Catherine is a practicing Professional Engineer and the Vice President and board member of FIDIC. She is also the Chief Operating Officer of Morrison Hershfield, a consulting engineering firm with 24 offices in Canada, US, and India. Catherine is responsible for the operations overseeing 900 professionals that provide services in the areas of infrastructure, energy, industrial, buildings, technology, telecom, transportation, environment, water and wastewater, and land development.

FIDIC Federation Operations Director

Aurecon is a design, engineering and advisory company that brings ideas to life to create a better future for people and the planet. We work with organisations and governments to protect and enhance their performance by responding to the risks and opportunities presented by sustainability and climate change. We believe we have a responsibility to actively participate in the journey towards a net zero emissions future. Not only as designers, engineers and advisors, but also as innovators and individuals acting on climate change.

Nuclear Engineering degree, Mechanical Engineerin degree, Nuclear safety and nuclear security expert, past technical director of nuclear italian company, designer of nuclerar power plants, expert evaluator of energy research projects

Andrew Read (BE (Hons) Electrical, FEngNZ, CMEngNZ, CPEng, Int PE)

Andrew is a Director of Pedersen Read Ltd, a consulting electrical engineering firm based in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Andrew is Chair of the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC)’s Business Practice Committee and is a Board Member of CEAS, a risk and liability advisor to the consulting engineering sector.

He is a past board member, past president, and an Honorary Life Member of the Association of Consulting and Engineering New Zealand (ACE NZ)); ACE NZ Awards judge and past convenor of judges; past member and past Deputy Chair of the Chartered Professional Engineers’ Council of New Zealand; and past board member and past President of Engineering New Zealand. Andrew is a Fellow and Chartered Member of Engineering New Zealand, a New Zealand Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) and has been a consulting engineer for 35 years.

NRG Management Consultancy (NRG) resolve contract issues in the energy industry. The services provided are either to act as an expert witness or to project manage a dispute. Our focus is on the sustainability sector in particular offshore wind and grid.

Cardno is a global infrastructure, environmental and social development company operating in more than 100 countries and powered by a talented 4,000-strong workforce. We’re united by a shared purpose to deliver exceptional professional services to improve physical and social environments that make a difference to people’s lives around the world.

Retired Engineer, executive film producer and organic olive farmer.