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Day One
The Transport Revolution
May 7, 2025
May 7, 2025 8:00 AM
Foyer
Welcome
Registration
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
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
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
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
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
May 7, 2025 1:40 PM
Flinders
Technical Session
Transport that is Smarter and Safer
Stream 1
Stream Chair
Headshot of Kevin Reid
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
May 7, 2025 1:40 PM
Monash
Technical Session
Advancing Asset Management
Stream 2
Stream Chair
Headshot of Nathan Wallace
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
May 7, 2025 1:40 PM
Innovation Labs
Technical Session
Decarbonising Transport Infrastructure
Stream 3
Stream Chair
Headshot of Daniel Ainalis
Dr Daniel Ainalis
1:40 pm
Decarbonising Transport Infrastructure
May 7, 2025
May 7, 2025 3:10 PM
NTRO Cafe
Break
Afternoon Tea
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
May 7, 2025 3:30 PM
Flinders
Technical Session
Transport Safety Revolution
Stream 1
Stream Chair
Headshot of Jeff Doyle
Jeff Doyle
3:30 pm
Transport Safety Revolution
May 7, 2025
May 7, 2025 3:30 PM
Monash
Technical Session
Pavement Performance
Stream 2
May 7, 2025 3:30 PM
Monash
Technical Session
Pavement Performance
Stream 2
Stream Chair
Headshot of Dr Mike Shackleton
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
May 7, 2025 3:30 PM
Innovation Labs
Technical Session
Supporting Sustainability
Stream 3
Stream Chair
Headshot of Neil Scales OBE
Neil Scales OBE
3:30 pm
Supporting Sustainability
May 7, 2025
May 7, 2025 5:00 PM
NTRO Cafe
Event
Cocktail Event
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
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
May 8, 2025 10:30 AM
NTRO Cafe
Break
Morning Tea
Stream Chair
10:30 am
Morning Tea
May 8, 2025
May 8, 2025 10:50 AM
Auditorium
Plenary
Technology to Support Change
May 8, 2025 10:50 AM
Auditorium
Plenary
Technology to Support Change
Stream Chair
10:50 am
Technology to Support Change
May 8, 2025
May 8, 2025 12:40 PM
NTRO Cafe
Break
Lunch
May 8, 2025 12:40 PM
NTRO Cafe
Break
Lunch
Stream Chair
12:40 pm
Lunch
May 8, 2025
May 8, 2025 1:30 PM
Flinders
Technical Session
Innovation and Improvement
Stream 1
May 8, 2025 1:30 PM
Flinders
Technical Session
Innovation and Improvement
Stream 1
Stream Chair
Headshot of Claire Brown
Claire Brown
1:30 pm
Innovation and Improvement
May 8, 2025
May 8, 2025 1:30 PM
Monash
Technical Session
Mobility Innovation
Stream 2
May 8, 2025 1:30 PM
Monash
Technical Session
Mobility Innovation
Stream 2
Stream Chair
Headshot of Dr Charles Karl
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
May 8, 2025 1:30 PM
Innovation Labs
Technical Session
Measurement and Data Technology
Stream 3
Stream Chair
Headshot of Richard Wix
Richard Wix
1:30 pm
Measurement and Data Technology
May 8, 2025
May 8, 2025 3:00 PM
NTRO Cafe
Break
Afternoon Tea
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
May 8, 2025 3:30 PM
Flinders
Technical Session
Material Innovation
Stream 1
Stream Chair
Headshot of Kevin Reid
Kevin Reid
3:30 pm
Material Innovation
May 8, 2025
May 8, 2025 3:30 PM
Monash
Technical Session
Innovation Enablers
Stream 2
May 8, 2025 3:30 PM
Monash
Technical Session
Innovation Enablers
Stream 2
Stream Chair
Headshot of Nigel Powers
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
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
May 9, 2025 9:00 AM
Auditorium
Plenary
Workshop Session
Stream Chair
9:00 am
Workshop Session
May 9, 2025
May 9, 2025 11:15 AM
NTRO Cafe
Break
Morning Tea
May 9, 2025 11:15 AM
NTRO Cafe
Break
Morning Tea
Stream Chair
11:15 am
Morning Tea
May 9, 2025
May 9, 2025 11:15 AM
Auditorium
Plenary
Interactive Workshop
May 9, 2025 11:15 AM
Auditorium
Plenary
Interactive Workshop
Stream Chair
Headshot of Dr Mike Shackleton
Dr Mike Shackleton
11:15 am
Interactive Workshop
May 9, 2025
May 9, 2025 12:45 PM
Auditorium
Plenary
Closing Remarks
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
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
9:15 am
Keynote 1 - Gemma Tognini
9:35 am
Keynote 2 - IRF Transport Revolution
9:55 am
Keynote 3 - Jo Evans
10:15 am
Panel Q&A - Global View
10:25 am
Keynote 4 - Hon Gabrielle Williams
11:00 am
What does The Transport Revolution mean for the future? Presented by five international industry leaders across road, rail, ports, and airports.
