Luminary Leadership Outlook

FIRST EDITION

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH

Over the past few months, we've spoken with more than 300 of Queensland's CEOs, board directors and senior executives in what is the first leadership research built solely in Queensland, for Queensland.

We were delighted to host over 200 Queensland leaders to continue these important conversations as one community. 

Meet our 2026 Panelists

PATRICK BRADY

Chair of the Board, Mater, Energy Queensland & DataFarming Director, Amey Australia & Catholic Health Australia

Patrick Brady has a distinguished career spanning more than 40 years in the construction and engineering industry across metropolitan and regional Queensland. He founded and chaired Premise, which became Amey Australia in 2026, and currently chairs the boards of Mater Misericordiae, Energy Queensland and DataFarming. He also serves as a Non-Executive Director of Catholic Health Australia.

ANN SHERRY AO

Chancellor, Queensland University of Technology

Ann Sherry is an esteemed leader with a career spanning government, banking and tourism. She is an active philanthropist focused on opportunities for women in STEM and sport, and for Indigenous Australians. She currently chairs Queensland Airports Limited, Super Members Council of Australia and Circa Contemporary Circus, and serves as a Non-executive Director of National Australia Bank, Co-Chair of the Climate Leaders Coalition and a Member of Sydney Harbour Federation Trust.

BRIAN PARKER

Chief Economist, Australian Retirement Trust

Brian Parker is Chief Economist at the Australian Retirement Trust, where he specialises in asset allocation strategy and macroeconomics. Prior to joining ART in 2015, he held a series of economics, portfolio management and communications roles at firms including Rothschild, JP Morgan, Citigroup, MLC and the Reserve Bank of Australia, across a career spanning over 30 years.

Hear from those who joined us

This is only the start of the conversation Queensland needs to have.

We have an exciting calendar of events and opportunities to be part of the conversation in 2027.

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Queensland Leadership, Measured.

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Leadership Outlook

308 senior leaders told us where the pressure sits, where the confidence holds, and where the next twelve months will be won. This is what they said.

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