Leaders’ Roundtables
More than 100 senior executives from across the industry—representing state and federal governments, suppliers, unions, industry associations, financiers, and private asset owners—took part in the FF24 leaders’ roundtables. These discussions ran alongside the main sessions, and the outcomes were shared with all attendees at the end of the day.
George Agriogiannis
Chief Executive Officer, Holcim
Mark Baker
Chief Executive Officer, BESIX Watpac
Peter Bennett
Chief Executive Officer, Clough
Margot Brassil
Director, Construction Leadership Group, Infrastructure NSW
Max Bristow
Chief Development Officer, CDC Data Centres
Steve Brogan
Chief of Policy and Research, Infrastructure Australia
Evan Byrne
Chief Executive Officer, Icon
Cynthia Calderon
Vice President Community, Communications & Stakeholder Engagement, Clough
Sonya Campbell
Deputy Secretary, Commercial NSW Treasury
Jodi Cant
Director General, Department of Finance WA
Frankie Carroll
Chief Executive Officer Surburban Rail Loop Authority
Jonathan Cartledge
Chief Executive Officer Consult Australia
Lindsay Le Compte
General Manager, Construction and Infrastructure, Ai Group
Jeremy Conway
Chief Executive Infrastructure SA
Darren Crichton
Chief Exectutive Officer, DT Infrastructure
Annabel Crookes
President ACA, Director - Legal, Risk & Delivery, Laing O'Rourke
Damien Crough
Executive Chair, PrefabAUS
Melissa Da Silva
Group Contracts Manager, BESIX Watpac
Kaitlyn Davidson
Director of Strategic Growth, Corporate Affairs and Marketing, Built
Jon Davies
Chief Executive Officer, Australian Constructors Association
Michael Degotardi
Chief Operating Officer, UGL Limited
Mark Dimmock
Acting Managing Director, Laing O'Rourke
Camilla Drover
Deputy Secretary, Infrastructure and Place, Transport for NSW
Adrian Dwyer
Chief Executive Officer, Infrastructure Partnerships Australia
Paul Farrow
National Secretary, Australian Workers’ Union
Graeme Findlay
Associate Fellow Custom Executive Education, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
John Flecker
Chief Executive Officer, Multiplex
Marco Fontana
Managing Director, Ghella
Russell Forster
Business Development Director, Bouygues Construction
Grant Fuller
Director & Co-Founder, Wellness In Infrastructure
Matthew Gault
Chief Executive Officer, Level Crossing Removal Program
Clare Gardiner-Barnes
Interim Commissioner, Infrastructure Australia
Tom Gellibrand
Chief Executive, Infrastructure NSW
Gillian Geraghty
Director General & ACT Chief Engineer, Major Projects Canberra
Jennifer Gillett
National Chair The National Association of Women in Construction
Pilar Gomez
Head of Organisation, Talent & Wellbeing – Infrastructure, Acciona
Jessica Hall
Deputy Secretary, Infrastructure Group, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Patrick Hastings
A/Chief Executive Officer, Infrastructure Sustainability Council
Cathy Hayes
Head of Client & Strategy NSW & ACT, CPB Contractors
Phil Helberg
Chief Executive Officer Infrastructure WA
Said Hirsh
Head of Strategy, Planning and Innovation, Infrastructure NSW
Rik Irons
Chief Technology Officer, Microsoft
Roger Irvine
Head of Construction – Australia & Asia, Gallagher
Sam Jenkins
Construction Director, Vicinity
Leah Kelly
Deputy Director-General, Infrastructure and Regional Strategy Department of State Development and Infrastructure, Qld
Michael Kilgariff
Chief Executive Officer, Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia
John Kirkwood
Managing Director, Seymour Whyte
Steve Lambert
Chief Operating Officer, Seymour Whyte
David Lamming
Chief Executive Officer, Plenary
Helen Lingard
Professor RMIT University
Martin Locke
Adjunct Professor, UTS
Chris Lockwood
Chief Executive Officer – National, Mates in Construction
Malcolm Macintyre
Managing Director, Capella Capital
Romilly Madew
Chief Executive Officer Engineers Australia
Sarah Marshall
Executive General Manager - People, Safety and Sustainability, Fulton Hogan
Jocelyn Martin
Managing Director, Housing Industry Association
Brett Mason
Chief Executive Officer, Built
Skye Mason
Director of Operations, Construction, Lendlease
Martin Monro
Special Advisor to the Board, Australian Constructors Association
Nick Miller
Chief Executive Officer, Inland Rail
Kristin Moss
Head of Policy, Australian Constructors Association
Josh Murray
Secretary Transport for NSW
Nicole Neal
General Manager HSES, McConnell Dowell
Bede Noonan
Chief Executive Officer, Acciona Australia
Kate O'Sullivan
Deputy Secretary Infrastructure Division, Department of Treasury and Finance
James Oxenham
Chief Executive Officer Hire and Rental Industry Association
Alistair Parker
Chief Executive Officer, VicGrid
Tim Parker
Chief Executive Officer, High Speed Rail Authority
Grant Perry
Executive Director - Infrastructure Strategy & Innovation Department of State Development and Infrastructure
Nicholas Proud
Chief Executive Officer, Civil Contractors Federation
Priscilla Radice
Deputy Director-General, Health Capital Division, Queensland Health
Kate Raymond
Chief Executive Officer, Master Electricians Australia
Michael Read
Executive Director, Barpa, Icon Group
Meg Redwin
Executive Director, General Counsel – Global, Multiplex
Peter Regan
Chief Executive, Sydney Metro
Davina Rooney
Chief Executive Officer Green Building Council of Australia
Mario Russo
Managing Director, McConnell Dowell
Brett Schimming
Chief Executive Officer, BuildSkills Australia
Teresa Scott
Executive Director, Australasian Procurement and Construction Council Inc
Earle Setches
Secretary, Plumbing & Pipe Trades Employees Union
Emma Skulander
Acting CEO, Health Infrastructure NSW
Zach Smith
National Secretary, CFMEU
Jason Spears
Managing Director, CPB Contractors
Sally Stannard
Director-General, Department of Transport and Main Roads
Emillie Sweeper
General Manager - Legal Governance, DT Infrastructure
Mark Tait
Group Executive, Head of Development Investa
Krishan Tangri
Executive Manager of Infrastructure & Planning, Brisbane Airport Corporation
Glen Tommy
Head of Mining, Energy and Construction Group. Telstra Enterprise
Ehssan Veiszadeh
Chief Executive Officer, Roads Australia
Dr Jessica Viven-Wilksch
Lecturer, University of Adelaide
Jon Whelan
Chief Executive Department for Infrastructure and Transport, SA
Jayne Whitney
Chief Strategy Officer, John Holland
Andrew Williams
Chief Operating Officer, Victorian Infrastructure Delivery Authority
Michael Wright
National Secretary, Electrical Trades Union of Australia