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Day One
The Transport Revolution
May 7, 2025
May 7, 2025 8:00 AM
Foyer
Welcome
Registration
LIVE
starting soon
May 7, 2025 8:00 AM
Foyer
Welcome
Registration
Stream Chair
8:00 am
Registration
May 7, 2025
May 7, 2025 9:00 AM
Auditorium
Plenary
Global View
LIVE
starting soon
May 7, 2025 9:00 AM
Auditorium
Plenary
Global View
Stream Chair
9:00 am
Global View
May 7, 2025
May 7, 2025 10:45 AM
NTRO Cafe
Break
Morning Tea
LIVE
starting soon
May 7, 2025 10:45 AM
NTRO Cafe
Break
Morning Tea
Stream Chair
10:45 am
Morning Tea
May 7, 2025
May 7, 2025 11:10 AM
Auditorium
Plenary
Policy Drivers for Change
LIVE
starting soon
May 7, 2025 11:10 AM
Auditorium
Plenary
Policy Drivers for Change
Stream Chair
11:10 am
Policy Drivers for Change
May 7, 2025
May 7, 2025 12:40 PM
NTRO Cafe
Break
Lunch
LIVE
starting soon
May 7, 2025 12:40 PM
NTRO Cafe
Break
Lunch
Stream Chair
12:40 pm
Lunch
May 7, 2025
May 7, 2025 1:40 PM
Flinders
Technical Session
Transport that is Smarter and Safer
Stream 1
LIVE
starting soon
May 7, 2025 1:40 PM
Flinders
Technical Session
Transport that is Smarter and Safer
Stream 1
Stream Chair
Kevin Reid
1:40 pm
Transport that is Smarter and Safer
May 7, 2025
May 7, 2025 1:40 PM
Monash
Technical Session
Advancing Asset Management
Stream 2
LIVE
starting soon
May 7, 2025 1:40 PM
Monash
Technical Session
Advancing Asset Management
Stream 2
Stream Chair
Nathan Wallace
1:40 pm
Advancing Asset Management
May 7, 2025
May 7, 2025 1:40 PM
Innovation Labs
Technical Session
Decarbonising Transport Infrastructure
Stream 3
LIVE
starting soon
May 7, 2025 1:40 PM
Innovation Labs
Technical Session
Decarbonising Transport Infrastructure
Stream 3
Stream Chair
Dr Daniel Ainalis
1:40 pm
Decarbonising Transport Infrastructure
May 7, 2025
May 7, 2025 3:10 PM
NTRO Cafe
Break
Afternoon Tea
LIVE
starting soon
May 7, 2025 3:10 PM
NTRO Cafe
Break
Afternoon Tea
Stream Chair
3:10 pm
Afternoon Tea
May 7, 2025
May 7, 2025 3:30 PM
Flinders
Technical Session
Transport Safety Revolution
Stream 1
LIVE
starting soon
May 7, 2025 3:30 PM
Flinders
Technical Session
Transport Safety Revolution
Stream 1
Stream Chair
Jeff Doyle
3:30 pm
Transport Safety Revolution
May 7, 2025
May 7, 2025 3:30 PM
Monash
Technical Session
Pavement Performance
Stream 2
LIVE
starting soon
May 7, 2025 3:30 PM
Monash
Technical Session
Pavement Performance
Stream 2
Stream Chair
Dr Mike Shackleton
3:30 pm
Pavement Performance
May 7, 2025
May 7, 2025 3:30 PM
Innovation Labs
Technical Session
Supporting Sustainability
Stream 3
LIVE
starting soon
May 7, 2025 3:30 PM
Innovation Labs
Technical Session
Supporting Sustainability
Stream 3
Stream Chair
Neil Scales OBE
3:30 pm
Supporting Sustainability
May 7, 2025
May 7, 2025 5:00 PM
NTRO Cafe
