Inspiration, Agility, Success

In the Year of Engineering Leadership, the Centre of Engineering Leadership and Management (CELM) and Young Engineers Australia (YEA) have joined together to present the Engineering Leadership Conference.
The Engineering Leadership Conference will deliver a dynamic and thought provoking combination of high profile speakers and challenging presentations appealing to experienced engineering leaders and those transitioning into leadership roles.

Invited speakers and Panellists you may know include:

  • Daniel Almagor, Engineers Without Borders
  • Dr Nick Fleming, Chief Sustainability Officer, SKM
  • Dr Geoff Garrett, former CEO CSIRO
  • Stuart Glenn, COO, PB International (Parsons Brinckerhoff)
  • Helen Gluer, CEO Tarong Energy
  • Dr Cassandra Goldie, Australian Human Rights Commission
  • Professor Doug Hargreaves, President, Engineers Australia
  • The Honourable Stirling Hinchcliffe MP, Minister for Infrastructure & Planning, Qld Govt
  • Professor Archie Johnston, Dean, Faculty of Engineering & IT, University of Sydney
  • Bill Marmion MLA, Member for Nedlands, WA government
  • Zimi Meka, CEO, Ausenco
  • Dr Chris Roberts, CEO, Cochlear
  • Professor Veena Sahajwalla, UNSW (& ABC TV's New Inventors)
  • Else Shepherd AM, Chair Powerlink Qld
  • Ian Shepherd, CEO, GHD
  • Adam Spencer (MC for the Hypothetical)
  • Air Vice-Marshall Colin Thorne AM, Defence Materiel Organisation
  • Bill Wild, COO, Leighton Holdings
  • Dr Paul Wilson, Engineering Manager, Calibre Controls

More to be advised as details of panels and chairs are confirmed.

We are pleased to confirm Adam Spencer as the Hypothetical Session chair.
You might know him as former Triple J radio DJ and guest from comedy smashes such as "Good News Week", "The Fat" and "The Glass House". Let's be honest, many of you may well have woken up with him on 702 ABC Sydney radio.

Call for Australia's Most Inspiring Young Engineers
Young Engineers Australia is searching for Australia's most inspirational young engineers.

We are looking for motivated, inspirational engineers who display technical excellence, creativity or innovation; exceptional leadership or mentorship; or have made an outstanding contribution to the profession or society. The search will highlight the breadth of talent of Australia's young engineers and celebrate their achievements.

Nominations close 1 March 2010 with the winners to be announced at the Conference Dinner at the Engineering Leadership Conference 2010 in Brisbane, 5-7 May 2010.

To find out more, or to nominate yourself or someone you know visit www.engineersaustralia.org.au/yea

The guidelines and eligibility criteria can be found at: www.engineersaustralia.org.au/yea/inspiring

Sponsored Delegates
Defence Force Recruitment are offering delegates the opportunity to be sponsored to attend the Conference. Please complete the application form located on the Sponsors page or download the application form here. Please forward your resume and the completed application form to engineers@dfr.com.au

Major Sponsors