City Practices Concurrent Session Program

Refer to the Program Overview on the website for Plenary Session information and overall Summit timings.

WEDNESDAY 12 July 20171330-1500

SESSION 1L Building Zero Carbon Cities

SESSION 1M Creating Climate Resilient Cities

SESSION 1N Engaging and Involving Citizens and Communities

SESSION 1O Making it Happen: Planning and Governance for Ecocities

Theme Zero Carbon Cities: Key Priorities and Pathways

Urban Biodiversity and City Resilience

Inclusive Public Space: An Action Research Agenda

Planning Large Scale Urban Transformation

Room 207 105 106 208

PANEL DISCUSSION

Addressing the priorities for cities in moving towards a zero-carbon future

Zachary Tofias, Director, C40 Sustainable Communities Initiative and C40 Climate Positive Development Program

John Mauro, Chief Sustainability Officer, City of Auckland

Linda Holstrom, Policy Advisor, Climate Unit, Executive Office, City of Stockholm

Chris Derksema, Sustainability Director, City of Sydney

GROUP PRESENTATION

Policies and strategies for creating urban biodiversity and resilience

Prof Lars Coenen, Resilient Cities Chair, The University of Melbourne and City of Melbourne

James Fitzsimons, Director of Conservation, The Nature Conservancy

Dr Dave Kendal, Green Infrastructure Research Group, The University of Melbourne

A/Prof Rodney van der Ree, Australiana Research Centre for Urban Ecology

Prof Thomas Elmqvist, Stockholm Resilience Centre

Ernita Van Wyk, ICLEI Africa

WORKSHOP

How local governments can co-create and improve urban public space and how can we measure and monitor improvements to inclusive public spaces?

Zoe Condliffe, Plan International

Andrea Cook, Cristina Hernandez, Dominique Hes, Iderlina Mateo-Babiano, SriPallavi Nadimpalli, Carolyn Whitzman, Angelica Rojas, Jenny Zhou and Judith Bush, The University of Melbourne

Joyati Das, World Vision International

Alli Edwards, XYX Lab

Lucinda Hartley, Dani de Rose and Helen Rowe, Co-Design Studio

Gilbert Rouchecouste, Village Well

GROUP PRESENTATION

Planning for changing communities - Reliability and Flexibility in the Fishermans Bend Planning Process

Geoff Ward, General Manager, Fishermans Bend

Strategic spatial planning and the building of healthy and caring cities: a comparative study of Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Singapore

Prof Mee Kam Ng, Director of Urban Studies Programme, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Achievements in decarbonisation at the Royal Seaport Ecodistrict in the City of Stockholm

Christina Salmhoffer, Sustainability Manager, Stockholm Royal Seaport

PANEL DISCUSSION

Geoff Ward, General Manager, Fishermans Bend Taskforce

Prof Mee Kam Ng, Director of Urban Studies Programme, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Christina Salmhoffer, Sustainability Manager, Stockholm Royal Seaport

Todd Berry, Fishermans Bend Taskforce

Neal Giles, Fishermans Bend Taskforce

Marjan Hajjari, Fishermans Bend Taskforce

Sarah Reid, Fishermans Bend Taskforce

MEL

BOUR

NE,

AUS

TRAL

IA

| w

ww

.eco

city

2017

.com

ECOCITY WORLD SUMMIT 2017 12-14 July 2017

WEDNESDAY 12 July 2017 continued

1600-1730

SESSION 2L Building Zero Carbon Cities

SESSION 2M Creating Climate Resilient Cities

SESSION 2N Engaging and Involving Citizens and Communities

SESSION 2O Making it Happen: Planning and Governance for Ecocities

Theme Zero Carbon Cities: Local Actions to Meet Global Commitments

“Of Droughts and Flooding Rains”….WorkingTogether to Overcome the Challenges of Climate Change in a Growing City

Caring for Country: Indigenous Perspectives on Urban Planning

Ecocities in Suburbia and Regional Cities

Room 207 105 106 208

GROUP PRESENTATION

Actions which local and state governments can take to assist cities meet their global climate mitigation and adaptation targets

TAKE2: Victoria’s climate change pledge program and the role of collective business action to reach a net zero emissions future

Stan Krpan, CEO, Sustainability Victoria

Debra Roberts, Climate Change Advisor to ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability

