote about why you are excited about participating at the ITS Asia Pacific Forum on Intelligent Transport Systems 2021?
At the sector that I am representing, Mobility as a Service, we are very much in phase where exchanging ideas and best practises is needed. Following closely the development of the MaaS globally I very look forward the ITS APAC Forum and see it as an excellent opportunity to hear the latest news from the APAC MaaS market, that is in very active development phase right now. I hope to virtually meet and have a chat with many MaaS colleagues there.
Where do you see the Intelligent Transport industry in the next 5 to 10 years?
I believe that burning societal challenges that we are facing, like need to tackle the climate change and build more resilient and safe environments, determine also the focus of the development of ITS solutions. The most successful solutions serve those big goals by deploying the latest technological advancement.

Russell Shields
President and CEO - RoadDB LLC
Russ Shields is former CEO of Navigation Technologies (later NAVTEQ, now HERE), former Chair of Ygomi, and current President and CEO of RoadDB. RoadDB offers a full in-vehicle software solution for road data and localization to be used in automated driving in series production vehicles.
Mr. Shields has been involved in communications standards bodies for nearly 40 years. He is Chair of the Collaboration on ITS Communication Standards of the ITU. He is also a member of the National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing Advisory Board; an SAE Fellow; and a recipient of the SAE‑Delco Electronics ITS Award.
Mr. Shields was inducted into the inaugural class of ITS America’s ITS Hall of Fame in 2008, and was named the inaugural U.S. member of the ITS World Congress Hall of Fame in 2010.
Mr. Shields has received the University of Chicago Booth School of Business Distinguished Alumni Award in Entrepreneurship.
What does the forum theme “ITS Innovation Creating Liveable Communities” mean to you?
In the context of transportation, livable communities are places where people can live and work without having to structure their lives around the transportation infrastructure in ways that unduly impair life. Asian cities are experiencing problems with crowded public transport, traffic jams, and pollution with its effects on health and the environment. Asian countries are very much a test bed for viable ITS solutions to help create livable communities.
Why are you excited about participating at the ITS Asia Pacific Forum on Intelligent Transport Systems 2021?
Asia is a leader in ITS innovation and it’s exciting to see so many people gathered to discuss sustainable ways to implement ITS at a large scale.
Where do you see the Intelligent Transport industry in the next 5 to 10 years?
In the next five to ten years, I expect automated driving to become widespread in consumer vehicles. Many cities will have shuttles that operate at SAE Level 5 in a geofenced area, and vehicle manufacturers will gradually introduce SAE Level 2+/3 features in series production vehicles. Enabling automated driving in series production vehicles will require a great deal of new supporting technology including for road data and real-time data communications. The requirements of automated driving promise to reinvigorate and potentially disrupt the intelligent transport industry, challenging established players and creating opportunities for new ones.

Sal Pettricitto
Chief Executive Officer, NHVR
Sal became Chief Executive Officer of the NHVR in May 2014, bringing extensive knowledge of heavy vehicle regulation to the role.
He also has broad experience across state and local government, having held senior leadership roles in transport and logistics, transport planning and strategic planning, and has worked closely with industry and stakeholders to deliver an efficient and effective transport system and improved supply chain outcomes.
Sal was the Queensland Government representative on the NHVR Project Implementation Board and the Board of Transport Certification Australia.
Over the past five years, Sal has led a significant program of reform across Australia’s heavy vehicle industry, including transitioning functions from participating jurisdictions to deliver a single national heavy vehicle regulator, harmonising heavy vehicle regulations across more than 400 road managers, modernising safety laws for the heavy vehicle supply chain and heavy vehicle operators, and introducing the digital permit system (NHVR Portal).

Samantha Cockfield
TAC
Saurav Bhattacharyya
ITS Singapore

Scott Smith
Chief Executive Officer, Council of Mayors South East Queensland
Scott Smith was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Council of Mayors (SEQ) in December 2017. The Council of Mayors (SEQ) has played an integral role in planning for the future of transport in SEQ, securing a commitment to an SEQ City Deal and is leading the region’s investigations towards an SEQ 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
What does the forum theme “ITS Innovation Creating Liveable Communities” mean to you?
For the Council of Mayors (SEQ), safe, efficient and reliable transport has always been the key to the creation of a liveable region. This is a fantastic theme to explore how technology and innovation in transport can enhance how we move, work and play across South East Queensland.
Please provide a short quote about why you are excited about participating at the ITS Asia Pacific Forum on Intelligent Transport Systems 2021?
Transport, technology and innovation are all central themes to the work of the Council of Mayors (SEQ). The ITS Asia Pacific Forum is a great opportunity to share and learn from our experiences in South East Queensland.
Where do you see the Intelligent Transport industry in the next 5 to 10 years?
The growth of South East Queensland demands a new way of thinking about how our transport network and services evolve to meet the needs of our residents. Intelligent transport provides those opportunities to create efficiencies, add value and offer a network that is more accessible and inclusive for all of South East Queensland.

Simon Barry
Acting CEO, Data61

Stephen Hewett
President, ITS New Zealand
Stephen is Vice President of ITSNZ and looks after international activities as a core responsibility, attending ITS Asia-Pacific board meetings and contributing to ITS World Congress activities. Stephen has over 30 years’ experience in all facets of transportation engineer including planning, design, operations and performance of our transport systems. In his current role as Technical Fellow of Transport Technology, Stephen is actively pursuing growth opportunities that are developing from advancements in transport technology including the likes of MaaS, Micro-Mobility, Modern Mass Rapid Transit and Automation. This has piqued his interest in future skills and training that will be required to take advantage of these technologies.
Through his role at Beca and involvement with Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) New Zealand as President looking after international affairs, Stephen has become acutely aware of the emerging transport technology and is playing an important part of in its take up in New Zealand.

Steve Dellenback
Vice President R&D, Southwest Research Institute
Dr. Steve Dellenback is Vice President R&D of the Intelligent Systems Division at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in San Antonio, Texas. He is leading SwRI’s research and development (R&D) efforts in intelligent transportation systems, unmanned systems, cooperative systems, space flight software, and large-scale robotics. He leads SwRI’s work in intelligent vehicles, robotics and cybersecurity including R&D in the areas of automated vehicle, connected vehicle and active safety technologies for commercial, state government, federal government and military clients. SwRI has fielded more than 20 different automated vehicle platforms ranging in size from golf carts to Class 8 trucks, agricultural vehicles as well as multiple military vehicles along with assorted enabling technologies for commercial vehicle manufactures and tier 1 suppliers in the US, Japan and Europe, the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Marine Corps.
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master’s and Doctorate in Computer Science from the University of Kansas.

Stuart Ballingall
Executive General Manager, TCA
Stuart Ballingall is the Executive General Manager of Transport Certification Australia (TCA), which has a lead national role in providing assurance for transport technologies, including telematics and data services. Prior to TCA, Stuart held senior roles with Transport for Victoria, VicRoads, Austroads and General Motors Holden, and has led a wide range of major technical and policy programs in the transport domain. He has also been a member of the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) Board, the National Positioning Infrastructure Advisory Board, and various other national and international forums. Stuart holds a Bachelor of Engineering with honours, a Master of Business Administration, and is currently leading a PhD project at University of Melbourne researching safety assurance for automated driving systems.

Susan Harris
CEO, ITS Australia
As Chief Executive of ITS Australia, and with an extensive career in transport strategy, Susan is ideally placed at the intersection of technology and transport. Supported by strong connections to the international ITS community and the global network of ITS Associations, Susan works tirelessly advocating for the benefits of transport technologies for business and for the broader Australian community.
Susan is highly regarded for her roles supporting the growth and innovation of the nation’s transport technology industries. She works across a number of industry advisory groups and is a regular advisor to the State and Federal Governments, and their Ministers, on transport technology and mobility issues.
What does the forum theme “ITS Innovation Creating Liveable Communities” mean to you?
We live in an increasingly technology driven world but we need to remember that technology is there to enhance circumstances for people, our communities and the world we live in.
Please provide a short quote about why you are excited about participating at the ITS Asia Pacific Forum on Intelligent Transport Systems 2021?
Bringing together our AP colleagues to share and collaborate, accelerating deployment of new beneficial technologies.
Where do you see the Intelligent Transport industry in the next 5 to 10 years?
Technology will increasingly focus on making travel and journeys more seamless.

Tang Wai Leung
Deputy Commissioner for Transport, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong
Ir Tang is both a qualified civil engineer and a town planner. Having obtained BSc(Eng) in Civil Engineering and MSc in Urban Planning from the University of Hong Kong, he had worked in the Transport Department for over 20 years in strategic transport planning and is now serving as the Deputy Commissioner overseeing the traffic engineering, smart mobility roadmap and technical services in the department. He has over 30 years of public services and managed the delivery of major infrastructure projects (including new towns, transport infrastructure, science park, high density housing projects, airport and railway development). He has also worked in Policy Bureau and departments including the then Housing Bureau, Environmental Protection Department and various works departments.
Ir Tang had been a visiting scholar with the UC Berkeley, United States back in 1995 and is now an Adjunct Professor in transport planning with the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Hong Kong.

Tom Walker
Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Cubic Transportation Systems
Tom has over 30 years’ experience in the transportation industry and has held a variety of senior roles in Australia, the United Kingdom and the US. In his current role, Tom is responsible for Cubic’s transportation business throughout the Asia Pacific Region including the Opal smartcard ticketing system and the roll-out of contactless payments technology in New South Wales, and the go Card system in South East Queensland.
Tom also heads up the team implementing the Queensland Next Generation Ticketing Program, the Intelligent Congestion Management Program for the NSW Transport Management Centre (TMC) and the new fare collection system for the Thomson East Coast Line in Singapore. Tom is a board director of ITS Australia.
William P Sabandar
ITS Indonesia

