Creating Competitive Cities

People, density and infrastructure

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WSP Australia Pty LimitedLevel 27 680 George StreetSydney NSW 2000 Australia

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Viviana R. MuscettolaZaha Hadid Architects

Kamran MoazamiWSP

Kim Nielsen3XN

Steve WattsAlinea Consulting

Christian DerixWoods Bagot

Charu ThaparJones Lang LaSalle

Tanya VincentTransport for New South Wales

Gustavo OliveiraWSP New York

Richard PalmerWSP

Mark TaitInvesta Properties

Eric ParryEric Parry Architects

Alper DilekRonesans Holding

Eamon WaterfordCommittee for Sydney

Nick OfferWSP

Ken McBrydeSydney Architecture Studio

Bob HalvorsonWSP

Matthew KhooICD Property

Raymond Cheah Ho CheeUEM Sunrise Berhad

Vincent TseWSP Asia

De Ming (Derry) YuNew World Development Company Limited

Graham JahnCity of Sydney

Chris KakoufasCbus Property

Karen CookPLP Architecture

Wayne BrethertonWSP Australia and New Zealand

Agenda

Creating Competitive CitiesPeople, density and infrastructure Join us in room F for wide-ranging presentations and panels on connecting the city.

Monday October 30th Tuesday October 31st

11:15 – 12:45

WELCOME Wayne BrethertonDirector Property & BuildingsWSP Australia and New Zealand

BRANDING THE CITY CHAIR: Viviana R. Muscettola, Associate Director, Zaha Hadid Architects

Benchmarking Our Performance – How Does Sydney Compare?

Eamon Waterford, Director of Policy, Committee for Sydney

Global Cities Brand vs Local Neighborhood Operations

Christian Derix, Principal and Director of Superspace, Woods Bagot

Design in Density – The Key to Achieving the Desired Outcome for a "Liveable City"

Matthew Khoo, Deputy Manager and Director, ICD Property

13:45 – 15:15

DENSITY AND URBANITY IN THE SYDNEY CONTEXT

CHAIR: Richard Palmer, Director Sustainability, WSP

Our panel of experts consider the impact of densification on a city’s culture, heritage and built environment with Sydney as a case study. The city’s population reached 5 million last year and we look at the strategies required to embrace and leverage the continuous rapid growth that is forecast.

Graham Jahn, Director of City Planning, Development & Transport, City of Sydney

Ken McBryde, Director,Sydney Architecture Studio

Kim Nielsen, Founder & Principal, 3XN

Tanya Vincent, Principal Manager of Urban Design for Transport for New South Wales

15:45 – 17:15

SKYLINE ICONOGRAPHY CHAIR: Vincent Tse, Managing Director Building Systems, WSP Asia

“To Cluster or Stand Apart?” Eric Parry, Founder and Principal, Eric Parry Architects

“22 Bishopsgate: Designed to Stimulate the Individual”

Karen Cook, Founding Partner, PLP Architecture

“22 Bishopsgate: Combining Well-Being with a Connected, Sustainable Structural Solution”

Kamran Moazami, Head of Property & Buildings, WSP UK

Nick Offer, Director, MEPWSP UK

WELCOME Wayne BrethertonDirector Property & BuildingsWSP Australia and New Zealand

11:15 – 12:45

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL FLOWS

CHAIR: Charu Thapar, Managing Director Property & Asset Management Services, Jones Lang LaSalle, Mumbai

Our panelists share their experience in the execution of projects with a high degree of international investment. Looking at the impact of the stakeholder structure on design, development, construction and operations. They will also discuss the latest global trends in real estate investment with particular focus on the recent origins and destinations of capital in tall building development.

Raymond Cheah Ho Chee, Chief Operating Officer, Commercial, UEM Sunrise Berhad

Chris Kakoufas, General Manager, Development Cbus Property

Mark Tait, Group Executive & Head of Commercial Development, Investa Properties

Steve Watts, Partner and CTBUH Chairman Elect Alinea Consulting

13:45 – 15:15

CASE STUDIES: INTERNATIONAL ICONS

CHAIR: Bob Halvorson, Global Head of Structures, WSP

“53W53 | MoMA Tower – Reinforced Concrete Diagrid High-Rise: Where Art Meets Engineering”

Gustavo Oliveira,Vice President | Building Structures, WSP New York

“A Challenging Journey for the Third CTF Finance Centre”

De Ming (Derry) Yu, Project Director,New World China Land Company Limited

“Delirious Moscow City – An Organic Adaptation of Neva Towers”

Alper Dilek,Head of Architectural Design Department, Ronesans Holding

THANKS AND CLOSING COMMENTS Wayne BrethertonDirector Property & BuildingsWSP Australia and New Zealand