Future of Construction Summit 2023 | FuturePlace | 2 May 2023 | Palladium at Crown, Level 1 Crown Towers, Crown Melbourne, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank VIC 3006, Australia

This event is the construction industry’s premier national event focused on bringing forward discussions for a more productive and sustainable construction industry.

Proudly delivered in partnership with the Australian Constructors Association, FCON provides an opportunity for leaders representing all sectors of the construction industry to engage in discussions about reform and the opportunity for a more productive and sustainable industry.

2023 Speakers

Marco Assorati
Executive Director, Asia Pacific, Webuild

Ron Azzi
Group General Manager Technology, Engineering, Knowledge, John Holland

Mark Baker
CEO, BESIX Watpac

Joe Barr
Chief Executive Officer, John Holland Group

Luke Belfield
Victorian Chief Engineer, Office of Projects Victoria, Department of Treasury and Finance

Peter Bennett
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, Clough

Jim Betts
Secretary, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts

Kayla Chaoui
Civil Engineering Graduate, Laing O’Rourke

Annabel Crookes
Director – Legal, Laing O’Rourke, & President, Australian Constructors Association

Rebecca Casson
President, Incolink

Steve Collett
Executive General Manager People & Group Strategy, McConnell Dowell

Deb Cownley
Group Manager, John Holland Way and Project Manager, Construction Industry Culture Taskforce

Jon Davies
Chief Executive Officer, Australian Constructors Association

Alexis Davison
Director, Program Services & Engineering, Major Road Projects Victoria

Michael Degotardi
Chief Operating Officer, UGL Limited

Kevin Devlin
Director General, Major Transport Infrastructure Authority

Nicholas Dillon
Site Engineer, Seymour Whyte

Camilla Drover
Deputy Secretary, Infrastructure and Place, Transport for NSW

Luke Fitzpatrick
Senior Manager, Growth Liaison, Cbus Super Fund

Andrew Deveson
Director, Kapitol Group

Monica Fontaine
National Health Sector Lead – Southern Region, Built

Taylor Gileno
Site Supervisor, Built

Jillian Formentin
Engineering Director, Clough

Marc Gillespie
Manager Sustainability & ESG, Cbus Property

Rebecca Hanley
Managing Director, Laing O’Rourke

Pilar Gomez Fabra
Human Resources Director, Acciona

Cathy Hayes
Head of Client Strategy NSW & ACT, CPB Contractors

Samantha Johnson
Executive General Manager HSEQ, McConnell Dowell

Mimi Lee
Head of Transformation & Change Management, ANZ, Cognizant Consulting

Steve Lambert
Chief Operating Officer, Seymour Whyte

Brett Lehmann
Head of Digital Engineering, Acciona

Haneen Jaber
Sustainability and Social Impact Lead, Victoria, Built

Gregory Koteras
GM Applications and Emerging Technology, John Holland

Mark Mackay
Head of Infrastructure Projects, Downer

Romilly Madew AO
Chief Executive Officer, Engineers Australia

Sarah Marshall
Executive General Manager – People, Safety & Sustainability, Fulton Hogan

Brett Mason
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, Built

Marc McCready
Chief Information Officer, BESIX Watpac

Georgina North
Head of Technology and Innovation, Laing O’Rourke

Professor Tuan Ngo
Program Leader University of Melbourne, Building 4.0 CRC

Bede Noonan
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, Acciona

Katie O’Malley
Group Corporate Affairs Manager, BESIX Watpac

Libby Paynter
Site Engineer, John Holland

Rebecca Pickering
Interim CEO, Inland Rail

John Priestland
Founder, The ConTech Club (UK)