YooJin Chang
Deputy Director, Smart Road Team, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, South Korea
Dr. Yoojin Chang obtained his Ph.D. in Construction and Transportation Engineering from Ajou University in 2017, and has a well-versed background and extensive experience with ITS.
From 2007 to 2013, he worked as a researcher at KOTI (The Korea Transport Institute), and until 2019, he served as an assistant director at the Road Safety and ITS Division of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport(MOLIT). From 2019 to the present, he is working as a deputy director for the Smart Road Team of MOLIT, in charge of the overall ITS policies and laws and its planning and implementation, including ITS standards, monitoring of local government’s ITS projects and international cooperation.
What does the forum theme “ITS Innovation Creating Liveable Communities” mean to you?
“Creating Liveable Communities” is a task that Korean government is paying attention to. Since the introduction of ITS in the 1990s, Korea has been improving ITS technologies from the aspect of traffic management systems to the latest user-customized service. In this regard, I think Brisbane Asia-Pacific Forum to be held with the theme “Innovating ITS to Create a More Liveable Community” is a great opportunity to benchmark new technologies and ITS trend in Asia-Pacific area.
Please provide a short quote about why you are excited about participating at the ITS Asia Pacific Forum on Intelligent Transport Systems 2021?
“Everything you can imagine is real.” ― Pablo Picasso
I am very excited that Brisbane Asia-Pacific Forum will be a place where we can directly see and experience new future ITS technologies such as sustainable mobility, MaaS, and autonomous vehicles.
Where do you see the Intelligent Transport industry in the next 5 to 10 years?
If the existing ITS was simply focused on improving the quality of transportation in terms of mobility and safety, it would go beyond this in the next 10 years and become a major factor for realizing an integrated smart city such as sustainable mobility and welfare like medical care. It will contribute to improving the quality of citizens.
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Bin Ll
Vice President, Research Institute of Highway, Ministry of Transport, China
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Hajime Amano
Secretary General, ITS Asia Pacific
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Henry Meng
Deputy Director General, Smart System Institute (SSI), Institute for Information Industry (III), Taiwan
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Kenji Ueki
Director, ITS and Autonomous Driving Promotion Office, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan
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Lilian Pun
Associate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University / ITS Hong Kong
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Mat Rosly Bin Mat Daud
Secretary General, ITS Malaysia
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Michael Law
Assistant Commissioner Hong Kong Transport Department, Hong Kong
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Philip Tseng
Board of Directors, ITS Taiwan
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Saurav Bhattacharyya
ITS Singapore
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Tang Wai Leung
Deputy Commissioner for Transport, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong
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William P Sabandar
ITS Indonesia
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YooJin Chang
Deputy Director, Smart Road Team, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, South Korea

Bin Ll
Vice President, Research Institute of Highway, Ministry of Transport, China
Mr. Li, D.E., is the vice president of Research Institute of Highway, the Ministry of Transport of the People’s Republic of China. He is also the director of National Center of ITS Engineering and Technology (ITSC), the member of National Advisory Committee of New Generation Artificial Intelligence Strategy, vice chairman of the National Technical Committee of ITS Standardization (SAC/TC268), chairman of National Technical Committee of Auto Maintenance Standardization, chairman of Trailer Subcommittee of National Technical Committee of Auto Standardization, chairman of China ITS Industry Alliance Advisory Committee.
He has been engaged in ITS R&D for over twenty years, with prominent and pioneering achievements in the fields of smart highway, road network operation, vehicles-road cooperation. He has presided over or participated in more than twenty projects, including the National Science and Technology Support Program, the National 863 Program and the National Key Research and Development Program. He has presided over or participated in the study of over ten standards and specifications. He was the winner of Second Prize of the State Scientific and Technological Progress Award once, the winner of First and Second Prize of the Provincial and Ministerial Scientific and Technology Progress Awards seven times. He has published two academic monographs, over thirty academic papers and been granted more than ten patents.

Hajime Amano
Secretary General, ITS Asia Pacific

Henry Meng
Deputy Director General, Smart System Institute (SSI), Institute for Information Industry (III), Taiwan
Henry is the Deputy Director General of SSI, III. III is an organization, based in Taipei with the goal to develop a world class information industry in Taiwan, facilitates the development of Taiwan’s ICT industry and promote the deployment of ICT in public and private sectors. Now its mission is to promote and enable the digital transformation for industries in Taiwan. The position of SSI is to research and develop large scale platform as well as corresponding key technologies to advance the development of smart systems and applications.
With the experiences at D-Link Corporation, Acer Incorporated, and III, Henry has diversified industrial experiences for various domains such as telematics, ITS, IOT, Cloud computing, banking and healthcare.
Over 20 years of solid experience in product marketing, software development, engineering process, project management, and technical organization leadership. Henry is also an expert in developing and delivering ITS, Telematics, IoT, Cloud services, digital home products as well as strong hands on database management implementation and ecommerce practices. Recently his eminent achievements in promoting Taiwan Telematics Technology with Industrial Standard and Total Solutions for Intelligent Transport System, Smart Road Safety System, Connected Vehicles, Autonomous Driving as well as two wheeler Motorcycle Safety Services.

Kenji Ueki
Director, ITS and Autonomous Driving Promotion Office, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan
Kenji Ueki joined Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) in 1999 and has worked for various policy domains such as technological innovation, regulatory reform and regional development in METI or other departments of the government of Japan. In July 2019, he is appointed as Director of ITS and Automated Driving Promotion Office in METI and also Sub-Leader for SIP-adus in Cabinet Office. He holds the Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Tokyo Institute of Technology.
Lilian Pun
Associate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University / ITS Hong Kong
Mat Rosly Bin Mat Daud
Secretary General, ITS Malaysia
Michael Law
Assistant Commissioner Hong Kong Transport Department, Hong Kong
Mr Michael Law is Assistant Commissioner of the Hong Kong Transport Department.
Philip Tseng
Board of Directors, ITS Taiwan
Saurav Bhattacharyya
ITS Singapore

Tang Wai Leung
Deputy Commissioner for Transport, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong
Ir Tang is both a qualified civil engineer and a town planner. Having obtained BSc(Eng) in Civil Engineering and MSc in Urban Planning from the University of Hong Kong, he had worked in the Transport Department for over 20 years in strategic transport planning and is now serving as the Deputy Commissioner overseeing the traffic engineering, smart mobility roadmap and technical services in the department. He has over 30 years of public services and managed the delivery of major infrastructure projects (including new towns, transport infrastructure, science park, high density housing projects, airport and railway development). He has also worked in Policy Bureau and departments including the then Housing Bureau, Environmental Protection Department and various works departments.
Ir Tang had been a visiting scholar with the UC Berkeley, United States back in 1995 and is now an Adjunct Professor in transport planning with the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Hong Kong.
William P Sabandar
ITS Indonesia

