Agenda

09:00

AIRPORT PLANNING, DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT 

09:10

  • Where construction of the Western Sydney International Airport is at 2 years into the seven-year build 
  • How the Western Sydney airport is achieving it’s role as a catalyst for jobs and opportunities in Sydney’s west, including a 54% local community workforce 
  • How businesses of all size can service and supply this city shaping project 
  • Forecasts of global air traffic following COVID-19 and impact on the planning, design and project targets for Western Sydney Airport. 
  • What operations of the airport would look like for freight and passenger services? How operations of freight and passenger will be integrated for an efficient flow of goods and passengers  

09:30

  • Incorporating new and emerging technologies into the design and operations of the future terminal   
  • Working with all stakeholders to deliver an airport that will meet the needs of industry and the local and new community.

10:10

10:35

11:00

11:25

12:30

01:30

AEROTROPOLIS PARTNERSHIPS & INVESTMENT 

02:00

  • Ensuring a shared vision is maintained as the Aerotropolis continuously develops. 
  • Collaborating with government to plan and deliver the infrastructure, systems, technologies and places to enable a true smart city 
  • Where do future opportunities lie to attract the right industries and businesses 
  • Collaborating together to ensure investment, quality education, jobs, lifestyles and a successful future for Western Parkland City 

02:40

03:10

  • Taking a collaborative approach to funding the total cost of Aerotropolis infrastructure, estimated at up to $100 billion over the next 20 years. 
  • Examining innovative schemes and alternate funding models to finance the total cost of infrastructure delivery. 
  • Unpacking the Special Infrastructure Contribution (SIC) for developers; how will the funding proposal work and what impact will it have on development and investment in the Aerotropolis?

LEARNING FROM WORLD LEADING AIRPORTS 

03:50

04:30

04:40

08:30

08:40

08:50

  • Update on how the Aerotropolis is taking shape; insight into the Rezoning’s and Planning Package and the employment, education and training opportunities the airport city will bring for residents  
  • Planning considerations for Bradfield post-COVID; challenges and opportunities and lessons learnt moving forward 
  • How is the Aerotropolis tracking and what will it look like when the airport is fully operational? 
  • Updated forecasts for the future growth in the area and how is this being incorporated into today’s planning?   

IMPROVING CONNECTIVITY

09:40

10:10

  • Optimising the efficiency and effectiveness of freight handling and logistics network in the region 
  • Planning strategic freight corridors and intermodal terminals that will serve both the airport and surrounding industrial development  
  • Identifying the infrastructure needed for an efficient and effective road and rail freight network that is integrated with ports and airports to support future demand  
  • Unpacking the concepts behind the Western Sydney Freight line and how it will free up capacity 

10:40

11:00

UTILITIES INFRASTRUCTURE AND GREENSPACE INTIATIVES 

11:30

  • Bringing the Western Sydney Parkland City vision life through integrated, water resilient and landscape led planning 
  • Accelerating the construction of new water and wastewater assets and amplifying existing services to support current and future growth 
  • Unpacking new and realistic approaches to landscape led design that can enable a cool, green and liveable Western Sydney with healthy waterways  

12:00

  • How green space provided in the Western Sydney Aerotropolis will support future development.  
  • Connecting precinct planning drivers with country, landscape-led design and a blue and green infrastructure framework 
  • How blue-green infrastructure can help deliver healthier, happier and more resilient communities and places within the Aerotropolis 

PRECINCT AND PLACE DEVELOPMENT 

12:30

01:30

  • How the Western Sydney Aerotropolis precincts are incorporating collaborative and integrated place making to deliver the projects vision and drive value for development of a new global  gateway  
  • Utilising placemaking principles along mass transit corridors to  deliver walkable and cycle friendly  neighbourhoods  
  • Creating vibrant and liveable communities though creative placemaking  
  • Developing community in area grounded on the global delivery of goods and services   

02:00

  • Unpacking plans for the Australian first ‘Multiversity’ higher education campus in the heart pf the Western Sydney Aerotropolis 
  • How collaborative university partnerships can transform the region and produce the graduates, research and industry links needed to make the Aerotropolis a success.  
  • Developing one campus with strong links to local industry, tailored vocational education and training and STEM-focused schooling 

02:30

02:50

  • How government and industry can collaborate to deliver economic growth through world-leading precincts  
  • Leveraging developer expertise, technology and innovation to build sustainable and productive precincts 
  • Planning for mixed-use and high-density development to meet future demand and maximise growth opportunities 
  • Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on the development and planning of Precincts – has the pandemic changed how we view collaboration and co-location? 

03:30

  • Stimulating regional economic growth, employment opportunities and liveability in local communities through increased commercial, residential, retail and industrial development in the region 
  • What role do local councils play in the development, facilitation, and activation of the Aerotropolis precincts? 
  • Working collaboratively to deliver better outcomes for our communities and the Western Parkland region. 

04:10

04:20