Women in Leadership Summit Adelaide - Brochure (BEN)
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1. Advice to my Younger Self
Summit
11 & 12 August 2015
Post-Summit Workshop
13 August 2015
Mercure Sydney
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Perspectives on the Optimal Balance of Soft and Technical
Skills Required for Leadership Excellence in an Engineering
Environment
Inspirational leadership journeys and
career advice from successful female
engineering leaders
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Overcoming the challenges of
transitioning from technical to senior
leadership roles
Mastering essential leadership and
communication skills to thrive in your
career
Building confidence and resilience to
excel in a complex environment
The 3rd Annual
Women in Engineering
Leadership
Summit 2015
FEATURED SPEAKERS
CDRE Katherine Richards, CSC, RAN Director-General,
Technical Seaworthiness, Director General Engineering
Royal Australian Navy
Leeanne Bond Non-Executive Director
Liquefied Natural Gas Limited, Coffey International Ltd,
JKTech Pty Ltd, Territory Generation
Principal
Breakthrough Energy Pty Ltd
Gordon Cairns Chairman
Origin Energy
May Ngui Director; Manager, Western Sydney (Parramatta),
Principal Consultant, Power and Automation
GHD
Susan Trousdale Project Director, Desalination Planning
Sydney Water
Kerry Lunney Technical Director and Chief Engineer
Thales Australia
Director INCOSE Asia-Oceania
Marie Gales Technical Director, Transport
Aurecon
Jennifer Charlesworth Associate Director
AECOM
Lisa Mason Group Manager Operational Excellence and
Risk
Caltex Australia
Alice Reis Senior Project Manager, Civil Engineer and
Associate-Management Team
Arup
Raquel Rubalcaba Senior Project Manager
Laing O’Rourke
Melissa Jovic Manager, Rail Network Planning and Service
Strategy, Rail Transport Strategy, Major Project Transport
Planning, Planning and Programs
Transport for NSW
Michelle Elvy Production Processing Manager
BHP Billiton
Nicola Abrahams Project Manager, Rail
John Holland
Sandy Newman Project Lead West Dam, Hail Creek Mine
Rio Tinto
Fiona Krautil Principal
Diversity Knowhow
Pauline Triggiani Managing Director
Priority People Consulting
Jane Andersson Principal Consultant and Executive Coach
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2. Day One 11 August 2015
Recognising your Leadership Strengths and Navig
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8.30 - 8.55 Registration and Morning Coffee
8.55 - 9.00 Official Welcome and Opening Remarks from
the Chair
9.00 - 9.40 OPENING KEYNOTE CASE STUDY
“Establishing yourself as a female engineering
leader – What works, what doesn’t and what to
avoid”
The journey to engineering leadership often poses a
range of unexpected challenges and obstacles, but also
opportunities to step up and demonstrate your skills. There
is no one single best practice or pathway to leadership
success. Seizing opportunities, enriching experiences and
learning as you go will equip you for the next level. Having
held many senior leadership and management roles in her
engineering career, Kerry will provide practical insights and
share the critical success factors that have assisted in her
engineering journey. Explore:
• Lessons learnt on the road to leadership success
• Harnessing interpersonal skills to develop and advance
your career
• How to improve strategic foresight to identify the next
step in your career
Kerry Lunney Technical Director and Chief Engineer
Thales Australia
Director
INCOSE Asia-Oceania
9.40 - 9.50 Questions and Discussion
9.50 - 10.30 CASE STUDY
“Developing the essential skill-set to thrive as an
engineering leader”
As a rising female engineering leader, it is crucial to go
beyond acquiring technical knowledge to sharpening
essential skills that will ensure leadership success. Knowing
your end goals, taking determined steps to achieve them,
remaining resilient in the face of difficulties and involving
others on your journey are just a few keys for up-and-coming
leaders. In this session, Susan will share her remarkable
experiences of how she has grown from navigating through
various challenges as a young engineer to be in her position
as Project Director today. She will share insights on:
• Having your goals in sight and working towards them
• What skills do you wish you had as a young engineer?
What would you have done differently?