Julia Grant, Director, Climate Change, South Australian Government

Trude Rauken, City of Oslo

Mayor Sandra Wilson, City of Hobsons Bay

GROUP PRESENTATION

Building Resilience, Liveability and Integrated Water Management in Melbourne

Abby Farmer, Department of Environment Land, Water and Planning, Victorian Government

Cities in floodplains; adapting our built and social environment to our natural environment

Deborah Riley, Principal, Resilience, Melbourne Water

A city that adapts well to climate change will continue to prosper and thrive

Kate Vinot, Director, City Stragegy, City of Melbourne

Emerging Trends in City Adaptation: Rainfall and Sea Level Rise

Katie Vines, Head of Adaptation Research, C40

WORKSHOP

Indigenous perspectives on urban planning

Rueben Berg, Indigenous Architecture and Design Victoria

Lauren Arabena, RMIT University, Clean Air and Urban Landscapes Hub

This session will examine the challenges and solutions to transforming our regional cities and towns, both existing and new to becoming Ecocities

City of Joondalup climate change strategy

Lucy Sheehy, Acting Environmental Development Coordinator, City of Joondalup

Mullum Creek: a sustainable greenfield housing development

Paul Haar, Mullum Creek Housing Project

Building the future: transforming our communities into energy efficient, resilient, renewable energy powerhouses, catchments and foodbowls

Marc Noyce, Biofilta and Brendan Condon, The Cape

Getting what you paid for: a mutli-layered approach to radically improve the quality of housing construction in Australia

Jeff Robinson, Aurecon

City Practices Concurrent Session Program (Cont.)

ECOCITY WORLD SUMMIT 2017 12-14 July 2017M

ELBO

URN

E, A

USTR

ALIA

|

ww

w.e

coci

ty20

17.c

om

THURSDAY 13 July 20171100-1230

SESSION 3L Building Zero Carbon Cities

SESSION 3M Creating Climate Resilient Cities

SESSION 3N Engaging and Involving Citizens and Communities

SESSION 3O Making it Happen: Planning and Governance for Ecocities

Theme 100% Renewable Cities: Workshop on the Role of Governments and Energy Users

Cooling Communities Engaging and Involving Citizens and Communities for Creativity, Collaboration and Change

Disaster Risk Reduction for Local Government

Room 207 105 106 208

Presentation on City of Melbourne Renewable Energy strategy followed by a City of Melbourne panel discussion

Adam Zaborszczyk, Renewable Energy Manager,

City of Melbourne Panel discussion

Simone De Concha, Sustainability Director, JLL

Nicola Murphy, Head of Environmental Sustainability, NAB

GROUP PRESENTATION

Cooling communities

Kathryn Skidmore, City of Moreland

Australian houses and heatwaves: designing for thermal comfort in a new climate

Jon Morgan and Gavan Ashley, Moreland Energy Foundation Limited

Addressing urban heat in a warming climate

Louise Lovell, Vaughn Grey and Alex English, City of Moreland

The session will present examples of approaches to engage and involve citizens in science to solve environmental problems.

This will be followed by a participatory workshop examining how to create impactful proposals based upon grassroots cultural mapping and storytelling.

Shannon Dosemagen, CEO, Public Lab, Los Angeles, Vice Chair EPA (USA) National Advisory Council on Environmental Policy and Technology, Vice Chair of US Citizen Science Association

Alison Edwards, Department of Art, Design and Architecture, Monash University

Zoe Condliffe, Youth and Community Engagement Advisor, Plan International

GROUP PRESENTATION

Local government strategies for identifying and addressing disaster risk challenges

Steve Gawler, ICLEI Oceania

Helen Scott, RMIT University, Core Sustainability Services

Karibaiti Taoba, Commonwealth Local Government Forum for the Pacific, Fiji

City Practices Concurrent Session Program (Cont.)

MEL

BOUR

NE,

AUS

TRAL

IA

| w

ww

.eco

city

2017

.com

ECOCITY WORLD SUMMIT 2017 12-14 July 2017

City Practices Concurrent Session Program (Cont.)

