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Past Speakers

 CEO

Wendy Hayhurst

CEO

Community Housing Industry Association 

 Placemaker and Investment

Alexandra Notay

Placemaker and Investment

Thriving Investments

 Lead Organiser

Jonathan O'Brien

Lead Organiser

YIMBY Melbourne 

 CEO

Emma Greenhalgh

CEO

National Shelter 

 Consultant

Gemma Pinnell

Consultant

Right Lane 

Deputy Chief Executive, Housing Operations

Brent Warren

Deputy Chief Executive, Housing Operations

Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities, Northern Territory

CEO

Frances Paterson-Fleider

CEO

Community Housing Central Australia

 Director

Iain Wood

Director

Conscious Investment Management

 General Manager Victoria

Melissa Palframan

General Manager Victoria

Housing Choices Australia

Director

Julie Saunders

Director

Urbis

CEO

Hanna Ebeling

CEO

Sefa

Chief Executive Officer

Kate Colvin

Chief Executive Officer

Homelessness Australia

Group Chief Executive

Scott Langford

Group Chief Executive

SGCH

 Fund Manager, Real Assets

Robert Tawaf

Fund Manager, Real Assets

AXA IM Australia

Founder & Development Director

Tim Riley

Founder & Development Director

Property Collectives

Fund Manager – BTR Sector Lead

Angela Buckley

Fund Manager – BTR Sector Lead

LIV Mirvac

Investment Director – Sustainable Finance

Alison Chan

Investment Director – Sustainable Finance

Metrics

Director, Affordable Housing, Built Form

Janelle Goulding

Director, Affordable Housing, Built Form

Landcom

Professor of Housing Research and Policy

Professor Hal Pawson

Professor of Housing Research and Policy

UNSW

General Manager SA

Julie Duncan

General Manager SA

Housing Choices AU

Executive Advisor and Industry Professor

Steve Pomeroy

Executive Advisor and Industry Professor

Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative (CHEC) McMaster University

 Chair

Wayne Swan

Chair

CBUS

Chief Financial and Commercial Officer

Brian Motz

Chief Financial and Commercial Officer

Housing Choices Australia  

CEO

James King

CEO

Unison 

 CEO

Karen Walsh

CEO

Venture Housing   

CEO

Haleh Homaei

CEO

HousingFirst

CEO, Deputy Secretary

Simon Newport

CEO, Deputy Secretary

Department of Families, Fairness and Housing, Homes Victoria

CEO

Geoff Slack

CEO

YourPlace Housing

Director

Mark Dawson

Director

Urbis

Principal & Partner

Marcus Spiller

Principal & Partner

SGS Economics and Planning

Chair

Michele Adair

Chair

Homes Tasmania

Chief Corporate Affairs Officer

Turi Condon

Chief Corporate Affairs Officer

Housing Australia

Head of Policy, Advocacy & Government Relations

Shorna Moore

Head of Policy, Advocacy & Government Relations

Melbourne City Mission

Chief Executive Officer

Chris Smith

Chief Executive Officer

Foundation Housing

 Program Manager

Erin Dolan

Program Manager

Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation

Chair

Cath Bowtell

Chair

IFM Investors

Manager (Development Services)

Dan Staley

Manager (Development Services)

City of Moreton Bay

Chief Executive Officer

Craig Doyle

Chief Executive Officer

Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility

Director, Build to Rent, Built Form

Ray Fard

Director, Build to Rent, Built Form

Landcom

Chief Strategy Officer

James Dunstan

Chief Strategy Officer

SUPA: Smart Urban Properties Australia

New Business Sales Director

Daniel Tregurtha

New Business Sales Director

Detector Inspector

President of Victorian Division

Patrick Fensham

President of Victorian Division

Planning Institute of Australia

 National Secretary

Zach Smith

National Secretary

CFMEU Construction & General Division

CEO

Carolyn Viney

CEO

Super Housing Partnerships 

 CEO

Leonie King

CEO

City West Housing 

Former Chief Executive Officer

Dr Catherine Brown OAM

Former Chief Executive Officer

Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation 

MD; Board Member

Ria Bailes

MD; Board Member

Bailes Partners Consulting; Chartered Institute of Housing

CEO

Trudi Ray

CEO

Haven Home Safe

Partner, Health, Ageing & Human Services

Dan Jefferson

Partner, Health, Ageing & Human Services

KPMG Australia

CEO

Maree McKenzie

CEO

Homes North Community Housing

 Principal Advisor Social and Affordable Housing

Mike Collins

Principal Advisor Social and Affordable Housing

Merri-bek City Council

Director

Ryan Slocombe

Director

Tetris Capital

Director Business Development

Ad Hereijgers

Director Business Development

Ritterwald (Virtual)

Senior Adviser

Adrian Harrington

Senior Adviser

Lighthouse Infrastructure

CEO

Pam Barker

CEO

Brisbane Youth Service

Senior Lecturer, Urban Planning and Design

Katherine Sundermann

Senior Lecturer, Urban Planning and Design

Monash University

 Chief Executive Officer

Charles Northcote

Chief Executive Officer

BlueCHP

Head of Engagement

Renee Martin

Head of Engagement

Sefa

Associate – Residential Lead

Gavin Salt

Associate – Residential Lead

i2C Architects

Council Member

Michael Lennon

Council Member

National Housing Supply and Affordability Council

GM Property Services

Paul Findlay

GM Property Services

Cloudstaff

 Chief Executive

Gregory Spicer

Chief Executive

rezpage

CEO

Nathan Dal Bon

CEO

Housing Australia

 Managing Director

Kris Daff

Managing Director

Assemble 

 CEO

Matthew Bailes

CEO

Paradigm Housing UK 

 CEO

Jennifer Michelmore

CEO

Studio THI 

Chair

Mike Allen

Chair

Link Wentworth

Senior Lecturer, School of Built Environment

Ryan van den Nouwelant

Senior Lecturer, School of Built Environment

UNSW

Director Community Housing

Humair Ahmad

Director Community Housing

NSW Department of Communities and Justice

Project Manager Specialist Housing Group

Vicki Hayes

Project Manager Specialist Housing Group

Housing Choices Australia

General Manager

Brett Stonestreet

General Manager

Griffith City Council

GM – SDG Capital and Advisory

Jai Sharma

GM – SDG Capital and Advisory

Sustainable Development Group

 Chief Executive Officer

Andrew Hannan

Chief Executive Officer

CHC

Managing Director

Peter Johnston

Managing Director

Lighthouse Infrastructure

Deputy Director General, Social and Affordable Housing Growth

Sarah Amos

Deputy Director General, Social and Affordable Housing Growth

Department of Housing Queensland, Local Government, Planning and Public Works Queensland

Director Homes Melbourne

Jo Cannington

Director Homes Melbourne

City of Melbourne

Group Executive National Policy & Advocacy

Matthew Kandelaars

Group Executive National Policy & Advocacy

Property Council of Australia

Project Director

Lindsey Gray

Project Director

Bridge Housing

Chief Executive Officer

Rebecca Oelkers

Chief Executive Officer

BHC

Project Director

Lindsey Gray

Project Director

Bridge Housing

Director, Build to Rent, Built Form

Ray Fard

Director, Build to Rent, Built Form

Landcom

Head of Research, Data and Analytics

Hugh Hartigan

Head of Research, Data and Analytics

Housing Australia

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