Conference Agenda

09:00 - 09:30

Speed Networking
This speed networking session will allow delegates to introduce themselves and swap business cards with other conference attendees.

09:30 - 10:00

Ministerial Address

10:00 - 10:30

Keynote Address from Infrastructure Canberra

• Shaping Canberra’s Infrastructure Program

Gillian Geraghty, Director-General, Infrastructure Canberra, ACT Chief Engineer

10:30 - 11:00

Keynote Address from the City Renewal Authority

• Revitalising Central Canberra
• Influencing design-led, people-focused sustainable development

Craig Gillman, Chief Executive Officer, City Renewal Authority

11:30 - 12:00

ACT Infrastructure Investment (Road and Rail) by the Australian Government

• Building a more sustainable and credible pipeline of investment in resilient, nationally significant infrastructure.
• $785 million allocated to the ACT over the next 10 years by the Australian Government.

Lok Potticary, Assistant Secretary, NSW and ACT Infrastructure Investment, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts

12:00 - 12:30

Social and Indigenous Inclusion in Infrastructure Projects

• Adding long-term social and economic value to cities and communities
• Accelerating indigenous business and employment growth
• Fostering and sustaining indigenous engagement in industry supply chains

Belinda Kendall, Chief Executive Officer and Business Lead, Curijo

12:30 - 13:00

CIT Woden Campus Project

• The ACT Government is investing in a purpose-built CIT campus, youth foyer and new public transport interchange for Woden, stimulating the local economy and supporting the revitalisation of Canberra’s southern hub.
• Design Overview

Amanda Fyfe, Lead Partner ACT, Gray Puksand

14:00 - 14:30

Canberra Theatre Centre Transformation Project

• The Canberra Theatre Centre transformation will create a performing arts centre of national and international significance in the heart of Canberra.
• It will boost the local economy by attracting more visitors to Canberra and creating more jobs in the arts, hospitality and construction. 
• New 2000 seat Lyric Theatre.
• Project overview and benefits.

14:30 - 15:00

New Northside Hospital

• The new northside hospital represents an investment of more than $1 billion and will be the largest single health infrastructure project to be delivered in the Territory’s history.
• The new northside hospital will be built on the existing North Canberra Hospital campus in Bruce. 

15:30 - 15:50

ACT Integrated Energy Plan 2024-30

• Territory’s pathway to achieving net zero by 2045
• The Integrated Energy Plan 2024–2030 focusses on establishing conditions that allow ACT households and businesses to capture the benefits of electrification.

15:50 - 16:30

Panel Discussion
Planning ACT's Infrastructure for the Future

• Housing Canberra's growing population – addressing supply and affordability
• Delivering infrastructure to support sustainable growth of the ACT

Anna Neelagama, Chief Executive Officer, Master Builders ACT
Ashlee Berry, ACT and Capital Region Executive Director, Property Council of Australia

09:15 - 09:45

Speed Networking
This speed networking session will allow delegates to introduce themselves and swap business cards with other conference attendees.

09:45 - 10:05

Keynote Address from Transport Canberra and City Services

10:05 - 10:30

Molonglo River Bridge Project

• The new bridge will span approximately 200 metres across the region’s major river, the Molonglo River. It will also be built above the one-in-100-year flood level of the Molonglo River.
• The completion of this major road and bridge project will support improved traffic safety and public transport.

Sam Tindal, Project Manager, BMD Group

10:30 - 11:00

11:30 - 12:00

Commonwealth Avenue Bridge Renewal Project

• As one of two major crossings over the lake, the Commonwealth Avenue Bridge is one of the busiest transport hubs in Canberra.
• The proposed improvements to the Bridge are essential to extend its life and to meet the current and future transport needs of our National Capital.
• Project overview and updates.

12:00 - 12:30

Upgrading Public School Infrastructure

• Delivering infrastructure upgrades to ACT’s public schools.
• The ACT Government’s investment of approximately $100 million to renew and upgrade public schools across Canberra forms part of the more-than $1 billion-dollar pipeline of projects for public education facilities over the coming decade.

12:30 - 13:00

Delivering People-Focused Neighbourhoods Across the ACT: Presentation from Suburban Land Agency

14:00 - 14:20

Canberra’s Future Transport Network

• Targeting investment to support the efficient movement of people, making good use of limited road space, and reducing carbon emissions

14:20 - 15:00

Panel Discussion 
Infrastructure Priorities for the ACT

• What infrastructure should be prioritized to promote urban development and economic growth?
• How to effectively deliver major projects to best serve the ACT
• Addressing construction skills shortages