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Colin is the Chief Executive Officer for Digicel PNG, which is PNG's largest total communication provider. Colin is also the board member of the PNG Digicel Foundation. His previous experience includes Chief Operation Officer of Digicel PNG, Chief Executive Officer of the Digicel Pacific Hub markets encompassing Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu and Nauru, and head of International Business for Digicel. Prior to Digicel Colin spent time leading businesses in the USA, Asia and Pacific in a variety of roles for Telecom New Zealand as well as the Head of Wholesale and Interconnect at 2 degrees mobile. With over 14 of his 22 years in telecoms based in the Pacific region, he has an in-depth understanding of not only digital communications but also the...

Daniel has just been appointed Deputy CEO of the Australian Trade Commission (Austrade). Previously, he was General Manager, Greater China, for Austrade Beijing, leading a team of 115 staff across 12 posts to deliver high quality trade and investment services to Australian and Chinese clients. Daniel joined the Australian Trade Commission in 2014, most recently leading the Government and Partnerships division. In his time at Austrade, Daniel has held a number of senior roles, including leading the reorganisation and restructure of the agency as the General Managers of the Positioning for our Future work. Prior to moving to Austrade, Daniel worked in a number of Australian Government Agencies, most recently in Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP). Daniel’s positions in DIBP included Regional Director...

Robbie Huxley is the CEO and Managing Director of TE (PNG) Ltd. Robbie took the helm of the 65+ year old company in 2018 after only three years in PNG and has continued to grow the business with his team through quality, innovation and sustainable projects. He has always believed in the value of developing the best local talent at International standards. TE (PNG) recently achieved ISO 9001:2015 for Quality Management Systems and ISO 45001:2018 for Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems. TE (PNG) Ltd operates six solution departments: Communications, Hospitality Equipment, Information Technology, Broadcast and Professional Audio, Electrical & Solar Solutions and Security Systems. Robbie's background in Aviation, Mining and Maritime allowed him to bring extensive knowledge of quality solutions for...

Geoffrey Tan is a Managing Director at U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC).  As DFC’s regional representative based in Singapore, he is responsible for Asia-Pacific business development. Mr. Tan has worked in emerging markets investment financing for over 20 years.  Since joining Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) – now DFC – in 2003, he has worked primarily on power, renewable energy, water, toll roads and port projects, but has also diversified into future flow and financial institutions transactions.  These projects have been across Latin America, the Middle East, Central and Eastern Europe, Africa and Asia. Prior to OPIC Mr. Tan worked for the Chase Manhattan Bank (now JPMorgan Chase) in New York, Singapore and Hong Kong focusing on project and structured finance,...

Janet Sios started her career as a chartered accountant before starting Frangipani Car Hire, now the number one car rental business in the New Guinea Islands, and a printing company of the same name....

Devesh is working as an Operations Officer in Infrastructure AsiaPacific team of IFC, part of the World Bank Group. Devesh has rich experience in Energy Markets, Climate and Green Hydrogen for energy transition. He has spent over 13+ years building relationships, fostering connections, and promoting organizations to various stakeholders, across infrastructure sectors and is dedicated to Climate Change, Cleantech and Energy. At IFC, Devesh is the APAC Infra climate focal point on Country Climate Development Report (CCDR), which is a World Bank core Advisory Services & Analytics (ASA). He has also supported C&Is in India to successfully navigate the renewable energy market and achieve environmental and sustainability goals. He has completed his MBA in Power Management and holds an Engineering degree....

As a Solutions Architect specializing in public sector Transport, Sustainability and Smart Cities initiatives across Australia and New Zealand, Craig Lawton is sought after by governments at all levels to provide insights into the future of cities, transport and industry. Craig has worked across many organizations in both the public and private sectors for over 20 years including Government, Infrastructure, Retail and Financial Services. Transport, Smart Cities, Utilities, Research, Communications, Health and Environmental monitoring. He first realised how revolutionary cloud computing would be whilst writing a book on cloud adoption that ultimately transformed into the popular blog, coffeescroll.com. The next big transformation will bring together big data, IoT and artificial intelligence in new and innovative ways. And it’s happening right now. Recent...

Matthew Rees is Financial Management Specialist at the Asian Development Bank's Papua New Guinea Resident Mission in Port Moresby....