Central Regional Forum. Future-Proofed: Developing Central Queensland. Wednesday 27 February

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1 2019 Central Regional Forum Future-Proofed: Developing Central Queensland Wednesday 27 February

2 Time Topic & speaker 8.00am Guest Arrival & Registration 8.30am Opening Address & Introduction Dean Assoc. Professor Fae Martin FIEAust School of Engineering and Technology 8.35am Welcome Message Mark Lendich Queensland Division President 8.45am Carmichael Coal Mine & Rail Project Lucas Dow CEO, Adani Mining 9.20am Rockhampton Northern Access Upgrade Lisa Abbott Principal Engineer, (Civil) for Fitzroy District/Central Queensland Region, Department of Transport and Main Roads (DTMR) 9.55am Surf Lakes Wave Pool Kit Sidwell Senior Mechanical Engineer, Engenuity Solutions 10.25am Morning Tea & Networking 10.55am 11.30am 12.05pm 1.05PM 1.40pm 2.15pm 2.30pm 3.05pm 3.35pm 4.20pm Shoalwater Bay Army Upgrade James Foreman Project Leader, Laing O Rouke TBC Lunch & Networking Bundaberg Flood Levy Evan O Brien Associate Engineer, CDM Smith Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Amanda Copping Executive Director Origination, NAIF Award Presentation Sir George Julius Medal Fellows Certificate Paul Martin, Trader One Pty Ltd Rockhampton Floodplain Management Study Jordan Maultby AECOM Stuart Harvey Rockhampton Regional Council Afternoon Tea & Networking Interactive Panel Session Lisa Abbott DTMR Evan O Brien CDM Smith Conclusion of Speakers & Thank You 4.25pm Networking Drinks & Canapés Birdcage Bar Concludes at 6.00pm Proudly supported by PRINCIPAL PARTNER VENUE SPONSOR

3 Your guide to the 2019 Central Regional Forum. Welcome to Rockhampton: Central Queensland s major regional centre with an estimated population of over 81,000. With Rockhampton the epicentre, the region also known as Capricornia geographically extends from the Capricorn Coast west to the Central Highlands at Emerald, north to the Mackay Regional Council s southern border, and south to Gladstone. Central Queensland remains to be a rich haven for a number of Australia s thriving industries, including beef production and mining of a vast variety of minerals, metals and coal. Held at CQ University Rockhampton, the day will cover a vast variety of topics in various presentations from a number of esteemed keynote speakers. From mining, to flood levies, cyber security and more, you ll be exposed to a number projects that are currently being undertaken in the local area. As engineers, let s discuss how we are future-proofing and developing Central Queensland. The Central Regional Forum is the first of three regional forums taking place in 2019, preceeding informative gatherings representing the Southern and Northern regions of Queensland. For more information regarding the forums, please contact Engineers Australia Queensland on or eaqevents@engineersaustralia.org.au.

4 Lucas Dow CEO, Adani Mining Topic: Carmichael Coal Mine and Rail Project Responsible for strategic direction and all activities of Adani Mining, Lucas joined Adani in April of 2018 as CEO. Lucas is an experienced Senior Executive with proven track record of outstanding performance across distinct businesses, diverse commodities and geographies, and has managed full profit and loss accountability for multi-billion dollar businesses and capital projects. Prior to Adani Mining, Lucas held senior and diverse roles in global organisations, including CEO and Asset President for BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) and VP Operations and Director South 32. He originally trained as a Mining Engineer and in his early career, held operational and management roles in thermal and metallurgical coal operations.

5 Lisa Abbott Principal Engineer, Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) Topic: Rockhampton Northern Access Upgrade Lisa Abbott is a Principal Engineer with the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) in Rockhampton, a role she has fulfilled for the past six years. A registered civil engineer with over 20 years experience, Lisa has worked in the areas of Local Government, construction and mining, before finding her place in the public service. During her nine-year career with TMR, Lisa has been an integral member of the Delivery and Operations team and has had the opportunity to be involved in a wide range of projects, including reconstruction works following the 2011 floods, management of the maintenance program for Fitzroy District, and was the Superintendent for the Kin Kora Intersection Upgrade Project in Gladstone. This led to her current role as Project Manager for the $156 million Rockhampton Northern Access Upgrade Project on the Bruce Highway, north of Rockhampton.

6 Kit Sidwell Senior Mechanical Engineer, Engenuity Solutions Lead Mechanical Engineer, Surf Lakes Topic: Surf Lakes Wave Pool A qualified mechanical engineer with specialisation in Product Development, Kit s theoretical and practical experience combine the disciplines of mechanical engineering and industrial design, with extension into product innovation and management. Over the years Kit has been exposed to a number of industrial fields including aircraft, hovercraft, surfboard manufacturing, mineral processing, and yacht building before working for manufacturing and construction firms as a designer and manufacturer. Kit has worked in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and USA in management and technical capacities.

7 James Foreman Project Leader, Laing O Rourke Topic: Shoalwater Bay Army Upgrade An industry professional with over 25 years experience in delivering major projects in various sectors including retail, public infrastructure and defence, James is currently leading the team responsible for the master planning, design, planning and construction of the ASMTI project. Throughout his illustrious career, James has worked on a number of significant projects, including numerous regional shopping centres, the Gallery of Modern Art and State Library precinct, Brisbane International Airport Expansion and more recently, the Coorparoo Square Transport Orientated Development and Battlefield Airlifter Project at Amberley.

8 Amanda Copping Executive Director Origination, NAIF Topic: Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility An experienced infrastructure and financial professional, with a strong background in major infrastructure development, Amanda has nearly 25 years experience advising, developing and financing the infrastructure and utility sectors, including road, rail, airports, ports, schools, oil and gas, telecommunications and renewables projects. With leadership roles as Executive Director at the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, RBS and ABN AMRO and as the founder of the infrastructure advisory firm SAC Capital Partners, Amanda was the CFO of a publicly listed infrastructure company, establishing its corporate governance, administrative and risk management regimes and has sat on the boards of multiple infrastructure companies. Amanda is now an Executive Director Origination with responsibility for Queensland.

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