
Wodonga Regional Event February 2020

Future of Regional Logistics
Program
20 th February 2020
La Trobe University Wodonga, Main Lecture Room
La Trobe University Wodonga, Main Lecture Room
09:30 - Registration Opens
10:00 - John Blunt, CILTA Victoria
Welcome and discussion of Logistics in Natural Disasters
10:20 - Brendan Richards, KPMG
2030 vision for regional logistics: Trends in technologies,
business models, customer demand
10:40 - Hollie Clare, City of Wodonga
Invest Albury Wodonga
10:50 - Infrastructure Session
10:50 - Shane Sykes, Department of Infrastructure,
Transport, Cities & Regional Development
Opportunities for complementary investments in industrial parks
and transport infrastructure along the Inland Rail Melbourne
Brisbane alignment and surrounding regions
11:10 - Andrew Varga , Port of Melbourne
Investing in the Port of Melbourne to support growth
11:30 - Pat O’Shannassy, Grain Trade Australia
Grain transport forecasts, opportunities and challenges
11:50 - Greg Politakis, NewVolt Infrastructure
Infrastructure to enable electrified road freight on Australia’s
major transport corridors
12:10 - Q&A panel
12:30 - Lunch
13:00 - Technology Session
13:00 - Anthony King, Scania
Driving the shift towards sustainable road transport
13:20 - Carly Cummings, Dulux Group
Shared logistics networks and the future of Australian supply
chains competing in a global market
13:40 - David Coleman, TK’Blue Agency
How to measure and reduce environmental impacts of
multimodal freight supply chains
14:00 - Tim Charlton, XAct Solutions
Using logistics control towers and last
mile strategies to improve service quality, efficiency and costs
14:20 - Q&A panel
14:40 - Tea / Coffee Break
15:00 - Workforce Session
15:00 - Tim Ross, Grain Trade Australia
National Heavy Vehicle Regulator supported Chain of
Responsibility training for regional businesses
15:20 - Simon Macaulay, Wodonga TAFE
Women Driving Transport Careers mentoring program
15:40 - Kim Hassall, CILT Australia
Transport & logistics workforce education and professional
development
16:00 - Concluding Comments and Preparations for 2020 International
Conference
16:15 - Event Closes
