The Chair’s 20 with Rebecca Brown PSM

We are pleased to be hosting Rebecca Brown PSM, at Committee for Perth’s Chair’s 20 event on Wednesday, 8 October 2025.

As the inaugural Director General of Department of Energy and Economic Diversification (DEED), Rebecca brings extensive experience from senior roles across both Federal and State governments. Her leadership expertise spans revenue and economic policy, social policy, resourcing and performance.

Economic diversification remains a key priority for the WA Government. This focus is echoed in our Perth 2050 report, which reveals significant support from residents and business leaders for a more diverse economy – one that fosters investment and trade activity, builds economic resilience, and delivers secure and quality jobs. DEED is playing a central role in Western Australia’s energy transition and long-term economic growth, with its work closely aligned to our vision for a stronger, more diverse Perth economy.

Rebecca will share insights into Perth’s economic outlook and emerging opportunities in sectors such as energy transition, innovation, and advanced manufacturing, as well as how DEED is working to attract global investment into WA.

Held in the exquisite dining hall at heritage-listed Lamont’s Bishops House, The Chair’s 20 is a forum where an exclusive group of leaders from Committee for Perth’s Gold and Silver member organisations come together to discuss issues that are critical to Perth’s future.

Our speaker

Rebecca Brown PSM

Ms Rebecca Brown commenced as the inaugural Director General of the Department of Energy and Economic Diversification (DEED) on 1st July 2025.

Prior to this, Ms Brown led the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation, since September 2018.

Ms Brown led significant change across the department to modernise the agency to become critical in advancing the State Government’s key economic agendas, including increasingly a key role in growing local jobs and diversifying the State’s industry base and export potential.

DEED is responsible for driving Western Australia’s renewable energy transition, attracting trade and investment, activating industrial land, developing industry and advanced manufacturing, and leveraging innovation and science to diversify the economy. This includes managing State Agreements, major resource projects, the Invest and Trade WA international network, energy planning and regulation, and the Powering WA initiative.

Ms Brown has worked for both Federal and State government agencies in a range of senior roles across revenue and economic policy, social policy, resourcing and performance.