AFR Property Summit 2025 | The Australian Financial Review | 31 August 2025 | Hilton Sydney, 488 George St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia

This year was supposed to be the one in which the property sector finally experienced relief from high interest rates. It hasn’t worked out that way. But what does a “higher-for-longer” world mean for the property sector? How much longer can the housing market defy high interest rates? What is the solution to increasing supply and affordability? Will the value of office towers be downgraded further? And what sectors of the commercial property market will continue to thrive?

It’s all up for discussion at The summit, which this year brings together the industry’s most influential leaders, investors, commentators and disruptors over two days to discuss the trends, threats and opportunities of this critical pillar of the Australian economy.

2024 Past Speakers

MODERATORS:

Michael Bleby
Deputy Property Editor, The Australian Financial Review

Michelle Bowes
Wealth Reporter, The Australian Financial Review

Bonnie Campbell
Luxury Property Reporter, The Australian Financial Review

Lucy Dean
Wealth Reporter, The Australian Financial Review

James Eyers
Senior Reporter, The Australian Financial Review

Robert Harley
Former Property Editor, The Australian Financial Review

Jennifer Hewett
National Affairs Columnist, The Australian Financial Review

Nick Lenaghan
Property Editor, The Australian Financial Review

Kylar Loussikian
Deputy Editor, Business, The Australian Financial Review

Anthony Macdonald
Chanticleer Columnist, The Australian Financial Review

Cosima Marriner
Editor, The Australian Financial Review

Lisa Murray
Deputy Editor, The Australian Financial Review Magazine

Larry Schlesinger
Property Reporter, The Australian Financial Review

Nila Sweeney
Property Reporter, The Australian Financial Review

James Thomson
Senior Chanticleer Columnist, The Australian Financial Review

Jemima Whyte
Senior Reporter, The Australian Financial Review

SPEAKERS:

Michele Adair
Board Chair, Homes Tasmania, MD, Housing Trust

Peta Carruthers
Head of Capital Solutions, Stockland

Anoulack Chanthivong
NSW Minister for Building

James Chessell
Editor-In-Chief, The Australian Financial Review

Tim Church
Chair of Investment Banking, Morgan Stanley Australia

David Di Pilla
Managing Director, HMC Capital

Ross Du Vernet
Group CEO & Managing Director, Dexus

Ross Hamilton
Managing Partner of Advisory+, Cushman & Wakefield, Asia Pacific

David Harrison
Managing Director & Group CEO, Charter Hall

Luke Hartman
MD, Metro Property and Creation Homes

Andrew Helmers
MD, NEX Building Group

Ian Holmes
Principal, Denison Partners

David Hyman
CEO, Lendi Group

Trina Jones
NSW Rental Commissioner

Ruban Kaneshamoorthy
Co-head Australia Real Estate, Brookfield Asset Management

James Kemp
Head of Real Estate - Asia-Pacific, Macquarie Group

Robin Khuda
CEO, AirTrunk

Tony Lombardo
Group CEO and MD, Lendlease

Chris Lucas
CEO, Lucas Restaurants

Jocelyn Martin
MD, Housing Industry Association

Richard Massey
Managing Director, Head of Real Estate ANZ, GIC

Jo Masters
Chief Economist, Barrenjoey

Greg Medcraft
Chairman, Australian Finance Group

Alek Misev
Head of Property, Aware Super

Scott Mosely
CEO, Funds Management, Mirvac Group

Clare O’Neil
Minister for Housing

Don O’Rorke
CEO & Chairman, Consolidated Properties Group

Eliza Owen
Head of Residential Research Australia, CoreLogic Australia

Anja Pannek
CEO, Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia

Jason Pellegrino
CEO & MD, Domain

Leanne Pilkington
President, REIA

Brad Pillinger
Director, Pillinger

Nicola Powell
Chief of Research and Economics, Domain

Adrian Puljich
Director & CEO, GemLife

Penny Ransom
Chief Investment Officer, Lendlease

Andrew Schwartz
Group Managing Director & Co-founder, Qualitas

Paul Scully
NSW Minister for Planning and Public Spaces

Michael Sukkar
Shadow Minister for Housing

Josephine Sukkar
Principal, Buildcorp

Monika Tu
Founder and Director, Black Diamondz Group

Chris Tynan
Head of Real Estate, Blackstone Australia

Carolyn Viney
CEO, Assemble

Denita Wawn
CEO, Master Builders Australia

Noral Wild
CEO - Australia & New Zealand, Cushman & Wakefield

Becs Willson
MD - Agricultural Fund, Proterra Investment Partners

Matt Woodland
MD Australia, Greystar

Mike Zorbas
CEO, Property Council of Australia