Queensland Futures Council
The Queensland Futures Council provides a forum for the leaders of Queensland's largest organisations to contribute to the public policy debate on the State’s economic and social growth.
The Futures Council provides diverse, cross-sectorial advice to the Queensland Futures Institute and helps to set our policy agenda.
Membership is by invitation and includes a prestigious and diverse range of leaders across business, industry, the community sector, government and academia.
Queensland leaders who have accepted a position on the Council include:

Chief Executive Officer,

Immediate Past President

David Anderson
Chief Executive Officer
Australian Retirement Trust

Professor Helen Bartlett
Vice Chancellor and President
University of the Sunshine Coast

Dan Clark
Chief Executive Officer
Australia Pacific LNG

Chief Executive Officer,

Maher Gandhi
Chief Executive Officer
Translational Research Institute

Gert-Jan De Graaff
Chief Executive Officer
Brisbane Airport Corporation

Alison de Groot
Queensland Office Managing Partner
EY

Professor Carolyn Evans
Vice-Chancellor and President
Griffith University

Jacinda Euler Welsh
Principal
Brisbane Girls Grammar School

Professor Ian Frazer AC
Chair and Ambassador
Translational Research Foundation

James Harman
Chief Executive Officer
EDL

Michael Hiller
Queensland State Chair
KPMG

Steve Johnston
Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
Suncorp Group

Miriam Kent
CEO, Gallipoli Medical Research

Steve Laidlaw
Chief Executive Officer
People First Bank

Dr Robyn Littlewood
Chief Executive Officer
Health & Wellbeing Queensland

David McKendry
Acting CEO, Mackay Regional Council

Kevin Mercer
Chief Executive Officer
St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland

Ray Merlano
Queensland General Manager
DATA#3

Cr. Jos Mitchell
Mayor
Redland City Council

Chris Mountford
Chief Executive Officer
Independent Schools Queensland

Professor Karen Nelson
Acting Vice-Chancellor,
University of Southern Queensland

Kylie Newey
A/Director Policy and Workforce Planning
Jobs Queensland

Cem Ozenc
Corporate Vice President and General Manager Oceania, Novo Nordisk

Kylie Rampa
Chief Executive Officer
QIC

Bruce Rush
Chief Executive Officer,
Suncorp Bank and Managing Director Queensland, ANZ

Mark Scott
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director,
Hastings Deering

Professor Margaret Sheil AO
Vice-President and Chancellor
Queensland University of Technology

Steven Sorbello
Managing Partner Brisbane
BDO Australia

Neil Stephens
Chief Executive Officer
Port of Brisbane

Professor Deborah Terry AC
Vice-Chancellor and President
The University of Queensland

John Tucker
Chief Executive Officer, TAFE Queensland

Terry Weber
Regional Manager, QLD, NT & PNG
CISCO

Cr. Greg Williamson
Mayor, Mackay Regional Council