The 8th WA Transport Infrastructure Summit will be held on 3-4 August 2011 in Perth. It provides an outlook for WA \'s transport projects, including port, rail and road transport strategies.

1. State Transport Series
The 8th Annual
Western Australia Transport
Infrastructure Summit 2011
3rd – 4th August 2011 Novotel Langley, Perth
Hear the latest industry outlook and case
studies from expert speakers including:
The Hon. Troy Buswell MP, Minister for Transport WA
Senator Scott Ludlam,
Australian Greens Senator for Western Australia
Anne Nolan, Director General,
Department of State Development WA
Eric Lumsden, Director General,
Department of Planning and Infrastructure WA
Dr. Ruth Shean, Director General,
Department of Training and Workforce Development WA
Greg Martin, Chairman,
National Transport Commission
Jack Sato, Managing Director – Robe River and Pilbara
Infrastructure, Rio Tinto
Michal Frydrych, CEO, Esperance Ports Sea and Land
Jim Netterfield, Projects and Operations Director,
Oakajee Port and Rail
Brad Williamson, CEO, Albany Port Authority
Alan Copeland, Manager Resources Section,
Bureau of Resources and Energy Economic
Damian Callachor, Director,
Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia
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2. WESTERN AUSTRALIA TRANSPO
Post-Conference Workshop Day One
Friday 5th August 2011 Wednesday 3rd August 2011
8.30 Registration and welcome coffee
8.30 Registration and welcome coffee
9.00 Speed Networking
9.00 Transforming transport operations through
Get to know your peers right from the start in
intelligent optimisation and innovation this relaxed and informal speed networking
Increasing capacity, reducing cost and improving customer service session. Bring your business cards!
are key issues for supply chain and freight transport. These
9.20 Opening remarks from the Chair
objectives can be contradictory and finding the right balance within
a complex system is extremely difficult. This half-day workshop Fred Affleck, Chairman, Freight & Logistics Council of WA
will introduce you to science-based approaches to optimising your
supply chain, including: OUTLOOK
● Increasing capacity, productivity and profits within supply 9.30 OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Providing world
chain systems class transport services & solutions for WA
● Optimising the planning, delivery and post-delivery stages of ● Focussing on transport infrastructure that services entire
the supply chain to save money and enhance customer services regions – not projects
● How real-time data and demand forecasting can be used to ● Planning, co-ordinating and prioritising the transport
streamline task scheduling, manage revenue and improve related infrastructure that allows our economy to grow
work practices The Hon. Troy Buswell MP, Minister for Transport WA
● Practical examples 10.05 Expanding WA’s productive capacity
Facilitator: Alan Dormer, Service Science Leader, CSIRO ● Underpinning the State’s economic and social development
beyond the short term
About your workshop leader:
● Update on major transport projects submitted to
Alan Dormer and his team of researchers work on projects in a
Infrastructure Australia
number of vertical sectors in the services economy, including transport,
logistics and infrastructure. Alan has been working in the area of Anne Nolan, Director General,
optimisation, information systems and performance monitoring for over Department of State Development WA
20 years and has experience in the process industries, manufacturing, 10.40 Morning tea
energy and financial services as well as transport and logistics. He
has worked in UK, US, Japan and Australia, providing optimization 11.00 Analysing the macroeconomic dimension of West
technology and solutions to organisations such as Shell, BP, FedEx, Australian exports
Amazon, Hertz, Japan Railways, Qantas, Malaysian Airlines, ● The role of WA’s exports in the nation’s future prosperity
RailCorp and Queensland Rail.
● Assessing the potential for growing exports to China and
other regions
SPONSORSHIP AND EXHIBITION Alan Copeland, Manager Resources Section,
Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics
Conference sponsorship offers an unrivalled opportunity to meet
and do business with your target market. To discuss the promotional PLANNING AND DELIVERING TRANSPORT
opportunities available through event sponsorship or the boutique INFRASTRUCTURE FOR WA’S RESOURCE INDUSTRY
tradeshow contact:
11.35 Outlining the future transport infrastructure needs of
Sarah Cullen, Sponsorship and Exhibitions Manager the WA minerals industry
Phone: +61 (3) 8842 2430 or Email: sarah.cullen@informa.com.au ● Meeting the global demand for mineral products –
Addressing infrastructure constraints
UPCOMING EVENTS ● Examining the growth potential of the industry in WA
Damian Callachor, Director,
Breakbulk and Project Cargo Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia
16-17 May 2011 | Novotel Langley, Perth
www.informa.com.au/breakbulk 12.10 PANEL SESSION: The impact of the skills shortage
on economic growth and the delivery of major
Environmental Management in Transport Summit transport infrastructure projects in WA
17-18 May 2011 | Sydney Harbour Marriott ● How does the lack of skilled workers impinge on the big
resource projects?