Event
Cocktail Event
LIVE
starting soon
May 7, 2025 5:00 PM
NTRO Cafe
Event
Cocktail Event
Stream Chair
5:00 pm
Cocktail Event
Day Two
Solutions Led by Innovation
May 8, 2025
May 8, 2025 9:00 AM
Auditorium
Plenary
Agency View of the Future
LIVE
starting soon
May 8, 2025 9:00 AM
Auditorium
Plenary
Agency View of the Future
Stream Chair
9:00 am
Agency View of the Future
May 8, 2025
May 8, 2025 10:30 AM
NTRO Cafe
Break
Morning Tea
LIVE
starting soon
May 8, 2025 10:30 AM
NTRO Cafe
Break
Morning Tea
Stream Chair
10:30 am
Morning Tea
May 8, 2025
May 8, 2025 11:00 AM
Auditorium
Plenary
Technology to Support Change
LIVE
starting soon
May 8, 2025 11:00 AM
Auditorium
Plenary
Technology to Support Change
Stream Chair
11:00 am
Technology to Support Change
May 8, 2025
May 8, 2025 12:30 PM
NTRO Cafe
Break
Lunch
LIVE
starting soon
May 8, 2025 12:30 PM
NTRO Cafe
Break
Lunch
Stream Chair
12:30 pm
Lunch
May 8, 2025
May 8, 2025 1:30 PM
Flinders
Technical Session
Innovation and Improvement
Stream 1
LIVE
starting soon
May 8, 2025 1:30 PM
Flinders
Technical Session
Innovation and Improvement
Stream 1
Stream Chair
Claire Brown
1:30 pm
Innovation and Improvement
May 8, 2025
May 8, 2025 1:30 PM
Monash
Technical Session
Mobility Innovation
Stream 2
LIVE
starting soon
May 8, 2025 1:30 PM
Monash
Technical Session
Mobility Innovation
Stream 2
Stream Chair
Dr Charles Karl
1:30 pm
Mobility Innovation
May 8, 2025
May 8, 2025 1:30 PM
Innovation Labs
Technical Session
Measurement and Data Technology
Stream 3
LIVE
starting soon
May 8, 2025 1:30 PM
Innovation Labs
Technical Session
Measurement and Data Technology
Stream 3
Stream Chair
Richard Wix
1:30 pm
Measurement and Data Technology
May 8, 2025
May 8, 2025 3:00 PM
NTRO Cafe
Break
Afternoon Tea
LIVE
starting soon
May 8, 2025 3:00 PM
NTRO Cafe
Break
Afternoon Tea
Stream Chair
3:00 pm
Afternoon Tea
May 8, 2025
May 8, 2025 3:30 PM
Flinders
Technical Session
Material Innovation
Stream 1
LIVE
starting soon
May 8, 2025 3:30 PM
Flinders
Technical Session
Material Innovation
Stream 1
Stream Chair
Kevin Reid
3:30 pm
Material Innovation
May 8, 2025
May 8, 2025 3:30 PM
Monash
Technical Session
Innovation Enablers
Stream 2
LIVE
starting soon
May 8, 2025 3:30 PM
Monash
Technical Session
Innovation Enablers
Stream 2
Stream Chair
Nigel Powers
3:30 pm
Innovation Enablers
May 8, 2025
May 8, 2025 6:30 PM
State Library Victoria
Event
NTRO Gala Dinner and Awards
LIVE
starting soon
May 8, 2025 6:30 PM
State Library Victoria
Event
NTRO Gala Dinner and Awards
Stream Chair
6:30 pm
NTRO Gala Dinner and Awards
Day Three
Governance and Workshops
May 9, 2025
May 9, 2025 9:00 AM
Auditorium
Plenary
Workshop Session
LIVE
starting soon
May 9, 2025 9:00 AM
Auditorium
Plenary
Workshop Session
Stream Chair
9:00 am
Workshop Session
