Katharine has served as CEO of the Association for the Battery Recycling Industry (ABRI) for the past five years – a role she greatly enjoys. She draws on her considerable expertise in shaping strategy and influencing public policy to help elevate the industry’s profile and advance greater safety and sustainability. Driven by her enthusiasm for the battery circular economy, Katharine enjoys working collaboratively with industry partners to promote an innovative growth sector grounded in best practices. Prior to her role at ABRI, she held high-level government positions in fields such as energy, resources, planning, water, infrastructure, and the environment, where she successfully delivered outcomes in complex domains.

Megan Jones is an award-winning  business woman and one of Australia’s Top 100 Green Energy Players.

As CEO and Co-Founder of Circular PV Alliance, Megan is driving the solar energy’s shift toward a circular economy. Megan is known for turning big ideas into real-world solutions that deliver measurable results, and build environmental and commercial value.

Mark is an infrastructure specialist and has 30 years’ experience in the field. Mark is passionate about good infrastructure design, planning approvals and licensing of waste and recycling facilities. He has supported the environmental planning, approvals and licensing of some of the largest waste and recycling infrastructure projects in NSW. Mark is the founder of a specialist infrastructure planning firm in North Sydney, Jackson Environment and Planning Pty Ltd since 2016. He also has 12 years’ experience in the NSW Environment Protection Authority, leading some of the largest recycling industry development, regulatory support and infrastructure investment programs in the country’s history.