Kylie Porter is the Chief Executive Officer of Greater Whitsunday Alliance (GW3), an economic development organisation based in a mining dominant region in North Queensland. GW3’s role is to secure long-term prosperity for the region’s 180,000 + residents, by securing new and emerging industry investment whilst still supporting high value legacy sectors. Kylie is an ecosystem development specialist, a self-described ‘super connector’ and a champion for communities and their place at the table of new industry development and planning.