Phil Sayeg of Policy Appraisal Services has 28 years of experience in transport planning and policy projects both gained as a consultant and in Government. With qualifications in engineering, management and urban planning, his experience includes planning, operational analysis and evaluation of major public transport and road projects in Australia, Asia and the Pacific. As a former Director of PPK Consultants (now Parsons Brinckerhof Pty Ltd) he managed their Brisbane Office for a period of 5 years, was based in Asia for several years and returned to Australia after a period in Asia in 1995. Apart from domestic clients, he works regularly with the World Bank and other international agencies.

Phil Charles is Professor of Transport Strategy and has been Director of the Centre for Transport Strategy at the University of Queensland in Brisbane Australia since 1998. He has expertise and experience in transport strategy development, institutional development, infrastructure development and appraisal in Australia and the Asia-Pacific. He has undertaken senior management roles in Western Australia and New South Wales' state road agencies, as chief executive of a national association AUSTROADS, as a transport consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton and as director of the University of Queensland research and education centre.

 
Luis Ferreira is Professor in Transport at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT). He has worked for 27 years in technical and managerial roles covering transport planning, research, management and consultancy. Luis has a strong multi-modal technical and management background encompassing road and rail, freight and passenger transport. Before joining QUT, Luis held senior management roles in Australian National Rail, Travers Morgan a major Australian Consultant, and was part of a team which undertook a major urban transportation study (Johannesburg). In those roles he has had practical experience in the evaluation of strategic transport options and major capital projects. Luis has an extensive and distinguished road and rail related publications record in international journals and conferences.