THURSDAY 13 July 2017 continued

1530-1700

SESSION 4L Building Zero Carbon Cities

SESSION 4M Creating Climate Resilient Cities

SESSION 4N Engaging and Involving Citizens and Communities

SESSION 4O Making it Happen: Planning and Governance for Ecocities

Theme Metropolitan Energy Efficiency and Green Building Strategies

Building the Case for Investing in Green Infrastructure: A Business Development Approach

Engaging Citizens in Disaster and Resilience Planning: The Refuge Project

Legal and Financial Instruments to Drive Change

Room 207 105 106 208

This session will provide an overview of what to expect from buildings of the future, then consider how state and local government can facilitate improved building performance in cities

WORKSHOP

This workshop builds upon work undertaken as part of the City of Melbourne-led Assessing the Economic Value of Green Infrastructure project. As part of the project, a Green Infrastructure Economic Framework for local government was developed. Using a peer-to-peer learning model guided by the framework creators, this workshop will focus on specific issues that practitioners in the green infrastructure area are currently facing. These include valuing green infrastructure; building the business case; and embedding practice into operational frameworks.

Celeste Young and Roger Jones, Centre for Strategic Economic Studies, Victoria University

Presentation on the Refuge Project which has involved a wide range of artists, emergency service workers and local community members in simulating and learning from a large scale urban climate related disaster

Angharad Wynne Jones, Arts House, Director of the Refuge Project

Hannah Donnelley, First Nations

Jen Rae, First Nations

Steve Cameron, Emergency Management Victoria

This session will explore a variety of legal and finance mechanisms cities and their partners have developed to drive change in behaviour

Building energy efficiency – improving energy efficiency on existing buildings and built environment

Warren Overton, Sustainability Victoria

What a difference an environmental levy makes!

Peter Maganov, Randwick City Council

The CitySwitch Strategy: Driving private sector energy efficiency

Paul Whelan, Sustainability Officer, City of Melbourne

Public-private-plus partnerships to advance city projects

Amy Aussiekar, Envision

Buildings of the future: industry perspectives on how intelligent buildings can drive a revolution in adaptability, resilience and wellness

Adolfo Fernandez, Aurecon Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Leader

Solar savers: local government finance mechanisms for renewable energy

David Meiklejon, Northern Alliance for Greenhouse Action

Public, Private Partnerships: Leveraging PPP to provide insights for energy and water savings for commercial buildings

Robert Borzillo, Director, Smart Cities, Itron

Positive Charge

Gavin Mountjoy, City of Darebin

ECOCITY WORLD SUMMIT 2017 12-14 July 2017M

ELBO

URN

E, A

USTR

ALIA

|

ww

w.e

coci

ty20

17.c

om

City Practices Concurrent Session Program (Cont.)

FRIDAY 14 July 20171030-1200

SESSION 5L Building Zero Carbon Cities

SESSION 5M Creating Climate Resilient Cities

SESSION 5N Engaging and Involving Citizens and Communities

SESSION 5O Making it Happen: Planning and Governance for Ecocities

Theme Implementing Deep De-Carbonisation in Cities and Communities

Creating an Urban Forest Listening in on the Social Buzz Melbourne Water: Shaping the Ecocity through a Culture of Innovation

Room 207 105 106 208

GROUP PRESENTATION

Strategies for driving rapid progress in decarbonising cities and communities

Scott Ferraro, Climate Works

Zero carbon communities – rural, regional and urban communities working towards zero carbon

Vanessa Petrie and Imogen Jubb, Beyond Zero Emissions

Representatives from Nillumbik, Byron Bay, Baw Baw and Benalla Zero Carbon Communities

MASTERCLASS

Best practice implementation of Urban Forest strategies – a mini master class from leading city and industry practitioners

Jess Miller, 202020 Vision

Ian Shears, City of Melbourne

Dave Kendal, The University of Melbourne

Vaughn Grey, Moreland City Council

Cr Cathy Oke, Clean Air and Urban Landscapes Hub

Whether you are listening or not, your community is talking. While face-to-face conversation is often preferable, it isn’t always possible. Thankfully, technology is helping make it easier than ever to engage those who don’t have the time or ability to participate in traditional meetings or public events. Digital engagement efforts primarily work in two ways. Digital tools can help you measure what people in your community are thinking, and they can help you create an online forum where people can share and debate ideas. This session will cover both in depth.

Jessica Christensen-Franks, Neighbourlytics

Anthony Aisenburg, Crowdspot

MASTERCLASS (cont. in Session 6O)

This interactive and participatory session will explore how the Eco-city philosophy has influenced Melbourne Water to lead with innovation and work together with partners and community.

Innovations will be demonstrated by discussing key challenges in water supply and waste water treatment and new service offerings such as management of catchments and waterways, codigestion of wastes at the Western Treatment Plant, embedding urban design through masterplanning and engagement and Integrated Water Management. An overview of the key strategies and plans that are under development at Melbourne Water for these programs will be presented and explored.

