Speakers

Anna has a wide range of public sector experience across a number of Commonwealth and Queensland Government agencies including the Department of Housing, the Department of Communities, the Department of Health and Aging and more recently the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads.

Anna holds a Bachelor of Business and a Masters of Public Administration with extensive experience in policy implementation and service delivery including capital works infrastructure.
Anna was a foundation member of the Gold Coast Rapid Transit project team in 2006 and held a number of senior positions within the project team prior to her appointment as Project Director in August 2011.

During her time on the project, Anna has led a number of key initiatives that have directly contributed to the success of the project to date, including the industry leading Local Industry Participation program which maximises local employment opportunities and local business involvement in the delivery and ongoing operation of the light rail system.

Anna is a proud and active member of the Gold Coast community, having resided here since 1998.

Phil has led complex commercial businesses as Chief Executive Officer over the last 20 years engaged in the construction and operation of toll roads, and in the operation of major sea ports. In these roles he has overseen the planning and construction of large civil and marine infrastructure projects, and major business transformation initiatives.

His achievements have included the review and reform of Board and associated governance processes, negotiation of significant contracts in excess of $2b with multinational vendors, successful management of stakeholders within complex government and private sector environments, organisational restructure and reform, and significant improvement in company commercial performance and business growth.

Most recently Phil has led, as Chief Executive Officer, the delivery of the largest road and bridge construction project in the history of the state of Queensland. This project was delivered significantly ahead of schedule and under budget.  He is an extremely experienced leader of organisations and people, an exceptional problem solver with outstanding influencing skills.

Simon leads the planning, delivery and asset management of TransLink’s infrastructure and investment programs as well as being responsible for establishing and maintaining strong governance for all TransLink infrastructure projects and investments. In his role, Simon also leads the Busway Operations team that monitors and patrols South East Queensland’s busway network.  Simon also has eight years of international experience in rail operations.

Amanda Newbery is managing director of one of Queensland’s largest communications consultancies, overseeing a staff of 25 who consult on projects throughout Australia. A strategic communication specialist, Amanda is a trusted advisor to corporate and government executives. Her experience across corporate communication, community and stakeholder engagement, and media relations, enables her to provide both business and communications advice to clients.

Her clients have included Queensland Government departments and statutory authorities, Brisbane City Council, Logan City Council and Redland City Council.

Adrian Hart is a Senior Economist with BIS Shrapnel, and Senior Manager of the company's Infrastructure and Mining Unit. Apart from undertaking analysis and forecasts for the civil infrastructure construction, mining and maintenance markets, Adrian also produces specific, detailed reports each year on the current state of play and outlook for transport infrastructure, including road construction and maintenance activity by road segment, state and funding source.

Adrian is also widely involved with privately commissioned research studies and consulting exercises, including the analysis of construction costs and development of escalation forecasts, workforce capability analyses, and demand forecasting models for companies with links to the construction and mining industries.

As Associate Director-General (Policy & Planning), Mark provides high-level strategic advice to both Transport and Main Roads' Ministers, and the Director-General and plays a key role in managing the delivery of National Transport reform agendas in Queensland.

Mark has responsibility for Strategic Policy; Integrated Transport Planning; Road System Management; Rail, Ports & Freight and Passenger Transport.

Mark is on the board of CNI Pty Ltd responsible for delivering Australia's largest road infrastructure project, the $3.4 billion Airport Link. He is also the Project Sponsor for the $8.2 billion Cross River Rail project.

Mark has worked in the transport sector for over 20 years for state and local government, and in the private sector.

Since joining the Queensland public sector in 1997, he has held executive roles as Associate Director-General (Policy & Planning), Deputy Director-General (Policy and Planning) at TMR, Executive Director of Integrated Transport Planning in the former Queensland Transport, and head of TransLink's Planning and Infrastructure Group.