Speakers

Graeme Newton

Andrew Mahon

Andrew has over 24 years’ experience shaping Queensland’s transport system. He leads strategic policy and planning across a $41.7 billion integrated investment program, covering road, rail, public and active transport, and freight. Andrew also oversees safe, efficient access to land and maritime networks statewide.

Eugenie Buckley

Eugénie Buckley is passionate about the role of major events in transforming cities and improving economic, social and environmental outcomes. She has held CEO roles with Suiko Consulting (major event specialists), Swimming Australia, Brisbane Roar FC, ICC Women’s World Cup 2009 and the Professional Footballers’ Association. Eugénie was a member of the ASC Executive Sponsor Team for the development of Australia’s High Performance Sport Strategy 2032+ and the AOC Powering Australia’s Future 10+10 Working Group. She appreciates the specificities of the Paralympic Games through her planning and integration role with Paralympics Australia and proudly sat as representative on the Brisbane 2032 Carbon Footprint Reference Group. Eugénie has formal legal and financial qualifications (Masters of Law (Sports Law), Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce) and held General Manager of Legal and Business Affairs roles with the International Cricket Council and Football Australia, and was Head of Legal and Commercial, Rugby World Cup 2003. Eugénie is an inaugural member of the World Aquatics Integrity Unit Supervisory Council and the National Sports Tribunal. She was the first female to be appointed to an Asian Football Confederation Committee and the first Australian to be an AFC Match Commissioner. Previously she was an arbitrator for the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Mel Forbes

Chris Mills

Steven Thirkell

Cr Andrew Wines

Councillor Andrew Wines is the Councillor for Enoggera Ward and has proudly served the community as Councillor since 2008. He currently holds the role of Civic Cabinet Chair for Public Transport, playing a key part in shaping Brisbane’s road and transport strategy. Previously, he served as Civic Cabinet Chair for Infrastructure from 2021 to 2025 and Chair of Council from 2019 to 2021. He holds a Bachelor of Business (dual major in Economics and Marketing) from the Queensland University of Technology. Councillor Wines advocates for a better Brisbane through enhanced transport networks, quality public parks and spaces, and continued support for local sports and community clubs. Councillor Wines has championed projects that focus on easing pressure on our roads, including expanding rapid transit, improved intermodal connectivity, and smarter infrastructure planning to meet Brisbane’s growing demand.

Garry Mueller

Garry Mueller joined the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) in January 2025 as Director, Investment. He brings extensive experience from a career spanning from Sydney to London with major financial institutions, specialising in corporate and investment banking. Garry has led advisory and execution investment across sectors including infrastructure, renewables, healthcare, and industrials. His expertise spans project and structured finance, syndication, debt advisory, and relationship management. With a strong track record supporting complex transactions across EMEA, APAC, and North America, Garry brings a global perspective to NAIF’s investment activities.

Peter Milward

Peter Milward is the General Manager for Olympic and Paralympic Coordination at the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads, appointed in October 2025. In this role, he leads the department’s strategic coordination to support the successful delivery of transport outcomes for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Prior to this, Peter was appointed Acting Deputy Director-General (Translink) in June 2023 through to August 2024, where he oversaw the delivery of customer-focused passenger transport services across Queensland, including policy, planning, ticketing, contract management, and customer service. Over the past 16 years, he has played a key role in shaping transport policy and delivering major initiatives that improve mobility and connectivity across Queensland. With over 35 years of experience across both public and private sectors, Peter has held senior leadership roles in superannuation management, economic and transport policy, infrastructure projects, and service delivery.

Kate Mackay

Kate is the Queensland Transport Planning Business Lead for Arup. In the 25 years that Kate has worked as a transport planner she has been focussed on creating and shaping better places for people to live, work and play. Recognised for her pragmatic approach to addressing challenges, Kate collaborates with clients to help articulate and deliver their vision and acknowledge uncertainties, enabling robust decision making. Through her deep understanding of travel behaviour, she designs and implements user focussed integrated transport strategies, considering spatial, transport and digital access. Kate has a reputation for using innovative and creative techniques like design thinking, systems thinking, and personas to ensure people are front and centre of planning, policy and investment. Previously Kate led the Australia Transport Planning Practice for Mott MacDonald, ran her own consultancy in Fiji, and worked for Steer Davies Gleave (now Steer) in London and South Africa. She has a MSc in Transport from Imperial College/University College London and a BA Hons degree from Newcastle University.

Professor Zuduo Zheng

Professor Zuduo Zheng is a Professor in the School of Civil Engineering at The University of Queensland, an ARC (the Australian Research Council) Future Fellow, former ARC DECRA Fellow, and a member of the ARC College of Experts. He also serves as the Deputy TAP Chair sponsored by the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads, and is the founder of the Multi-Modal Connected & Automated Transport Lab (M2CAT; http://www.connectedandautonomoustransport.com/ ). Professor Zheng has an outstanding record in emerging mobility research, having secured over $8 million in research funding over the past 12 years, primarily from nationally competitive grants. Professor Zheng’s work is highly cited, and he has been consistently ranked among the Top 2% of Scientists in Logistics and Transportation by Scopus and Stanford University since 2020. He has received numerous prestigious awards, including the Dwight David Eisenhower Fellowship, Cunard Award, Greenshields Prize, UQ Research Culture Award, etc., and serves on the editorial boards of several leading journals. He is also a strong advocate for reproducible research and open science, having co-founded the REproducible Research In Transportation Engineering (RERITE) Working Group (https://www.rerite.org/) and received UQ’s inaugural Open Research Fellowship.