11:10 am
Introduction to Session
11:20 am
Speaker 1 - Michael Hopkins
11:40 am
Speaker 2 - REAAA Striving for Road Transport Revolution
12:00 pm
Speaker 3 - Dr Jijun Wang
12:20 pm
Panel Q&A - Policy Drivers for Change
1:40 pm
Navigating the Road Ahead: Anticipating Transportation Challenges Over the Next 30 Years
1:40 pm
Motorway Decarbonisation practice and achievements from Shangdong
1:40 pm
The Role of ITS in Smarter, Safer Infrastructure for Australia
1:55 pm
No Blame Crash Investigation - A Pathway for Change
1:55 pm
AI in Roads
1:55 pm
Cleaner mobility in years, not decades
2:10 pm
The Advantages of Consistent Structured Asset Management Information
2:10 pm
Mastic Asphalt Developments
2:10 pm
NTRO Project AI
2:10 pm
Sustainable Pavement Innovations
2:25 pm
Impacts of Climate Change on Road Networks in Australia and New Zealand: Using NTRO's iPAVe to Identify Flood-Damaged Pavements
2:25 pm
Low carbon recycled sustainable asphalt – myth or reality?
2:25 pm
Westport - Developing a Safer, Smarter Landside Container Transport Network
2:40 pm
Leveraging iPAVe Deflection Data for Project-Level Rehabilitation Design: Insights and Learnings
2:40 pm
Recycled Materials in Smarter, Safer Roads
2:40 pm
How ITS systems in India are contributing to Safer Smarter outcomes
2:55 pm
Session Q&A - Transport that is Smarter and Safer
2:55 pm
Session Q&A - Advancing Asset Management
2:55 pm
Session Q&A - Decarbonising Transport Infrastructure
3:30 pm
Evaluation of a sustainable alternative to foamed bitumen and bituminous emulsion stabilisation techniques.
3:30 pm
Saving Lives to 2030 - What is the Plan
3:30 pm
Road Asset Management: Challenges and Future Technologies
3:45 pm
Pathway to the Road Safety Revolution
3:45 pm
Investigation on performance of fibre reinforced high-viscosity asphalt mastic and porous mixture
3:45 pm
Conceive ITS Solutions for Sustainable Mobility
4:00 pm
Data Needs and Challenges for Road Crash Valuation in Low-Income Countries: Case Study, Uganda
4:00 pm
Determining Pavement Strain from Deflection Slopes Using Plate Bending Theory
4:00 pm
Resilience and Sustainability Screening Tool for Road Standards and Specifications
4:15 pm
Wide Awake: Fatigue Management in the Heavy Vehicle Industry
4:15 pm
Mastic Rheological Properties and Cracking Properties of Fibre Bitumen Concrete
4:15 pm
Biobinders - Do they Work?
