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 Executive Officer, Aurecon Group
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
Grant Fuller
Co-Founder & Head of Industry Engagement and Operations, Wellness in Infrastructure
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
Zach Smith
National Secretary, CFMEU
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