Bree Goff joins the IAC from Chevron Australia, bringing more than 20 years of experience across operations, engineering, process safety, and asset management. As General Manager Asset Retirement, Bree is responsible for leading Chevron Australia’s asset retirement portfolio and the safe, responsible, and efficient execution of decommissioning activities. Her broad industry experience and leadership in complex operational and retirement programs provide valuable insight into the opportunities and challenges associated with large-scale asset retirement and energy transition initiatives.

Idris Mohammad Jaafar is a civil and structural engineer with extensive experience across offshore oil and gas development, asset integrity, and major project delivery. He began his career in offshore engineering and progressed through senior project, operations, and technical leadership roles with Brunei Shell Petroleum and Shell International.

His experience spans structural integrity, HSSE, asset operations, and large-scale infrastructure programmes, including pipeline replacement and decommissioning and restoration. Idris has also held global responsibility for decommissioning strategy, planning, and governance. He is a Chartered Civil Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, with deep expertise in offshore asset lifecycle management.

Josie has more than 15 years of global energy industry experience and holds a bachelor’s degree in law from the University of Aberdeen.

Josie joined CB&I’s (formerly Petrofac) drilling and well engineering division in 2008 and has held senior positions in commercial, business development and business unit leadership in the UK and the Middle East prior to relocating to Australia.

In 2019, Josie was appointed Regional Director in Perth with accountability for the strategic development and ongoing operations of the business across Australia and New Zealand, with expanded responsibility for Decommissioning across the wider Asia Pacific region.

 Under Josie’s leadership, Petrofac (now CB&I) secured the landmark Northern Endeavour Decommissioning Phase 1 project which saw CB&I accountable for the safe ongoing operations and maintenance of the facility and of the decommissioning and demobilization of the Northern Endeavour FPSO in early 2026.

Paul is a fourth-generation family member of Hayes Metals, a recycling and smelting group of companies with facilities in Australia and New Zealand.

With over twenty years of experience in the recycling industry, Paul has developed several technologies to recycle complex materials, including the recycling of SURF cables (Subsea Umbilical, Risers, Flowlines).

As the groups Managing Director, he has a strong focus on the oil and gas industry to ensure commercially viable recycling outcomes for its by-products

Peter Carmichael is General Manager – Corporate & Strategic Development at Bhagwan Marine, with more than 20 years’ experience across offshore energy, vessel operations, subsea services, and complex project delivery. He plays a key role in shaping the company’s national growth strategy and engagement across Australia’s evolving offshore energy sector.

Peter has extensive experience supporting offshore operations throughout the asset lifecycle, including late-life asset management and decommissioning. His expertise spans marine operations, subsea support, offshore logistics, and integrated project delivery, alongside a strong focus on workforce capability, industry collaboration, and the future development of Australia’s offshore decommissioning sector.

Tom Lukatela is General Manager Decommissioning for Woodside’s Australian Operations, responsible for strategy and approvals across Woodside’s Australian decommissioning portfolio. Since joining Woodside in 2009, Tom has held a range of engineering and project development leadership roles across the company’s Australian operations, most recently as Development Manager for the Woodside-operated North West Shelf project.

With broad experience across offshore gas gathering networks, platforms, onshore processing facilities and LNG operations, Tom brings a strong understanding of the technical, operational and project considerations required to deliver safe, efficient and sustainable decommissioning outcomes.