2022 Program Summary | 2023 to be Announced
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Friday 25th November
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| 7:00 - 8:45 | Facilities Tour | Ride Sydney's New Infrastructure (requires pre-registration) | Route designer and lead guide, Fiona Campbell. E-Bikes provided by Zoomo. Helmets also provided. | ||||||||
| 8:15 - 9:00 | Networking | Tea & Coffee in the foyer | Pon.Bike | ||||||||
| 9:00 - 10:30 | Opening Plenary | To be held in the main ballroom, level 2, QEII building. | |||||||||
| 9:00 - 9:15 | Introduction | Welcome and Opening | Stephen Hodge MC, Director - National Advocacy, We Ride Australia
Rob Stokes (via video), NSW Minister for Active Transport |
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| 9:15 - 9:45 | Opening Keynote | How to get amazing infrastructure return on investment - a case study. | Lucy Saunders, Healthy Streets (UK) | ||||||||
| 9:45 - 9:55 | Special Announcements | Gold Sponsor
Charity Partner |
Tom Cooper, General Manager Australia & New Zealand, Beam
Farayi Mtangadura, Institutional Lead Africa, World Bicycle Relief |
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| 9:55 - 10:00 | Introduction to Themes | Stephen Hodge | |||||||||
| MORNING TEA 10:00 - 10:30 | |||||||||||
| Making it Right Theme Friday, 25th November, 10:30 AM - 5:00 PM To be held in the same room as the opening session - Theme MC Stephen Hodge |
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| 10:30 - 11:00 | Theme Keynote | Accelerating Micromobility Networks | Fiona Campbell, Manager Cycling Strategy & City Access, City of Sydney | ||||||||
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Theme Keynote | How New Zealand is delivering a step change in active travel. | Kathryn King, Urban Mobility Manager, NZ Transport | ||||||||
| 11:30 - 11:55 | Theme Keynote | Safe cycling: it’s at the intersection of safety, law and design | Dr Robbie Napper, Deputy Director, Mobility Design Lab, Monash University | ||||||||
| 11:55 - 12:00 | Special Announcement | Theme Sponsor | Mirza Hotic, Senior Consultant & Project Manager, Aurecon TBC | ||||||||
| LUNCH 12:00 - 1:00 | |||||||||||
| 1:00 - 1:10 |
Spin Cycle | Evaluating 30km/hr Safe Active Streets – WA’s Bike Boulevard Program | Michelle Prior, Director of Active Transport WA Dept of Transport | ||||||||
| 1:10 - 3:00 | Workshop Session | Roll up your sleeves and redesign a city street! Using a case study from two of Australia's leading practitioners. | Warren Salomon, Sustainable Transport Consultants and Dick van den Dool, Director, Barros van den Dool AT. | ||||||||
| AFTERNOON TEA 3:00 - 3:30 | |||||||||||
| 3:30 - 4:00 | Theme Keynote | But we're not Amsterdam! Why London, New York and others might be better role models for the short term. | James Laing, Principal Transportation Designer, Stantec | ||||||||
| 4:00 - 4:30 | Theme Keynote | Major Active Transport changes in NSW | Gordon Hughes, Director, Cities & Active Transport Division, TfNSW | ||||||||
4:30 - 4:55 |
Spin Cycle
Four five minute presentations then five minutes for questions |
1 → Designing for micromobility - a movement and place approach. | Mary Haverland, Senior Technical Director, Arcadis | ||||||||
| 2 → Introducing an infrastructure risk evaluation model for cyclists. | Monica Olyslagers, Global Innovation Manager, iRAP | ||||||||||
| 3 → How to use modal filters to make school streets safer. | Liz Irvin, Transport Planner, Stantec | ||||||||||
