About Women Who Move Nations - The Public Transport Podcast
The Public Transport Association Australia New Zealand (PTAANZ)’s podcast series, Women Who Move Nations, features interviews with female public transport executives from Australia, New Zealand and around the world. Hosted by Michelle Batsas, Executive Director of Future Mobility at the Victorian Department of Transport and Planning and a PTAANZ Champion, each guest shares her insights on the big issues impacting mobility today and unmissable career advice and inspiration for professionals in any sector.
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Public Transport Association Australia New Zealand
Angie Doll - Managing Director, Rail Australia and New Zealand at Go-Ahead Group
From station manager at Brighton to CEO of the UK's largest train operator, Angie Doll OBE has forged her own path. Now Managing Director, Rail Australia and New Zealand at Go-Ahead Group, Angie joins host Michelle Batsas to talk about building high-performing teams, why customer experience comes down to showing you care, and the "power of why". She shares how she's championed women in rail, hat it means to be recognised with an OBE, and her take on Melbourne's network. Her advice for anyone early in their career? Back yourself.
Brought to you by PTAANZ in partnership with NEC Australia.
28 Aug 2026
Juanita Concha Rivera - Directora General Movamos Region
Episode 1 of the ninth season of Women Who Move Nations features a conversation on borderless mobility with Juanita Concha Rivera and host Michelle Batsas. Juanita, Director General of Movámos Región, southwestern Colombia's regional transport authority, shares hard-won lessons from nearly 20 years in transport — starting at TransMilenio in Bogotá — and explains why "mobility is the X-ray of society." She unpacks the challenge of building a brand-new institution from scratch, aligning five political bosses around one vision, championing women in technical transport roles, and why she believes infrastructure should shape how communities imagine their future. A candid, passionate conversation about leadership, trust, and borderless mobility.
Proudly supported by NEC Smart Transport Solutions.
3 Dec 2025
Heidi Lee - CEO at Beyond Zero Emissions
Our ninth and final episode for season 8 of the Women Who Move Nations podcast proudly sponsored by NEC Australia, features Heidi Lee, CEO at Beyond Zero Emissions. Beyond Zero Emissions (BZE) is one of Australia’s most impactful climate think tanks. In conversation with host, Michelle Batsas, Heidi shares how BZE is unlocking large-scale decarbonisation through place-based strategies, clean industry innovation, and coordinated national planning.
With two decades of experience in sustainable design, Heidi talks systems thinking, regional transformation, and what public transport must do to be part of Australia’s clean economy. “When women lead climate action, we don’t just change emissions, we change outcomes for communities.” She also reflects on her own leadership style, the importance of mentoring emerging voices, and why representation in infrastructure and energy matters more than ever. Listen to hear how storytelling, advocacy, and design come together in the race to decarbonise, and the role transport must play in getting us there.
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