Australasian Railway Association Future Leaders Program Starts in Melbourne
The first workshop for the 2018 Australasian Railway Association Future Leaders Program has commenced in Melbourne. The programme brings together young talents working in rail from across Australia and New Zealand to develop their leadership skills and cultivate networks under the mentorship of senior figures in the industry. All 37 participants, one per member organisation, were selected by a rigorous application progress.
The programme comprises three residential workshops in Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra, along with five networking events. The participants must also complete group projects which will be presented at AusRAIL 2018.
Danny Broad, CEO of the Australasian Railway Association (ARA), said:
“37 young stars from right across our industry have come together to develop their leadership abilities, establish valuable networks and ultimately, complete projects that address challenges facing rail. They have been put into diverse project teams and are being challenged to look for ways to incrementally improve our industry so rail can deliver the tidal wave of infrastructure investment heading our way whilst innovating and adapting to the changing transport landscape.”
The 2018 ARA Future Leaders are:
| Stanley Weng Arup |
Campbell Loudon KiwiRail |
Jason Fooks Siemens |
| Casey Milburn Aurecon |
Matthew Barker Knorr-Bremse Australia |
Joshua Steed SNC-Lavalin |
| Elias Kassas BHP |
George Bechara Laing O’Rouke |
Odette Gan Sydney Trains |
| Charlotte Moss Bombardier Transportation |
Simon Duke McConnell Dowell |
Vanessa Sullivan TasRail |
| Nicholas Tribonias Coleman Rail |
Chantelle Singleton Metro Trains Melbourne |
James Porteous Taylor Rail Australia |
| Ian Forbes Commonwealth Steel Company |
Nick Demakis NSW Trainlink |
Mu Qi Thales |
| Ryan Cush CPB Contractors |
Daniel Price Pacific National |
Teneil Harrison Transdev |
| Sushmitha Babu DPTI |
David Bardos Port of Melbourne |
Shelly Fraser Transport Canberra |
| Liam O’Shanessy Downer |
Yang Lit Phay PTAWA |
Ryan Kumar UGL Unipart |
| Clinton Smalley Institute of Railway Technology |
Nicola Belcher Public Transport Victoria |
Cristin Williams V/Line |
| Daniel Richter Jacobs |
Justine Scarff Queensland Rail |
Matthew Spano VicTrack |
| Irfan Hameed John Holland |
Bradley Hocking Shoal Engineering |
Benjamin Buckle Yarra Trams |
| Melanie Bowden RCR Infrastructure |
