Brent Crockford | Chief Executive Officer
Australian Owned Contractors

Brent Crockford was appointed CEO of Australian Owned Contractors in March 2020, and since this time has led AOC’s strategic public policy focus alongside managing membership and industry development matters. A key focus of AOC’s advocacy is being developed through the Albanese Government’s Buy Australia Plan and various State and Territory based initiatives to support genuine industry sustainability.
Prior to this, Brent was a Director (Public Affairs) at GRACosway – Australia’s leading public affairs, corporate and financial communications counsel – where he provided strategic advice to a variety of leading ASX 200 listed companies and those with interests in Federal or Victorian government issues. He also served as a political staffer and campaigner, including to the Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives.

Appearances:

Day 2 @ 12:55

Panel: How the Federal & State Governments agree to jointly fund major infrastructure- understanding the approach to procurement

What are the drivers to Federal Government agreeing to fund half of our major infrastructure projects and how do these shape project outcomes and the civil contracting industry?
How Governments expect to see the industry and social outcomes of projects benefit from strategic procurement design
Examples of best practice and new inclusions to the Federation Funding Agreement between the States and Territories and the Commonwealth.

Moderator: James Cameron, Executive Director, Australian Construction Industry Forum

Nicholas Proud, Chief Executive Officer, Civil Contractors Federation National

Michael Kilgariff, Chief Executive Officer, Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia