Strategy Development | Lunchtime Leadership Panel
About this event
Hear from experienced industry specialists in strategic development for a panel discussion, sharing their insights on the challenges and opportunities, tips and tricks, for successful strategy and development processes for transport projects, programs and policies.
Facilitated by AITPM CEO Kirsty Kelly, our esteemed panelists shared their experience in the fourth instalment of our Lunchtime Leadership Panel series.
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Speakers
Alix Oakes | Principal Transport Planner, Practice Leader - Complete Streets | Stantec
When it comes to transport planning, Alix’s vision aligns with providing solutions that transcend transport systems and mobility—she believes in equitable accessibility for all. With 16 years of industry experience, she draws on her expertise when it comes to active transport, behaviour change, and sustainability. Having managed multidisciplinary projects of varying scales across two continents, Alix has worked at improving transport outcomes for people in schools, workplaces, hospitals, and new developments in the United Kingdom and Australia.
As an accredited Healthy Streets™ practitioner, Alix is a proud advocate for planning community spaces which are designed for people to connect and interact—not just spaces for road traffic. Recently, she undertook a detailed assessment of a town centre to improve its walkability, and contributed to a streetscape design based on Healthy Streets principles. Incorporating walkability into urban planning is recognised as a key factor in creating vibrant, sustainable, and healthy communities. Such initiatives aim to foster community health and wellness, ensuring that the needs of people walking and riding are met and that public spaces are more inviting and functional for everyone.
Sarah Bridges | Technical Director - People Movement and Place | Aurecon
Sarah Bridges is a Technical Director at Aurecon, part of the People Movement and Place team. With over 20 years of experience, Sarah has successfully delivered a variety of complex urban infrastructure and regeneration projects, recently focusing on integrated transport and land-use planning.
She has led diverse teams on high-profile, high-value major infrastructure projects, from business case development to delivery. Through her roles as project director and team lead, Sarah has honed her strategic development skills, creating clear project visions and delivery strategies at both the organisational and project levels.
Nicole Vukic | Business Leader – Transport Planning and Advisory (National) | Arcadis
Nicole Vukic is a Transport Planner and Traffic Engineer with 20 years of experience in specialist and multi-disciplinary consultancies. Nicole is currently the National Transport Planning Manager for Arcadis and is responsible for building the organisation’s transport planning capability within Australia, which has seen the business transform and grow under her leadership. She is passionate about working on city-shaping projects, contributing to the creation of great places and influencing how people move between these places efficiently and sustainably.
Nicole has been fortunate to have had some inspiring mentors and sponsors in her career, who have contributed to shaping her professionally and helping her navigate the challenges that come with progressing into management roles. Committed to developing high performing teams and growing the talent pool within the industry, Nicole takes pride in sharing these experiences with people, assisting them with effective goal setting to enable them to advance their careers. Nicole mentors others in the business and encourages and supports them on their career journey.
When commencing her Bachelor of Engineering (Civil and Environmental), Nicole quickly realised that she missed writing and changed to a double degree, combining engineering with a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies. This resulted in her spending time studying and working in Germany, where she experienced how transport systems were supposed to work, igniting her interest in transport planning. Since then, Nicole has been driven by a purpose to ensure that we build for a transport system now and for the future.
Gavin Nicholls | Executive Director - Advisory | Veitch Lister Consulting
Gavin is VLC’s Executive Director (Advisory). With extensive experience working on major transport projects, and much of this on the client side, Gavin is attuned to the needs of clients and understands the landscape that they operate in.
With a commitment to innovation and excellence, Gavin works in partnership with clients to find effective solutions to their complex transport challenges.
Having held senior leadership roles within the public and private sector, Gavin has been directly involved with many high-profile projects, such as Cross River Rail in Brisbane, where he was the Project Director prior to joining VLC. He began his career consulting in the private sector in traffic engineering, transport modelling and transport planning.
Gavin holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) and a Masters of Business (Applied Finance).
