Day One - Wednesday 3rd September 2008

8:30 Registration and welcome tea

9:00 Opening remarks from the Chair

Hal Morris, CEO, Australian Logistics Council

9:15 KEYNOTE ADDRESS: The national freight transport agenda

• The role of Infrastructure Australia
• Auslink 2
• What the Federal Government is doing to alleviate freight blockages and increase capacity

Susan Page, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government

MINISTERIAL ADDRESS

9:40 New South Wales’ projects and strategies: Meeting the growing freight task

• Port Botany expansion
• Catering for growth in container trade
• Expansion projects at Port Kembla

The Hon Joseph Tripodi MP, Minister for Ports and Waterways, New South Wales

10:05  John Foster, CEO, AMC Search

10:10  Coffee break

MINISTERIAL ADDRESS

10:25 Improving South Australia’s infrastructure to meet freight needs

• The Strategic Infrastructure Plan and its implications for freight
• The northern connector

The Hon Patrick Conlon MP, Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Energy, South Australia

10:50 Queensland’s freight initiatives: Plans and strategies

• Expanding Queensland’s coal ports
• The role of road and rail
• Update of the South-East Queensland Intermodal Freight Terminals Study

Gary Fenlon MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport, Trade, Employment and Industrial Relations, Queensland

OUTLOOK

11:15 Global economic outlook

• Review of commodity market outlook
• Implications of emerging economies including China
• Emerging challenges
• Emerging challenges in containerized freight sector

Dr Don Gunasekera, Chief Economist, Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics

NATIONAL FREIGHT TRANSPORT PLANS

11:40 Update of the National Transport Policy Framework: A new Beginning?

• Why Australia needs a national transport plan
• An integrated approach to moving people and freights
• Implementing a national approach to transport policy

Nick Dimopoulos, CEO, National Transport Commission

12:05 Lunch

1:05 Industry’s View: The way forward for Australia’s supply chain

• Priorities for action
• Industry – government partnership
• Where to from now for reform

Ivan Backman, Chairman, Australian Logistics Council

PORTS

1:30 The infrastructure imperative: Melbourne’s strategic agenda/plans

• Marine infrastructure
• Road/rail links

Stephen Bradford, CEO, Port of Melbourne Corporation

1:55 Sydney Ports: Current Port Botany developments and future plans

• Developments at Enfield
• Future growth for Sydney Ports
• Improving the efficiency of the road and rail interface

Grant Gilfillan, CEO, Sydney Ports Corporation

MINISTERIAL ADDRESS

2:20 Meeting Victoria’s freight challenges: Expansions and developments

• Channel deepening
• Intermodal facilities across Victoria
• The future of Victoria’s freight

The Hon Tim Pallas MP, Minister for Roads and Ports, Victoria

STEVEDORES

2:45 Revolutionising the waterfront: Patrick’s productivity and capacity advances

• Improving efficiency
• Providing reliable, technologically advanced and cost effective stevedoring

Doug Schultz, Divisional General Manager Container Ports, Patrick

3:10 Afternoon tea

SHIPPING

INTERNATIONAL ADDRESS

3:30 Shifting trends in global shipping and Asia port development

• Update on investor sector stances in shipping
• A review of shipping markets and container trade projections
• China port snapshots

Charles de Trenck, Analyst and Founding Partner, Transport Trackers, Hong Kong

3:55 Update on shipping: Australia’s role in the global picture

• The change in direction on shipping policy under the Labor Government
• The link between trade, economic development and security
• The role of coastal shipping
• Promoting maritime skills development

Paddy Crumlin, National Secretary, Maritime Union of Australia

4:20 Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics: Continuing effective and efficient global transportation

• RoRo Trade Growth
• Shipping developments and green initiatives
• Supply chain management

Greg Martin, Regional Director, Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics

4:45 Closing remarks from the Chair

7:00AUSINTERMODAL DINNER

This year AusIntermodal will host a dinner at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The dinner will commence at 7:00pm and finish at approximately 10:30pm. Your delegate registration includes dinner, however it can be booked separately for those who wish to attend as a networking opportunity. Reservations are essential so please use the registration form on the back of this brochure to confirm your attendance or book additional places

Day Two - Thursday 4th September 2008

8:30 Registration and welcome tea


9:00 Opening remarks from the Chair


Neil Aplin, Non Executive Director, Meyrick and Associates

INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE ADDRESS

9:15 European policy towards more sustainable transport

• Modal and logistics diversification of Hinterland transport: Towards shorter routes and more sustainable modes
• Internalisation of external costs
• Marco Polo program: Supporting industries to encourage modal shifts

Jean Trestour, Head of Unit for Motorways of the Sea and Intermodality, European Commission

SUPPLY CHAINS

9:40 Supply chain solutions: Improving productivity and operational performance

• Developing the infrastructure, technology and expertise needed to optimise industry supply chains

Michael Byrne, CEO, Linfox Logistics

10:05 Visy’s planned supply chain initiatives

• Smooth supply chain corridors
• Dealing with blockages in the freight industry

Doug Lukin, Director Supply Chain, Visy

10:30 Morning tea

10:50 Tackling supply chain blockages: A Woolworths perspective

• Investing in supply chain redevelopment
• Challenging retail logistics paradigms

Geoff Thomas, National Transport Manager, Woolworths

ROAD & RAIL

11:15 Understanding the interfaces and leveraging capability to unlock supply chain value

• Global influences in freight movement
• Supply chain dynamics
• Unlocking the value

John Montague, General Manager Retail, QR Freight

11:40 Australian rail: Key initiatives and developments

• Achieving a competitive and viable East Coast railway
• The four initiatives targeted at retaining and increasing the amount of freight on rail

Bryan Nye, CEO, Australasian Railway Association

12:05 ATA: Trucking and its role in the supply chain

• Chain of responsibility laws and their affect on the industry
• The impact of escalating fuel costs
• Reducing environmental impact
• Addressing the issue of limited resources

Stuart St Clair, CEO, Australian Trucking Association

ENVIRONMENT

12:30 Freight and climate change: The role of the transport industry in reducing greenhouse gas emissions

• Reducing greenhouse gases
• Responding to carbon trading

Don Henry, Executive Director, Australian Conservation Foundation

12:55 Case study of the Future Fuels Forum

• Implications for the freight industry
• Major challenges in arriving at a secure and sustainable transport fuel mix
• Policy changes
• The international oil supply

Paul Graham, Energy Futures Research Leader, CSIRO

1:20 Closing remarks from the Chair

2:00 Port of Melbourne Port Tour

Port of Melbourne Corporation will host a boat tour for AusIntermodal delegates to gain a greater insight into the operations of Australia's premier container and general cargo port. The 90 minute guided tour provides a unique opportunity for delegates to visit the Swanson Dock container terminal, the Webb Dock motor vehicle terminal and liquid bulk facilities en route. Delegates will also learn about key aspects of the Channel Deepening Project currently under way including the protection of services in the Yarra River.

Coach transport to the departure point will be provided and participants will be taken back to the hotel by 4:30.
Please note: Places to the port tour are strictly limited to the first 75 delegates who register for the tour.