Keynote Speaker: Campbell Newman

The Rt Hon the Lord Mayor of Brisbane
Councillor Campbell Newman

Campbell Newman has been Lord Mayor of Brisbane since 14 April 2004.

A civil engineer by profession, Cr Newman had a 13-year career as an Australian Army Engineer, before moving into various private sector roles and an executive position at leading Queensland agribusiness, Grainco Australia.

Prior to entering Council, Campbell Newman operated his own consulting firm, which specialised in bulk commodity logistics. Cr Newman holds an honours degree in civil engineering and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Queensland.

He is married to Lisa and has two daughters.

As Lord Mayor, Campbell Newman is drawing on his diverse experience to get on with the job and plan for Brisbane’s future.

Cr Newman is committed to making Brisbane a smart thinking, easy living, world-class city. His top priority is to get Brisbane moving by building new road infrastructure and improving our public transport system.

Keynote Speaker: Paul Eagles

CEO, Urban Land Development Authority

The ULDA is led by CEO Paul Eagles, who has over 30 years experience in the development industry, including a strong background in the development of master planned communities, housing innovation and local government.

Mr Eagles was appointed CEO in November 2007 and since that time has guided the establishment of the organisation and its future strategic direction.

Since becoming CEO, Mr Eagles has overseen significant growth in the organisation, with seven Urban Development Areas declared throughout regional and South-East Queensland.

Mr Eagles was previously Queensland Regional Manager of Retirement Living at Stockland Developments. Prior to that, he was a Project Director for Delfin Lend Lease working on major South-East Queensland projects including the award winning Varsity Lakes development.

During his career Mr Eagles has also held senior positions with Cairns and Logan City Councils.

Mr Eagles’ mix of local government and development experience is ideally suited to the vision of the ULDA which is to create “vibrant inclusive communities”.

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Abstract
Project Management in a Government Context

Development in the public and private sectors often achieve similar outcomes but the project drivers can be very different. While the private sector's considerations are predominantly financial, project management in government brings many other factors into play, including achieving government objectives, working across a range of government agencies and dealing with greater scrutiny from the media and public.

Paul Eagles, has an extensive background in both the private and public sectors and will use his most recent experiences as CEO of the Urban Land Development Authority to discuss the unique considerations and challenges of managing projects within government.