Tech Industry Panel (Con & Prop Tech): Founders x Investors x Industry Leaders

LIMITED SPOT!If you work, building something or simply just interested around Construction, Major infrastructure or Property industry, this is it! This fireside chat brings together founders, investors and industry leaders to explore how technology is shaping construction. Together, they’ll discuss industry pain points, emerging solutions, investment trends and what it takes to turn promising ideas into practical adoption.The discussion will explore how each group views innovation differently, where construction technology is creating genuine value, and where gaps remain between promising ideas and practical adoption. Topics will include current technology priorities, recurring industry challenges, investment patterns, barriers to implementation, and the concerns that influence whether new solutions are trusted and scaled.Panelist:Founder: Doug Vincent, Co-founder & CEO, MasttAn AI-powered construction PM platform helping owners and project teams manage reporting, budgets, contracts, risks and timelines. Doug has scaled Mastt through a $9.5M Series A and into projects and customers across APAC, North America and the Middle East.Founder: Ben Cooper-Woolley, Co-founder, SiteHiveConstruction-tech platform combining smart sensors, software and AI for real-time environmental monitoring across major projects. SiteHive has been deployed across hundreds of construction and infrastructure sites and was named Startup of the Year 2026.

Investor: Carolyn Trickett, Growth Principal, JLL Spark Global VenturesPropTech investor and technology leader working at the intersection of startups, real estate and enterprise adoption across the Asia-Pacific built environment.Investor — Jonathan Hannam, Co-founder & Managing Partner, Taronga VenturesCo-founder of Taronga, a global investor focused on technology transforming real estate, infrastructure and the wider built environment. Jonathan brings deep experience across venture capital and real assets, including senior roles at Mirvac, ING Real Estate and ADIA, and has spent the past decade backing and scaling RealTech companies globally.

Industry Leader: George Highfield, Executive Advisor, Digital Transformation, GHDDigital delivery and transformation leader with 9+ years of experience delivering complex technology, data and AI initiatives across construction, infrastructure and capital projects. He works across enterprise platforms, project controls and digital transformation across multi-billion-dollar portfolios.

Industry Leader: Chulu Kamalondo, Commercial Manager, Sydney WaterCommercial and major infrastructure leader with 18+ years of industry experience across organisations and projects including Sydney Water, Mace, Laing O’Rourke, Crossrail and the London 2012 Olympic.