YooJin Chang
Deputy Director, Smart Road Team, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, South Korea
Dr. Yoojin Chang obtained his Ph.D. in Construction and Transportation Engineering from Ajou University in 2017, and has a well-versed background and extensive experience with ITS.
From 2007 to 2013, he worked as a researcher at KOTI (The Korea Transport Institute), and until 2019, he served as an assistant director at the Road Safety and ITS Division of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport(MOLIT). From 2019 to the present, he is working as a deputy director for the Smart Road Team of MOLIT, in charge of the overall ITS policies and laws and its planning and implementation, including ITS standards, monitoring of local government’s ITS projects and international cooperation.
What does the forum theme “ITS Innovation Creating Liveable Communities” mean to you?
“Creating Liveable Communities” is a task that Korean government is paying attention to. Since the introduction of ITS in the 1990s, Korea has been improving ITS technologies from the aspect of traffic management systems to the latest user-customized service. In this regard, I think Brisbane Asia-Pacific Forum to be held with the theme “Innovating ITS to Create a More Liveable Community” is a great opportunity to benchmark new technologies and ITS trend in Asia-Pacific area.
Please provide a short quote about why you are excited about participating at the ITS Asia Pacific Forum on Intelligent Transport Systems 2021?
“Everything you can imagine is real.” ― Pablo Picasso
I am very excited that Brisbane Asia-Pacific Forum will be a place where we can directly see and experience new future ITS technologies such as sustainable mobility, MaaS, and autonomous vehicles.
Where do you see the Intelligent Transport industry in the next 5 to 10 years?
If the existing ITS was simply focused on improving the quality of transportation in terms of mobility and safety, it would go beyond this in the next 10 years and become a major factor for realizing an integrated smart city such as sustainable mobility and welfare like medical care. It will contribute to improving the quality of citizens.
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Abdhul Khadhir Seyed Hydroos
Queensland University Of Technology
Australia
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Abdul Khadhir Seyed Hydroos
Australia
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Alan Trestour
Systra Scott Lister
Australia
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Alex Zadnik
Metraweather Australia
Australia
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Alexander Chapman
Lendlease Services
Australia
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Alexander Torday
Global Head of Professional Services, Aimsun
Australia
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Alina Bialkowski
The University Of Queensland
Australia
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Andrea Ash
Cohda Wireless
Australia
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Andreas Goldhorn
Transurban
Australia
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Andrew Hooley
Transport for NSW
Australia
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Andrew Smith
Johnson Controls Inc
Australia
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Andrew Somers
Omni-aware
Australia
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Andry Rakotonirainy
Deputy Director of CARRS-Q
Australia
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Andy Taylor
Cubic Transportation Systems
United States
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Angela Walters
Dspark
Australia
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Anna Chevalier
Australian Road Research Board
Australia
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Anna Clancy
TMR
Australia
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Anna Cridland
HERE
Australia
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Anto Komarica
Kapsch TrafficCom
Australia
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Ari Edinburg
Roads And Maritime Services
Australia
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Ash Radhakrishnan
Main Roads Wa
Australia
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Ashish Dhanjee
Smec Australia
Australia
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Ben Hayes
Transdev
Australia
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Ben Whitehorn
Waverley Randwick Community Transport
Australia
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Bethany Simmonds
The Community Transport Company
Australia
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BJ Martin
Nova Systems
Australia
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Blair Monk
Aurecon
New Zealand
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Boris Petukhov
Argo Computing Services Pty Ltd
Australia
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Brian Dudson
Dudson Transportation Research
Australia
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Brian Huang
Australia
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Carine Chessman
Transport for NSW
Australia
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Chaitrali Shirke
Queensland University Of Technology
Australia
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Changju Lee
Thailand
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Charles Karl
Australian Road Research Board
Australia
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Chintan Advani
Queensland University Of Technology
Australia
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Chris Coghlan
Department of Transport VIC
Australia
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Christopher Stockwell-smith
Department Of Transport And Main Roads
Australia
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Claire Thompson
Department of Transport WA
Australia
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Clare Murray
Department of Transport and Main Roads QLD
Australia
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Cliff Brake
Australia
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Craig Greene
Ford Motor Company Asia Pacific
Australia
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Daniel Shaw
Kapsch
Australia
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Danny Woolard
GEWI
United Kingdom
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David Apelt
Transmax
Australia
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David Bolt
Kapsch TrafficCom Australia
Australia
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David Lowe
Jacobs Solutions (Australia) Pty Ltd
Australia
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David Mckechnie
Telstra Corporation
Australia
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David Ng
PTV Group
Australia
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Dickson Leow
Australia
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Dirk Slodzinski
DB Engineering & Consulting
Germany
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Dongyao Jia
University Of Queensland
Australia
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Duy Tran Quang
Pukyong National University
South Korea
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Edmond C Chang
Edcpc, Inc.
United States
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Edward Beak
Department of Transport and Main Roads QLD
Australia
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Evan Walker
Director, Smart Innovation Centre, Transport for NSW
Australia
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Fang Chen
Executive Director Data Science – Distinguished Professor, The University of Technology Sydney
Australia
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Fida Hasan
Queensland University Of Technology
Australia
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Fiona Swan
Transurban
Australia
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Francine Smith
University of Technology Queensland
Australia
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Gareth Robins
Eroad
New Zealand
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Glenys Morphett
SAGE Automation
Australia
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Gordon Sumerling
Esri Australia
Australia
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Graham Jacoby
Main Roads WA
Australia
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Graham Mccabe
Urbis
Australia
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Greg Giraud
Easy Mile
Australia
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Hanlou Diao
China Design Group Co., Ltd.
China
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Hasti TajTehraniFard
Swiftly Inc
United States
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Henry Wu
JYW Consulting
Australia
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Hoang Nguyen
Data61 - Csiro
Australia
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Hou-Yu Chen
National Taiwan University
Taiwan
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Ian McPherson
Google
Australia
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Ioni Lewis
University of Technology Queensland
Australia
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James Sanderson
Land Surveys
Australia
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Jamie Smith
Telstra
Australia
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Jason Ellis
QCT Automotive Business Unit
Australia
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Jason Venz
Dept Transport And Main Roads
Australia
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Jayatheja Addanki
Niti Aayog
India
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Jeff Dusting
Coriander
Australia
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Jian Xing
Nippon Expressway Research Institute Co., Ltd.
Japan
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Jinhwan Jang
Korea Institute Of Civil Engineering And Building Technology
South Korea
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Joerg ‘Nu’ Rosenbohm
Kapsch TrafficCom
United States
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John Cardoso
Senior Product Manager, Intelematics
Australia
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John Langford-Ely
BRIDJ
Australia
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John Nelson
Chair in Public Transport, Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, The University of Sydney
Australia
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John Worrall
Department Of Transport And Main Roads
Australia
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Jos Niijuis
Q-Free Australia
Australia
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Josh Ellis
Ipswich City Council
Australia
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Julien Lerat
Bureau of Meteorology
Australia
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Jungyeol HONG
University of Seoul
South Korea
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Junichi Hirose
Highway Industry Development Organization
Japan
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Justin White
Department Of Transport And Main Roads
Australia
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Kamil Bagde
Australia
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Kasuaki Minami
ITS Japan
Australia
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Katherine Johnston
Department of Transport and Main Roads QLD
Australia
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Kathy Gilbert
Armidale Regional Council
Australia
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Kathy Lazanas
MR Cagney
Australia
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Kellie Nuttall
Deloitte
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Kevin Orr
Liftango
Australia
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Kim Thomas
Integrate
Australia
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Knut Evenson
Q-Free Norway
Norway
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Konstanty Bialkowski
Australia
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Krishna Nikhil Sumanth Behara
Queensland University Of Technology
Australia
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Kyna Leong
Kapsch
Austria
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Larry Head
University of Arizona
United States
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Louis Berghold
JYW Consulting
Australia
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Louis Saade
DB Engineering & Consulting
United Kingdom
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Luke Butler
Department Of Transport And Main Roads
Australia
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Lydia Lou
Australia
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Madeline Zhu
United States
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Magnus Gunnersson
Ericsson AB
Australia
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Majid Sarvi
The University Of Melbourne
Australia
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Makoto Honda
Toyota Motor Corporation
Japan
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Manu Hingorani
Department of Transport and Main Roads QLD
Australia
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Marco Morgante
Transurban
Australia
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Marco Motta
Department Of Transport And Main Roads (qld)
Australia
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Marcus Burke
NTC
Australia
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Marcus van der Velden
Arcadis
Australia
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Mats Bjerke
Q-free Norway As
Norway
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Matthew Baylis
Department Of Transport And Main Roads
Australia
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Matthew Gallaugher
WSP Australia Pty Ltd
Australia
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Matthew Hamlet
BRIDJ
Australia
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Max Jamwal-Girdler
Department of Transport and Main Roads QLD
Australia
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Md Mazharul (Shimul) Haque
Queensland University Of Technology (qut)
Australia
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Medhi Langroudi
Main Roads WA
Australia
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Merle Wood
National Taiwan University
Taiwan
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Michael Cybulski
Retina Visions
Australia
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Michael Roth
Veitch Lister Consulting
Australia
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Michael Sparrow
Wsp
Australia
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Michael Towke
Transport for NSW
Australia
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Mick Spiers
CTS Singapore
Singapore
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Mickael Aubry
Faurecia
China
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Muhammad Ruhaizat Abd Ghani
Malaysian Institute Of Road Safety Research (miros)
Malaysia
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Mustafa Toker
Singapore
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Nathalie Sassen
Keolis Downer
Australia
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Nicholas Brook
Principal Engineer, Cooperative and Automated Vehicle Initiative (CAVI), Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads
