• CERAWEEK 2025 | March 10-14, 2025
  • CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Ailie MacAdam

Bechtel Corporation

President Mining & Metals

Ailie MacAdam is president of Bechtel’s Mining & Metals global business unit. Based in Brisbane, Australia, she is responsible for all aspects of the business unit’s worldwide portfolio. Throughout her more than 35 years with Bechtel, Ailie has held a succession of senior executive leadership, operational, and general management positions. Before leading the Mining & Metals business, she served most recently as the global operations manager for Bechtel’s Infrastructure business. Ailie has extensive expertise and experience managing complex transportation and civil infrastructure megaprojects in Australia, the U.K., and the U.S., in addition to energy projects in Europe and Africa. Ailie holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Bradford University in the U.K. and is a fellow of the U.K. Institution of Civil Engineers. She is a STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) ambassador and a champion of diversity and inclusivity.

In 2016, the Daily Telegraph in collaboration with the Women’s Engineering Society recognized Ailie as one of the U.K.’s Top 50 Women in Engineering. In 2017, she was also recognized with an Outstanding Personal Contribution Award at the Rail Industry Association National Rail Awards.

Ailie is a Senior Vice President and was elected to the Bechtel board of directors in 2022.

Sessions With Ailie MacAdam

Tuesday, 19 March

  • 04:00pm - 04:40pm (CST) / 19/mar/2024 09:00 pm - 19/mar/2024 09:40 pm

    Minerals and Mining: Meeting “energy transition demand”?
    Mining, Minerals and Materials

    Decarbonizing the global energy system will require the rapid development of new large-scale supply chains for minerals and metal—such as copper, lithium and nickel—key to the expansion of clean energy technologies. Are we on track to meet the energy transition’s demand for raw materials? Will government efforts to “reshore” and “friendshore” these supply chains slow development? What policies are needed to support investment in the sector?