Melbourne Residential Developer Summit Program
Australia's most informative one-day conference for residential development professionals
8:30 AM
REGISTRATION and NETWORKING
9:00 AM | The House View
An Outlook for New Residential Development in Australia’s Major Cities
Explore the key supply and demand dynamics supporting new development of greenfield and apartment projects across Australia’s major residential markets.
KEYNOTE
Richard Temlett
National Executive Director
CHARTER KECK CRAMER
9:30 AM | Apartments in Focus
Looking Through the Storm and Betting on the Next Phase of the Cycle
Hear directly from a panel of Australia’s leading apartment developers as they reveal the opportunities and challenges in the apartment sector over the next few years.
PANEL
Andrew Leoncelli
Managing Director
ABADEEN
Andrew Hansen
Investment Manager – Property
Wilbow Group
10:00 AM | New Communities in Focus
Demand vs Affordability, Infrastructure Bottlenecks and New Land Supply – Where To Next?
Join a panel of active greenfield developers as they explore the major forces impacting their approach to new development in the coming years.
PANEL
Khurram Saeed
Founder and Director
RESIVENTURES
Mark Cleveland
General Manger – Development
JINDING AUSTRALIA
Penny Dabner
Development Director
Frasers Property
10:30 AM
MORNING TEA
11:00 AM | The Expert Brief: Planning
Planning Policy Changes: 2026 & Beyond
An overview of the recent and proposed planning policy changes and how these will impact new residential development in the city.
Speakers
Mark Naughton
Managing Director and Founder
Planning and Property Partners
Paul Little
Director, Planning
Planning and Property Partners
11:15 AM | The Expert Brief: Construction
Construction Forecasting Benchmarks
A presentation that reveals current and forecast construction pricing for new residential development, as well as critical insights into procurement, programming, site productivity and technology adoption.
SPEAKER
Yew Zhi Tan
Senior Quantity Surveyor
MITCHELL BRANDTMAN
11:30 AM | The Expert Brief: Development Sites
Development Sites: Data-Driven Acquisition Strategies
This session explores key trends across Victoria’s development site market, analysing performance across asset classes to uncover emerging opportunities. It highlights how historical data can inform smarter acquisition strategies, identify high-growth areas, and guide future development decisions in an evolving market landscape.
SPEAKER
Tim Hyland
National Strategy Manager - Transactions & Advisory
RPM
11:45 AM | On-The-Ground Perspectives
Real Insights from Key Players and Stakeholders
This panel discussion will draw upon real-time perspectives from key stakeholders in the project delivery lifecycle across planning, construction, funding and project marketing.
PANEL
Julian White
National Partner
Stonebridge
Rotem Rotenberg
Director
Cobild
Anna Jolic
Chief Executive Officer
Development Victoria
David Stone
Managing Director, Co-Head of Lending
Centuria Bass
12:15 PM
LUNCH
1.30 PM | Case Study: Cera Stribley
Designing for Yield Without Compromise
How architecture can unlock density while maintaining livability, amenity, and sales appeal.
Practical strategies developers can leverage to maximise site outcomes.
SPEAKER
Dom Cerantonio
Principal
CERA STRIBLEY
1:45 PM | Case Study: PRIMAX.AI
The New Advantage in Development isn’t Location, It’s Intelligence
This expert briefing will investigate residential project valuation benchmarks across the city including apartments, townhouses and greenfield communities.
SPEAKER
Mark Bernberg
Co-Founder
PRIMAX.AI
2:00 PM | Fireside Chat: Matthew Belford, ID_LAND
In Conversation with Matthew Belford
SPEAKER
Matthew Belford
Managing Director
ID_LAND
2:30 PM
NETWORKING DRINKS
Ticket Inclusions
- One-day summit including keynotes, case studies and panel discussion
- Catered morning tea & lunch
- Barista coffee on arrival
- Networking drinks
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