Past Speakers
Wendy Hayhurst
CEO
Community Housing Industry Association
Alexandra Notay
Placemaker and Investment
Thriving Investments
Jonathan O'Brien
Lead Organiser
YIMBY Melbourne
Emma Greenhalgh
CEO
National Shelter
Gemma Pinnell
Consultant
Right Lane
Brent Warren
Deputy Chief Executive, Housing Operations
Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities, Northern Territory
Frances Paterson-Fleider
CEO
Community Housing Central Australia
Iain Wood
Director
Conscious Investment Management
Melissa Palframan
General Manager Victoria
Housing Choices Australia
Julie Saunders
Director
Urbis
Hanna Ebeling
CEO
Sefa
Kate Colvin
Chief Executive Officer
Homelessness Australia
Scott Langford
Group Chief Executive
SGCH
Robert Tawaf
Fund Manager, Real Assets
AXA IM Australia
Tim Riley
Founder & Development Director
Property Collectives
Angela Buckley
Fund Manager – BTR Sector Lead
LIV Mirvac
Alison Chan
Investment Director – Sustainable Finance
Metrics
Janelle Goulding
Director, Affordable Housing, Built Form
Landcom
Professor Hal Pawson
Professor of Housing Research and Policy
UNSW
Julie Duncan
General Manager SA
Housing Choices AU
Steve Pomeroy
Executive Advisor and Industry Professor
Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative (CHEC) McMaster University
Wayne Swan
Chair
CBUS
Brian Motz
Chief Financial and Commercial Officer
Housing Choices Australia
James King
CEO
Unison
Karen Walsh
CEO
Venture Housing
Haleh Homaei
CEO
HousingFirst
Simon Newport
CEO, Deputy Secretary
Department of Families, Fairness and Housing, Homes Victoria
Geoff Slack
CEO
YourPlace Housing
Mark Dawson
Director
Urbis
Marcus Spiller
Principal & Partner
SGS Economics and Planning
Michele Adair
Chair
Homes Tasmania
Turi Condon
Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
Housing Australia
Shorna Moore
Head of Policy, Advocacy & Government Relations
Melbourne City Mission
Chris Smith
Chief Executive Officer
Foundation Housing
Erin Dolan
Program Manager
Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation
Cath Bowtell
Chair
IFM Investors
Dan Staley
Manager (Development Services)
City of Moreton Bay
Craig Doyle
Chief Executive Officer
Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility
Ray Fard
Director, Build to Rent, Built Form
Landcom
James Dunstan
Chief Strategy Officer
SUPA: Smart Urban Properties Australia
Daniel Tregurtha
New Business Sales Director
Detector Inspector
Patrick Fensham
President of Victorian Division
Planning Institute of Australia
Zach Smith
National Secretary
CFMEU Construction & General Division
Carolyn Viney
CEO
Super Housing Partnerships
Leonie King
CEO
City West Housing
Dr Catherine Brown OAM
Former Chief Executive Officer
Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation
Ria Bailes
MD; Board Member
Bailes Partners Consulting; Chartered Institute of Housing
Trudi Ray
CEO
Haven Home Safe
Dan Jefferson
Partner, Health, Ageing & Human Services
KPMG Australia
Maree McKenzie
CEO
Homes North Community Housing
Mike Collins
Principal Advisor Social and Affordable Housing
Merri-bek City Council
Ryan Slocombe
Director
Tetris Capital
Ad Hereijgers
Director Business Development
Ritterwald (Virtual)
Adrian Harrington
Senior Adviser
Lighthouse Infrastructure
Pam Barker
CEO
Brisbane Youth Service
Katherine Sundermann
Senior Lecturer, Urban Planning and Design
Monash University
Charles Northcote
Chief Executive Officer
BlueCHP
Renee Martin
Head of Engagement
Sefa
Gavin Salt
Associate – Residential Lead
i2C Architects
Michael Lennon
Council Member
National Housing Supply and Affordability Council
Paul Findlay
GM Property Services
Cloudstaff
Gregory Spicer
Chief Executive
rezpage
Nathan Dal Bon
CEO
Housing Australia
Kris Daff
Managing Director
Assemble
Matthew Bailes
CEO
Paradigm Housing UK
Jennifer Michelmore
CEO
Studio THI
Mike Allen
Chair
Link Wentworth
Ryan van den Nouwelant
Senior Lecturer, School of Built Environment
UNSW
Humair Ahmad
Director Community Housing
NSW Department of Communities and Justice
Vicki Hayes
Project Manager Specialist Housing Group
Housing Choices Australia
Brett Stonestreet
General Manager
Griffith City Council
Jai Sharma
GM – SDG Capital and Advisory
Sustainable Development Group
Andrew Hannan
Chief Executive Officer
CHC
Peter Johnston
Managing Director
Lighthouse Infrastructure
Sarah Amos
Deputy Director General, Social and Affordable Housing Growth
Department of Housing Queensland, Local Government, Planning and Public Works Queensland
Jo Cannington
Director Homes Melbourne
City of Melbourne
Matthew Kandelaars
Group Executive National Policy & Advocacy
Property Council of Australia
Lindsey Gray
Project Director
Bridge Housing
Rebecca Oelkers
Chief Executive Officer
BHC
Lindsey Gray
Project Director
Bridge Housing
Ray Fard
Director, Build to Rent, Built Form
Landcom
Hugh Hartigan
Head of Research, Data and Analytics
Housing Australia