PLEASE JOIN THE SURVEYORS' TRUST BOARD, CONTRIBUTORS AND SUPPORTERS AT OUR 2022 END OF YEAR LUNCH

As South East Queensland looks to build our infrastructure to meet the requirements of both a rapidly growing population, and in preparation for the 2032 Olympic & Para Olympic Games, it becomes evident that we need to address the demand for skilled workers across the Surveying, Spatial and aligned industries.

In 2022, The Surveyors’ Trust commissioned and delivered a "National Roadmap Report” aimed at developing an action plan within the industry.

To meet industry demands, we cannot operate in isolation, but need to adopt a holistic approach to workforce futures.

Join us for a conversation with our cross-industry experts for this exciting & informative lunch event.

MEET THE PANELISTS

Shane Rodgers
Chief Operating Officer
Australian Industry Group (AI Group)

Shane Rodgers is the National Chief Operating Officer for Australian Industry Group (Ai Group). Ai Group is a peak national employer association for Australian industry, linking members to the insights, services and expertise they need to be successful. Shane was previously the Queensland Head of Ai Group and has also been the COO of Brisbane’s economic development agency and General Manager of Queensland Newspapers. His media roles have included Queensland Editor and Manager of The Australian, national Editorial Director of APN Regional Media, Editor-in-Chief of Quest Newspapers and Deputy Editor, News Editor and Chief of Staff of The Courier Mail. He has also been Marketing and Communications Director of The University of Queensland, Goodstart Early Learning and Brisbane Marketing.

Jess Caire
Deputy Director
Property Council of Australia

Jess Caire is the Deputy Executive Director in the Queensland Division at Property Council of Australia. With a background in property conveyancing, Jess is passionate about building valuable industry partnerships, creating innovative solutions to meet business and technological challenges, effectively leading teams to achieve organisational outcomes through efficiency and collaboration. Highly skilled in managing large-scale projects from concept to completion, Jess was previously Executive Manager, Stakeholder Engagement (QLD) at PEXA, leading transformational change in the legal industry to widely adopt a digital platform to settle properties, in an otherwise traditional paper led sector.    

Anthony Ryan
Chief Executive Officer
Brisbane Economic Development Agency

As Brisbane’s champion, BEDA works with stakeholders to enhance the City’s reputation globally, drive visitation and attract investment and talent, whilst looking ahead at emerging opportunities for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Previously CEO of Youngcare, Anthony pioneered the transformation of the national not-for-profit organisation into an innovative and entrepreneurial company that provides meaningful solutions and choices for young people with high physical care needs.

Jen is the CEO of the Australian Gas Industry Trust. She has a PhD in Business: Evidence based decision making and a strong background in academia and government. She has 20 years experience working for both the State and Federal government across research and strategy teams in mining and infrastructure. She also represented Queensland on an array of COAG Energy Council committees including the Energy R&D Working Party and the Critical Minerals Taskforce. She now works closely with the International Gas Union representing Australia at several forums including the G20 Energy Group and the IGU R&D Innovation committee. Her objective is to deliver education and research activities that are of value to the gas industry.

Prof Sherif Mohamed
Dean of School of Surveying & Built Environment
University of Southern Queensland

Prof. Sherif Mohamed, Dean of School of Surveying & Built Environment at the University of Southern Queensland.  Sherif is a senior educator with a strong blend of technical and management skills, and formal qualifications gained through an international background in industry, government and university environments. Sherif is an expert advisor to a number of national and international construction organisations, and leader of multidisciplinary collaborative research projects across construction, infrastructure, and health industries. Driven by his passion for process and performance improvement, Sherif brings a business mindset into the higher education sector. He also advocates having flexible curricula capable of addressing the growing complexity of built environment practices while maintaining core professional knowledge.

moderated by

Danika Bakalich
Managing Director, Connection Point Consulting

Over the last 20 years, Danika has successfully participated in and led global initiatives across a range of sectors including technology and the digital economy, resources and infrastructure, international development, education and training. Danika has provided strategic development and program design solutions for private and public sector organisations across several regions including Africa, Europe, Latin America, Asia Pacific, Australia and the Pacific region.  

A key component of Danika’s professional experience has been in bringing together diverse stakeholders to identify issues and develop creative solutions to achieve sustainable impacts. Passionate about making a difference, Danika specialises in developing and implementing policy, governance and operational frameworks associated with workforce development strategies, industry standards, communications strategies and driving global market outcomes for organisations and governments.

Danika is the Managing Director for Connection Point Consulting, an organisation providing strategy and policy advice on workforce and international development and is currently providing advisory services to the Surveying and Spatial industry on workforce development strategies.