Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Air-Conditioners Australia (MHIAA) marketing manager, Jenny Perello, explains the significance of the Women in HVACR Programme and Top 20 showcase.

Division manager for air conditioning & mechanical service (NSW/ACT) for Harvey Norman Commercial Division, Ashlee Bager, loves a challenge.

Robyn Battison is an innovator who thrives on overcoming obstacles and tackling problems head on.

Natasha Crosby joined the SP&R Group as a contract administrator and today she is working as project manager.

Director & senior engineer at the Oak Group, Lidia Dabrowski, is passionate about lifting the barriers women continue to face in the engineering profession.

James (Jim) Goldsmith is a HVAC hygiene technician at Hiflow Integrated Services.

Superior Air Conditioning project coordinator, Rhiannon Jackson, juggles a wide range of duties and is an integral part of the company.

As the commercial business manager for corporate partners at Hussmann, Diane Grima, manages key accounts such as Woolworths, Coles, ALDI and 7-Eleven.

Tamzen James is the business development manager for Gree at Beijer Ref Australia.

For Natalie Holt the HVACR industry is about people and building deep and long-lasting relationships.

Climatech Group engineer, Simran Kaur, began her career as an estimator in 2020 but has quickly climbed the ranks filling multiple roles from business development to project management.

Australian Refrigeration Services technician, Chantelle Mares, excels at problem solving and fault finding - qualities that are highly valued in industrial refrigeration.

Lidia Morawska is a Distinguished Professor and Australian Laureate Fellow in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT).

Working with end users and providing valued support to a broad customer base has kept Bec Occhipinti actively involved in HVACR for more than three decades.

Climatech Group project engineer, Amy O’Connor, began her career working in London as a graduate in 2007.

REFCA Services co-founder & operations manager, Michelle Popofsky, is passionate about the air conditioning and refrigeration trade, especially the importance of training.