May 9, 2025
May 9, 2025 10:45 AM
NTRO Cafe
Break
Morning Tea
LIVE
starting soon
May 9, 2025 10:45 AM
NTRO Cafe
Break
Morning Tea
Stream Chair
10:45 am
Morning Tea
May 9, 2025
May 9, 2025 11:15 AM
Auditorium
Plenary
Interactive Workshop - Session hosts Michael Caltabiano & Cynthia Heydon
LIVE
starting soon
May 9, 2025 11:15 AM
Auditorium
Plenary
Interactive Workshop - Session hosts Michael Caltabiano & Cynthia Heydon
Stream Chair
Dr Mike Shackleton
11:15 am
Interactive Workshop - Session hosts Michael Caltabiano & Cynthia Heydon
May 9, 2025
May 9, 2025 12:45 PM
Auditorium
Plenary
Closing Remarks
LIVE
starting soon
May 9, 2025 12:45 PM
Auditorium
Plenary
Closing Remarks
Stream Chair
12:45 pm
Closing Remarks
May 9, 2025
May 9, 2025 12:50 PM
NTRO Laboratory
Event
Lab Tour and Site Visit for Delegations
LIVE
starting soon
May 9, 2025 12:50 PM
NTRO Laboratory
Event
Lab Tour and Site Visit for Delegations
Stream Chair
12:50 pm
Lab Tour and Site Visit for Delegations
9:00 am
Welcome Address
Michael Caltabiano
9:15 am
Keynote 1 - Australia has fallen behind
Gemma Tognini
9:35 am
Keynote 2 - Transport Revolution - From Building Roads to Empowering Mobility for All
Gonzalo Alcaraz
9:55 am
Keynote 3 - Jo Evans
Jo Evans
10:15 am
Panel Q&A - Global View
Gemma Tognini
Gonzalo Alcaraz
Jo Evans
10:25 am
Keynote 4 - Hon Gabrielle Williams
Hon Gabrielle Williams MP
11:10 am
Introduction to Session - Policy Drivers for Change
Dr Richard Yeo
11:20 am
Speaker 1 - Transport's Future - Interoperability and Regulations
Michael Hopkins
11:40 am
Speaker 2 - REAAA Striving for Road Transport Revolution
Dr. Sung-Hwan Kim
12:00 pm
Speaker 3 - China High-Speed Rail Infrastructure Innovation and Advancement
Dr Jijun Wang
12:20 pm
Panel Q&A - Policy Drivers for Change
Michael Hopkins
Dr. Sung-Hwan Kim
Dr Jijun Wang
1:40 pm
Navigating the Road Ahead: Anticipating Transportation Challenges Over the Next 30 Years
Malcolm Mak
1:40 pm
Exploration and Practice of Transportation and New Energy Integrated Development
Qifeng Wang
1:40 pm
The Role of ITS in Smarter, Safer Infrastructure for Australia
Susan Harris
1:55 pm
No Blame Crash Investigation - A Pathway for Change
Melanie Venter
1:55 pm
AI in the Roads Sector - A Special PIARC Project
Dr Clarissa Han
Richard Wix
1:55 pm
Cleaner mobility in years, not decades
Jamie van Geldermalsen
2:10 pm
The Advantages of Consistent Structured Asset Management Information
Rochelle Leach
2:10 pm
NTRO Project AI
David Porter
2:10 pm
Sustainable Pavement Innovations
Petar Davcev
Allen Browne
2:25 pm
Impacts of Climate Change on Road Networks in Australia and New Zealand: Using NTRO's iPAVe to Identify Flood-Damaged Pavements
Georgia O’Connor
2:25 pm
Low carbon recycled sustainable asphalt – myth or reality?