| 4 → Using Artificial Intelligence Road Surveys (AIRS) to provide insights. | Sam Kemp, Transport Survey and Data Manager, Bicycle Network | ||||||||||
| 4:55 -5:00 | Prize Draw! | Who will win the first of two $3,999 Momentum e-bikes? | Stephen Hodge | ||||||||
| Making it There Theme Friday, 25th November, 10:30 AM - 5:00 AM To be held in break-out room, adjacent to main room, level 2 QEII Theme MC Scott Green, Editor Micromobility Report |
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| 10:30 - 4:55 | Making it There Theme | To be held in break-out room, adjacent to main room, level 2 QEII | Theme MC Scott Green, Editor, Micromobility Report | ||||||||
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Theme Keynote | Future of Delivery: Unleashing the potential of micromobility for the last mile | Sara Stace, Director of Cities, WSP & Shifani Sood, Senior Consultant, WSP | ||||||||
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Theme Keynote | Making shared e-scooters work in a regional city - Launceston Tasmania case study | Prof Geoff Rose, Monash Institue of Transport Studies, Monash University | ||||||||
11:30 – 11:55 |
Spin Cycle
One 10 minute and two five minute presentations then 10 minutes for questions |
1 → Learnings from abroad: the successful transition to light electric vehicles for last-mile delivery | Jules Flynn, Chief Operations Officer, Zoomo | ||||||||
| 2 → Presentation topic TBA | Deevya Desai, Head of Expansion, Govt Partnerships ANZ, Bird | ||||||||||
| 3 → Presentation topic TBA | Mitchel Price, Managing Director Australia & Asia Pacific, Helbiz | ||||||||||
| 11:55 - 12:00 | Special Announcement | Rental e-scooters are boosting local economies in turbulent times | Tim Morris, Neuron Regional Manager, NSW & Qld | ||||||||
| LUNCH 12:00 - 1:00 | |||||||||||
| Afternoon session core question: How do we make shared micromobility work for everyone? | |||||||||||
1:00 - 1:30 |
Spin Cycle
Four five minute presentations then 10 minutes for questions |
1 → Micromobility 2.0: Advances in e-mobility technology ... | Tom Cooper General Manager, Aust & NZ, Beam | ||||||||
| 2 → Presentation topic TBA | Hugo Burt-Morris General Manager, Aust & NZ, Lime | ||||||||||
| 3 → How to make shared micromobility work for everyone | Tim Morris, Neuron Regional Manager NSW & Qld | ||||||||||
| 4 → E-Scooter Management in the City of Adelaide: Insights from a Designated Parking Trial | Penelope Bennett, Senior Transport Planner, City of Adelaide | ||||||||||
| 1:30 - 2:00 | Theme Keynote | What are the barriers holding back shared micromobility in Australia? | Stephen Coulter, co-founder Zipidi | ||||||||
| 2:00 to 2:02 | Leg Stretch! | ||||||||||
| 2:02 - 2:30 | One Spin Cycle then Panel Session | How to get the regulations right?
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| 2:30 - 3:00 | Panel Session | Where are we up to today with shared mobility? How can we build a sustainable ecosystem? | Monica Zarafu, founder and CEO, Bykko, Tom Cooper, Beam, Hugo Burt-Morris, Lime, Kory Young, Ride Report. | ||||||||
| AFTERNOON TEA 3:00 - 3:30 | |||||||||||
3:30 - 3:55 |
Spin Cycle
Three five minute presentations then 10 minutes for questions |
1 → A Perth family's cargo bike journey: interest, ownership, changemaker! | Matthew Root, Co-owner, Flyt Transport Planning Consultancy. | ||||||||
| 2 → CargoCraft solutions for micromobility docking | Al Reid, Business Development Manager, CargoCraft | ||||||||||
| 3 → Topic TBA | Monica Zarafu, founder and CEO, Bykko | ||||||||||
3:55 - 4:25 |
Spin Cycle
