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This interview is part of a special collaboration between Byte Size and the Institute of Transport and Logistic Studies (ITLS) Board of Advice from the University of Sydney.
Cecilia has 20 years’ experience in corporate, government and research settings across transport, insurance, health, defence and education. She is an independent non-executive director of the national transport research centre, iMOVE Australia, and serves on the Board of Advice for the Institute for Transport & Logistics Studies (ITLS)
What you’ll learn:
Parallels between blind spots on the road and blind spots in innovation
Understanding the 2-speed processes within industry and research organisations and between them
Trends in transport innovation and business applications
About the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies (ITLS) board of advice
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This interview is part of a special collaboration between Byte Size and the Institute of Transport and Logistic Studies (ITLS) Board of Advice from the University of Sydney.
Todd Chapman is the Principal of Leading Edge Management Consulting, an aviation-based consulting practice that works with organisations that require strategic level operational, commercial and leadership development solutions. Leading Edge also provides industry advisory services that supports aviation-related organisations with Board-level insight and guidance.
What you’ll learn:
How the aviation industry has changed over the last 30 years
What's the next big thing to disrupt aviation and commercial flights
About ITLS and the board of advice
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Dr Sarah Dods (she/her) is a technologist, maven, and intrapreneurial leader. Sarah currently leads GHD’s Advanced Analytics and AI practice for the Southern Hemisphere. By background, she is a PhD qualified Physicist/Electrical Engineer with 20+ years of experience spanning Australia’s “deep-tech” innovation system.
What you'll learn:
What is connected vehicle or vehicle-generated data? How GHD is using vehicle data to pioneer road safety What are some of the limitations or challenges in leveraging connected vehicle data effectively? Lessons and the future: challenges and limitations -
Vivienne has over thirty years’ experience in the human services sector having worked at the executive level in child and family and primary health services in both Victoria and New South Wales. She is now the CEO of EV Strengthening Communities, a community-based program supporting those who are transport vulnerable.
What you’ll learn:
About EV Strengthening Communities
The value of community transport programs in enabling mobility, equity, and connection for vulnerable groups.
How informal volunteerism takes many forms and is crucial for community well-being.
Shifts in volunteer motivations and opportunities post-pandemic.
Practical advice for those looking to get involved.
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This interview is part of a special collaboration between Byte Size and the Institute of Transport and Logistic Studies (ITLS) Board of Advice from the University of Sydney.
David Tucker is Infrastructure Australia’s Chief of Project Advisory & Evaluation. He is responsible for assessing business cases that are seeking more than $250 million in funding from the Australian Government, and for maintaining the Infrastructure Priority List, which provides a long-term pipeline of high-quality infrastructure proposals to guide government investment.
What you'll learn:
About Infrastructure Australia How has the Infrastructure Australia Assessment Framework evolved? How is Infrastructure Australia involved in the ITLS board and why is it important? -
This interview is part of a special collaboration between Byte Size and the Institute of Transport and Logistic Studies (ITLS) Board of Advice from the University of Sydney.
Carlee presently serves as the Supply Chain Director at Pernod Ricard Pacific, where she has also held a seat on the ITLS Board of Advice for ten years. With a wealth of experience spanning over three decades in the realm of consumer Supply Chains, Carlee is driven by a fervent commitment to uncovering novel and inventive methods to enhance not only her own life, but also the lives of those around her.
What you'll learn:
How has supply chain and logistics evolved over the last decade? How Pernod Ricard Pacific is involved with the ITLS board of Advice What does the future of our supply chains look like? -
James Vincent is the CTO at NCS NEXT Australia, a global digital, data and cloud services consultancy igniting possibilities of their clients and pioneering the solutions of tomorrow today through deep tech capabilities and emerging technologies to impact lives and advance communities. A senior people leader with 25 years’ of commercial IT experience, James is an established authority in large-scale strategic transformation in enterprise environments and delivering business outcomes through technology.
You'll learn:
What are the barriers to entry for the adoption of new technology in transport and business? How can we apply new technology in a way that ensures targeted value? What effects do economic factors have on investments in technology? How can we balance scale and growth with long-term business goals? -
Jeff Sharp is an Associate Partner at EY in Australia working in Transport Technology. He has a career that spans the Telecommunications and Transport sectors and is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of Engineers Australia with a background in leveraging data analytics and machine learning for Transport use cases.
What you’ll learn about:
What is a Digital Twin? What is an example of Digital Twin technology? How to leverage non-monetary value exchange to achieve positive outcomes for joint customers? What is the role of different kinds of diversity in organisation success? -
Tiya holds 20 years of experience in design, leadership, and operations across a range of disciplines for some of the country’s top firms and institutions. She is now venturing to spend the next 20 years on projects that use design to wage war against the Climate Crisis. Tiya's work has received the industry’s top accolades, including The National Design Award from the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum; the SXSW Innovation Award for Urban Infrastructure; the Inaugural Cannes Gold Lion for Creative Data; the Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at the Cannes Film Festival; and the designation of the second-most innovative design firm in the world by Fast Company.
