This document provides an agenda for the Light Rail 2017 conference to be held on February 21-22, 2017 at the Crowne Plaza in Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast. The conference will focus on future-proofing urban transport networks through presentations and panels on topics such as light rail planning, design, delivery, operations, safety, and standards. Speakers will represent organizations involved in light rail projects in cities like Gold Coast, Sydney, Auckland, and Newcastle. A tour of the Gold Coast light rail depot is also scheduled.

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OFFICIAL CONFERENCE OPENING AND
WELCOME:
Cr Tom Tate, Mayor, City of Gold Coast
INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE:
Terry Wong, GM-Infrastructure Maintenance,
MTR Corporation Limited
PRESENTATIONS FROM:
Phil Mumford, CEO, GoldlinQ
Peter Papantoniou, Project Director –
Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 2,
Department of Transport and Main Roads
Ken Deutscher, Program Manager Light Rail
Project and Corridor Development,
City of Gold Coast
Loretta Lynch, Managing Director – Gold
Coast, Keolis Downer
Tim Poole, Program Director Parramatta Light
Rail, Transport for NSW
Doug Carter, Programme Manager Light Rail,
Auckland Transport
Claire Stewart, Chief Investment Officer,
Auckland Transport
Treasure Jennings,
Public Transport Ombudsman Victoria
Danny Broad, CEO,
Australasian Railway Association
Glenn Bentley, CEO, ALTRAC
Marg Prendergast, CBD Coordinator General,
Transport for NSW
Paul Daly, CEO, Rail Industry Safety and
Standards Board (RISSB)
Light Rail 2017
Future-proofing Urban Transport Networks
21 – 22 February 2017 | Crowne Plaza, Surfers Paradise
PRESENTING THE 4TH ANNUAL

2. 8:00 Registration and Welcome Coffee
8:45 Administration and Safety Briefing
8:55 OPENING | Opening remarks from the Chair
WELCOME AND OPENING
9:00 Official Welcome and Conference Opening
Cr Tom Tate, Mayor, City of Gold Coast
9:20 Light Rail in Australia – The Renaissance Continues
Danny Broad, CEO, Australasian Railway Association
9:40 INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Operating Hong Kong’s Light Rail Network
Terry Wong, GM-InfrastructureMaintenance,
MTR Corporation Limited
PROJECT UPDATES
10:20 Gold Coast Light Rail from Conception to Extension
Phil Mumford, CEO, GoldlinQ
Peter Papantoniou, ProjectDirector–GoldCoastLightRailStage2,
Department of Transport and Main Roads
10:50 Morning Tea
11:10 Light Rail Southern Gold Coast
Ken Deutscher, ProgramManagerLightRailProjectandCorridor
Development, City of Gold Coast
11:40 PANEL
Introducing Light Rail to Queensland – Key Learnings from The G
Phil Chipman, Director-Technical, GoldlinQ
Peter Papantoniou, ProjectDirector–GoldCoastLightRailStage2,
Department of Transport and Main Roads
Karlie Southwood,Director–RailSafety, GoldlinQ
Ken Deutscher, ProgramManagerLightRailProjectandCorridor
Development, City of Gold Coast
12:10 Operating and Maintaining CBD Transport Systems
12:40 Sydney Light Rail Update
Glenn Bentley, CEO, ALTRAC
Marg Prendergast, CBDCoordinatorGeneral, Transport for NSW
13:10 Lunch
13:50 Planning and Delivery of Light Rail for Parramatta
Tim Poole, ProgramDirectorParramattaLightRail, Transport for NSW
14:20 Delivering Light Rail to Australia’s Capital
14:50 Light Rail Revitalising Newcastle City
Rob Angus, DesignManager, Aurecon
Matt Colton,TechnicalManager, Transport for NSW
15:20 Innovative Approach for LRT and Tramway Management
Feliciano Sciardiglia, TramwayandLRTProductLineManager,
Thales Australia
15:50 Afternoon Tea
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Light Rail 2017
Tuesday 21 February 2017 DAY 1
STREAM 1: NETWORK DESIGN, MANAGEMENT AND INTEGRATION STREAM 2: CUSTOMER SAFETY
16:10 Chair’s remarks 16:10 Chair’s remarks
16:15 Gold Coast Light Rail – Signalling, Communications, Control
System and Integration
Anthony Lusty, ProjectDeliveryManagerGoldCoast, Bombardier Transportation
16:15 The Influence of Sydney’s Inner West Light Rail on Travel Patterns
Nick Buchanan,LeadTransportPlanner, Jacobs
Harlan Langtree, TransportPlanner, Jacobs
16:40 Innovations in Light Rail DC Traction Networks
Jarman Stephens, ElectricalandComputerSystemsEngineer, ABB
16:40 Embracing Complaints – How Unhappy Customers Can Improve
your Organisation
Treasure Jennings, Public Transport Ombudsman Victoria
17:05 Application of Numerical Simulations for Rail and Wheel Wear
Management on Light Rail Networks
Maksym Spiryagin,DeputyDirector,
Centre for Railway Engineering, CQUniversity
17:05 Trams and SPADS: Unpacking the Heavy Human Dimensions of a
Light Rail System
Dr Anjum Naweed, SeniorResearchFellow,CQUniversity
17:30 Granting Traffic Light Priority to Maximise Efficiency of a Light Rail
Jérémie Wajs,PhD–Head,TramwaySystemsUnit,SYSTRA
17:30 Safe Interface through Safety Interface
Kym Smith, OperationsAssuranceOfficer,
Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure SA
17.55 Closing remarks from Chair
18:00 Networking Drinks
AUSTRALASIAN RAILWAY ASSOCIATION

