National Housing Conference 2017 | AHURI | 29 November 2017 | International Convention Centre, 14 Darling Drive, Darling Harbour, Sydney

The biennial National Housing Conference is the single largest cross-sectoral event in Australasia for the social and affordable housing sectors. AHURI will convene the National Housing Conference 2017 in Sydney, in partnership with the NSW Department of Family and Community Services from 29 Nov – 1 Dec 2017 at the International Convention Centre.

2017 Speakers:

Mr Mike Allen
Independent Housing Advisor and Principal, MRAA ServicesDr Anne Badenhorst
Housing Research Director, AHURI Limited

Ms Nina Bailey
Senior Project Officer, Home Energy Action Program, NSW Office of Environment and Heritage

Ms Danielle Bament
Senior Manager, Service Reform and Practice, Housing SA

Ms Valerie Bares
Director of Sustainability and Environmental Management, ESC Consulting

Prof Larissa Behrendt
Professor of Law and Director of Research at the Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning at the University of Technology, Sydney

Mr Ralton Benn
Project Manager, Access Housing Australia Ltd

Ms Marion Bennett
General Manager, Practice Leadership, Mission Australia

Mr Steve Bevington
Managing Director, Community Housing Ltd Group

Ms Kathy Binks
Senior Manager, Community Services - Uniting Communities SA

Mr Michael Bleby
Reporter, Australian Financial Review

Mr Luke Bo'sher
Head of Policy & Strategy, Summer Foundation

Dr Nicola Brackertz
Research Consultancy Manager, AHURI Limited

Mr Chris Bratchford
Executive and Director, Mission Australia

Ms Kate Breen
Director, Affordable Development Outcomes

Mr Richard Brice
Director, Real Estate Advisory Services, Ernst & Young

Mr Andrew Brooks
General Manager, Development & Property Services, SGCH Group

Ms Amy Brown
Partner, Infrastructure and Urban Renewal, PwC Australia

Mr James Brown
Chief Executive Officer, Common Equity

Ms Catherine Brown
Director, Projects, Mental Health Commission

Ms Sherri Bruinhout
Assistant Director, Homelessness and Accommodation Support, Department of Health and Human Services (VIC)

Hon Linda Burney MP
Shadow Minister for Human ServicesSenator Doug Cameron MP
Shadow Minister for Housing and Homelessness and Shadow Minister for Skills and Apprenticeships

Mr David Cant
Formerly Chief Executive Officer, Brisbane Housing Company (BHC)

Mr Lance Carden
Director Customer Service & Business Improvement, Housing NSW

Ms Penny Carr
Chief Executive Officer, Tenants Queensland Inc

Mr Greg Cash
Assistant Director General Housing, Department of Communities WA

Ms Christine Castley
Deputy Director-General, Housing and Homelessness Services, Department of Housing and Public Works, Queensland Government

Mr Jamie Chalker APM
CEO, Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD)

Ms Janet Chappell
Housing Policy Manager, Landcom

Ms Marilyn Chilvers
Executive Director, Analysis & Research, NSW FACS

Ms Pattie Chugg
Executive Officer, Shelter Tasmania

Dr Alice Clark
Executive Director, Shelter SA

Ms Kate Clarke
Masters of Planning Candidate, La Trobe University

Mr Brendan Coates
Australian Perspectives Fellow, Grattan Institute

Mr Bernie Coates
Research Fellow, City Futures Research Centre UNSW

Mr Joseph Connellan
Director, MC Two Pty Ltd

Mr Michael Coutts-Trotter
Secretary, NSW Department of Family and Community Services

Mr David Crawford
Senior Adviser, Social Policy Division, Australian Treasury

Ms Leone Crayden
Executive Director, Q Shelter

Ms Sue Cripps
Chief Executive Officer, SC Consulting GroupMr Mark Davidson
Local Level Alliance Coordinator, Ipswich Independent Youth Service

Mr Tony De Domenico
Chairman, AHURI Limited

Ms Lindy Deitz
General Manager, Campbelltown City CouncilProf Richard Eccleston
Director, Institute for the Study of Social Change (UTAS)

Mr Paul Edginton
Chief Executive Officer, SYC

Mr Jacob Edwards
Commercial Lending Manager, Bank Australia

Ms Janene Evans
Group Manager, Uniting Wesley’s Homelessness, Child Youth and Family Services, Wesley Mission VictoriaMr Phillip Fagan-Schmidt
Executive Director, Housing SA

Dr Debbie Faulkner
Deputy Director, Centre for Housing, Urban and Regional Planning

Mr Jeff Fiedler
National Development Worker, Housing for the Aged Action Group

Ms Christine Fitzgerald
Executive Director Strategy, Policy and Performance, NT Department of Housing and Community Development

Dr Joe Flood
Research and Policy Advisor, Community Housing Limited

Mr Nick Foa
Deputy Secretary Sport & Recreation, Infrastructure, International Engagement and Director of Housing - VIC

