Tuesday 28th - Wednesday 29th April
Zinc @ Federation Square, Melbourne

The Summit will provide an opportunity for discussion and review of latest developments in urban planning in Melbourne, as well as facilitating the exchange of ideas on how to achieve sustainable planning objectives.

The conference will cover issues including:

• Melbourne @ 5 million (Melbourne's urban growth planning update);
• The new Victorian transport strategy;
• Lessons learnt from the Melbourne 2030 Audit;
• Financing urban services and infrastructure;
• Housing affordability;
• Planning for population growth;
• Planning for an ageing population;
• Urban expansion;
• The role of planning in achieving better environmental outcomes;
• Factoring climate change into planning and infrastructure decisions;
• Water management and water sensitive urban design.

It will feature sessions on innovative urban partnerships and planning best practice case studies.

Invited speakers include:

• The Hon Justin Madden, Minister for Planning and Community Development
• Jim Betts, Secretary, Department of Transport
• Dr Ian McPhail, Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability
• Wayne Kayler-Thomson, Chief Executive Officer, Victorian Employers’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Prue Digby, Deputy Secretary, Planning and Local Government, Department of Planning and Community Development
• David Whitney, Member, Audit Expert Group, Melbourne 2030 Audit
• Jason Black, Victorian President, Planning Institute of Australia
• Pru Sanderson, Chief Executive Officer, VicUrban
• Rob Spence, Chief Executive Officer, Municipal Association of Victoria
• Jennifer Cunich, Executive Director - Victorian Division, Property Council of Australia
• Dr Bob Birrell, Director, Centre of Population and Urban Research, Monash University
• Professor Kevin O’Connor, Professor of Urban Planning, University of Melbourne
• David Keenan, Director, City Sustainability, Hume City Council
• David Mayes, Manager Strategic Planning and Sustainability, City of Melbourne
• Alan Cadogan, Executive Manager, City Strategy, City of Sydney
• Dr Tony Wong, Principal, EDAW