Keynote speaker

Christiane Brendel

Partner, Project & Program Delivery, KPMG Australia

Christiane is a partner in KPMG. She is a versatile, adaptable senior executive, Christiane has almost 30 years' professional and leadership experience predominantly in the mining, resources and utilities industries.

Christiane focusses on the energy and natural resources industries and enhances our clients’ capital projects delivery through her extensive experience. She has a wealth of knowledge in strategizing and the delivery of major projects. In prior roles.

She is a passionate and skilled facilitator for boards and senior decision makers and has extensive experience working with all organisational levels within Australia as well as the Middle East, Eastern and Western Europe, the UK, the US, South America, and India.

Christiane uses her unique capability of strategic, technical and authentic leadership to improve competitive positioning, prepare business cases, undertake feasibility studies and improve efficiencies. As an experienced strategic thinker, Christiane can 'paint' a pathway to value creation.

Christiane holds International Business and Engineering qualifications and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.