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● What is the consequential impact on the transport
SA Transport Infrastructure Summit infrastructure that WA needs?
21 June 2011 | Hotel Intercontinental, Adelaide ● The overall impact on the economy, on WA and nationally
www.informa.com.au/satransport Dr. Ruth Shean, Director General,
Department of Training and Workforce Development WA
Regional Ports 2011 Jack Sato, Managing Director – Robe River and Pilbara
21-22 July 2011 | Hotel Grand Chancellor Launceston Infrastructure, Rio Tinto
www.informa.com.au/regionalports Keith Jones, WA Managing Partner, Deloitte
Damian Callachor, Director,
QLD Transport Infrastructure Summit
Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia
26-27 July 2011 | Marriott Hotel Brisbane
Jeff Mackie, Principal, Mackie Employer Solutions
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3. ORT INFRASTRUCTURE SUMMIT
1.10 Lunch 9.45 Planning and co-ordinating infrastructure to
accommodate population growth
2.10 CASE STUDY: Project update Oakajee Port and Rail ● Planning for higher density in Perth
● Outcomes from engineering studies ● Assessing the feasibility of infrastructure provision for
● Overcoming challenges in the planning and delivery of the State
greenfield projects Eric Lumsden, Director General,
Jim Netterfield, Projects and Operations Director, Department of Planning and Infrastructure WA
Oakajee Port and Rail
10.20 Morning tea
2.45 CASE STUDY: Preparing Port Hedland for
10.50 Capacity and efficiency: the opportunity for
continuous growth in iron ore throughput
optimisation in freight transport
● Planning and delivering the Utah Port facilities for junior
● What is optimisation in the context of freight transport?
iron ore exporters
● Potential benefits
● Upcoming expansion works at Port Hedland
● Case study
Ronnie Holtshausen, General Manager Strategic Planning
and Development, Port Hedland Port Authority Alan Dormer, Service Science Leader, CSIRO
3.20 Afternoon tea REVIEWING THE WA RAIL NETWORK
11.25 CASE STUDY: Modernising the East West
THE WA GRAIN NETWORK rail corridor
3.40 Current & emerging transport infrastructure issues in ● Making rail transport more competitive
the grain supply chain
● Cutting transit time and expanding capacity
● Developing a solution for an integrated transport network
Angelo Demertzis, General Manager – East West,
for grain cartage
Australian Rail Track Corporation
● Identifying strategic regional routes
● Supporting Local Government to manage heavy vehicle 12.00 Resource export growth in WA
access on local roads
● Opportunities and challenges for the rail industry
Michelle Mackenzie, Executive Manager Infrastructure,
John Goodall, Managing Director, Beyond Rail Solutions &
WA Local Government Association
WA Chapter Chair, The Railway Technical Society of Australia
4.15 The state of the WA grain network – A user’s 12.35 Lunch
perspective
● Assessing the capability of the rail network and current
investments SHAPING THE FUTURE OF WA’S PORTS
● The impact of grain deregulation on efficiently utilising 1.35 Towards the implementation of a National Ports
infrastructure Strategy
Mike Norton, President, WA Farmers Federation ● Enabling better coordination in the planning and operation
of our ports
4.50 Closing remarks from the Chair
● Providing greater clarity on how future port capacity will
match trade forecasts
5.00 Close of Day One
● Delivering the road and rail links needed to support the
activities at the ports and resolve bottlenecks
Greg Martin, Chairman, National Transport Commission
Day Two
2.10 CASE STUDY: Improving road & rail infrastructure
Thursday 4th August 2011 into Esperance Ports
● The port’s growing importance as an export point for the
8.30 Networking and welcome coffee
Goldfield-Esperance region
9.00 Opening remarks from the Chair Michal Frydrych, CEO, Esperance Ports Sea and Land
Guy Reynolds, Principal Consultant Maritime & Shipping,
GHD 2.45 CASE STUDY: Increasing regional trade in South
West Australia – The Grange Project
IMPROVING TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE ● Overview of planned construction and dredging projects
IN WA ● Outlining the challenges in achieving dredging approval
in a lifestyle focussed community
9.10 OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESS: An integrated ● How to address these challenges during the dredging
light rail plan for Perth process
● Linking major train lines and providing greatly improved Brad Williamson, CEO, Albany Port Authority
services along Perth’s high frequency routes
● Freeing up buses to provide additional services within the 3.20 Closing remarks from the Chair
suburbs
Senator Scott Ludlam, 3.30 Close of conference
Australian Greens Senator for Western Australia
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