Speakers

Megan Sharkey  is a city transformation and transition specialist with a talent for connecting top-down strategic thinking with bottom-up innovation and behaviour change. Megan is passionate about systems thinking, resiliency, urban planning, and strategic sustainability, and has developed numerous programs bringing meaningful action for sustainability and the improved health of people and cities. She envisages…

Dr Robbie Napper is an industrial designer in the field of mobility. Robbie’s research investigates and develops solutions to sustainable transport problems, especially in active transport and public transport. He is Deputy Head of the Department of Design and Deputy Director of the Mobility Design Lab at Monash University, roles in which he has authored…

Al Reid is Business Development Manager for CargoCraft – Australia’s most experienced end-to-end micromobility fleet service company, working with long-term clients such as Australia Post. CargoCraft is developing new high-capacity cargo vehicles for last-mile deliveries and smart micromobility fleet infrastructure such universal charging stations. Al is an experienced business strategist, skilled communicator and adaptable innovator with a…

Lena Huda is the President of WalkSydney and co-founder of 30Please and safe-streets-to-school.org. She grew up on a residential street in Germany, where 30kmh speed limits were implemented in the 1980s. Before moving to Australia in 2019, Lena was working in senior positions for major investment banks in London. Inspired by the successful ’20 [mph]…

Max Wang is the Senior Product Manager at Intelematics, a technology and mobility solutions enterprise owned by the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV). Intelematics has delivered B2B solutions across Australia, North America, and Europe, with some of the world’s most respected technology and automotive brands. Max is responsible for the creation and launch of…

Professor David Levinson is a US civil engineer and transportation analyst who has been a professor at Sydney University since 2017. He has written and edited several books on transportation – including Spontaneous Access, The End of Traffic and the Future of Transport – produced numerous peer reviewed articles, and is editor of the Journal…

Sam Johnson is an Infrastructure Consultant with the World Bank. He has worked in transport infrastructure advisory (roads, maritime, aviation) planning, design, construction, maintenance and financing for the World Bank with eight national governments in the Pacific Islands and several other countries around the world over the past five years. He has a Bachelor of…

Kathryn King is responsible for the NZ Transport Agency’s Streets for People Programme, as well as the agency’s National Walking and Cycling Plans in New Zealand. She led the walking, cycling and safety department at Auckland Transport for four years, overseeing a phenomenal rise in people cycling in NZ’s largest city and starting to shift…

Jules Flynn is Chief Operations Officer at Zoomo, a world leader for electric last-mile delivery vehicles. His role focuses on driving excellence in business operations. Jules has led micromobility programs such as New York’s famed Citi Bike program and he is a board member of the Institute for Transportation & Development Policy (ITDP), a global…

James is an experienced transport designer with a passion for active travel. He moved to Australia in 2018 from Transport for London and has since been applying his knowledge to help improve walking and cycling for clients across Australia. He is the design lead on the Victorian Government’s Pop-Up Bike Lane Program. James has “seen…