About the Authors

Philip Sayeg has specialised in transport planning, traffic control and related management issues for over 25 years since graduation. Clients have included all levels of government in Australia, foreign governments, international organisations and private companies. He has held advisory positions to senior public officials in Asia and has lived and worked in Asia (12 countries) for 10 of the past 17 years. As a former director of a large Australian consulting company, he managed their Thailand operations for three years after which he established his own firm in Bangkok and subsequently in Brisbane, Australia. He maintains close connections with his Asian colleagues, works part-time with the World Bank as a staff consultant in several Asian countries, and works with numerous other international clients.

For a number of years, Phil Sayeg has specialised in studies relating to Asia's urban and regional commercial fleet operations, Intelligent Transportation Systems, and environmental issues related to transport and the impact of Asia's development and socio-economic change on the future demand for transport. He is also the Asia - Pacific Correspondent for UK magazine "Traffic Technology International", which was awarded the title of International Business Magazine of the Year, 2000, by the Periodical Publishers Association.

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Email: p.sayeg@uq.net.au

Professor Philip Charles has a broad experience in transport strategy roles and has been has been responsible for transport strategy and policy initiatives nationally, and in NSW, WA and Qld, and has expertise and experience in transport strategy development, including infrastructure development and management, intelligent transport systems and road safety & traffic management, strategic analysis, futures scanning and business planning, including market assessment for new transport technologies. He has undertaken these roles in WA and NSW road authorities, as chief executive of a national association, as a management consultant with Booz Allen and Hamilton and as part of a University research centre. Professor Charles has graduate and postgraduate qualifications in engineering, and public and business management.

Transport Roundtable Australasia Pty Ltd,
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Email: p.charles@uq.edu.au