2024 East London Study Tour
Greater Western Sydney met East London, North and South of the Thames.
The Western Sydney Leadership Dialogue hosted its second East London Study Tour (ELST) in June 2024 and met people in the UK who had the big vision, planned the transport links, delivered the new universities,
framed unique governance models, consulted the communities and ultimately shaped a new city east of the Tower Bridge. This allowed London to manage its population growth, change its employment base, host an Olympics, build a regional brand, address regional social disadvantage and unlock trillions of dollars of economic value.
The 2024 cohort got an insider’s view of the mega-projects and met with local policy boffins, regulators, planners, developers, academics and community leaders. Importantly, the five-year break between visits allowed us to review progress since the Dialogue’s 2019 ELST and particularly looked at social service provision and investment in a post-pandemic context.
Please click here to see the East London Study Tour program.
Tour details
Sunday 2 June – Friday 7 June 2024
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The program, including 5 nights premium accommodation in London, transfers, most meals and other travel essentials (but not flights) is $12,500 +GST
What's on the Agenda
Reviewing how East London managed/manages:
- Strategic planning and development of urban renewal
- Government, industry and NGO collaborations
- Attracting global investment and smart local jobs
- Integrated health, education and technology hubs
- Relocation of arts, tourism, education and sport facilities
- Community housing partnerships
- Retail, commercial and residential investors
- TODs and placemaking
- Decarbonisation and public spaces
- Social infrastructure legacy and community engagement
Who's Invited?
Senior representatives from organisations such as:
- State, Federal & Local government officials
- Academics and public policy practitioners
- Strategic planning professionals and consultants
- Developers, designers and investors
- Health & education precinct managers
- Community housing providers/ regulators
- Infrastructure contractors and transport operators
- Tourism, arts, sport, retail and entertainment producers
- Think tanks and community organisations
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