The Urban Developer is excited to unveil the full program for Urbanity 2024, its premier event set to shape the future of urban development. This year’s conference promises an exceptional lineup of more than 50 renowned speakers and 30 thought-provoking sessions, all designed to inspire and challenge industry professionals.
Dates: 30 July- 1 August 2024
Location: The Star, Gold Coast
Urbanity 2024 will feature three stages—the Main Stage, Market Hall, and Think Tanks—each hosting sessions on topics ranging from the integration of AI in urban environments, and innovative urban planning to net-zero nation-building, designing for country and wellness in development. Attendees can engage in insightful debates, hands-on workshops, and extensive networking opportunities.
We’re also delighted to be welcoming the founder and chairman of one of Australia’s most prolific and high-profile developers, Clement Lee of Riverlee to the stage as our CityShaper for 2024. Key milestone projects under Clement’s leadership include the $550-million Seafarers development in Melbourne, which features the city’s first international hotel-branded residences, and a new public park along the Yarra River.
Explore the full program and register here
Net-Zero Nation-Building
How will the transition to net zero collide with the need to build cities of the future? Explore the government policies, investment pipeline, construction technologies, major infrastructure projects and decarbonisation strategies required to achieve long-term sustainability in the built environment.
Rapid Housing Solutions
The chronic housing shortage in Australia, and across the world, requires radical solutions. What are these solutions and how can the industry adopt them at scale? We explore the planning policies that work, innovative development models, funding solutions, design typologies, new construction technologies and the disruptors driving all of this change.
Humanising Cities
As cities densify and the role of technology becomes more pervasive, how can urban precincts—and the people who shape them—ensure that humans are at the centre of them? We explore the projects and people leading the way in biophilic design, human-centred design, designing for Country, designing for all and an ageing demographic.
Artificial Urban Intelligence
It’s happening. We now live in an age of artificial intelligence (AI). How will the rapid advancement of AI reshape the way we design and build cities? And how will we, as humans, interact differently with the physical and digital environment? We explore this critical topic by bringing together global experts for the most important discussion of this decade.
Planning for Advanced Cities
In the wake of radical change, how do we plan for these advanced cities of the future against a changing tide of community expectations? We explore the clash of NIMBY and YIMBY, new transport modes such as eVTOLs, construction innovations including mass timber and robotics, and hear from experts at the centre of this change.
To view the full list of sessions and speakers, download the program here.
Nikki Greenberg, Founder and Chief Innovation Officer, Real Estate Of The Future
Dr. Stefan Hajkowicz, Chief Research Consultant, CSIRO
Clement Lee, Founder and Chairman, Riverlee
Kate Meyrick, Director, Urbis
Tony de Leede, Owner, Gwinganna
Cathy Houston, Managing Director - Asset Management, MA Financial Group
Warren Ebert, Chief Executive Officer, Sentinel Property Group
Avalon Nethery, Owner and Managing Director, Borne
Tim Riley, Founder, Property Collectives
Harvey Lister, Chairman and Chief Executive, ASM Global
Jessica Christiansen-Franks, Chief Executive and Founding Director, Neighbourlytics
Chris Lucas, Founder and Chief Executive, Lucas Restaurants
Joe Grasso, Founder and Managing Director, Figurehead Group
Oscar Ledlin, Founder and Chief Executive, Ledlin Developments
Dion Giannarelli, Director, Giannarelli Group
Penny Hall, Principal, Arup
Dr. Ben Coorey, Founder, Archistar
Svea Viskovich, Development Manager, CBUS Property
Illan Samuel, Managing Director, Samuel Property
Jack Hutchinson Jr, Director, Hutchinson Builders
Panos Miltiadou, Managing Director, Lucent
Penny Fuller, Founding Partner, Silvester Fuller
Gavin Ashley, Head of Better Cities & Regions, Director of Sustainability, HIP V. HYPE
Bill McWilliams, Chief Investment Officer, MaxCap
Yvonne Yeung, Vice President, Development, Transit Oriented Communities, Infrastructure Ontario (Canada)
Dr Judy Bush, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Melbourne
Jefa Greenaway, Founding Director, Greenaway Architects
Dr. Rob Joyce, Head of Customer Strategy and Innovation, NBN Co
Maoibh Russell, Partner, Mitchell Brandtman
Frank Bambino, Managing Director, Via Architects
Morrigan McGregor, Senior Vice President, Energy Planning and Development, Enwave (Canada)
Benn Zemek, Former Chief Financial Officer, Battersea Power Station (UK)
Catherine MacGowan, Vice President of APAC and Air Operations, Wisk
Andrew Deveson, Director, Kapitol Group
Natalie Rayment, Founder and Chief Executive, YIMBY QLD
Shem Kelder, Associate Principal, Fender Katsalidis
Kitty Cheung, ESG Director, Hines Greater China
Troy Casey, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Blaklash
Paul Gurney, Associate, Urban Art Projects (UAP)
Cameron Murray, Chief Economist, Free Economic Thinking
Mike Myers, Queensland Committee Chair, Housing All Australians
Urbanity 2024 will take place on the Gold Coast, bringing together leading industry figures from the Asia-Pacific region for three days of intensive learning and networking. This event will delve into the latest trends in property development and their impact on the future of our cities. Don’t miss out on this unparalleled opportunity to gain insights from the best in the business.
Register before June 30, 2024 to receive second-release ticket rates.
