APPEA 2026 Conference and Exhibition

Cecile became Country Chair in 2023 and is also Executive Vice President Integrated Gas Australia. She brings more than 25 years of international experience in LNG, oil and gas project development and operations and mergers and acquisitions. Previously Cecile was CEO of Arrow Energy, Shell’s joint venture with PetroChina, since 2020. She has also held senior commercial leadership roles at Shell and BG Group prior to its acquisition, including VP Commercial & New Business Development for Shell Australia and Growth Director with BG Group.

Before joining Shell and BG Group, Cecile was a corporate partner at the leading international law firm Herbert Smith Freehills in London for nine years. Her corporate energy practice focused on complex cross-border oil, gas and LNG project development, high-value mergers and acquisition transactions in the energy and mining sectors and long-term sales arrangements for oil, gas and LNG. Cecile has a Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Law from The University of Queensland.

Cecile has served on the Australian Energy Producers Board since 2023 and was elected Chair in January 2026.

Presentation details

Plenary 1
Chair’s Address
Tuesday 19 May 2026
8:30am – 10:15am

Plenary 3
Plenary Panel: The evolving energy landscape
Wednesday 20 May 2026
8:30am – 10:15am

Detailed program can be found here.