Meet The Team
Bill Tai
Founding Chair
AI Infrastructure leader, Hut 8. Early investor in Canva, Zoom & Twitter. Chairman of ACTAI Global & advisor to technology, infrastructure and energy ventures worldwide.
Peter Rossdeutscher AM
Founding Vice-Chair
Chair of Quantum Australia, Innovative Energy Solutions, & Solar Energy Robotics. Adjunct Professor in UWA Faculty of Physics, Mathematics & Computing.
Paula Taylor
Chief Executive Officer
Experienced Global Business Leader in AI Ventures, & Climate-Aligned Innovation. Co-Founder West Tech Fest, First Nations X. Region Ambassador Global Blockchain Business Council.
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Jon-paul Cox
Chief Impact Officer
Natural capital expert pioneering catalytic funding for scalable climate solutions. 8+ years building ventures across carbon markets, climate technology, and ecosystems.
Laurie Barlow
Chief Development Officer
30 years experience in infrastructure project development & delivery. Extensive expertise major projects, engineering, operations, commercial execution & implementation of large-scale infrastructure assets.
Chelsie Lin
Product Manager
Web3 & AI projects, whitepaper author & strategy contributor. Supporting CoinDesk's PitchFest at Consensus, COTU & First Nations House.
Strategic Advisors
Indigenous Governance & Stewardship
Jahna Cedar OAM
Indigenous Governance Advisor
Governance & leadership advisor with 20+ years’ experience supporting leadership across complex organisations.
Michael Woodley
Leader in commercial, infrastructure and development; including Yindjibarndi Energy. Chief Executive Officer Yindjibarndi Nation Ltd &
Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation
Tyrone Garstone
Chief Executive Officer, Kimberley Land Council,
Nature Repair Committee Member, advising the Federal Minister for the Environment
Strategic Advisors
Capital, Infrastructure & Technology
Kirsten Rose
Deputy CEO CSIRO, Board Director Pilbara Ports, Governor AmCham Australia. Former, Global Head of Innovation, Sustainable Operations at BHP
Lily Dash
ACTAI Advisors Co-Founder, international funding, governance and strategic partnerships
Malcolm De Silva
Microsoft Director, Mining & Natural Resources, former Telstra, oracle & IBM ececutive.
Michael Casey
Technology strategist, author, and thought leader in AI, blockchain, and digital innovation. Former Chief Content Officer at CoinDesk, founding member of MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative, and Chairman of the Decentralized AI Society (DAIS).
Strategic Partners