Australia
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Nicholas Mackay
Department of Transport and Main Roads QLD
Australia
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Nicholas Platt
Royal Automobile Club Of Victoria
Australia
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Nigel Nelson
WSP
Australia
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Nikhil Ahuja
Queensland University Of Technology
Australia
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Olivier Hoang
Sopra Steria
Singapore
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Pablo Ruiz
Sice Pty Ltd
Australia
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Paul Baker
Vicroads
Australia
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Paul Grey
CEO, Cohda Wireless
Australia
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Penny Dillon
Optus
Australia
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Peter Chalmers
Transmax
Australia
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Peter Davidson
Transposition
Australia
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Peter Davis
WSP
Australia
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Phil Allen
TomTom
New Zealand
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Philip Manning
Siemens Mobility Pty Ltd
Australia
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Qi Sheng Tan
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Raj Roychoudhry
Roads And Maritime Services
Australia
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Rebecca Michael
RACQ
Australia
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Regan Yan
CEO Digital Alchemy
Australia
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Renee Sizer
SAGE Group
Australia
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Reza Mohajerpoor
Data 61, Csiro
Australia
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Richard Delplace
Austroads
Australia
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Richard Mitchell
Aurecon
Australia
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Rob Hudson
SproutLogic
Australia
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Rohith Poolakkal
Australia
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Roland Elunai
Integrate
Australia
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Ronald Boénau
Boénau International Transport Research
United States
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Rory McDonnell
Nokia Solutions And Networks
Australia
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Russell Turnbull
Go Bus
Australia
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Saeed Asadi Bagloee
The University Of Melbourne
Australia
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Sajjad Shafiei
Data61|CSIRO
Australia
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Sandra Witzel
SkedGo
Australia
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Schalk van der Westhuizen
Mobileye
Australia
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Scott Benjamin
WSP
Australia
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Scott Penno
Australia
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Sebastien Glaser
University of Technology Queensland
Australia
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Sherrie-Ann Kaye
Queensland University of Technology
Australia
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Shubham Sharma
Queensland University Of Technology
Australia
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Silje Troseth
Q-Free Australia
Australia
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Simon Jackson
Australia
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Simon Latham
Wsp
Australia
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Simon Patterson
Transport for NSW
Australia
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Simon Washington
University of Queensland
Australia
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Simon Young
Cisco Systems
Australia
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Stacey Ryan
ITS Australia
Australia
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Stuart Allen-Keeling
Department of Transport and Main Roads QLD
Australia
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Stuart Ballingall
TCA
Australia
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Suvi Schwab
INIT Asia-Pacific
Singapore
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Tahira Shaheen
Australia
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Terry Zhengwu Su
Department Of Transport And Main Roads
Australia
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Tien Pen Hsu
Chinese Taipei
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Tim Cooper
Skedgo Pty Ltd
Australia
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Tim Fehon
Jacobs
Australia
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Veronica Lauster
Singapore
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Vicki Lennox
CTCCL
Australia
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Victor Shapilsky
Transport for NSW
Australia
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Wee Leong Lai
St Engineering Electronics
Singapore
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Wei Cie Wong
National Taiwan University
Taiwan
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Will O’Neil
Busways
Australia
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William Abbott
Australia
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Xavier Vagedes
Robert Bosch Australia
Australia
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Xianglong Liu
China Academy Of Transportation Sciences
China
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Yang Yang Bay
Siemens Mobility
Singapore
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Yu-Hsun Tsai
National Taiwan University
Taiwan
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Yuxiang Jiao
National Taiwan University
China
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Zay Maung Maung Aye
University Of Melbourne
Australia
Abdhul Khadhir Seyed Hydroos
Queensland University Of Technology
Abdhul Khadhir is a research scholar pursuing his Doctor of Philosophy jointly at the Queensland University of Technology Brisbane, Australia and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India. He completed his Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering from National Institute of Technology Calicut, India. His research focuses on the development of a robust signal design strategy for heterogeneous less lane disciplined traffic prevalent in developing countries. His research interests also include traffic signal timing and analysis, traffic flow theory and advanced sensors for traffic data collection.
Abdul Khadhir Seyed Hydroos
Alan Trestour
Systra Scott Lister
Alex Zadnik
Metraweather Australia
Alex Zadnik BSc. is the Business Development Manager for Metraweather Australia, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Meteorological Service of New Zealand. Alex has 20 years of experience in the weather industry, including as a forecaster and sales professional, delivering valuable weather-related business solutions to a wide range of industry sectors.
Alexander Chapman
Lendlease Services
Alex has over ten years’ experience working as a Traffic, Transport and Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) Engineer in Australia as well as being involved in some traffic planning work for a brief stint in the United Kingdom. He has been involved in the planning, concept and detailed design stages for various ITS projects. More recently Alex has gained exposure in the construction stages of the ITS scopes of major projects as well as being involved in estimating work as part of tendering for ITS projects around Australia.
Alexander Torday
Global Head of Professional Services, Aimsun
Alex Torday is civil engineer and obtained his Master degree in 1999 from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology where he also completed his PhD thesis on dynamic route guidance assessment and probe vehicles techniques in 2004. Alex is currently the Global head of Professional Services of Aimsun, a position he has held since 2005. In his role, he oversees all Aimsun’s project deliveries through six teams distributed around the globe and is an active stakeholder to the product development group which shapes the future versions of the Aimsun transport simulation environment. Alex has also been the Managing Director of Aimsun’s Sydney office from 2012 until July 2020.
Alina Bialkowski
The University Of Queensland
Dr Alina Bialkowski is a lecturer and machine learning researcher at The University of Queensland, specialising in extracting meaning from complex data including images, videos and electromagnetic sensors. She spent 2.5 years working at the UCL developing deep neural networks to model human perception and attention in driving, and now works at UQ where her current work aims to make roads safer and more efficient through sensor fusion and machine learning.
Andrea Ash
Cohda Wireless
Andreas Goldhorn
Transurban
Andreas started in Transurban in March 2008 and since then responsible for the MLFF ETC Roadside Systems as a Subject Matter Expert. In his role Andreas is supporting projects, lifecycle planning, design, and transition into operations for all Transurban Assets in Australia. As Tolling Domain expert, Andreas also provides guidance and support to shape the strategic orientation of Transurban concerning the future technology for collection of tolls or road user charges. Prior to Transurban, Andreas delivered MLFF ETC Roadside Systems for Eastlink in Melbourne and Vespucio Norte Express in Santiago, Chile. He started his professional career in the tolling industry in 1997.
Andrew Hooley
Transport for NSW
Andrew Smith
Johnson Controls Inc
Andrew Somers
Omni-aware
Andrew is a recognised leader in future mobility, ITS and road network operations in Australia.
He is a co-founder and director of Omni-Aware, responsible for realising client-focussed outcomes and opportunities from the technology.
Andrew remains active providing services to public and private sector clients through his boutique consulting firm, Transoptim. His specialist advisory work provides genuine insight and he has assisted project and operational teams to consistently achieve results that are better than “best practice”.
Prior to this he had a decade of experience in transport technology within government and has also co-founded and successfully transitioned out from a new mobility start-up.
Andry Rakotonirainy
Deputy Director of CARRS-Q
Professor Andry Rakotonirainy is the Deputy Director of CARRS-Q and Intelligent Transport System Human factor research program within CARRS-Q. He has 20 years of research and management experience in computer science and brings advanced expertise in road safety and ITS. He has authored over 220 internationally refereed papers in prestigious conferences and journals. The impact of his research are significant with one paper cited 871 times (3334 citations total), and he has an h-index of 24. He has been awarded 9 Australian Research Council (ARC) grants. He serves on many international program committees for conferences and journals and has been asked to review internationally competitive grants. He has established the CARRS-Q advanced driving simulator laboratory which was the most advanced driving simulator facility in Australia.
Andy Taylor
Cubic Transportation Systems
Angela Walters
Dspark
Anna Chevalier
Australian Road Research Board
With 20+ years’ experience in road safety across a range of portfolios including road user behaviour; safety‐related in‐vehicle, roadside and wearable technology; and strategy and policy development, Dr Anna Chevalier’s achievements in delivering programs for government are underpinned by academic expertise in evidence‐based research. Her strengths include benchmarking; design, management and evaluations of large-scale innovative-technology trials; and complex statistical analysis. Anna has designed, implemented and evaluated ground‐breaking road safety programs including related to connected vehicles, naturalistic driving, driver-feedback systems, wearable technologies, intelligent speed adaption, automatic crash notification, driver fatigue and distraction detection, alcohol interlocks, reverse autonomous braking, and speed cameras. She also has experience with studies related to roadwork zones, heavy vehicles and tunnels.
Anna Clancy
TMR
Anna Clancy is a Systems Engineer who has been working for the Department of Transport and Main Roads for the last 10 years. After completing her Masters of Transport at Monash University in 2012, Anna has strived to identify traffic proplems that can be allievated through the use of ITS. Annas focus is not only improvements to the road user but she also enhances the transport tools used by Traffic Engineers and Traffic Operators.
Anna Cridland
HERE
Anto Komarica
Kapsch TrafficCom
Ari Edinburg
Roads And Maritime Services
Ari Edinburg has extensive experience developing software systems working in electronic warfare, consulting, running his own business and working for the last 18 years in traffic management software development with Roads and Maritime Services.
Ari currently leads a cross-functional team using domain-driven design and object-oriented approaches to create innovative traffic management solutions that are used by road authorities around the world.
Ari is currently pioneering a new system which will disrupt the way road authorities manage the data for supporting evolving smart traffic systems.
While Ari has spent some of his initial career in South Africa, he now enjoys walking his family and much-loved dog around the eastern suburbs of Sydney in between Pilates classes.
Ash Radhakrishnan
Main Roads Wa
Ash has global experience in digital transformation enabled by emerging technologies. Over his career he has led strategic programs at Intel Corporation, Telstra and Main Roads WA that leveraged cloud computing, the Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence.
Jerome is a geospatial and visualisation specialist with a broad project portfolio of work in mission-critical environments in Europe and Australia.
Paul Glover has global experience in designing, operating and maintaining ITS systems for many global cities.
Ashish Dhanjee
Smec Australia
Ashish Dhanjee is an Engineer in the Transport Planning, Logistics and Analytics team at SMEC. Ashish has over five years of experience in traffic engineering, road safety and analytics. He received his B.Eng in Civil and Transport Engineering from the Queensland University of Technology and is also a certified Alteryx Designer Core user.
Ashish was the recipient of the 2014 Institute of Transportation Engineers Australia/New Zealand university award and has contributed his analytics work to the 2015 and 2019 AITPM National Conferences. Ashish is involved in analytics and visualisation geared towards developing data-driven planning, design and operations approach, allowing for efficient and evidence-based solutions to be explored.
Ben Hayes
Transdev
Ben Whitehorn
Waverley Randwick Community Transport
Bethany Simmonds
The Community Transport Company
BJ Martin
Nova Systems
