Catalysing a new network of people, ideas, platforms and innovations will help to create the cities of the future, says the Property Council’s chief Ken Morrison as he unveils the new Future Cities Summit.
Australia’s cities may be among the world’s most liveable, but Morrison urges us to “put the scorecards aside”.
“Australia is not alone in facing the challenges of growing cities in the metropolitan age. But as more than 90 per cent of us live in urban areas, the future prosperity and liveability of our nation will be determined in our cities,” Morrison says.
An Essential Research survey, commissioned by the Property Council and published last week, has found that 9 out of 10 Australians loved their cities, “but people don’t believe we’ve done a good enough job of planning for growth,” Morrison says.
“Australians are not against growth, but they want it better planned and managed.”
Morrison says Australia’s property industry has a global reputation for “solutions-driven collaboration”, with the world’s most sustainable real estate industry, as well as some of the most liveable cities and innovative companies around the globe.
“Now it’s time to put our heads together to reimagine our cities for future generations,” Morrison says.
On Friday 24 May 2019 the Property Council, with support from principal sponsor JLL, will host the new Future Cities Summit in Sydney.
The one-day event will unpack the disruptive trends shaping the metropolitan age, the smart technology and innovative ideas transforming the built environment and the inspiring leadership driving a new approach to city-building.
More than 300 local and global thought leaders are expected to attend the Future Cities Summit. Among the keynote speakers are Henriette Vamberg, partner and managing director of human-centred design practice Gehl, Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore, and industry chiefs JLL’s Stephen Conry, Greg Paramor AO and Charter Hall’s leader David Harrison.
The conference program has been developed in collaboration with an advisory group that includes: Richard Vincent (ARUP); Amanda Steele (CBRE); Beck Dawson (City of Sydney); Greg Dickason (CoreLogic RP Data); Deo Prasad (CRC for Low Carbon Living); Selina Short (EY); Rob Fitzpatrick (Gelion); Craig McCarthy and Michael Taggart (JLL); Scott Taylor and Seamus McCartney (Lendlease); Virginia Briggs (MinterEllison); Daniel O’Driscoll (QIC Global Real Estate); Shannon Alba (Stockland) and Princess Ventura (Urbis).
Super Early Bird tickets are available until 18 January 2019. Register online today.