Speakers

Damon Rao is a Senior Transport Planner at the City of Melbourne with over 25 years of experience in State and Local Government in Australia and overseas. Damon believes that humans are multi modal. As a strategic planner he has worked across a broad range of projects covering car parking to water transport and everything…

Chris Arnott wants to change the way Australians move. Chris is evangelical about plain clothes riding and its potential to transform lives and communities. Chris wants to make it as easy as possible for all Australians to experience the benefits and freedom of using high quality, Dutch style eBikes to replace car trips. Chris now wants…

Monica Zarafu is the Founder and CEO of BYKKO, a technology provider and operator of electric bike share and micromobility hubs. Monica has also founded the Bike Share Studies consultancy specialised in network design, data analysis, travel demand forecast, operations management and strategic planning. She has consulted to local and state governments, global bike share…

Tim Morris leads the NSW and Queensland regions for Neuron Mobility. Neuron is Australia’s leading shared e-scooter provider with operations in all Australian states and territories. Tim has led the growth of micromobility in Brisbane since 2020 and established Brisbane as a global leader in providing safe, convenient, fun and environmentally friendly e-scooter and e-bike…

Dan Carr is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Lug+Carrie. Recently identified as the largest subscription fleet of eCargo bikes globally, Lug+Carrie’s bikes, fleet management platform and behaviour change programs make e-bikes accessible and viable as everyday transport. Before founding Lug+Carrie with his brother Ben, Dan led the Small Business Lending and Equipment Finance division…

Ben is a Product Designer with extensive experience in public, shared and micromobility transport solutions.  Prior to co-founding Lug+Carrie, Ben was Head of Vehicle Design/Production for a light electric vehicle producer called Circ (formerly Flash).  He was also a Partner of a Strategic Design Consultancy in Germany, where he provided design consultancy services (in all…

Thomas Treloar is the founder of The Rolling Fix, a business providing tune-ups and bike riding programs for companies and councils in Sydney. He is a keen rider and gets no greater joy than helping others make bikes part of their life, which is becoming easier with the advancements in e-bikes. VIEW SPEAKER’s ABSTRACT

Henk Swarttouw has been a professional diplomat in the Dutch foreign service for 30+ years, with postings to the US, France, the UK, Finland and Denmark. Henk was Dutch ambassador to Finland 2012 – 2015 and to Denmark 2015 – 2019. Before leaving the Foreign Service in 2020, Henk worked as Dutch ambassador for International…

Mark Ames is an expert in stakeholder engagement for challenging city projects, and General Manager at Connect Macquarie Park Innovation District in Sydney. He works with leading organisations in Macquarie Park – including businesses like Optus and Johnson & Johnson, landowners, State and local government, and Macquarie University – who are working together to develop…

Gordon Hughes leads the Active Transport branch in the Cities and Active Transport division at Transport for NSW. His area champions walking and cycling, enables emerging active transport modes and manages initiatives that deliver tangible and sustainable outcomes for the people of NSW. He leads the progressive development and expanded capability of a branch that…