BJ has now accumulated near 30 years broad experience specialising in the fields of aerospace & systems engineering, system safety, airworthiness certification in the capital acquisition project management environment. Currently the Capability Lead for Safety and Certification for Nova Systems, he has represented Nova on Defence Aviation Regulatory Reform Industry Consultative Committee during major regulatory transition. He has led and contributed to safety assessments for all significant Unmanned Aircraft Systems to enter ADF service. Continuing this unmanned theme he has recently guided the NTC proposed Safety Assurance System and regulatory options for introduction of Autonomous Vehicles onto Australian roads and is now contributing to the Singapore Standards Council Working Group for development of a Technical Reference for Autonomous Vehicle Functional Safety.
Blair Monk
Aurecon
Boris Petukhov
Argo Computing Services Pty Ltd
Boris is a professional IT Project/Program Manager with 17 years of experience delivering concurrent complex information technology solutions within large corporate environments. These systems have helped the organisations to become more profitable financially or allowed them to implement their long term strategic goals.
Boris possess strong technical knowledge of information technology tools, techniques and frameworks; which allows him to deliver initiatives on-time, every time.
Boris is currently completing a PhD by research with Victoria University (VU) in Melbourne, Australia. His new planning and scheduling method – Operational Scheduling with Business Modeling and Genetic Algorithms – is patented with Intellectual Property (IP) Australia. This method is used to streamline business processes using Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques.
Brian Dudson
Dudson Transportation Research
Born in Dunedin, 1934. Graduated with B.Arch and Traveling Scholarship from the University of Auckland, 1959, which enabled him to study architecture and city planning at the University of Pennsylvania. Graduated M.Arch and MCP, 1964.
Engaged in these callings in Auckland, Hong Kong, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Johor Bahru (Malaysia) and Brisbane, where he is now retired.
Has been primarily responsible for preparing city and CBD plan for Auckland and CBD and neighborhood plans in Brisbane. Was a principal in a development company building townhouses in Auckland, received a US patent for a building machine, and wrote a book called “To the Cities of the Second Car Age, published in 1995.
Default retirement activities have been painting and transport research.
Brian Huang
Carine Chessman
Transport for NSW
Chaitrali Shirke
Queensland University Of Technology
Chaitrali is a civil engineer and has a master’s degree in Transportation engineering. She has recently submitted her PhD thesis for external examination and is now working as a research fellow in Smart Cities at the Queensland University of Technology, Australia.
Changju Lee
Dr.Changju Lee is currently an Economic Affairs Officer at the Transport Division of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP). In his role at UNESCAP he is responsible for smart transport and ITS issues and their contribution towards Sustainable Transport and the attainment of the 2030 Agenda. Dr. Lee has a variety of experiences in transport, including ITS, transport planning and economics. Dr. Lee has published various articles in top-ranked international journals and received several awards. Dr. Lee holds Master degrees in City Planning (Transport Studies) and in Civil Engineering (Transportation), and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Civil Engineering (Transportation).
Charles Karl
Australian Road Research Board
Dr Charles Karl is currently Chief Technology Leader in the Future Technology Group at the Australian Road Research Board. He is responsible for the technical oversight of ARRB’s work in road network operations, freight and heavy vehicles, and connected and automated vehicles. Over the last 30 years Charles has been working in the field of Network Operations and Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS). He has led the development of various network performance, traveller information systems and telematics standards for regulatory applications related to heavy vehicles. Charles is a member of ISO TC204 and Standards Australia IT-023 on ITS and led the development of ISO 15638: Framework for Co-operative Telematics Applications for Regulated Commercial Freight Vehicles (2009-2012).
Chintan Advani
Queensland University Of Technology
I am a research scholar at the Queensland University of Technology, working on the data-driven methods using Bluetooth data to estimate traffic assignment and for OD estimation.
Chris Coghlan
Department of Transport VIC
Christopher Stockwell-smith
Department Of Transport And Main Roads
Christopher Stockwell-Smith is an Electrical Engineer in the Department of Transport and Main Roads’ Intelligent Transportation Systems team based on the Gold Coast. Chris started as a Graduate Engineer in early 2017 and had the privilege of working in the ITS Support team during the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Chris has worked as part of the delivery team on various stand-alone ITS projects and provides technical advice to large road construction projects. During the past two years Chris has been heavily involved in the testing, commissioning and documentation of an Automatic Incident Detection trial.
Claire Thompson
Department of Transport WA
Clare Murray
Department of Transport and Main Roads QLD
Cliff Brake
Craig Greene
Ford Motor Company Asia Pacific
Daniel Shaw
Kapsch
Danny Woolard
GEWI
David Apelt
Transmax
David Apelt is the Product Evangelist, Emerging Technology and Innovation at Transmax. David’s background is in software engineering, system architecture and the application of technology to digitally enable businesses. At Transmax, this passion for technology means greater safety outcomes for the community and improving journey reliability. David has degrees in Information Technology and Electronic Engineering from QUT and GAICD qualifications.
David Bolt
Kapsch TrafficCom Australia
David Bolt earned his Masters of Engineering with Merit from the University of Strathclyde and has more than 15 years of experience with software development, systems engineering, regional group management, Sales, and consulting. At Kapsch, David is responsible for managing the solutions consulting group in the Asia Pacific region including client interactions, software systems demonstrations, and managing delivery. David was on the 2018 ITS Australia organizing committee. David is very customer-focused on his approach to interacting with existing and potential customers and partner companies. He covers ITS, transit, and tolling projects and approaches in his daily work.
David Lowe
Jacobs Solutions (Australia) Pty Ltd
David is a Senior Executive Traffic and Road Safety Engineer with more than 30 years of experience in the field. He has extensive international experience of traffic and transport management from an operational perspective. He has developed and implemented strategies, policies, standards and programs to facilitate and improve network efficiency through the application of advances in traffic management technology. Provision of advice and services to external clients has led to the application of his skills throughout South East Asia and North America giving him a unique insight into the application of traffic management solutions in a wide variety of environments. Prior to entering consultancy, he had 14 years’ experience with the Roads and Traffic Authority (now RMS)
David Mckechnie
Telstra Corporation
David McKechnie is a senior technical specialist at Telstra Corporation in the Telstra LABS group and is responsible for Telstra’s future vision and technology roadmap in the domains of 5G, V2X, and IoT.
McKechnie has spent nearly 10 years helping design and deploy wireless technologies for network operators across the globe, instrumental in many “first” 4G deployments, the initial rollout of the NBN Fixed Wireless Network in Australia as well as the recent launch of Telstra’s 5G network.
He has contributed to industry working groups including the 5G Automotive Association (5GAA), Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), and the IoT Alliance Australia (IoTAA).
McKechnie earned a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering, from Monash University, Australia.
David Ng
PTV Group
Dickson Leow
Dickson Leow is an active committee expert member of ISO TC 204 for Intelligent Transport System and Standards Australia IT-023, as well as numerous SAE Technical and Strategy Working Group (related to vehicle technologies). Prior to ARRB, Dickson has worked in various roles nearing 15 years with Toyota Motor Corporation Australia. He is well informed of the international vehicle regulatory standards, as well as international safety protocols. Dickson has assisted the Federal Department of Infrastructure & Regional Development (DIRD) with Australian Design Rule (ADR) legislation. Dickson has over 22 years’ experience in both the private and government sectors. He has an MBA, Bachelor’s degree in both Engineering and Computer Science and a Certificate in IP Law.
Dirk Slodzinski
DB Engineering & Consulting
Dirk attained a joint Management and Information Science degree from the Technical University of Braunschweig (Germany) and the University of Nebraska (USA). His professional experience started in the automotive sector and continued in the railway and transportation sector.
For the past 14 years, Dirk has worked in different management functions within Deutsche Bahn group. Among other functions, Dirk was program manager for international development projects, sales director for passenger transport in the Benelux markets and head of business analytics and strategy for DB’s track infrastructure business unit: Since 2015, Dirk is leading the external management consultancy unit of DB E&C.
Dongyao Jia
University Of Queensland
Dongyao Jia received the B.E. degree in automation from Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, China, in 1998, and Ph.D. degree in computer science from the City University of Hong Kong in 2014. He is currently a Research Fellow in School of Civil Engineering, University of Queensland, Australia. He was a Research Fellow in Institute for Transport Studies (ITS), University of Leeds, UK. He worked as a senior engineer in the telecom field in China from 2003 to 2011. His current research interests include transportation cyber-physical systems, traffic flow modeling, and internet of things.
Duy Tran Quang
Pukyong National University
Duy Quang Tran1, Sang-Hoon Bae2*
1. Department of Spatial Information Engineering, Pukyong National University, Republic of Korea
2. Department of Spatial Information Engineering, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Republic of Korea, +8210 9060 0824, [email protected]
Edmond C Chang
Edcpc, Inc.
Edmond Chin-Ping Chang, Ph.D., P.E. is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the EDCPC, Inc., a worldwide Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) and Transportation Service Provider, specialized in Smart Cities, Energy, Environment, Infrastructure, Transport, Technology (EEITT), supporting public agencies, financial institutions, system integrators, BOT operators, equipment vendors, and end-users in USA and in the Emerging Economy in Asia, Euroasia, Africa, Latin America worldwide, and is very active in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Vietnam, etc. Dr. Chang has over 40+ years of professional experience and has authored over 685+ publications.
Edward Beak
Department of Transport and Main Roads QLD
Evan Walker
Director, Smart Innovation Centre, Transport for NSW
Evan Walker is the Director of the Transport for NSW Smart Innovation Centre. His team focusses on developing and delivering trials of emerging transport technology that could have positive benefits for transport customers and has lead a number of automated, connected and electrical vehicle projects in NSW. Evan’s focus is on creating partnerships that can fast track the deployment of these technologies and working collaboratively both within government and across industry to put NSW at the forefront of Future Mobility technology.
Fang Chen
Executive Director Data Science – Distinguished Professor, The University of Technology Sydney
Distinguished Professor Fang Chen is a thought leader in AI and data science. Through impactful successes, the team she led gained many recognitions such as the ITS Australia National Awards in 2014, 2015 and 2018 and NSW iAwards 2017. She is the NSW “Water Professional of the Year” 2016. She is a winner of “Oscar Prize” in Australian science – Australian Museum Eureka Prize 2018 for Excellence in Data Science. Professor Chen has 350 publications and 30 patents in 8 countries. She is the Executive Director of Data Science at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and the Executive Director of University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Data Science Institute.
Fida Hasan
Queensland University Of Technology
Fida Hasan received a Ph.D. in wireless communication & networking from the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Queensland University of Technology, Australia. He is currently working as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at QUT. He is also a Fellow of HEA, UK. His current research interests include wireless communications, intelligent transportation systems, vehicular ad-hoc networks, Blockchain and Internet of Things (IoT).
Fiona Swan
Transurban
Fiona is the ITS Domain Lead for Surveillance and Detection systems at Transurban. She has experience in Electrical and Systems Engineering, working on projects to ensure the safe and efficient operation of infrastructure. The focus of her role at Transurban is to understand emerging technology capability and translate this into the Operational environment.
Francine Smith
University of Technology Queensland
Gareth Robins
Eroad
Gareth Robins is the Director of Analytics at EROAD, his work focuses on the use of GPS data to fuel a new wave of transportation research from dynamic risk modelling and crash prediction to fair cost allocation of maintenance funds.
Gareth has lived the analytics life for 15 years and has worked in New Zealand, Australia, and the United States. Gareth is a member of the US Transportation Research Board and an active participant in the Freight Transportation Data and Trucking Research committees, and the PACTRANS Technology Transfer committee.
Glenys Morphett
SAGE Automation
Gordon Sumerling
Esri Australia
With a career dating back to the early ’90s, Gordon is one of Esri Australia’s most experienced geospatial imagery consultants. A Principal Consultant within the South Australian team, Gordon is seen as an national authority in the fields of imagery, LiDAR, drone technology and mobile GIS. He holds a Bachelor of Arts and honours in geography and remote sensing, and has produced a number of industry white papers and best-practice benchmarks for Esri.
Graham Jacoby
Main Roads WA
Graham Mccabe
Urbis
Graham is a transport planner and traffic engineer with over 20 years’ experience in developing and leading innovative transport planning and traffic engineering projects.
Graham has deep experience and understanding in the interrelationship between land-use, activity and transport.
He has developed innovative designs to enable improved connectivity at a human and city-scale and specialises in cost-effective, holistic transport solutions.
Graham has expertise in transport planning, public transport system design, traffic engineering and modeling, and designing for walking and cycling.
A trusted advisor to government, he has worked closely with senior executives in Australia and the Philippines.
