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

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