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Emerging leaders breakfast | Sally Stannard | 2024 (BNE)


Event description

RA's Emerging Leaders Program supports and assists our industry's next generation of leaders by providing them with unique networking and learning opportunities as they build their careers.
Hear from one of our board members regarding their career development and skills to advance them to a senior level within the transport and infrastructure sector. 

This is an informal event with no assigned seating to provide an opportunity for the next generation of our industry's leaders to network.

OUR SPEAKER
Sally Stannard - Director General - Department of Transport and Main Roads


As Acting Director-General, Sally Stannard leads the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR). TMR has an annual budget of $12 billion, including capital expenditure of $4.2 billion and managed assets in excess of $106 billion.

Sally was appointed as Acting Director-General on 5 June 2023, before being announced as Director-General in December 2023, taking on the leadership of TMR’s portfolio of work across road, rail, bus, cycling and marine infrastructure in Queensland. Alongside that, Sally has oversight of a new addition to TMR—the Queensland Government Customer and Digital Group that is focused on driving Queensland’s digital economy, delivering better citizen-centric services, and optimising the Queensland Government’s investment and use of technology.

In Sally’s previous role as the Deputy Director-General (Translink), she led the delivery of customer-focused passenger transport services across Queensland including policy, planning, ticketing, contract management and customer services.

Sally is the Chair of Cross River Rail and Chair of Public Transport Association Australia New Zealand. She holds qualifications in Engineering and International Studies and is a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Sally is passionate about the role transport plays in equitable and sustainable economic development of our cities and regions.



Dietary requirements: Please inform us of any dietary requirements at least 2 weeks prior to the event.

The RA Emerging Leaders target audience is those under 35 or with 0-10 years of industry experience.

Please ensure you make your booking using the appropriate rate. Bookings from non-member companies that book at a member rate will be contacted and asked to rebook at the correct price. If you are unsure of your organisation's membership status with RA, please contact events@roads.org.au


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