Welcome to Integrated Infrastructure - a podcast that brings news and views from industry leaders across Australia.

Hear directly from stakeholders across the development, design, construction, and management sectors.

For this episode, we took Integrated Infrastructure on the road to the Australian Constructors Association event, Foundations & Frontiers 2024 (FF24).

The event's purpose was to bring together representatives from across the construction industry, unions and state and federal governments to develop solutions that could fix the industry.

In this episode, we spoke to a variety of influential guests including: 


⁠Jon Davies⁠, CEO – Australian Constructors Association.

⁠Romilly Madew⁠, CEO – Engineers Australia.

⁠Chris Lockwood⁠, CEO – MATES in Construction.

⁠Michael Wright⁠, Secretary – Electrical Trades Union.

⁠Skye Mason⁠, Director of Operations – Lendlease.

⁠Matthew Mackey⁠, Service Leader – Arcadis.

⁠Mark Tait⁠, Group Executive & Head of Development – Investa.

⁠Dan Woolcott⁠, Executive Director – Lewis Woolcott.

⁠Pilar Gómez Fabra⁠, HR Director – Acciona.

With a wide range of experience among this group, the insights gathered are key to understanding what steps must be taken to access the ‘movement for change’ required to positively impact the construction industry.

If you have any involvement in infrastructure or real assets, this episode will be of interest to you. 

You can find further information about the impact of the FF24 event ⁠here,⁠ on the LinkedIn account for the Australian Constructors Association.

If you have any questions or want to discuss any of these topics in more detail, don’t hesitate to reach out.

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Welcome to Integrated Infrastructure - a podcast that brings news and views from industry leaders across Australia.

My guest for this special-edition episode of the podcast is Jon Davies, CEO of the Australian Constructors Association, otherwise known as ACA. 

With over 30 years of experience in the construction industry, Jon is a passionate advocate for change, driven by a desire to ensure that every level of the industry is sustainable, resilient, and capable of effective delivery.

We discuss the current state of the infrastructure industry and how Jon’s upcoming event, Foundations and Frontiers 2024 is set to create a movement for change in the industry.  

Jon provides a clear breakdown of the event itself and insights into the guest speakers and live sessions on offer.

You can find further information and tickets to FF24 here: Tickets

To find out more about Jon, connect with him on LinkedIn: ⁠Jon Davies

If you have any questions or want to discuss any of these topics in more detail, don’t hesitate to reach out.

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Welcome to Integrated Infrastructure - a podcast that brings news and views from industry leaders across Australia. Hear directly from stakeholders across the development, design, construction, and management sectors.

Today’s guests are Ian Robinson, CIO at WaterNSW and Carl Gough, founder and CEO at MeetMagic (https://www.meetmagic.org/).

We talk about the impact of the metaverse on the future of Infrastructure and the exciting way Meet Magic connects executives with vendors through purpose-driven conversations.

To find out more about Ian or Carl, connect with them on LinkedIn here: Ian Robinson and Carl Gough.

If you have any questions or want to discuss any of these topics in more detail, don’t hesitate to reach out.

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Welcome to Integrated Infrastructure - a podcast that brings you news and views from industry leaders across Australia. Hear directly from stakeholders across the development, design, construction, and management sectors.

Today’s guest is Michael Silman, Project Director for the Metro Martin Place Integrated Station Development with Macquarie Group. Michael talks about how he got his start in the industry, what drove the design of this landmark project, and why urban integration remains a key priority.

To find out more about Michael, visit his LinkedIn here

This is Integrated Infrastructure: the podcast that brings you news and views from industry leaders across Australia. Hear directly from stakeholders across the development, design, construction, and management sectors.

Today’s guest is Rob Stokes, Minister for Infrastructure, Cities, and Active Transport at NSW Government. Rob talks about his move into politics, what he hopes to leave behind as a legacy, and the myriad challenges and opportunities facing infrastructure and urban planning.

To find out more about Rob, visit his LinkedIn here

Our guest on Integrated Infrastructure is Tim Williams, Cities Advocacy Lead at Grimshaw Architecture + Planning. He talks us through the changing city landscape, how the decentralisation of the workplace impacts our lives, and the enduring issue of property inequality.

Connect with Tim on LinkedIn.

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On our latest episode of Integrated Infrastructure, we’re talking to Tracey Dennis, CEO of Engineering Aid Australia. As a proud Biripi woman, Tracey understands there is a gap of knowledge and understanding among First Nations students when it comes to engineering education.

Working with Engineering Aid Australia, Tracey has been able to make a real difference with an organisation that boasts 1,000 alumni since its launch in 1998. Listen to the full episode to find out more about Engineering Aid Australia and Tracey’s fascinating journey.

You can connect with Tracey on LinkedIn here.

In this episode, we discuss decarbonisation goals, the 4 day work week, and renewable industry developments.

Today’s guest is Sabine Schleicher, Partner on Energy Infrastructure and Energy Transition at KPMG Australia. Sabine shares her success stories in the industry, the main challenges facing the energy sector, and how she made it to Partner while working a 4-day work week.

In this episode I welcomed Michael Edwards to the podcast. Michael is the CEO at Gasgoyne Gateway, a single jetty Deepwater port being developed just outside of Exmouth in Western Australia’s Northwest Cape.

This is such an interesting story; Mike is an ex-Royal Australian Navy Clearance Diver who has gone on to a successful career in Maritime and Port Services.

Mike and his associates have a strong affinity with the North West of Australia and the people who live there. The Gascoyne Gateway is a passion project and a labour of love.

In this podcast we talk about:

· Mike's career in the Navy, the relationships he has developed along the way and why he still works with some of those people now.

· The Gascoyne Region and the town of Exmouth, their strengths, challenges and need to be sustainable communities.

· How the project will support the town in creating jobs, not just in the delivery of the project but in the operations and subsequent business that will be generated as a result.

· The incredibly positive environmental and sustainability impacts the project will have, not just on the marine environment but also on the regeneration of bore holes through the development of a desalination plant to service the region.

There is so much more to this podcast, jump in and learn about unique project under development in one of Australia’s most remote regions.

Michael can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-edwards-407a4931/

Audio Podcast on Apple, Google and Spotify can be found here: https://anchor.fm/integrated-infrastructure

In this episode I welcomed Mark Wright to the podcast. Mark has a stellar background in Heath and safety, working for Top Tier organisations like Rio Tinto, Lend Lease and Broadspectrum before starting his own business, Fefo Consulting.

More recently he has developed the Safety Index, an Online tool that helps organisations understand and target specific areas to focus and enable health and safety improvements that matter.

In this episode we talk about:

- Marks background as an H&S regulator and how that experience that motivates him now.

- The changes mark has seen over the past 5 years in the development of Australian standards.

- The move towards health and wellbeing to complement physical H&S.

- The utilisation of data, research and informed decisions to drive results in the industry, and a focus on quality of controls rather than quantity of initiatives.

- Why companies need to challenge themselves to design H&S into their business processes and individual roles.

- Why Mark Developed the safety index and how it’s benefiting their clients by combining H&S and employee engagement to drive change.

Mark can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/atmarkwright/

Audio Podcast on Apple, Google and Spotify can be found here: https://anchor.fm/integrated-infrastructure

INTEGRATED INFRASTRUCTURE:

Integrated Infrastructure is a podcast dedicated to bringing news and views from industry leaders involved in the development, design, construction and management of the many built forms that make up Australia’s integrated infrastructure.

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