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Future Infrastructure Leader of the Year Award

The Future Infrastructure Leader of the Year Award recognises a person under the age of 35, who has made an outstanding contribution to the infrastructure sector.

The award recognises an individual who significantly contributed to a project, transaction, policy reform or advice during 2023. Particular regard will be given to individuals who have surpassed expectations and displayed the attributes of a future leader of the sector.

The winner of the Future Infrastructure Leader of the Year Award will be invited to participate in Infrastructure Partnerships Australia’s program and its Future Infrastructure Leaders event series.

Eligibility

  • To qualify, the nominee must be in the early-mid stages of their career, typically defined by individuals under the age of 35
  • The nominee must have contributed to a project, transaction, policy reform or advice during 2023
  • All nominations must adhere to the word limits for each question. Any words submitted over the word limit will not be presented to the Judging Panel

Questions:

  1. Please provide contact details of the nominee
  2. Provide a brief professional bio for the nominee.
  3. Please provide an overview of a specific achievement made by the nominee in 2023. This may include a significant contribution they have made to a project, transaction policy or research
  4. Provide any additional information to demonstrate how the nominee has contributed to the infrastructure sector and how they have shown potential to be a future infrastructure leader
  5. Please provide references for the nominee

Eligibility

  • The nominated advice must have been delivered or transaction reached financial close during 2023. The broader project may be ongoing or partially complete. Please note, this award is for specific financial excellence which may be a component of a larger project. In this case, just the financial component will be awarded, not the entire broader project

  • This advice must be predominately financial in nature – nominations of other advice (e.g. engineering, design, strategic, legal or policy advice) are encouraged to submit in the Advisory Excellence category

  • Note: generally, the Judging Panel will consider the Advisory Excellence and Financial Excellence as mutually exclusive

Judging Criteria:

Nominations will be judged based on their ability to demonstrate;

  • A unique set of financial settings or a transaction of unprecedented size, scale or complexity that the financial service or advice is seeking to solve for
  • Beneficial, measurable, and enduring financial outcomes
  • The financial advisors went beyond a typical advisory role and provided a unique or innovative solution, structure, or outcome. Particular regard will be given if this solution, structure or outcome can become a replicable solution for industry

Questions:

  1. Please state the nature of the financial services being nominated for this category (e.g. financing, refinancing, restructuring, executing a sale, etc)
  2. Please list all organisations that should be recognised for their contribution to the nominated piece of advice
  3. Please list the client who received the financial advice or services (as specific granular as possible i.e., a specific department)
  4. Describe (in 250 words or less) how the financial services meet the judging criteria

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Women’s Achievement in Infrastructure

The Women’s Achievement in Infrastructure Award recognises the success of a female who has made a significant contribution to the infrastructure sector. In particular acknowledging their contribution to a project, transaction, policy reform or advice during 2023 or recognising their consistent, valuable demonstration of leadership.

The winner of the Women’s Achievement in Infrastructure Award will be a significant contributor to the sector and will represent the impactful, unique, and critical role women play in advancing Australian infrastructure.

Eligibility

  • To qualify, the nominee must identify as female and have been contributing to the sector during 2023
  • All nominations must adhere to the word limits for each question. Any words submitted over the word limit will not be presented to the Judging Panel

Questions:

  1. Please provide contact details of the nominee
  2. Provide a brief professional bio for the nominee
  3. Briefly outline the nominees career highlights and their overall contribution to the sector
  4. Please provide a specific example where the nominee demonstrated a significant contribution to a project, transaction policy reform or advice during 2023
  5. Please provide references for the nominee

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For more information
please contact

GEORGIA ELLEN

https://infrastructure.org.au/wp-admin/profile.php

Head of Commercial and Industry Engagement

Infrastructure Partnerships Australia

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DAMON LUU

Senior Manager, Events Lead

Infrastructure Partnerships Australia

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