Speakers

Hon Bill Yan MLA

Mike Dunbar

Mr Dunbar has over 25 years' experience in exploration and mine geology in Australia and overseas. He was involved in the discovery, delineation and development of the +2Moz Thunderbox gold mine, the delineation and development of the +1Moz Dalgaranga Gold Mine, the discovery and delineation of the +1Moz Glenburgh Gold deposit and the discovery and delineation of the Waterloo/Amorac, Munali and the Mirabella Nickel Sulphide mines, the IOCG - Cloncurry Copper, Gold, Cobalt, Magnetite project as well as a number of smaller deposits. Mr Dunbar's experience includes 4 years with Eagle Mining, 6 years with LionOre Australia, 6 years with the Mitchell River group of companies including Albidon, Mirabela Nickel, African Energy, Sally Malay Mining (now Panoramic) and Exco Resources and 9 years with Gascoyne Resources. Mr Dunbar was previously Managing Director at Mamba Exploration.

Tony Stubbin

Tony Stubbin commenced as General Manager of the Land Development Corporation on 15 February 2016. Prior to this, he was a Deputy Under Treasurer in the Northern Territory Department of Treasury & Finance with responsibility for the Economic Group; Corporate Support Group; Superannuation Office and the Northern Territory Treasury Corporation.
Tony joined Treasury in 1992 and has more than 30 years’ experience in various Territory and Commonwealth Government departments. He has a Bachelor of Arts (Economics) from the University of Wollongong and a Postgraduate Certificate in Management from the University of Southern Queensland.

Evan Tyrrell

Evan leads the unit responsible for delivering the Darwin Region Water Supply Infrastructure Program, including the Adelaide River Off-stream Water Storage project.

With over 20 years of experience in the Northern Territory public sector, Evan has extensive and detailed knowledge of project development in the Territory, in particular, understanding the unique challenges we face.

Evan has tertiary qualifications in management and has managed a range of government facilitated projects and programs such as the Northern Territory Legacy Mines Program.

Evan has a passion for projects that can make a difference to the community with a focus on making sure Darwin has enough water for the future.

Shane Dahlhelm

Shane after moving to the Territory in the 1980’s, has worked in the civil, buildings, marine and mining construction and infrastructure asset management sectors for over 37 years across the NT, WA and the United Arab Emirates. Managing projects and contracts for major projects across northern and western Australia, Shane provides strategic and policy advice to Agency Ministers, Executives, Infrastructure Commissioner, Client Agencies and Industry representatives. His current project planning and delivery portfolio totals in the order of $2 billion. Shane has a range of experience and professional qualifications in Technical, Professional and Engineering disciplines including governance and business most recently a Post Graduate Degree in Business and is currently under consideration for Membership of Engineering Executive with Engineers Australia.

Daniel Cameron

Daniel leads one of the largest infrastructure projects in the Northern Territory, heading up the Middle Arm Sustainable Development Precinct. Starting his career as a consultant civil engineer in South East Queensland, Daniel worked as an engineering consultant in his home town of Darwin across several residential, commercial, industrial and infrastructure development projects as well as a construction contractor on significant process plant and infrastructure projects. Working with the Northern Territory’s strategic land developer, the Land Development Corporation, Daniel delivered the first stage of the Kittyhawk development at Middle Arm. After growing up and going to school in Alice Springs and Darwin, Daniel pursued a career working on strategic infrastructure projects in the Territory and became Project Director of the Middle Arm Sustainable Development Precinct in 2023.

Jett Street

Jett is a commercial and corporate affairs professional with expertise in the development and operation of major energy projects in the Northern Territory. She has 17 years of leadership experience in strategy, government affairs, commercial, stakeholder engagement, risk, Aboriginal agreements, communications and communities, and holds a Masters in Strategic Communication (Risk). Her private sector experience includes 13 years in senior government affairs and commercial roles with leading operators and developers in the NT including ConocoPhillips, Santos, and now Sun Cable. This has exposed her to renewable energy projects, onshore and offshore oil and gas operations, LNG backfill, brownfield expansion, and early-stage development of hydrogen, e-fuels, and green industrial projects.

Mark Hepburn

Adam Walding

As Deputy Chief Executive Adam heads up the Infrastructure, Investments and Contract division within the Department of Logistics and Infrastructure. Adam holds a Master of Business Administration, is a graduate of the Company Directors course and is a qualified electrician. Adam has been with the Northern Territory Government for 14 years and worked in multiple roles within the infrastructure, health and education departments. Adam's previous experience in facility and project management has been within Defence and private industry.

