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Brett joined Santos in December 2018. Before his current role, he previously led the Offshore Operating Division as Executive Vice President Offshore Oil and Gas. He has over 30 years of experience in the upstream oil and gas industry, both in Australia and overseas, with technical, operational, commercial and management experience across varied assets, onshore and offshore. Before moving to Santos, Brett held senior leadership roles including Chief Executive Officer of Quadrant Energy, Managing Director and Region Vice President for Apache Energy Limited, Vice President of Drilling and Completions at Woodside and Drilling Manager at Santos. Brett holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree from the University of Queensland and is a Chartered Engineer....

Craig Lennon is the Head of Asia Pacific for Nickel 28 Capital Corp., a leading battery metals investment vehicle listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange....

Gary was appointed as Acting CEO of Papua New Guinea's national airline in March 2023, having been appointed to its board in May 2022....

Eric was appointed CEO of the PNG TPA in 2020, after five years as its Director, Corporate Affairs. The TPA is the government agency tasked with developing PNG's tourism sector, through the delivery of the Papua New Guinea Tourism Sector Development Plan, 2022–2026. Eric has a bachelor degree in Business Management, Public Policy Management and Economics from the University of PNG....

Susil was appointed CEO of the PNG Institute of Banking and Business Management (IBBM) in January 2023. IBBM operates as a training hub, with a management college that offers masters, degrees, diploma programs as well as corporate training programs for industry. It also operates an Enterprise Centre that works with local PNG suppliers to assist them build capacity to scale and grow their businesses. An accountant by training, Susil was previously Public Policy and Issues Manager at ExxonMobil PNG and Manager, Corporate Governance & Special Projects at PNG Sustainable Development Program Ltd. Susil has sat on numerous boards, including as Chair of the Incentive Fund's Strategic Management Group. She has an MBA from Divine Word University. Susil is also current President of the Business...

Jonathon Peacock is KPMG’s Global Oil & Gas Sector Leader, based in Brisbane. He is the firm’s Oil & Gas leader who offers support across the globe to lead, guide and support CEOs, CFOs and senior business leaders on how to transform their organisations and navigate the evolving energy landscape. Prior to his global role, Jonathan was KPMG’s Asia Pacific Energy and Natural Resources Sector Lead. He has more than 30 years of experience across strategy, operations, and a variety of industry roles as a Consultant, General Manager and Chief Operating Officer. In a former life, JJP was a Navy clearance diver. His love for adrenaline has carried on through to his passion for all things mountain biking....

Tera Shandro was appointed Chairperson and Managing Director at ExxonMobil PNG Limited in May 2023, replacing Peter Larden. Since joining ExxonMobil’s Canadian affiliate Imperial Oil in 2003, Shandro has held both global Upstream and Downstream senior roles across engineering, research, operations, business planning and finance. She brings to PNG significant capital project execution experience in both Canada and the United States....

Prior to joining ADB, he was an Assistant Professor at the Lebanese American University and a Lecturer at the Australian National University (ANU). He specializes in policy-oriented research centered around macroeconomic aspects of economic development, especially in resource-rich developing countries. He holds a PhD in Economics from the ANU.   ...

Jeffrey Tan is a Senior Operations Officer for IFC’s Infrastructure and Natural Resources team in the Asia Pacific region....