Join us at our highly sought after annual event as we bring together the expertise of Government and industry leaders who will discuss solutions on how to deliver the housing accord.
Each year the conference attracts more than 300 of the industry’s leading developers and professionals, and presents a great opportunity for you to network with industry colleagues and make new business contacts.
See highlights below from last year’s successful State Conference including the impressive line up of speakers, the program and our Conference partners.
PROGRAM SNAPSHOT
Date: Wednesday 30 October 2024
Venue: Hilton Sydney
8.00am: Registration, Exhibition & Coffee
8.15am: UDIA NSW Annual General Meeting
9.00am to 5.30pm: Plenary Sessions & Exhibition
5.30pm to 7.30pm: Networking Function
More details on the 2024 UDIA State Conference to come…
2024 CONFERENCE MC
Effie Zahos
Your Money, Today Show
Channel 9
&
Money Expert
InvestSMART
2024 SPEAKER LINEUP
The Hon. Daniel Mookhey MLC
Treasurer of New South Wales
The Hon. Paul Scully MP
Member of Wollongong
Minister for Planning and Public Spaces
Monica Gibson
Deputy Secretary
Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure
Roch Cheroux
Managing Director
Sydney Water
Lara Calder
Managing Director
Calderflower Architects
Tom Gellibrand
Chief Executive
Infrastructure NSW
Isabel Duffy
Principal
Northrop
Alex Wendler
CEO
Landcom
Eliza Owen
Head of Residential Research Australia
CoreLogic
David Gallant
CEO & Managing Director
Walker Corporation
Hanna Shalbaf
Executive Director Governance and Insights
Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure
Stephen Halmarick
Chief Economist and Head of Global Economic & Market Research
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Natalie Allan
Vice-Chair
UDIA NSW Shoalhaven Chapter
Dr. Ben Coorey
Founder
Archistar
Michael Comninos
Director
Astrolabe Group
Simon Kersten
Chair
UDIA NSW Illawarra Chapter
Connie Argyrou
Principal
Architectus
Jeffrey Bretag
Chair
UDIA NSW Hunter Chapter
Karl May
Managing Director
Turner
Matthew Hyder
CEO
Legacy Property
Angira Bharadwaj
Federal Political Reporter
The Daily Telegraph
2024 STATE CONFERENCE PROGRAM
8.00am: Registration, Exhibition and Coffee
8.15am: UDIA Annual General Meeting
9.00am: Welcome by Master of Ceremonies – Effie Zahos, Your Money, Today Show Channel 9
9.10am: Opening Keynote Address
The Hon. Daniel Mookhey MLC, Treasurer of New South Wales
9.40am: Session 1 – State of Play of the Australian Economy – sponsored by Colliers Engineering and Design
Stephen Halmarick, Chief Economist, Commonwealth Bank of Australia
10.15am: Session 2 – Key Insights into Today’s Housing Market – sponsored by Greenfields Development
Eliza Owen, Head of Australian Research, CoreLogic Australia
10.50am: Morning Tea Break
11.20am: Session 3 – CEO Panel – Leading the Way – sponsored by Energy Locals
– Matthew Hyder, CEO, Legacy Property
– Alex Wendler, CEO, Landcom
– David Gallant, CEO & Managing Director, Walker Corporation
– Monica Gibson, Deputy Secretary, Planning Land Use Strategy, Housing & Infrastructure, DPHI
with Effie Zahos, Your Money, Today Show Channel 9
12.10pm: Session 4 – Empowerment – Women in Development
Isabel Duffy, Principal, Northrop
with The Hon. Stuart Ayres, CEO, UDIA NSW
12.40pm: Networking Lunch Break
1.50pm: Session 5 – Beyond Sydney – New Frontiers for Creating Communities – sponsored by OpenLot
– Simon Kersten, Chair, UDIA NSW Illawarra Chapter
– Jeffrey Bretag, Chair, UDIA NSW Hunter Chapter
– Natalie Allan, Vice Chair, UDIA NSW Shoalhaven Chapter
with Elizabeth York, Policy & Regional Manager Hunter and Central Coast, UDIA NSW
2.20pm: Session 6 – Foundation Blocks – Getting Enabling Infrastructure Right – sponsored by Penrith City Council
– Michael Comninos, Director, Astrolabe Group
– Tom Gellibrand, Chief Executive, Infrastructure NSW
– Roch Cheroux, Managing Director, Sydney Water
– Hanna Shalbaf, Executive Director Governance and Insights, Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure
with Effie Zahos, Your Money, Today Show Channel 9
3.00pm: Session 7 – AI in Development – Window into the Future – sponsored by NBN Co
Dr. Ben Coorey, Founder, Archistar
3.30pm: Afternoon Tea Break
3.50pm: Session 8 – Beauty in Development – the Art of Creating Great Spaces – sponsored by Arc Energy Group
– Connie Argyrou, Principal, Architectus
– Lara Calder, Managing Director, Calderflower Architects
– Karl May, Managing Director, Turner
4.30pm: Session 9 – In Conversation – NSW Planning Reform – sponsored by Landcom
The Hon. Paul Scully MP, Minister for Planning and Public Spaces
with Angira Bharadwaj, Federal Political Reporter, The Daily Telegraph
5.15pm: Day Conference Concludes
5.15pm – 7.15pm: Networking Drinks & Canapes
Presenting Partner
