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Aaron Gray

Aaron Gray

Sustainable Business Officer at the Yarra City Council

Adam Copp

Adam Copp

CEO of Infrastructure Australia

Andre Pereira

Andre Pereira

Technical Director (Digital) at TTW

Andrew Pollard

Andrew Pollard

Director and co-founder of Tenac Solutions

Andy Rampton

Andy Rampton

Industry Transformative Leader at Procore Technologies

Ashley Belteky

Ashley Belteky

Apprentice Mentor at Apprenticeship Support Australia

Ben Cooper-Woolley

Ben Cooper-Woolley

Co-founder of SiteHive

Brandon Hitch

Brandon Hitch

Chief Executive Officer at The Crane Industry Council of Australia

Chris Nolan

Chris Nolan

Account Manager for Simformotion LLC

Chris van Enk

Chris van Enk

Managing Director of Cloudcon

Chris Wignall

Chris Wignall

Head of Sales at Asset Vision

Craig Rothleitner

Craig Rothleitner

Director of ARI Water

Dan Pleiter

Dan Pleiter

Operations Manager SECCCA

Danny Van Niekerk

Danny Van Niekerk

Construction Director, Project Ceres, Webuild Group

David Ewan

Business Unit Manager at Opt Hire

David Jenkins

David Jenkins

CEO of IPWEA

David Lloyd

David Lloyd

Managing Director of Step Global

Dian Lipiarski

Dian Lipiarski

Team Leader - Buy Circular at Sustainability Victoria

Ed Walker

Ed Walker

Acting Chief Operating Officer for Inland Rail

Francis Ally

Francis Ally

Area Manager at McConnell Dowell

Gemma Baxter

Gemma Baxter

Innovation Program Manager at MAVlab

George Hatzimanolis

George Hatzimanolis

Chief Executive Officer of Repurpose It

Gerry Baldori

Gerry Baldori

State Manager at Integrity Sampling

Gillian Laging

Gillian Laging

Co-founder and COO of Scopey Onsite

Grant Fuller

Grant Fuller

Co-Founder and Non-Executive Director of Wellness in Infrastructure

Grant Steel

Grant Steel

Business Development Manager at ProQM

Greg Evangelakos

Greg Evangelakos

Australian Health & Safety Manager for McConnell Dowell Constructors

Hala Taouk

Hala Taouk

Senior Commercial Manager at CIMIC Group’s UGL

Hon. Danny Pearson MP

Hon. Danny Pearson MP

Minister for Economic Growth and Jobs, Minister for Finance

Isolde Piet

Isolde Piet

Construction Lead – Tunnels at Suburban Connect

James Foreman

James Foreman

General Manager Operations - Defence at Laing O'Rourke Laing O'Rourke

James Oxenham

James Oxenham

CEO of the Hire and Rental Industry Association (HRIA) and the Elevating Work Platform Association (EWPA)

Jamie Janides

Jamie Janides

General Manager of Orca Solar Lighting

Jenika Stubelj

Jenika Stubelj

Co-Founder of Amarapave

Josh King

Josh King

Director of Solutions Consulting at Timescapes

Justin Pitts

Justin Pitts

CEO of Blue Diamond Machinery

Katie O’Malley

Katie O’Malley

General Manager of Corporate Affairs at BMD Group

Kenny Shaw

Kenny Shaw

Managing Director of ShawX Manufacturing

Kevin Miller

Kevin Miller

TMT Director - APAC, HDR

Lauren Fahey

Lauren Fahey

Executive Director at NexGen

Leigh Carnall

Leigh Carnall

Founder and CEO of Civil Tech Solutions

Lisa Kinross

Lisa Kinross

CEO of Civil Contractors Federation Victoria (CCF Victoria) and President of the Victorian Civil Construction Industry Alliance (VCCIA)

Lissa van Camp

Lissa van Camp

Executive General Manager, Land Planning Environment & Sustainability at Suburban Rail Loop Authority

Lukas Toman

Lukas Toman

Chartered Civil Engineer and the regional representative for GeoQuest Australia in South-East Australia & New Zealand

Lyndal Ellement

Lyndal Ellement

Executive Manager – Education & Industry Capability at Civil Contractors Federation

