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We are delighted to announce that the 3rd Annual Rail Decarbonisation Conference will be held on the 5-6 August at a brilliant new venue the Sofitel Sydney.
Join us as we place decarbonisation at the centre of the discussion for the rail industry.
The 2024 event will bring together key industry experts to provide exposure to new ideas, innovations and viable emerging technologies, as well as addressing the latest policy settings, regulations and social license for both the passenger rail and freight rail sectors.
The 3rd Annual Rail Decarbonisation Conference will be co-located with Connect Rail 2024. An exciting new industry platform for addressing rail’s future. Showcasing the latest innovations and business opportunities, it connects technology, knowledge and people all under the one roof for an interactive exchange of ideas and solutions.
Mark your calendars to join us in August!
Speakers
Sam Longman
Head of Sustainability and Corporate Environment, Transport for London and Deputy Chair The London Climate Ready Partnership
Dr Natalie Pelham
Chief Executive, ONRSR
Keir Fitch
Head of Rail Safety and Interoperability Unit DG Mobility and Transport, European Commission
Brian Brennan
Chief Executive Officer, Transdev Australia & New Zealand
Edwina Johnson
Branch Head, Safeguard Mechanism and Carbon Leakage Review, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Carolyn Cox
Sustainability Manager | Kaiwhakahaere Rauora, City Rail Link Ltd
Vivek Dhar
Director - Mining and Energy Commodities Research, Commonwealth Bank
Georgia Gosse
Principal, Infrastructure Advisory, Aurecon
Roger Buckley
Fleet Decarbonisation Manager, Aurizon
Damien Harding
Principal, Harding Innovation Consulting
Anitra Hobby
ESG Principal, Pacific National
Rob Ramsden
Principal Energy, & Climate Change Capability, Rio Tinto
James Stephens
Manager Fleet Decarbonisation, Pacific National
Ian Cook
Power Modelling Manager, Metro Trains Melbourne
Oliver Fong
Technical Director - Rolling Stock Lead, VIC, Mott MacDonald
Jayden Thomas
Rolling Stock Performance Engineer, Mott MacDonald
Frank Szanto
Technical Director - Rolling Stock, Jacobs
Joo Yin Ong
Green Transport Leader, Trading & Transition, Energy Australia
Troy Harrison
Manager Environment Strategy, Queensland Rail
George Sfinas
Engagement Manager, Standards Australia
Mamta Shetty
ESG Principal, Pacific National
Jane Gillespie
Rail Decarbonisation Leader
Dean Newburn
Regional Vice President, Global Services – Asia Pacific, Wabtec
Darren McNamara
Director Strategy-Freight, Transport for NSW
Peter Papantoniou
General Manager (Rail Infrastructure Delivery), Translink
Dr Jim Altham
Sustainability Coordinator, Infrastructure Planning and Land Services, Public Transport Authority of Western Australia
Dr Amy Philbrook
Hydrogen Technical Leader – Australasia, Arup
Thom Rawson
Sustainable Rail Principal, RSSB UK
Dr Samuel Parsons
Director Environment and Sustainability, V/Line Corporation
Next Generation Scholarships
Congratulations to the winners of the Next Generation Conference Scholarship for Connect Rail 2024:
We’re delighted to be supporting the winners professional development and sharing their innovative ideas bringing greater awareness of rail’s power to transform across decarbonisation, operations and infrastructure.
Sakura Mukhopadhyay, Railway Electrification Engineer, Arcadis
Sarah Ly, Consultant, Infrastructure Advisory, Aurecon
Tamika Roberts, Rollingstock Engineer Level 1, Aurizon
Michael Haynes-Lovell, Graduate Mechanical Engineer, Aurizon
Hari Radhakrishnan, Graduate Civil Engineer, Aurizon
Theo Vander Heyden, Rollingstock Engineer, Public Transport Authority
Yuxin Liu, Graduate Engineer, Systra ANZ
Matthew Edwards, Graduate Engineer, Systra ANZ
Vivien Au, Assistant Consultant, Systra ANZ Natalie Davenport, Consultant, SYSTRA ANZ/Bamser
Gabriella Vidgen, Graduate Rail Engineer, WSP
Jadon Beaumont, Rail Engineer,WSP
WINNERS WILL RECEIVE:
• Complimentary attendance to the Two-Day Connect Rail Conference being held on the August 5-6 at the Sofitel Sydney
• Certificates of acknowledgement – to be presented at the Connect Rail Conference on Day Two 6 August during the closing plenary session
• Access to the three dedicated conference programs; Rail Operations, Rail Infrastructure & Rail Decarbonisation, along with multiple networking opportunities and access to the approved speaker presentations post-event
Supporters & Partners
The Rail Decarbonisation Conference is proud to support BiomimicryNL and their mission to empower people to create nature-inspired solutions for a healthy planet.
