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

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

Michael Degotardi

Chief Operating Officer, UGL Limited

Mark Dimmock

Managing Director, Laing O'Rourke

Paul Farrow

National Secretary, Australian Workers’ Union

John Flecker

Chief Executive Officer, Multiplex

Gillian Geraghty

Director General & ACT Chief Engineer, Major Projects Canberra

Pilar Gomez

Head of Organisation, Talent & Wellbeing – Infrastructure, Acciona

Jessica Hall

Deputy Secretary, Department of Infrastructure

Cathy Hayes

Head of Client & Strategy NSW & ACT, CPB Contractors

Catherine Grenville

CEO, National Association of Women in Construction

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 Contractors Association of Australia

Craig Laslett

Managing Director, Leed Engineering

Helen Lingard

Professor RMIT University

Matthew Mackey

National Director Cost Management, Arcadis

Sarah Marshall

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

Malcolm Macintyre

Managing Director, Capella Capital

Bede Noonan

Chief Executive Officer, Acciona Australia

Angelique Notaras

General Counsel, Roberts Co

James Oxenham

Chief Executive Officer, Hire and Rental Industry Association

Tim Parker

Chief Executive Officer, High Speed Rail Authority

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

Brett Schimming

Chief Executive Officer, BuildSkills Australia

Teresa Scott

Executive Director, Australasian Procurement and Construction Council Inc

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

Dave Whatmough

Director & NSW Regional Committee Chair, Lean Construction

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