Please join us for a Roundtable discussion:

Transport Technology -  Opportunities and Challenges for WA

sponsored by:

Presentations by:

Chief Scientist of Western Australia, Professor Peter Klinken

The Hon Rita Saffioti MLA, Western Australian Minister for Transport; Planning; Lands

Peter Damen, General Manager at Australian Road Research Board (ARRB) and Chair, Executive Steering Committee, Australian Driverless Vehicle Initiative (ADVI)

Pascal Felix, Intelligent Transport Executive at WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff - Asia Pacific

Points for discussion:

Globally Brand WA is the world leader in road freight long distance remote distribution (multi-mode transport and logistics)

Technology proving ground:
o   Attracting world leading technology to WA to test their “inventions in the world's harshest conditions”
o   Evaluating technology developments to identify opportunities and adaptions needed for local conditions.
o   Educating local companies on new technologies in order to reduce resistance and encourage greater innovation and adoption.

Export development: (Note: already Australia’s largest transport and logistics companies employ over 60,000 people overseas)
o   Foster, nurture and encourage the export of our IP to other countries either via consulting services, or
o   Initiating JVs and partnerships between local WA companies and identified companies in other countries.

Global Supply Chains: – Our logistics industry (mode agnostic but including transport) must remain globally competitive just as much as the industries we support such as mining, agriculture, minerals etc.
o   Emphasising WA's positive differences from the Eastern states reflected in the supply chain.

Education development:
o   Improving knowledge transfer to the industry and government;
o   Implementing extensive apprenticeship and career re-training programs.

Let’s make WA a true STATE OF INNOVATION!