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Enhancing the quality of life for all Queensland communities

2019 Great Debate

"Rural (public works) engineers are more adaptable than their city counterparts"

Winners: Affirmative Team

Team for the Affirmative:

Glenda Kirk

Director Infrastructure Services, Mareeba Shire Council

Andrew Johnson

Director Operations, Somerset Regional Council

Ben Ash

Civil Engineer and IPWEAQ Ambassador, George Bourne & Associates Consulting Engineers

Team for the Negative:

Joe Bannan

Manager Asset Management, Brisbane City Council

Paul Wilson

Principal Engineer Project Development, Logan City Council

Jessica Kahl

Civil Engineer and IPWEAQ Ambassador, Aurecon

Leigh Cunningham

Chief Executive Officer

Please contact Leigh Cunningham regarding any enquiries.

Leigh.Cunningham@ipweaq.com

07 3632 6810

The IPWEAQ Great Debate was launched at the 2016 annual conference in Brisbane with the topic, ‘women make better engineers than men’. This inaugural debate was highly successful and has become a key part of the annual conference, bringing the event to a close on the third day.

The debate is intended to be entertaining and lighthearted but it also offers an opportunity to address key, niggling or divisive issues. Political correctness should be observed at all times.

Delegates vote for the winner using the conference app.

2018 Great Debate

"Tradition has no place in a modern workplace"

Winners: Negative Team

Team for the Affirmative:

Ged Brennan, Managing Director, GenEng Solutions

Jimmy Scott, General Manager, Operations, QRA

Cate Fennell, Cadet Engineer, Parkes Shire Council

Team for the Negative:

Matthew Brennan, Civil Engineer,

George Bourne & Associates Consulting Engineers

Kym Murphy, Regional Director | Downs South West Region, Program Delivery And Operations Branch | Infrastructure Management and Delivery Division | TMR

Mark Lamont, Director, Information & Resources, IPWEAQ