Affordable Housing Development Summit
A one-day summit connecting policy, capital and development for housing.
Program
NETWORKING
8:30 AM
Registration and Networking
PANEL
9:00 AM
Build More, Build Better
Solving the Housing Crisis Through Supply
Australia’s housing crisis is a supply problem. Melissa Neighbour explores how planning reform, density and developer-led delivery can unlock the homes we need — where we need them most.
PRESENTER
PANEL
9:30 AM
Private Capital, Planning Reform
Unlocking Opportunity Through Legislative Change
Nicholas Carney explores how recent legislative changes, planning reforms and clearer investment signals are creating new opportunities for developers to deliver affordable housing — and make it stack up.
PRESENTER
PANEL
10:00 AM
Partnerships that Work
Real Deals, Real Results in Social and Affordable Housing
What does it take to get a deal over the line?
In this session, developers, community housing providers and institutional investors share the inside story on recent projects. They’ll unpack how partnerships were formed, how the numbers stacked up and what they’d change if they did it again.
PANEL
NETWORKING
10:30 AM
Morning Tea
PRESENTATION
11:00 AM
Designing Affordable Housing That Delivers
Balancing Liveability, Cost and Impact
Affordable housing doesn’t have to mean compromise.
This session explores the design principles that create high-quality, cost-effective homes — the kind residents want to live in and investors are proud to back.
PRESENTERS
PRESENTATION
11:15 AM
Habilis Housing
A Purpose-Built Model for Supported Housing
Habilis is a registered charity dedicated to providing long-term, stable and low-cost housing for individuals living with chronic mental illness, primarily schizophrenia.
Their first centre in Summer Hill, Sydney, exemplifies a purpose-built model that integrates self-contained units within a secure, calm and supportive community.
PRESENTER
PANEL
11:30 AM
Breaking Ground Faster
Rethinking Planning, Procurement and Partnerships
Planning delays and fragmented processes are slowing supply.
This session explores how streamlined approvals, smarter procurement and coordinated land deals can fast-track delivery when Australia needs it most.
PANEL
NETWORKING
12:00 PM
Networking Lunch
PANEL
1:00 PM
Stacking Up Affordability
Can Private Developers Lead Without Losing Money?
As costs rise and margins tighten, how can private developers make affordable housing viable?
This session unpacks funding models, risk-sharing partnerships, and design efficiencies that enable developers to deliver affordable product without sacrificing commercial outcomes.
PANEL
PANEL
1:30 PM
Sacred Sites, New Supply
How Faith-Based Landholders Are Partnering to Deliver Housing
Faith-based institutions hold vast underutilised land across Australia.
This session explores how churches and not-for-profits are collaborating with developers and governments to unlock sites for affordable and supported housing — delivering community benefit with long-term value.
PANEL
NETWORKING
2:00 PM -
3:00 PM
Networking Drinks
