Women Transforming Energy & Resources

Deloitte host David Stapley talks to Kelsie Clarke, Principal Business Improvement Planning at Woodside Energy, in our latest podcast episode, where Kelsie shares her journey from performing arts to engineering, her challenges as a young leader, and her commitment to diversity and inclusion in the energy sector. She emphasises the importance of pushing yourself out of your comfort zone, being authentic and bold, and backing yourself. Tune in to hear her inspiring story and insights on transforming the industry towards a low-carbon future.

We also found out Kelsie's go-to karaoke song!

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Connect with the speakers:

Kelsie Clarke - https://au.linkedin.com/in/kelsie-clarke-067ba256

David Stapley - https://au.linkedin.com/in/david-stapley-1477953

Deloitte host Celia Hayes sits with Cath Bozanich, Chief Sustainability Officer at Sandfire Resources. Cath shares her inspiring career journey, emphasising the importance of curiosity and listening. She talks about how she embraced travel opportunities, gained diverse experiences in the mining sector and reflected on the evolving appetite for sustainability in mining – from using chocolate to get people into climate change meetings to her now CSO role! Cath encourages young women to embrace challenges and take risks.

Discover the unique job that Cath has dreamed of doing for a day!

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Catherine Bozanich - https://au.linkedin.com/in/catherine-bozanich-gaicd-2622613a

Celia Hayes - https://www.deloitte.com/au/en/about/people/profiles.celia-hayes+426d4378.html

Join Deloitte host Craig Hutchinson as he dives deep with Karishma Darr, Chief Information Officer at CleanCo Queensland, on this latest episode. Karishma shares her incredible 20-year journey in IT, balancing leadership with personal life and fostering young talent. Her inspiring story is a testament to perseverance and passion in the energy sector. Take her insights on sustainability, innovation, and diversity. And for a fun twist, find out what her personal theme song is.

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Connect with the speakers:

Karishma Darr - https://au.linkedin.com/in/karishma-darr

Craig Hutchinson - https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-hutchinson

Join Deloitte host Laura Entwistle as she welcomes the Chief Digital Officer of Essential Energy, Sarah McCullough on this latest episode.

Sarah talks about how aligning her career path and the people she works with to her values was integral to her journey and where she is today. She also speaks of the need for diverse, creative, and innovative talent in enabling our ability to deliver energy transition.

From a digital perspective, Sarah also touches on the critical importance of the sector embracing data and technologies such as AI.

We close out the chat with some fascinating guests Sarah would invite to a dinner party.

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Connect with the speakers:

Sarah McCullough: https://www.linkedin.com/in/slmccullough/?originalSubdomain=au

Laura Entwistle: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauraentwistle/?originalSubdomain=au

Rebecca Pickering, General Manager of Process Engineering and Major Hazards at Rio Tinto, chats with Deloitte host Nicki Ivory about her career journey, including her transition from mine sites to the corporate world and her deliberate actions to create a balanced workforce. She shares why it's an exciting time to be in the sector, with opportunities to make a meaningful impact. Rebecca also shares insights on Rio Tinto's tailings management strategies and decarbonisation efforts that involve partnerships with universities, customers, peers and competitors.

Get to know Rebecca as she reveals her favourite singer.

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Connect with the speakers:

Rebecca Pickering: https://au.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-pickering-she-her

Nicki Ivory: https://www.deloitte.com/au/en/about/people/profiles.nivory+f51d4ccc.html

I have the coolest job in the country." Join our Deloitte host Sandra James as she welcomes the Chair of Energy Queensland, Sarah Zeljko, for a chat about her career and perspectives on this latest episode.

Sarah talks about the structural shifts required to provide the platform for women to feel enabled, encouraged, and empowered to overcome historical and traditional obstacles.

She also speaks passionately about her excitement around the greater connectedness that she is witnessing across the sector as we strive to find the most sustainable energy solutions, particularly at the community level where she believes there is no solution without distribution.

Sarah also shares who she would invite to a dinner party. Wait for the FOMO to kick in.

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Connect with the speakers:

Sarah Zeljko: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-zeljko-08741438/?originalSubdomain=au

Sandra James: https://www.deloitte.com/au/en/about/people/profiles.sandra-james%2B3a5d92d0.html

On this episode, Naomi Campbell, Development Director at Energise Renewables speaks to Deloitte host Marni Oaten candidly about her perspectives on the challenges associated with inequity in the workplace, as well as what's required for society and workplaces to tackle this.

Naomi also shares how her love for the ocean inspired her to pursue a career in offshore wind. Her passion for the industry shines through as she speaks about the interventions required to attract investment into the sector and accelerate its development. To close out, Naomi is asked what it's like to share the name of a famous supermodel.

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Connect with the speakers:

Naomi Campbell: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naomicampbeller/

Marni Oaten: https://www.deloitte.com/au/en/about/people/profiles.marni-oaten+acc68c8d.html

On this episode, Deloitte host Sandra James chats to one of the most influential women in the energy transition, both in Australia and the US, Audrey Zibelman, about her observations of the increased participation of women in the energy industry and her thoughts on the global energy transition.

Audrey highlights the potential impact of seeing greater female representation at board and executive levels on participation, and the importance of investing heavily into educating and attracting more women in STEM.

She also talks about how collaboration between energy ecosystem participants in creating digital roadmaps can truly unleash the power of emerging technologies and accelerate industry transformation at the pace and scale required.

And tune to hear the four guests Audrey would host at a dinner party.

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Connect with the speakers:

Audrey Zibelman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/audrey-zibelman/

Sandra James: https://www.deloitte.com/au/en/about/people/profiles.sanjames+3a5d92d0.html

In this episode, Chief Development Officer at Nexsphere, Kristy Finch, chats to Deloitte host Joe Corvetti about her perspectives on women participation in the industry and her thoughts on the development of Australia's offshore wind sector.

Kristy chats about how the role of women is evolving in the context of the delivery of major projects, and how for a relatively new industry, there is an opportunity for the offshore wind sector to lead the way in how its already embracing and seeing a high volume of female leaders.

Kristy and Joe also discuss the important role community education will play in terms of effectively communicating the positive impacts of offshore wind, particularly in terms of the scale at which renewable energy can generate electricity.

Kristy also shares which fictional character she would choose to be her best friend.

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Connect with the speakers:

Kristy Finch: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristy-finch/?originalSubdomain=au

Joe Corvetti: https://www.deloitte.com/au/en/about/people/profiles.jcorvetti+579feff9.html

On this episode, Executive General Manager, Capacity Building at the Workplace Gender Equality Agency, Dr. Samone McCurdy joins our Deloitte host, Pip Dexter, for a discussion on the data that highlights the current gender equity gap in the energy and resources industry.

We hear insights across several themes, including the gender pay gap, workforce composition, number of women on boards, executive teams and governing bodies, flexible working arrangements, along with how women are feeling in the workplace and the critical workplace and societal factors that are impacting that sentiment.

Samone and Pip also discuss the opportunity for the industry to implement change, and specific actions and recommendations for organisations to close the gap.

This is an important discussion, and one not to be missed.

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Connect with the speakers:

Dr Samone McCurdy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-samone-mccurdy-69a2398/

Pip Dexter: https://www.deloitte.com/cbc/en/about/people/profiles.pidexter+4879bd85.html