Trevor Distin
2:25 pm
Westport - Developing a Safer, Smarter Landside Container Transport Network
Dominic Boyle
2:40 pm
Leveraging iPAVe Deflection Data for Project-Level Rehabilitation Design: Insights and Learnings
Sam Afkar
2:40 pm
Recycled Materials in Smarter, Safer Roads
Dr Javad Yaghoubi
2:40 pm
How ITS systems in India are contributing to Safer Smarter outcomes
Akhilesh Srivastava
2:55 pm
Session Q&A - Transport that is Smarter and Safer
Susan Harris
Melanie Venter
David Porter
Dr Pradeep Kumar
Dominic Boyle
2:55 pm
Session Q&A - Advancing Asset Management
Malcolm Mak
Dr Clarissa Han
Rochelle Leach
Georgia O’Connor
Sam Afkar
2:55 pm
Session Q&A - Decarbonising Transport Infrastructure
Qifeng Wang
Jamie van Geldermalsen
Petar Davcev
Allen Browne
Trevor Distin
3:30 pm
Sustainable Alternative to Bituminous Stabilisation Techniques
Dr Hamed Haghighi
3:30 pm
Saving Lives to 2030 - What is the Plan
Peter Frazer
3:30 pm
Road Asset Management: Challenges and Future Technologies
Dr Pradeep Kumar
3:45 pm
Pathway to the Road Safety Revolution
David McTiernan
3:45 pm
Investigation on performance of fibre reinforced high-viscosity asphalt mastic and porous mixture
Dr Mingliang Li
3:45 pm
The Role of Innovative ITS in Transport Sustainability
Dr Clarissa Han
4:00 pm
Data Needs and Challenges for Road Crash Valuation in Low-Income Countries: Case Study, Uganda
Charity Nankunda
4:00 pm
Determining Pavement Strain from Deflection Slopes Using Plate Bending Theory
Helene Pehrsson
4:00 pm
Resilience and Sustainability Screening Tool for Road Standards and Specifications
Dr Leah Musenero
4:15 pm
Wide Awake: Fatigue Management in the Heavy Vehicle Industry
Dr Nicholas Duck
4:15 pm
Mastic Rheological Properties and Cracking Properties of Fibre Bitumen Concrete
Dr Yen-Yu Lin
4:15 pm
Biobinders - Do they Work?
Dr Hamidreza Sahebzamani
4:30 pm
Permeable and Pervious Pavements: Understanding the Potential Applications
Dr Suthakaran Siva
4:30 pm
Microwave Heating for the Sustainable Self-Healing of Asphalt Pavements: Prototype Development and Testing Results
Dr Alvaro Gonzalez Vaccarezza
4:30 pm
Connected Motorcycle Rider Project
Harsh Trivedi
Erik van Vulpen
4:45 pm
Session Q&A - Transport Safety Revolution
Peter Frazer
David McTiernan
Charity Nankunda
Dr Nicholas Duck
Harsh Trivedi
4:45 pm
Session Q&A - Pavement Performance
Dr Pradeep Kumar
Dr Mingliang Li
Helene Pehrsson
Dr Yen-Yu Lin
Dr Suthakaran Siva
4:45 pm
Session Q&A - Supporting Sustainability
Dr Hamed Haghighi
Dr Clarissa Han
Dr Leah Musenero
Dr Hamidreza Sahebzamani
Dr Alvaro Gonzalez Vaccarezza
9:00 am
Welcome to Day 2 - Session Introduction
Michael Caltabiano
9:10 am
Keynote 1 - International Perspective on Transport Authorities of the Future
Michael Caltabiano
9:30 am
Keynote 2 - Secretary Address
Jeroen Weimar
9:55 am
Keynote 3 - Driving Efficiency and Innovation into Road Maintenance
Andrew Clark
10:15 am
Panel Q&A - Agency View of the Future
Andrew Clark
Wayne Johnson
11:00 am
Introduction to Session - Technology to Support Change
Dr Richard Yeo
11:05 am
Speaker 1 - Digitalisation Leads Intelligent Highway Innovation
Dr Yonghong Sun
11:35 am
Speaker 2 - Aviation Challenges & Opportunities in the Pacific: the Kingdom of Tonga approach
Dr Vinolia K. Salesi
11:55 am
Speaker 3 - The impact of the recent cyclone on Queensland Rail’s operations and assets
