Andrew Hoyne is the Principal of Hoyne, an industry-leading creative partner and global authority in placemaking, branding and property marketing. For decades, Andrew has helped shape how people think about the built environment, with a singular focus on making places extraordinary.

He is the creator of The Place Economy, a globally acclaimed three-volume book series that explores best-practice placemaking and property development from around the world. A passionate advocate for the link between great places and stronger social and economic outcomes, Andrew is a sought-after speaker at major conferences in Australia and internationally, including SXSW, TEDx, ULI USA and the International Place Branding Association.

Anne Flaherty is an economist at REA Group, where she examines the macroeconomic and demographic trends that shape Australia’s residential and commercial property markets. 

Anne has worked in property economics for over a decade and regularly provides market commentary across media, as well as writing a fortnightly column in The Australian.

Scape Australia is the nation’s largest PBSA provider. Under Anouk’s leadership, Scape has grown to over $13 billion in assets and more than 19,000 apartments, with a further 5,000 in the pipeline, while expanding into the BTR sector.

Named CEO Magazine’s 2024 CEO of the Year, Anouk is widely recognised for her strategic leadership and commitment to reshaping Australia’s housing landscape. She serves as Chair of the Student Accommodation Council and is a passionate advocate for sustainable urban design, housing policy reform and women in leadership.

Belinda Dennett is the Chief Executive Officer of Data Centres Australia, the peak body representing the nation’s data centre and AI infrastructure sector. A highly respected public policy specialist, Belinda has spent more than two decades at the forefront of Australia’s digital economy, including senior roles at AirTrunk and Microsoft, as well as serving as a Federal ministerial advisor focused on digital economy policy. In addition, she holds qualifications in law and business.

Ben is Head of Real Assets Research for the Pacific region at MSCI, responsible for producing thought leadership for the benefit of MSCI’s clients, covering both major property sectors and newly emerging ones.

With over 15 years' experience in Australia, and the UK across investment analysis, research, strategy and product development in the property sector. He has expertise in property sector performance metrics, macroeconomic and financial market data interpretation, and product development.

Ben began his career at IPD in London (now MSCI), where he worked predominantly in research. Upon transferring to the Sydney office, Ben took on the role of Client Consultant for the Asia Pacific region. Ben then moved to CBRE, where he was Head of Capital Markets, Office & BTR within CBRE Research for over five years, before moving to RCA to be Head of Analytics for the Pacific region, which MSCI subsequently acquired in September 2021. 

Besa is one of Australia’s most respected economists, known for making complex economic issues both engaging and understandable. She brings over 20 years of experience across financial services, including senior roles at the Westpac Group, St.George Bank and Commonwealth Bank. In 2008, she made history as the first female Chief Economist at an Australian bank. Besa is also Chair of Australian Business Economists and a member of the ANU RBA Shadow Board.

Tune in for this timely conversation, a must-listen for business leaders, investors and anyone wanting to better understand where the Australian economy may be headed.

Brendan Coates is the Housing and Economic Security Program Director at Grattan Institute, where he leads Grattan’s work on housing, retirement incomes and superannuation, macroeconomics and aspects of tax reform. 

He is a former macro-financial economist with the World Bank in Indonesia and consulted to the Bank in Latin America. Prior to that, he was an official in the Australian Treasury.

Brendan has published extensively on all aspects of Australia’s housing problem, from taxation to land use planning to rent assistance and social housing.

Chris is the Joint Managing Director of Argyle Square, a Melbourne-based property investment manager and private lender. With more than 20 years’ experience in property lending across Australia and the UK, he has held senior roles at Westpac, NAB and as Chief Investment Officer for a Buxton family-backed investment manager. Over his career, Chris has delivered finance for some of Australia’s largest developments, with extensive expertise in transaction origination and execution. In 2022, he co-founded Argyle Square alongside Rob Altson and Costa Asset Management, the investment arm of the Costa family.

Danielle Wood commenced a 5-year term as Chair of the Productivity Commission on 13 November 2023.

Prior to joining the Commission, she was CEO of the Grattan Institute and Head of its Budgets and Government Program. During her time at Grattan, Danielle also held roles as member of the Australian Government’s Women’s Economic Equality Taskforce, the Parliamentary Budget Office Expert Advisory Committee, the Jobs and Skills Australia Consultative Forum and the Australia and New Zealand School of Government Research Committee.

Danielle is an Honorary Fellow and former President of the Economic Society of Australia and a Research Fellow of the Women’s Leadership Institute. She was the co-founder and first Chair of the Women in Economics Network.

She is currently an ex-officio member of the Australian Government’s Competition Review Expert Advisory Panel. 

David Woodward is the Chief Executive of Global Apartment Advisors (GAA), a London-based advisory firm focused on residential real estate globally, and is also the Chairman and Co-Principal of GAA-AUS, a Sydney-based investment management platform.

David brings more than 25 years’ leadership experience to this role with expertise in real estate investment, asset management, property management, development and construction for some of the world’s premier public and privately held real estate companies.

