Smart Places Summit 2021
Smart Places Summit
When: Friday, 6 August 2021
Where: Virtual conference
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Bringing together industry, government and place owners, the Smart Places Summit was a catalyst for sharing strategies and insights as well as leveraging collective inspirations for creating smart places.
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Dr Sarah Hill, CEO of the Western Parkland City Authority, launched the Smart Western City Program.
Building on the Smart Places Masterclass Series, the summit was an exciting combination of presentations, interactive panel discussions and case studies. Topics included:
- challenges for industry and government, such as building trust and creating innovative, collaborative environments for delivering successful projects
- examples from local government showcasing the value of smart places
- place-based approaches to smart places and how they can improve NSW
- priorities for government to support acceleration of smart places projects.
Missed out? Rewatch the live sessions:
Opening and Welcome to Country
Dr Ian Oppermann, NSW Chief Data Scientist, NSW Department of Customer Service and Uncle Allen Madden
Keynote Address by Minister Dominello
The Hon. Victor Dominello, MP, Minister for Customer Service, Minister for Digital
Smart Places Acceleration Program with Simon Hunter
Simon Hunter, Executive Director Strategy and Innovation NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment
Envisioning in 3D: Camden Council Proof of Concept
- Gaya Gounder, Chief Information Officer, Camden City Council
- Wayne Paterson Director Spatial Operations, NSW Department of Customer Service
Petrhyce Donovan, Manager, Digital Innovation and Smart Cities, Canterbury-Bankstown City Council
Panel: How Smart Places can drive entrepreneurship
- Amy Brown, CEO, Investment NSW
- Michael Rodrigues, 24 Hour Economy Commissioner, NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet
- Meredith Hodgman, Smart Cities Workstream Chair, IoT Alliance Australia
Fireside Chat with Minister Fletcher
- Dr Ian Oppermann, NSW Chief Data Scientist, NSW Department of Customer Service
- The Hon. Paul Fletcher, MP, Federal Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities, and the Arts
Launch of the Smart Western City Program
Dr Sarah Hill, CEO, Western Parkland City Authority
Australian Government cities policy
Tiffany Karlsson, Assistant Secretary for City Deals, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications
The role of local government in driving Smart Places
- Kiersten Fishburn, Coordinator General Planning Delivery and Local Government, NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment
- Councillor Darriea Turley, AM, Mayor Broken Hill City Council
- Lisa McLean, CEO, NSW Circular
Digital equity, accessibility, and inclusion with Rachel Maiden
Rachel Maiden, Director Digital NSW, NSW Department of Customer Service
Equity, accessibility, and inclusion with Vanessa Gordon
Vanessa Gordon, Director Place Excellence and Public Space, NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment
Panel: Creating an innovative and collaborative environment to drive Smart Places
- Adam Mowlam, President, Australian Smart Communities Association,
- Meredith Hodgman, Smart Cities Workstream Chair, IoT Alliance Australia
- Lisa McLean, CEO, NSW Circular
- Kirstie Allen, Deputy Secretary, NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment
- Yatu Widders-Hunt, General Manager, Cox Inall Ridgeway
- Dr Kate Harrington, Head of Strategic Digital Initiatives, NSW Department of Customer Service
Closing remarks and actions from the Summit and Masterclasses
Dr Ian Oppermann, NSW Chief Data Scientist, NSW Department of Customer Service
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