Episode 14 - Sarah Zeljko, Chair, Energy Queensland and Sandra James, Deloitte
Women Transforming Energy & Resources
Release Date: 10/23/2024
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info_outlineI have the coolest job in the country.” Join our Deloitte host Sandra James as she welcomes the Chair of Energy Queensland, Sarah Zeljko, for a chat about her career and perspectives on this latest episode.
Sarah talks about the structural shifts required to provide the platform for women to feel enabled, encouraged, and empowered to overcome historical and traditional obstacles.
She also speaks passionately about her excitement around the greater connectedness that she is witnessing across the sector as we strive to find the most sustainable energy solutions, particularly at the community level where she believes there is no solution without distribution.
Sarah also shares who she would invite to a dinner party. Wait for the FOMO to kick in.
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Connect with the speakers:
Sarah Zeljko: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-zeljko-08741438/?originalSubdomain=au
Sandra James: https://www.deloitte.com/au/en/about/people/profiles.sandra-james%2B3a5d92d0.html