Wednesday 9 November: Smart Communities Summit

About Smart Communities Summit Smart Communities Summit day two

Pre-conference masterclasses Register

08:15

Registration and welcome coffee

08:50

Opening remarks from the Chair

Peter Filmer
Retired Manager, Events & Sister Cities
Blacktown City Council

MINISTERIAL ADDRESS

09:00

Future direction of Australia’s smart cities

Hon. Wendy Tuckerman
Minister for Local Government
New South Wales Government

USING DIGITAL INNOVATION TO ADVANCE SMART COMMUNITIES

09:20

Rethink City Living - How video is shaping cities across the world

Brian Cross
Business Development Manager - South Pacific
Milestone Systems

09:45

Harnessing smart technologies to develop a smart Greater Launceston transformation

Leveraging city data, digital twin technology and forming cross-jurisdictional collaboration to complete successful smart projects
Encouraging innovative thinkers through the development of a community co-design innovative hub and framework.
Showing great maturity of breaking down silos and demonstrating cohesiveness to solve its city's urban planning and operations issues

James McKee
Manager Innovation and Performance
City of Launceston

10:15

Smarter Green Infrastructure management with aerial intelligence

Sam Mason
Manager- Solutions Engineering
Nearmap

10:40

Morning tea

11:10

Digital twin and digital fabrication – technologies to support a smarter city and engage your community

Examining how digital twins can be used for city decision making and engagement
Analysing the effects of digital fabrication to provide new design possibilities
Exploring the Lake Macquarie Fab Lab (digital fabrication lab) which provides hands on advanced manufacturing experience for the whole community

Claire Chaikin-Bryan
Fab Lab Lead
Lake Macquarie City Council

11:40

Utilising real time data and smart technologies to track, map and improve council assets: a waste management case study

Connecting high resolution cameras and GPS sensors to waste vehicles to track their movement, map their surroundings, and improve their mobility
Utilising 5G networks, a cloud-based system and IoT applications to identify maintenance issues and schedule vehicle repairs
Leveraging these technologies to improve communication & efficiency between waste management facilities, vehicles and the council

Jasmine Nguyen
Mayor
Brimbank City Council

STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVE SMART COMMUNITY PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT

12:10

PANEL DISCUSSION: Evaluating the planning and community approach in developing a smart community

What are the most effective approaches to gaining social license with stakeholders to develop smart ideas?
How can a council or city integrate differing communities’ needs into cohesive projects and plans?
How is smart community planning different to traditional city planning?

Moderator:

Dr Adam Mowlam
Vice President
Australian Smart Communities Association (ASCA)

Panellists:

Shona Porter
Executive Manager City Stategy
Cumberland City Council

Jennifer Ramsay
Executive Branch Manager, Place Experience and Communications, City Renewal Authority
ACT Government

13:00

Lunch in the exhibition hall

14:10

Deep diving into smart technologies for planning structures

Examining data analysis and how to implement these outcomes into projects
Investigating smart technologies such as machine learning and digital twins
Exploring the benefits of digital connectivity within community engagement

Dr Adam Mowlam
Manager Smart Cities
City of Greater Geelong

14:40

Challenging the global community with innovative competition and collaboration

Practicing creative architecture and innovation to bring forward ideas of smart, accessible, socially connective and safe bus shelters
Using augmented reality to design and plan low-cost, high technology infrastructure
Explaining the future abilities of the smart bus shelter design and how this technology can grow in the future

Robert Stevenson
Manager Smart and Sustainable Hobart
City of Hobart

15:10

Afternoon tea

15:40

Smart Regional and Rural Communities – Challenges and Opportunities

Outlining critical success factors for regional and rural solutions
Suitability and scalability of big smart city ideas
Introducing the Bathurst CBD Digital Twin

Neil Southorn
Director, Environmental, Planning and Building Services
Bathurst Regional Council

BUILDING RESILIENCE AND SAFETY THROUGH SMART TECHNOLOGIES

16:10

PANEL DISCUSSION: Discussing what it means to be a resilient community and how to get there

What are the biggest issues around resilience that need to be considered when developing a future city?
What can you do now to make your community or city more resilient in the face of a changing climate?
How can technology help to plan, respond and embed a resilience strategy?
What can we expect from a resilient community?

Moderator:

Paul Barnes
Coordinator - Resilient Futures Collective
University of New South Wales