Mark leads AECOM's Queensland Transport Group, and specialises in planning and design of transport infrastructure. He has a wide range of experience in business operations, project delivery, environmental approvals processes, asset management, construction and procurement. Mark's current focus is the planning, design and delivery of integrated transport solutions throughout South East Queensland, including Ipswich Motorway, Centenary Motorway, and the public transport network. In his role as IAQ Chair he also engages with government on key infrastructure issues, such as funding, sustainability and project delivery.

John is Queensland Managing Principal at Coffey Commercial Advisory, a recently merged entity of the Peron Group (a leading infrastructure advisory consultancy) and Stratcorp Consulting. Prior to joining Peron at the beginning of 2009, John was National Manager, Project & Structured Finance at Suncorp for 5 years. In this role, John led the establishment of Suncorp's Project and Structured Finance business with key responsibility for the development and execution of strategy and market positioning as well as the origination, structuring and execution of infrastructure finance transactions. Over this time, the Suncorp Project Finance team collected 3 Project Finance Deal of the Year awards for transactions across the power, renewable energy and port sectors. John has 22 years experience in corporate and institutional banking and project financing and has held a variety of senior roles over the past decade. Prior to joining Suncorp, John spent 18 years with ANZ Banking Group and occupied senior corporate banking and institutional banking roles in Sydney and Brisbane. Over the past ten years, John has arranged the financing for a variety of major infrastructure and development projects across the mining, transport, agriculture, health, energy and education sectors.

Shaun Drabsch is Director Government Relations at Rowland. He has served as a Ministerial Adviser to State and Federal Cabinet Ministers in the Transport and Primary Industry portfolios. He was Economic Adviser to the Beattie Opposition, and was Senior Economic Advisor for Premier Beattie until the end of 2001. As Executive Director, PPP and Infrastructure Delivery in the Department of State Development, Shaun led the implementation of the Public Private Partnerships policy in Queensland. In 2005 Shaun established the South East Queensland Infrastructure Program Management Office as Assistant Coordinator General, and oversaw the initiation of major pipeline, recycling, desalination and other water projects to deal with the SEQ drought.

Christopher joined the Board of the IAQ as a Non-Executive Director in March 2009. For more than 20 years he has been involved at senior and Board level management in Australia and abroad for large multinational resource companies. Major project development experience has been focused in the oil and gas industry, resource mining and water infrastructure development. Christopher started his career with the portfolios of Treasury and Trade at senior departmental and ministerial advisory levels. He is currently project manager for a large engineering firm located in Brisbane with a portfolio of key infrastructure projects throughout Australia, Africa and Asia. He is also a member of the firm's strategy and project development group. He holds an MBA from the Queensland University of Technology, specialising in strategy and international business. He is also a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Christopher brings to the Association a strong background in project management, governance and strategy development including experience in major project development in Queensland.

Ren specialises in the area of construction and infrastructure and is a member of the Projects practice group. Ren has a wide range of experience in drafting, negotiating and advising governments, financiers, principals and contractors on construction, engineering and infrastructure agreements and related documents. Ren advises across a number of industries and sectors, including the transport, water and resources sectors, and has acted on various infrastructure projects, including PPPs, in Australia and Asia.

Doug O'Brien has recently been appointed as State Manager, Qld and NT with the Watpac Group's Civil Infrastructure division. Doug has held Operational, Project based, and Business Development roles in the Queensland civil construction market over the past 18 years working with Tier 1 contractor and major supplier organisations within the region. He has been involved in the development and delivery of major infrastructure opportunities across all major civil infrastructure sectors. Doug has a Degree in civil engineering and an MBA.

Jonathon is a Special Counsel in the Finance and Projects team in Minter Ellison's Brisbane office. He advises both Government and private sector clients on major project undertakings and specialises in particular in the funding and delivery of infrastructure related to health, education, rail and other transport developments. Recent projects in Queensland include the Port of Brisbane Motorway Upgrade Project, Gold Coast University Hospital Project, Queensland Children's Hospital Project and the Surat Basin Rail Project. Jonathon provides expertise on various forms of partnership between public and private sectors. He has been involved in a range of PPP and BOOT transactions in Australia and overseas including the London Underground PPP, Nottingham Express Transit PFI, Railcorp Rolling Stock PPP, UNSW, Southern Cross University and Bond University Student Accommodation Projects, Orange and Associated Health Services PPP, Northern Link Tunnel Project and the Gold Coast University Hospital Car Parks BOOT project. Jonathon previously held senior positions in the UK rail industry with Bombardier Transportation UK and as Head of Legal for specialist UK rail financier, Porterbrook. He conducted negotiations with transport groups and UK Government in the refranchising of the majority of the UK's 24 train operating businesses and the finance, procurement and whole of life maintenance arrangements for over A$3.5 billion worth of new and refurbished rolling stock. He is admitted to practice in Australia and in England and Wales.

Paul Clauson has practised for the past nine years as a Senior Executive Contractor in government relations and policy. Paul is a former Queensland Government Minister, Lawyer and Company Director and maintains strong relationships with key political, industry and special interest groups.Paul uses these links to assist clients to develop effective strategies and tactics to understand and deal with government on a broad range of issues.