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2017 CONGRESS PROGRAM

 

Monday 6 November
10:30am REGISTRATION Albany Entertainment Centre
11.00am Albany Showcase and Tour, departing from the Albany Entertainment Centre
5.00pm Welcome Reception, National Anzac Centre
   
Tuesday 7 November
8:00 am REGISTRATION Albany Entertainment Centre
8:45 am

OPENING ADDRESS
Mayor David O'Loughlin, ALGA President

9:00 am

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: TRANSPORT CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR TOMORROW

Russell Whale, Associate Prinicipal, ARUP

9:30 am

STATE GOVERNMENT ADDRESS

Richard Sellers, Director General of the Department of Transport

10:00 am MORNING TEA
10:30 am

GOVERNMENT ADDRESS

The Hon Darren Chester MP, Minister for Infrastructure and Transport

11:00 am

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: SHAPING AUSTRALIA'S TRANSPORT FUTURE THROUGH ROAD REFORM

Adrian Kemp, Founding Partner HoustonKemp Economists

11:45 am LUNCH (including 12.00pm Melbourne Cup)
12:30 pm

IMPROVING FREIGHT PRODUCTIVITY

National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy Inquiry
Nicole Lockwood, Inquiry Member

WA Wheatbelt Case Study
Cr Rick Storer, Chair North Regional Road Group

TraNSIT Tool Update and Local Goverment Engagement
Andrew Higgins, CSIRO

1:30 pm

LOCAL ROADS AND BRIDGES – FIT FOR PURPOSE
Next Generation Asset Management and Innovation - Government

Peter Damen, Australian Road Research Board

Mike Brady, General Manager Infrastructure Services, Toowoomba

Adrian Kemp, HoustonKemp Economists

2:30 pm AFTERNOON TEA
3.00pm

ALBANY CASE STUDY
Andrew Sharpe, Chief Executive Officer, Albany City Council
Andrew Duffield, WA Main Roads
Nicholas Fertin, Chief Executive Officer, Southern Port Authority
Greg Thornton, Albany Zone Manager, Co-operative Bulk Handling Limited Albany

4:00 pm

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
Donna Wieland, General Manager Transport Technology Futures Branch, Department of Infrastructure
Russell Whale, ARUP
Adrian Kemp, HoustonKemp Economists

5:00 pm DAY ONE CLOSE
6:30pm

Congress Dinner

   
Wednesday 8 November
9:00 am STORMWATER - NEW APPROACHES TO FUNDING

Andrew Reese, Principal, The Wood Group

9:30 am LOCAL GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE: THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF COMMUNITIES
10:30 am     MORNING TEA
11:00 am

IMPROVING SAFETY ON LOCAL ROADS
Updating the National Road Safety Strategy and Key Initiatives

Natalie Lockwood, Austroads Program Manager
Safety at Road Worksites Project

Dr Dan Sullivan, Austroads Project Manager

11:45 am

REGIONAL AIRPORTS
Policy Initiatives

Guy Thompson, Chairman of Australian Airports Association and Chief Operating Officer at Perth Airport
Albany Airport Case Study

Andrew Sharpe, City of Albany

12:30pm LUNCH
1:30pm

CONGRESS POLICY SPRINT

Review the Agenda
Refine the Priorities
Recommend the Future Directions

2:15 pm

COMMUNIQUE AND THE PLAN FOR 2018: ELECTION CAMPAIGN INSIGHTS

2:30 pm

ALGA PRESIDENT'S CLOSE