Four five minute presentations then 10 minutes for questions |
1 → How safe are e-scooters? Comparing e-scooter and bicycle crash data. | Maryna Podbudzei, Researcher, University of Bundeswehr, Munich | ||||||||
| 2 → Billions of missing bike trips. Tracking the ride data of everyday riders. | Christina Sorbello, Regional Manager Asia Pacific, Love to Ride | ||||||||||
| 3 → Safe, secure parting solutions for micromobility users. | Rene Tuxford, Co-Founder emicro | ||||||||||
| 4 → Going small - optimising the transition to micromobility. | Todd Nguyen, Project Transport Planner, WSP | ||||||||||
| 4:25 - 4:55 | Theme Keynote | How Small Changes to Traffic Signals can Make Walking Better | Prof. David Levinson, University of Sydney and Technologist, WalkSydney. | ||||||||
| 4:55 to 5:00 | Prize Draw! | Return to main room for the draw. Who will win the first of two $3,999 Momentum e-bikes? | Stephen Hodge | ||||||||
| 5:00 | Close | Close of conference day one. | |||||||||
| 5:00 - 7:00 | Networking | Happy Hour- Kensigngton Room, Level 1 (dining area in the expo room, directly downstairs). | All conference delegates are welcome! Conference Presenters, Expo Exhibitors and Expo trade visitors are also welcome. | ||||||||
| 7:00 - 10:00 | Celebration! | Cycling Luminaries Awards Dinner | Hosted by We Ride Australia - Osher Gunsberg MC | ||||||||
Saturday 26th November
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| Time | Session | Title | Presenters |
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| 7:00 - 8:45 | Facilities Tour | Ride Sydney's New Infrastructure (requires pre-registration) | Route designer and lead guide, Fiona Campbell. E-Bikes provided by Zoomo. Helmets also provided. |
| 8:15 - 9:00 | Networking | Tea & Coffee in the foyer | Pon.Bike |
| 9:00 - 9:10 | Introduction | Welcome and Opening | MC Stephen Hodge |
| 9:10 - 9:45 | Keynote | From Car Park King to Covid Recovery - Leicester's transformation | Andy Salkeld, Active Travel Team Leader, Leicester City Council, UK |
| 9:45 - 10:15 | Keynote | Move over iPhone! Why micromobility is the next big disruptor. | Oliver Bruce, co-founder Micromobility Podcast, Micromobility.io |
| 10:15 - 10:25 | Special Announcements | Daniel Carr, CEO & Co-Founder Lug + Carrie
Farayi Mtangadura, Institutional Lead Africa, World Bicycle Relief |
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| 10:25 - 10:30 | Introduction to Themes | Stephen Hodge | |
| MORNING TEA 10:30 - 11:00 | |||
| Making it Happen Theme Saturday, 26th November, 11:00 AM - 16:30 PM MAIN ROOM Theme MC Stephen Hodge |
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| 11:00 to 11:05 | Special Announcement | CManigandan Chokkalinkam, Founder, Radinno Labs | |
| 11:05 - 11:30 | Theme Keynote | From car advertiser to cycling advocate - making videos with impact | Tom Flood, Founder, Rovelo Creative, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Shared Theme Keynote |
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| LUNCH 12:00 - 1:00 | |||
| 1:00 - 3:00 | Workshop | How to launch an effective campaign for better streets. | Megan Sharkey, Adjunct Lecturer (UNSW), Urban Studies Research Scholar (U of Westminster). Assisted by Sara Stace and Stephen Hodge. |
| AFTERNOON TEA 3:00 - 3:30 | |||
| 3:00 - 3:30 | Networking | Afternoon Tea | |
| 3:30 - 4:00 | Theme Keynote shared |
Why bike lanes alone won’t get everyone cycling. 30km/h speed limits as an enabler for more active transport | Lena Huda. President WalkSydney, Founder 30Please.org, Co-founder Safe Streets to School.