Notable roles include Global Head of Multifamily for Brookfield US and CEO at Fortress Investment Group where he was responsible for the turnaround of Stuyvesant Town in New York City – the largest rental apartment community in the United States totalling 11,232 units and 25,000 residents of Manhattan. This culminated in a sale to Blackstone for $5.4 billion, the largest single-asset transaction in U.S. real estate history.

As Co-founder and Managing Principal of Cera Stribley, Domenic has specific expertise in concept design and the development of design solutions. Respected for his sensitivity toward local culture and project context, Domenic's concise understanding of property is vital to achieving architectural integrity and maintaining commercially viable project outcomes.

Dominic Martin is a residential investment and operational market expert with 20 years of real estate sector experience. Dominic works across asset management, development viability, and property operations. A member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, he has helped shape national housing policy and has served on multiple industry bodies in his time. Dominic’s career spans commercial property, policy advisory and Build to Rent, with a strong focus on optimising investment outcomes through operational excellence.

Dr Ken Henry AC FASSA FAIIA is one of Australia’s most influential economic policy leaders. He served as Secretary to the Treasury from 2001 to 2011 and chaired several landmark reviews including the 1997–98 Howard Government tax review, the 2010 Rudd Government tax review, and the Gillard Government’s Australia in the Asian Century White Paper.

He has held senior roles across both the public and private sectors, including Chair of National Australia Bank and has been a non-executive director of ASX Limited. Today, Dr Henry chairs the Australian Climate and Biodiversity Foundation and serves on multiple boards focused on climate, finance and biodiversity.

Dr Nicola Powell, Chief of Research & Economics at Domain, is one of Australia’s most respected property market commentators. With more than two decades of research experience across academic, government and private sectors, she brings deep expertise in housing economics and demographic trends.

Nicola leads Domain’s flagship property data and research publications, providing timely analysis that informs industry, policymakers and the broader public. A regular media commentator across television, radio and print, she is widely regarded as a trusted voice on the state of Australia’s housing market.

Ingrid Filmer is Senior Managing Director of Capital Markets – Private Wealth at CBRE and one of Australia’s most progressive leaders in commercial real estate.

With more than 27 years of industry experience, Ingrid previously served as CEO of Burgess Rawson Eastern Seaboard, where she helped transform the business into a data-driven private wealth platform by building sophisticated CRM and analytics systems to support investors and agents.

James has over 10 years’ experience dealing with all types of corporate insolvency appointments both formal and informal, including receiverships, voluntary administrations, deed of company arrangements and liquidations. These appointments represent +$1.3B of distressed property assets in VIC, NSW and QLD in the last 5 years. 

James also specialises in risk management, with extensive experience completing financial capacity assessment reports on builders and developers throughout Australia. 

Jesse is the Director of the Victorian JLL Development Site Services team and has a strong track record of managing complex development site transactions and delivering exceptional results. Jesse leads a dedicated team of professionals specialising in residential, Build to Rent, and commercial development sectors, with a particular focus on Melbourne's inner suburbs.

Throughout his career, Jesse has represented a diverse range of clients, including local and offshore development and investment groups, high net worth individuals, major corporations, government bodies, and non-profits. Passionate about the development sector, Jesse is an active advocate for industry support and continuously works to provide top-level service and creative solutions for his clients.

Based in Melbourne, Jonathon McRostie is a Special Counsel in Clayton Utz's Restructuring & Insolvency team. Jonathon specialises in complex litigation, with a focus on corporate insolvency and reconstruction matters. Jonathon acts for insolvency practitioners, banks, company officers, secured and unsecured creditors and has worked on a broad spectrum of commercial litigation matters. Jonathon has been voted by peers as One to Watch in Insolvency and Reorganisation Law and Litigation (Best Lawyers Australia).

Julian Anderson is a Director at Bates Smart, one of Australia’s leading architecture and design practices. With extensive experience in both the UK and Australia, he has led projects across commercial, residential, educational, infrastructure and urban design. His portfolio includes Melbourne’s most significant multi-residential Build to Rent and Build to Sell developments, as well as landmark projects such as Sydney’s $1.5 billion Crown Residences and Hotel at Barangaroo.

Prior to joining Bates Smart, Julian worked in London on major infrastructure projects including King’s Cross Station and Paddington Crossrail. Known for turning complex briefs into innovative, user-focused architecture, Julian is passionate about delivering design outcomes that are humanistic, sustainable and responsive to place.

Kate Bailey is CBRE’s National Head of Retail and Alternatives Research, leading the Melbourne research team since 2015. With a career spanning economic consulting, property valuation, strategy and forecasting, Kate has worked in both Australia and the UK. She began her career in 2008 in property economic consulting, later joining a UK property developer as a valuer and analyst, before returning to Australia to spend four years in property strategy at Coles. Today, she brings her deep expertise to providing research and insights that help shape the future of Australia’s retail and alternative property sectors.

Linda Sharkey is one of Australasia’s leading experts in self-storage, with more than a decade of experience valuing, analysing and brokering assets across Australia and New Zealand. As Founder of Four Leaves Property, the region’s largest dedicated self-storage sales agency, Linda has negotiated more than $350 million in transactions in just the past 18 months.

