Dr. Marlene Kanga is President-elect for the World Federation of Engineering Organisations (WFEO), the peak body for engineering institutions internationally representing some 100 engineering institutions and approximately 20 million engineers. She is a director of iOmniscient Pty. Ltd. which has developed video analytic technologies for resilient and smart cities. Dr. Kanga was National President of Engineers Australia in 2013. She is an innovation leader and is a board member of the Australian Department of Industry, national Innovation and Science Australia board, is Chair of the Department of Industry R&D Incentives Committee and other boards involving innovation. Dr. Kanga is also a Board member of Sydney Water Corporation Australia's largest water utility. Dr. Kanga is an Honorary Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia and an Honorary Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (UK). She is also a Fellow of the engineering institutions of New Zealand and India, Fellow of the Academy of Technology Science and Engineering (Australia) and a Fellow the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Dr. Kanga has been listed among the Top 100 Women of Influence in Australia and the Top 100 Engineers in Australia and was the 2014 FEIAP (Federation of Engineers in Asia and the Pacific) Professional Engineer of the Year. She is a Member of the Order of Australia, a national honour, in recognition of her leadership of the engineering profession. Dr Kanga holds a Bachelor of Technology in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai (IITB - India). She has a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering the University of London and a PhD in Business Administration from Macquarie University in Sydney.