Annette D’Emden

PRincipal Advisor - Planning

Annette is Principal Advisor – Planning for Ekistica, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to deliver infrastructure solutions in regional and remote areas. Annette brings holistic and stakeholder-focused project execution and policy advisory skills with over 20 years of experience across planning, technical and management advisory of public utility assets.

Annette has expertise spanning the design of water, wastewater, and electrical systems, utility regulation, governance, and fosters innovative solutions balancing technical excellence with community expectations. Annette seeks solutions with strategic alignment to meet stakeholder expectations and throughout her 16 years in the Northern Territory shaped infrastructure delivery in the remote and regional communities.

Annette has helped communities obtain funding for new infrastructure projects in the NT and Tasmania and understands how to support communities through coordination with the State and Federal Government agencies.