Podcast
Shaping Nations
Hosted by Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia · EN
Shaping Nations is a podcast brought to you by the Infrastructure Sustainability Council and explores smart infrastructure.
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Peter Church - Chief Executive Sydney Trains
Aug 2, 202100:22:53Tap to summarizeJoining us on the Shaping nations podcast today is Peter Church, the Acting Chief Executive for Sydney Trains. Peter will provide insights into projects going on within Transport for NSW and share their sustainability plans for the development of future Infrastructure projects.
Transcribe →Resilience - Finance, Government and practical action
Jul 26, 202100:39:46Tap to summarizeThis episode of Shaping nations is brought to you by WSP. Joining us today to discuss Resilience – Finance, Government and Practical Action is Rebecca Davis, Director, Advisory, Environment and Digital, WSP, Sam Kernaghan, Director of Resilience Program, Committee for Sydney, Kieran Power, National Lead for Resilience and Climate Adaptation, WSP, Kieron Hendicott, Executive Director, Infrastructure Strategy, Infrastructure NSW and Nicole Green, Partner and Infrastructure Industry Lead, Minter Ellison
Transcribe →Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons - Commissioner for Resilience NSW
Jul 20, 202100:27:40Tap to summarizeJoining us on the podcast today is Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons, the Commissioner for Resilience NSW. Shane Fitzsimmons was appointed as the inaugural Commissioner for Resilience NSW and Deputy Secretary, Emergency Management with the Department of Premier and Cabinet. He is currently the chair of the State Emergency Management Committee (SEMC), the State Recovery Committee (SRC), Board of Commissioners (BOC) and the National Emergency Medal Committee (NEMC).Shane joins us today to discuss the importance of building resilient Infrastructure in regions, cities and communities.
Transcribe →Technology, Regional Growth, Climate Risk& Workforce Wellbeing
Jul 12, 202100:35:57Tap to summarizeTechnology, Regional Growth, Climate Risk & Workforce well-being is the topic of our discussion today on Shaping Nations. Joining our show today includes; Christina Tonkin, Managing Director, Corporate Finance, Institutional, ANZ, Jon Davies, CEO, Australian Constructors Association, Romilly Madew, CEO, Infrastructure Australia and Ruben Langbroek, Head of Asia Pacific, GRESB and Ainsley Simpson, CEO, Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia.
Transcribe →Building Capacity & Capability for the Future
Jul 5, 202100:37:21Tap to summarizeThis week on the podcast we are joined by three industry leading speakers to discuss; Building Capacity and Capability for the Future. Leading the discussion is Daniel Rose, Managing Director, Gartner Rose and joining him is; Gail Silman, Director Infrastructure Skills and Diversity, NSW Department of Education and Stevie Cole, Social Inclusion & Workforce Adviser, John Holland GroupThis episode of Shaping Nations is brought to you by Gartner Rose.
Transcribe →Building a Circular Economy
Jun 28, 202100:28:49Tap to summarizeThis week on Shaping Nations we shift our focus to Building a Circular Economy. Leading the discussion is Nicole Sullivan of thinkstep and joining her in the conversation is; Dr Kar Mei Tang, Chief Circular Eonomist, NSW Circular, Tony Aloisio, Director Ecologiq, Major Roads Projects Victoria and Amanda Yeates, Deputy Director General, Department of Transport & Main Roads QLD
Transcribe →Romilly Madew - Building Australia's Infrastructure Plan
Jun 17, 202100:12:18Tap to summarizeJoining us on the Shaping nations podcast today is Romilly Madew, The Chief Executive Officer for Infrastructure Australia. Romilly provides an address covering the importance of resilience and the role of an infrastructure led recovery for our nations future.
Transcribe →The Honourable Andrew Constance - Shifting Mindsets
Jun 17, 202100:26:15Tap to summarizeJoining us on our first episode of Shaping Nations is The Honourable Andrew Constance, Minister for Transport and Roads NSW. In this episode, the Minister reflects on the summer bushfires of 2019 - 2020 and the importance of shifting mindsets when it comes to building sustainable infrastructure. The Minister has served as the Member for Bega in the New South Wales Parliament since 2003.He was sworn in as Minister for Transport and Infrastructure in the Baird Government in 2015. In March 2019, Premier Gladys Berejiklian expanded his portfolio to include Transport and Roads. Minister Constance is overseeing a record $55.6 billion spend on public transport and roads over the next four years, on top of the $58.3 billion the NSW Liberals & Nationals has already spent on public transport since winning Government in 2011.
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