Transport underpins economic performance across Australia. It connects supply chains, supports workforce mobility and enables access to markets, services and opportunity. As demand continues to grow and networks face increasing pressure, the challenge is not only maintaining performance, but ensuring transport systems can continue to deliver productivity and long-term value.
Addressing performance, investment and demand
NTRO Edge: Transport – The Economic Enabler brings this challenge into focus. Taking place at Parliament House in Canberra on 29 June, the session will bring together senior leaders from government, industry and research to explore how transport systems can better support economic outcomes in a rapidly changing environment.
Event details
Date: Monday, 29 June 2026
Time: 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Location: Parliament House, Canberra
Price: $49 per person
Across Australia, freight volumes are increasing, infrastructure is under strain and expectations on performance, safety and efficiency continue to rise. At the same time, investment decisions are becoming more complex, requiring a clearer understanding of where value is created and how it can be sustained. This event provides a platform to examine these pressures in a practical, outcome-focused way, drawing on real-world experience and cross-sector insight.
This event will feature leaders from across the transport sector
The discussion will be informed by a strong line-up of speakers, reflecting the breadth of the transport ecosystem:
- Her Excellency Fiona Flood, Ireland’s Ambassador to Australia
- Angus Mitchell, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Transport Safety Bureau
- Dr Hermione Parsons, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Logistics Council
- Senator Susan McDonald, Liberal National Party of Queensland
- Senator Glenn Sterle, Australian Labor Party
- Innes Willox AM, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Industry Group
- Nicole Rosie, Chief Executive Officer, National Heavy Vehicle Regulator
Together, these leaders will bring perspectives spanning freight, infrastructure, governance, safety and economic strategy, contributing to a discussion grounded in both policy and practice.
Practical insight to support better outcomes
Importantly, this event is not focused on theory. It is designed to explore practical approaches to improving network performance, informing investment decisions and enabling more efficient, resilient supply chains. By bringing together diverse perspectives, the session will examine what is working, where challenges remain and what needs to change to support stronger economic outcomes.
Building a stronger, more connected transport sector
NTRO Edge as a series is intended to create space for focused, high-value conversations. Rather than broad, high-level discussion, each event examines a specific challenge shaping transport systems and provides insight that can be applied in practice. In doing so, the series contributes to a more informed, connected and outcome-driven transport sector.
As transport continues to play a central role in Australia’s economic performance, conversations like this are critical. They bring together the people, perspectives and experience needed to better understand the challenges ahead and identify practical pathways forward.
