Leaders’ Exchange
The Leaders’ Exchange sits at the heart of the Foundations and Frontiers Forum. It brings senior leaders from every sector and stakeholder group together in one room. They take part in focused discussions aimed at building alignment and commitment to action.
Held on the evening before the Forum, the Leaders’ Exchange is by invitation only. Key ideas and outcomes from these discussions are shared with all Forum attendees the following day.

Danny Benjamin
Executive General Manager, Delivery & Commercial, VicGrid

Jonathan Cartledge
Chief Executive Officer, Consult Australia

Andrew Chapman
Chief Executive Officer, Queensland Major Contractors Association

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

Simon Crooks
Chief Executive Officer, Games Independent Infrastructure & Coordination Authority

Michael Degotardi
ACA Treasurer - Chief Operating Officer, UGL Limited

Andrew Deveson
Managing Director, Kapitol Group

Troy Dunne
Vice President - Executive Director of Operations, Jacobs

Adrian Dwyer
Chief Executive Officer, Infrastructure Partnerships Australia

Dave Evans
Chief Executive Officer, Snowy Hydro

John Flecker
Global Chief Executive Officer, Multiplex

Richard Frisina
Joint Managing Director, Kane Constructions

Cathryn Greville
Chief Executive Officer, National Association of Women in Construction

Jessica Hall
Deputy Secretary, Department of Infrastructure (FED)

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

Roger Irvine
Head of Construction – Australia & Asia, Gallagher

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

Michael Kilgariff
Chief Executive Officer, Cement Concrete & Aggregates Association

Helen Lingard
Professor RMIT University

Malcolm Macintyre
Managing Director, Capella Capital

Sean Mannering
Executive General Manager, Distribution & Processing, Infrabuild

Angela Moody
Productivity Commissioner, Queensland Productivity Commission

Colm Mooney
General Manager - Program Management & Delivery, Queensland Department of Transport

James Morgan-Payler
Partner Head of Asia Pacific, Pinsent Masons

Liam O'Donohue
Managing Principal, Arup

Grant Perry
Executive Director, Infrastructure, Strategy and Innovation, Queensland State Development & Infrastructure

James Phillis
Chief Executive, Global Infrastructure + Energy (Acting), SMEC

Natasha Platts
A/g Assistant Secretary, Workplace Relations Group, Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

Nicholas Proud
Chief Executive Officer, Civil Contractors Federation

Michael Read
CEO & Managing Director, Icon Group

Meg Redwin
ACA Vice President - Executive Director, General Counsel – Global, Multiplex

Davina Rooney
Chief Executive Officer, Green Building Council of Australia

Alison Scotland
Chief Executive Officer, ASBEC

Emma Skulander
CEO, Health Infrastructure NSW

Van Tang
Chief Executive Officer, APAC, GHD

Belinda Virant
Managing Director, Arcadis

Denita Wawn
Chief Executive Officer, Master Builders Australia

Mark Westbrook
Chief Project Officer, Energy Corporation of NSW

Jennifer Whyte
Head of School Project Management, Sydney University

Andrew Williams
Chief Operating Officer, Victorian Infrastructure Delivery Authority

































































