Graduating from Imperial College London in 2006, Jenny joined Arup Geotechnics and has been on an international career journey since working in London, Singapore and landing in Sydney 7years ago to lead the design team on Metro Martin Place for the Macquarie Capital USP.  Jenny leads the Ground Engineering Team for NSW and ACT comprising a wealth of different ground engineering specialists, she leads the team across a range of markets and project types, steering and supporting team and skills development to meet these needs.  Jenny’s own background is in leading geotechnical design aspects of construction projects with most experience being in buildings projects specialising in deep basements and foundation design and third party authority approvals associated with such developments, navigating plenty of soil structure interaction to push the boundaries on what can be agreed and undertaken around existing infrastructure and buildings.

Idy manages a team of more than 25 geotechnical engineers as the Group Manager of Ground Engineering at EIC Activities – the in-house technical advisor to CIMIC Group. She is a Chartered Engineer in Australia, New Zealand and the UK. She has 18 years of consulting experience and is a regular guest lecturer at Sydney University, Western Sydney and University of Technology Sydney.

Dr Jason Surjadinata is a principle geotechnical engineer with over 20 years experience in Australia and overseas markets (Asia primarily). He has worked across many facets of the industry, from design consultancies and construction contractors to part-time academic settings. He has spent a substantial period of his career in modelling and analytical work, with recent roles having a focus in risk minimisation and opportunity optimisation for major projects across the diverse Australian market sectors, such as, road, rail, energy generation and transmission, water, and mining, as well as stand-alone large-scale infrastructure projects (e.g., airport/port).  He is a part of John Holland technical specialist group (TEK) and manage the geotechnical specialist team in TEK (GeoTEK).

With over 24 years of experience in civil, geotechnical, and tunnel engineering across consulting and construction companies, Sam excels in design leadership, construction support, and risk mitigations for complex projects in Australia and internationally. With a strong technical background in soil and rock mechanics and numerical modelling, he provides practical, cost-effective, and optimised solutions to a wide range of complex problems. As a team leader and technical director for GHD’s Sydney tunnels and geotechnics team, Sam leads innovative projects in the road, rail, water, and pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) sectors. Sam enjoys sharing his knowledge and making a positive impact in the field.

Colin has over 30 years of experience in the design and construction of bridges and civil structures. He was worked in a variety of countries including Australia, the United Kingdom, Malaysia and Vietnam. His experience includes cable stay bridges, cast-in-situ, precast segmental, launched, segmental viaducts and cut and cover tunnels. He also bridges experience in major temporary works and construction engineering for complex projects.

Colin holds a Masters of Engineering in Engineering, Economics and Management from Oxford University. Colin has been involved with the design and review of many underground structures including Rozelle Interchange, M6, M8, Cross River Rail and Suburban Rail Loop. Colin lead the structures design team for detailed design of the NorthConnex project in Sydney.

Jarrod Grimshaw is an Associate Director at enstruct/WSP and has provided structural engineering design and advice for over 15 years. After graduating from the University of Sydney with a combined Civil Engineering and Commerce degree (first class honours), Jarrod has established his engineering career designing and detailing a variety of structures constructed from steel, reinforced concrete, post-tensioned concrete, and timber. Jarrod is responsible for all aspects of project delivery including concept design, design development and tender, construction documentation and providing site phase services, including close collaboration with the site engineering, civil and geotechnical teams. His project experience covers all sectors including Health, Aged Care, Education, Defence, Commercial, Residential and Retail and he is currently the NSW Health lead for WSP.

Dr Kourosh Kayvani has built a career spanning 30 years as an engineering innovator, technical expert, executive leader, educator, and a leader in connecting industry and academia.

As a practising engineer, Kourosh has played leading roles in the design and delivery of many complex and award-winning projects across the globe. His project portfolio includes West Kowloon Terminus in Hong Kong, Barito Suspension Bridge in Indonesia, Lusail Stadium in Qatar, and such projects in Australia as ANSTO OPAL nuclear reactor, the Sydney International Hockey Stadium, Melbourne Star Observation Wheel, and Sydney’s Civic Tower, ANZ Tower, 5 Martin Place, CommBank Stadium, amongst many others.

Kourosh is a Fellow of Engineers Australia and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE). He is a Board Director at Engineers Australia and Australian Steel Institute (ASI) and is a Senate member of the FIDIC Academy.

Kourosh is an Adjunct Professor at School of Engineering, Design and Built Environment, Western Sydney University. He is the winner of John Connell Gold Medal Award from Engineers Australia, Structural College in 2019, and the Laureate of the IABSE Prize awarded by the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering in 2006 for his contribution to the design of long span structures worldwide.