Inaugural Urban Leader Awards Shortlist Revealed

The finalists for The Urban Developer’s inaugural Urban Leader Awards 2024, spotlighting the industry’s top talent and urban leaders from across the country, had been announced.

Nominations for the awards were of the highest standard, showcasing the exceptional skill, innovation and leadership that continue to propel Australia’s property sector forward.

We look forward to celebrating these achievements at our gala event on October 16 in Sydney, where the winners will be announced and their contributions to the future of urban development celebrated.

Finalists will have first access to registrations for the gala event but if you’d like to attend, join our waitlist to be notified when tickets become available.

Congratulations to all of our finalists.

This year’s awards are proudly sponsored by Zagga.

And the finalists are...

Architecture & Design

• Michael Bailey – Founding Director, Open Architecture Studio

• Domenic Cerantonio – Co-Founder and Managing Principal, Cera Stribley

• Kristine (Kristy) Cianci – Managing Director, The Design Partnership

• Hakan Elevli – Managing Director, Elevli Plus

• Matt Martoo – Director, Ellivo Architects

• Amy Nadaskay – The Boss Lady, Monogram Partners

• Naveen Dath – Director, Cottee Parker

• Michael Rayner AM – Director, Blight Rayner Architecture

• Emily Wombwell – Director, SJB

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  Community

• Rob Flux – Director and Founder, Property Developer Network

• George Geagea – Executive Director, Traders In Purple

• Lucinda Hartley – Co-founder and Chief Growth Officer, Mondus

• Charles Daoud – Executive Director, Traders In Purple

• Mark Monahan – Director of Community Development, Edmund Rice Community Services

• Adelene Teh – Executive Director, Beulah

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Construction

• Antoine Gittany – Director, Dilcara Construction

• William Huang – Project Manager, CIP Constructions

• Paul and Anthony Mancini – Directors, Mancini Made

• Sean Quinn – Project Manager, Ultra Building Co

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Developer of the Year

• Matthew Beasley – Project Director - Waterfront Brisbane, Dexus

• Nathan Chivas – Managing Director, Central Element

• Kenji Fukuda – Head of Development, HALE

• Dion Giannarelli – Director, Giannarelli Group

• Matthew Gibb, Matthew Thiselton, Glen Wintour – Chief Executive Officer / Development Directors, Gibb Group

• Rob and Andrew Gray – Managing Director and Director, GRAYA

• Stephen Horn – Director of Development, Kervale

• Oscar Ledlin – Director, Ledlin Developments

• James Maitland, Jon Ellis, Colin Mackenzie – Managing Partner, Sales and Marketing, Partner, Salvo

• Hamid Samavi – Director, Orosi

• Joseph Kinsella – Group Director, Billbergia

• Illan Samuel – Managing Director, Samuel Property

• Ronnie Shulkin – Director, RNB Property Group

• Alex Sicari – Founding Director, Mathieson Property

• Mark Stevens – Founder and Managing Director, Kokoda Property

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Engineering

• Richard Austin – Chief Executive Officer, Omnii

• Steven Cassells – Engineering Lead, Director, Neuron

• Dion Damon – Principal Structural Engineer, Michael Bale & Associates

• Valentine Gnanakone – Founding Director | Traffic & Transport Engineer | Waste Management Specialist, One Mile Grid

• Omid Safai – Director and Founder, RISE Consulting Engineers

• Matteo Tirapelle – Managing Director, Hera Engineering

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Finance

• Tass Assarapin – Partner, Mitchell Brandtman

• Drew Bowie & Cathy Houston – Managing Director, Head of Real Estate Credit, Managing Director Real Estate Credit, MA Financial Group

• Christopher Koh, Tony Mount – Head of Investment Management, Cadence Property Group

• Dale Sparke, Mark Trayner – Directors, STAC Capital

• Jeremy Townend – Co-Head, Payton Capital

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Future Leader (Under 35)

• Ricardo Cappelletti, Bryce Pane – Co-Founder & Director, AND Property

• Tas Costi – Co-Founder and Director, Costi Cohen

• Manny Fradelakis – Senior Project Engineer, Ultra Building Co

• Rob Gray – Managing Director and Founder, GRAYA

• Chelsea Jurek – Principal Consultant, URPS

• Joseph Kinsella – Group Director, Billbergia

• Emil Kucevic – Director, EMK Architects

• Oscar Ledlin – Director, Ledlin Developments

• Dan Liddy, Andy Bell – Partner & Project Design Lead, bureau^proberts

• Natasha Leyte – Group Sales Manager, ArchifySpec

• Steve Maroun – Director, LaneVick

• Ethan Parsa – Founder/Director, Adroit Developers and Glengowrie Medical Complex

• Julian Sammut – Chief Operating Officer, Sammut Group

• Marcus Skeggs – Global Sales and Marketing Director, DisplaySweet

• Roman Tarasov – Chief Executive Officer, Volume Vision

Legal

• Tina Di Camillo – General Counsel and Managing Director, Network Pacific

• Jacqui Doyle, Jonathan Miliszewski – Head of Projects and Procurement & Director, Helix Legal

• Amin Hamzavian – Managing Director, Avlaw Aviation Consulting

• Nick Holuigue – Partner and Head of Property Development, Maddocks

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Marketing

• Luke Berry, Ron Dadd, Robert Huxley – Founders, Third.i

• Rob and Andrew Gray – Managing Director and Director, GRAYA

• Andrew Hoyne – Founder and Principal, Hoyne

• Peter Metzner, Rose Pengelly – Director, The ARC Factory

• Michelle Savona – Owner and Director, Savi Communications

• Lisa Smith – Marketing and Customer Experience Manager, Mulpha

• Nicola Trotman – Founder and Agency Director, Greenpoint
  
  

Planning

• Belinda De Lia – Director, Urbaniste

• Angus Green – Director - Town Planning, Place Design Group

• Amin Hamzavian – Managing Director, Avlaw Aviation Consulting

• Steve Maroun – Director, LaneVick

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Proptech

• Danny Assabgy – Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Build Buddy

• Stephen Briffa – Managing Director, Network Pacific

• Walton Chu – Chief Executive Officer, TEAMLINK

• Ben Coorey – Founder, Archistar

• Natasha Leyte – Group Sales Manager, ArchifySpec

• Jamie Muscatel – Senior Product Manager, Ready Media Group

• John Paige – Co-CEO, DisplaySweet

• Dan Paolini – Managing Director, net360

• Tanel Paabo, Brandon Esplin – Vertical Lead (Oceania) - Hospitality / Living Spaces, Salto

• Kurt Robinson – Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, Simpel

• Marcus Skeggs – Global Sales and Marketing Director, DisplaySweet

Real Estate

• Ricardo Cappelletti, Bryce Pane – Co-Founder & Director, AND Property

• Walton Chu – Chief Executive Officer, SBP Realty

• Tas Costi – Co-Founder & Director, Costi Cohen

• Tim Crooks – Director of New Developments & Hotels, ResortBrokers

Sustainability

• Danny Avidan – Founder and Director, DARE Property Group

• Nick Burrows, Tim Parkinson – Director, Energy Aware

• Andrew Crimston – Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Geosentinel Australia

• Katya Crema, Liam Wallis – Founder and Director of Projects, HIP V. HYPE

• Jan van der Bergh – Senior Development Manager, Mulpha

Valuation & Advisory

• Stephen Linnane – Director Residential Development, M3 Property

• Manvir Singh – Executive - Real Estate Valuations, KPMG

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To view all of the finalists, visit our dedicated Urban Leader Awards Website here.