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Agenda
Day One: Monday 7th November 2011
| 8:30am |
Registration and morning refreshments
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| 9:00am |
Speed networking sessions
Youll get to know your peers right from the start in this relaxed
and informal speed networking session. Bring your business cards!
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| 9.20am |
Opening remarks from the Chair
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| 9:30am |
The intermodal freight challenge for Australia: What are the obstacles and opportunities for growth?
- Inter-state corridors
- Ports
- Terminals
- Energy prices/freight rates
- Regulatory rationalisation
- Congestion
- Greenhouse gas abatement
Dr David Gargett, Senior Researcher, Bureau of Infrastructure,
Transport and Regional Economics,
Department of Infrastructure and Transport
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| 10.00am |
The next wave of freight productivity
- National Ports Strategy: Moving towards implementation
- Developing the National Freight Strategy: Next steps
- Future directions
Paul Sullivan, Chief Strategy Officer,
National Transport Commission (NTC)
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Industry Keynote Session
| 11.00am |
Australias port intermodal challenges
- Qubes Vision
- Container logistics
- Intermodal locations
- Auto and bulk logistics
- The next 10 years
Maurice James, Managing Director, Qube |
Industry Keynote Session
| 11.30am |
The supermarket supply chain
- Achieving improvements to service levels, end-to-end costs and
working capital ratios
- National distribution centres and warehousing facilities with
control over both primary and secondary transport
- An optimised network with flexibility to meet future
business needs
Eric Willemse, Logistics Development Manager, Woolworths |
International Keynote
| 12.00pm |
Canadas Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative
- What the Gateway Initiative has achieved and directions going
forward
The Hon Stockwell Day, Former President, Treasury Board and
Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, Government of Canada and
Distinguished Fellow, Asia Pacific Foundation
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| 1.30 |
A national interstate rail network: Update on the North-South rail corridor
- How will these upgrades lift the performance, reliability and capacity of the rail corridor?
- The role of technology in increasing network capacity
- How does rail rate for intermodal traffic?
- How competitive is rail to road transport?
Fred Affleck, Chair, Australian Freight Council Network |
State Case Study Session
| 2.00pm |
Meeting the growing freight task in New South Wales
The Hon John Ajaka MLC,
Parliamentary Secretary for Transport and Roads, New South Wales
Investing in transport infrastructure to pave the way for
future economic development
Norm McIlfatrick, Secretary,
Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources, Tasmania
A Q&A session will follow the state by state case studies,
highlighting:
- The implementation of freight projects and projects that deal
with capacity constraints
- Improving existing freight routes to export facilities
- Freight network investment and transport corridor planning
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| 4.00pm |
Sustainable mobility: Improving the safety of road
infrastructure
- New National Road Safety Strategy
- Funding for land transport: Reinvestment of fuel excise revenue
- Performance based standards (PBS) vehicles
- Investment in smart infrastructure technologies to reduce
congestion and improve traffic demand management
Wendy Machin, President, NRMA
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| 4.30pm |
The Australian Freight Council Network: Harnessing industry input for better government policy
Fred Affleck, Chair, Australian Freight Council Network
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Panel: Improving the efficiency of intermodal terminals
| 5.00pm |
- Industry priorities for productivity and growth
- Investment
- Pricing
Bryan Nye, CEO, Australasian Railway Association (ARA)
Richard Wood, General Manager Rail and Intermodal,
Nation Building and Infrastructure Investment,
Department of Infrastructure and Transport
Lachlan Benson, Executive General Manager, Industry Relations and
Logistics, Sydney Ports Corporation
Matt Rait, Market Analyst, Siemens
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AusIntermodal 2011 Dinner at The Quadrant Restaurant,
Quay Grand Suites Sydney
| 7.00-11.00 |
Monday 7th November
The Quadrant Restaurant, Quay Grand Suites Sydney
Take the opportunity to relax and network with industry peers
at this social highlight! Located in an enviable position on East
Circular Quay, the Quadrant Restaurant offers magnificent
Sydney Harbour Views to compliment a refreshing cuisine of
local produce.
Dinner is included in your
conference registration.
Additional dinner tickets
are available for guests
and partners wishing to
attend this networking
opportunity.
