Harmonisation in the Rail Industry

Alan is an executive leader with over 15 years of experience across government and private industries including transport, financial services, energy and telecommunications amongst others. He has extensive experience at

Rail Technology & Future Fuels

Luke is a chartered Mechanical Engineer with over 15 years experience, who is currently engineering lead of the rolling stock team for the Suburban Rail Loop project, as part of

Horizons Alumni Panel

Liz Reddy is a strategic leader with over 10 years’ experience managing complex operational portfolios on Victoria’s public transport network. Her experience across operational roles has given her deep knowledge

Harmonisation in the rail industry

Starting her career with maintaining trains in the UK, Amy joined the Department of Transport and Planning in 2022 as the Victorian Chief Engineer – Rail, supporting the Operators and

Horizons Alumni Panel

Zoltan is an engineering consultant with extensive experience working on multi-disciplinary transport projects. He has delivered and led safety assurance, RAM and systems engineering services on complex infrastructure, rolling stock

Scaling Risk Management Systems

With a career spanning rail, defence, aviation and automotive across Australia, Joe brings deep expertise in safety and risk management – and a reputation for delivering practical systems that work

Rail's Robotic Future

Driving innovation at the intersection of robotics, automation and infrastructure, Associate Professor Zoran Najdovski is redefining what’s possible in the rail industry. At Deakin University’s Institute for Intelligent Systems Research

Rail's Robotics Future

Bruce has spent more than two decades leading innovation across manufacturing, transportation, and advanced rail systems. As Senior Research Fellow at Deakin University’s Institute for Intelligent Systems Research and Innovation

Tackling Rail Industry Safety Risks

Sudha is RISSB’s General Manager – Products & Innovation, where he provides strategic leadership across RISSB’s product portfolio, safety and risk systems, and management system accreditation activities. Sudha is responsible

Harmonisation in the Rail Industry

Michael brings significant expertise in transport reform to his role as both the National Transport Commission (NTC) CEO and as an NTC Commissioner. Michael is focused on delivery of the

Rapid Fire Innovation

Rapid Fire Innovation – the fast, low-cost way to ‘Get Stuff Done’, idea generation, building MVPs, create the ultimate pitch Futurist Steve Sammartino is a tour de force in the

Practical Guide to Wellbeing at Work

Dr Matt O’Connor is a registered, Clinical Psychologist, having completed the Doctor of Psychology (Clinical) at Griffith University and is also a board-approved supervisor. Matt currently works in his own

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