Creating Australia’s Best Airport City Conference
November 2017
Registration
Welcome
David Borger, Director, Sydney Business Chamber, Western Sydney
Stephen Cartwright, CEO, NSW Business Chamber
Opening Address
The Hon. Gladys Berejiklian MP, Premier of New South Wales
Report Launch: A Western Sydney Aerotropolis - Liverpool City Council / PwC
Kiersten Fishburn, CEO, Liverpool City Council
Panel Discussion - Western Sydney Airport: An Industry Perspective
- Facilitated by Jeremy Thorpe, Partner, PwC
- NG backing WS opportunities in defence/aerospace - Ian Irving, Northrop Grumman
- Export opportunities: connecting Darling Downs to international destinations - John Wagner, Wagners (Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport, Toowoomba)
- Agribusiness opportunities - Fiona Simson, President, National Farmers' Federation
- Sydney Science Park: Generating jobs for Western Sydney - John Vassallo, CEO, Celestino
KEYNOTE
Paul O'Sullivan, Chair, Western Sydney Airport Co
Morning Tea
KEYNOTE
Reflecting a Western Sydney identity into an iconic airport design
Antoinette Nassopoulos Erickson, Architect and Partner, Foster + Partners, London
(Presented by Lendlease)
KEYNOTE - The Denver Experience: Learnings for Western Sydney
Kim Day, CEO, Denver Airport
Q&A with Kim Day and Eric Hiraga, Executive Director, Denver Office of Economic Development
(Facilitated by David Borger, Director, Sydney Business Chamber, Western Sydney)
Panel Discussion - Connecting Asia to Western Sydney
- Forum Chair - Barry Abrams, Executive Director, Board of Airline Representatives of Australia Inc (BARA)
- Singapore Airlines Limited - Geoffrey Rickard, Station Manager Sydney
- China Southern Airlines - Bill Bryant, Manager, Corporate Affairs and Communications
- All Nippon Airways - Ryo Sadayuki, Vice President and General Manager, ANA Oceania Region
SHOWCASE - BREAK OUT SESSIONS
1. Designing an Iconic Airport - Lendlease
2. Creating the Aerotropolis - Diane Legge Kemp, Arcadis
3. Skilling Up and Staying Skilled
Lunch
Break Out Sessions and Think Tanks
1. Designing an Iconic Airport - Led by Lendlease
- Chair on the Design Forum - Dale Connor, CEO Lendlease Building
- Antoinette Nassopoulos Erickson, Foster + Partners
- Kim Day, CEO Denver Airport
- Michael Burns, UK Partner Global Aviation Leader, PwC
2. Creating the Aerotropolis - Led by Arcadis
- Chair on the Aerotropolis Forum - Dianne Legge Kemp, Arcadis
- Duncan Challen, Executive Director Industry Development, Department of Industry
- Dean Willemsen, CEO, DNW Group
- Eric Hiraga, Executive Director, Denver Office of Economic Development
3. Education and Training - Skilling Up and Staying Skilled
- Chair on the Education Forum - Professor Peter Shergold, Vice Chancellor, Western Sydney University
- Dr Andy Marks, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Western Sydney University
- Professor Richard Miles, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education – Enterprise and Engagement), University of Sydney
- Michael Cullen, Regional General Manager, Western Sydney - TAFE NSW
- Professor Trevor Cairney OAM, President, NSW Business Chamber
Afternoon Tea
THINK TANK REVIEWS - Forum Chairs
KEYNOTE - Commissioning the Airport City
Geoff Roberts, Deputy Chief Commissioner and Economics Commissioner, Greater Sydney Commission
CONFERENCE WRAP UP - Where to from here?
The Hon Paul Fletcher MP, Minister for Urban Infrastructure and David Borger, Director, Sydney Business Chamber, Western Sydney
Drinks and networking