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Our Speakers

The Hon Clare O’Neil

Minister for Housing, Minister for Homelessness

Australian Government 

Simon Newport

Chief Executive Officer

Homes Victoria

Alix Rhodes

Executive Director Strategy, Policy & Planning

Homes Victoria

Ashley Reed

Chief Financial Officer

Model

Sarah Buckeridge

Co-Managing Director

Hayball

Michael Park

Partner

Dentons

Professor Christopher Pettit

Analytics Lab, City Futures Research Centre

UNSW

Caitlin McDowell

Deputy CEO

CHIA NSW

Scott Bacon

Group Executive Manager - Strategic Assets & Growth, Operations

Home in Place

Lisa Sorrentino

Head of Development

City West Housing

Simon Thorne

Director

IDG Architects

Alexandra Raphael

Director of Policy

ACH

James Koval

Chief of Policy

ASFA

Jesse Judd

ARM Studio

Mark Degotardi

Chief Executive Officer

Australian Community Housing

Stacey Broadbent

Chief Executive Officer

Aboriginal Community Housing Limited

Jan Berriman

Chief Executive Officer

Housing First

John McLaughlan

Director, Alternatives - Value and Risk Advisory

JLL

Andrew Hannan

General Manager Built Form

DevelopmentWA

Simon Welsh

Director – Research and Reputation

Redbridge Group

Andrew Brooks

Group Executive Homes

SGCH

Dr Robert Sobyra

General Manager of Research and Strategy

BuildSkills Australia

Melissa Byrne

National Director of Policy and Legal

Master Builders Australia

Dr Kate Raynor

Fellow & Lead Researcher

Per Capita

Gemma Pinnell

Principal

Right Lane Consulting

Tina Britton

Community Development Manager

Frasers Property Australia

Peter Johnston

Executive Director

Socia Investors

Lucy Simms

Chief Commerical Officer

WPI

Michael Carmelengo

Deputy Chief Investment Officer

Housing Australia

Alicia Follent

Acting Chief Executive Officer

Community Housing Ltd.

George Giannes

National Manager – Capital Markets & Special Projects

Blue CHP

Dr Jefa Greenway

Founding Director

Greenway Architects (GA)

Steph Harper

National Director, Living Sectors, Valuation & Advisory Services, Australia

CBRE

Iain Wood

Director

Conscious Investment Management

Jason Perdriau

Deputy CEO

CHIA Vic

Caitlin McGee

Research Director

University of Technology Sydney

Tanya Edmonds

Director, Placemaking & Partnerships

Housing Choices Australia

Julie Reilly OAM

CEO

Australians Investing In Women

Pamela Sadler

Community Development Manager

Midtown MacPark & Common Ground

Luke Achterstraat

Chief Executive Officer

CHIA NSW

Nina Hylton-Mitchell

Manager, Placemaking

Housing Choices Australia

Rebecca Pinkstone

Chief Executive Officer

Homes NSW

John De Vries

Chair of the Board

Community Housing Ltd.

Jamie Muchall

Deputy CEO & COO

Brisbane Housing Company Limited

Salman Choudhry

Interim Chief Investment Officer

Housing Choices Australia

Professor Rachel Ong ViforJ

Member

National Housing Supply and Affordability Council

Ryan Murphy

Director, Real Estate Strategy

QIC

Sarah Toohey

Chief Executive Officer

CHIA Vic

Tony Del Nevo

Associate

MBM

Emma Hall

Director of Placemaking

Village Well

Dan Szwaj

Director

Turner

Rebecca Lyons

Partner

Urbis Planning

Michael Palassis

Executive Director

Paxon Group

Justine Boland

Head of Sales and Leasing

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