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Last updated 19 September 2023
2023APCS KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
View the full program here.
Plaza Auditorium, Brisbane Convention & Events Centre (BCEC)
Thursday 12 October
President, Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organising Committee (Brisbane)
2023APCS MASTER OF CEREMONIES
Thursday 12 October
BIG PICTURE SESSION - CITIES OF CONNECTION
Plaza Auditorium, Brisbane Convention & Events Centre (BCEC)
Steven Liew
Director of Public Policy, Asia Pacific, Airbnb (Singapore)
Simon Wills
Vice President, Public Sector Innovation, Mastercard (St Leonards-on-Sea)
Theodora Le Souquet
Managing Director, Canaria Technologies (Brisbane)
Thursday 12 October
COUNCIL OF CAPITAL CITY LORD MAYORAL PANEL
Plaza Auditorium, Brisbane Convention & Events Centre (BCEC)
Andrew Barr
Chief Minister, Australian Capital Territory (Canberra)
Adrian Schrinner
Lord Mayor, Brisbane City Council (Brisbane)
Jane Lomax-Smith
Lord Mayor, City of Adelaide (Adelaide)
Kon Vatskalis
Lord Mayor - City of Darwin (Darwin)
Basil Zampas
Lord Mayor - City of Perth (Perth)
Sally Capp
Lord Mayor, City of Melbourne (Melbourne)
Anna Reynolds
Lord Mayor, Hobart City Council (Hobart)
Thursday 12 October
BIG PICTURE SESSION - CITIES OF SUSTAINABILITY
Plaza Auditorium, Brisbane Convention & Events Centre (BCEC)
Paul Fox
Chief Strategy Officer, Evie Networks (Sydney)
Prof David Simmons
Emeritus Professor, Lincoln University (Christchurch)
Adrian Schrinner
Lord Mayor, Brisbane City Council (Brisbane)
Bruno Dercon
Regional Representative, Regional Officer for Asia Pacific,
UN-Habitat (Fukuoka)
FRIDAY 13 October
COUNCIL OF MAYORS SOUTHEAST QUEENSLAND PANEL
Plaza Auditorium, Brisbane Convention & Events Centre (BCEC)
Adrian Schrinner
Lord Mayor, Brisbane City Council (Brisbane)
George Harvie
Mayor, City of Delta and Chair,Metro Vancouver (Perth)
Teresa Harding
Mayor, Ipswich City Council (Ipswich)
John McEwen
Mayor, Anmore and Vice Chair, Metro Vancouver (Anmore)
Peter Flannery
Mayor, City of Moreton Bay (Moreton Bay)
Brad West
Mayor, Port Coquitlam and Director, Metro Vancouver (Port Coquitlam)
Friday 13 October
BIG PICTURE SESSION - CITIES OF LEGACY
Plaza Auditorium, Brisbane Convention & Events Centre (BCEC)
Joanna Rowelle
Global City Economics Leader, Arup (London)
Nadia Verjee
Executive Director, Expo Dubai Group (Dubai)
Krista Adams
Deputy Mayor, Brisbane City Council (Brisbane)