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.
Mark Alexander
Director Contractor Partners, Aurecon
Salam Al-Mulla
Chair, Wellness in Infrastructure
Danny Benjamin
Executive General Manager, Delivery & Commercial, VicGrid
Sonya Campbell
Deputy Secretary Commercial, NSW Treasury
Jonathan Cartledge
Chief Executive Officer, Consult Australia
Andrew Chapman
Chief Executive Officer, Queensland Major Contractors Association
Tanya Cox
Non Executive Director, Cromwell Property
Mark Cridland
Director General, Queensland Department Housing & Public Works
Annabel Crookes
President ACA, Director - Legal, Risk & Delivery, Laing O'Rourke
Simon Crooks
Chief Executive Officer, Games Independent Infrastructure & Coordination Authority
Phil Davies
Executive Principal, Jacobs
Michael Degotardi
ACA Treasurer - Chief Operating Officer, UGL Limited
Joel de Stoop
CEO, Climatech
Andrew Deveson
Managing Director, Kapitol Group
Camilla Drover
Interim Chief Executive NSW Motorways, Transport for NSW
Troy Dunne
Vice President - Executive Director of Operations, Jacobs
Adrian Dwyer
Chief Executive Officer, Infrastructure Partnerships Australia
Duncan Elliott
Chief Executive, VIDA Roads
Dave Evans
Chief Executive Officer, Snowy Hydro
John Flecker
Global Chief Executive Officer, Multiplex
Bernardette Foley
Group Executive, Professional Standards and Engineering Practice, Engineers Australia
Richard Frisina
Joint Managing Director, Kane Constructions
Grant Fuller
Co-Founder & Head of Industry Engagement and Operations, Wellness in Infrastructure
Scott Gandy
General Manager NSW/ACT/WA, Stowe Australia
Tom Gellibrand
Chief Executive Officer, Infrastructure NSW
Gillian Geraghty
Director-General & ACT Chief Engineer, Infrastructure Canberra
Jennifer Gillett
National Chair, National Association of Women in Construction
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
Rik Irons-McLean
Chief Technology Officer, Enterprise Commercial, Microsoft Australia & New Zealand
Roger Irvine
Head of Construction – Australia & Asia, Gallagher
Greg Kane
President & Managing Director, WSP
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
Janice Lee
National Lead Strategic Advisory, ConnellGriffin
Blake Lepper
Deputy Director General, Queensland Health Infrastructure
Helen Lingard
Professor RMIT University
Malcolm Macintyre
Managing Director, Capella Capital
Sean Mannering
Executive General Manager, Distribution & Processing, Infrabuild
Mark McManamny
Chief Executive Officer ANZ, Aecom
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
James Oxenham
Chief Executive Officer, Hire and Rental Industry Association
Tim Parker
Chief Executive Officer, High Speed Rail Authority
David Patterson
Chief Executive Officer, Built
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
Tim Reardon
Chief Commissioner, Infrastructure Australia
Meg Redwin
ACA Vice President - Executive Director, General Counsel – Global, Multiplex
Davina Rooney
Chief Executive Officer, Green Building Council of Australia
Raquel Rubalcaba
A/Deputy Secretary, Infrastructure, Projects & Engineering, Transport for NSW
Mario Russo
Managing Director Australia, McConnell Dowell
Alison Scotland
Chief Executive Officer, ASBEC
Mark Scott
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, SIME
Teresa Scott
Executive Director, Australasian Procurement & Construction Council
Emma Skulander
CEO, Health Infrastructure NSW
Ashok Sukumaran
Country Leader Australia, Stantec
Mark Tait
Group Executive, Head of Development, Investa
Van Tang
Chief Executive Officer, APAC, GHD
Gordon Taylor
Executive General Manager, Major Projects, Transgrid
Emma Thomas
Chief Executive Officer, Seqwater
Glen Tommy
Head of Mining, Energy and Construction Group, Telstra
Gabrielle Trainor
Chair, Construction Industry Culture Taskforce
Ehssan Veiszadeh
Chief Executive Officer, Roads Australia
Belinda Virant
Managing Director, Arcadis
Philip Wallace
Chief Executive Officer, Gunlake
Rodney Wallis
Executive Corporate Finance (Global), NAB
Denita Wawn
Chief Executive Officer, Master Builders Australia
Mark Westbrook
Chief Project Officer, Energy Corporation of NSW
Dave Whatmough
Executive General Manager, Gas-Powered Generation Energy Solutions, APA Group
Jennifer Whyte
Head of School Project Management, Sydney University
Caroline Wilkie
Chief Executive Officer, Australasian Railways Association
Andrew Williams
Chief Operating Officer, Victorian Infrastructure Delivery Authority
Michael Wright
National Secretary, ETU