Antony Straubhaar is acting Chief Engineer at Transport for NSW, where he provides technical leadership, engineering governance and assurance across the NSW transport portfolio of $238b assets spanning rail, road, bus, ferry, maritime and active transport. With nearly two decades of experience across the public and private sectors, Antony brings a breadth of expertise in […]
Callum is an Emergency Management practitioner with a keen focus on bridging technologies with decision-support in emergency management operations. He applies geospatial tools, hydraulic modelling, automation, and data analytics to enhance situational awareness, support critical decision making, and improve preparedness, coordination, and response across government and emergency services.
Casey Sloper is Superintendent Operations – Train Control at Rio Tinto, where she leads the safe operation of the world’s first autonomous heavy haul railway. Her team supports the movement of more than a million tonnes of iron ore each day across 2000 kms of complex, high-performing rail network. Casey has spent over 13 years […]
Nick is a Principal Signals Engineer with Rio Tinto Iron Ore, bringing over 20 years of experience in signalling, communications, and advanced train control systems across heavy-haul railways. He holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern Queensland and has built his career across maintenance, asset management, and operational delivery in both […]
Michael E. Cholette is a leader in infrastructure asset management, with expertise in reliability modelling, CBM, and maintenance optimisation. As an Associate Professor at QUT and CEO of the Asset Institute, he works closely with partners across rail, energy, and industrial sectors to improve data‑driven maintenance and decision‑making. His work supports major organisations across Australia […]
As the Director of Specialised Services and Solutions for the Cross River Rail Delivery Authority, Jordan is responsible for Digital Engineering, Building Information Modelling (BIM), Data and Analytics, Geographic Information System (GIS), 3D Visualisation, and Artificial Intelligence for the Cross River Rail project. He currently oversees several successful engineering teams that leverage technology to improve […]
Sally Stannard was appointed as Director-General of the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) in 2023, where she oversees TMR’s delivery of transport services and infrastructure, the shaping of current and future transport systems, and management of the State’s transport regulation, marine and road safety functions. TMR has approximately 6850 staff and an annual […]
As the Director of the Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science at UniSC, Gemma leads research that applies theories and methods from Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE), systems science and safety science to enhance safety, health and wellbeing. Gemma has led and contributed to several publications related to human factors and ergonomics, transportation safety, […]
Roger is an accomplished engineer with over 35 years’ experience in design, integration, and project delivery across Defence, Toll Systems, and Rail. After nine years as Chief Engineer, and four years leading Aurizon’s Fleet Decarbonisation Program, advancing zero-emission technologies and practical emission-reduction initiatives it was time for a change. Roger established Taglio, partnering with Harding […]
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 private practice – ConnectEd Counselling and Consultancy and has worked with a diverse range of people and settings including schools, acute mental health units, residential […]
