This event is available to watch on-demand.

Duration: 1 hour
Location: ON24 virtual event

Are you an infrastructure policymaker, investor, developer, owner or operator? Do the expectations and aspirations of your end-users and the community at large interest you? Then don’t miss this lively discussion of the steps that need to be taken, today, to underpin the delivery of sustainable, accessible and equitable infrastructure, tomorrow.
 
Hosted by GHD Future Communities Lead – Australia, Michelle Cramer and expertly moderated by global advisor and urbanist Professor Greg Clark, our panel delved into the inherently social purpose of infrastructure and its important role as an enabler of intergenerational equity. The benefit of drawing on diverse voices in striking the right balance of community wants and needs will be central to the conversation.

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Host

Moderator

Michelle Cramer

Michelle is GHD’s Future Communities Leader in Australia. She is passionate about putting people first when creating connected, productive, resilient and inspired communities. An urban development leader with tripartite experience in development, government and consulting, Michelle brings a holistic understanding of place, precincts, property, infrastructure, governance, sustainability, social impact, urban economics and innovation to urbanisation projects.

Michelle is a highly skilled urban strategist who aligns community-shaping initiatives to meet business objectives. A Harvard graduate, Fulbright & Knox Scholar and recent Property Council of Australia Pathfinder Award winner, Michelle is a research leader, keynote speaker and author on the future of communities. She is also a specialist advisor to UNICEF Australia on Child Friendly Cities and sits on the Sydney University and Harvard University Graduate School of Design Alumni Councils.

Prof. Greg Clark

Prof. Clark is a global urbanist who has worked with 400 cities and is author of 10 books on cities and urbanisation. Greg is a Global Fellow at the Urban Land Institute (ULI). He is former chair of the OECD LEED Forum of Cities and Regions (1996-2016) and former Global Fellow at the Brookings Institution. He has advised the World Bank, European Investment Bank, Inter-American Development Bank and the HSBC Group on cities, sustainability and financial innovation. Greg also serves as Chair of the UK Connected Places Catapult and the UK Cities Commission for Climate Investment (3Ci). He is a board member of Transport for London and chairs its Land & Property Committee which oversees its development company, Places for London.

Greg’s global insight into city development, along with his wealth of cross-cultural knowledge, will enrich this dynamic panel discussion.

Our panel

Monica Barone

Monica was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the City of Sydney in 2006 and leads the visionary Sustainable Sydney 2030 strategy. Under her leadership, the City has completed numerous infrastructure projects, winning over 90 national and international awards. Monica is an influential member of several boards and committees, including Designing Western Sydney – 200,000 Jobs Steering Committee and the Springboard Advisory Panel. She champions gender equity and women in leadership, significantly reducing the gender pay gap and transforming the City of Sydney into a high-performing, equitable employer.

Recognised for her impact, Monica was named among the Australian Financial Review’s 100 Women of Influence in 2014 and received the Champion for Change Award at the NSW 2020 Minister’s Awards for Women in Local Government.

Adam Maguire

Adam has accumulated over 20 years of major infrastructure delivery experience in both the public and private sectors. He currently oversees all development and delivery programs across the Level Crossing Removal Project (LXRP) metropolitan portfolio – a program of infrastructure projects to remove dangerous and congested level crossings across Melbourne, by 2030. Since 2015 Adam has held senior executive positions with LXRP, including Program Director for the $4 billion Frankston Line project and was appointed Director of delivery in 2021.

Adam led the first carbon neutral road construction project in Australia, earning the Civil Contractors Federation (CCF) Earth Award in 2008. He was the Regional Director at VicRoads, as well as the corresponding member for the World Road Association Technical Committee for preserving the environment.

Lisa Davis

Lisa is a direct descendent of the revered Ngāti Whātua ancestor Tuperiri and is the Chief Executive Officer of the Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust. Born and raised in Ōrākei, Lisa is also the first Ngāti Whātua descendent to attain the role of CEO for the Trust. Her whakapapa, background and experience is what drives Lisa in everything she does. She knows that her whānau are the priority.  Lisa understands the unique position of her people, who actively live and celebrate the role of ahi kā in the economic powerhouse that Tāmaki Makaurau is. And she is well aware of the opportunities and responsibilities that come with this locality. Lisa is guided by the saying ‘Mō tātou, mō ā tātou Tamariki, ā, mō ngā uri kei te heke mai’ which encourages the application of an intergenerational perspective over anything that she does in her role as CEO, and as a proud uri of Ngāti Whātua.

Luke McNamara

Luke is a UNICEF Australia Young Ambassador in the climate advocacy area. As a Young Ambassador, Luke participated in organising the 2023 Australian Local Conference of Youth (LCOY). The LCOY engaged with young people across Australia to hear their perspectives on climate change. The feedback gathered during LCOY consultations was used to devise the Australian National Youth Statement on climate change. The National Youth Statement was then presented to the Australian Government and officially launched at COP28 in Dubai. Both during the LCOY and at COP, Luke heard firsthand the incredible ideas that young people have about climate adaptation and mitigation strategies in their towns and cities.