SPEAKERS
The Asia Pacific Cycling Conference 2024 is set to be a meeting point for academics, practitioners, and thought leaders from across Australia and the world. In a unique blend of expertise, conference delegates will hear from the below speakers as they exchange knowledge, ideas, and experiences within the cycling community.
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Hosts & Dignitaries
Bart Mellish MP
Queensland Minister for Transport and Main Roads and Minister for Digital Services
Marne Fechner
Chief Executive Officer, AusCycling
Matthew Keenan
Master of Ceremonies
Kate Bates OLY
Host of Female Participation Panel
International Speakers
Brent Toderian
TODERIAN UrbanWORKS
Kate Veronneau
Director of Women’s Strategy at Zwift
Mr. John MacArthur
Sustainable Transportation Program Manager at TREC at Portland State University
Vida Christeller
City Design Manager at Wellington City Council, NZ
National Speakers
James Laing
Senior Principal at Stantec - Transportation, Practice Leader - Cycle Planning & Design
Sam Johnson
Sustainable Transport Specialist, and co-lead - Active Mobility Knowledge Group at World Bank
Peter Bourke
Executive Officer at We Ride
Susanne Bransgrove
Co-Founder & Business Management & Change Strategy Architect, Echo Impact Group to Co-Founder, Bikey Wipes
Alton Twine
Chief Executive Officer, Bicycle Queensland
Sandy Murdoch
TRACTION
Sarah Davies
Projects Manager at MetroCount
Nick Morris
Access & Universal Design Expert, Director at Morris Goding Access Consulting
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Irene McAleese
Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at See.Sense
Nick Hannan
Executive General Manager of Government Strategy at AusCycling
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Craig Meinicke
Founder of Blue Sky Trails
Ishara Sahama
Echo Impact Group
Professor Christopher James Pettit
Director of Project; Safer cycling and street design: A guide for policy makers
Professor Narelle Haworth AM
Research Professor at CARRS-Q
Richard Buning
Senior Lecturer, University Queensland Business School, Bicycle Queensland Director
Professor Matthew Burke
Transport Academic Partnership Chair for the QLD Department of Transport and Main Roads. Transport Innovation and Research Hub Chair for the Brisbane Council.
Jordana Blackman
Chief at Chicks Who Ride Bikes
John Symons
Victoria University
Penny Ford
General Manager (Transport Strategy and Planning). Policy, Planning and Investment Division. Department of Transport and Main Roads.
Alexander Paz
Ph.D, RPEQ, FIEAust, CPEng, NER, P.E.
Professor and Transport and Main Roads Chair
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School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Faculty of Engineering at QUT
Stephen Hodge
Director - National Advocacy at We Ride Australia
Megan Paybody
Associate Director in EY’s Sports Events and Venues
Bronwyn Victor
Chief at Sisters in the Saddle