Podcasts by Women Who Move Nations - The Public Transport Podcast
The Public Transport Association Australia New Zealand (PTAANZ)’s podcast series, Women Who Move Nations, features interviews with female public transport executives from Australia, New Zealand and around the world. Hosted by Michelle Batsas, Executive Director of Future Mobility at the Victorian Department of Transport and Planning and a PTAANZ Champion, each guest shares her insights on the big issues impacting mobility today and unmissable career advice and inspiration for professionals in any sector.
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Natalie Reiter - Deputy Secretary of Strategy and Precincts, Department of Transport and Planning, Victoria from 2023-11-29T09:07:01
Join us for this milestone episode of the PTAANZ Women Who Move Nations podcast! This is episode 50 and we've been lucky enough to talk to Natalie Reiter, Deputy Secretary of Strategy and Pr...
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Natasha Zulkifli - Founder Director, Women In Rail Malaysia from 2023-07-19T12:29:18
Natasha Zulkfili is a globally recognised change-maker in the public transport sector. Her inspiring career includes studying in Kuala Lumpur, New Zealand and London, extensive experience in Mal...
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Lauren Streifer, Chief Executive, Public Transport Association Australia New Zealand from 2023-06-21T15:00:58
Get to know PTAANZ’s new Chief Executive, Lauren Streifer, in her inspiring interview with Michelle Batsas, Executive Director of Future Mobility at the Victorian Department of Transport and Pla...
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Joanne McDonald, Chief Legal and Risk Officer, Kelsian Group from 2023-04-05T15:00:09
Joanne (Jo) McDonald is the Chief Legal and Risk Officer at Kelsian Group, Australia’s largest integrated multi-modal transport provider and tourism operator, which also has bus operations in Si...
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Kat Stapleton, Chief Executive Officer, Queensland Rail from 2023-03-22T15:00:59
Katarzyna (Kat) Stapleton is the Chief Executive Officer of Queensland Rail, the integrated customer and rail infrastructure business that manages Queensland's railways and train services. K...
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Stephanie Speck - Chief Communications and Experience Officer, Department of Transport and Planning, Victoria from 2023-03-07T13:09:08
Stephanie Speck is the Chief Communications and Experience Officer at the Victorian Department of Transport and Planning. In her interview with Judith Sturman, Executive Group Manager of Transpo...
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Alana Newbrook, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, SYSTRA ANZ from 2023-02-01T14:00:27
Alana Newbrook is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of SYSTRA ANZ. In her interview with Michelle Batsas, Executive Director of Future Mobility at the Victorian Department of Tra...
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Hon Catherine King MP, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government from 2022-11-30T16:00:33
The Hon Catherine King is Australia’s Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government and the first woman to hold the transport portfolio at the national govern...
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Samantha Gain, Kaiwhakahaere Matua Metlink / General Manager Metlink, Greater Wellington Regional Council from 2022-11-16T16:00:58
Samantha Gain is Kaiwhakahaere Matua Metlink / General Manager of Metlink, the public transport agency for Greater Wellington Regional Council in New Zealand. She is interviewed by guest host Sa...
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Crissy Ditmore - Head of Public Policy, North America, Optibus from 2022-11-02T16:00:05
Crissy Ditmore is the Head of Public Policy, North America at Optibus, an end-to-end software platform for more equitable, sustainable, and efficient transport services. In her interview with me...
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Judith Sturman, Executive Group Manager, Transport Canberra from 2022-10-19T14:00:49
Judith Sturman is the Executive Group Manager of Transport Canberra and a Board Director for the Public Transport Association Australia New Zealand (PTAANZ). In her interview with Michelle ...
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Bonnie Crawford, General Manager & VP, Umo Mobility, Cubic Transportation Systems from 2022-10-05T13:48:02
Bonnie Crawford is the General Manager and Vice President of Umo Mobility, part of Cubic Transportation Systems. She is interviewed by guest host Sally Stannard, Deputy Director-General (Transli...
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Sue Chan, Acting Chief Executive Officer, Public Transport Association Australia New Zealand (PTAANZ) from 2022-09-29T20:00:41
Sue Chan is currently acting as Chief Executive Officer of the Public Transport Association Australia New Zealand (PTAANZ). Her education and career have spanned across Asia-Pacific and Australi...
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Samantha Abeydeera, Executive Director Strategic Operations, Transport for NSW from 2022-07-13T20:00:01
Samantha Abeydeera is the Executive Director of Strategic Operations at Transport for NSW, one of Australia’s largest transport authorities. In her interview with Michelle Batsas, the Chief Exec...
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Laura Shoaf, Chief Executive, West Midlands Combined Authority from 2022-06-29T20:00:24
Laura Shoaf is the Chief Executive of the West Midlands Combined Authority in the United Kingdom (UK). Laura is also Chair of the Urban Transport Group, the UK's network of city region transport...
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Sally Stannard, Deputy Director-General (Translink), Department of Transport and Main Roads, Queensland from 2022-06-15T20:30:08
Sally Stannard is a Deputy Director-General at the Department of Transport and Main Roads in Queensland and the head of Translink. Sally is also Vice-Chair of the Public Transport Association Au...
