CONFERENCE DAY ONE Tuesday 27 November 2018

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1 Monday 26 November - Technical site tours: Canberra Metro 12:00pm 2:00pm and 2:00pm 4:00pm WELCOME RECEPTION 4:00pm 6:00pm Pre-conference registration, Foyer National Convention Centre (NCC) Welcome Address: Meegan Fitzharris MLA, Minister for Transport and City Services, ACT Government CONFERENCE DAY ONE Tuesday 27 November :30 Registration and welcome tea and coffee 08:50 Safety briefing 09:00 Welcome to Country Duncan Wiradjuri Smith OAM 09:10 Opening remarks Danny Broad, CEO, Australasian Railway Association 09:20 KEYNOTE Futureproofing the rail industry: A customer centric exploration Frances Valintine, Founder, Tech Futures Lab 10:00 Identifying the skills for a better future Adrian Hart, Associate Director, BIS Oxford Economics 10:35 Morning tea within the exhibition 10:40 Innovation hub First Floor, Exhibition The future of rail Mark Hughes, Regional Solutions Director - Digital Transformation, Asia Pacific & Middle East, Jacobs 11:10 Transforming the logistics of the future James Dixon, General Manager, Transport and Aviation, Australia Post 11: Young Rail Professionals Pitching Competition Industry judges: Emma Thomas, Director General, Transport Canberra Nick Easy, CEO, Queensland Rail Anna Squire, Australasia Rail Business Leader, Arup Steve Butcher, Executive General Manager, Rail Business Group, John Holland INTERACTIVE SESSION Vote for the winning pitch via the AusRAIL 2018 app. Winner announced at the Gala Dinner 2018 Finalists: Tyler Plowright, Pacific National Regional freight deliveries Pranoy Banerjee, CWG Project Services Gamification of rail safety Jessica Ghaleb, Jacobs Hands-free ticketing Owen Plagens, Downer Intelligent Seating Recommendation System (isrs) Henry Swisher, Jacobs Producing hydrogen for Australia s long distance freight network

2 12:30 Future Leaders 35 young stars have completed the ARA s 6-month Future Leaders program, developing commercially viable group projects to address an opportunity or challenge they have identified in our industry. The two winning projects from the program will be presented. INTERACTIVE SESSION Vote for the winning project via the AusRAIL 2018 app. Winners announced at the Gala Dinner 13:00 Lunch served within the exhibition 13:10 Innovation hub First Floor, Exhibition The design reuse revolution John Dyer, Project Manager Standardised Design Solutions & Cherie Lee, Value Engineering Manager, Level Crossing Removal Authority 13:35 Innovation hub First Floor, Exhibition Putting innovation on the rails Jacqueline Linke, Manager Innovation & Strategy, Sydney Trains 14:10 Afternoon technical sessions RTSA Stream Light rail Bradman Theatrette, Ground Floor RTAA Stream Lessons learned for the future Murray / Fitzroy Room, First Floor IRSE Stream Menzies Theatrette, Ground Floor Rail Suppliers Stream Nicholls Theatrette, Ground Floor ONRSR Stream Sutherland Theatrette, Ground Floor Bill Laidlaw, Rail Engineering 14:15 Canberra Metro Peter O Brien, Service Delivery Manager, Canberra Metro Operations 14:40 Planning a new light rail system for success and community acceptance Scott Elaurant, Transport Planning Lead, Arup Jacobs Joint Venture Auckland Light Rail Andy Wood, Technical Director, Arup Jacobs Joint Venture Auckland Light Rail 15:05 Sydney Light Rail: Light rail for a better future Robert Casimir, Executive Project Manager, Jacobs Chris McDougall, Technical Director, GHD Thomas Kerr, President, Rail Track Association Australia 14:15 Quality assurance at work: A story of depot weld compliance Ruben de Vries, Quality Engineer, Australian Rail Track Corporation 14:40 Experiences after one year of RailPAVE and IVES in Australia Henrik Vocks, Manager Technical Services, Rhomberg Rail Australia Ryan Jansz, National Technical Manager Asphalt, Boral Asphalt 15:05 Airport rail: Lessons learnt from Australian experiences Gary McGregor, Director, Transport Project Advisory Consulting Bob Hammer, Independent Trevor Moore, Principal Signals Engineer, Endeavour Management & Engineering 14:15 Proven SIL levels on new rail projects Mercedes Gonzalez-Palacio, Principal, Abbott Risk Consulting (ARC) 14:15 Road train operator perspectives of level crossing safety risks in remote areas: Preliminary findings and implications for action Associate Professor Anjum Naweed, Australasian Centre for Rail Innovation and CQUniversity 15:05 Using a SIL-rated driver advisory system to improve train operations safety and efficiency Graham Hjort, General Manager Control Systems, 4Tel Joe Schembri, Director Rail HVAC, Knorr-Bremse Australia 14:15 Real progress in rail research and development Dr Stuart Thomson, CEO, Rail Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) 14:40 Update on harmonisation of Australian rolling stock standards and what s next Neil Gibbs, Executive Director Rolling Stock, Rolling Stock Development Division, Transport for Victoria 15:05 Leveraging major project procurement to deliver benefits to regional NSW Guy Collishaw, Project Director Regional Rail, Transport for NSW Yvette King, Aboriginal Participation Manager, Transport for NSW Dr Todd Bentley, Executive Director Safety, Engineering & Environment, Metro Trains 14:15 The National Rail Safety Regulator Where is rail safety in 2018? Sue McCarrey, Chief Executive, Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator 14:40 Accreditation of new technology Peter Doggett, Executive Director National Operations, Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator 15:05 Learnings from major projects Simon Foster, Executive Director Technical, Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator

