Marlene KANGA, the Immediate Past President of the World Federation of Engineering Organisations (WFEO), the peak body for engineering institutions internationally representing some 100 engineering institutions and approximately 30 million engineers. A chemical engineer, she was the 2013 National President of Engineers Australia. She is a member of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering.  Dr KANGA is a Member of the Order of Australia, a national honor, in recognition of her leadership of the engineering profession.

She has been listed among the 100 engineers making a contribution to Australia in the last century and among the Top 100 Women of Influence and one of the Top 10 women engineers in Australia. As President of WFEO, Dr KANGA led the successful initiative for the member states at UNESCO to declare 4th March, the as World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development, creating greater social visibility for engineering and for sustainable development.

She also led many other projects on the importance and impact of advanced engineering technologies for sustainable development. She is a board member of some of the largest organizations in Australia in the utilities, air transport and innovation sectors.