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5 August, 2021

Julie has extensive regional experience in policy, strategy and transaction structuring and implementation working across Asia Pacific with various governments to promote private sector participation in the infrastructure sector with focus on energy. With International Finance Corporation (IFC), where she worked for 14 years, she successfully developed and implemented Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects for main grid and off-grid power generation and privatisation of electric distribution systems. Her diverse work experience covers the private sector and the public sector in the Philippines, Indonesia, Myanmar and Mongolia. Julie is a Certified PPP Professional, a designation created under the auspices of the APMG PPP Certification Program of the Asian Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Islamic...

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5 August, 2021

Stan was appointed board chairman of South Pacific Brewery, part of the Heineken Group, this year. Previously, he ran the business as Managing Director from 2007 until his retirement in 2019. He joined the company as marketing manager in 1995.   SP is PNG’s largest brewer and also one if its largest manufacturers. Stan also currently serves as the Chairman for City Pharmacy Group, Mainland Holdings and  Westpac Banking Corporation in PNG....

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5 August, 2021

Robin was appointed CEO of Bank of South Pacific Ltd, PNG and the Pacific’s largest bank, in April 2013. Before his appointment as CEO, he had been Deputy CEO and Chief Risk Officer since 2009. Prior to that, he held senior executive roles as Chief Risk Officer, General Manager Corporate & International, and Head of Risk Management with BSP. Prior to the merger of BSP and PNGBC, Robin held senior management roles with PNGBC.   He has worked in PNG for over 35 years and holds an MBA and a Master of Management from Charles Sturt University. Ian was made a Companion of the Star of Melanesia in 2015 by the PNG Government for services to banking and the community. BSP was...

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5 August, 2021

Craig is responsible for Newcrest’s Papua New Guinea assets including the Wafi-Golpu project and Lihir operations. Craig joined Newcrest in 2008 and has held various senior management and executive roles, including General Manager Projects, General Manager Cadia, Executive General Manager – Projects and Asset Management, Executive General Manager – Australia and Indonesian Operations, Executive General Manager – Australian Operations and Projects and, most recently, Executive General Manager – Cadia and Morobe Mining Joint Venture.   Prior to joining Newcrest, Craig worked in projects at Rio Tinto.   LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/craig-jones-502853146...

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5 August, 2021

Dave is an economist with 28 years of experience in infrastructure planning and implementation. After working for the US Army Corps of Engineers for ten years in Washington DC, Dave moved to Asia in 2000, where he spent the next ten years working on Multilateral Development Bank financed projects throughout Southeast Asia and the Pacific, with considerable inputs in Indonesia, the Philippines, the Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu. In 2010, Dave joined the Asian Development Bank as a transport specialist working in the Central and West Asia Department, focused on reconstruction of Afghanistan's transport network and charged with oversight of a $1.5 billion portfolio.   In 2016, Dave transferred to ADB's PNG Resident Mission where he initially served as the Unit Head for...

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5 August, 2021

Brian is a financial services professional with 15 years of project finance experience in energy and infrastructure across Asia, Africa, and Latin America. He currently serves as a Managing Director and runs Delphos’ Hong Kong office. Brian has advised on wind farms and every other generation technology from hydropower, biomass, geothermal, thermal, and nuclear.   He is also deeply experienced in battery energy storage and power delivery. Brian has conducted feasibility studies for large-scale power projects with total costs exceeding $20 billion in South Africa, Nigeria, Mexico and Ghana. He has also advised on the successful closing of multiple financings, including a $150 million Overseas Private Investment Corporation (“OPIC”) loan for a hybrid solar energy service provider in India....

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5 August, 2021

Ronald is Chief Strategy Officer at Vodafone PNG. He is an accomplished and focused leader with 20+ years' experience in private sector in senior leadership roles across telecommunications, ICT solutions & Cloud-based product sales. Ronald worked at Vodafone Fiji in a variety of senior roles, including Regional Chief Commercial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Director Corporate & Business Marketing before moving to PNG in 2023, initially to run Digitec ICT and then to help launch and run Vodafone PNG. Prior to joining Vodafone, he was Territory Sales Manager for ExxonMobil in Fiji and held executive positions with Fiji’s Legal Air Commission. He holds an MBA from the University of the South Pacific and more recently completed a Executive Education Program in Strategy and...

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5 August, 2021

Alfonso, a Spanish national, is the IFC’s Vice President for Asia and Pacific. Prior to that he also served as the World Bank Global Director in the Finance, Competitiveness & Innovation Global Practice and Practice Manager for the Latin America and Caribbean Region (LCR). He joined the Bank in 2013 as Lead Financial Sector Specialist in the Finance and Private Sector Development Vice Presidency.   Prior to joining the Bank, Alfonso had a successful 12 year career in the private sector at the Analistas Financieros Internationales consulting group, including as Partner Managing Director during 2007-12. In this capacity, he managed a large team of financial sector analysts and consultants, and gained wide ranging experience on banking sector crisis resolution, banking sector management, funding strategies, and...

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7 July, 2021

Barbara-Anne identifies as a ‘versatilist’, who has enabled organisations in a number of countries achieve world class, high quality and sustainable business transformations through technology improvements and collaborative relationships with strategic vendors, including ERP, GIS, infrastructure and telecommunications major players.   Prior to joining KPMG in February 2020, Barbara-Anne was a non-executive director for Waterstart, a water environmental organisation that connected innovative technology companies with global water agencies and major water consumers. She was also the first Chief Digital Officer for a government-owned energy corporation (Energy Queensland) in Australia and worked as a Program Director for Rio Tinto, the Queensland Government and Origin Energy.   LinkedIn...

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7 July, 2021

Wayne is co-founder and CEO of Australian technology company RedEye, which developed the world’s first purpose-built cloud and mobile-based solution for managing engineering drawing and data in 2012. Today, its clients use its software-as-a-service solution to manage over $250 billion worth of assets.   The company has offices in Brisbane, the US, New Zealand and Asia and employs over 100 staff. Wayne is passionate about innovation and entrepreneurship, and sits on a number of boards, industry panels and government initiatives to help drive the development of a world-class innovation ecosystem in Queensland.   He is a former Managing Director of mining and energy sector consultants, SDG. In 2015, Wayne was named the Queensland Entrepreneur of the Year. He was appointed Chief Entrepreneur of Queensland...