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Day Two: Tuesday 8th November 2011
| 8.30am |
Morning refreshments
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| 9:00am |
Opening remarks from the Chair
Richard Sykes, CEO, SCF Group
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State Ministerial Keynote
| 9:10am |
Re-building Queenslands transport network: Connecting
Queensland with QTRIP
The Hon Annastacia Palaszczuk,
Minister for Transport and Multicultural Affairs, Queensland
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INTERNATIONAL CASE STUDY
| 9.40am |
The Freight Villages experience in Europe
- Promoting a new culture of logistics: The Hinterport Project
- The Marco Polo financing scheme: A program implemented
by the European Union to reduce road congestion, promote
sustainable transport and improve the environmental
performance of freight traffic in Europe
- Developing the value proposition for inland terminals
Angelo Aulicino, Head, New Projects and Development Department,
Interporto Bologna
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Panel
| 10.40am |
Coastal shipping and national shipping policy reform
- Impact of Australias proposed coastal shipping regulations on
exporters, shippers and workers
Llew Russell, CEO, Shipping Australia
Ben Horner Manager, Industry Operations and Environment, Australian Shipowners Association
Paddy Crumlin, National Secretary, The Maritime Union
Fritz Heinzmann, Senior Legal Advisor, Projects,
Schenker Australia
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| 11.20am |
Implementing intermodal freight hubs in Melbourne
- Inland Ports at Altona and Lyndhurst
- The logistics of reducing queues and congestion at the Port of
Melbourne
- Initiatives to reduce costs across the supply chain
Luke Duffy, General Manager, Westgate Ports
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Interactive panel: The climate of change
| 11.50am |
What will a carbon tax mean for the Australian transport
and logistics sector?
- Transport costs and third party operators
- How should transport services in Australia be charged to
contribute to economic efficiency?
- Fuel prices and alternates technologies
This interactive panel discussion will provide speakers and the
audience an opportunity to discuss the emerging implications of the
carbon tax in Australia.
Facilitated by: Mark McKenzie, Managing Director,
Rare Consulting
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| 1.20pm |
GS1: Using Global Standards to interconnect the information supply chain.
- Driving visibility across a multi-modal supply chain
- Adopting a common language that enables interoperability between disparate computer systems
- Working with standards to improve productivity and enhance customer value.
Bonnie Ryan, Industry Manager, GS1 Australia
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NEW ZEALAND CASE STUDIES
Supply chain case study
| 1.40pm |
Kotahi: Freight partnership to drive New Zealand
competitiveness
- Managing freight demand across industries
- Establishing cooperation with others to drive more efficient
shipping, road, rail, intermodal terminal and port usage
- Working with exporters to drive greater efficiency and service
enhancements
Chris Greenough, CEO, Kotahi Limited, New Zealand
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| 2.10pm |
Container handling at LPC
- Transport, capacity & planning in post-earthquake environment
- Cruise berth development
Peter McDonald, Operations, Container Terminal,
Lyttelton Port of Christchurch New Zealand
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| 2.40pm |
Next Generation Project
- Preparing for the next generation of freight growth
- Working with stakeholders to promote the benefits of increased
port capacity
Lincoln Coe, General Manager Infrastructure,
Port Otago New Zealand
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| 3.30pm |
The benefits to freight from holistic infrastructure research and planning
- Why integrated infrastructure research and education is a game changer for industry and government
- Generating an understanding of the infrastructure system and its interconnections and interdependencies
- Role of simulation and modelling to enhance decision making for infrastructure evaluation and prioritisation
Andrew McCusker, Director Rail Logistics, SMART Infrastructure Facility, University of Wollongong
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| 4.00pm |
Time to deliver: Optimising freight transport
- New science-based approaches to optimise long haul transport
operations
- Enhancing productivity and cost-effectiveness in all manner of
supply chain systems
- Spotlight on the Hunter Valley Coal Chain
Dr Simon Dunstall, Senior Member, CSIRO Services
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| 4.30pm |
People management and negotiating the new IR laws
- Impact of industrial action on exporters, importers, transport operators
- Contingency plans
Paul Houlihan, Director, First IR
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| 5.00pm |
Close of conference
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