Conference closing address

Dr Malcolm Roberts is Chief Executive at the Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association Limited (APPEA).

Before joining APPEA in June 2015, Dr Roberts was Chairman of the Queensland Competition Authority.

He has considerable experience in industry associations, having held leadership roles with the Energy Networks Association, The National Generators’ Forum, the Australian National Retailers Association and the Housing Industry Association.

Dr Roberts has also worked in government as a policy adviser to ministers and in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. He was an adviser and then chief of staff to Ian Macfarlane in 2001–04 and 2006–07.