Prof. Paul E. Hardisty
Worley Parsons
Global Director, Sustainability & EcoNomicsTM

PhD in Environmental Engineering, Imperial College, University of London.
Master of Science in Engineering Hydrology, Imperial College, London, UK.
Bachelor’s in Applied Science, (Honours) University of British Columbia, Canada.

Professor Hardisty is Global Director of Sustainability and EcoNomicsTM, for WorleyParsons.  EcoNomicsTM is WorleyParsons’ service which helps clients worldwide deliver more environmentally, socially and economically sustainable projects. He has over 20 years of experience in the environmental field, focusing on the management of large multi-disciplinary environmental projects in the resource sector.  He has particular expertise in environmental strategy and decision making, and the financial and economic aspects of environmental issues, including water resources and climate change.  Paul is a visiting Professor in Environmental Hydrology at Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, UK, an Adjunct Professor in Environmental Engineering at the University of Western Australia, and a Member of the Grantham Institute for Climate Change in London.  He and is the author of over 150 publications, including a book on the economics of groundwater remediation and protection, and a new book on the economics of sustainability in industry, to be published by CRC Press.  Paul lives in Perth, Australia with his wife and two sons, and for fun competes in Ironman triathlon.

Professor Elizabeth Taylor AO
Pro Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering & Health
Central Queensland University

Elizabeth Taylor (nee O’Neill) graduated in engineering in 1978 from University of New South Wales and worked as an engineer for 10 years, the bulk of that time with the Maritime Services Board of NSW. She was involved in design and on site management of a number of projects, including Balmain Coal Loader, the development of No 3 Berth Darling Harbour and the Ferry Jetty Reconstruction Program. She then joined the University of Technology, Sydney as the part time Women in Engineering Coordinator and remained in that position for 4 years. Subsequently she joined the university as an academic. During the next 9 years she was involved in the redevelopment of the engineering curriculum at the university. She was Director of the Engineering Core Program and she developed the Internship Model for the Cooperative Program in association with industry representatives. In July 2001 she took up the position of Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Systems at Central Queensland University.

Elizabeth has also completed a law degree. She has been an active member of the Institution of Engineers, Australia and in 1996 she was President of Sydney Division (17,000 members). She has been a member of two reviews of the Code of Ethics and of the Disciplinary Regulations.
During 1995-6 she chaired the Interface with Students Committee of the National Review of Engineering Education initiated by the Institution of Engineers, Australia, the Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering and supported by the Department of Education, Employment and Training. In 1998 she was awarded the Boeing Medal for Excellence in Engineering Education. Elizabeth is a Board member of Engineers Media.

Presently Elizabeth is the International Representative on the Board of Directors of RedR (Registered Engineers for Disaster Relief).
In 2003, His Excellency the Governor appointed Elizabeth Chairperson of the Board of Professional Engineers of Queensland and in June 2004 Elizabeth was invited to become a member of the Manufacturing Leaders’ Group – an advisory working party to the Queensland Minister for the Department of State Development and Innovation.

On Australia Day 2004, Elizabeth celebrated her recognition as an Officer in the Order of Australia (AO). She received this award “for service to engineering education through the design and implementation of innovative academic programs, to professional associations and to enhancing the status of women in the profession and promoting it as a career option”.
In January 2006, Elizabeth was successfully promoted to the position of Executive Dean of the newly amalgamated Faculty of Sciences, Engineering Page 1 of 2
& Health at Central Queensland University, following review of the University’s organisational structure and early in 2007 the importance of this position within the overall structure of CQU’s Executive Team was recognised with the additional title of Pro Vice-Chancellor.

In April 2006, Elizabeth was invited by Victoria’s Minister for Manufacturing and Export on behalf of State and Territory Ministers, to become a member of the National Manufacturing Forum – a fixed-term representative body which will provide oversight for development of a Strategic Action Plan for Manufacturing in Australia.
January 2007, Elizabeth commenced in the position of President of the influential Australian Council of Engineering Deans and is the first woman to be elected President of ACED.