Ms Beth Fogerty
Regional Manager, Gippsland, Wellways Australia

Dr Michael Fotheringham
Deputy Executive Director, AHURI Limited

Ms Nicola Foxworthy
Program Director, Common Equity HousingMs Desley Gallagher
Director, Nine Mile Aboriginal Corporation & Project Officer, Nyaliga Aboriginal Corporation

Ms Deborah Georgiou
Head of Housing and Communications, NSW Federation of Housing Associations

Ms Debbie Georgopoulos
Chief Executive Officer, Women's Housing Company

Ms Louise Gilding
Executive Director, Housing and Homeless Services, Community Services Directorate, ACT Government

Ms Gail Gilman
Chief Executive Officer, Community Housing Partnership (CHP), San Francisco, CA, USA

Dr Tony Gilmour
Managing Director, Housing Action Network

Ms Dianne Gipey
Chief Executive Officer, Alice Springs Women's Shelter

Mr David Glazebrook
General Manager Innovation and Development, Melba Support Services

Ms Oona Goldsworthy
Chief Executive, United Communities

Hon Pru Goward MP
Minister for Family and Community Services, Minister for Social Housing, and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

Prof Nicole Gurran
Director of the AHURI Research Centre—The University of SydneyMs Stephanie Hall
Infrastructure & Urban Renewal, PwC

Mr Shane Hamilton
Chief Executive Officer, Aboriginal Housing Office, NSW Department Family and Community Services

Ms Carrie Hamilton
Associate, Housing Action Network

Mr Adrian Harrington
Head of Funds Management, Folkestone

Mr Chris Hartley
Senior Project Officer, Homelessness NSW

Ms Amy Hayashi
Strategy and National Business Development, Mission Australia Housing

Ms Suzi Hayes
Program Lead, Eastern Affordable Housing Alliance

Ms Wendy Hayhurst
Chief Executive Officer, NSW Federation of Housing Associations

Dr John Hewson AM
Professor and Chair Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU

Ms Sally Hines
Chief Operating Officer, The Big Issue in Australia & Homes for Homes

Mr Adam Hirst
General Manager, Capital Allocation, Mirvac

Ms Haleh Homaei
Chief Executive Officer, Port Phillip Housing Association Ltd. (PPHA)

Mr Alex Houlston
Co-founder & Director, Energy for the People

Prof Kath Hulse
Director, Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology

Ms Nicki Hutley
Director & Chief Economist, UrbisProf Guy Johnson
Professor of Urban Housing and Homelessness, RMIT UniversityMs Caryn Kakas
Executive Director, Housing, Family and Community Services NSW

Mr James Kennedy
Head of Government and Public Institutions, Australia, JLL

Ms Maria Kevin
Manager, Research & Analysis, NSW Aboriginal Housing Office

Ms Sarah King
Undergraduate Student, University of Sydney and Stucco resident

Ms Leonie King
Chief Executive Officer, City West Housing

Mr Stephen Knight
Chairman, Affordable Housing Implementation Taskforce

Dr Judy Kraatz
Senior Research Fellow, Griffith University

Ms Kedy Kristal
Women's Council for Domestic & Family Violence Services

Ms Sally Kubiak
Director,Policy Planning and Design Innovation, NSW Aboriginal Housing OfficeMr Scott Langford
Group Chief Executive Officer, St George Community Housing

Ms Jeanette Large
Chief Executive Officer, Women's Property Initiative

Ms Rachel Lattimore
Community Development Project Manager, Community Housing Limited (CHL)

Assoc Prof Julie Lawson
Honorary Associate Professor, RMIT University

Ms Nicola Lemon
Chief Executive Officer, Hume Community Housing Association

Mr Michael Lennon
Managing Director, Housing Choices Australia

Ms Emily Lyons
Senior Social Worker, St Kilda Road ClinicMr Robert Macbeth
Senior Adviser, Maori Housing Network

Mr Paul McBride
Group Manager, Social Security Policy Group, Department of Social Services

Ms Sally McCutchan
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, Impact Investing Australia

Ms Caitlin McGee
Research Director, Institute For Sustainable Futures, UTS

Ms Katherine McKernan
Chief Executive, Homelessness NSW

Dr Ruth McNair
Honorary Associate Professor, University of Melbourne

Ms Alexandra McRobert
PhD Candidate at School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney

Mr George Megalogenis
Author and journalist

Ms Stacey Miers
Specialist Adviser, Urban Housing Lab, University of Sydney

Dr Vivienne Milligan
Senior Visiting Fellow, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW

Lord Mayor Clover Moore
City of Sydney

Mr Ken Morrison
Chief Executive, Property Council of Australia

Prof Kristy Muir
CEO, Centre for Social Impact, The University of New South WalesMs Suraya Naidoo
Director Southern Services, Housing SA

Dr Heather Nancarrow
Chief Executive Officer, Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety Limited (ANROWS)

