speakers

Keynote Speakers

Prof Benoit Fournier

Biography

Prof. Benoit Fournier: Prof. Fournier is professor at the Department of Geology and Engineering Geology of Laval University in Québec City (Québec, Canada), from where he got his PhD in 1993. From 1990 to 2007, he worked as a research scientist (1990-1998) and manager (1998-2007) for the Advanced Concrete Technology Program of CANMET, Department of Natural Resources (Ottawa, Canada). Dr. Fournier is a past Chair of CSA A3000 technical committee on cementitious materials. He is currently the Chair of CSA technical subcommittee on Aggregate’s Reaction in concrete and is also a Work Package Leader for RILEM technical committee TC 258-AAA (Avoiding alkali aggregate reactions in concrete – Performance based concept). Dr. Fournier is currently the Director of the Quebec’s Research Centre on Concrete Infrastructures (CRIB).

Dr Caijun Shi

Biography

Dr. Caijun Shi: Dr. Shi is the Chair Professor of the College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University, in China. He is also the President of the Asian Concrete Federation (ACF), founding Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Sustainable Cement-based Materials, and an editorial member of many other concrete and cement based journals in Asia. His research interests include characterisation and utilisation of industrial by-products and waste materials, carbon mineralisation for cement and concrete, and design and production of low-carbon cement and concrete materials.  He has been granted about 50 Chinese patents and 4 US patents, several of which have been used in large construction projects or product manufacture. He has authored/co-authored more than 610 technical papers. He was elected as a fellow of International Energy Foundation in 2001, American Concrete Institute in 2007, RILEM in 2016, Hong Kong Concrete Institute in 2022, and ACF in 2023.

Dr Paul Tennis

Biography

Dr Paul Tennis: Dr Tennis is Senior Director, Research & Product Standards, Portland Cement Association, USA. With more than 25 years as a cement and concrete materials professional, his interests include cement and concrete standards, concrete durability improvement, and cement chemical phenomena. Paul has also been a large part of the work being conducted by the PCA roadmap to carbon neutrality, and work conducted on the introduction and specification of Portland limestone cements in the USA.

Ms Felicity Lloyd

Biography

Ms Felicity Lloyd has a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering and MBA from the University of Adelaide (SA).  She is a technical, operational and sustainability leader with more than 20 years of heavy industry experience at Adbri.  Her current role as Chief Sustainability and Innovation Officer leads the companies’ sustainability and innovation initiatives. Ms Lloyd previously held the role of CEO of the HILT CRC.  She is the Chair of the Advisory Board for the Institute of Sustainability, Energy and Resources (ISER) at the University of Adelaide; and is a current Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD).

Invited Speakers

Prof Brian Uy

Biography

Professor Brian Uy: Brian Uy is Scientia Professor of Structural Engineering in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of New South Wales. Brian has delivered over 100 plenary/keynote/invited lectures and has been involved in research in steel and composite structures for over 30 years. He has co-authored over 700 publications including over 300 refereed journal articles. Brian is Chairman of the Standards Australia Committee BD-032 on Composite Building Structures and BD-090-06 on Steel and Composite Bridge Structures. He is currently President-Elect and Vice President of the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) and Vice President of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE). Brian is an elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Engineers Australia, Institution of Structural Engineers, Institution of Civil Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers, Structural Engineering Institute and the International Association of Bridge and Structural Engineers.

Sustainability Industry Panel 

Clare Tubolets

Biography

Clare Tubolets: Clare is CEO of SmartCrete Cooperative Research Centre, an organisation designed to support the Concrete sector to undertake research and development to facilitate transition to a sustainable future. Clare has extensive CRC expertise, having been involved in CRCs as Industry and Research participant, CRC manager and Government program manager. She is an agile practitioner, passionate about unlocking collaborative potential by bringing together world leading research and industry specialists to solve real-world problems

Alison Scotland

Biography

Alison Scotland: Alison serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council (ASBEC), a coalition of leading organisations dedicated to advancing the vision of more sustainable, productive, and resilient buildings, communities, and cities. She drives a collaboration agenda with industry, government and not-for-profit leaders to develop national policy and technical solutions that enhance the built environment. Under her leadership, ASBEC continues to champion the cause of sustainability and resilience across Australia’s built landscape.