Jon Lindley Co-founder Safe Streets to School. |
| 4:00 - 4:30 | Spin Cycle
Two 10 minute presentations with 10 minutes of questions at the end. |
1 → Micromobility developments in NSW - an insider's insights | Peter McLean, CEO Bicycle NSW |
| 2 → Micromobility developments globally and in Europe | Henk Swarttouw, President World Cycling Alliance, President European Cyclists' Federation | ||
| Making it Pay Theme Saturday, 26th November, 11:00 AM - 4:30 PM BREAKOUT ROOM Theme MC Scott Green |
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| Making it Pay Theme | To be held in the same room as the opening session | Theme MC Scott Green | |
| 11:00 - 11:25 | Theme Keynote | Why are major corporations and property owners embracing active travel? | Thomas Treloar, Founder The Rolling Fix |
| 11:25 - 11:30 | Special Announcement | Theme Sponsor | Zoba |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Theme Keynote | The currency of change - a strategy to overcome community resistance (and build your industy). | Mark Ames, General Manager, Connect Macquarie Park Innovation District |
| LUNCH 12:00 - 1:00 | |||
| 1:00 - 3:00 | Workshop | New business opportunities through micromobility | |
| 1:00 - 1:30 | Spin Cycle
Three five minutes presentations followed by 15 minutes of Q&A |
1 → The Community Benefit of Supporting the Operator’s Bottom Line | Dan Barr, Director, Better Cities Group |
| 2 → Learning from others: Micromobility Industry in Australia | Benjamin Carr, Co-Founder Lug+Carrie | ||
| 3 → The future of shared e-mobility | Kyle Bolto, CEO & Founder, Ohmie GO | ||
| 1:30 - 2:00 | Spin Cycle | 1 → What are the biggest global trends in Micromobility right now? | Oliver Bruce, Co-founder Micromobility Podcast, Micromobility.io |
| Four five minutes presentations followed by 10 minutes of Q&A | 2 → How private developers and local governments can collaborate for win-win solutions. | Andrew Morse, CEO .ptc Consultants | |
| 3 → Not all micromobility is created equal | Chris Arnott, Co-Founder, Ride Kola | ||
| 4 → Safety in numbers - using software to introduce fellow commuters (working title tbc) | Anthony Joseph, Co-Founder, Bike Party | ||
| 2:00 - 2:02 | Leg Stretch! | ||
| 2:02 - 2:30 | Spin Cycle
One 10 minute & Two five minute presentations followed by ten minutes of Q&A |
1 → How to manage bike and scooter share systems (working title tbc) | Kory Young, Growth Manager, Ride Report |
| 2 → Catalysing an e-bike revolution in Pacific Islands | Sam Johnson, Infrastructure Consultant, World Bank | ||
| 3 → What insights do Dutch case studies offer Australia for successful introduction of shared mobility concepts in spatial planning? | Mirza Hotic, Senior Consultant, Integrated Transport & Mobility, Aurecon | ||
| 2:30 to 3:00 | Theme Keynote | How an algorythm makes cycling safer in Sydney and Melbourne | Max Wang, Senior Product Manager at Intelematics |
| AFTERNOON TEA 3:00 - 3:30 | |||
| 3:30 - 4:00 | Spin Cycle
Four five minutes presentations followed by 10 minutes of Q&A |
1 → How to use ride data to validate infrastructure (working title tbc) | Maurice Berger, Business Development Manager, Metrocount |
| 2 → Untapped Australian markets in freight. (working title tbc) | Al Reid, Business Development Manager, CargoCraft | ||
| 3 → How the Europeans have changed their streets to enable micromobility. | Michael Roth, Lead Transport Advisor, Auckland Council | ||
| 4 → Melbourne shared e-scooter and e-bikes trial - Balancing risk management and success. | Damon Rao, Senior Transport Planner, City of Melbourne | ||
| 4:00 - 4:30 | Spin Cycle
One ten minute then two five minute presentations followed by 10 minutes of Q&A |
1 →Using new technology to manage active travel programs | Peter Mildon, Founder and COO, VivaCity Labs |
| 2 → Introducing a Web-based Tool for Rapid Economic Appraisal of Active Transport Infrastructure Projects | Joshua Adams, Economist, Qld Dept of Transport and Main Roads. | ||
| 3 Safety pays! Economic modelling of road safety innovations. | John Symons, Senior Research Fellow, Victoria Institute of Strategic Economic Studies | ||
| Closing Plenary Session To be held in the same room as opening session |
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| 4:30 - 4:45 | Panel Session | Summary of conference highlights and key messages | Andy Salkeld, Megan Sharkey, Scott Green |
| 4:45 - 4:50 | Summary | Vote of Thanks | Stephen Hodge, Phil Latz, founder, Micromobility Conference and Micromobility Report |
| 4:50 - 5:00 | Prize Draw! | Who will win the second of two $3,999 Momentum e-bikes? | Stephen Hodge, |
*All details were correct at the time of posting, but are subject to change.