Nash Abdulla leads change management and delivery of projects at MIGSO-PCUBED. A highly experienced transformation and change professional, Nash brings over 20 years of expertise delivering strategic programs, business improvement initiatives, and enterprise change outcomes across both public and private sectors. Combining strong delivery leadership with deep stakeholder engagement and organisational change capability, Nash enables clients to successfully execute complex initiatives while maintaining a disciplined focus on measurable business outcomes. His experience spans multiple industries, with a consistent track record advising senior leaders on integrating change management with contemporary project delivery practices, building adaptive organisational capabilities, and driving sustained adoption. Nash is also a recognised contributor to industry research, with a focus on applying behavioural insights and data-driven approaches to help organisations realise value from digital and AI-enabled initiatives.

Kirsty leads The University of Melbourne’s Campus Operations and Delivery Risk and Compliance practice. She has worked extensively across construction and IT PMO’s and is certified in project and change management and is a member of URMIA, RIMS and the Risk Management Institute of Australasia. She is passionate about making risk management accessible across the construction industry by incorporating best practice ideas in a pragmatic manner.

Sangrah is a highly accomplished and versatile Head of Project Services and Project Controls Director (FIEAust, CPEng, CPPM) with over 20 years of experience driving successful results across diverse engineering and construction projects globally in both client and contractor organisations. His industry experience spans Infrastructure, Mining, Oil & Gas, Rail, Building, Defence and Utilities sectors. Sangrah is a proven leader in building and empowering high performing teams and an industry recognised expert in implementing best practice and robust Project Controls, Cost Estimating, Cost Control, Earned Value, Planning and Scheduling and Risk Management strategies, processes, systems and deliverables. Sangrah is a Fellow of Engineers Australia, a Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) and a Certified Practising Project Manager (CPPM) with the Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM). Sangrah holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) alongside a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Maintenance Management.

Mr. Girish Bhatia is a distinguished Civil Engineer with over a decade of experience in project management and construction oversight. As the founder of Construct Mind AI, he has pioneered innovative solutions in Enterprise Grade Project Controls, BIM software, and digital project management, enhancing construction project profitability. With a degree in Civil Engineering, Girish has continually expanded his expertise. Under his leadership, Compass Consult has become a recognized industry leader, serving over 200 clients and executing landmark projects such as the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Melbourne Airport. As CEO and lead consultant, he consistently delivers projects on time and within budget, earning accolades from clients and colleagues.

Javier Celis is a Project Controls and Project Services leader with international experience across mining, infrastructure, and engineering projects in Australia and South America. He currently serves as Team Lead, Project Services at Ausenco, supporting complex studies and project delivery teams through project controls, governance, planning, cost management, forecasting, performance reporting, and decision support. Holding a Master of Project Management from the University of Sydney and an engineering background, Javier has built his career at the intersection of project controls, project management, and business performance. His experience includes working closely with project managers, engineers, commercial teams, and senior stakeholders to improve project outcomes and support informed decision-making. Javier is also the author of Project Controls: Beyond the Spreadsheet, a professional book that explores the human factors behind successful project delivery. His work highlights the importance of communication, trust, judgement, leadership, and stakeholder influence as critical drivers of project success. As a speaker, Javier combines technical expertise with practical project experience, offering insights into the evolving role of Project Controls in the age of Artificial Intelligence. He is passionate about advancing the profession from a reporting function to a strategic partner that transforms information into better decisions and improved project outcomes.

Lucy Eng is Director of the Enterprise Project Management Office at Development Victoria, where she founded the organisation's first EPMO and sits on the Senior Leadership Team. With close to two decades of experience across civic infrastructure, housing, transport, water, and education programs in Australia and New Zealand, she specialises in portfolio governance, delivery transformation, and building enterprise-level capability. Lucy has led some of the sector's most complex programs across both public and private sectors, and is known for building high-performing teams and embedding the frameworks and culture that make delivery stick at scale. In 2025, Lucy was named Asia Pacific Project Control Professional of the Year. She holds accreditations with the Australian and New Zealand Institutes of Project Management and Quantity Surveying, and is a committed advocate for diversity and inclusion, serving as Executive Sponsor of Development Victoria's Cultural Diversity Group and mentoring the next generation of leaders in the construction industry both within DV and across the broader sector.

Marten Jajou is an Associate Director at WT Partnership with extensive experience in cost management, infrastructure advisory and project controls across major infrastructure and transport programmes. He specialises in integrating carbon estimation, cost modelling and data analytics into project controls to support informed decision-making and sustainable infrastructure delivery. Marten has led the development of innovative approaches that combine probabilistic modelling with project controls disciplines, helping organisations better understand uncertainty in carbon forecasting and infrastructure investment decisions. He is passionate about leveraging technology and data to improve transparency, governance and delivery outcomes across complex capital projects.

Erick Flores Mendoza is a Project Control Engineer with extensive experience delivering planning, cost control and project analytics solutions across major infrastructure projects. His expertise includes Earned Value Management (EVM), Power BI, Python, digital transformation and data-driven project controls. Erick is passionate about applying emerging technologies, including Artificial Intelligence, to improve project performance and make advanced project controls capabilities more accessible to practitioners.

Rouhi Mobtadi (Associate Director - LogiKal Projects, Planning Manager - Marinus Link): With more than twenty years of experience, Rouhi is a Senior Project Controls expert and educator with a demonstrated history of developing and leading high-performing teams, establishing PMOs and Project Controls functions that pinpoint core problems, improve performance, and transform project control. Rouhi has led several digital transformation projects for different clients, uplifting processes, data flow, tools and people skills and selecting the best fit for purpose solution for functional and business requirements. Rouhi has extensive experience in the implementation and teaching of project planning, earned value, delay analysis, risk simulation, schedule optimisation, and business intelligence solutions. Paula Leonardo (Senior Project Controls Manager - Marinus Link) Paula Leonardo is a Senior Project Controls Manager with over 15 years of experience in project controls, planning, and governance across major infrastructure projects. She currently leads integrated planning and project controls activities for Marinus Link, a multi-billion-dollar energy interconnector program that supports Australia's energy transformation. Paula is passionate about pragmatic and robust planning and using data-driven insights to support effective decision-making and successful project delivery.

Cuong Quang is the Managing Director of True North PMI and a globally recognised risk management specialist with more than 25 years of experience across major infrastructure, energy, defence and complex capital programmes. He has advised organisations on enterprise risk management, decision-making under uncertainty, governance and project assurance, supporting both public and private sector clients. Cuong is passionate about helping organisations improve resilience by applying practical risk management approaches that strengthen leadership decision-making in highly uncertain environments.

Maria Zamorano is a Digital PMO leader and seasoned Project Management, PMO and Project Controls professional with experience across the rail, telecommunications and pharmaceutical sectors. She has supported the delivery of large-scale international programs within complex, multi-stakeholder environments, working with distributed teams across the full project lifecycle. Currently leading Digital PMO Practice at MIGSO-PCUBED Australia, Maria focuses on transforming traditional Project Controls practices into data-driven, AI-enabled delivery models. Her work spans digital strategy, AI adoption, capability development and the evolution of Project Controls operating models to support the next generation of project delivery.