Peter Droege, Former Member, Federal Urban Design Task Force, Author, ‘Renewable City’

• Developing urban design principles that underpin sustainable development and growth
• Analysing the boundaries between architecture, urban design
  and planning
• Establishing a creative planning culture that fosters growth

David Sim, Associate, Gehl Architects

• Addressing essential urban services
• Linking urban planning with broader economic development
  strategies to ensure future growth
• New Orleans, lessons learnt: disaster recovery and rebuilding
  devastated communities

Prof Edward Blakely, Executive Director, Office of Recovery Management New Orleans

• Utilising innovative planning and strategy to build world class urban centres
• Challenges in building a master planned community
• Transforming desolate areas into urban centres of growth

Maha Sinnathamby, Chairman, Springfield Land Corporation

• Enhancing the Gold Coast as a hub for creative urban development and growth
• Ensuring world class transport and key infrastructure to
  handle increased capacity
• Attracting investment and development

Ron Clarke, Mayor of Gold Coast

• Promoting city services that increase liveability
• Integrated transport solutions and essential services
• Adopting sustainable principles in urban planning

Lisa Scaffidi, Lord Mayor of Perth

• The critical issues and challenges facing urban development
• A comparative look at essential infrastructure
• Creating a market that attracts developers and investment

Geoff Lawler, Acting Chief Executive City of Melbourne
Kevin Byrne, Mayor of Cairns
Ron Clarke, Mayor of Gold Coast
Lisa Scaffidi, Lord Mayor of Perth

• Promoting creative planning practices that supports sustainable urban growth
• Adopting a design and planning culture that promotes growth
  into urban centres

Bob Meyer, Director, Cox Richardson Architects & Planners

• Sustainability trends and forecast: analysing best practice
• Addressing the foremost challenges to urban energy and
  water management
• Quantifying the cost and impact of effective sustainable planning

Peter Newman, Former Director, Sustainability Policy Unit WA, Prof of Sustainability, Curtin UniversityWA, Harry Porter,
Visiting Prof, University ofVirginia

• Confronting the risks to cities and the costs of inaction
• Building the renewable city: tools, trades and technology
• Renewable city buildings: learning from renewable building
  best practice

Peter Droege, Former Member, Federal Urban Design Task Force, Author, ‘Renewable City

• The impact of green building programs on sustainable development
• Carbon trading: regulation and industry benchmarks
• Quantifying the emerging carbon economy

Romilly Madew, Chief Executive, Green Building Council Australia
Peter Newman, Former Director, Sustainability Policy Unit WA, Prof of Sustainability, Curtin University WA, Harry Porter, Visiting Prof, University of Virginia
Dr Haydn Washington, Director of Sustainability Projects, Willoughby City Council

• What is driving the problem of housing affordability in metropolitan Australia?
• Analysing the effectiveness of local planning strategies in
  addressing the housing affordability problem
• Renewing areas of poor housing quality in urban areas

Dr Nicole Gurran, Urban & Regional Planning Program, University of Sydney

• Adopting a whole-of-government approach to developing plans for new and emerging communities
• Designing effective and transparent legislation and policy
  frameworks to support affordable housing objectives
• The importance of land release programs for greenfield, infill
  and redevelopment land to help meet growing demand
• Streamlining and reviewing the planning and development
  process to optimise efficiency in residential property
  development

Dr Nicole Gurran, Urban & Regional Planning Program, University of Sydney
Lisa Scaffidi, Lord Mayor of Perth
Chris Johnson, Executive Director Cities & Centres, NSW Department of Planning

Kevin O’Connor, Head of Urban Planning, University of Melbourne

• Designing a policy framework
• Developing city centres through renewal projects
• Identifying reform priorities and project initiatives for 2008
  and beyond

Chris Johnson, Executive Director Cities & Centres, NSW Department of Planning

• How urban renewal is driving growth in Australia’s ‘boom town’
• Working in partnership with communities and the private
  sector to ensure innovative development
• Lessons learnt: evaluating the challenges in managing a highgrowth
  urban precinct

Malcolm Snow, Chief Executive Officer, South Bank
Corporation

• An example of one of the worlds most successful PPP’s
• Examining commercial and residential growth opportunities
• Quantifying the economic impact

Michael Hynes, Docklands & Major Projects, VicUrban

Paul Lucas, Deputy Premier, Minister for Infrastructure & Planning QLD

• Preparing a redevelopment vision and turning it into reality
• Engaging the community and key stakeholders
• Project implementation and operational challenges

Ben Pritchard, Project Manager, Urban Renewal Brisbane

• Reinventing underdeveloped areas
• Evaluating growth opportunities and economic development

Tony Morgan, Chief Executive Officer, East Perth
Redevelopment Authority

• Looking at international trends: what can Australia learn?
• Emphasising the improvement of governance, management
  and funding of urban transport
• Forecasting scenarios to 2050

Prof Nick Low, Director, Governance & Management of Urban Transport

• Providing an efficient, sustainable and complementary urban transport network
• Quantifying tangible practices in improving transport services
• Evaluating the role of the private sector

Paul Low, Executive Director, Integrated Transport Planning, Queensland Transport
Christopher Brown, Managing Director, Tourism &Transport Forum
David Harrison, Chair, Australia TradeCoast

• Increasing the focus of land use planning for tourism purposes
• Adopting an integrated approach across departments and
  levels of government to ensure adequate planning
• Quantifying the benefits for tourism friendly communities

Christopher Brown, Managing Director, Tourism &Transport Forum
Adele Farina, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Planning & Infrastructure WA
Phil Woodcock, Director, Shell Cove Business Development Division, South Harbour City Council

• Analysing the Green Edge project business model
• Project implementation and management challenges
• Forecasting the economic impact

Vincent Ryan, Manager Strategic & Economic Development, Banyule City Council

• Strategic urban development that enhances commercial opportunities
• Quantifying the role of the public and private sector
• Evaluating growth opportunities and community benefit

David Harrison, Chair, Australia TradeCoast
Jason Perica, Executive Director Strategic Sites & Urban Renewal, NSW Department of Planning
Vincent Ryan, Manager Strategic & Economic Development, Banyule City Council

• Roundtable 1: Essential infrastructure funding strategies
• Roundtable 2: Showcasing your community as an attractive
  investment option
• Roundtable 3: Smart cities and technology innovation

• Providing a platform to improve investment and appeal in areas surrounding transport hotspots
• The impact of well planned TOD on community, business and
  lifestyle
• Developing an integrated transport strategy

Martin Richardson, Executive Director, Urban Policy,
Department of Planning & Infrastructure
Michael Hynes, Docklands & Major Projects, VicUrban
Lindsay Enright, Member, Transit Oriented Development Taskforce QLD

• Quantifying the role of the public and private sectors in urban development initiatives
• Reducing project implementation risk
• Balancing the interests of planners, developers and investors

PhilWoodcock, Director, Shell Cove Business Development Division, South Harbour City Council