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Speakers 
 Neil Brennan,
Chief Executive Officer,
Central Highlands Water
Neil Brenann Neil has been in his current position for 8 years bringing his total years as CEO to 15, which includes past CEO positions at Western Region Water Authority and Macedon Region Water Authority. Neil has been employed within the Victorian Water Industry for some 25 years. Neil is currently a Director on the Board of the Electricity and Water Ombudsman Scheme Victoria (EWOV). Neil’s academic achievements include a Graduate Diploma in Management and a Masters in Business Leadership.
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 Peter Briggs,
Partner,
Clayton Utz
Peter Briggs is one of Australia's leading environment and planning lawyers. Peter advises a range of private sector and government clients, on various legal issues in this area including, contaminated land and pollution advice and litigation; administrative law and policy advice and litigation; major project approvals and environmental impact assessment, advice on the development and acquisition of major urban and industrial real estate, and corporate due diligence on environmental matters (including water rights/use). .
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 Hon. David Campbell MP,
Minister for Water Utilities,
NSW State Government
David Campbell was born in Bulli in the heart of the seat he now represents in the NSW Parliament.
He is married to Edna and they have two adult sons.
After four years as councillor on Wollongong City Council, and eight years as the Lord Mayor of
Wollongong, he was elected as the Member for Keira in March 1999. He was re-elected in March 2003,
and became a minister. The portfolio of Water Utilities was added after a Cabinet reshuffle on
February 17, 2006.
David was appointed a Fellow of the University of Wollongong in 1995. He has been a member of the
University of Wollongong Council since 2003.
David’s policy interests include regional economic development, urban planning, community access and
community service issues, with a long-term approach to public policy.
He is an avid sports fan, and a recreational swimmer
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 Dennis Cavagna,
Chief Executive Officer,
South East Water
Dennis Cavagna was appointed Managing Director of South East Water, September 2001. South East Water is one of Melbourne’s three retail water companies providing water and sewerage services to the south eastern suburbs of Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula and the Berwick-Pakenham corridor.Dennis was previously the company’s General Manager Finance, which he held since the company’s beginning in 1995. Prior to this, Dennis held a variety of senior management positions in Melbourne Water, a former predecessor water board and the then Water Resources Department. Before joining the water industry in 1983, Dennis spent twelve years with Telecom Australia in a range of financial and IT positions and six years with firms of chartered accountants in Melbourne
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Cr Ron Clarke,
MBE,
Gold Coast City Council
The Hon. Ron Clarke MBE was elected Mayor of Gold Coast City in March 2004. An icon in sporting circles, Ron set 19 world records between 1963 and 1970, in races ranging from two miles to 20 kilometres. He has set a series of goals to help Gold Coast City continue its growth in a sustainable manner, including the development of an efficient transport infrastructure and ferry network to meet current and future needs. He has also identified water supply as one of the major issues to be addressed in the City.
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 Sen Richard Colbeck,
Parlimentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance and Administration and Senator for Tasmania,
Australian Federal Government
The Hon. Richard Colbeck was appointed as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance and Administration in January 2006 and has been a Senator for Tasmania since February 2002. He is responsible for a number of key areas under the Finance and Administration portfolio, including Public Private Partnerships for infrastructure development, Commonwealth purchasing and procurement policy, the Commonwealth Grants Commission, and oversight of some of the Australian Government’s major construction projects as delegated by the Finance Minister.
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Russell Cooper,
Chief Executive,
Goulburn-Murray Water
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 James Cox,
Chief Executive Officer,
IPART
Mr Cox is the Chief Executive Officer and Full Time Member of the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal. Mr. Cox has held positions with the Reserve Bank of Australia, the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Social Welfare Policy Secretariat of the Department of Social Security. He was a Principal Economist at the Office of EPAC between 1986 and 1989 and between 1989 and 1992 was a consultant to the New South Wales Cabinet Office. Mr. Cox was Principal Adviser to the Government Pricing Tribunal of New South Wales since 1992 and a Member of the Tribunal since January, 1996. He was Acting Chairman of IPART during 2004. Mr. Cox was a visiting fellow at Monash University during 1985 and has assisted the New Zealand Government with social policy changes during the early part of 1991. Mr Cox has written extensively on economic and social policy issues. This work has been published, among others, by the New Zealand Business Roundtable and the Centre for Independent Studies.
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 Graham Dooley,
Director Water Group,
Australian Council for Infrastructure
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Mr Robert Freeman,
Chief Executive Officer,
Department of Water, Land & Biodiversity Conservation
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Charlie Littlefair,
General Manager,
Metrowater Auckland
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 Mr Ken Matthews,
Chairman and CEO,
National Water Commission
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 Hon. Karlene Maywald,
Minister for the Murray Darling,
South Australian State Government
The Hon. Karlene Maywald Karlene Maywald was sworn in as a State Government Minister on 23rd July 2004. As Minister for the River Murray, Regional Development, Small Business and Consumer Affairs, Karlene brings a significant wealth of experience of regional and rural affairs to the Cabinet table. In relation to the River Murray, Karlene is concerned about the sustainable use of water from the River Murray. Sustainable use of water makes good economic, social and environmental sense.
