BusNSW Awards 2009 -
Outstanding Contribution to the Industry

BusNSW Awards 2009 -
Outstanding Contribution to the Industry

Winner of BusNSW Outstanding Industry Contribution Award for 2009: Professor David Hensher Professor David Hensher has been a major contributor to the Bus & Coach Industry in NSW for more than 20 years. Professor David Hensher has been actively involved with BusNSW for more than 10 years by presenting at numerous conferences and seminars as well as providing and assisting BusNSW with many papers covering topics such as contracts, funding, fares and competition policy.

Professor David Hensher

David Hensher is Professor of Management, and Founding Director of the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies (ITLS) at The University of Sydney and is the Executive Chair and Co-Founder of The International Conference in Competition and Ownership of Land Passenger Transport (the Thredbo Series), now in its 20th year.

Professor David Hensher has published extensively (over 425 papers) in the leading international transport journals and key journals in economics as well as 11 books and is Australia's most cited transport academic and number three academic economist.

He has advised numerous government and private sector organisations on matters related to transportation especially matters related to forecasting demand for existing and new transportation services.

Professor David Hensher is regarded as Australia's most eminent expert on matters relating to travel demand and valuation and transport reform. Appointments over recent years include:

• a member of the executive committee that reviewed bus transport bids for the Olympics,
• the NSW Government's Peer Review Committee for the Sydney Strategic Transport Plan;
• panel member of NSW Ministry of Transport benchmarking program.

 

Professor David Hensher’s practical contributions to the bus industry are reflected through:

• Certificate of Transport Management (CTM),
• Bus Operator Accreditation Scheme (BOAS) Training,
• Margin setting in bus contracts,
• Measuring performance that will assist with contract renewal,
• Establishing a chair or Professorship in Public Transport, to name a few.

 

Professor David Hensher is well respected by his colleagues for his hard work and the outcomes he has helped to deliver for bus operators and the general public in NSW.