
20 - 21 May 2021
THE LANGHAM, MELBOURNE
Speakers
VicWater have selected a mixture of industry leaders and innovators to present at Connect.
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Alan Sutherland
Chief Executive,
Water Industry Commission for Scotland (WICS)
Emma Lawson
Macroeconomist / Asset Allocation Strategist
Treasury Corporation of Victoria
Dr Gavriel Schneider
Ciara Sterling
Helen Vaughan
Deputy Secretary Water and Catchments,
DELWP
Julie Nielsen
Executive Director
WorkSafe Victoria
Matt Lovegrove
People and Advisory Services Partner
EY
Rueben Berg
Commissioner
Victorian Water Environmental Holder
Katrina Johnson
Managing Director
Cartymara Consulting
Dr Nick Fleming
Managing Director
Innergise
David Young
Lawyer & Partner
Wheatley Young Partners
Michael Wheelahan
Principal
Proud Mary Consulting
Rory Costelloe
Founder & Co-executive Director
Villawood Properties
Dr Sharon Davis
Senior Enterprise Fellow
University of Melbourne
Jon Anstey
Principal Consultant
Proud Mary Consulting
Bruce Mountain
Professor and Director
Victoria Energy Policy Centre
Brendan Condon
Managing Director
The Cape
Tim Mileham
Director Infrastructure
Victorian Planning Authority
Sara Harbidge
Executive Director - Surburban Development
Department Jobs, Precincts & Regions
Dr Matt Brearley
Managing Director
Thermal Hyperformance
Professor Sarah Wheeler
Professor Water Economics
University of South Australia
Tim White
Founder & Executive Director
Utilities Regulation Advisory
Adrian Letilovic
Principal Consultant
Maximus International
Alix Sampson
Senior Diversity & Inclusion Advisor
AGL Energy
Ro Allen
Victorian Commissioner for LGBTIQ+ Communities
Mama Alto
Jazz Singer, Cabaret Artiste & Transgender Diva
Rebecca Law
Senior Policy Officer
SACOSS
Amy Whalley
Acting CEO
Australian Network on Disability
Cameron Fitzgerald
Managing Director
Southern Rural Water
Victor Sojo Monzon
Senior Lecturer in Leadership
University of Melbourne
Gareth Kennedy
General Manager
Customer and Community
Westernport Water
Daniel Flanagan
General Manager Service Delivery
Goulburn Valley Water
Jo Giannini
General Manager
People Safety and Culture
Southern Rural Water
Sarah Thomson
General Manager Digital, Governance and Finance (CFO)
Goulburn Valley Water
Jill Sears
Manager Inclusion and Diversity
Melbourne Water
George Abraham
Head of Cyber Security
Yarra Valley Water
Anthony Hernan
Executive Corporate Services
North East Water
Chris Brace
General Manager Growth Futures
Yarra Valley Water
Edyta Grzyb
Team Leader, Major Program Delivery
Melbourne Water
Evelyn Rodrigues
Manager Customer & Community
Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA)
Natalie Foeng
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Yarra Valley Water
Tristram Smith
General Manager, Risk Legal and Governance
South East Water
Llewellyn Prain
Founder
WaterAble Network
Glenda Smith
General Manager, People, Culture and Safety
Goulburn-Murray Water
Paula Jeffs
General Manager People and Capability
Melbourne Water
Deb Fankhauser
General Manager People and Customers
Lower Murray Water
Matt Iversen
Knowledge Management Advisor
Western Water
Donald Hughan
Business Support Officer
Goulburn-Murray Water
Jacquie Moon
Co-founder
Pride in Water
Brendan Moore
Co-founder
Pride in Water
David Heeps
Senior Associate
Aither
Michelle Sheppard
Manager, Inclusion and Social Procurement
Level Crossing Removal Project
Liz Nairn
Team Leader, Strategic Communications and Engagement
Melbourne Water

Betsy Anderson
Manager, Water Future
Barwon Water
Naomi Cleary
VicWater Director
Gabrielle Bell
VicWater Director
Jo Lim
Operations and Strategic Projects Manager
VicWater