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This 4-part series is in partnership with ITS Australia. Compass IoT is the official Podcast Media Sponsor of the ITS Australia Summit 2024 in Sydney. Register here As Chief Executive of ITS Australia, and with an extensive career in transport strategy, Susan is ideally placed at the intersection of technology and transport. Supported by strong connections to the international ITS community and th...

Shantha Bloemen -CEO and Co-Founder Mobility for Africa. - 20 years' experience of project development at UNICEF across Asia and Africa. She co-founded Mobility For Africa in order to apply her wide experience in development to making a lasting difference in rural women’s lives. She has a master’s degree from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and an honours degre...

Georgia is a passionate, vocal and experienced inclusive active travel advocate, and an influential voice in the micromobility industry. In her work across three leading micromobility operators (boasting two 'unicorns', three acquisitions and one IPO) she has worked with hundreds of cities on their active and sustainable transport aims. Georgia recently stepped down from her role leading g...

Peter Fraser, President of SARAH Group, has over 40 years’ experience in economic analysis, research, law enforcement & compliance policy, investigations, strategic & operational intelligence, and project management as well as social justice advocacy.  In March 2012, Peter established the name Safer Australian Roads and Highways (SARAH), and established the Yellow Ribbon Road Safety Week i...

Daniel Mikus and James Rolph are friends, co-founders and co-CEOs of Brisbane's fastest-growing road construction company MR Roads. What you'll learn: Challenging the status quo in the asphalt industry Biggest lessons in road innovation What can the industry do better in terms of partnerships?

This interview is part of a special collaboration between Byte Size and the Institute of Transport and Logistic Studies (ITLS) Board of Advice from the University of Sydney. Cecilia has 20 years’ experience in corporate, government and research settings across transport, insurance, health, defence and education. She is an independent non-executive director of the national transport research centre...

This interview is part of a special collaboration between Byte Size and the Institute of Transport and Logistic Studies (ITLS) Board of Advice from the University of Sydney. Todd Chapman is the Principal of Leading Edge Management Consulting, an aviation-based consulting practice that works with organisations that require strategic level operational, commercial and leadership development solutions...

Dr Sarah Dods (she/her) is a technologist, maven, and intrapreneurial leader. Sarah currently leads GHD’s Advanced Analytics and AI practice for the Southern Hemisphere. By background, she is a PhD qualified Physicist/Electrical Engineer with 20+ years of experience spanning Australia’s “deep-tech” innovation system. What you'll learn: What is connected vehicle or vehicle-generated data? How G...

Vivienne has over thirty years’ experience in the human services sector having worked at the executive level in child and family and primary health services in both Victoria and New South Wales. She is now the CEO of EV Strengthening Communities, a community-based program supporting those who are transport vulnerable.  What you’ll learn: About EV Strengthening Communities The value of community tr...

This interview is part of a special collaboration between Byte Size and the Institute of Transport and Logistic Studies (ITLS) Board of Advice from the University of Sydney. David Tucker is Infrastructure Australia’s Chief of Project Advisory & Evaluation. He is responsible for assessing business cases that are seeking more than $250 million in funding from the Australian Government, and for m...

This interview is part of a special collaboration between Byte Size and the Institute of Transport and Logistic Studies (ITLS) Board of Advice from the University of Sydney. Carlee presently serves as the Supply Chain Director at Pernod Ricard Pacific, where she has also held a seat on the ITLS Board of Advice for ten years. With a wealth of experience spanning over three decades in the realm of c...

James Vincent is the CTO at NCS NEXT Australia, a global digital, data and cloud services consultancy igniting possibilities of their clients and pioneering the solutions of tomorrow today through deep tech capabilities and emerging technologies to impact lives and advance communities. A senior people leader with 25 years’ of commercial IT experience, James is an established authority in large-sca...

