Future transport forum:
road funding, traffic analytics and AI

Date: September 23, 2026
Session Time: 2:30pm – 4:00pm
Networking Drinks: 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Courtyard Room 1 & 2, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC), 1 Convention Centre Pl, South Wharf VIC 3006

The way Australia funds, plans and manages transport infrastructure is changing. Join experts from EROAD and HERE Technologies to explore how road user charging (RUC), mobility and traffic analytics, and location-aware AI can support smarter planning, safer networks and better-informed infrastructure decisions.

Session 1 – Beyond fuel taxes: the future of road user charging

Peter Carr, Director of Regulatory Market Development at EROAD, will share lessons from New Zealand’s evolving RUC model, including:

• How road user charging is becoming digital
• Insights from trials across Australia and North America
• What the future could hold for road funding and infrastructure planning

Session 2 – Understanding how Australia moves: traffic analytics for infrastructure and mobility planning

Nick Patel, Senior Product Manager at HERE Technologies, will explore how mobility data can help transport and infrastructure planners:

• Analyze travel demand and freight movements
• Identify infrastructure and road safety priorities
• Use origin-destination, junction and safety analytics to support better decisions

Session 3 – Unlock smarter, location-aware AI

Kevin Grant, Business Development Manager at HERE Technologies, will explore how location intelligence can make AI applications more accurate and useful by:

• Improving routing and arrival time estimates
• Enhancing emergency response
• Delivering more accurate location-based insights
• Supporting smarter infrastructure planning

Session 4 – Operating with confidence in a multi-source location data world

Jeremy Young, Director Project Management at HERE Technologies discusses how combining location data from multiple providers creates significant challenges around quality, consistency, and governance. This session explores how organisations can leverage diverse map sources while maintaining confidence in their operations, flexibility in their data strategy, and control over how their data is used and managed.

We look forward to seeing you in Melbourne.