2025 Plenary Speakers

Industry

David Howard

President Civil Contractors

New Zealand & CEO 

Construction Contracts Ltd

Gladys Woods

General Manager - Corporate 

Governance/HR

Haslin Construction Pty Ltd

John Anderson

CEO

DT Infrastructure

Mark Bruzzone

CEO

Abergeldie Complex 

Infrastructure

Scott Power

CEO

BMD

Amanda Challen

CEO

Advance Civil Engineering

Government

Jessica Hall

Deputy Secretary

Federal Department of

 Infrastructure

Sally Stannard

Director General

QLD Department of

 Transport & Main Roads

Gillian Geraghty

Director General and ACT 

 Chief  Engineer

Infrastructure Canberra

Chris Steel

Treasurer

ACT Government

Said Hirsh

Head of Strategy

Planning and Innovation 

Infrastructure NSW

Hon Catherine King

Minister for Infrastructure,

 Transport, Regional

 Development and Local

 Government

Government Agencies/Regulator

Anna Booth

Ombudsman

Fair Work Ombudsman

Murray Furlong

General Manager

Fair Work Commission



Economic Forecasts

Adrian Hart

Head of Construction and

 Infrastructure

Oxford Economics Australia



2025 Breakout Speakers and Industry Experts

Adam Copp

CEO

Infrastructure Australia


Alex Cox 

Practice Leader

Bellrock Advisory

Andrew Winch

CEO 

CCFTAS

Andy Graham

CEO

CCFWA


Brett Schimming

CEO

BuildSkills Australia

Damian Long

CEO 

CCFQLD

Evan Puzey

General Manager

ERP ANZ and Asia

The Access Group

Felix Pirie

CEO

ITECA

Frank Janssen

General Manager

Tracc Civil


Kylie Yates

CEO

CCFNSW

Lisa Kinross

CEO

CCFVIC


Liz Rooke

Director Workplace Relations

Civil Contractors Federation

NSW/National


Matthew Hick

CEO

MEGT

Michael Doyle

National Business Manager

Infrastructure Projects

Iplex Pipelines


Michael Kilgariff

CEO

Cement Concrete

& Aggregates Australia

Mick Boyle

National President CCF and

Executive Chairman

of Abergeldie

Complex Infrastructure

Nerida Conisbee

Chair of the ACIF

Constructing Forecasting

Council

Nicholas Proud

National CEO

CCF and National Construction

Industry Forum

Peter Ali

CEO

Municipal Works Australia

Rachel Livingston

First Assistant Secretary

Regions and Workers Division

Net Zero Economy Authority

Robert Sobyra

General Manager 

Resarch and Strategy 

BuildSkills Australia

Scott Hocking

National HSQES Manager

Construction

Shaun Kempton

General Manager Water

John Holland

Tom Harris

CEO

CCFNT



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