Kylie Porter is the Chief Executive Officer of Greater Whitsunday Alliance (GW3), an economic development organisation Mackay, 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, including mining.  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.