He has previously worked for Transport for NSW, Roads and Maritime Services and City of Sydney.
Greg Giraud
Easy Mile
Hanlou Diao
China Design Group Co., Ltd.
In June 2013, he graduated from the School of Transportation of Nanjing University of Technology, where he studied professional traffic engineering. In June 2015, he graduated from the Information College of Chang’an University, where he studied professional transportation projects, mainly in the direction of intelligent transportation. In July 2015, he entered the Intelligent Transportation Design and Research Center of China Design Group.Co Ltd
Mainly engaged in traffic control, traffic simulation, smart roads and other related businesses, the scope of work covers the top-level planning and design of ordinary highways, urban traffic control programs, and the application of new technologies in transportation.
Hasti TajTehraniFard
Swiftly Inc
Henry Wu
JYW Consulting
Henry has held various senior management positions across a wide range of Major Transport Infrastructure, Intelligent Transport System and Road User Charging businesses as well as special purpose vehicles for a range of public and private sector clients throughout Australasia.
Over the past 10 years, Henry has successfully led the development of a number of complex and disruptive technology such as Distributed Acoustic Sensing transportation applications (e.g. automatic incident detection), smart transport data analytics (e.g. deep learning techniques), CAVS pilots and on-demand public transport initiatives.
Hoang Nguyen
Data61 - Csiro
Dr. Hoang Nguyen is a Senior Research Scientist / Data Scientist at the Advanced Data Analytics In Transport at Data61, CSIRO. In 2013, he completed his PhD on data mining research at the University of Sydney and started to work for NICTA since July-2013. His research interests include machine learning, active learning, natural languages processing and data visualization. He was product owner of Traffic Watch, a project with NSW Transport Management Centre to detect incidents reported by social media. Hoang also contributed to most major projects of Advanced Data Analytics in Transport team at Data61. He has published several papers in leading health informatics journals (HIC, JAMIA) and conferences on data mining (PAKDD, KDD).
Hou-Yu Chen
National Taiwan University
Hou-Yu Chen was born and raised in a county called Changhua in Taiwan, which is rural area compared to Taipei City. After he first arrived at Taipei, he realized how inconvenient the public transportation was in Changhua; therefore, he made up his mind to study transportation. And he hopes that one day he can contribute what he has learned to help improve the transportation system in his hometown and make the living space safe and convenient for all the citizen no matter the elderly or the young.
Ian McPherson
Ioni Lewis
University of Technology Queensland
James Sanderson
Land Surveys
Jamie Smith
Telstra
Jason Ellis
QCT Automotive Business Unit
Jason Venz
Dept Transport And Main Roads
Jason Venz has worked in the field of ITS for over 20 years and since 2012 has managed Austroads’ National ITS Architecture project, and is active in national and international standards development and ITS architecture initiatives. He has a passion for developing and using tools and frameworks that can support more effective and efficient development and delivery of solutions that benefit for others.
Jayatheja Addanki
Niti Aayog
Jayatheja Addanki (Joseph Teja) is a highly energetic, organized and creative consultant who brings perspective, clarity and leadership in managing complex projects with multiple objectives. Currently, as a Young Professional at Smart Transportation & Electric Vehicles division, NITI Aayog, Think Tank of Govt. of India; he is providing technical advice and policy inputs to the decision-makers to architect the National Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) policy framework for India, National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) and Electric Vehicles uptake in India. He is passionate about using his training as a transportation engineer/planner to provide insights, building tools & solutions using state of the art of technologies.
Jeff Dusting
Coriander
Jeff Dusting FIEAust CPEng graduated from the Australian Defence Force Academy, qualified at the National Test Pilot School, holds a bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering (Honours), and Master’s degrees in both Test and Evaluation and Business Administration. During 2017-19 he commenced a program of post graduate studies at Harvard, MIT and INSEAD.
A skilled aviator/yachtsman, Jeff was awarded both the DJ Knights Award for Flight Test excellence, and the Tillman Trophy for endurance sailing.
As founder of one of Australia’s leading engineering consultancies, Operational Concepts, Jeff became a Director of ASX listed SMS Management & Technology before founding technology incubator CobaltBlu. Previously Transurban’s Head of ITS Engineering, Strategy and Innovation, responsible for Operational Technology across the asset portfolio, Jeff now provides strategic advice to government and industry clients across the Asia Pacific region.
Jian Xing
Nippon Expressway Research Institute Co., Ltd.
Dr. Jian Xing got his doctor of engineering degree in 1992 at University of Tokyo. Since then he has been working on ITS, traffic operation and management on intercity expressways in Japan. Now he works for Japan Expressway Research Institute as a senior researcher. He is responsible for motorway traffic researches at Traffic Research Lab.
Jinhwan Jang
Korea Institute Of Civil Engineering And Building Technology
Dr. Jang is working for Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology for 10 years. His expertise lies in various fields of ITS.
Joerg ‘Nu’ Rosenbohm
Kapsch TrafficCom
Joerg ‘Nu’ Rosenbohm has more than two decades of experience with design and implementations of ITS systems, Connected Vehicle technologies and with ITS and CV Standards development. He is a primary author of several NTCIP standards and has contributed to the SAE J2735 / 2945 standards. Within Kapsch, Nu is one of the Solutions Experts with responsibilities for determining the future direction of the firm’s transportation central system software, and for consulting on ITS and Connected Vehicle solutions for Federal, State, and local agencies. Nu worked internationally on projects and proposals in Australia, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, China, Iraq and others.
John Cardoso
Senior Product Manager, Intelematics
With his extensive background in product, data analytics and monetization of data in the IOT space, John is a Senior Product Manager at Intelematics. Before joining Intelematics’, John worked in various industries from manufacturing to travel and government. John has particular interests in consumer insights and digital marketing where he ran global partnerships with companies like Facebook, Microsoft and Google.
John Langford-Ely
BRIDJ
John Nelson
Chair in Public Transport, Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, The University of Sydney
John Worrall
Department Of Transport And Main Roads
John has over 10 years in experience in the transport sector, applying skills in data analytics and automation.
Having postgraduate graduate qualification in mathematics and statistics he is keen in continuing to provide mathematical, spatial and statistical modelling solutions for more informed decision making.
Jos Niijuis
Q-Free Australia
Josh Ellis
Ipswich City Council
Josh is an experienced engineer with a demonstrated history of working in local government. A passionate traffic and transport professional with a particular interest in the technology aspects of the road network and how it can shape the way in which a city and its customers operates. For the past eighteen months Josh has worked on the development of the iGO Intelligent Transport Systems Strategy for the City of Ipswich and now looks to partner with industry to see it become a reality.
Julien Lerat
Bureau of Meteorology
Jungyeol HONG
University of Seoul
Junichi Hirose
Highway Industry Development Organization
-1970: Graduated from National Nara Technical College, Electrical Engineering
-1970: Joined NEC. Joined NEC America as program manager from 1981 through 1986, Joined ITPS (Institution for Transport Policy Studies) as program manager from 2003 through 2009
-Joined Keio University Co-Mobility Society Research Center in 2013 as Researcher
-Joined HIDO (Highway Industry Development Organization) in 2015 as Senior Researcher
-2017: Promoted to Group Leader of International Research Group responsible for performing dissemination of Japanese C-ITS system technologies including ETC2.0 into global ITS society through various research activities including ISO/TC204 international standardization activity
Note: HIDO is a governmental consultant supporting Japanese MLIT and regional governments. HIDO is responsible in requirement standardization for ETC2.0 system.
Justin White
Department Of Transport And Main Roads
Justin White is a passionate spatial specialist. He has contributed to numerous great initiatives in government and private industry, including natural and man-made risk modelling, emergency response data management, 3D modelling and visualisation, delivery of a national emergency alert system and development of an emergency vehicle priority system. Justin works at Queensland’s Department of Transport and Main Roads across the Cooperative and Automated Vehicle Initiative and Geospatial Strategy and Capability teams. He is currently enjoying the twin challenges of ensuring cooperative and automated vehicles involved in the initiative are accurately located and using data that is fit for purpose, while also positioning the department to take advantage of developments in spatial capability and associated technology advances.
Kamil Bagde
Kasuaki Minami
ITS Japan
Katherine Johnston
Department of Transport and Main Roads QLD
Kathy Gilbert
Armidale Regional Council
Kathy Lazanas
MR Cagney
Kellie Nuttall
Deloitte
Kevin Orr
Liftango
Kevin Orr is the CEO of Liftango, a shared mobility tech start-up based in Sydney. Kevin is a passionate visionary for how our public transport can be re-imagined to avert future “carmageddon”. He started Liftango in 2015 with a simple goal to reduce the number of cars on the road, and has now built Liftango into one of the leading shared mobility startups in APAC. Prior to Liftango, Kevin served as a business intelligence manager for a $10B investment fund, after completing Mathematics and Geographic Information System degrees.
Kim Thomas
Integrate
Kim Thomas is the founder and Managing Director of Integrate, a specialist ITS consultancy based in Queensland. Kim has worked in the ITS industry for over 20 years, with executive roles in management, business development and technical delivery. Her key skills are in leading Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) Systems Analysis and Design and ITS Infrastructure Engineering Management.
Kim holds Masters degrees in physics and engineering. She has worked on an extensive range of projects from software design; systems engineering; strategy and program development through to detailed ITS design on major rural, urban and inter-urban projects, in Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East. Kim is a board director of ITS Australia.
She is a strong proponent of systems engineering in the transport industry and diversity in the workplace.
Knut Evenson
Q-Free Norway
Konstanty Bialkowski
Krishna Nikhil Sumanth Behara
Queensland University Of Technology
Krishna N.S. Behara received his Doctoral degree from the Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia and currently working as a Research Assistant in the same university. He would be joining as Research Fellow (smart cities) at QUT in October 2019. He holds a Master’s degree in Transportation Engineering and Bachelor of Engineering (Honors) in Civil Engineering, both from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India. His research interests include transport data analytics and traffic modeling and simulation.
Kyna Leong
Kapsch
Larry Head
University of Arizona
Louis Berghold
JYW Consulting
Louis Saade
DB Engineering & Consulting
Louis Saadé is a Data Analytics and Digital Systems Consultant at DB Engineering & Consulting GmbH where he is involved in developing the company’s condition monitoring portfolio and delivering customised solutions to clients. He previously spent for seven years working as an Industrial Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham’s Centre for Railway Research and Education with a focus on developing novel academic research into robust hardware and software and integrating it with railway companies to remotely diagnose problems with their infrastructure and rolling stock. He has a very strong interest in improving the availability and cost-efficiency of critical railway assets through data integration, expanding the internet of things and the development of novel diagnostic algorithms.
Luke Butler
Department Of Transport And Main Roads
Luke Butler represented the Department of Transport and Main Roads during the procurement of the tolling back-office services for Toowoomba Bypass (previously known as the Toowoomba Second Range Crossing). Luke continues to manage the Toowoomba Bypass Tolling Capability Agreement between Transurban Queensland and the State of Queensland.
Lydia Lou
Madeline Zhu
Magnus Gunnersson
Ericsson AB
Majid Sarvi
The University Of Melbourne
Professor Majid Sarvi is the director of Transport Technology program at the University of Melbourne. He is the founder and director of the Australian Integrated Multimodal EcoSystem (AIMES). AIMES is a world first; a grid mapped with smart sensors to test emerging, multimodal connected large-scale transport technologies. AIMES’ key objective is to deliver safer, more efficient and sustainable transport solutions for all road users to enable smarter cities to thrive.
Majid’s unique skillset includes research leadership, innovative vision, a track record in senior management, and industry engagement. He has extensive experience in strategic planning, business development and change management, bringing ideas to commercial viability.
Makoto Honda
Toyota Motor Corporation
Makoto Honda received a Doctor of Engineering from Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan. As an engineer he has worked for several various corporations including Tektronix and a small startup developing micro processor devices. At Toyota, he has been working mainly on research and development for conversational agent systems.
Manu Hingorani
Department of Transport and Main Roads QLD
Principal Engineer (ITS) | Metropolitan Region
Team Leader Network Optimisation | Metropolitan Region
Project Manager Bruce Highway Operations Project
Program Management and Delivery
Program Delivery And Operations | Department of Transport and Main Roads
Marco Morgante
Transurban
Marco Motta
Department Of Transport And Main Roads (qld)
Dr Marco Motta is a leader in data analysis and information design, with over a decade of experience in transport and academia. With a strong background in philosophy, Marco uses critical thinking to help organisations identify, define and solve complex strategic problems.
Most recently, Marco has been leading a number of high-profile, analytics projects, including the development of an organisation-wide program of performance dashboards.
Marcus Burke
NTC