3 15:30 Afternoon tea served within the exhibition 15:35 Innovation hub First Floor, Exhibition Current approaches combining new technology and human factors to improve safety at level crossings Dr Gregoire Larue, Senior Research Fellow, ACRI 16:10 Afternoon technical sessions RTSA Stream What s ahead Bradman Theatrette, Ground Floor RTAA Stream Developments for the future Murray / Fitzroy Room, First Floor IRSE Stream Menzies Theatrette, Ground Floor Rail Suppliers Stream Nicholls Theatrette, Ground Floor ONRSR Stream Sutherland Theatrette, Ground Floor 1600 Technical speakers meeting John Watsford, Rail Engineering Allan Logan, Treasurer, Rail Track Association Australia Georgina Hartwell, Vice, IRSE Australasia Terry Sherliker, Head of Strategic Asset Management and Digital Transformation RSS, Downer Rail Dr Todd Bentley, Executive Director Safety, Engineering & Environment, Metro Trains 16:15 Which speed rail? The case for faster rail Graeme Steverson, Technical Executive Transport Planning, WSP 16:15 Securing a sustainable future for rail Steven Johnson, Managing Director, MATISA Australia Nikan Rezvani, Continuous Improvement Lead, Schneider Electric 16:15 A coherent national strategy for network control systems Bill Palazzi, Director, palazzirail 16:15 The case for systems engineering investment in early stages of Australian rail projects Bradley Hocking, Systems Engineer, Shoal Engineering Jase Berry, Graduate Engineer, Shoal Engineering 16:15 Policy update: Fatigue, drug and alcohol, cost recovery Julie Bullas, Executive Director Policy, Reform and Stakeholder Engagement, Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator 16:40 It s time to finish the job: Connecting Port of Brisbane to Inland Rail Peter Keyte, Chief Operating Officer, Port of Brisbane Pty Ltd 16:40 Broken rail detection system: A reliable and accurate onboard solution Stewart Blair, Head of Development, MRX Technologies, A Siemens Business 16:40 How to reduce the impact of track circuits failures Stanislas Pinte, CEO, ERTMS Solutions 16:40 Rail for a safer and more reliable future through the internet of trains Harshita Tiwari, Strategy & Business Development Manager, Transportation Business Unit, Cyient Ravi Murty, Deputy General Manager Rail Transportation Business Unit, Cyient 16:40 Trespass and self-harm countermeasures Associate Professor Anjum Naweed, Researcher, Australasian Centre for Rail Innovation 17:05 Freight rail: The untapped key to resolving passenger rail demand? Mark Xerri, Senior Transport Planner, WSP 17:05 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) for railway inspection Dongyu Zhang, PHD Candidate, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University MAE and Institute of Railway Technology 17:05 Going digital in an operating railway Warwick Talbot, Deputy Executive Director Engineering System Integrity, Sydney Trains 17:05 Running like clockwork: How Zurich s trams keep to time David Panter, Industry Solutions Manager - ITS, Trapeze Group Asia Pacific 17:05 Closing remarks from the 17:30 CLOSE OF DAY ONE 17:30-19:30 EXHIBITION NETWORKING DRINKS for speakers, sponsors, exhibitors and conference delegates Served within the Exhibition Hall, Ground Floor