Media Partner
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Testimonials
Hear what our 2022 attendees had to say:
“A great way to get into the mix of decarbonisation within the industry which allows recipients to understand the latest and greatest insights and what implications may arise.”
“The conference brought together a good mix of industry representatives who were willing to openly share their perspectives, experiences, knowledge and learnings to guide the ongoing conversation of how to decarbonise a critical part of Australia’s mobility and deliver sustainable transportation.”
“Thoroughly enjoyed it. It provided significant learnings to continue to push for improvements in everything we do, and to look from alternative perspectives, to provide more sustainable outcomes.”
“As a young rail engineer attending a conference like this was very inspiring and insightful to see where the future of rail is heading. It was very informative to see the new innovations that are being researched to decarbonise the rail industry.”
“It was a great event to connect with sustainability, environment and technical rail professionals that are focused on the challenges of decarbonisation.”
ConnectMe + Streamly
ConnectMe • Networking enhanced
All of our events utilise a bespoke dynamic smartphone app, ConnectMe – which guarantees attendees a premium event experience. Logins are sent prior to the conference commencement allowing you to check who’s attending, schedule in meetings and catch ups, participate in live Q+A and interactive polls, and much more. ConnectMe ensures you never miss a beat prior, during and post event.
Streamly • On-Demand video vault
Streamly is a new video platform from Informa Connect – hosting hours of session recordings from our events and more. Select the Streamly add-on at the checkout to receive year round access to exclusive On-Demand session recordings from all of our related transport events*. Login information will be sent post event. For more information visit our Streamly page.
* Note: In a minority of cases, speakers may request their sessions to be excluded from Streamly access.
FasterForward
FasterForward is Informa’s approach to sustainability, moving faster to become a zero waste and net carbon business. Our goal is to become carbon neutral across our events by 2025 and a zero waste and net carbon business by 2030.
Sustainability
Our Commitment to Sustainability
In Australia, we are committed to running our events in an environmentally and socially responsible way. Across Informa Connect we are focusing on the short and long-term sustainability impacts we have on customers and colleagues alongside the communities we work in.
We recognise that it’s not just about the way we produce our events and products but recognising that we have a role to play in providing a space to work in partnership together with our markets to inspire the sustainable development of the industries we serve.
To read more on our latest sustainability reports and Faster Forward initiatives – click here.
when & where
05 - 06 Aug 2024
Sydney Sofitel Wentworth
101 Phillip St,
Sydney NSW 2000
Hotel Delegate Offer:
- The hotel is delighted to offer a 10% discount on best available flexible rate advertised on hotel website for delegates wishing to book at the hotel.
- Discount available for stay on 04th August 2024 – 06th August 2024.
- To redeem this discount, please quote 2408INFCON by contacting our in-house reservations team via phone on 02 9228 9188 during business hours or e-mail on H3665@sofitel.com (This discount code is not redeemable online)
Terms and conditions:
- Rooms are to be booked on a “first come, first serve” basis
- Rooms will be subject to availability at the time of enquiry
- A credit card is required to guarantee reservations
- If you need to cancel your reservation, please let us know 24 hours prior to your arrival date to avoid a cancellation fee of the first night’s stay, or in the event of a “no-show”
contact
Still have a question?
General Information & Registration
Customer Service
+61 2 9080 4307
info@staging.informa.com.au
Sponsorship & Exhibition Opportunities
Sarah Ingram
+61 406 530 043
Sarah.Ingram@informa.com
Speaking Enquiries
Kate Twentyman
Senior Conference Director
Kate.Twentyman@staging.informa.com.au
Marketing & Media Enquiries
Paul O’Connor
paul.c.oconnor@informa.com