Ainsley Simpson 

CEO - Infrastructure Sustainability Council

As CEO of the Infrastructure Sustainability Council (ISC), Ainsley fosters partnerships to advance sustainability; enabling industry to deliver infrastructure for our all communities.

She has worked in an executive level at ASX listed organisations, with operational roles in the public sector. Her project involvement spans transport infrastructure as well as utilities, including transmission assets, water networks, waste facilities and telecommunications. With a keen interest in building capacity and accelerating processes, she specialised in the development of government decision-support tools for sustainable planning and management. Ainsley has academic credentials in business management and environmental science.

Jacqui Saultry

Regional Social Impact Manager - Lendlease

Jacqui has more than 20 years' experience in the property and construction industry in Australia and the UK. 
Jacqui is the Regional Social Impact Manager for Victoria at Lendlease and is responsible for social impact initiatives and outcomes, managing all aspects of project development from bid stage through to implementation. 

Jacqui believes that projects offer significant opportunities to establish bold objectives relating to socio-economic development. Both in the way the infrastructure supports people and communities at completion and in the way the infrastructure is delivered to leave a lasting legacy.

Jacqui is committed to creating positive social outcomes and brings her passion of making an impact on people’s lives to large scale mixed-use projects she works across. Jacqui believes that Social Impact creates an opportunity to enrich the project, foster ongoing relationships, create positive social outcomes and cultivate a vibrant and resilient community. 

Sharni Jones

Manager Aboriginal Cultural Capability & Development, Aboriginal People & Culture | Office of the Secretary - NSW Department of Planning and Environment

Sharni’s peoples are the Kabi Kabi/Waka Waka on her maternal side. Her capabilities include organisational change management and cultural capability uplift, curatorial and cultural collections management, strategic policy development and project management.

In 2022 Sharni led the co-design and launch of Winanga-li: Aboriginal Cultural Capability Framework, a department-wide learning and development business model for DPE. Sharni formally led the cultural custodianship of the very significant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Collection at Australian Museum in Sydney in line with legislative and policy requirements from 2017 to 2019. As an independent First Nation’s arts and cultural broker Sharni curated the Deutsche Bank VIP Lounge at Sydney Contemporary 2019 with her exhibition Mapping Memory and brokered Deutsche Bank's first major artwork acquisition by a First Nations artist.

Sharni has also worked across numerous government agencies including Arts NSW, TAFE NSW, NSW Department of Education, NSW Health and Queensland Health.

Lucy Greig

National Executive, Social Strategy & Outcomes - WSP

Lucy Greig is a researcher with expertise in the design and conduct of quantitative and qualitative studies relating to people and communities, with a focus on infrastructure, the built environment and social policy. She has led community and stakeholder engagement processes and research to identify and explore community and stakeholder perspectives. She has designed and delivered research and engagement to support planning and delivery of major projects for all levels of government.

Her capabilities include research design and management, qualitative and quantitative methods, and producing reports and strategies that turn insights into meaningful action. Lucy also has expertise in social impact, social infrastructure and social outcomes.

Anna Mitchell 

Director, Communications and Engagement - WSP 

Anna Mitchell leads the Victorian Communications and Engagement team at WSP, at the forefront of efforts to decarbonise the economy and achieve Net Zero by 2050.

As renewable energy projects proliferate across Australia, Anna is helping WSP’s clients introduce those sometimes-contentious projects to local communities, and to navigate what is a profound, complex, and once-in-a-generation sectoral transformation.

With experience across industries, including transport infrastructure, government and professional services, and having led engagement for multibillion dollar state significant projects, Anna brings insight and acumen to bear engagement for tomorrow’s world.

A masterful collaborator and facilitator, Anna provides clients with strategic, expert advice on designing communications and engagement activities with authenticity and that are Future Ready.