Join the AITPM members from these organisations who have already registered including:
Organisation | State |
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Transurban | NSW |
Sydney Metro | NSW |
City of Ryde | NSW |
Matrix Traffic and Transport Data | NSW |
Stantec | VIC |
Yarra Ranges Council | VIC |
Wayfinder Labs | VIC |
Penrith City Council | NSW |
City of Gold Coast | QLD |
University of Melbourne | VIC |
NTRO | WA |
BDO Australia | NSW |
PSA Consulting | QLD |
Transport for NSW | NSW |
WGAVIC Pty Ltd | VIC |
Department of Transport and Main Roads | QLD |
Transport for NSW | NSW |
City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters | SA |
Main Roads WA | WA |
Transport Canberra and City Services | ACT |
Brisbane City Council | QLD |
DPIE | NSW |
City of Gold Coast | QLD |
City of Launceston | TAS |
Contractor | QLD |
GHD | VIC |
Jacobs | QLD |
Department of Transport WA | WA |
Traffix Group | VIC |
Stantec Australia Pty Ltd | VIC |
Bitzios Consulting | QLD |
Traffix Group | VIC |
Hume City Council | VIC |
Brisbane City Council | QLD |
Public Transport Authority | WA |
Traffix Group Pty Ltd | VIC |
Department of Transport and Main Roads | QLD |
City of Melbourne | VIC |
Department of Transport and Main Roads | QLD |
Niobe Consulting | NSW |
City of Gold Coast | QLD |
AECOM | VIC |
GHD | VIC |
Veitch Lister Consulting | QLD |
Department of Transport and Main Roads Queensland | QLD |
Eukai | VIC |
City of Moreton Bay | QLD |
Brisbane City Council | QLD |
Brisbane City Council | QLD |
One Mile Grid | VIC |
Jacobs Australia | QLD |
Traffix Group | VIC |
Jacobs | QLD |
Arcadis | QLD |
Mott MacDonald | NSW |
Transport for NSW | NSW |
Transport for NSW | NSW |
Department of Transport and Main Roads Queensland | QLD |
Hayes Traffic Engineering | QLD |
The University of Queensland | QLD |
SMEC | VIC |
Yarra Trams | VIC |
Department of Transport and Main Roads Queensland | QLD |
WSP Australia | QLD |
The University of Sydney | NSW |
Matrix Traffic and Transport Data | NSW |
City of Parramatta Council | NSW |
PJA | WA |
HDR | QLD |
Compass IoT | NSW |
SMEC | QLD |
Arup | NSW |
City of Gold Coast Council | QLD |
City of Cockburn | WA |
Arup | QLD |
Department of Transport | VIC |
TfNSW | NSW |
Jacobs | NSW |
VLC | VIC |
VLC | QLD |
City of Sydney Council | NSW |
Aimsun Pty Ltd | NSW |
Shellharbour City Council | NSW |
Jacobs | QLD |
Penrith City Council | NSW |
Department for Infrastructure and Transport | SA |
GHD | WA |
WSP Australia | VIC |
Transport for NSW | NSW |
Bentley Systems | N/A - Residing Overseas |
PJA | WA |
Department for Infrastructure and Transport | SA |
Verza | QLD |
City of Charles Sturt Council | SA |
ShapeTransport | NSW |
Liverpool City Council | NSW |
NA | VIC |
Department of Transport and Main Roads QLD | QLD |
WALGA | WA |
Yarra Ranges Council | VIC |
Department of Transport WA | WA |
Department of Transport and Main Roads | QLD |
Veitch Lister Consulting | QLD |
TMR/QLD | QLD |
Department of Transport and Main Roads | QLD |
Independent | VIC |
Brisbane City Council | QLD |
Traffix Group | VIC |
SMEC | VIC |
Infrastructure Victoria | VIC |
Transport for NSW | QLD |
VLC | QLD |
Brisbane City Council | QLD |
City of Moreton Bay | QLD |
City of Whittlesea | VIC |
VLC | VIC |
Transport and Main Roads | QLD |
VIC | |
RAC | WA |
Bitzios Consulting | QLD |
Transport for NSW | NSW |
Stantec | WA |
Transport for NSW | NSW |
Suburban Rail Loop Authority | VIC |
SCT Consulting | NSW |
GHD | NSW |
Brisbane City Council | QLD |
Phil Jones Associates (PJA) | WA |
Bicycling/Walking Advocate | QLD |
WSP Australia | QLD |
Jacobs | QLD |
Indesco | ACT |
Department of Transport and Main Roads Queensland | QLD |
Arcadis Australia Pacific | QLD |
City of Moreton Bay | QLD |
City of Moreton Bay | QLD |
Hartecs Group | QLD |
ACT Government Transport Canberra City Services (TCCS) | NSW |
City of Whittlesea | VIC |
WSP Australia | WA |
City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters | SA |
VLC | VIC |
Veitch Lister Consulting | NSW |
Brisbane City Council | QLD |
Jacobs | QLD |
Department of Transport and Main Roads | QLD |
Transport and Main Roads | QLD |
WSP Australia | QLD |
Connexus Transport Advisory | NSW |
MidCoast Council | NSW |
Department of Transport and Main Roads | QLD |
Lambert & Rehbein (SEQ) Pty Ltd | QLD |
Shellharbour City Council | NSW |
Busways North West Pty Ltd | NSW |
Translink, TMR | QLD |
Matrix Traffic and Transport Data | NSW |
AECOM | SA |
Brisbane City Council | QLD |
City of Moreton Bay | QLD |