Scott Cornish
12:10 pm
Panel Q&A - Technology to Support Change
Dr Yonghong Sun
Dr Vinolia K. Salesi
Scott Cornish
1:30 pm
Revolutionising Structural Engineering: Adaptive Digital Twin with Smart Adapters
Dr Darcy Wu
1:30 pm
Future of Transport in Queensland
Sally Stannard
1:30 pm
Mobility Innovation - Introduction
Dr Charles Karl
1:45 pm
Community Self-Determination in the Era of Automated Home Delivery Systems
Simone Pettigrew
1:45 pm
SMLL Joondalup
1:45 pm
Heavy-Haul Railway Track Inspection Technology and Operation-Maintenance Development Outlook
Wang Hao
1:45 pm
Innovative Solutions: Leveraging Performance-Based Specifications
Dr James Grenfell
2:00 pm
Japan's Road-to-L4 Program
Johnny Wang
2:00 pm
Summary of the projects completed under the Local Government Transport and Roads Research and Innovation Program
Mark Bondietti
2:00 pm
Traffic Speed Moisture Measurement: A New Data Dimension in Maintenance and Quality Assurance
Damian Butters
2:15 pm
Improved Capacity Guidance for Motorways
Dr Hendrik Zurlinden
2:15 pm
Delivering Insights with Bridge-Weigh-In-Motion & Monitoring Technologies
John Vazey
2:15 pm
The NewVolt Network: Fast-Tracking Australia's Transition to Electric Trucks
Anthony Headlam
2:30 pm
Road Asset Management Practices for Accelerated Economic Growth
Dr Leah Musenero
2:30 pm
Defining the future of transport in Australia: A practical application of futures thinking
Brook Hall
2:30 pm
Simulation of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Wave Propagation in gprMax
Dr Suthakaran Siva
2:45 pm
Session Q&A - Innovation & Improvement
Sally Stannard
Dr James Grenfell
Mark Bondietti
Dr Hendrik Zurlinden
Dr Leah Musenero
2:45 pm
Session Q&A - Mobility Innovation
Simone Pettigrew
Johnny Wang
Brook Hall
Anthony Headlam
2:45 pm
Session Q&A - Measurement and Data Technology
Dr Darcy Wu
Wang Hao
Damian Butters
John Vazey
Dr Suthakaran Siva
3:30 pm
Sprayed Seal Performance in Regional Areas
Steve Patrick
3:30 pm
Keynote: Policy-Driven Innovation: Enabling Progress in the Transport Sector
Lidija Dumbaloska
3:45 pm
Future Pavement: Durable, Economic, and Environmental Materials
Dr Tinggang Li
3:50 pm
Building Capacity for Innovation: Training and Knowledge Share
Alan Hay
4:05 pm
Effect of Virgin Bitumen Content on Engineering Properties of Recycled Asphalt Mixtures
Dr Jian-Shiuh Chen
4:05 pm
Facilitating Innovation Through Certification
Jaimi Harrison
Paul Hillier
4:20 pm
Biomaterial development and applications in road pavements
Dr Chrysoula Pandelidi
4:20 pm
Panel Q&A - Innovation Enablers
Lidija Dumbaloska
Alan Hay
Irena Krsteska Pop-Stefanova
4:35 pm
Next-generation sustainable asphalts: the critical impact of asphalt mixture production temperatures on kraft lignin's antioxidant properties
Dr Alvaro Gonzalez Vaccarezza
4:50 pm
Session Q&A - Material Innovation
Steve Patrick
Dr Tinggang Li
Dr Jian-Shiuh Chen
Dr Chrysoula Pandelidi
Dr Alvaro Gonzalez Vaccarezza
9:00 am
Welcome to Day 3
Dr Mike Shackleton
9:15 am
Enabling Smart Mobility - The Role of Physical and Digital Infrastructure
Gonzalo Alcaraz
Brook Hall
Amit Trivedi
Johnny Wang
Yoonus Nazeem
11:15 am
You want a Revolution? With NTRO Pitching Panel
Michael Caltabiano
Cynthia Heydon
Georgia O’Connor
Dr Chrysoula Pandelidi
Dr Daniel Ainalis
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