Robert Considine, Tashia Dixon, Suelin Haynes, David Flower and Dan Besley, Melbourne Water

MEL

BOUR

NE,

AUS

TRAL

IA

| w

ww

.eco

city

2017

.com

ECOCITY WORLD SUMMIT 2017 12-14 July 2017

FRIDAY 14 July 2017 continued1300-1430

SESSION 6L Building Zero Carbon Cities

SESSION 6M Creating Climate Resilient Cities

SESSION 6N Engaging and Involving Citizens and Communities

SESSION 6O Making it Happen: Planning and Governance for Ecocities

Theme Resource Recovery and Waste Management in Zero Carbon Cities

Mapping Your Urban Forest Engaging Citizens in Urban Food Security

Melbourne Water: Shaping the Ecocity through a Culture of Innovation

Room 207 105 106 208

This session will profile new waste management, recycling and resource recovery strategies for achieving a zero carbon city. It will examine strategies, governance, infrastructure and funding models needed to change the paradigm of waste management in Australia.

City of Sydney: Leaving Nothing to WasteChris Derksema, Sustainability Director,

MASTERCLASS Best practice strategies for Mapping Urban Greening – a mini master class from leading researchers and city practitionersGuy Barnett, CSIRO

Jess Miller, 202020 Vision

Dave Kendal, The University of Melbourne

Joe Hurley, RMIT

David Callow, City of Melbourne

Cr Cathy Oke, Clean Air and Urban Landscapes Hub

Leigh Staas, Centre for Smart Green Cities, Macquarie University

GROUP PRESENTATIONStrategies for improving urban food securityResource access for urban agriculture in citiesHermann Paulenz, Spiire

Anisa Rogers, The University of Melbourne

Alison Breach, City of Darebin (TBC)

Ellie Blackwood, 2000 Acres (TBC)

Theo Kitchener, Gnomes Project (TBC)

MASTERCLASS (cont. from Session 5O)Robert Considine, Tashia Dixon, Sueelin Haynes, David Flower and Dan Besley, Melbourne Water

Moving beyond waste in a material worldHelen Millicer, One Planet Consulting and Manager of recycling programs for Vinyl Council of Australia

What a Waste: the recycling industries contribution to a zero carbon city Grant Musgrove, CEO, Australian Council of Recycling

1500-1630

SESSION 7L Building Zero Carbon Cities

SESSION 7M Creating Climate Resilient Cities

SESSION 7N Engaging and Involving Citizens and Communities

SESSION 7O Making it Happen: Planning and Governance for Ecocities

Theme Zero Carbon Transport and Mobility

Living Infrastructure Workshop Collaborative Governance for Urban Development

Planning and Leading Resilient Cities

Room 207 105 106 208

GROUP PRESENTATIONTransition to zero emissions transportStuart Nesbitt, Moreland City Council

Baby you can’t drive my car – getting ready for autonomous vehiclesMatt Coetzee, Aurecon

Transforming and redefining rural and city divides through the revolutionary Hyperloop systemZachary McClellandSustainability Mobility Project – 2017Andrew Petersen, Sustainable Business Australia

Behyad Jafari, Electric Vehicle Council

WORKSHOP Practical aspects of designing, building and maintaining large scale living infrastructure projects in our built environmentJock Gammon and Suzie Barnett, Junglefy

Fraser Torpy, University of Technology Sydney

Roger Jasprizza, Oculus

Matthew Williams, LendLease

MASTERCLASSCollaborative Governance for Urban DevelopmentThis masterclass will provide participants the opportunity to explore: » the core theory of collaborative

governance, » an outline of the collaborative

governance framework, » application to urban

redevelopment projects through a global best practice case study,

» supporting activities and extensive interaction with participants.

Adam Beck, Executive Director Smart Cities Council

PANEL DISCUSSIONLearning from the Ecocity Summit on planning and leading resilient cities Prof Lars Coenen, Resilience Chair The University of Melbourne and City of Melbourne

Toby Kent, CEO, Melbourne Resilience Office

Rob Turk, ARUP

Prof Billie Giles-Corti, RMIT University

City Practices Concurrent Session Program (Cont.)

ECOCITY WORLD SUMMIT 2017 12-14 July 2017M

ELBO

URN

E, A

USTR

ALIA

|

ww

w.e

coci

ty20

17.c

om