Boomtown! Gala Dinner and Summit 2018
This year, BOOMTOWN! has introduced a pre-conference dinner on Thursday 8 November with Friday 9 November
featuring the full-day summit.
The dinner includes the announcement of our Patrons’ Prizes for Excellence in Public Policy and the BOOMTOWN! Project of the Year Award with Mike Baird as our guest of honour. The inaugural winner of the award was Western Sydney University’s Parramatta CBD campus, “Peter Shergold Building” which has changed the regional design and innovation landscape.
The “West comes to town” for the day to talk with financiers, developers, regulators and operators about the growth opportunities in one of the nation’s most dynamic regions. Focussing on our feature projects of MetroWest Rail and the Western Sydney Airport (plus the property & transport developments around them), urban renewal, and strategic corridor planning, ‘regulation vs innovation’ within the cost of development debate, funding and governance review, showcase partnerships and legacy issues and take on the vexed question of how to build and maintain community trust amid construction grief.
Event details, Dinner
Boomtown! GWS Project of the Year Awards Gala Dinner
Date
Thursday, 8 November
Event details, Summit
Boomtown! Property & Infrastructure Summit
Date
Friday, 9 November
Venue
Sofitel Sydney Wentworth
The details
Featured speakers
Eric
Allison
Director of Aviation Programs, Uber
Kirsten
Andrews
Chief of Staff to the Vice-Chancellor, The University of Sydney
Hon.
Stuart
Ayres
MP
Minister for WestConnex, Minister for Western Sydney & Minister for Sport
Hon.
Mike
Baird
Chief Customer Officer, Consumer Banking, NAB (former NSW Premier)
Matthew
Beggs
Executive General Manager, Partnerships & Business Development, Landcom
Jim
Betts
Secretary, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Hon.
Chris
Bowen
MP
Federal Shadow Treasurer
Christopher
Brown
AM
Chairman, Western Sydney Leadership Dialogue
John
Burton
OBE
Dialogue Lifetime Member & Former Head of Development, Westfield - UK & Europe
Joseph
Carrozzi
Managing Partner & National Cities Leader, PwC
Ty
Christopher
General Manager Asset Management, Endeavour Energy
Phil
Chronican
Chairman Designate, Westmead Institution for Medical Research
Hon.
Andrew
Constance
MP
NSW Minister for Transport and Roads
Jason
de Sousa
Executive Director, Lendlease Australia
Ségolène
Deeley
Director of Corporate Affairs, Keolis Downer
Lindy
Deitz
Chief Executive Officer, Campbelltown City Council
Christopher
Dore
Editor-In-Chief, The Australian
Emma
Dunch
Chief Executive Officer, Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Peter
Fitzsimons
AM
Journalist, Sydney Morning Herald
Leilani
Frew
Chief Executive, Infrastructure & Project Financing Agency
Maryanne
Graham
Director of Corporate Affairs, Western Sydney Airport
Rebecca
Grasso
Director City Futures, Campbelltown City Council
Chris
Johnston
AM
Chief Executive Officer, Urban Taskforce
John
Lehmann
Editor, The Australian
Adam
Leto
Chief Executive Officer, Western Sydney Leadership Dialogue
Sally
Loane
Director, Venues NSW
Natalie
Malligan
Head of Cities, Australia & NZ, Uber
Sara
Mansour
Co-Founder & Artistic Director, Bankstown Poetry Slam
Larry
McGrath
General Manager: NSW & ACT, McConnell Dowell
Graham
Millett
Chief Executive Officer, Western Sydney Airport
Jim
Modrouvanos
Executive Director, Freight - Industry Branch, Transport for NSW
Charles
Moore
Chief Executive Officer, BaptistCare NSW & ACT
Chris
Pracy
Head of SkillsPoint, Infrastructure, Energy and Construction, TAFE NSW
Dr
Michael
Spence
AC
Vice Chancellor & Principal, University of Sydney
Matthew
Stewart
General Manager, City of Canterbury Bankstown
Hon.
Alan
Tudge
MP
Minister for Cities, Urban Infrastructure & Population
Clr.
Angela
Vithoulkas
Independent Councillor, City of Sydney
Jenny
Wiggins
Senior Companies Reporter, Australian Financial Review
Dr
Tim
Williams
Strategic Adviser, ARUP
Kevin
Young
Managing Director, Sydney Water
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