Program
In 2012, the Green Cities program features three distinct conference streams:
[Beyond Buildings] takes environmentally sustainable building to the next level, tackling the political, economic and technical issues facing the
industry today and in the next ten years. Join us as we stride toward the next frontier – communities, precincts and cities.
[Spotlight] focuses on the unique challenges and opportunities facing specific sectors and international markets. Bring your expertise to debate
and discuss leading case studies which highlight environmentally sustainable design, construction and operational performance.
[Think] is the new home of innovation and inspiration which will explore the key and sometimes contentious issues facing the green building
industry. This stream will comprise a combination of short 'n' sharp sessions to share big ideas and longer sessions to explore new and innovative
solutions to the built environment’s most pressing issues.
Green Building Council of Australia CPD: 5 CPD points per day are available for attending the conference on Monday and Tuesday - a total of 10 points.
Don't forget the exciting Green Cities Fringe events!
Expo open from 8am - 4pm. Attendance is free to trade delegates.
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| 8:00 AM |
Registration
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM (60 minutes)
Parkside Promenade
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Green Star - Communities 'Sneak Peek'
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM (30 minutes)
Bayside Gallery A
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| 9:00 AM |
COAG Reform Council - Announcement
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM (10 minutes)
Bayside Auditorium A
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| 9:10 AM |
Keynote Thinkers
9:10 AM - 10:30 AM (80 minutes)
Frank Becker
Author and Organisational Ecology Expert
The Evidence Cliff and Innovation's Mindset
Rachel Botsman
Social Innovator and Author
Collaborative Consumption - The Future of Building Strong Communities
Bayside Auditorium A
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| 10:30 AM |
Morning Tea
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM (45 minutes)
Exhibition Hall 5
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| 11:15 AM |
[Beyond Buildings] How Green is Your City? Indicators, Indexes & Information
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM (75 minutes)
Learn how new sustainability performance indicators and metrics can help us to plan and build sustainable cities for the future.
Bayside Gallery B
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[Think] The Colour of BIM is Green
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM (75 minutes)
Hear from Building Information Modelling (BIM) expert Pontus Bengtson on BIM's potential to inform and drive the green building agenda into the future.
Bayside 103
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[Spotlight] Industrial - big sheds & big opportunities
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM (75 minutes)
The green business case comes to life through Australian and international case studies. Key sector stakeholders will discuss valuation and decision making processes, delivery and process implementation and performance objectives and results.
Bayside Gallery A
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[Spotlight] Residential
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM (75 minutes)
Low carbon, zero carbon or carbon positive - where should our focus be now and into the future and how do we make it happen?
Bayside 102
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| 12:30 PM |
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (90 minutes)
Exhibition Hall 5
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| 2:00 PM |
[Beyond Buildings] Climate Adaptation & Resilience: Civil Infrastructure Meets Twitter
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM (75 minutes)
Hear from a diverse panel of soft and hard infrastructure experts on how we can create more resilient, adaptable communities that are better equipped to face future environmental challenges.
Bayside Gallery B
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[Think] Outside the Square
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM (75 minutes)
This session profiles four engaging speakers who have distilled their visions into 15 minutes of brilliance. It's bite sized pieces of inspiration!
Bayside Gallery A
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[Think] Rating Tool [R]evolution
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM (75 minutes)
A review of the progress of Australia's sustainability rating tools and your questions answered!
Bayside 103
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[Spotlight] Retail – social hubs & community connections
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM (75 minutes)
What is the future of the retail centre? A disconnected box or a thriving social hub? Leading retail developers explain how they want people to spend their time, not just their money.
Bayside 102
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| 3:15 PM |
Afternoon Tea
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM (45 minutes)
Exhibition Hall 5
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| 4:00 PM |
Q & A
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM (60 minutes)
Join the ABC's Fran Kelly as she moderates a Q&A panel with the Coalition's The Hon Greg Hunt MP, the Greens' Senator Christine Milne, Anna Rose Co-founder and Chair of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition, and Richard Denniss, Executive Director the Australia Institute.
Bayside Auditorium A
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The Wrap-up
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM (30 minutes)
Join Chief Executives Romilly Madew and Peter Verwer as they reflect on highlights from Green Cities 2012 and plans for the year ahead. Moderated by Robert Whitehead.
Bayside Auditorium A
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| 5:30 PM |
Green Cities closing drinks
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM (60 minutes)
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Program correct at time of viewing however, we reserve the right to make changes to the final program.
