Australasian Transport Research Forum 2026
Event Information
It is our pleasure to invite you to attend the 47th Australasian Transport Research Forum (ATRF) conference and the TRANSW Symposium combined event in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
ATRF 2026 be held from 24-26 November 2026 and hosted by the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). This conference brings together transport researchers, data and evaluation specialists, and practitioners from across Australasia to share, advance, and sustain transport knowledge.
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Conference Theme
Transforming Transport Futures: Integrating People, Place and Technology
Transport systems are undergoing rapid change as cities and regions respond to growth, major infrastructure investment, and increasing expectations around safety, sustainability, and accessibility. Addressing these challenges requires integrated thinking that connects research, policy, and practice.
The conference will explore how transport research, data, and evaluation can inform multi-modal solutions that align transport with land use, housing, and place outcomes, while advancing safer, more resilient and sustainable mobility futures.
The program features a diverse mix of presentations, workshops, and networking opportunities designed to foster constructive debate, collaboration, and innovation across the transport research and practitioner community.
Agenda
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- What tickets are available for ATRF 2026?
Full Rate ($1100 inclusive of GST) includes full access to the conference sessions, day delegate catering, welcome reception and conference dinner.
Day Rate ($500 inclusive of GST) includes single-day access to conference sessions and day delegate catering. You will need to specify which conference day you will be attending.
Student Rate ($595 inclusive of GST) includes full access to the conference sessions, day delegate catering, welcome reception and conference dinner. Valid Student ID upload required.
Student Day Rate ($280 inclusive of GST) includes single-day access to conference sessions and day delegate catering. You will need to specify which conference day you will be attending. Valid Student ID upload required.
Meet our speakers
Dr Greg Bourne
Dr Greg Bourne has worked at the nexus of climate change, energy business and policy for over 30 years. He has lived and worked in the UK, Middle East, USA, Canada, Ireland, Brazil, China, Venezuela and Australia with BP and for two years he was Special Adviser on Transport and Energy to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Greg was CEO WWF Australia for six years and later a non-executive director of Carnegie Wave Energy and Chair of Granville Harbour Wind Farm. He is the former Chair of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency.
Dr Michelle Zeibots
Dr Michelle Zeibots is a transport planner with over 35 years’ experience in practice-based research and teaching. She currently teaches transport planning and engineering in the Faculty of Engineering & Information Technology at UTS and was awarded the Engineers Australia Transport Medal in 2024.
Professor John Rose
Professor John Rose is a transport economist with over 25 years’ experience in research, consulting He is currently the Neil Smith Research Chair in Sustainable Transport Futures at the University of Sydney Business School. Over the course of his academic career, John has published over 300 scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals, books, and conference proceedings. He has also been an Associate Editor of Transportation, and Co-Editor and Chief of the Journal of Choice Modelling and Transportation Research Part A. He has also held various roles on multiple conference committees both in Australia and overseas.
Ms Laura Jones
Laura Jones is an electrical engineer and systems thinker with 20 years’ experience in consulting, electricity network planning, research, and innovation. She currently works at the ANU Centre for Energy Systems where she has led multidisciplinary trials exploring Vehicle-to-Grid technology, household flexibility, and integration of distributed energy resources.
Mr Pete Gatenby
Pete Gatenby is the Director of Energy Management at Transport for NSW and works in close collaboration with teams across state government agencies to deliver the new infrastructure needed to electrify the NSW transport networks. He has a background in engineering and clean energy project development & delivery. Some of his focus areas include energy leadership and team development, business and project strategy, communications (bridging the technical/financial language gap) and project finance.
Mr Beau Miles
Beau Miles is having a full-blown midlife adventure crisis. Rather than have an affair or take up parkour, Beau is trying stuff he's done before, but in a whole new way. That is, he's repeating himself in an older body, with a slightly wiser mind and a blatant fear of wasting someone’s time with the result. With a string of successful films under his belt, Beau has become known for his offbeat candour, authentic insight and willingness to do ordinary things in a less than ordinary way. He's a wannabe farmer, maker of stuff from other people's junk and needs to shower more.
Professor Lynette Cheah
Lynette Cheah is Professor and TMR Chair of Sustainable Transport at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia. She leads the Sustainable Mobility research group, which develops data-driven models and tools to reduce the environmental impacts of passenger and freight transport. Her main research interests are in transport modelling and simulation, life-cycle assessments (LCA), and urban metabolism. Prof. Cheah is on the Editorial Board for npj Sustainable Mobility and Transport and Coordinating Lead Author for the United Nations IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities. She obtained her Ph.D. in Engineering Systems from MIT.
Mr John Alexander OAM
John Alexander OAM enjoyed a distinguished professional tennis career, competing on the World Championship Tennis (WCT) and ATP tours from 1968 to 1985. He was ranked Australia’s number one player on three occasions and achieved a career-high world ranking of No. 8. John subsequently entered federal politics, winning the seat of Bennelong from Maxine McKew, who had previously defeated former Prime Minister John Howard. During his parliamentary career, John focused on policy development, chairing several landmark parliamentary inquiries into housing supply, strategic settlement planning and innovative approaches to infrastructure funding, including value capture mechanisms.
Mr Jonathan Busch
With 15 years of experience in transport planning and traffic engineering, Jonathan Busch has worked at major engineering consultancies and for Transport for NSW. He is a project manager, director, and technical lead, having a breadth of experience in leading complex integrated projects for both Government and the private sector. As a sought-after advisor, Jonathan has an innate ability to engage with a variety of stakeholders from the community to across all levels of government, clearly explaining complex issues and solutions for transport challenges in the urban environment.
Ms Sherri Fields
Sherri leads the delivery of research, insights and strategic evidence that informs decision-making aligned with Transport’s Connecting NSW Strategy. Sherri has more than 25 years of senior leadership experience across several NSW Government agencies. She represents Transport on the NSW Government Waratah Research Network, collaborating with government and university leaders to advance research and innovation that delivers improved outcomes across NSW.
Mr Ross Mensforth
Ross Mensforth is currently Director, Academic Partnership and is responsible for the delivery of TMRs Transport Academic Partnership research program since 2020. Ross was previously Director in the Transport Policy Branch where he delivered the Departments 30-year Queensland Transport Strategy (2019). He has over 30 years of public policy experience within the Queensland Public Sector in Transport, Infrastructure and Freight related portfolios. Ross was Director, Freight from 2007 – 2014 and was responsible for the delivery of Queensland’s first two freight strategies.
Dr Kevin J. Krizek
Dr. Kevin J. Krizek is Professor of Environmental Design at the University of Colorado Boulder and a former Senior Advisor for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment at the U.S. Department of State. He analyses the role of government and how daily services are accessed by residents. Through his trainings and experiences, both domestic and international, he’s refined insights about the future of urban transport that are aspirational, practical, and evidence-based. His recent book carefully articulates a reformist urban transport planning agenda for cities grounded in accessibility, sustainability, and social justice. Other forward leaning suggestions for city policy have been shared in his TED talk, nationally published essays (1, 2, 3) and works such as The End of Traffic and the Future of Transport.
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