Christina Langwill

Keynote address to be delivered by Christina Langwill, Assistant Secretary Strategy and Planning Branch (Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group, Australian Department of Defence).

Daniel Drouin

Daniel Drouin has over 35 years of experience in the construction sector, with 20 years of experience in project management, specialized contractors, general contractors, and as a representative for the client. He implemented continuous improvement systems with approximately fifty organizations in Canada. For the past five years, Daniel has served as an expert collaborative practice advisor, helping integrated industry teams transition to collaborative mode. He brought his field experience to promote collaborative modes as president of the Integrated Project Delivery Alliance (IPDA).

Jim Walker

Jim Walker is the Operations Manager for EllisDon Montreal and a Board Member of the Integrated Project Delivery Alliance (IPDA). With a remarkable career spanning over two decades, Jim has amassed a wealth of experience and demonstrated his ability to lead effectively the delivery of such complex projects as the Royal Canadian Dragoons and the West Block Rehabilitation. Jim’s expertise with multiple contracting approaches places him in a unique position to share his thoughts about integrated project delivery methods.

Murray Rowden

Murray Rowden is the global head of Infrastructure at Turner & Townsend working across the transport, utilities, energy, and defence sectors. Throughout his career in construction and infrastructure he has been a leading advocate for a change agenda focused on resetting the relationship the industry has with its people, customers, government, and communities. He has championed several industry initiatives and is a firm believer in the benefits of collaboration and alternative delivery models. He has worked across the world and until recently led the Turner & Townsend business in the Americas. Murray joined Turner & Townsend’s graduate programme in 1990. During his 33 years with the business, he has worked on several of the world’s most complex major programmes and projects and with forward-thinking clients including the ground-breaking Heathrow Terminal 5 project.

Trevor Woolley

Trevor has over 35 years’ experience working across several domains including Defence, electronics manufacturing and utilities.

Trevor has significant program management, strategy development and broad commercial expertise.  He has been involved in a range of complex Defence capital acquisition projects and programs, primarily for aerospace systems. Trevor has worked within Defence for over 25 years; in uniform, with above the line consulting firms, and below the line Defence Primes.  Trevor has been a senior consultant specialising in sustainment strategy development, program delivery and systems engineering activities with organisations such as QinetiQ, BAE Systems, Tenix Defence and Ball Aerospace.

Trevor brings order, process, and aligned understanding to environments he works within through strong interpersonal skills, collaboration, communication and stakeholder engagement.

Professor Sarah Kelly

Professor Sarah Kelly is a distinguished leader at QUT and across global sports management and key governance roles, including the Brisbane Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Deputy Chair of Tourism & Events Queensland and the Brisbane Lions AFL Football Club. Her work in sports management, sports law, technology, and gender equality, including her pivotal role in the Brisbane Lions’ AFLW achievements, underscores her impact. Recognised with an Order of Australia Medal, Sarah’s career is a testament to her commitment to education, sport, and societal advancement.

Hannah Clement

Hannah leads Development Victoria’s Civic Infrastructure division, which is responsible for managing a diverse portfolio of major project delivery on behalf of a broad range of Victorian government clients. Hannah has more than 25 years’ experience in planning and delivering complex civic and infrastructure projects and leads the group responsible for delivery of many the Victorian Government’s most significant civic projects including the Melbourne Park Redevelopment, Geelong Arts Centre, Geelong Convention and Event Centre and the $1.7B Melbourne Arts Precinct Transformation.

Prior to joining the Victorian Government Hannah working in the private sector delivering complex and challenging major projects across Australia, the Middle East and South-East Asia. Hannah originally trained as a civil engineer and spent 10+ years in the engineering consultancy sector, with a specialisation in the delivery of linear infrastructure as well as major sporting, event and social infrastructure.