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Meet the Speakers

The Hon Clare O’Neil

Minister for Housing; Minister for Homelessness

Australian Government 

Michael Lennon

Member

National Housing Supply and Affordability Council  

Adrian Harrington

NSW State Chair

Housing All Australians

John Engeler

Chair

National Shelter 

Dan Lincoln

Head of Development and Growth

Hume Community Housing

Kate Colvin

Chief Executive Officer

Homelessness Australia

Nicholas Dowie

Assistant Secretary – Housing Strategy Branch

Department of Treasury

James Henry

General Manager - Property Development

Housing Choices Australia

Dr Gill Armstrong

Program Impacts Manager

Climateworks Centre

Nicholas O'Neill

Managing Director

Moov Modular

Hal Pawson

Professor Housing Research and Policy, Associate Director

City Futures Research Centre, UNSW

Evan Nunn

Chief Executive Officer

Accordwest

Humair Ahmad

Director, Community and Affordable Housing Branch, Strategy Policy and Regulation Division

Homes NSW

Paul Coe

Chief Executive Officer

Birribee Housing

Liz Thomas BA GAICD

Managing Director

Common Equity Housing Limited (CEHL)

Leah Watkins

Senior Advisor Supportive Housing Impact and Advocacy

Housing Choices Australia

Amanda Robbins

Managing Director

Equity Economics & Development Partners

Mark Heeney

Executive Director Housing Strategy

Mind Australia | The Haven Foundation

Wendy Hayhurst

Chief Executive Officer

Community Housing Industry Association

Scott Langford

Chief Executive Officer

Housing Australia

Hayley Parkes

Executive Director - Disability Homes Victoria

Victorian Department of Families, Fairness & Housing

Francesca Muskovic

National Policy Director

Property Council of Australia

Chris Smith

Chief Executive Officer

Foundation Housing

Danielle McAllister

DDG Policy, Performance and First Nations

Department of Housing and Public Works

Kerry Pearse

Project Lead

Waterfall Way CT

Chris Bratchford

Executive Housing

Mission Australia Housing

Megan Nugent

Director Commercial and Partnerships

Homes NSW

Gemma Pinnell

Principal

Right Lane Consulting

Lisa Dalla-Zuanna

Executive Officer

Melbourne City Mission Housing

Aidan Lang

Chief Executive Officer

Access Community Housing

Scott McPhillips

SDA Strategic Projects Manager

Hume Community Housing

Leonie King

Chief Executive Officer

City West Housing

Professor Andi Nygaard

Director Centre for Urban Transitions

Swinburne University of Technology

Tina Ugle

Managing Director; Director

Noongar Mia Mia; NATSIHA (National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Housing Association)

Lauren Ivanyi

Co-Founder & CEO; Director & Chief Relationships Officer

Disability Housing Australia; Disability Housing Solutions

Jon Turner

Chief Executive Officer

Link Group

Dr Richard Denniss

Executive Director

The Australia Institute

Sarah Amos

Deputy Director General, Social and Affordable Housing Growth

Department of Housing & Public Works Queensland 

Nathan Dal Bon

Chief Executive Officer

Community Housing Canberra

Davina Rooney

Chief Executive Officer

Green Building Council of Australia

Genevieve Murray

Lecturer in Architecture

University of Sydney

Alison Scotland

Chief Executive Officer

Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council

Davina Lomas

General Manager Operations

Mission Australia Housing

Charles Northcote

Chief Executive Officer

BlueCHP

Dr Adam Crowe

Research Fellow

Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute - Curtin Research Centre

Andrew Wise

Advisory

Polis Partners

Simon Moore

Managing Director

Moore Advisory

Maree McKenzie

Chief Executive Officer

Homes North Community Housing

James Hooper

Managing Director

Lighthouse Infrastructure

Rebecca Oelkers

Chief Executive Officer

BHC Creating Liveable Communities

Stephanie Jones

Director Capital Business Cases and A/Director Strategy, Innovation and Sustainability

NSW Department of Communities and Justice

Anthony Nolan

Partner

Kennedy Associates Architects  

Senator David Pocock

Senator

Australian Capital Territory

Rebecca Pinkstone

Chief Executive Officer

Homes NSW

Mark Degotardi

Chief Executive Officer

CHIA NSW

Danny Dracic

Chief Executive Officer

Community Housing Ltd

Louise Crabtree-Hayes

Professorial Research Fellow

Western Sydney University's Institute for Culture and Society

Jane Cassidy

National President

Australian Institute of Architects

Brian Motz

Chief Commercial Officer

Housing Choices Australia

Helen Oakey

Chief Executive Officer

Renew

Shorna Moore

Head of Policy and Advocacy; Coordinator

Melbourne City Mission; Home Time Campaign

Megan Spindler-Smith

Deputy CEO

People with Disability Australia

Bill Dunbar

Gate Xero

Geoff Slack

Chief Executive Officer

YourPlace Housing

Andrew McAnulty

Chief Executive Officer

Link Wentworth

Shaun Whittaker

Partner

Hall & Willcox

Sarah Toohey

Chief Executive Officer

CHIA Victoria

Amy Crawford

Officer

Australian Local Government Association (ALGA)

Tanya Edmonds

Director - Placemaking and Partnerships

Housing Choices Australia

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