4:30 pm
Permeable and Pervious Pavements: Understanding the Potential Applications
4:30 pm
Microwave Heating for the Sustainable Self-Healing of Asphalt Pavements: Prototype Development and Testing Results
4:40 pm
V2X-Based Connected Motorcycle Trials
4:45 pm
Session Q&A - Transport Safety Revolution
4:45 pm
Session Q&A - Pavement Performance
4:45 pm
Session Q&A - Supporting Sustainability
9:00 am
Welcome to Day 2 - Session Introduction
9:10 am
Keynote 1 - International Perspective on Transport Authorities of the Future
9:30 am
Keynote 2 - Secretary Address
9:50 am
Keynote 3 - MORTH & NHAI Address
10:10 am
Panel Q&A - Agency View of the Future
11:00 am
Introduction to Session
11:10 am
Speaker 1 - Digitalisation Leads Intelligent Highway Innovation
11:30 am
Speaker 2 - Aviation Challenges & Opportunities in the Pacific: the Kingdom of Tonga approach
11:50 am
Speaker 3 - The impact of the recent cyclone on Queensland Rail’s operations and assets
12:10 pm
Panel Q&A - Technology to Support Change
1:30 pm
Revolutionising Structural Engineering: Adaptive Digital Twin with Smart Adapters
1:30 pm
Future of Transport in Queensland
1:30 pm
Mobility Innovation - Introduction
1:45 pm
IDM and New Approaches to Running Large Scale Network Upgrades Under Closures
1:45 pm
Community Self-Determination in the Era of Automated Home Delivery Systems
1:45 pm
SMLL Joondalup
1:45 pm
Heavy Haulage Rail Track Inspection Technologies and Future Maintenance Development
1:45 pm
Driving Efficiency and Innovation into Road Maintenance
2:00 pm
Summary of the projects completed under the Local Government Transport and Roads Research and Innovation Program
2:00 pm
Spotlight on Autonomous Driving Innovation: The Democratization of Autonomous Vehicles using Open Source Software to Transform Japan's Mobility Industry
2:00 pm
Summary of the projects completed under the Local Government Transport and Roads Research and Innovation Program
2:00 pm
Traffic Speed Moisture Measurement: A New Data Dimension in Maintenance and Quality Assurance
2:15 pm
Improved Capacity Guidance for Motorways
2:15 pm
Delivering Insights with Bridge-Weigh-In-Motion & Monitoring Technologies
2:15 pm
Getting beyond the chicken and egg. How a national charging network can fast track the transition to electric trucks
2:30 pm
Road Asset Management Practices for Accelerated Economic Growth
2:30 pm
Defining the future of transport in Australia: A practical application of futures thinking
2:30 pm
Simulation of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Wave Propagation in gprMax
2:45 pm
Session Q&A - Innovation & Improvement
2:45 pm
Session Q&A - Mobility Innovation
2:45 pm
Session Q&A - Measurement and Data Technology
3:30 pm
Sprayed Seal Performance in Regional Areas
3:30 pm
Keynote: Policy-Driven Innovation: Enabling Progress in the Transport Sector
3:45 pm
Future Pavement: Durable, Economic, and Environmental Materials
3:45 pm
Building Capacity for Innovation: Training and Knowledge Share
4:05 pm
Effect of Virgin Bitumen Content on Engineering Properties of Recycled Asphalt Mixtures
4:05 pm
Innovative Solutions: Leveraging Performance-Based Specifications
4:20 pm
Biomaterial development and applications in road pavements
4:20 pm
Facilitating Innovation Through Certification
4:25 pm
Panel Q&A - Innovation Enablers
4:35 pm
Next-generation sustainable asphalts: the critical impact of asphalt mixture production temperatures on kraft lignin's antioxidant properties
4:50 pm
Session Q&A - Material Innovation
9:00 am
Welcome to Day 3
9:15 am
Enabling Smart Mobility - The Role of Physical and Digital Infrastructure
11:15 am
You want a Revolution?