• Strategic approaches to negotiate for a better outcome
• Communicating your intentions clearly to leave out room
for assumptions
Susan Trousdale Project Director, Desalination
Planning
Sydney Water
10.30 - 10.40 Questions and Discussion
10.40 - 10.55 Morning Tea
10.55 - 11.35 EXPERT COMMENTARY
Strategies to leading effective and performing teams
Collaborative teamwork is key for technical engineering teams
to achieve high performance and results. Leaders must possess
the competency to build trust, provide vision for the team and
work together towards corporate goals. However, this is an
on-going development and as they discover and create synergy
from their team’s individual strengths, better results can be
achieved in time. In this practical session, Pauline will impart
key strategies for leaders to understand and manage a team to
positively impact and improve performance. She will focus on:
• Effective relational and rational skills for problem solving
• Empowering your team in decision making
• Leveraging team dynamics to improve individual and
organisational performance
Pauline Triggiani Managing Director
Priority People Consulting
11.35 - 11.45 Questions and Discussion
11.45 - 12.25 CASE STUDY
“Shifting mind-sets to think and act positively in all
situations”
Positivity and optimism are widely considered to be among
the top qualities of a good leader. These leadership traits often
coincide with a high level of emotional intelligence, which in
turn improves the ability to influence and inspire people to
follow you. As a female engineering leader, it is essential to
possess a positive outlook in the face of challenges in order to
relate with others and lead effectively. In this session, Marie will
reflect upon her own leadership career and how being positive
can take you to the next level. Explore:
• Tips to improve your emotional intelligence
• Seeing from a positive lens: How to turn adversities into
victories
• Remaining objective and avoiding taking things personally
Marie Gales Technical Director, Transport
Aurecon
12.25 - 12.35 Questions and Discussion
12.35 - 1.35 Networking Lunch
1.35 - 2.25 INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION
Changing perceptions and breaking unconscious bias
While many organisations in the engineering sector are
actively promoting gender diversity through various avenues,
unconscious bias is still an on-going challenge. Women
engineers who are transitioning from technical to leadership
roles meet various obstacles in terms of leading in a male-
dominated environment. What strategies can be applied
to overcome bias and create a workplace where everyone
can excel and reach their career potential? In this interactive
session, panellists will offer practical insights and discuss:
• Eliminating myths surrounding engineering careers for
women and having the courage to lead
• Overcoming bias and challenges in leading male teams
• Practical solutions to build a pipeline of future female
engineering leaders
Nicola Abrahams Project Manager, Rail
John Holland
Lisa Mason Group Manager Operational Excellence
and Risk
Caltex Australia
Jennifer Charlesworth Associate Director
AECOM
Sandy Newman Project Lead West Dam, Hail Creek Mine
Rio Tinto
VALUE PLUS DISCOUNT
Receive $400 off registration if you
register and pay by 30 April 2015
2015 Theme: ‘Advice to my younger self’
What do you know now that you wish you had known then? This is
the question we have posed to some of the most senior women in the
Engineering sector. These inspirational leaders will reflect on their career
journeys – the challenges they have faced, the opportunities they have seized
and the lessons they have learnt, to impart advice to women aspiring to
achieve professional and personal success.
3. gating into Senior Roles
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2.25 - 3.05 CASE STUDY
“Enhancing relationships and improving your
influence”
In a highly technical engineering environment, female
engineers are often strong at finding solutions to troubleshoot
problems, but lacking in influence as they relate to others
in the workplace. Investing in people is essential for women
as engineers as they embark on the journey of leadership.
Having more than 30 years of experience as an engineering
leader, Melissa will talk about her career and how building
strong relationships has helped her excel in her personal and
professional development. Explore:
• Making positive impacts: Engaging with others authentically
• Creating your personal and professional brand
• Inspiring others
Melissa Jovic Manager, Rail Network Planning and
Service Strategy, Rail Transport Strategy, Major Project
Transport Planning, Planning and Programs
Transport for NSW
3.05 - 3.15 Questions and Discussion
3.15 - 3.30 Afternoon Tea
3.30 - 4.10 CASE STUDY
“Be your own role model and leader”
It is advantageous to receive guidance from mentors as
you progress into leadership roles. However, no single
leadership pathway is the same. Women engineers often
find themselves in a unique and unprecedented leadership
journey with little frame of reference. It is therefore important
for women engineers to embrace their difference, lead
themselves and be their own role model in their career.
Leeanne was the first female President of Engineers Australia
in Queensland and recalls having to be comfortable with
herself as a prominent female engineering leader while having
little prior experience. She will share lessons learnt and how
she has succeeded as a non-executive director of several
large corporations today. Discuss:
• Embracing your unique self – Developing confidence to lead
• Small, proactive steps you can take to be your own leader
• Realising your leadership attributes and being an example
to others
Leeanne Bond Non-Executive Director,
Liquefied Natural Gas Limited
Coffey International Ltd
JKTech Pty Ltd
Territory Generation
Principal
Breakthrough Energy Pty Ltd
4.10 - 4.20 Questions and Discussion
4.20 Concluding Remarks from the Chair
Day Two 12 August 2015
NETWORKING RECEPTION
4.20 - 5.20
Make the most of your Liquid Learning experience, join us to
network over complimentary canapés and drinks
8.30 - 8.55 Morning Coffee
8.55 - 9.00 Opening Remarks from the Chair
9.00 - 9.45 OPENING CASE STUDY
“Braving uncharted waters: Seizing career
opportunities”
In the traditionally male-dominated engineering industry,
aspiring female leaders still face challenges progressing
into senior management roles. While opportunities may
seem scarce, building the portfolio as a future leader
starts first with taking ownership. In this session, CDRE
Katherine Richards will share her experiences of how she
has risen through the ranks and succeeded in her career
with the Royal Australian Navy. She will discuss how she
has learned to lead and what lessons she has gained in
leadership.