Charmaine Phillips

Greg Midgley

Greg Midgley is a Partner at Clayton Utz, one of Australia's leading law firms. Greg heads up the firm's Major Projects team in Darwin, specialising in the structuring, funding and development of major infrastructure projects.  Greg and his team are currently advising on some of the Northern Territory's and Australia's highest profile projects, including the Beetaloo Basin, Middle Arm, Inland Rail, North-East Link and Cross River Rail.

Stephanie Berlin

David Norris

David is the Manager of Supply Chain Development at Aurizon Holdings Limited, Australia’s largest rail freight operator and an ASX-listed company. In collaboration with industry and government, Aurizon focuses on developing alternative supply chain solutions that enhance resilience and reliability through Australia’s regional ports. Before joining Aurizon, David spent 28 years in various senior commercial and general management roles in Australia and overseas. He has worked with multinational and global companies such as A.P. Moller, Bolloré, DHL, DSV, and Pentagon Freight Services. David’s extensive knowledge, experience, and proven track record in building supply chain solutions for both conventional and unconventional cargo, including OPEX and CAPEX projects, have been instrumental in Aurizon’s successful land-bridge service trials to the southern states through the Port of Darwin via ocean and rail freight.

Alister Trier

Darrin Hepworth

Vincent Algar

Vincent Algar is a highly experienced mining and resources geologist with a career spanning over 33 years in the industry. He has a proven track record of adding significant value to shareholders, most notably during his nine-year tenure as Managing Director of Australian Vanadium Ltd (ASX: AVL). Vincent’s skill set combines strong technical expertise with a deep understanding of corporate strategy, which makes him ideally positioned to unlock value from Tennant's Bluebird high-grade copper-gold discovery in the Northern Territory. His ability to lead projects from exploration through to development, combined with his strategic insights and extensive marketing and promotion experience, is invaluable as the company advances the Bluebird project to the next stage. With a focus on both the technical and corporate sides of project development, Vincent brings a comprehensive, results-driven approach to his role at Tennant Minerals.

Karen Walsh

Karen is the CEO of Venture Housing.  Karen’s 35 year career spans the UK and Australia, in Government, corporate and non-government sectors -  in executive roles driving strategy, policy and housing reform and growth in Aboriginal, public and community housing. 

For seven years at SGCH Karen led the contract and tenancy  management of Australia’s first Social housing PPP in Bonnyrigg, as well as leading urban regeneration and place making partnerships across the portfolio of 4,000 managed and owned affordable homes. Karen successfully led the Group’s innovation and business initiatives and bids, as well as its strategic asset portfolio and social impact frameworks. 

Karen is committed to achieving impact through collaborations, leadership and harnessing the strengths of social purpose and commercial disciplines. She has been instrumental in influencing, leading, and delivering reform and growth initiatives in the Aboriginal and community housing sectors since 2005 in NSW and 2019 in the NT, and since 2021 led the collaboration to establish a Community Housing Industry Association NT branch.

In 2019 Karen moved to an Exec role in NT Government where she led the community housing growth reform, homelessness services, urban planning and new supply, and drove innovative housing services and programs. In 2021 Karen joined Venture Housing as the CEO and has focussed on the organisation’s growth strategy and vision since.   

Karen’s holds two Masters Degrees - Social Policy and an Executive Masters, Public Administration; is a GAICD;  and an Honorary Associate of the UTS Institute of Public Policy and Governance. Karen is committed to excellence in governance and has served on many Boards, including national peak and industry bodies and is currently a Director on CHIA; the AHI; My Foundations Youth Housing; and a committee member on UDIA NT.

Drew Wagner

Zoe McManus

Ben Byrnes

Ben is a seasoned professional with over 25 years of experience in design drafting and modelling for the Built Environment, having worked with leading consultancies like ARUP, SMEC, and Aurecon. He specialises in improving coordinated design processes and is focused on advancing coordination and automation in the industry. Ben excels in creating streamlined workflows using digital delivery methods, leveraging both traditional CAD tools and the latest BIM software. At Arkance, he stays at the forefront of BIM technology providing software guidance and implementing technology tools.

Matt Green

Matt brings over 35 years of experience spanning civil engineering, telecommunications infrastructure, and digital transformation. Starting in civil engineering, he developed extensive expertise in national-scale telecommunications and data centre infrastructure, including as Program Director at Nextgen Networks where he led major network implementations across Australia. Currently, as Executive Director of DigitalDarwin, Matt focuses on leveraging AI-enabled approaches and reality modeling to drive digital transformation outcomes. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) and Graduate Diplomas in Urban Estate Management and Applied Finance and Investment.