"A Civil Engineer; PMO, Project Controls and Commercial Advisor; Founder - Ambquad Solutions and Ambquad Maps; Nikhil is a Construction Management professional and Engineering Technologist with 18+ years of experience in Project Delivery, Operations, Commercial functions and Enterprise Program and Portfolio Management leadership roles in USA and NZ. With a Masters in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech and a published thesis / journal paper in ‘Pre-Allocation of Total Float on CPM based construction contracts’; Nikhil has influenced resolution of several delay and disruption claims and has an operations portfolio that spans across $B+ worth of infrastructure and vertical (new builds and renovations) projects across several contracting models in both government (federal, state, transportation, utility, defense) and private sector projects alike."

Santosh Bhat is a civil engineer and has been planning and scheduling for over two decades across a range of projects in the Australasian region. Having worked across a diverse range of project and corporate planning and controls roles for major construction contractors, including governance, assurance, systems & knowledge management. Based in Sydney, Australia Santosh now operates as an independent consultant offering planning, scheduling & schedule risk analysis services and is also Co-Founder of Linear Project Software, developing the Time Location charting application “Turbo-Chart”

Rob joined InEight in March 2018 as Executive Vice President, Asia Pacific. Rob is responsible for sales and general operations of InEight throughout the Asia Pacific region. Before joining InEight, Rob was director of operations for ECI Solutions, leading sales and operations for its Australian business. Previous to that, he was chief operating officer with TeamBinder, as it secured the use of its system on over $100b worth of projects, including numerous Government infrastructure projects and contractors from across the globe. Prior to that, Rob was general manager for IBISWorld Business Information. Rob started his career in London, working in marketing and public relations, following an education that saw him switch from database and systems management to marketing and communications. Rob has led sales and operations for a range of cloud-based product and service organizations, with significant experience in leading high growth software business servicing the construction and

Alex is a Program and Portfolio Planning and Delivery consultant with over 20 years of experience in project management across different industries and countries. Alex has worked within multiple programs and portfolio management offices and supported government and private organisations in implementing innovative project practices, risk and scheduling methods, portfolio standards and delivery tools.

A Project Controls expert with over 25 years private and government industry experience in the delivery of major infrastructure projects globally, leading large multidisciplinary teams in complex environments across diverse sectors including asset management, water, rail, roads, tunnels, oil & gas, building, retail, mining, heavy structural and civil, piping, mechanical and electrical infrastructure. Currently, the Director of Project Controls on the North East Link Program, Victoria’s largest infrastructure project, Cameron specialises in project management and controls.

As an Executive Director with Synergy Group, I am pleased to be part of a team providing quality services to Government. I have 9 years Industry experience in the Banking, Insurance and Electricity sectors, followed by over 20 years' experience in the Government sector. Before joining Synergy in September 2018, I led a team implementing major reform in Project Controls (Cost Estimation and Forecasting, Schedule Management, Risk Management and Workforce Planning and Estimation) for a large Government department. As a leader, I believe in being a positive advocate for my team, enabling their success in delivery and also encouraging their personal development. The work we do is very important, but the people are more important. I am proud to support the professionalisation of project controls through my role as a Director of the Program Governance and Controls Symposium (PGCS), as the Public Officer of the ICEAA Canberra Chapter and a vocal supporter of, and participant in the Project Co