Jeff Sharp is an Associate Partner at EY in Australia working in Transport Technology. He has a career that spans the Telecommunications and Transport sectors and is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of Engineers Australia with a background in leveraging data analytics and machine learning for Transport use cases. What you’ll learn about: What is a Digital Twin? What is an example of Digital Twin te...

Today’s episode features Lachland McLean, Estimator at Pavement Management Systems in Sydney. What you'll learn: About Pavement Management Systems What is Road Maintenance + why you should care Challenges faced in maintaining roads How we measure changes in road surfaces

Tiya holds 20 years of experience in design, leadership, and operations across a range of disciplines for some of the country’s top firms and institutions. She is now venturing to spend the next 20 years on projects that use design to wage war against the Climate Crisis. Tiya's work has received the industry’s top accolades, including The National Design Award from the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsoni...

David Hensher is Professor of Management, and Founding Director of the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies (ITLS): The Australian Key Centre of Teaching and Research in Transport Management in The Business School at The University of Sydney. David has published over 600 papers in leading international transport and economics journals, as well as 16 books. In January 2023, he was appointed...

Monalisha Thakur is a co-founder and the CMO at Tummoc - the first Made-in-India transit application that provides accurate real-time public transport information, easy ticketing options and last-mile connectivity. Monalisha has over 11 years of experience in high-pressure sales jobs at companies like HCL, AMX, Harman, Crestron & Christie. What you’ll learn: About Tummoc - an Indian transit ap...

Kari Anne Solfjeld Eid is a designer, founder of Whee!, and activist working to transform urban mobility by lowering the barriers for families to use cargo bikes for everyday trips. Kari Anne was also the winner of the 2023 Movmi global EmpowerWISM program. What you'll learn: About Whee! and the purpose behind the company Exclusionary cycling culture has a marketing problem About Movmi's g...

David is a UK-based mobility transport and EV specialist with a wealth of experience in developing mobility strategies, shaping and procuring mobility solutions, platforms and systems. He is an innovation transport leader in Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Infrastructure and Mobility as a Service (MaaS) Solutions with capabilities across a range of areas including future developments in charging in...

Dean Calapai is the Global MD & Founder of IntelliTrac - an Australian telematics company specialising in automotive electronics, GPS Telematics, GIS Mapping & Business Mobility Apps. In this episode you'll learn: What is telematics and how it’s used How telematics is being used to improve your weekly rubbish pick-up How are local councils using telematics data and what this means for comm...

Charlie has worked in the technology sector for nearly 20 years. During this time, she received a degree in Aerospace Engineering and was involved in coding for Black Hawk helicopters. As Managing Director of Waterstons Australia, Charlie has been based in Australia since early 2020. Passionate about all things tech, Charlie has deep experience in cyber security. What you'll learn: What's involved...

In this episode, we sat down with Amanda Farmer - a property lawyer, dedicated to helping people who live in strata apartments, and the founder of Your Strata Property. What you'll learn: Common myths about Electric Vehicles in apartment buildings Resources to find out more about EVs, government incentives, and strata schemes Tips and advice for those who would like to start conversations within t...

How does a building's ‘skin’ make our cities better places to live? Today’s episode features Lui Violanti, the Regional Manger WA for Inhabit -  an innovative design-led consulting group exclusively focused on providing specialist engineering services. From algae green walls to carbon-capturing concrete and 3D printed biodegradable facades, this episode explores the parts of buildings we ofte...

A dedicated global strategist, Joshua Sattler is the CEO of Dantia - Lake Macquarie City’s economic development company. He is an accomplished driver of economic development in destinations across the Asia Pacific, the Middle East and America. Josh is responsible for shaping the future of the City of Darwin through planning and delivery of growth and development opportunities that incorporate Smar...

Morris Misel unleashes possibilities for businesses by breaking with convention. For over 30 years he’s influenced the thinking of some of the world’s biggest organisations and brands to see what tomorrow might look like – long before they experience it. What you’ll learn: The future of the built environment and urban design Opportunities for digital twin technology How we can design more inclusiv...