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Thank you to everyone who joined us in world-class sustainable Brisbane for Urban Rail 2024 on 18-19 June at the Sofitel Brisbane.
Bringing together stakeholders across every level of the light rail, suburban rail, metro and high-speed rail passenger rail sector to hear cutting-edge case studies and lessons learned from projects locally and globally, the event celebrated how urban rail is reshaping the Australasian landscape by reducing traffic congestion and greenhouse emissions and transforming the way we travel by offering smart solutions and multimodal connections.
Looking forward to welcoming you to Urban Rail 2025!
2024 Speakers
Kat Stapleton
Chief Executive Officer, Queensland Rail
Phil Mumford
Chief Executive Officer, GoldLinQ
Frankie Carroll
Chief Executive Officer, Suburban Rail Loop Authority
Graeme Newton
Chief Executive Officer, Cross River Rail Delivery Authority
Georgia Gosse
Principal, Infrastructure Advisory, Aurecon
Ben Phyland
Head of Rollingstock Development, Department of Transport & Planning, Victoria Government
Duncan Edghill
Chief Executive Officer, ALTRAC Light Rail
Emilie van de Graaff
Director, Elleeva Associates
Peter Gill
Program Director – Queensland Train Manufacturing Program (QTMP), Translink Division, Department of Transport and Main Roads
Paul Fergusson
Strategic Rolling Stock Consultant, Jacobs
Luuk Kessels
ATO Lead, OTIV Belgium
Ellie Bowden
Construction Safety Manager, Degnan
Peter Papantoniou
General Manager (Rail Infrastructure Delivery), Translink
Lucie Anderton
Head of Sustainability, UIC
Tom Sargant
Pacific Representative, UIC
Samantha Abeydeera
Head of Transport for Brisbane, Brisbane City Council
Jackson Koch
Accessibility Officer, Keolis Downer Adelaide
Sarah Taylor-Dayus
A/G EGM, Transport Canberra and City Services
Anthony Haraldson
Executive Branch Manager, Light Rail Operations, Transport Canberra and City Services
Laura Wang
Design Engineer, Siemens Mobility
Neil Scales OBE
Independent Board Member
James Hammett
Managing Director, UKTram
Vijayaraghavan Kesavan
Engineering Department Head – ETCS, Alstom
David Fazio
Construction Director, Degnan
Urban Rail 2024 Dinner
19 June 2024 | Sofitel Brisbane | 6:30pm – 10:30pm
Guest speaker: Nat Cook OAM OLY
Five-time Olympian, Olympic Gold & Bronze medallist, author and coach
Serving as a Director of Brisbane 2032, Olympic and Paralympic Games Organising Committee, and holding a position on the World Olympians Association Board, Nat is a firm believer in the transformational power of sport and the life lessons learnt pursuing your dreams.
Join Nat at the Urban Rail 2024 conference dinner learn how she is inspiring the next generation of athletes, teams and leaders before she flies out to Paris for the 2024 Olympics.
Commencing with pre-dinner drinks at 6.30pm, the Urban Rail Conference dinner takes place on the evening of the 19th June at the Sofitel Brisbane and includes our guest speaker plus the presentation to our Next Generation Conference Scholarships. Attendees must register to attend the conference as well.
Available to sponsor
Acceleration Allies
NEW TO 2024 | Count Her In: Achieve a minimum 30% female representation to join our ‘Acceleration Allies’ program
To celebrate the 2024 theme of International Women’s Day, ‘Count Her In: Accelerating Gender Equality Through Economic Empowerment’ Informa Australia will be showcasing the organisations who achieve a minimum of 30% female representation at Urban Rail & Rail Signalling with special acknowledgements as ‘Acceleration Allies’. This representation will include speakers, delegates, sponsors and delegates. Join the movement to ‘Count her in’ and enjoy special recognition at the event.
Next Generation Conference Scholarships
Congratulations to the winners of the Next Generation Conference Scholarship for Urban Rail 2024:
Natalie Davenport, Consultant, SYSTRA ANZ
Gabriella D’Agata, Graduate Engineer, SYSTRA ANZ
Geet Janawalkar, Graduate Electrical Engineer, Queensland Rail
Yuxin Liu, Graduate Engineer, SYSTRA ANZ
Milan Naidu, Rail Engineer, WSP
Will Penrose, Technical Sales Engineer, Vossloh Australia
Feng Yang, Advisor, Urban Design, Suburban Rail Loop Authority
Hudson Yao, Rail Engineer, WSP
Aiden Yap, Graduate Engineer, SYSTRA ANZ
Zameer Zuhair, Graduate Engineer, SYSTRA ANZ
We’re delighted to be supporting the winners professional development and sharing their innovative ideas on how to disrupt or bring greater awareness of urban rail in Australia and New Zealand!
WINNERS WILL RECEIVE:
- Complimentary attendance to the Rail Signalling Workshop (17 June) + Urban Rail Conference (18-19 June)
- Certificates of acknowledgment at the Urban Rail conference dinner
2024 Event Photos
View images from Urban Rail 2023
Insights
Light rail is coming to Auckland
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The very light rail technology that will make trams two thirds cheaper to install
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Understanding machine learning within rail asset management
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Delivering a world class light rail project
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CAF’s light rail expansion in Australia
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The role of light rail in an integrated future transport network
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Bombardier’s solution for tram networks in growing cities
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Innovative approach for LRT and Tramway Management
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Light Rail Project In Jerusalem: Opportunities & Challenges
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ABB – Innovations in Light Rail DC Traction Networks
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Event Code Of Conduct
This code explains our expectations and rules, which includes general good practice behaviour – because actions can impact others and everyone has a role to play in getting it right.
Anyone not following these rules or behaving in an unacceptable way will be asked – and expected – to stop doing so immediately and may be removed from the event. Read our Event Code of Conduct here.
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.
when & where
18 - 19 Jun 2024
Sofitel Brisbane
49 Turbot St
Brisbane QLD 4000
+ 61 7 3835 3535
www.sofitelbrisbane.com.au
contact
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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