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8:45

OPENING | Opening remarks from The Sydney Morning Herald

Bevan Shields, Editor, The Sydney Morning Herald

8:50

PREMIER’S ADDRESS |

The Hon Dominic Perrottet, Premier of New South Wales

9:30

KEYNOTE |

Simon Draper, Chief Executive Officer, Infrastructure New South Wales

9:40

FIRESIDE CHAT |

Simon Draper, Chief Executive Officer, Infrastructure New South Wales
Moderated by: Bevan Shields, Editor, The Sydney Morning Herald

10:00

Lord Mayor’s Address

Clover Moore, Lord Mayor of Sydney

10:10

PANEL | Constructing, delivering, and managing New South Wales’ transport infrastructure

• Are we reaching the peak for major projects?
• What challenges are projects currently facing?
• Would smaller scale and more locally focused projects be better suited in the future?
• How can existing infrastructure be redeveloped and better utilised?

Rebecca Pickering, Inland Rail Chief Executive – Interim, Australian Rail Track Corporation
Marion Terrill, Transport and Cities Program Director, Gratton Institute
Tim Reardon, National Transport & Precincts Leader, PwC
Moderated by: Matt O’Sullivan, Transport and Infrastructure Editor, The Sydney Morning Herald

10:50

Morning Tea & Networking Break

11:20

MINISTERIAL ADDRESS |

The Hon Robert Stokes MP, Minister for Infrastructure, Minister for Cities & Minister for Active Transport

11:30

FIRESIDE CHAT |

The Hon Robert Stokes MP, Minister for Infrastructure, Minister for Cities & Minister for Active Transport
Moderated by: Matt O’Sullivan, Transport and Infrastructure Editor, The Sydney Morning Herald

11:50

PANEL | Planning for and achieving sustainable outcomes from new, redeveloped, and reutilised infrastructure

• Reducing negative impacts on the surrounding environment and wildlife
• Community consultation and considerations
• Delivering value for money and assessing the long-term financial benefits and strains
• How sustainable will New South Wales’ infrastructure be in 2032?

Elizabeth Mildwater, CEO, Greater Sydney Commission
Ainsley Simpson, CEO, Infrastructure Sustainability Council
Moderated by: Matt Wade, Senior Economics Writer, The Sydney Morning Herald

12:20

Trusting communities will be critical to the delivery of major infrastructure projects 

Fleur Laurence, Partner, Integrated Infrastructure – Stakeholder and Community Engagement, PwC

12:40

Lunch

13:40

Value for money from infrastructure projects

David Tucker, Chief of Project Advisory and Evaluation, Infrastructure Australia

14:00

NSW’s record investment in school infrastructure

• Tracking the delivery of 215 new and upgraded schools
• What do modern schools require from their infrastructure?
• How have schools been impacted by recent natural disasters?

Anthony Manning, Chief Executive Officer, School Infrastructure NSW

14:10

NSW’s record investment in health infrastructure

• Key challenges and opportunities in delivering the $10.8Bn health infrastructure portfolio
• Collaboration with the construction sector to improve program outcomes
• Precincts as catalysts for partnerships, investment and innovation

Rebecca Wark, Chief Executive, Health Infrastructure NSW

14:20

Joint Q&A |

Rebecca Wark, Chief Executive, Health Infrastructure NSW
Anthony Manning, Chief Executive Officer, School Infrastructure NSW

14:40

Department of Regional NSW – Regional infrastructure constraints

Drew Varnum, Executive Director Public Works, Department of Regional NSW

15:00

Afternoon Tea & Networking Break

15:30

Northern Rivers reconstruction

David Witherdin, Deputy Secretary Commercial and Corporate Services & Chief Executive Officer, Northern Rivers Reconstruction Corporation, Department of Regional NSW

15:50

PANEL | Challenges keeping pace with a continued Infrastructure Boom

• Skilling a workforce: Applied Technology for Construction in Western Sydney
• Ensuring enough resources
• Rising costs
• Equipment limitations

Chris Hanger, Deputy Secretary, Regional Development and Programs, Department of Regional NSW
Jon Davies, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Constructors Association
Moderated by: Matt Wade, Senior Economics Writer, The Sydney Morning Herald

16:30

Closing Remarks from the Sydney Morning Herald

Bevan Shields, Editor, The Sydney Morning Herald

16:40

End of Conference & Networking Drinks