Malindu Sandanayake

Malindu Sandanayake

Associate Professor at Victoria University

Mark Hadj

Mark Hadj

Group Chief Financial Officer and Business Manager at HEXhire

Martin Holliday

Martin Holliday

Sustainability Lead at BMD

Matt Cook

Business Industry and Regional Outreach (BIRO) officer at the Department of Home Affairs

Melinda Davis

Melinda Davis

General Manager at Empowered Women in Trades

Micah Gabriels

Micah Gabriels

Co-Founder and CEO of Mooven

Michael Kilgariff

Michael Kilgariff

Chief Executive Officer of Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia

Michael Woolley

Michael Woolley

Managing Director of Tsurumi Australia

Mike Dunbar

Mike Dunbar

Manager WA at Doolan’s Heavy Haulage

Mira Herath

Mira Herath

Senior Leader at VIDA Roads

Murray Cox

Murray Cox

Principal Engineer at Speedshield Technologies

Niall Guing

Niall Guing

Regional Safety Manager at BMD Constructions

Nicholas Newby

Nicholas Newby

Social Procurement & Inclusion Manager

Nigel Jervis

Nigel Jervis

Project Manager & Learning Resources at Wordly

Olga Mikhaylova

Olga Mikhaylova

Engineering & Design Director at Suburban Connect for Suburban Rail Loop

Olivia Salamone

Olivia Salamone

Team Leader of Construction Engineering at Knox City Council

Otto Ballintijn

Managing Director and Founding Partner of Reduct

Pearl Ng

Pearl Ng

Head of Smart City, Innovation, and Improvement at the City of Casey

Peter Ali

Peter Ali

CEO of Municipal Works Australia

Peter Cook

Peter Cook

QHSE Manager, Project Ceres, Webuild Group

Peter Fraser

Peter Fraser

Project Director at McConnell Dowell

Phillip Da Cruz

Phillip Da Cruz

Chief Revenue Officer of Kynection

Pooja Sharma

Pooja Sharma

Principal Customer Success Manager at Simpro

Priscilla Radice

Priscilla Radice

Chief Executive Officer, Victorian Health Building Authority

Rafael Garcia-Krailing

Rafael Garcia-Krailing

Chief Operating Officer at AutogenAI

Raphael Touzel

Raphael Touzel

Director of Tunnelling Suburban Rail Loop at CPB Contractors

Ravikanth Mididhodi

Ravikanth Mididhodi

Chief Technical Officer at J&F Australia Engineering

Renee Briggs-Gordon

Renee Briggs-Gordon

National Manager of Apprenticeships at APM

Robert Cavicchiolo

Carbon Solutions Manager at Viva Energ

Robert Ward

Robert Ward

Digital Solutions Architect at CSM Business and Mobility

Rori McKinnon

Rori McKinnon

Divisional Leader for Milwaukee Tool’s Job Site Solutions (JSS)

Russell Andrews

Russell Andrews

Technical Director for White Rabbit Digital

Sam Wiffen

Sam Wiffen

Global Thought Leader for the Smart Cities Council and Founder / Director of Reveal

Saphy Hau

Saphy Hau

Sustainability Coordinator at BMD

Saran O’Connor

Infrastructure Engineer with the City of Greater Bendigo

Sean Scaife

Sean Scaife

Acting Senior Director in Development Victoria's Precincts Division

Sean Walsh

Sean Walsh

Business Development Manager at Arkance ANZ

Shyeon Delnawaz

Shyeon Delnawaz

Co-Founder & COO of Puralink

Steve Dargrave

Steve Dargrave

Labour Hire Licensing Commissioner of the Labour Hire Authority

Steven Coyle

Steven Coyle

National Digital Lead at Arcadis

Tanja Conners

Tanja Conners

Chief Executive Officer of Austab

Tim Trimble

Tim Trimble

Critical Infrastructure Lead at Kapitol

Toby Cuthbert-Ashmore

Toby Cuthbert-Ashmore

Project Manager at McConnell Dowell

Tony Clear

Tony Clear

National Sales and Business Development Manager for Smart Construction at Komatsu Australia

Tracy Carey

Senior Manager – Sustainable Infrastructure at VIDA Roads

Warren Pickering

Sales and Marketing Manager at JWA Composite Matting

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