Speakers
Experience a diverse line-up of experts, innovators, and visionaries sharing cutting-edge knowledge in technology, research, and operations at the NTRO Technical Conference 2023.
Keynote Speakers

Simon Kuestenmacher
Simon Kuestenmacher is a Director and Co-founder of The Demographics Group.
He presents on demographic and global trends that are shaping Australia today and into the future and his observations are enjoyed by corporate, government and industry audiences alike.
Simon is a columnist for The New Daily newspaper and a regular contributor to The Australian newspaper; and he is a media commentator on demographic and data matters. In his spare time Simon has authored three books on maps and runs what is by now the world’s largest Twitter account dedicated to maps and data. His social media posts reach over 35 million people every month. Simon ranks as one of the world’s top 10 influencers in data.
Gabby O’Neill
Executive Director, Strategic Policy Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator (ONRSR*)
Gabby has held senior government policy roles in road safety, work health and safety, residential tenancy and change management and has been a member of the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) Board. As Head of the National Office of Road Safety, Gabby was responsible for setting the national direction of road safety through the Australian National Road Safety Strategy – designing R&D road safety infrastructure improvements, public policy development and analysis, stakeholder engagement, legislative reform – and it is this extensive experience that she brings to ONRSR’s Strategic Policy team.
*ONRSR is an independent body corporate established under the Rail Safety National Law (South Australia) Act 2012. Safe railways for Australia.


Prof Gordon Cable AM
Gordon is a Fellow of the Australasian College of Aerospace Medicine and a Professor in the Practice of Space Medicine at Australian National University
Gordon is a Fellow of the Australasian College of Aerospace Medicine and a Professor in the Practice of Space Medicine at Australian National University. He is co-founder and Head of Flight Medicine with Human Aerospace Pty Ltd and has formerly held long-standing consultant role with the RAAF Institute of Aviation Medicine. Gordon completed a week of space physician training at the ESA European Astronaut Centre in 2019, and worked on secondment at the Australian Space Agency 2020 – 2021. He holds multiple Fellowships of professional aerospace organisations in Australia and internationally and in 2015 he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for contributions to aerospace medicine.

Paul Campion
CEO TRL
Paul Campion
CEO TRL

Dr. Stas Krupenia
Scania
Dr. Stas Krupenia
Scania

TOUCH
Dr. Erik Denneman
Dr. Erik Denneman
Puma Bitumen

TOUCH
Prof. Simon Burton
Prof. Simon Burton
Fraunhofer IKS

TOUCH
Prof. Michael Ortgiese
Prof. Michael Ortgiese
Institute of Transportation Systems (DLR)

Mats Wendel
Peab
Mats Wendel
Peab

TOUCH
Steve Cratchley
Steve Cratchley
Suncorp Group

TOUCH
Paul Younis
Paul Younis
Department of Transport

TOUCH
Patrick Seares
Patrick Seares
Westport
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Jason Sprott
Jason Sprott
NTRO

FSG - Geotechnics + FoundationsDr. Burt Look OAM
Asset Assurance

Global SyntheticsAmir Shahkolahi
New & Emerging Materials

NTRODr. Negin Zhalehjoo New & Emerging Materials

Main Roads Western AustraliaLalinda Karunaratne
Asset Assurance

WALGAMark Bondietti
Drivers of Innovation

TMRNicholas Lancashire New & Emerging Materials

NTROGeorgia O'Connor
Next Generation Researchers

NTRODr. Hendrik Zurlinden
Agile Transport Futures

Monash UniversityHavisanth Erasanayagam
Next Generation Researchers

FSG – Geotechnics + FoundationsDavid Lacey
Drivers of Innovation

TMRAmit Trivedi
Drivers of Innovation

NTRODr. Javad Yaghoubi
New & Emerging Materials

Transport for NSWSean Dorahy
New & Emerging Materials

AustroadsPaul Davies

SPARC Hub - Monash UniversityArjoon Jesudasan
Next Generation Researchers

Hiway Group / Hiway stabilizersAllen Browne
New & Emerging Materials

VSA GroupTrevor Distin
Drivers of Innovation

NTRODr. Clarissa Han
Technology & Data

NTRODr. Tim Martin
Asset Assurance

WSPTim Cross
Technology & Data
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NTRODr. Robert Kochhan
Asset Assurance

Logan City CouncilJinjiang Zhong
Technology & Data

Greenwood Engineering A/SMarshall Arokia
Asset Assurance
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Codo ConsultancyFredrik Pehrsson
Agile Transport Futures

NTROJohan Cronje
Asset Assurance
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TMRNicholas Brook
Agile Transport Futures

Central Queensland UniversityDr. Colin Cole
Agile Transport Futures

NTROBrook Hall
Drivers of Innovation

Institute for Sensible TransportDr. Elliot Fishman
Agile Transport Futures

WSPDavid Rawlinson
Technology & Data

SPARC Hub - Monash UniversitySuthakaran SivagnanasuntharamNext Generation Researchers

NTROPaul Murray
Drivers of Innovation

NTROMelissa Lyons
Asset Assurance

RoadMainT Co., Ltd.Zongjun Pan
Technology & Data

MERMECRoberto Caporusso
Asset Assurance

NTRODr. Mike Shackleton

NTROSarah Zhang

Monash UniversityDr. Alexa Delbosc

Monash UniversityDr. Joshua Newman
Asset Assurance

NTROJaimi Harrison

NTROJeff Doyle

TransurbanLiz Waller

LeedJill Boag

NTRORichard Wix