The construction sector is being reshaped from every angle. Supply chains are under pressure, labour markets are tightening, AI is changing how projects are planned and delivered, and the expectations on leaders have never been higher. The organisations that come out ahead will be the ones that invest in thinking clearly about what is coming — and how to lead through it.
ODE Management represents some of Australia and New Zealand's most compelling voices on the forces driving that change. Whether you are planning a conference, leadership forum, or industry event, here are six speakers worth keeping on your radar.
Australia's construction industry is changing fast, and keynote speaker Adam Spencer is bringing audiences right to the heart of it. Through the new docuseries EPIC Builds, Adam explores some of the boldest prefab and modular construction projects across the country, from remote island homes to entire schools. Now showing on Channel 9, the series highlights how innovation, engineering, and new building methods are reshaping the future of construction across Australia.
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Technology is changing how construction projects are planned, coordinated, and delivered. But the deeper shift is not about the tools. It is about leadership. As AI and automation become embedded in the systems that drive the built environment, the advantage moves to the leaders who can think clearly, decide confidently, and bring their people through periods of sustained change. That is the conversation Brad Twynham has been built to lead.
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Construction is not immune to disruption. If anything, the forces reshaping business today — shifting labour markets, AI, supply chain volatility, and rapid changes in materials and energy — hit the built environment sector with particular force. The question is not whether change is coming. It is whether leaders are positioned to see it early enough to act. That is exactly where futurist and tech entrepreneur Melissa Clark-Reynolds ONZM comes in.
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Alan Kohler AM brings over five decades of financial expertise to the construction industry, unpacking the housing crisis, interest rates, and the economic forces shaping the sector's future.
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Interest rates are only part of the story. Economist Stephen Koukoulas explores the structural forces, policy settings, and market dynamics shaping Australia’s construction and housing outlook, and what they mean for the industry right now.
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Is your biggest competitive risk the thing you've always done? Futurist Michael McQueen shares why the autopilot trap is the number one enemy of innovation, and the surprisingly simple initiative that turned one engineering firm into Australia's most innovative company.
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