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Hiba Farès, Chief Executive Officer, RATP Dev from 2022-04-20T21:00
Hiba Farès is the Chief Executive Officer of RATP Dev, the global arm of RATP Group, the world's third-largest public transport operator. In her interview with Michelle Batsas, the Chief Executi...
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Dr Gillian Miles, Chief Executive Officer and Commissioner, National Transport Commission from 2022-04-06T21:00
Dr Gillian Miles is the Chief Executive Officer and Commissioner of the National Transport Commission (NTC), Australia's lead agency for national land transport reform to support all Austra...
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Dr Deborah Hume, National Manager, Multimodal and Innovation, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency from 2022-03-23T22:42:35
Dr Deborah Hume is the National Manager of Multimodal and Innovation at Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, the government organisation responsible for investing in, managing and regulating New Zea...
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Polly Trottenberg, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation from 2022-03-08T02:00
Polly Trottenberg is Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation. Polly joins host Michelle Batsas, Executive Director of UITP Australia New Zealand, for a comprehensive c...
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Transport Associations Edition: Caroline Wilkie, CEO, ARA, Susan Harris, CEO, ITS Australia, Roz Chivers, Executive Director, BIC and Michelle Batsas, Executive Director, UITPANZ from 2022-02-24T01:59:37
Join this heartfelt discussion between four women leading Australia and New Zealand's peak transport associations: Michelle Batsas, Executive Director of UITP Australia New Zealand, Carolin...
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Laura Hendricks, Chief Executive Officer, Transdev USA from 2021-12-01T15:00
Laura Hendricks is Chief Executive Officer of Transdev USA, where she oversees the operation of public transport systems in 200 cities and towns across the United States and is responsible ...
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Katie Cooper, Chief Executive Officer, Metro Tasmania from 2021-11-17T14:00
Katie Cooper has been Head of Transformation at Melbourne Airport, Head of Security at London Stanstead Airport and now she's Chief Executive Officer of Metro Tasmania. Katie joins guest host An...
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Helen Williams, Executive General Manager, Specialty Engineering, SYSTRA Scott Lister from 2021-11-03T14:00
Helen Williams, the Executive General Manager of Specialty Engineering at SYSTRA Scott Lister joins guest host Angé Anczewska, the A/Executive Director of UITPANZ, for an empowering discussion a...
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Mayurie Gunatilaka, Group Leader NZ, Arup from 2021-10-20T14:00
Mayurie Gunatilaka, Group Leader NZ at Arup joins host Michelle Batsas, Executive Director of UITPANZ for a thought-provoking discussion about the challenges and opportunities facing the pu...
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Bonus episode: Michelle Batsas hosts a special episode of the threesixtyCITY podcast with guest Laura Chace, CEO of ITS America and co-founder of MobilityXX from 2021-10-14T00:06:31
In another bonus episode, Women Who Move Nations joins forces with threesixtyCITY, a podcast by NewCities that delves into the future of urban life. Michelle Batsas, Executive Director of UITPAN...
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Stephanie Wiggins, Chief Executive Officer, LA Metro from 2021-10-06T15:00
Stephanie Wiggins, Chief Executive Officer of LA Metro joins Michelle Batsas, Executive Director of UITPANZ, for an inspiring discussion covering Stephanie’s broad range of initiatives including...
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Bonus Episode: Michelle Batsas joins Paul Comfort’s Transit Unplugged podcast with Samantha Abeydeera, Catherine Baxter and Magda Robertson from 2021-09-29T15:00
In this bonus episode, Michelle Batsas, Executive Director of UITPANZ and host of the Women Who Move Nations podcast, joins Transit Unplugged, the podc...
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Natasha Santha, Partner, L.E.K. Consulting from 2021-09-22T16:00
Natasha Santha, Partner at L.E.K. Consulting, joins Michelle Batsas, Executive Director of UITPANZ, for an exciting discussion about decarbonisation and automation in public transport and the po...
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Bonus Interview: Michelle Batsas, Executive Director, UITP Australia New Zealand from 2021-09-15T16:00
In this bonus episode of Women Who Move Nations, host Michelle Batsas, Executive Director of UITP Australia New Zealand, becomes the interviewee, as Magda Robertson, General Manager of Torrens C...
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Magda Robertson, General Manager, Torrens Connect from 2021-06-17T01:08:47
Magda Robertson is the General Manager of Torrens Connect where she oversees Adelaide’s tram network and surrounding bus network. In her discussion with Michelle Batsas, Executive Director of UI...
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Laurence Batlle, Chairwoman of the Executive Board, RATP Dev from 2021-06-02T15:00
Laurence Batlle is Chairwoman of the Executive Board at RATP Dev, the international development arm of urban public transport operator RATP Group. In this role, Laurence oversees RATP Dev's...
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Lara Poloni, President, AECOM from 2021-05-19T13:29:32
Lara Poloni is the President of global infrastructure consulting firm, AECOM. Lara shares insights with host Michelle Batsas from her extensive experience working on major transport infrastructu...
