Leaders’ Exchange
The Leaders’ Exchange is the construction industry’s version of the Davos Economic Forum. It brings together leaders from all sectors and stakeholder groups across Australia to engage in meaningful discussions through modern roundtable sessions. The 2025 Leaders’ Exchange will be held the evening before FF25, with outcomes shared during the event the next day.

Jackie Aggett
Executive Commercial and Procurement Director, Transgrid

Prof Michael Aitchison
Chief Executive Officer, Building 4.0 CRC

Mark Baker
Chief Executive Officer, BESIX Watpac

Todd Battley
Chief Strategy Officer, AECOM

Paul Bidwell
Chief Executive Officer, Master Builders Queensland

Jessica Caire
Executive Director Queensland, Property Council of Australia

Cynthia Calderon
Vice President Communications, Community and Stakeholder Engagement, Clough

James Cameron
Executive Director, Australian Construction Industry Forum

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

Andrew Chapman
Chief Executive Officer, Queensland Major Contractors Association

Adam Copp
Chief Executive, Infrastructure Australia

Annabel Crookes
President ACA, Director - Legal, Risk & Delivery, Laing O'Rourke

Paul Crowe
Chief Investment Officer, Plenary Group

Jon Davies
Chief Executive Officer, Australian Constructors Association

Phil Davies
Executive Principal, Jacobs

Melissa Da Silva
Group Contracts Manager, BESIX Watpac

Michael Degotardi
Chief Operating Officer, UGL Limited

Mark Dimmock
Managing Director, Laing O'Rourke

Camilla Drover
Deputy Secretary, Infrastructure Projects & Engineering, Transport NSW

Adrian Dwyer
Chief Executive Officer, Infrastructure Partnerships Australia

Paul Farrow
National Secretary, Australian Workers’ Union

John Flecker
Chief Executive Officer, Multiplex

Russell Forster
Business Development Director, Bouygues Construction

Gillian Geraghty
Director General & ACT Chief Engineer, Major Projects Canberra

Jennifer Gillett
National Chair, National Association of Women in Construction

Pilar Gomez
Head of Organisation, Talent & Wellbeing – Infrastructure, Acciona

Cathryn Greville
CEO, National Association of Women in Construction

Jessica Hall
Deputy Secretary, Department of Infrastructure

Cathy Hayes
Head of Client & Strategy NSW & ACT, CPB Contractors

Will Harpham
Executive General Manager, Client, Strategy, Governance

Phil Helberg
Chief Executive Officer Infrastructure WA

Rik Irons-McLean
Chief Technology Officer, Enterprise Commercial, Microsoft Australia & New Zealand

Roger Irvine
Head of Construction – Australia & Asia, Gallagher

Leah Kelly
Deputy Director-General, Infrastructure and Regional Strategy Department of State Development and Infrastructure, Qld

Toby Kent
Chief Executive Officer, Infrastructure Sustainability Council

Michael Kilgariff
Chief Executive Officer, Cement Concrete & Aggregates Association

Craig Laslett
Managing Director, Leed Engineering

Helen Lingard
Professor RMIT University

Romilly Madew
Chief Executive Officer, Engineers Australia

Matthew Mackey
National Director Cost Management, Arcadis

Sarah Marshall
Executive General Manager - People, Safety and Sustainability, Fulton Hogan

Malcolm Macintyre
Managing Director, Capella Capital

Nick Miller
Chief Executive Officer, Inland Rail

Bede Noonan
Chief Executive Officer, Acciona Australia

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 and Innovation, Queensland State Development & Infrastructure

Kate Raymond
Chief Executive Officer, Master Electricians Association

Michael Read
Executive Director, Barpa, Icon Group

Tim Reardon
Chief Commissioner, Infrastructure Australia

Meg Redwin
Executive Director, General Counsel – Global, Multiplex

Mario Russo
Managing Director, McConnell Dowell

Sam Sangster
Managing Director, Klok Advisory

Brett Schimming
Chief Executive Officer, BuildSkills Australia

Teresa Scott
Executive Director, Australasian Procurement and Construction Council Inc

Emma Shipley
Managing Director, Roberts Co

Brett Smiley
Chief Executive Officer, Fulton Hogan

Jason Spears
Managing Director, CPB Contractors

Mark Tait
Group Executive, Head of Development Investa

Glen Tommy
Head of Mining, Energy and Construction Group, Telstra

Gabrielle Trainor
Chair, Culture in Construction Taskforce

Ehssan Veiszadeh
Chief Executive Officer, Roads Australia

Jessica Viven-Wilksch
Lecturer Adelaide Law School, University of Adelaide

Denita Wawn
Chief Executive Officer, Master Builders Australia

Dave Whatmough
Director & NSW Regional Committee Chair, Lean Construction

Jayne Whitney
Chief Strategy Officer, John Holland Group

Jennifer Whyte
Head of School Project Management, Sydney University

Andrew Williams
Chief Operating Officer, Victorian Infrastructure Delivery Authority

Mary Wooldridge
Chief Executive Officer, Workplace Gender and Equality Agency

Michael Wright
National Secretary, Electrical Trades Union of Australia

Amanda Yeates
Chief Executive Officer, SunCentral