'Making great places - Putting the pieces together' | Speaker Bios

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Keith Suter
A foremost speaker on global issues, as well as a highly regarded social commentator, strategic planner, writer and broadcaster, Keith appears on radio and is the global issues/foreign affairs presenter on Channel 7’s ‘Sunrise’ program.

Keith’s expertise covers International Affairs, Law, Society, Leadership, Business and the Future.

Keith is a member of the most prestigious global think tank in the world, The Club of Rome, comprised of only 100 members including people such as Mikhail Gorbachev, Bill Gates, Al Gore and Jimmy Carter. The Club of Rome meets regularly to discuss and analyse the social, political, economic and environmental issues of the day and how those issues impact on us now and into the future.

Peter Stronach
Peter Stronach is a principal of architects Allen Jack+Cottier. Peter is an advocate for local and national architectural issues.  His concern for livability and the environment – and how these dimensions inform each other - underpins 35 years of design, from single houses to community developments.

As the Director of Allen Jack+Cottier’s urban design section, Peter draws on  his involvement in the runner-up design for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Village masterplan (Aurora consortium). He was the first person to promote the idea  of housing athletes in relocatable housing units, which became key to the successful delivery of the Village. He has also been involved in major projects such as the Kogarah Town Centre and Sydney University Village.

Roderick Simpson
As principal of the architectural and urban design practice Simpson+Wilson,  Roderick Simpson led the urban design and spatial planning of the recently released Sustainable Sydney 2030 Strategy.

Roderick was involved in the development of the “City of Cities” Metropolitan Strategy for Sydney between 2003 and 2007.

He has been an active advocate of ecologically sustainable design principles, culminating in the formulation of “BASIX”, the NSW Building Sustainability Index that applies to all residential development in NSW.

Roderick’s projects have received recognition including the Premiers Award for Architecture, RAIA Presidents Award, and Merit Awards and PIA Award for Excellence in Urban Planning.

Marla Guppy
Marla Guppy is the director of Guppy & Associates, a Sydney based planning consultancy providing specialist services to Government, arts, community and the corporate sectors in cultural planning, civic processes and public art development.

Established in 1989, Guppy & Associates have completed a wide range of assignments including community renewal, facilities development, city cultural plans and major art projects. A strong advocate for cultural sustainability in urban Australia, Marla is the current public art co-ordinator for Landcom’s development of The Ponds in western Sydney.

Peter Ellyard
Dr Peter Ellyard is a futurist and strategic analyst. A graduate of the University of Sydney and Cornell University, he is an Executive Director of Melbourne based company Preferred Futures, which he founded in 1991.

Peter works with organisations and communities to help plan for both ‘thrival and thrivability’ in the 21st century. A former Executive Director for the Australian Commission for the Future (1988-1991), he previously held CEO positions in a number of public sector organisations, including two Environment Departments and an Industry and Technology Department.

Jon Lang
Jon Lang is a Professor of Architecture of the Faculty of the Built Environment at the University of New South Wales and teaches Urban Design and Architectural Theory. Jon’s experience includes professional practice in North America, South America, Africa, Asia and Europe, as well as academic appointments in North America.

An accomplished writer, Jon has written or co-written numerous books and has been a member of international design juries. He has also presented lectures at numerous international events.

Jon’s professional work includes a strong interest in urban renewal schemes and guideline writing for large scale urban projects. He’s a firm believer that good design is informed by good theory.

Andrew McAnulty
Director of Development APP, Andrew McAnulty is a qualified General Practice Chartered Surveyor (MRICS) and member of the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIOH), and has been involved in delivery of affordable housing and regeneration outcomes in the UK for the past 15 years. Andrew led the redevelopment of one of the largest single site regeneration projects in the UK, Stonebridge.

Stonebridge is a multi-award winning urban regeneration scheme, which recognised that investing in people and community infrastructure was a positive solution to anti-social behaviour, unemployment, crime, health and poor quality housing environment.

The success of Stonebridge has led to value uplift and the ability to recycle profit in order to achieve the vision.