Robert Phillpot
Former Co-Founder Aconex & CEO, Gravel Road Ventures

Lidia Ribarovska
Head of Technology - Engagement, Multiplex

Meg Redwin
Executive Director, General Counsel – Global, Multiplex

Seved Robin
Chief Executive Officer, Bouygues Construction Australia

Oliver Sharpe
Graduate Engineer, Fulton Hogan

Robert Sobyra
Head of Policy, Australian Constructors Association

Davina Rooney
CEO, Green Building Council of Australia

Jason Spears
Managing Director, CPB Contractors

Zach Smith
National Secretary, CFMEU

Marion Terrill
Transport and Cities Program Director, Grattan Institute

Cressida Wall
Chief Executive Officer, Office of Projects Victoria

Matt Stevens
Lecturer in Construction Management, University of Western Sydney

Rebecca Wark
Chief Executive, Health Infrastructure NSW

Marcelle West
Principal Advisor, Department of Premier and Cabinet Victoria

Jayne Whitney
Chief Strategy Officer, John Holland

Claudelle Taylor
CT General Manager, Innovation Integration, CIMIC

Guy Saxelby
CEO, Earlytrade

Rob Bryant
Executive Vice President, APAC, InEight

Chris Dobbyn
Chief Executive Officer, EstimateOne

Sumit Oberoi
Industry Strategy Manager, Autodesk Construction Solutions (ACS)

Andrew Tucker
Senior Product Manager, Trimble

Dan Frawley
ANZ MTWO Construction Cloud Consulting Director, SoftwareONE

Michael Ashcroft
Director, EstimateOne

George Whyte
Managing Director, Aggreko APAC

Alastair Blenkin
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, ProcurePro

Melanie Bull
GM Builder Audience, EstimateOne

Andrew Farley
AEC Software Manager, BuildingPoint Australia

Dan Goodfellow
Group Manager – Products, Coates

Brett Hulyer
General Manager – Global Business / Australia Defence, OmTrak

Shanoc Halliday
Enterprise Customer Success Manager APAC, Bluebeam

Chris Richardson
Senior Director, Industry Workflows, Civil Infrastructure Sector, Trimble

Ben Leach
CEO & Co-Founder, HammerTech

Daniel O’Donoghue
Co-Founder & CEO, CONQA Construction Software

James Oxenham
CEO, HRIA

Varhun Prasad
Director of Solutions Engineering ANZ, Cupix

Jacqui Doyle
Director, Helix Legal

Marko Tomic
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer, Assignar

Catherine Caruana-McManus
Co-Founder & Director, Meshed IOT

Kiri Parr
Director, Kiri Parr Consulting

Dev Amratia
CEO, nPlan

Zac Stollznow
Senior Account Executive, Donesafe

Pieter Rautenbach
Infrastructure & Construction Manager, Deswik

Brett Stephenson
Chief Revenue Officer, Payapps

Matt Perrott
Co-Founder & CEO, BuildPass

Dorota Bacal
PhD, Sustainability & Innovation Lead, VinZero A2K Technologies

Michael Kain
Technical Consultant, VinZero A2K Technologies

Matthew Croagh
Partner, Head of Australia, Pinsent Masons

Marcus Haynes
Senior Manager, Digital Strategy Acceleration, Hexagon Asset Lifecycle Intelligence Division, Hexagon

James Morgan-Payler
Partner, Head of Asia Pacific, Pinsent Masons

Phil Harbutt
Road Safety Victoria Community Safety Consultant, Department of Transport and Planning 

Alan Seery
Managing Director, Aqura

Mitchell Gooden
General Manager, Aqura

2023 Sponsors and Partners

HEADLINE SPONSOR:
• Earlytrade

DIAMOND SPONSORS:
• InEight
• Cbus Super Fund

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• Viewpoint | Trimble
• Autodesk
• SoftwareOne
• EstimateOne
• Pinsent Masons

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Cupix
• HRIA
• Assignar
• Hammertech
• Payapps
• Bluebeam
• Hexagon
• VinZero – A2K Technologies
• Deswik
• HSI Donesafe
• Telstra

NETWORKING DRINKS PARTNER:
• Felix

BREAKFAST BRIEFING SPONSORS:
• BuildAI
• Clifford Chance

ESPRESSO SPONSOR:
• Aphex

LUNCH SPONSOR:
• Bridgit

CONTECH INNOVATION SPONSORS:
• CONQA
• ProcurePro
• nPlan
• OmTrak
• BuildPass

SEMINAR THEATRE PARTNERS:
• ProjectAI
• UBY

LANYARD PARTNER:
• Area9 Lyceum

PARTNER:
• Australian Constructors Association

COMMUNITY PARTNER:
• C-Tech Club

MEDIA PARTNER:
• Infrastructure Magazine