Boomtown! Gala Dinner and Summit 2023

We are proudly staging the region’s premier development event, the Boomtown! Summit, as a full-day conference promoting the transport, infrastructure and property projects that will help to grow the cities of the West, as well as addressing urban transformation, cities policy and governance reform.

This annual event, now in its eighth year, is where public and private sector leaders outline the policies and investments that will shape the future of the region. This event is designed to facilitate a dialogue between key decision-makers and stakeholder groups, and has been delivered in partnership with the NSW Government since its inception is 2016.

Held again this year at Olympic Park, Boomtown! ’23 will examine the NSW Government’s key infrastructure priorities as we take a look at the planning and regulatory adjustments, and major projects, required to meet the growing needs of the region and ensure future development is matched by appropriate transport links, amenity and services. We will also be shifting our focus from a government-led model, to the establishment of genuine public and private partnerships which will promote innovation, enterprise and good social, environmental and economic outcomes for Greater Western Sydney.

Please click here to see the Boomtown! GWS Project of the Year Awards Gala Dinner program.

Please click here to see the Boomtown! Property and Infrastructure Summit program.

Event details, Dinner
Boomtown! GWS Project of the Year Awards Gala Dinner

Date
Thursday, 16 November 2023

Event details, Summit
Boomtown! Property & Infrastructure Summit

Date
Friday, 17 November 2023

Venue
Accor Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park

Registration

Dinner Corporate Table of 10 (16 Nov)

General: $4,490 | Partner: $3,490

Dinner Single (16 Nov)

General: $490 | Partner: $390

Summit Single (17 Nov)

General: $750 | Partner: $650

*All prices are exclusive of GST

2023 GWS Project of the Year

Nomination Form

Key Topics

  • Transit-oriented development and new Metro lines as a catalyst for vibrant communities, smart growth, and reduced environmental impact.
  • Matching new housing priority precincts with transport infrastructure, amenity and jobs.
  • Strengthening partnerships between the public and private sectors.
  • Examining the region’s development blueprint along the Metro West corridor.
  • Understanding the role of social infrastructure in responding to changing community needs.
  • Safeguarding GWS’s future through corridor protection & urban planning.
  • The importance of improved roads connectivity to help grow future industrial precincts.
  • How do we empower the utilities sector to embrace renewable energy and circular economy principles? How can we enhance our approach to policy development, project coordination, and implementation to better support Green Infrastructure?
  • The role of major retail hubs as high-density housing precincts.
  • How to do more with less – what are the small-scale infrastructure projects that can deliver bang for buck?
  • How do we build a diverse housing supply for the dynamic communities of the West?

Who should attend?

  • Local government representatives including Council CEOs & GMs,
  • Mayors and Senior Executives State & Federal agencies: Secretaries, D/Secs, Exec Directors
  • Captains of industry, CEOs & Chairs
  • Strategic planning professionals
  • Landowners and developers
  • Sports, arts & tourism operators
  • Professional services firms; and
  • Chancellors & VCs, academics, post grad & current students, GenWest.

The details

Dinner program (16 Nov)
Summit program (17 Nov)
GWS Project of the Year Awards
Dinner images (16 Nov)
Summit images (17 Nov)
Dinner and Summit videos

Featured speakers

Christopher

Brown

AM

Chairman, Western Sydney Leadership Dialogue

Belinda

Comninos

Managing Director, Astrolabe

Gail

Connolly

Chief Executive Officer, City of Parramatta

Kim

Curtain

Partner - Infrastructure and Project Solutions, Deloitte

Dr

Liz

Develin

Chief Executive Officer, Sydney Olympic Park Authority

Simone

Dyer

General Manager - Mixed Use Origination, Stockland

Kiersten

Fishburn

Secretary, NSW Department of Planning and Environment

Erin

Flaherty

Chair & Non-Executive Director, National Intermodal

Chris

Gould

General Manager Business Development, Sydney Water

Hon.

John

Graham

MLC

Minister for Roads, Minister for the Arts, Minister for Music & the Night-time Economy, Minister for Jobs & Tourism

Hon.

Jo

Haylen

MP

Minister for Transport

Simon

Hickey

Chief Executive Officer, Western Sydney Airport

Aras

Labutis

Head of Urban Transformations, Coronation Property

Patrick

Lauren

Managing Director - Origination, Plenary

Adam

Leto

Chief Executive Officer, Western Sydney Leadership Dialogue

Clr

Ned

Mannoun

Mayor, City of Liverpool

Larry

McGrath

General Manager: NSW & ACT, McConnell Dowell

Lachlan

McKenzie

Group Manager – Government & Stakeholder Relations, John Holland

Josh

Murray

Secretary, Transport for NSW

Tom

Nance

Manager, Strategy and Delivery, Western Sydney University

Leanne

Pickering

Chief Customer & Strategy Officer, Endeavour Energy

Rebecca

Pinkstone

Chief Executive Officer, Bridge Housing

Matthew

Proft

Director - Precincts, University of Technology Sydney

Peter

Regan

Chief Executive, Sydney Metro

Janet

Schorer

PSM

Chief Delivery Officer, TAFE NSW

Luke

Turner

Executive Director - Policy & Advocacy, Western Sydney Leadership Dialogue

Princess

Ventura

Regional Director NSW, Urbis

Jacqueline

Vozzo

President, UDIA NSW

Alex

Wendler

Chief Executive Officer, Landcom

Prof.

Jennifer

Westacott

AO

Chancellor, Western Sydney University and Chair, Western Parkland City Authority

Ian

Whitfield

Executive General Manager, Westlink M7

Peter

William

Executive Director Western Sydney Project Office, Transport for NSW

Event partner

Event sponsors