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Daryl McGregor,
Manager,
Albury Water
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 Euan Morton,
Principal,
Synergies Economic Consulting
Euan Morton is a Principal at Synergies Economic Consulting, a company he formed in 2004. He advises extensively in the water industry on costing, pricing, planning, contractual, economic impact and policy issues. He was also an advisor to the Water Reform Unit and has advised bulk water suppliers, retailers, users, Governments and regulators. Euan has recently been appointed to an Expert Panel by the Ministerial Council on Energy to review regulatory arrangements associated with the ongoing reforms to energy markets. He is also an Independent Expert under the National Electricity Rules and a member of the Trade Practices Committee of the Law Council of Australia.
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 Tony Mowbray,
Celebrity Speaker
Tony Mowbray has survived the worst Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race on record, circumnavigated the planet on his own non-stop in Australian record time, and sailed to the windiest place on earth, Commonwealth Bay in Antarctica. For him, it's another adventure, another challenge. For us, it's about ordinary people doing extraordinary things.
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 Mark Pascoe,
Chief Executive Officer,
International Water Centre
Mark Pascoe has worked for his 30 year career in the water industry – predominately in Brisbane, Australia. He spent many years with Brisbane City Council where his most recent position was as the Manager, Water and Sewerage. He was for a brief period the Queensland Operations Manager of Woodward-Clyde Pty Ltd, an environmental engineering consultancy. He left the BCC role to take up the position of Deputy Director, International Water Association in London, which he held for three years before returning to Brisbane recently. Mark has held positions of President, Australian Water Association; Board Member, Water Services Association of Australia; Board Member, Co-operative Research Centre, Water Quality and Treatment; Board Member, Global Water Research Coalition. Recently he has been elected as the President of the Australian Water Partnership ( the Australian presence of the Global Water Partnership and is a Director of Environment Business Australia. Mark is the CEO of the International WaterCentre.
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 John Pigram,
Member Board of Governors, World Water Council & Former President,
International Water Resources Association
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 John Riddiford,
Chief Executive Officer,
North East Catchment Management Authority
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 Michael Tuckfield,
Partner,
Clayton Utz
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 Hon. Malcolm Turnbull MP,
Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister (Special Responsibility for Water Policy),
Australian Federal Government
Malcolm Turnbull was elected to the House of Representatives as the Federal Member for Wentworth following the federal election on 9 October 2004. Until his appointment on January 27 2006 as Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister he was a member of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade. He was also a member of the House of Representatives Standing Committees on Economics, Health and Ageing and Legal and Constitutional Affairs.
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Vivien Twyford,
Managing Director,
Twyford Consulting
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 Stephen Vineburg,
Head of Infrastrucure Investment,
Colonial First State
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 Tim Waldron,
Chief Executive Officer,
Wide Bay Water
Tim Waldron is presently Chief Executive Officer of Wide Bay Water CorporationTim has over 30 years experience in the water and wastewater industry. Born and educated in England, Tim worked for North West Water U.K. for over 20 years including 10 years as the Water Supply Manager of the City of Preston servicing a population of approximately 1.2 million people.Later, as Divisional Engineer for North West Water, he was responsible for specialist engineering, water demand management and water by-laws.His specialist knowledge in water demand management led to his secondment as a Technical Advisor for Developing Countries, as the United Nations Technical Representative for the South Pacific for U.N.D.P. and the World Health Organisation.
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Silas Warren,
Process & Commissioning Manager,
Wessex Water
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 Mr John Wilkinson,
CEO,
Western Water
John Wilkinson is Chief Executive at Western Water the second largest of fifteen regional urban water businesses in Victoria. Western Water is currently the CPA Public Sector Organisation of the Year which recognises its leadership in a number of key strategic issues.He was awarded in July 1998 the Institute of Water Administrations most prestigious award, the Barry Leach Award acknowledging the exceptional service given to the Institute and the Victorian Water Industry..
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 Mr Rod Williams,
Director, Water & Serwerage,
Gosford City Council
Rod Williams is currently Director of Water and Sewer for Gosford City Council. He has worked for a number of major water utilities in Australia and overseas. More recently he was the Manager for Planning and Environment for Brisbane Water. Rod has qualifications in Engineering, Science and Public Administration and in 1996 won a Churchill Fellowship to look at water recycling in commercial and residential situations visiting USA, South Africa and Europe. Mr Williams has more than 30 professional publications and has lectured at a number of Universities in Australia and overseas.
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