What you’ll learn:
About It’s Electric and the purpose behind the company
The importance of equal access to public electric charging infrastructure
Challenges faced in setting up It’s Electric
About Movmi and their global EmpowerWISM competition
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David Hensher is Professor of Management, and Founding Director of the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies (ITLS): The Australian Key Centre of Teaching and Research in Transport Management in The Business School at The University of Sydney. David has published over 600 papers in leading international transport and economics journals, as well as 16 books. In January 2023, he was appointed a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia (OA).
David is also responsible for the ITLS Transport Opinion Survey (TOPS). The biannual survey measures the public's opinion on transport-related issues; It’s the only regular national survey that tracks changes in the public's views around public transport.
What you’ll learn:
What is the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies?
What is the Transport Opinion Survey (TOPS)?
Some of the key headline figures from the latest TOPS, released in March 2023
How public sentiment towards transport has changed over time and differs between states and territories.
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Monalisha Thakur is a co-founder and the CMO at Tummoc - the first Made-in-India transit application that provides accurate real-time public transport information, easy ticketing options and last-mile connectivity. Monalisha has over 11 years of experience in high-pressure sales jobs at companies like HCL, AMX, Harman, Crestron & Christie.
What you’ll learn:
About Tummoc - an Indian transit application that provides real-time public transport data and last-mile connectivity
About Movmi’s global EmpowerWISM competition for women-run mobility businesses
The importance of user feedback
The importance of finding solutions to the ‘unsexy’ transport and mobility problems
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Kari Anne Solfjeld Eid is a designer, founder of Whee!, and activist working to transform urban mobility by lowering the barriers for families to use cargo bikes for everyday trips. Kari Anne was also the winner of the 2023 Movmi global EmpowerWISM program.
What you'll learn:
About Whee! and the purpose behind the company Exclusionary cycling culture has a marketing problem About Movmi's global EmpowerWISM mobility program The importance of balancing innovation with the triple-bottom-line -
David is a UK-based mobility transport and EV specialist with a wealth of experience in developing mobility strategies, shaping and procuring mobility solutions, platforms and systems. He is an innovation transport leader in Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Infrastructure and Mobility as a Service (MaaS) Solutions with capabilities across a range of areas including future developments in charging infrastructure, rail, urban design, local and strategic highways.
What you’ll learn:
The role of Electric Vehicles in net zero and decarbonisation strategies Challenges facing EV uptake - pressure on energy grids and infrastructure. What is charging utilisation modelling and why it’s important Real-world case study of utilisation modelling for charging infrastructure -
Dean Calapai is the Global MD & Founder of IntelliTrac - an Australian telematics company specialising in automotive electronics, GPS Telematics, GIS Mapping & Business Mobility Apps.
In this episode you'll learn:
What is telematics and how it’s used How telematics is being used to improve your weekly rubbish pick-up How are local councils using telematics data and what this means for communities and Smart Cities -
Charlie has worked in the technology sector for nearly 20 years. During this time, she received a degree in Aerospace Engineering and was involved in coding for Black Hawk helicopters. As Managing Director of Waterstons Australia, Charlie has been based in Australia since early 2020. Passionate about all things tech, Charlie has deep experience in cyber security.
What's involved in Cyber Security? What are we getting right in Australia? Where are the opportunities to improve? How do you respond and recover from a cyber attack?
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In this episode, we sat down with Amanda Farmer - a property lawyer, dedicated to helping people who live in strata apartments, and the founder of Your Strata Property.
What you'll learn:
Common myths about Electric Vehicles in apartment buildings Resources to find out more about EVs, government incentives, and strata schemes Tips and advice for those who would like to start conversations within their strata or building committees about installing EV infrastructure. -
How does a building's ‘skin’ make our cities better places to live?
Today’s episode features Lui Violanti, the Regional Manger WA for Inhabit - an innovative design-led consulting group exclusively focused on providing specialist engineering services. From algae green walls to carbon-capturing concrete and 3D printed biodegradable facades, this episode explores the parts of buildings we often take for granted and how they benefit smart cities.
In this episode you’ll learn about:
The role of facades in Smart City design The importance of cultural equity in urban design and buildings Trends in building facades How designers, architects, and construction can work together to deliver better outcomes -
A dedicated global strategist, Joshua Sattler is the CEO of Dantia - Lake Macquarie City’s economic development company. He is an accomplished driver of economic development in destinations across the Asia Pacific, the Middle East and America. Josh is responsible for shaping the future of the City of Darwin through planning and delivery of growth and development opportunities that incorporate Smart Cities’ philosophies, digital transformation, economic and tourism development opportunities, climate change, international relations, resilience and environmental improvement opportunities.
What you’ll learn:
About Dantia and their role in Lake Macquarie What does ‘smart city’ mean anyway - demystifying terminology and cutting through the snake-oil The importance of public-private partnerships to get things done Why you need to build-in the capacity to make mistakes and Why they are essential to innovation - Mostrar mais