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