Marcus Burke is Executive Leader, Future Technologies at the National Transport Commission and is responsible for the transport technology projects, including developing the legal framework for automated vehicles. He has presented at conferences both in Australia and internationally on the legal issues associated with automated vehicles and has also appeared before parliamentary inquiries at the state and federal level.
Marcus joined the NTC in 2011 and previously worked in the private sector, with extensive experience in IT product management.
Marcus has a combined Bachelor of Law/Science from the University of Melbourne and a Masters in Diplomacy and International Trade from Monash University.
Marcus van der Velden
Arcadis
As Associate Technical Director for Arcadis Australia, Marcus has over twenty-four years of experience providing transport technologies advice for public and private sector clients. With an extensive engineering, construction supervision and financial auditing background, Marcus’s specialist transport technology and mobility expertise has underpinned major schemes delivering public transport information advanced technologies within the freeway and arterial road networks across the globe. As an experienced facilitator, Marcus has led numerous stakeholder workshops across varying topics and presented at numerous national and international conferences.
Mats Bjerke
Q-free Norway As
R&D Engineer within the field of C-ITS, employed in the Future ITS solutions department at Q-Free Norway AS. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering at the Norwegian Univesity of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway.
Matthew Baylis
Department Of Transport And Main Roads
Matt began his career at the Department of Transport and Main Roads in 2011 as an Electrical Inspector. Since then he has progressed to his current position, Principal Technical Officer (Electrical & ITS), where he is responsible for the maintencance all electrical and ITS assets within the Region. Matt is also responsible for all new electrical and ITS devices that are installed as part of large infrastructure projects including Smart Motorways.
He has recently worked on a number of innovative projects including Hold The Red, Automatic Incident Detection, non -intrusive detection technologies as well as other large scale projects.
Matthew Gallaugher
WSP Australia Pty Ltd
Matthew is the Director of Strategic Projects for WSP’s Digital Services. He leads a team of around 35 engineers in Melbourne building digital solutions for a diverse set of clients. Matthew has 11 years’ experience in building, designing and managing complex software projects. These projects cover a range of industries including intelligent transport systems, road enforcement solutions, gaming, manufacturing, government and retail.
These projects have spanned the globe and have provided an understanding of operation in markets including Europe, North America, the Middle East, the Asia Pacific region. Matthew’s experience in computer vision-based product management has given him a strong ability to take the uncertainty of research and ideas and deliver commercially valuable solutions.
Matthew Hamlet
BRIDJ
Max Jamwal-Girdler
Department of Transport and Main Roads QLD
Md Mazharul (Shimul) Haque
Queensland University Of Technology (qut)
Dr Shimul Haque is an Associate Professor in transportation engineering at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Australia. He is a specialist in statistical and econometrics applications in transportation engineering and traffic safety. His research interests include traffic safety analysis, blackspot identification techniques, microscopic traffic flow models, travel behaviour, and Connected and Automated Vehicles. He has published more than 80 peer-reviewed research articles in top-class journals and international conferences. Dr Haque is an Associate Editor of the ASCE – Journal of Transportation Engineering, a prestigious journal within civil engineering published by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). He is also the Track Chair of Safety in Australasian Transport Research Forum (ATRF).
Medhi Langroudi
Main Roads WA
Merle Wood
National Taiwan University
Merle Wood is a Principal Traffic Engineer at Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads. She has 15 years of experience practising in traffic engineering and transport planning. Her current role in Engineering and Technology Branch is to measure the performance of state-controlled road network and research into alternative data analytics method and emerging traffic data collection technologies to enhance the current practice.
In her previous roles within the department, she led the operation of ramp signalling, traffic modelling and signal coordination in Brisbane Metropolitan area.
Merle obtained her PhD from Monash University. Her PhD thesis was on the impact of in-car navigation system on driver behaviour.
Michael Cybulski
Retina Visions
After graduating from QUT with a degree in civil/construction engineering, Michael founded Retina Visions in 2016 and incorporated it in October 2017. Throughout Michael’s studies and directly after leaving school, Michael worked as an estimator, design engineer and project manager in construction, transport, IT and academia for various organisations. Working closely with a number of road authorities within the asset maintenance and management space, Michael then started Retina Visions to look at improving efficiencies in the way that the road network is maintained and data is captured. Retina Visions provides road authorities with the ability to collect data and inspect the road network in near-real time, capturing assets and identifying defects on a daily basis.
Michael Roth
Veitch Lister Consulting
Michael is an experienced public policy developer and passionate advocate for a better transport system, designed to meet peoples’ expectations and improve safety, accessibility, affordability and sustainability. Michael has delivered a diverse range of transport projects, plans, strategies and policies with a focus on combining technical and behavioural insights on emerging opportunities. Michael has worked for the rail industry, Australian Government, Queensland Government, urban and rural local governments and community sector as the former Head of Public Policy for RACQ. For Veitch Lister Consulting, Michael leads the Mobility Policy team and is advancing strategic transport modelling to address the up-take of electric vehicles, micro-mobility and automated driving.
Michael Sparrow
Wsp
Michael is a Principal Project Visualisation Consultant at WSP where he is responsible for art direction and delivery of visualisation services. Over his 20 year career, Michael has taken leadership roles in a wide range of projects in the planning, design development and delivery phases. His strengths lay in visualisation technology innovation, directing and producing visualisation content with large multiple disciplinary visualisation teams. Michael passionate about technical innovation and how technology can be used to deliver great project outcomes. He has worked with a wide range of clients in transport, delivering innovative 3D / 4D visualisation, virtual and augmented reality together with Digital Engineering solutions.
Michael Towke
Transport for NSW
Michael Towke is a Program Manager with Transport for NSW.
Mick Spiers
CTS Singapore
Mick is driven by a strong vision to create a world where people can move freely around their cities without stress; without traffic; and without congestion. He is a technologist at heart and evangelises the adoption of new and innovative technology to make transport networks easy and intuitive to use and accessible to all. Prior to joining Cubic, Mick had a very successful career with the Thales Group. He will be responsible for managing and driving Cubic’s Transportation business in Asia.
Mickael Aubry
Faurecia
Mickael Aubry graduated from a French engineering school, specialized in automotive mechanical design and simulation.
He joined Dassault Systemes as a technical expert in automotive competency center, responsible for OEM customer projects in multiple fields (systems engineering, simulation, manufacturing, …)
8 years ago Mickael was relocated to China to support business in Asia Pacific, and became a consultant for automotive car makers as well as business development manager for new energy vehicle initiative and smart city.
Recently Mickael joined Faurecia as Innovation global program manager, managing development and delivery of solutions aiming at improving city air quality and traffic congestion.
Muhammad Ruhaizat Abd Ghani
Malaysian Institute Of Road Safety Research (miros)
Muhammad Ruhaizat Bin Abd Ghani was graduated with Bachelor of Science in Information System Management from Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia in 2011. His professional career begins as programmer analyst. Later, he expands his skills and knowledge to become software developer. His last position before joining MIROS was software engineer where he fully involved in software development life cycle. He has wide experience in planning, analysing, designing, implementing, and maintaining of IT-related development. In MIROS, he specialized his research to apply existing technology for products development in the field of ITS. He also develops system, software, and tools to assist researchers to collect and analyse data. Most of his research in MIROS are focusing on system development and system integration.
Mustafa Toker
Nathalie Sassen
Keolis Downer
Nathalie Sassen has been working for Keolis for the past six years. As Head of Customer Experience and Network Design her role is to deliver best-in-class mobility solutions to passengers and Public Transport Authorities. This has given her a very accurate understanding of the mobility needs in the different regions and an ability to innovate to meet their needs. Her expertise in Network design and planning, customer experience and new mobilities, has been a real value for the development of Keolis in Europe and now in Australia. Nathalie is currently based in Sydney.
Nicholas Brook
Principal Engineer, Cooperative and Automated Vehicle Initiative (CAVI), Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads
Nicholas Brook is a Principal Engineer for the Cooperative and Automated Vehicle Initiative (CAVI) at the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads. His is an RPEQ and Chartered Civil Engineer with a diverse working background including; road construction, design, contract management, traffic modelling, Managed Motorways, signal optimisations and network operations planning. He has a passion for improving road safety for all users.
Nicholas Mackay
Department of Transport and Main Roads QLD
Nicholas Platt
Royal Automobile Club Of Victoria
Nigel Nelson
WSP
Nikhil Ahuja
Queensland University Of Technology
Nikhil Ahuja is a data science graduate from QUT currently working with Dr. Ashish Bhaskar as a Research Assistant.
Olivier Hoang
Sopra Steria
Pablo Ruiz
Sice Pty Ltd
Pablo has over 12 years of experience as an IT professional. He has a successful track record working as a Project Manager, leading, managing and delivering large multi-million ITS projects across the globe, including countries such as UK, Greece, Australia and New Zealand. His wide international experience has provided him with extensive knowledge in ITS and Tolling, especially in Tolling Back Office Systems. He is currently SICE’s Operations Manager for the Australian division, managing the company’s operations nationwide, providing organisational leadership, improving operational systems and organisational effectiveness and playing a significant role in long-term planning.
Paul Baker
Vicroads
Paul Baker has a career spanning 20 years in information technology with the last 5 years specialising in information technology in Intelligent Transport Systems with a particular focus on information and cyber security in ITS.
Paul Grey
CEO, Cohda Wireless
Penny Dillon
Optus
Penny Dillon has overseen the Optus Sustainable Transport program successfully for 6 years. Using her experience in transport, communications and consumer insights, she has driven the evolution of sustainable transport at Optus to become an award-winning program. It is also the longest-running and one of the most successful workplace travel plan in Australia, having the lowest drive alone mode share of any business in Macquarie Park. Penny’s experience spans marketing, project management, transport planning, communications, change management and stakeholder management. She is an advocate for sustainable transport both at Optus and within Macquarie Park, leading a national transport team to deliver a positive employee experience for 10,000 Optus people.
Peter Chalmers
Transmax
Peter Davidson
Transposition
Peter Davis
WSP
Pete is a Transport Planner with 3 years’ experience in both the public and private sector in Queensland and New South Wales. During a year studying transport planning at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Pete developed a passion for international best practice multi-modal transport planning and research. While working at Brisbane City Council, he has gained experience across a diverse range of areas including road network planning, cycleways, bus priority infrastructure, accessible bus stop upgrades and bus network planning. Pete is now based in Sydney in the Transport Advisory and Planning team at WSP, where he has continued his career by contributing to various projects including public and active transport planning, policy, strategy and transport research.
Phil Allen
TomTom
Vice President for Sales in TomTom for the Asia – Pacific (APAC) region for the licensing of TomTom’s map and traffic data to assist in solving challenges in Mobility and Smart Cities in the enterprise sector. Customers and target audiences include Road Controlling Authorities, State Government, Municipalities, Emergency Services Logistics and Enterprise. Previously Phil was the MD of GeoSmart for 23 years until the company was purchased by TomTom in 2014 delivering mapping, traffic, traveler information and geospatial web solutions across New Zealand and Australia. Phil comes from a mapping and computer science background.
Philip Manning
Siemens Mobility Pty Ltd
Philip is both a civil and electrical engineer. He has more than twenty years’ experience in the electrical industry with eleven years’ experience working in the Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) industry in Australia and New Zealand.
Philip’s current role with Siemens Mobility has him based in Sydney, Australia and leading Siemens ITS business for the ANZ region, leveraging Siemens comprehensive ITS portfolio and long-standing global market experience of nearly 100 years in the industry.
Qi Sheng Tan
Raj Roychoudhry
Roads And Maritime Services
I am the A/Director ITS Engineering at Transport for NSW and I responsible for multiple disciplines undertaking ‘whole-of-life’ system engineering encompassing; concept of operations, system/sub-system and component design/prototyping through to implementation and component, subsystem/system verification, validation, system commissioning and operational compliance with system concepts and RMS’s project plans. These processes include consultative alliances with RMS, Transport, external agencies and our state/national clients and international peers.
