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Byte Size episodes

  • Delivering Better Micromobility Schemes with Public-Private Collaboration | Interview with Georgia Yexley

    Georgia is a passionate, vocal and experienced inclusive active travel advocate, and an influential voice in the micromobility industry. In her work across three leading micromobility operators (boasting two 'unicorns', three acquisitions and one IPO) she has worked with hundreds of cities on their active and sustainable transport aims. Georgia recently stepped down from her role leading global giant TIER Mobility's e-scooter and e-bike operations across the UK and Ireland, launching her consultancy Loud Mobility.

    What you'll learn:

    • How cities and public organisations can work with private operators to deliver community-focused mobility solutions.
    • About the EmpowerWISM program
    • About Loud Mobility
    • This episode is created in partnership with Movmi's EmpowerWISM campaign.

      27 min
    • SARAH’s Legacy: The Origins of National Road Safety Week | Interview with Peter Frazer OAM

      Peter Fraser, President of SARAH Group, has over 40 years’ experience in economic analysis, research, law enforcement & compliance policy, investigations, strategic & operational intelligence, and project management as well as social justice advocacy.  In March 2012, Peter established the name Safer Australian Roads and Highways (SARAH), and established the Yellow Ribbon Road Safety Week in May 2013.


      What you'll learn:

      • The origin behind SARAH Group
      • How National Road Safety Week became a nation-wide event
      • How to get involved with SARAH or national road safety week
      • 25 min
      • What Blind Spots Can Teach Us About Transport Innovation | Interview with Cecilia Warren

        This interview is part of a special collaboration between Byte Size and the Institute of Transport and Logistic Studies (ITLS) Board of Advice from the University of Sydney.

        Cecilia has 20 years’ experience in corporate, government and research settings across transport, insurance, health, defence and education. She is an independent non-executive director of the national transport research centre, iMOVE Australia, and serves on the Board of Advice for the Institute for Transport & Logistics Studies (ITLS)

        What you’ll learn:

        • Parallels between blind spots on the road and blind spots in innovation

        • Understanding the 2-speed processes within industry and research organisations and between them

        • Trends in transport innovation and business applications

        • About the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies (ITLS) board of advice

        • 20 min
        • Welcome Aboard: How Passion Drives Progress in Aviation | Interview with Todd Chapman

          This interview is part of a special collaboration between Byte Size and the Institute of Transport and Logistic Studies (ITLS) Board of Advice from the University of Sydney.

          Todd Chapman is the Principal of Leading Edge Management Consulting, an aviation-based consulting practice that works with organisations that require strategic level operational, commercial and leadership development solutions. Leading Edge also provides industry advisory services that supports aviation-related organisations with Board-level insight and guidance.

          What you’ll learn:

          • How the aviation industry has changed over the last 30 years

          • What's the next big thing to disrupt aviation and commercial flights

          • About ITLS and the board of advice

          • 33 min
          • Innovating at the Edges: Saving Lives with Vehicle-Generated Data | Interview with Dr Sarah Dods

            Dr Sarah Dods (she/her) is a technologist, maven, and intrapreneurial leader. Sarah currently leads GHD’s Advanced Analytics and AI practice for the Southern Hemisphere. By background, she is a PhD qualified Physicist/Electrical Engineer with 20+ years of experience spanning Australia’s “deep-tech” innovation system.


            What you'll learn:

            • What is connected vehicle or vehicle-generated data?
            • How GHD is using vehicle data to pioneer road safety
            • What are some of the limitations or challenges in leveraging connected vehicle data effectively?
            • Lessons and the future: challenges and limitations


            • 29 min
            • Connecting People and Place Through Community Transport | Interview with Vivienne Cunningham-Smith

              Vivienne has over thirty years’ experience in the human services sector having worked at the executive level in child and family and primary health services in both Victoria and New South Wales. She is now the CEO of EV Strengthening Communities, a community-based program supporting those who are transport vulnerable. 


              What you’ll learn:

              • About EV Strengthening Communities

              • The value of community transport programs in enabling mobility, equity, and connection for vulnerable groups.

              • How informal volunteerism takes many forms and is crucial for community well-being.

              • Shifts in volunteer motivations and opportunities post-pandemic.

              • Practical advice for those looking to get involved.

              • 23 min
              • Building the right infrastructure, at the right place, at the right time | Interview with David Tucker

                This interview is part of a special collaboration between Byte Size and the Institute of Transport and Logistic Studies (ITLS) Board of Advice from the University of Sydney.


                David Tucker is Infrastructure Australia’s Chief of Project Advisory & Evaluation. He is responsible for assessing business cases that are seeking more than $250 million in funding from the Australian Government, and for maintaining the Infrastructure Priority List, which provides a long-term pipeline of high-quality infrastructure proposals to guide government investment.


                What you'll learn:

                • About Infrastructure Australia
                • How has the Infrastructure Australia Assessment Framework evolved?
                • How is Infrastructure Australia involved in the ITLS board and why is it important?

                • 17 min
                • Stability with Agility: building resilient supply chains | Interview with Carlee McGowan

                  This interview is part of a special collaboration between Byte Size and the Institute of Transport and Logistic Studies (ITLS) Board of Advice from the University of Sydney.


                  Carlee presently serves as the Supply Chain Director at Pernod Ricard Pacific, where she has also held a seat on the ITLS Board of Advice for ten years. With a wealth of experience spanning over three decades in the realm of consumer Supply Chains, Carlee is driven by a fervent commitment to uncovering novel and inventive methods to enhance not only her own life, but also the lives of those around her.


                  What you'll learn:

                  • How has supply chain and logistics evolved over the last decade?
                  • How Pernod Ricard Pacific is involved with the ITLS board of Advice
                  • What does the future of our supply chains look like?
                  • 14 min
                  • Innovating with Purpose: Achieving Targeted Value with Thoughtful Adoption | Interview with James Vincent

                    James Vincent is the CTO at NCS NEXT Australia, a global digital, data and cloud services consultancy igniting possibilities of their clients and pioneering the solutions of tomorrow today through deep tech capabilities and emerging technologies to impact lives and advance communities. A senior people leader with 25 years’ of commercial IT experience, James is an established authority in large-scale strategic transformation in enterprise environments and delivering business outcomes through technology.


                    You'll learn:

                    • What are the barriers to entry for the adoption of new technology in transport and business?
                    • How can we apply new technology in a way that ensures targeted value?
                    • What effects do economic factors have on investments in technology?
                    • How can we balance scale and growth with long-term business goals?

                    • 26 min

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