Sydney Residential Developer Summit Program
Australia's most informative one-day conference for residential development professionals
SYDNEY | THURSDAY, MAY 7
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
Michael Akkawi
Founder & CEO
CONQUEST
Iwan Sunito
Co-founder & Group CEO
One Global Capital
Grace Wu
Founder and Managing Director
Bridgestone
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
Mark Bainey
Chief Executive OfficerÂ
CAPIO PROPERTY GROUP
Will Messiter
Chief Operating Officer
Sekisui
Luke Hartman
Chief Executive Officer
Metro Property Group
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.
SPEAKER
Stephanie Barker
Executive Director, Strategy and Engagement
Willowtree Planning
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
Tass Assarapin
Partner
Mitchell Brandtman
11:30 AM | The Expert Brief: Valuation
Residential Valuation Benchmarks
This expert briefing will investigate residential project valuation benchmarks across the city including apartments, townhouses and greenfield communities.
SPEAKER
Dennis Vertzayias
Partner Director
Laver Residential Projects
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
Aris Dimos
Head of Strategy & Acquisitions
FYVE
Zack Harkins
Senior Associate – Development
COSTI COHEN
Jess Miller
Deputy Lord Mayor
City of Sydney
12:15 PM
LUNCH
1.30 PM | Case Study
*Speaker to be announced
SPEAKER
Name
Position
COMPANY
1:45 PM | Case Study: PRIMAX.AI
The New Advantage in Development isn’t location, It’s Intelligence
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SPEAKER
Mark Bernberg
Co-founder
PRIMAX.AI
2:00 PM | Fireside Chat
Leveraging decades of construction and marketing expertise, Luke Berry explores the evolution of a $4.5 billion portfolio defined by ‘lifestyle-first’ development and strategic international expansion.
SPEAKER
Luke Berry
Co-Founder
Thirdi
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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