CDRE Katherine Richards, CSC, RAN Director-
General, Technical Seaworthiness
Director General Engineering
Royal Australian Navy
9.45 - 10.00 Questions and Discussion
10.00 - 10.45 CASE STUDY
“Demonstrating strong technical leadership”
Senior female engineering leaders not only need to have
strong technical capabilities, but also the ability to lead
technical and operational teams within the organisation.
In an increasingly complex engineering environment,
developing key leadership skills is not an option. May
has an extensive 28 years of experience in technical
leadership and is a prominent female engineering leader
at GHD. She will reflect upon her leadership journey and
how she has refined her skills to become the leader she
is today. Explore:
• Understanding yourself and embracing your leadership
style
• Drawing on your strengths to succeed as a female
engineering leader
• Strategies to manage and lead in a fast-paced
engineering industry
May Ngui Director; Manager, Western Sydney
(Parramatta)
Principal Consultant, Power and Automation
GHD
10.45 - 11.00 Questions and Discussion
11.00 - 11.15 Morning Tea
11.15 - 12.00 CASE STUDY
“Be passionate and refine your skills to get
promoted – Go beyond ‘just doing your job’”
Leadership and management opportunities are by and
large available to women engineers, but the question
that often comes to mind is ‘how do I get promoted?’
There is also the career-versus-family consideration that
becomes a deciding factor for many women. Michelle
believes it is firstly important for women to know what
they want for themselves, and then take measurable
steps to achieve those goals. In this practical session,
she will share specific areas of improvement and core
values that has helped her advance in her engineering
career. Explore:
• Developing a strategic viewpoint for your engineering
career
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WHO WILL ATTEND
Established, emerging and aspiring engineering leaders from across
industries, including:
• Changing the way you respond to circumstances
• Crafting your own pathway to leadership success
Alice Reis Senior Project Manager, Civil Engineer and
Associate - Management Team
Arup
3.50 - 4.00 Questions and Discussion
4.00 - 4.30 INTERACTIVE ROUNDTABLE
Advice to my younger self – Reflection and new
directions for Women in Engineering
As Fiona brings the Summit to a close, she will guide
delegates to reflect on the strategies and experiences
discussed, key messages learnt and ideas to be put into
actionable plans. This interactive discussion aims to enhance
learning outcomes and effectively develop leadership capacity
for women in engineering. Discuss:
• What was the most valuable piece of advice?
• Lessons learnt and plans you will make to put them into
practice
• Consider strategies for leadership transition
Fiona Krautil Principal
Diversity Knowhow
4.30 Concluding Remarks from the Chair
and Summit Close
• Be outstanding – Strive to deliver value and excellence in
your work
• Have strong core values that define your career decisions
Michelle Elvy Production Processing Manager
BHP Billiton
12.00 - 12.15 Questions and Discussion
12.15 - 1.15 Networking Lunch
1.15 - 1.55 EXPERT COMMENTARY
Advice to women in engineering – Light the world
As a Male Champion of Change, Gordon Cairns, Chairman
of Origin Energy has many valuable learnings from
his journey and effort in advocating for the increased
representation of women as leaders in organisations. What
do women leaders want and how will they be able to reach
their leadership goals? Are glass ceiling barriers perceived
or are they real? How should female engineers push
through with self-promotion and rise in leadership roles?
