C. List of public hearings and witnesses

Tuesday, 23 February 2016 – Canberra

Private Capacity

Professor Peter Newman

Tuesday, 1 March 2016 – Canberra

Central Japan Railway Company

Mr Torkel Patterson, Director
Mr Shohei Yoshida, General Manager, Sydney Office

Embassy of Japan

Mr Yasuhito Takahashi, First Secretary

Friday, 4 March 2016 – Canberra

SMART Infrastructure Facility, University of Wollongong

Mr Joseph Branigan, Senior Research Fellow,

Space Syntax Limited

Mr Martin Butterworth, Managing Director

ACT Government

Ms Dorte Ekelund, Director-General, Environment and Planning Directorate
Ms Kathy Goth, Director, Financial and Economic Analysis, Treasury Directorate

Engineers Australia

Mr Andre Kaspura, Policy Analyst
Mr Mark Stewart, Policy Analyst

Transport Australia Society

Mr Alan Thompson, Member, National Executive

Australasian Railway Association

Mrs Emma Woods, General Manager, Passenger and Member Services

Monday, 7 March 2016 – Sydney

Private Capacity

Dr Philip Glencoe Laird

Strategex Pty Ltd

Dr David Adams, Director

Bus Industry Confederation of Australia

Mr Michael Apps, Executive Director
Professor John Stanley

Financial-Architects.Asia Pty Ltd

Mr Ian Bell, Director

Property Council of Australia

Mr Glenn Byres, Chief of Policy and Housing

Consult Australia

Mr Jonathan Cartledge, Director, Policy and Government Relations

AECOM

Mr Joe Langley, Technical Director

Shopping Centre Council of Australia

Mr Marcus Conabere, Representative
Mr Angus Nardi, Executive Director

LUTI Consulting

Dr James McIntosh, Principal

Transportation Associates Pty Ltd

Mr Peter Thornton, Managing Director

Committee for Sydney

Mr Eamon Waterford, Head of Strategy and Advocacy
Dr Tim Williams, Chief Executive Officer

Friday, 11 March 2016 – Melbourne

Private Capacity

The Hon Tim Fischer AC
Mr Peter Knight

Committee for Geelong

Ms Rebecca Casson, Chief Executive Officer
Ms Kirsten Kilpatrick, Board Member

City of Port Phillip

Mr Tom Courtice, Strategic Transport Planner, Sustainable Transport, Sustainability and Transport, Place Strategy and Development
Mrs Claire Ferres Miles, General Manager, Place Strategy and Development
Mr Brett Walters, Manager, Sustainability and Transport, Place Strategy and Development

Arup

Mr Peter Dunn, Senior Associate
Mr Justin Madden, Senior Consultant, Infrastructure and Project Planning

Peri Urban Group of Rural Councils

Ms Paula Lawrence, Executive Officer

Strategic Intelligence Group

Mr John Marinopoulos, Managing Director
Mr Nic Mesic, Partner

City of Melbourne

Mr Richard Smithers, Transport Coordinator, City Strategy Branch, City Strategy and Place Group

Tuesday, 15 March 2016 – Canberra

Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development

Dr Gary Dolman, Head of Bureau, Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics, Policy and Research Division
Ms Cathryn Geiger, General Manager, Regional Economic Policy Branch, Policy and Research Division
Mrs Jessica Hall, General Manager, Infrastructure Policy Branch, Infrastructure Investment Division
Ms Philippa Power, Executive Director, Policy and Research Division

The Treasury

Mr Bede Fraser, Principal Adviser, Individuals and Indirect Tax Division
Mr Damien White, Chief Adviser, Industries and Infrastructure Division, Fiscal Group

Thursday, 7 April 2016 – Sydney

Private Capacity

Mr Rob Senior

Autodesk Australia

Mr Brett Casson, Digital Infrastructure Leader

Centurion Group

Ms Annie Chatfield, Chief Operating Officer
Mr John Elvy, Non-executive Chairman
Dr Patrick Yu, Chief Executive Officer

Goodman Ltd

Mr Will Dwyer, Head of Strategic Planning

Urban Taskforce Australia

Mr Chris Johnson, Chief Executive Officer

Action for Public Transport New South Wales

Ms Julianna Walton, Convenor

Friday, 8 April 2016 – Brisbane

Griffith University

Associate Professor Matthew Burke, Deputy Director, Urban Research Program

Brisbane City Council

Mr Kerry Doss, Manager, City Planning and Economic Development Branch
Mr Andrew Lintern, Manager, Business Improvement and Transport Strategy
Mr Brendan O’Keeffe, Principal Engineer, Policy and Strategy
Mr Scott Stewart, Divisional Manager, Brisbane Infrastructure
Mr Brett Turville, Branch Manager, Transport Planning and Strategy, Brisbane Infrastructure

Local Government Association of Queensland

Mr Greg Hoffman, PSM, General Manager, Advocacy
Mr Roland McMillan, Principal Adviser, Economics and Finance

Planning Institute of Australia

Mr Brendan Nelson, President

Council of Mayors (SEQ)

Mr Peter Olah, Executive Director
Mr Scott Smith, Projects and Portfolio Director
Tuesday, 18 October 2016 – Canberra

RMIT and CSIRO

Professor Martyn Hook, Dean, School of Media and Communications, RMIT
Associate Professor Paul Minifie, Associate Professor of Architecture, RMIT
Dr Jan van Schaik, Lecturer, Architecture and Design, RMIT
Ms Emma Jackson, Associate Lecturer, Architecture and Design, RMIT
Dr Steve Hatfield-Dodds, Chief Coordinating Scientist, Integration Science and Public Policy, CSIRO
Dr Simon Toze, Senior Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO

Friday, 28 October 2016 – Sydney

Consolidated Land and Rail Australia (CLARA)

Mr Nick Cleary, Chairman
Mr Theo Scherman, Drector, Solutions Architect—Hitachi Consulting Australia
Mr Clayton Davis, Director/Legal Counsel
Mr John Gallaher, Corporate Legal—DLA Piper

Ultraspeed Australia and Hyperloop One

Mr Steve Artis, Director, Ultraspeed
Mr Sean Duggan, Director, Ultraspeed
Dr Alan James, Vice President, Worldwide Business Development Hyperloop One

Bishop Austrans

Mr Michael York OAM, Convenor, Bishop Austrans Consortium
Mr Rob McAuley, Associate

Newhaven Wealth

Mr Jay Grant, Head of Business Strategy

Spacecon Pty Ltd

Mr Raphael Shin, Managing Director, Spacecon Pty Ltd
Ms Kerry Chikarovski, Government Relations Consultant, Spacecon Pty Ltd
Mr Andrew Mounas, Advisor, Spacecon Pty Ltd
Mr John Moore, CEO, Forrester Cohen International Group Limited
Mr Jonathan Doy, Partner—Tax Advisory, Crowe Horwath (Aust) Pty Ltd
Mr Jeremy Harkins, ineni Realtime; Smart Cities Consultant, Spacecon
Associate Professor Chyi Lin Lee, Western Sydney University
Mr Tim Askew, City Revitalisation Coordinator, Newcastle City Council

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