Urbanity 2025: Full Program and Speaker Line-Up Revealed

Urbanity, The Urban Developer’s flagship conference, has officially launched its full program and speaker line-up for 2025 — and it’s shaping up to be the most ambitious and future-focused edition yet.

To be staged from July 29-31, 2025 at The Star, Gold Coast, Urbanity will bring together hundreds of C-suite executives, developers, investors, city-shapers, architects and innovators for three days of high-impact conversations, future thinking and unmatched networking opportunities.

With more than 50 speakers confirmed and a content-rich program now live, the countdown is officially on for the premier event for Australia’s built environment.

A program built for what’s next

The Urbanity 2025 program is curated around eight defining themes, each addressing the complex forces reshaping how we live, work, invest and build:

• Real Estate: Markets, cycles, geopolitics, capital flows and investor returns

• Cities: Precincts, policy, infrastructure, urban renewal and smart cities

• Housing: Supply, ownership, density, productivity and disruptive models

• Sustainability: Resilience, decarbonisation, renewable energy and circular economy

• Technology: AI, smart cities, renewables, and data centres

• Country: First Nations design, nature-based cities and rewilding

• Places: The future of work, retail, healthcare, ageing and logistics

• Construction: Robotics, prefab, modular, 3D printing and timber innovation

From macroeconomic insights to micro-urbanism, from ESG to AI, the agenda reflects the changing shape of Australian cities and the new leadership required to drive them forward.

View the full program: urbanity.theurbandeveloper.com/

Industry heavyweights join line-up

This year’s speaker line-up spans the breadth of the development industry—from ASX-listed executives and former mayors to designers, researchers, financiers and social impact leaders.

Developers, Leaders & Visionaries

• Soheil Abedian AM, Abedian & Co.

• Paul Hameister OAM, Nature Based Cities

• Chris Vitale & Letitia Vitale, Vitale Property Group

• Ron Dadd, Third.i Group

• Ross Pelligra, Pelligra

• David Gallant, Walker Corporation

• Dr Stefan Hajkowicz – CSIRO

• Sally Capp AO, Create Advisory & former lord mayor of Melbourne

Design, Architecture & Urban Futures

• Robbyn Carter, Studio Carter (US)

• Amy Dowse, Tzannes

• Callum Fraser, Fraser and Partners

• Peter Edwards, Archipelago

• Karl May, TURNER

• Felicity Douglas, NH Architecture

• Andy Lantz, RIOS (US)

• Felipe Miranda, COX

Housing Innovation & PropTech

• Justin Butterworth, Snug.com

• Chris Ferris, Coposit

• Nick Holden, Contour3D

• Natalie Rayment, Therefor Group

Finance, Capital & Investment

• Bruce Wan, MaxCap Group

• Tass Assarapin, Mitchell Brandtman

• Fabrizio Perilli, Versatile Group

Public Sector, Social Impact & ESG

• Victoria Parker, The Lady Musgrave Trust

• Will Hodgman, Invest Gold Coast & former Premier of Tasmania

• Lauren Kajewski, Hip v Hype

• Geoff Gourley, CLARA

• Kate Ffrench Blake & Michael Silman, Macquarie Group

• Dr Kate Meyrick, Urbis

And many more—representing every facet of Australia’s city-shaping ecosystem.

View all speakers: urbanity.theurbandeveloper.com/speakers

Why Urbanity 2025?

Urbanity isn’t just a conference—it’s a convergence of ideas, industries and innovations that will shape the next decade of development in Australia.

Attendees can expect:

• An immersive main stage program and deep-dive breakouts

• VIP networking events, industry mixers and curated roundtables

• A line-up of Gold Coast site tours exploring precincts and mega-projects

• The Urban Developer Awards for Industry Excellence

• A collaborative, energised community of industry leaders and change-makers

Tickets are now available. Visit urbanity.theurbandeveloper.com to register and explore accommodation and partnership opportunities.