Ms Nidhi Nautiyal
PhD Candidate (School of Architecture), University of AucklandMr James O'Donnell
PhD Candidate (School of Demography), Australian National University

Mr Joshua Oates
Housing and Recovery Worker, Doorway Program, Wellways Australia

Mr John Oliver
Chief Executive Officer, HomeStartProf Chris Paris
Emeritus Professor of Housing Studies, Ulster University

Ms Anna Paris
Operations Manager (Service Hubs and Individual Planned Support), Sacred Heart Mission

Prof Hal Pawson
Associate Director, City Futures Research Centre, University of NSW

Mr Anthony Pertl
Project Coordinator, Housing SA

Mr Paul Pfeiffer
Children's Resource Coordinator, Junction Support Services

LTCOL Bill Pickering
Consultant CEO – HSA, MD – Hugo Halliday PR & Marketing Pty Ltd.

Ms Rebecca Pinkstone
General Manager, Operations, Bridge Housing

Mr Adrian Pisarski
Executive Officer, National Shelter

Dr David Prentice
Principal Economic Advisor, Infrastructure VictoriaMs Jenny Ranft
Divisional Manager Community Services, Wentworth Community Housing

Prof Jo Richardson
Professor of Housing and Social Research, De Montfort University, UK

Ms Jen Rignold
Social Housing Tenant

Mr Jon Ross
Jon Ross, Executive Director, Global Head of Public Sector, Westpac

Mr Matthew Ryan
Co-Chair, Aboriginal Housing NTMs Freya Saich
Policy and Development Officer, Carers NSW

Ms Leigh Sales
Author and journalist, ABC Television

Mr Adam Schickerling
National Disability Reform Manager, Synapse Australia

Ms Min Seto
Project Manager, Alliance Social Enterprises

Ms Barb Shaw
Co-Chair, Aboriginal Housing NT

Mr Evan Siddall
President and Chief Executive Officer, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Mr Geoff Slack
Director, Strategy and Reporting, Housing SA

Ms Jenny Smith
Chief Executive Officer, Council to Homeless Persons

Mr Greg South
Executive Director, Business Development and Communication, LAHC

Dr Angela Spinney
Lecturer/Research Fellow, Housing and Urban Studies, Swinburne University of Technology

Mr David Spriggs
Chief Executive Officer, Infoxchange

Hon Michael Sukkar MP
Assistant Treasurer, House of Representatives, Parliament House

Ms Meredith Sussex AM
Board Director, AHURI Limited

Mr Michael Swan
Senior Portfolio Manager Fixed Interest & Cash, CbusMr Keith Tarlo
Principal Policy Officer - NSW Office of Environment and Heritage

Ms Rebecca Thomas
Associate Director, Impact Investing, Social Ventures Australia

Mr Paul Tommasini
Chief Executive Officer, Ipswich Independent Youth Service (IIYS)

Mr James Toomey
Chief Executive Officer, Mission Australia

Dr Clare Townsend PhD
National Manager, Research and Development, Synapse

Ms Queenie Tran
Housing Projects Manager, Summer Foundation

Ms Lucy Hughes Turnbull AO
Chief Commissioner, Greater Sydney Commission

Dr Shann Turnbull
Author and serial entrepreneurAssoc Prof kylie valentine
Associate Professor, UNSW

Ms Princess Ventura
Director, Urbis

Mr Paul Vevers
Deputy Secretary, Southern & Western Cluster, NSW Family and Community ServicesMr James Waddell
Director, Capital Financing, NAB

Ms Clare Wall
Associate and Partner, SGS Economics and Planning

Mr Leigh Warner
Head of Residential and Alternative Sectors Research, Australia, JLL

Ms Louise Weber
Housing Policy Officer, Aboriginal Peak Organisation NT

Mr Peter White
Chief Executive, Housing and Disability Reform, DHHS Tasmania

Ms Terry Wilkinson
General Manager, Human Services, City of Whitehorse

Ms Fiona Williams
Director, Property and Asset Services, Department of Health and Human Services

Mr Piers Williamson
Chief Executive, The Housing Finance Corporation, UK

Dr Ian Winter
Executive Director, AHURI Limited

Mr Kieran Wong
Director, Cox Architecture

Dr Courtney Wright
Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Synapse AustraliaMr Darren Young
State Director - QLD & NT, Mission AustraliaDr Farnaz Zirakbash
Research Fellow, Swinburne University of Technology

2017 Sponsors:

PLATINUM:
• Places for People
• NAHC

GOLD:
• PAYCE
• Fast Connect
• Spotless

SILVER:
• Hume Community Housing Assciation
• Aboriginal Housing Office
• Family & Community Services
• Telstra

BRONZE:
• Riverview Projects
• Mission Australia

PROGRAM:
• National Affordable
• Landcom
• Riverview Projects
• Argyle
• SGCH
• NSW Federation of Housing Association
• CBUS

HOUSING CO-SPONSORS:
• Victria state Government
• ACT
• Tasmanian Govermnet
• Nothern Territory Goveran