Mixed Use Precincts & Placemaking Summit

Mixed use development has emerged as the new development paradigm in today’s cities. However to work successfully, we need to move beyond the bricks to be real estate sociologists, to build community through common spaces and shared experiences.

Erika Pawley, Director Projects, Leamac Property Group

Mixed use development has emerged as the new development paradigm in today’s cities. However to work successfully, we need to move beyond the bricks to be real estate sociologists, to build community through common spaces and shared experiences.

Anita Mitchell, Chief Executive, Placemaking NSW

Mixed-use developments seek to connect and enrich their local communities. But it’s not enough to design, deliver and forget  – it’s the ongoing operational and placemaking strategies that defines the continued value of the asset. Alison will share how Lendlease has harnessed social impact as a strategy to connect communities and create meaningful places across their portfolio.

Alison Webb, Head of Customer Strategy, Lendlease

Our panel shares what they consider to be the key elements which support successful activation of precincts matched with the social value needs of the community. We consider the strategies adopted by investors and developers across the categories and which attract most value for stakeholders.

Moderator

Natalie Slessor, Executive Managing Director, Property Management, CBRE

Panelists include:

Alex Belcastro, Senior Vice‑President, Development and Precincts, Northwest Healthcare Properties

Rick Graf, Development Director, Billbergia

Letitia Hope, Head of Property Experience, ISPT

Sophie Forbat, Head of Arts and Placemaking, Randwick Heath and Innovation Precinct

Deborah Kelly, Investment Director, AustralianSuper

Bringing human focus to precincts has become an important pathway to create vibrant and diverse activity hubs that are well connected to employment opportunities and the local community. We identify different precincts typologies and draw on international examples to identify the critical and often hidden drivers of precinct success. We also explore the cost-benefit implications of different use-mixes on the end economic and social value of a precinct.

Christina Hobbes, Partner, Advisory+, Cushman & Wakefield

Mixed-use developments, including by combining public and private uses, create closer-knit communities and enhanced convenience and are successfully reinventing the concept of urban working and living. We consider how precinct the strategies are evolving, how social infrastructure can add value to precincts and how to maximise value creation.

Tom Roche, Executive Director, Property, Plenary Group

Developers and long-term investors can have different views on value. For a pension fund with a social value mandate, activating successful placemaking for community value is an essential aspect of the asset’s value. But how do you assess the social impact value of a precinct placemaking strategy? 

Simon Furness, Director of Property & Housing, Uniting

Precincts that combine innovative placemaking with digital technologies are becoming testbeds for urban innovation. Our panel shares their experiences of how technology innovations within place is finding ways to serve humancentric needs within public facing precincts.

Princess Ventura, NSW Regional Director, Urbis

Lindy Deitz, General Manager, Campbelltown City Council

Delegates split into moderated roundtables to share experiences of people-first, place-centric, activation strategies. Our moderators facilitate discussions and provide a summary of the table’s feedback.

1. Transport planning within mixed use developments for connected cities

Matt McKibbin, Executive Director, Planning for Places, Transport for NSW

2. Innovative place and precinct activation strategies to bring a property to life

Kat Smith, Founder and MD, Studio Perspective

4. Financing and investing risks in mixed use developments

Adrian Harrington, Senior Adviser, Lighthouse Infrastructure and NSW State Chair, Housing All Australians

5. Social housing and community engagement

Michelle Gegenhuber, CEO, PowerHousing Australia

6. What are the essential design ingredients for a successful precinct strategy?

Christina Hobbes, Partner, Advisory+, Cushman & Wakefield

7. Collaboration partnerships and occupant experience for smart precinct placemaking

Abigail Campion, National Placemaking & CX Manager, JLL

Precincts that combine innovative placemaking with digital technologies are becoming testbeds for urban innovation. Our panel shares their experiences of how technology innovations within place is finding ways to serve humancentric needs within public facing precincts.

Moderator:

Marc Lane, Principal, Cities, WSP

Panelists include:

Lance Chia, Director, Investment & Innovation, Liverpool Innovation Precinct

Vy Nguyen, Executive Director Precinct Development, NSW DPI&E

Emile Rademeyer, Executive Director, Creative Strategy, VANDAL

The best innovation districts are places that have been planned and curated to foster connection and character – to invite community in, and forge cross-sector relationships. When a precinct gets this right, innovation flourishes and investment flows. Businesses succeed and so do local communities. 

Andrew Hoyne, Founder & Principal, Hoyne

Whether creating next-generation future-fit workplaces, one-stop shopping and “experience” centres or transportation hubs that offer more than just a ticket to ride, one thing we know for sure is that mixed use places, done well, can deliver productivity wins for business and more compelling experiences for communities. 

Jennifer takes us behind the scenes of leading projects, revealing the customer drivers and trends behind their appeal and shares how to unlock asset value through the power of mixed use. 

Jennifer Cook, Director NSW and QLD, Village Well

Creating a mixed use development with a distinctive sense of place—rich in art and culture – will certainly attract people. The issue is does it enhance the value of real estate? Our panel shares views on the mixed use precinct operations plan and how they ensure the placemaking strategy delivers effective results.

Moderator:

Alex Belcastro, Senior Vice‑President, Development and Precincts, Northwest Healthcare Properties

Panelists include:

Victoria Moxey, Director Programs, Office of the 24-Hour Economy Commissioner

Andrew Coward, Co-Founder, Reactivate & Chair, Sydney District Council of the Urban Land Institute

Fiona Jones, Development Director – Mixed Use Origination, Stockland

Marianna Southwick, Principal, Southwick Advisory

Susan Skuodas, Director, Place Management, Sydney Olympic Park Authority