4 CONFERENCE DAY TWO Wednesday 28 November :00 Registration and welcome tea and coffee 08:40 Safety briefing 08:50 Opening remarks Danny Broad, CEO, Australasian Railway Association 09:00 man s Address Bob Herbert AM,, Australasian Railway Association and TrackSAFE 09:20 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ADDRESS Hon Michael McCormack MP, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Infrastructure and Transport 09:40 FEDERAL OPPOSITION ADDRESS Hon Anthony Albanese MP, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development, Shadow Minister for Tourism 10:00 PANEL Rail for a better future: Priorities of the next generation Facilitator: Dr Polly McGee, Author, Digital Strategist, Good Hustler Panelists: Amy Lezala, Head of Engineering Rolling Stock, Metro Trains Melbourne Michelle Doolan, Track & Civil Engineer, AECOM Jamie Ross-Smith, Commercial and Compliance Manager, Unipart Group Australia Dallas Martin, Regional Manager - West, V/Line 10:40 Morning tea within the exhibition 10:45 Innovation hub First Floor, Exhibition Heading down the right track: Making a compelling business case for rail Ben Mason, Senior Economist, Frontier Economics : Emma Woods, General Manager - Passenger and Corporate Services, Australasian Railway Association 11:10 The yoga of rail: Creating customer connections in a service economy Dr Polly McGee, Author, Digital Strategist, Good Hustler 11:35 Urban rail and smart cities of the future James A. Moore, Principal, Advanced Planning Group, Jacobs (USA)

5 12:00 THE GREAT DEBATE Would passengers get a better deal if train operations were privately operated? Adjudicator: Prof Graham Currie, Director of Monash Infrastructure, of Public Transport, Professor in Transport Engineering, Monash University Affirmative team: René Lalande, CEO, Transdev Leah Waymark, Chief Corporate Relations and Business Development Officer, Metro Trains Australia Sarah Berman, Associate Director, EY Alternative team: Giselle Hodgson, Partner, Deloitte Ben Mason, Senior Economist, Frontier Economics More debaters to be announced INTERACTIVE SESSION Vote for the winning team via the AusRAIL 2018 app. Winners announced at session end 12:40 Lunch served within the exhibition 12:50 Innovation hub First Floor, Exhibition Godzilla versus Monet: Art and greening meets the rail monster Karan Coombe-Smith, Rail Care, Unit Manager, Environment and Amenity, Rail Maintenance, Asset Management, DPTI : Duncan Sheppard, General Manager - Freight and Contractors, Australasian Railway Association 14:10 A customer led future Todd Moyle, Chief Executive (Acting), KiwiRail 14:35 Transforming the future: Inland Rail project update Richard Wankmuller, CEO, Inland Rail, Australian Rail Track Corporation 15:00 PANEL Rail for a better supply chain future Facilitator: Dr Hermione Parsons, Industry Professor and Director, Centre for Supply Chain and Logistics, Deakin University Panelists: Marika Calfas, CEO, NSW Ports Greg Pauline, Director - Infrastructure and Property Assets, Qube Paul Williams, Chief Information Officer, Pacific National Todd Moyle, Chief Executive (Acting), KiwiRail 15:40 PANEL Smart rail: Technology of the future Facilitator: Loulou Hammad, Head of Communications, Australia, Bombardier Panelists: Paul Harris, Principal Engineer - Operational Control Systems, Network Integrity, Project & Assurance Division, Public Transport Victoria Prof Doug Creighton, Deputy Director, Institute for Intelligent Systems Research and Innovation (IISRI), Deakin University Dr Stuart Thomson, CEO, Rail Manufacturing CRC Bonnie Ryan, Senior Manager Freight, Logistics & Industrial Sectors, GS1 Australia 16:20 Close of AusRAIL :30 AusRAIL 2018 Gala Dinner Great Hall, Parliament House