Out There Summit - Event videos

Welcome to Country & Out There Summit Welcome

Welcome to Country:

Uncle Greg Simms
A traditional woodcarver and an Aboriginal cultural educator

Summit Welcome:

Clr Andrew Wilson
City of Parramatta

Official summit opening and Ministerial address

Hon. Rob Stokes MP
NSW Minister for Education

Vote of thanks:

Christopher Brown AM
Western Sydney Leadership Dialogue

Building schools & skills to meet demand

Jon Black | TAFE NSW

Anthony Manning | School Infrastructure NSW

Dr Linda O’Brien AM | Granville Boys’ High School

Professor Lisa Jackson-Pulver | Western Sydney University

Provocateur: Dr Tim Williams

Greater Western Sydney: What’s our vote worth?

Christopher Brown AM
Western Sydney Leadership Dialogue

The rise of the innovation precinct: Will our new hospitals make for healthy cities?

Lindy Deitz | Campbelltown City Council

Cameron Fuller | NAB Health

Sarah Hill | Greater Sydney Commission

Amanda Larkin | South West Sydney Local Health District

Danny O’Connor | Western Sydney Local Health District

Provocateur: Theo Psychogios | Deloitte

Western Sydney generations: The evolution of the region

Bryan Brown AM
Producer and ‘old Westie’

Sara Mansour 
Bankstown Poetry Slam

Interviewed by:

Bilal Hafda
Sydney Story Factory

2018 Lachlan Macquarie Lecture: A personal vision

Professor Peter Shergold AC
Western Sydney University

On the Soapbox: NSW Opposition’s plan for Greater Western Sydney ahead of the 2019 State Election

Luke Foley MP
NSW Labor Leader & Shadow Minister for Western Sydney

Interviewed by:

Chris O’Keefe
Nine Network Australia

Reputation, Identity & Community Leadership

Panel 1: Inspiring Greater Western Sydney

Mayor Chagai | Savannah Pride

Dr Catherine Keenan | Sydney Story Factory

Elizabeth Ann Macgregor OBE | Museum of Contemporary Art

Blake Tatafu | Aboriginal Centre for Excellence

Moderator: Adam Leto | Western Sydney Leadership Dialogue

Panel 2: Into the West: A breeding-ground for love or hate?

Deng Adut | AC Law Group

Mark Geyer OAM | Triple M Sydney

Amna Karra-Hassan | Auburn Giants AFL Club

Moderator: Professor James Arvanitakis | Western Sydney University

Economy & the Environment

Panel 1: Making cents of the Western Sydney economy

Connie Sokaris | National Australia Bank

Bevan Paul | Parramatta Leagues Club

John Vassallo | Celestino & Sydney Science Park

Provocateur: Danny Rezek | Deloitte

Planning for a cooler and a greener Western Sydney

Sarah Clift | Parramatta River Catchment Group

Fiona Morrison | Office of Open Space & Parklands

Paul Plowman | Sydney Water

Provocateur: Rod Simpson | Greater Sydney Commission

Dialogue Leadership Awards presentation & Artistic Performance

Awards presented by: 

Christopher Brown AM
Western Sydney Leadership Dialogue

Performance: 

Lorenzo Rositano
Western Sydney Opera

Pemulwuy Prize Presentation

Presented by: 

Christopher Brown AM
Western Sydney Leadership Dialogue

The regional population conundrum

David Borger | Sydney Business Chamber

Dick Smith AC | Aviator & Population Provocateur

Provocateur: Dr Andy Marks | Western Sydney University

On the Soapbox: NSW Government’s plan for Greater Western Sydney ahead of the 2019 State Election

Hon. Stuart Ayres MP
Minister for Western Sydney, Minister for WestConnex, Minister for Sport

Summit conclusion & vote of thanks

Christopher Brown AM
Western Sydney Leadership Dialogue