Presentations
Monday 6 September 2010
9:00am Andy Foster
9:10am Tony Bliss
10:50am Ernst Zöllner
11:20am Eric Howard
1:00pm Dr Soames Job
1:40pm Jonathan Boston
3:30pm Colin Brodie
4:00pm Claire Pascoe; Simon Kennett
Tuesday 7 September 2010
9:00am Javier Sanchez-Ferragut Andreu
9:40am Rob Pope
10:40am Jan McCredie
11:10am Hon Steven Joyce
11:50am Henriette Rawlings
1:00pm Nigel Broomhall
1:30pm Dr Jan White
2:00pm Fran Wilde
Wednesday 8 September 2010
8:30am Julie Anne Genter9:00am Anna Blomquist ; Emma Hope ; Marg Parfitt
10:30am Dr Susan Krumdieck
1:00pm Peter King
Thursday 9 September 2010
9:00am Tony Bliss
10:30am Anne Dowden
11:30am Glenn Bunting
1:30pm Kath Henderson
1:30pm Hamish Mackie
2:00pm Christine Hutchison
2:30pm Jo Robinson
2:45pm Deb King
Presenters
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Tony Bliss
Lead Road Safety Specialist, The World Bank
Tony Bliss is the Lead Road Safety Specialist in the Transport Division of the Energy, Transport and Water Department of the World Bank. The focus of his work is on the development and promotion of multi-sectoral strategies to improve road safety outcomes in low and middle income countries, working in partnership with Bank sector teams and global, regional and country partners. Tony is responsible for related World Bank road safety initiatives and partnerships and is assisting the preparation and implementation of road safety projects in countries throughout the Bank’s regions. He is also leading the establishment of the World Bank Global Road Safety Facility which is funding global, regional and country capacity building initiatives.
Dr Soames Job
Director, Road Safety, Roads & Traffic Authority
Dr Soames Job (B.A., PhD in Psychology) is the Director, NSW Centre for Road Safety within the Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW. Soames worked as a senior behavioural scientist in the Traffic Accident Research Unit, from 1980 to 1983. In 1982 he was a key player in the introduction and refinement of Random Breath Testing in New South Wales (NSW). He has continued to conduct research and provide policy advice in road safety while Director of the Health and Safety Psychology Research Unit at the University of Sydney. Soames has published two books, over 260 research papers and delivered over 300 conference addresses. He is listed in Who's Who in the World, for his contribution to research.
General Manager, Road Safety, VicRoads
Eric Howard is an internationally recognised expert on the strengthening of road safety management capacity within government and the development of practical, effective road safety policies and strategies involving relevant stakeholders. Eric has been involved in initiating, responding to and managing substantial change throughout his career, including periods as Chief Executive, Shire of Yarra Ranges and City Engineer and Acting Chief Executive Officer, City of Melbourne. He has been responsible for introduction of the “Safe System” approach to road safety in Australia, its use as the underpinning rationale to address road safety risk and its incorporation into National Road Safety Action Plans since 2004.
Javier Sanchez-Ferragut Andreu
President, TISPOL European Traffic Police Network
Mr Javier Sanchez-Ferragut Andreu has been involved in TISPOL activities for several years as a Council Member, Executive Member and in the TISPOL Working Group High Risk Drivers (Motorcycles/Young Drivers).
Javier is an expert in the following areas:
- TISPOL´s strategy to improve road safety in Europe.
- The project “LIFESAVER” which is currently run by TISPOL and part-financed by the European Union
- Best practices in enforcement, education and media work in Europe (speeding, alcohol and drugs, seatbelts/restraint systems, multi-agency controls)
- Emerging issues (young/high risk drivers, motorcyclists, ageing population, illegal racing, thrill-seeking)
Tim Launder
General Manager, Weta Limited
Tim is in charge of reaching things on high shelves. This is a really important job at Weta because there are a lot of high shelves in the Workshop, and if you don't do it right, all the dust can fall in your eyes. Fortunately he is blessed with supernatural powers which allow him to be really good at this; he has very long arms.
As the General Manager of Weta Limited, Tim also gets to sell and market all the wonderful art that the team in the Workshop create. As his son says; "Dad used to sell cheese, but now he's got a cool job".
Mark Hadlow – MC
Back by popular demand for the 3rd year Trafinz is looking forward to having Mark return as our MC. Mark entertained us, kept us to time and energized everyone. Last year the delegates rating him a huge success (which is why he’s been invited back).
Having been a professional actor for nearly thirty years it’s no surprise that Mark Hadlow is a household name in New Zealand. In 1995 he won Entertainer of the Year and a year later Best Theatrical performance for S.N.A.G. Here is a performer and actor whom inspires the belief in the craft and motivates not only himself, but also others around him to seize the moment and strive for success.






