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.

Prof Matthew Aitchison
Chief Executive Officer, Building 4.0 CRC

Mark Baker
Chief Executive Officer, BESIX Watpac

Todd Battley
Chief Executive Officer, Aurecon Group

Matthew Beasley
Project Director Waterfront Brisbane, Dexus

Paul Bidwell
Chief Executive Officer, Master Builders Queensland

Guido Cacciaguerra
Head of PPP & Concessions Australia, Webuild

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

Jess Caire
Executive Director Queensland, Property Council of Australia

James Cameron
Executive Director, Australian Construction Industry Forum

Sonya Campbell
Deputy Secretary, Commercial NSW Treasury

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

Gerard Coggan
Co-ordinator General, Queensland Government

Jeremy Conway
CEO, Infrastructure SA

Adam Copp
Chief Executive, Infrastructure Australia

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

Paul Crowe
Chief Investment Officer, Plenary Group

Natalie Currey
General Manager Supply Chain & Diversity, Australian Railways Association

Paul Dalton
CEO Australia-NZ, CSR

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

Joel De Stoop
Group CEO, Climatech

Mark Dimmock
Managing Director, Laing O'Rourke

Chris Donovan
Assistant National Secretary, Australian Workers' Union

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

Adrian Dwyer
Chief Executive Officer, Infrastructure Partnerships Australia

Dave Evans
Chief Delivery Officer, Snowy Hydro

David Fanjul
Executive General Manager - Operations, Ghella

Graeme Findlay
Associate Fellow at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

John Flecker
Chief Executive Officer, Multiplex

Marco Fontana
Managing Director, Ghella

Russell Forster
Business Development Director, Bouygues Construction

Grant Fuller
Co-Founder & Head of Industry Engagement and Operations, Wellness in Infrastructure

Tom Gellibrand
CEO, Infrastructure NSW

Gillian Geraghty
Director-General & ACT Chief Engineer, Infrastructure Canberra

Dominique Gill
Managing Director, Urban Core

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
EGM, Strategy & Governance, SEQ Water

Phil Helberg
Chief Executive Officer Infrastructure WA

Alanna Herbst
Chief People & Communications Officer, Seymour Whyte

Francisco Irazusta
CEO & Executive Director, Infrabuild

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

Roger Irvine
Head of Construction – Australia & Asia, Gallagher

Angela Jeffery
Head of Project Delivery, Sydney Metro

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

John Kirkwood
Managing Director, Seymour Whyte

Steve Lambert
Chief Operating Officer, Seymour Whyte

Craig Laslett
Managing Director, Leed Engineering

Helen Lingard
Professor RMIT University

Nicole Lockwood
Chairperson, Infrastructure WA Board

Romilly Madew
Chief Executive Officer, Engineers Australia

Matthew Mackey
National Director Cost Management, Arcadis

Malcolm Macintyre
Managing Director, Capella Capital

Jocelyn Martin
Managing Director, Housing Industry Association

Camille McGregor
General Manager & VP ANZ, Jacobs

Mark McManamny
CEO ANZ, Aecom

Angela Moody
Productivity Commissioner, Queensland Productivity Commission

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

Nicole Neal
General Manager HSES, McConnell Dowell

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

David Patterson
CEO, Construction, Built

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

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

Nicholas Proud
Chief Executive Officer, Civil Contractors Federation

Kate Raymond
Chief Executive Officer, Master Electricians Association

Michael Read
CEO & Managing Director, Icon Group

Tim Reardon
Chief Commissioner, Infrastructure Australia

Meg Redwin
Executive Director, General Counsel – Global, Multiplex

Seved Robin
Chief Executive Officer, Bouygues Construction Australia Pty Ltd

Mario Russo
Managing Director, McConnell Dowell

Sam Sangster
Managing Director, Klok Advisory

Brett Schimming
Chief Executive Officer, BuildSkills Australia

Alison Scotland
CEO, ASBEC

Teresa Scott
Executive Director, Australasian Procurement and Construction Council Inc

Emma Shipley
Managing Director, Roberts Co

Zach Smith
National Secretary, CFMEU

Brett Smiley
Chief Executive Officer, Fulton Hogan

Jason Spears
Managing Director, CPB Contractors

Pat Sowry
First Assistant Secretary, Infrastructure Division, Department of Defence

Sally Stannard
Director-General, Department of Main Roads & Transport QLD

Mark Tait
Group Executive, Head of Development Investa

Emma Thomas
Chief Executive Officer, Seqwater

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

Gabrielle Trainor
Chair, Culture in Construction Taskforce

Ehssan Veiszadeh
Chief Executive Officer, Roads Australia

Belinda Virant
Managing Director - Australia, Arcadis

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