This role encompasses; concept, planning and operations across a broad spectrum of the organisation and industry, including material and module assessment, system evaluation and operational solutions designed to minimise organisational, regulatory, operational and reputational risk, and maintain RMS as an industry leader within the national and international ITS arenas.
Rebecca Michael
RACQ
Dr Rebecca Michael is Head of Public Policy and Mobility at RACQ.
The RACQ is the peak advocacy body for Queensland road users and represents over 1.7 million members covering 50% of Queensland households.
In her role, Rebecca oversees research and develops and advocates for policy to promote safe, affordable and sustainable mobility, both now and into the future.
Rebecca has worked in the transport and infrastructure policy sector for several years and has delivered a diverse range of research, transport, infrastructure and economics projects and policies that focus on improving transport system outcomes to benefit Queensland.
Regan Yan
CEO Digital Alchemy
Renee Sizer
SAGE Group
Reza Mohajerpoor
Data 61, Csiro
Reza is a transport and control scientist with the Transport group of Data61. His research interests include automated vehicles, traffic network modelling, analysis and control, as well as machine learning applications to traffic systems. Reza carries over 10 years of research and working experience in a wide range of control and optimization projects with both theoretical and practical perspectives. He holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, a M.Sc. in Mechanical/Mechatronics Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Control Engineering. Reza has worked as a research fellow with multiple prestigious G-8 Australian Universities including the University of Sydney and Monash University.
Richard Delplace
Austroads
At Austroads, Richard leads a research program bringing together the ANZ transport agencies on all matters relating to road operations and planning. Smart motorways operations, ITS specifications, and new mobility solutions are some of his focus areas, with his scope also covering traffic engineering, modelling, temporary traffic management, and road freight. Richard is a board director of ITS Australia.
He brings a broad perspective and large industry network developed through various ITS engineering management positions in public sector, construction industry and consultancies over the last 20 years.
Richard Mitchell
Aurecon
Rich has worked in the Transport, Mining and Power industries for over 28 years, leveraging his extensive knowledge and vision for developing reliable and effective communication solutions. Rich’s lifelong interest in emerging technologies and motor racing has led him to the fields of Autonomous Transport Systems, C-ITS, Mobility as a Service, Smart Cities, Big Data the Internet of Things and how they may be integrated in new projects for more efficient use of existing resources so that we work more in harmony with the environment. He currently chairs an internal Aurecon Future Transport group.
Rob Hudson
SproutLogic
Rohith Poolakkal
Roland Elunai
Integrate
Ronald Boénau
Boénau International Transport Research
Ronald Boénau, P.E., international transport research advisor has 40 years experience in multimodal transport research, development and deployment of emerging advanced transport technologies and innovative user services. He was ITS Public Transportation Division Chief responsible for national ITS transit research in U.S. DOT. He’s active in international technical committees to advance global transport research and has a Bachelor and Masters. Najmeh Jami, an ITE International Future Leader graduate, is a transportation engineer with Stantec and has seven years experience in traffic engineering and multimodal mobility. Prior to Stantec, she worked at KCI in Nashville, TN. In both her careers, Najmeh has been involved in conducting various traffic analysis and coordinating feasible multimodal transportation improvements between professional team and city/state officials.
Rory McDonnell
Nokia Solutions And Networks
Nokia Business Development Manager for the Transportation Segment in the Oceania region. Masters Degree (Hons) educated professional with over 20 years experience in telecommunications having worked on projects involving CSP’s and transportation operators (Network Rail UK and Highways England).
Joined Alcatel-Lucent in 1998 and became an integral part of the Optics Post Sales engineering team, was promoted to Engineer, Senior Engineer, Team Leader and eventually to Principal Engineer within the deployment group. Moved to the global Pre-Sales Solution Architect, specializing in the area of Intelligent Transport and Oil and Gas communications systems. Moved to Australia in 2014 to perform the role of technical pre-sales engineer in the area of DWDM before moving to my current role in the Transportation Segment.
Russell Turnbull
Go Bus
Saeed Asadi Bagloee
The University Of Melbourne
Sajjad Shafiei
Data61|CSIRO
Dr.Sajjad Shafiei received his Ph.D. in Transport Engineering from Monash University. He joined Data61 as a postdoctoral research fellow in 2018. His research focused on estimating travellers’ movement patterns in urban networks. He has been involved in different engineering projects, such as the development of advanced dynamic traffic models, behavioural modelling and strategic four-step transport modelling. He is currently employing various machine learning techniques to support traffic simulations for short-term traffic prediction under non-recurrent incidents.
Sandra Witzel
SkedGo
Sandra has almost two decades of marketing experience, with a major focus on technology-based, disruptive and fast growing businesses. She has previously worked for start-ups, SMEs, corporates and agencies.
Her passion for the transport and travel sectors is unsurprising, as a German who has lived and worked in Malta, Australia, USA and, currently, England. She is now focused entirely on this area, as the Head of Marketing for SkedGo, a Mobility-as-a-Service tech enabler.
SkedGo is regularly represented by Sandra at major transport-tech events around the world and she leads their strategic partnership with the European MaaS Alliance.
Schalk van der Westhuizen
Mobileye
Scott Benjamin
WSP
Scott leads WSP’s Intelligent Transport Systems business in Australia and New Zealand. He has 20 years’ experience in team and project management, development of policy, strategy, feasibility studies, design, implementation and operation and maintenance of a wide variety of ITS for public and private clients.
Scott has been involved in the development of road user policy and strategy and played an integral part in the development of the first ITS Strategy in Australia, seconded to ITS Australia 1999. He has focused significantly on the development of policy and strategy to consider deployment of ITS in the UK, Europe and Australia with particular focus on CAVs in recent years.
Scott Penno
Sebastien Glaser
University of Technology Queensland
Sherrie-Ann Kaye
Queensland University of Technology
Shubham Sharma
Queensland University Of Technology
The author is a visiting research student at School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane. He is a Master of Technology in Civil Engineering with specialization in Transportation Engineering and Planning from Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, India.
Silje Troseth
Q-Free Australia
Simon Jackson
With over 15 years’ experience across the Australian and UK geospatial industries, Esri Australia’s Principal Consultant Simon Jackson has worked extensively with transportation, local government, and emergency services organisations to help them optimise their geospatial systems and streamline workflows.
Simon is a leading voice in the latest open data, analytics and technology trends and regularly appears in mainstream media.
Simon Latham
Wsp
Simon Patterson
Transport for NSW
Simon is a member of the core software development team for the Sydney Coordinated Adaptive Traffic System (SCATS). He has been instrumental in a number of Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) deployments that facilitate infrastructure-to-vehicle communication between adaptive traffic signal controllers and connected vehicles.
Simon Washington
University of Queensland
Simon Young
Cisco Systems
Simon Young is the General Manager for the Internet of Things (IoT) at Cisco focusing on the Energy and Transportation market and based in Melbourne, Australia. As a member of the APJC Digital Transformation Office, Young is responsible for helping customers define and deliver new digital businesses through go-to-market models and engagement methodologies. Helping customers seize the opportunities of tomorrow by proving that amazing things can happen when you connect the previously unconnected. Young has driven transformational initiatives across various sales and engineering roles during his 15 years with Cisco including developing and leading the Internet of Things (IoT) business across Australia and New Zealand.
Stacey Ryan
ITS Australia
Stacey brings to ITS Australia more than 20 years’ experience in communications, policy, and engagement in the public and private sector. In government, she worked in highly regulated environments including transport, planning, liquor and gaming, and emergency services. Stacey has a strong policy development and legislative background and managed engagement and building strong relationships with external stakeholders across all levels of government, NGOs, clients, collaborators, and the media; fostering partnerships that collaboratively work to solve problems we collectively face.
Stuart Allen-Keeling
Department of Transport and Main Roads QLD
Stuart Ballingall
TCA
Stuart Ballingall is the Executive General Manager of Transport Certification Australia (TCA), which has a lead national role in providing assurance services for transport technologies. Prior to TCA, Stuart held senior roles with Transport for Victoria, VicRoads, Austroads and General Motors Holden, and has led a wide range of major technical and policy programs in the transport domain. He has also been a member of the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) Board, the National Positioning Infrastructure Advisory Board, and various other national and international forums. Stuart holds a Bachelor of Engineering with honors, a Master of Business Administration, and is currently undertaking a PhD at the University of Melbourne researching safety assurance for automated driving systems.
Suvi Schwab
INIT Asia-Pacific
Suvi has 10 years of experience in working with Public Transport and technology. After finishing her Master of Science degree in Economics and Business Administration she joined INIT – the worldwide leading supplier of integrated ITS solutions for public transport. She started in the company’s HQ in Germany and since 2013 Suvi is based in Singapore. She is the Regional Manager for INIT Asia-Pacific, responsible for Asia. Suvi has extensive experience working with ITS for Public Transport and is often speaking at conferences and other events on various topics of the field. During her time at INIT, Suvi has worked with several types of ITS topics including Fare Collection, Inclusive Public Transport, Mobility-as-a-Service, Electromobility, Scheduling & and Fleet Management.
Tahira Shaheen
Terry Zhengwu Su
Department Of Transport And Main Roads
Terry Su is an Electrical Engineer with the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads in Brisbane. He received his bachelor’s degree in electrical and computing engineering from Queensland University of Technology in 2006. He is a chartered professional engineer registered with Engineer Australia. He was actively involved in C-ITS system testing, traffic equipment testing, managed motorway projects and drafting technical documents.
Tien Pen Hsu
Tim Cooper
Skedgo Pty Ltd
Tim Cooper has co-founded 3 software companies:
SmartsGroup (regulatory and surveillance software for securities markets; now owned by NASDAQ)
Edval Timetables (software for building and managing high school timetables)
Skedgo Pty Ltd – MaaS back-end and front-end technology
Skedgo is Tim’s current home. Skedgo is the world’s leading provider of MaaS technology: trip planner algorithms provided as a service, bookings and payments and front-end apps. Customisations can be done at the back-end, e.g. adding private transport modes to the trip planner results, and also to the front-end, e.g. custom look’n’feels for the user-facing apps.
Tim believes in the Pay-as-you-go flavour of MaaS, and he believes that MaaS should initially focus on out-of-towners.
Tim Fehon
Jacobs
Tim is a Principal Consultant with Jacobs who has been with Jacobs for five years. Tim has 19 years experience across Intelligent Transport Systems and Information Technology, crossing Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Tim has excellent technical and people management skills delivering across a variety of teams and clients, from small projects to large multi-year infrastructure projects.
Veronica Lauster
Vicki Lennox
CTCCL
Victor Shapilsky
Transport for NSW
Wee Leong Lai
St Engineering Electronics
Mr Lai Wee Leong has been working in the ITS industry since Year 2007. He started off as a project manager working on Junction Electronics Eyes, Expressway Monitoring and Advisory System project, etc. In year 2017, he took over as the product manager of Smart Parking Platform. Currently ST Engineering Electronics is one of the biggest carpark operators in Singapore which manage more than 300 carparks.
Wei Cie Wong
National Taiwan University
A student from National Taiwan University, interested in bus operation.
Will O’Neil
Busways
William Abbott
Xavier Vagedes
Robert Bosch Australia
Xianglong Liu
China Academy Of Transportation Sciences
Dr.Liu is the director of ITS department of CUSTReC of CATS, also the vice director of the Key Lab. on APTS of MOT, and his major research area mainly focus on Advanced Public Transportation System(APTS), Mobility as a Service(MaaS) and Urban Sustainable Transport Policy Study. As the team leader, he has drafted the Guideline on APTS of China issued by MOT, and also drafted 11 technical specifications on APTS issued by MOT. He is currently responsible for developing on China National Transit Database (CNTD) for MOT. Dr. Liu has published more than 40 scientific papers on ITS and APTS, and published the book of “APTS Research and Practice” as the editor-in-chief in 2015.
Yang Yang Bay
Siemens Mobility
Yu-Hsun Tsai
National Taiwan University
The author, Yu-Hsun Tsai is from Taiwan, and now, he is currently in the second year of the Master’s program at the Department of Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University.
This paper was completed with Prof. S.K. Jason Chang, who is a renowned experts in public transportation and transportation economy in Taiwan.
Yuxiang Jiao
National Taiwan University
Jiao Yuxiang, obtained a bachelor’s degree from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in transportation engineering at National Taiwan University. He has participated in urban logistics node optimization and investment quota research projects, so he has a strong interest in logistics.
Zay Maung Maung Aye
University Of Melbourne
Zay Maung Maung Aye received his Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from the University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, in 2018. He is currently a Research Fellow in the Department of Infrastructure Engineering at the University of Melbourne. His research interests include machine learning, data science, and intelligent transportation systems.