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Lauren Skiver - CEO/General Manager, SunLine Transit from 2021-05-05T15:00
Lauren Skiver is CEO and General Manager of SunLine Transit, a bus operator in California's Coachella Valley and a world-leader in decarbonising heavy vehicles. Lauren shares how she’s putting h...
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Julie Mitchell, Deputy Director General, Policy, Planning and Investment, Department of Transport and Main Roads, Queensland from 2021-04-21T15:00
Julie Mitchell, the Deputy Director General of Policy, Planning and Investment at Queensland's Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR), is passionate about innovation in public transpo...
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Megan Bourke-O’Neil, Deputy Secretary of Policy and Innovation, Department of Transport, Victoria from 2021-04-07T15:00
Megan Bourke-O’Neil, Deputy Secretary of Policy and Innovation at the Victorian Department of Transport, joins guest host Angé Anczewska, General Manager of UITP Australia New Zealand, in a hear...
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Jenny Chetwynd, Executive General Manager - Planning and Investment, Auckland Transport from 2021-03-24T14:00
Jenny Chetwynd, Executive General Manager of Planning and Investment at Auckland Transport is passionate about how public transport can shape people’s lifestyles and the impact she can have as a...
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Dr Josipa Petrunic, President & CEO, Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC) from 2021-03-07T17:00
Dr Josipa Petrunic, President and CEO of the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC), has a wide ranging discussion with host and UITPANZ Executive Director, Michelle ...
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The Hon. Jacinta Allan, Minister for Transport Infrastructure, Coordination of Transport: COVID-19 and the Suburban Rail Loop, Victorian Government from 2020-09-09T18:00
The Hon. Jacinta Allan MP has held public transport portfolios since 2014. She talks to host Michelle Batsas about her passion for ensuring public transport meets the needs of urban and regional...
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Hon Rita Saffioti MLA, Minister for Transport; Planning, Western Australia from 2020-09-02T21:38:07
Western Australia's Minister for Transport and Planning, the Hon. Rita Saffioti MLA, is transforming the state by planning transport projects that deliver better mobility and economic benefits.&...
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Wendy McMillan, President Australia and New Zealand, Bombardier Transportation from 2020-08-26T19:00
Wendy McMillan, President Australia and New Zealand for Bombardier Transportation, has three decades of executive leadership experience. While workplaces have improved to be more inclusive for w...
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Hon Julie Anne Genter, Minister for Women, Associate Minister for Transport and Associate Minister for Health, New Zealand Government from 2020-08-19T13:43:39
The Honourable Julie Anne Genter is New Zealand's Minister for Women and Associate Minister for Transport and for Health. Her passion for urban and transport planning got her into politics,...
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Leila Frances, Chairman of the Board, Keolis Downer and President, Keolis - Middle East and India from 2020-08-12T21:58:17
As Chairman of the Board of Keolis Downer in Australia and President of the Middle East and India for Keolis, Leila Frances is a woman who moves many nations. As she explains to h...
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Loretta Lynch, Managing Director, Transdev Melbourne from 2020-08-05T22:14:40
Transdev Melbourne's Managing Director, Loretta Lynch, is proud to join the team delivering around 30 percent of Melbourne's bus network, with 1400 staff, 500 buses and 25 million passenger jour...
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Becky Wood, Managing Director, Transportation - Australia & New Zealand, Aurecon from 2020-07-31T02:14:54
Becky Wood, Managing Director, Transportation - Australia & New Zealand at Aurecon, describes to host Michelle Batsas how, while working on the financial side of major rail infrastructu...
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Jessica Oppetit, Head of Operations, Via UK from 2020-07-22T19:00
ViaVan's Jessica Oppetit thinks public mobility has become a lot more dynamic in the last five years. It's a great example of how data and innovation can change and positively influence an indus...
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Nicole Rosie, CEO, New Zealand Transport Agency from 2020-07-15T19:00
Nicole Rosie, CEO of the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA), explains how she used her mastery of change management to lead the organisation through New Zealand’s level four COVID-19 lockdown, ...
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Leanne Redden, Executive Director, Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), Chicago, Illinois, USA from 2020-07-08T11:00
Leanne Redden, the Aussie heading up the Regional Transportation Authority in Northeastern Illinois, oversees the second biggest public transport network in the USA. She discusses...
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Elizabeth Mildwater, Deputy Secretary, Transport for NSW from 2020-07-01T18:00
Elizabeth Mildwater, Transport for NSW's Deputy Secretary of Greater Sydney, reflects on the present and future of public transport in Australia's biggest city, as well as transport wo...
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Michèle Dix CBE, Managing Director, Crossrail 2, Transport for London from 2020-06-24T17:00
Transport for London's Managing Director of Crossrail 2, Michèle Dix, is no stranger to a challenge, having implemented London's congestion charging regime and having previously held the positio...
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Pilot: Michelle Batsas and Angé Anczewska, UITPANZ from 2020-06-21T06:00
UITP Australia New Zealand is proud to present its first podcast series, Women Who Move Nations. Every week we’ll feature a different female public transport leader, to discuss the big issu...
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