Mike Sylvester
CEO - Tasmanian Irrigation

Mike Joined Tasmanian Irrigation in March 2025 as Chief Executive Officer with 20 years of international experience in leadership roles within the public, private and not for profit sectors. He has substantial experience in collaborating to build large-scale water infrastructure projects for community benefit from a strong engineering background, and experience in food production through aquaculture, centred on high-value species. Recent positions include CEO of Blueline and CEO of PFG Group and Mike has held several board positions. Outside of Australia, Mike has worked in New Zealand, Norway, China, Hong Kong, Afghanistan, Malaysia and Japan. He is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and holds a Masters of Technology from Deakin University and a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Tasmania, complemented by Diplomas in Business and WHS. He is a chartered engineer, and fellow-grade member of Engineers Australia.

Sarah Jones
Partner and Manager of Water and Environment - Pinion Advisory

Sarah has over two decades of professional experience gained from roles in water utilities, local government and consulting. Bringing expertise in recycled water and biosolids, environmental compliance and urban water management, Sarah joined Pinion Advisory in 2016. In recognition of her contributions to the sector, Sarah was awarded AWA Water Professional of the Year in 2024 (TAS). 

As a Pinion Advisory Director and manager of Pinion Advisory’s water and environment team Sarah oversees a diverse range of projects related to agricultural water development, recycled water, circular economy solutions for industry, environmental approvals and compliance.

 

Tim Cubit
Head of Major Projects - TasWater

Tim Cubit is a civil engineer and project manager with over twenty years of experience across Tasmania’s construction and infrastructure sectors, with a career spanning both owner and contractor roles. In the role of Head of Major Projects at TasWater, Tim spent several years developing a modern, efficient, agile, delivery model at TasWater to ensure its ability to meet its future complex infrastructure needs. 

Euan Rodger
Executive General Manager for Water and Environment Services - Ventia

Euan is the Executive General Manager for Water and Environmental Services at Ventia, a leading provider of infrastructure services. In his role Euan proudly leads the water and environmental services business across Australia and New Zealand, driving delivery of end‑to‑end capability across: Design, Build, Operations, Maintenance, Decommissioning and Remediation.

Euan is a dynamic, driven and adaptable executive, with a proven track record of leading the delivery of multiple successful programs in complex and challenging environments. He brings a broad background from Engineering, Chartered Accountancy, Consulting and multiple related industries and prides himself on problem-solving abilities in complex situations, leveraging logical reasoning ability, based on an engineering approach.