2024 National Congress

 
Previous NGAA guest speakers

Previous NGAA guest speakers include Prime Minister Anthony Albanese MP and Minister for Local Government, Kristy McBain MP.

Congress Highlights

  • Western Sydney Airport Site tour
  • Keynote Speakers on new city governance, policy and design
  • Political speakers
  • NGAA Awards Dinner
  • Panel discussions on creating resilient, liveable and thriving communities in our outer suburbs
  • Networking opportunities with:
    • Mayors, CEOs and specialists from Australia’s fast growing local government areas
    • Politicians
    • and business partners in development, planning and infrastructure industries.
Speakers

Watch this page for speaker announcements.

Dr Liz Allen

Demographer, Author, Senior Lecturer


Dr Liz Allen is an award-winning demographer with quantitative and qualitative research expertise. Named as a “Woman to Watch” by the Australian Financial Review in 2023, Liz is a change-maker, bringing data to life in meaningful ways, challenging the status quo and helping to shine a spot light on inequality. Growing up in Western Sydney, Dr Allen has a firm belief that it is through her experience of growing up on the fringes that has given her an advantage, a special responsibility to help those who don't fit the statistical norms. In her book “The Future of Us”, Dr Allen tracks Australia's demographic journey through time and presents opportunities for a fairer and more equal nation

Dr Tim Williams

CEO, Studio THI


Dr Tim Williams heads up Grimshaw’s Cities Initiative which forms part of the Cities and Social Impact Group. This is a new initiative which differentiates Grimshaw. It informs our understanding as to the key urban issues and trends evident in the wake of the pandemic of maximum relevance to those working in the built environment and real estate. It helps us understand the places – their strategic objectives and needs – in which we build so as to maximise our social impact and benefits for both client and community. Tim has an international ‘city-shaping’ reputation in urban strategies, land use and transport planning, smart cities strategies, city-benchmarking and area transformation and regeneration. He also has a big track record in getting top-level buy-in by key decision-maker and by communities to challenging urban transformation and infrastructure projects.

Do you want to reach key decision makers from Australia's fastest growing outer cities and suburbs? Get in touch to learn more about the benefits of partnering with the NGAA for this years National Congress. For more information, please contact NGAA Chief Executive Officer, Bronwen Clark, on 0448 401 257 or at bronwen.clark@ngaa.org.au.

Looking back at Congress in previous years
Congress 2019 Congress 2022 Congress 2023