3. 8:30 Registration and Welcome Coffee
8:45 Administration and Safety Briefing
8:55 OPENING | Opening remarks from the Chair
LRT PLANNING, DESIGN AND DELIVERY
9:00 CASE STUDY | A Compelling Case for Light Rail in Auckland
Doug Carter, ProgrammeManagerLightRail, Auckland Transport
Claire Stewart, ChiefInvestmentOfficer,Auckland Transport
9:30 Developing Best Practice in Light Rail Engineering
Daniel Caldwell, DesignManager–Rail,WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff
Matthew Rose, EngineeringManager,InfrastructureProjectsDivision,
Downer
10:00 Design and Delivery of Modern Light Rail Infrastructure
10:30 Morning Tea
10:50 Sydney Light Rail – Developing a Line Wide Component System for
Tram Stop Design
Kat Jurkiewicz, ProjectLeadAssociate,Grimshaw Architects
11:20 Light Rail’s Transformative Effect on How a City Moves
Loretta Lynch, ManagingDirector–GoldCoast,Keolis Downer
Jason Ward, Director–CommunicationsandOperations,GoldlinQ
11:50 Financing Light Rail in Australia
Ed Hart, Director,Capella Capital
12:20 Lunch
13:10 Development and Application of Light Rail Integration
Operational Analysis with Case Studies from North America, UK
and Australia
Stephen Luke, PracticeLeaderTransportPlanningandInternationalLRT
Development,Mott McDonald
13:40 SustainabilityAppliedtoLightRailProjects
Sophie Hennes, APACCSRSustainabilityOfficer,Alstom Australia
14:10 Development and Harmonisation of Standards for Light Rail
Paul Daly, CEO, Rail Industry Safety and Standards Board (RISSB)
14:40 Closing Remarks and Afternoon Tea
Venue Details
Crowne Plaza Surfers Paradise
Crowne Plaza Gold Tower, 2807 Gold Coast Highway,
Surfers Paradise QLD 4217
Phone: +61 7 5592 9900, www.crowneplazasurfersparadise.com.au
Sponsorship and Exhibition Opportunities
The ARA’s Light Rail 2017 is a unique event targeted solely at Light Rail
executives from project managers and engineers to operations executives
and government. Promote your services, product and expertise to the
decision-makers and, with limited exhibition space available, don’t delay
in securing your opportunity to lock in a prime space.
To enquire about how you could get involved or to discuss branding
sponsorship packages please contact:
Samantha Lister
Email: Samantha.Lister@informa.com.au
Phone: 02 9080 4432
SITE TOUR
LIGHT RAIL DEPOT FACILITY IN SOUTHPORT
15.00 – 17.00
Attendees will visit the Keolis Downer/Bombardier depot that allows the
Gold Coast’s custom designed FLEXITY 2 trams to be maintained, cleaned
and stabled overnight. The light rail control centre is located at the depot
which also includes four tracks under the depot shed for maintenance
staff to work under cover.
Keolis Downer (KD) Operates and Maintains the light rail G:link on behalf
of the State. The light rail commenced in passenger service in July 2014.
The Depot is the head office as well as the operations and maintenance
centre. The 14 trams, which deliver the daily service, were made by
Bombardier who continues to maintain these trams on behalf of KD.
Bombardier and KD work together within the one Depot to ensure that
customer expectations and service standards are delivered. The Depot
itself has a sustainability accreditation and was designed based on best
practice in Europe.
Please note that all tour participants must be wearing long pants, closed
toe shoes and a high vis vest. KD has a mix of high vis vests available.
Places are strictly limited to 30 attendees so register for the conference
now to reserve your spot.
Further information will be made available on the conference website so
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Light Rail 2017
Wednesday 22 February 2017 DAY 2

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Conference Package PRICE GST TOTAL SAVE PRICE GST TOTAL
Two day conference
ARA member rate (20% discount)
$1,436.00 $143.60 $1,579.60 $264 $1,676.00 $167.60 $1843.60
Two day conference $1,795.00 $179.50 $1,974.50 $330 $2,095.00 $209.50 $2,304.50
Light Rail 2017
21 – 22 February 2017 | Crowne Plaza, Surfers Paradise
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