Gordon will share his views and support towards women,
shedding light on the key factors of success. Explore:
• Embracing who you are and being the best you can be
• Recognising your strengths and giving yourself due credit
• Don’t be too hard on yourself – Enjoy the journey to the top
Gordon Cairns Chairman
Origin Energy
1.55 - 2.05 Questions and Discussion
2.05 - 2.45 CASE STUDY
“Work-life balance starts with you – You can
make a difference”
For many senior female leaders, juggling professional
responsibilities and family commitments can be a
tough call. There is an assumption that you can’t have
both – sacrifices need to be made between career and
personal priorities. Raquel challenged this perception
when she successfully implemented an industry-leading
26-week parental leave policy and flexible working policy
at Laing O’Rourke, subsequently winning the esteemed
Laing O’Rourke Crystal Vision Award. In this inspiring
session, she will offer insights on how work-life balance is
achievable. Explore:
• Strategies to drive change at your workplace
• Effectively negotiating for better and flexible working
arrangements
• Taking proactive steps to remain progressive in your career
Raquel Rubalcaba Senior Project Manager
Laing O’Rourke
2.45 - 2.55 Questions and Discussion
2.55 - 3.10 Afternoon Tea
3.10 - 3.50 CASE STUDY
“Shape your future by how you respond and
adapt to challenges”
Tenacity and adaptability are important leadership qualities
for engineers to succeed in a fast-paced engineering
environment. While female engineering leaders possess
the technical knowledge and solutions, it is pivotal to
have the ability to remain composed in the face of difficult
circumstances, respond positively and manage changes
rapidly. In this session, Alice will share her personal and
professional experiences of how she has managed and
gained control over seemingly critical situations and the
lessons learnt. She will share:
• Tales from leading at the front line – Practical insights to
overcoming challenges
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5. 9.00 - 4.30
Enhancing Performance and Taking your Leadership Skills to the Next Level
Women stepping up into leadership roles in the engineering sector face a range of challenges. Technical knowledge aside, they must possess people
management skills and refined core attitudes to succeed as a leader. As they seek to break through to the next level in their careers, it is vital for
female engineers to build confidence and leadership capabilities in order to thrive in the complex and changing environment.
This practical workshop aims to impart strategies and tools for delegates to improve their leadership capabilities, build trust and strong relationships
in the workplace, as well as influence and inspire others to perform. Jane will deliver best practices and expert insights through interactive
discussions and activities, focusing on:
• A holistic suite of skills required to succeed as a technical leader
• Overcoming common challenges and pitfalls of advancing from a technical leader to a managerial role
• Mastering leadership skills and capabilities – Changing from a project manager to a leader of people
• Building the confidence to lead in adverse situations
• Maximising your influence and engagement
• Building a winning team – Driving and managing performance towards organisational excellence
• Refining workplace relationships with your leaders and peers
• Optimising communication and relationship building skills – Strategies and tips
• Developing a personal action plan to realise your leadership potential
• Applying the action plan – Identify areas for improvement and keep practicing
Expert Facilitator: Jane Andersson Principal Consultant and Executive Coach
Jane is a highly experienced and sought after Executive Leadership Coach and Facilitator. She is currently writing books and creating on-line
products for managers in the middle. Her core approach is to strengthen, nurture and mature the communication and relational ability of leaders
through deep support and practical developmental strategies. This enables the leader to face the challenges of management and leadership in
this changing world. She is well known for her wisdom, and soft/tough approach that be-gets BIG results for her clients. Jane has worked for
many iconic Australian Companies including Qantas, Newsgroup, Commonwealth Bank, NSW Health plus the likes of Hatch Global Engineering
Consulting, Woods Bagot Architects and 100’s of individual managers and business owners who find her to help them refine and direct their path.
She has clients in London, USA and Asia. Jane has worked with mechanical, structural and design engineers and opened a training office for south
east Australia for Hatch Global Engineering on the BlueScope Steel site in Wollongong. She also redesigned a Training Program in a very unique way
that brought the whole team together to spearhead cultural change for the entire organisation. The program was adopted all over the world.
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Workshop 13 August 2015
ABOUT THE EVENT
• 8.30 - 9.00 Registration
• 9.00 - 10.40 Session One
• 10.40 - 11.00 Morning Tea
WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
• 11.00 - 12.30 Session Two
• 12.30 - 1.30 Lunch
• 1.30 - 3.00 Session Three
• 3.00 - 3.20 Afternoon Tea
• 3.20 - 4.30 Session Four
• 4.30 Close of Workshop
The engineering sector is widely seen as a male-dominated profession. Despite the array of gender diversity initiatives employers have implemented
to increase the access and participation of women in in engineering, only 51.2% of women with engineering qualifications take up engineering roles,
making up only 11.8% of the engineering workforce. Needless to say, the percentage of female leaders representing senior management roles in
organisations are even lower.
As the leaky pipeline of women in the engineering profession is causing considerable impact and loss to Australia’s economy, organisations must take
proactive approaches to nurture female leaders for the future towards business success. Within this context, women in engineering must also refine
critical leadership skill-sets to command both technical excellence and business performance.
Building on the resounding success of the past years’ events, The 3rd Annual Women in Engineering Leadership Summit 2015 aims to navigate
the unique challenges faced by female engineers in the journey of advancing into senior leadership roles. Featuring an outstanding speaker faculty,
this year’s interactive Summit will provide delegates with key insights from award-winning senior female engineers and leaders. The Summit will inspire
and empower women to achieve the career they desire and succeed in the dynamic engineering sector.