Her career includes senior roles including ANZ Divisional Director of Self Storage at Cushman & Wakefield, and earlier positions at Urbis, where she built a deep foundation in self-storage economics, performance metrics and asset strategy. Today, Linda is recognised as a trusted advisor in the sector, working closely with owners, operators and investors to guide decision-making in one of the fastest-growing segments of the property market.

Mark Dawson brings 20 years of experience in housing and precincts strategy, having worked across both government and the private sector. Mark is recognised for his ability to bring together big-picture thinking with practical, place-based solutions. At Urbis, he leads a multidisciplinary team focused on solving Australia’s housing challenges through evidence-based advisory, long-term planning and innovative thinking that connects people, places and policy.

This episode is a must-listen for anyone working in or affected by Australia’s housing system, from government and policy advisors to developers, investors and planners.

Mark Power is the Head of Income Credit at Qualitas, responsible for the investment outcomes and growth of the income credit business and investment strategies. He joined Qualitas in 2017, and has over 30 years’ experience in real estate finance, with a strong reputation for structuring and delivering attractive capital solutions for clients.

Before joining Qualitas, Mark held senior roles within the Corporate and Institutional Property division at NAB, spanning over 20 years. His extensive background in Australia’s major banks has provided him with a deep understanding of the property finance landscape.

Michael Di Russo is Head of Property at the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, where he leads the organisation's debt and equity investments that accelerate Australia’s transition to lower emissions within the built environment. At the CEFC,
Michael has contributed to more than $2.5 billion in purpose-led investments demonstrating market leading outcomes. Michael has more than 20 years' experience in the property sector across a range of roles covering town planning,
acquisitions, corporate and structured finance. Michael has previously held roles with CBA, Westpac Group, Ashe Morgan and Spectrum Property Partners.

Michael is a highly respected and experienced economist with a passion for delivering the in-depth, timely, and highly valuable research that underpins RPM’s expertise and strategic advice. 

He heads RPM’s Research, Data & Insights division; comprising an expert team of economists, property experts, analysists, and GIS analysts who provide key data and analysis on the dynamic property market. This rich intelligence underpins RPM Group’s and its clients’ successes.

Nerida is Ray White’s chief economist and one of Australia’s leading property experts. She provides market commentary to a wide range of Australian media outlets and contributes to Ray White’s publications. 
 
Nerida is the Chair of the Construction Forecasting Council and is a member of the Australian Taxation Office’s Foreign Investment Stakeholder Group. She also provides updates on property market conditions to major Government bodies. 
 
With more than 20 years of property research experience throughout Asia Pacific, Nerida has held senior positions within commercial agencies and major consulting firms during this time. 

Nicola Foxworthy has over 20 years’ experience in affordable housing delivery, holding executive roles in the Victorian Community Housing and Public Service sectors. She has a deep understanding of the policy, regulatory, funding and commercial environment for affordable housing in Australia and extensive experience in affordable housing program design and implementation, strategic planning and stakeholder engagement. 

Nicola is Founding Director of Imagine Housing, an affordable housing consultancy specialising in innovative and collaborative delivery models. She is also a Sessional Member of Planning Panels Victoria and a co-founder of Middle Ground Housing, an incubator for a new model of cooperative housing that provides secure, sustainable cost-stabilised homes for Australians locked out of homeownership. 

Nicole Hiddlestone is a Licensed Estate Agent with over 18 years’ experience in property management and project leasing, with a deep specialisation in the Build-to-Rent sector. As Head of Strategic Growth at Infolio, she leads the Project Leasing and BTR division, working closely with developers from concept through to delivery. Nicole is known for developing innovative leasing strategies that reduce vacancy rates, speed up leasing and increase tenant retention. She partners with clients to optimise floor plans, pricing and renter experience, and helps them navigate the complex regulatory and operational landscape of rental housing to achieve long-term success.

A must-listen for developers, investors, policymakers and anyone interested in the future of rental housing in Australia. Gain actionable insights into renter behaviour, leasing trends and the strategic decisions that will shape successful projects in 2025 and beyond.

Under Paul’s leadership, IPEX has become a trusted partner to major developers and financiers including Goodman Group, WINIM, Fortis, Trilogy Funds, MaxCap and INGWE Capital. With experience spanning sales, operations and technology, Paul bridges the finance and construction sectors to deliver safer, more efficient capital deployment. Prior to IPEX, he spent over eight years in senior leadership roles at BCI Media Group (now Hubexo), including as Chief Operating Officer.

Pete Morrison is Executive Director and CEO at GTT, a leading manufacturer of prefabricated timber-based “kit of parts” systems. A passionate advocate for Modern Methods of Construction, Pete’s career has been dedicated to driving practical, scalable change across the building sector. With deep expertise in offsite construction, he is a strong voice for innovation that reduces waste, increases productivity and brings high-quality outcomes to life faster and more sustainably.

Whether you're on-site, in government or curious about how buildings are made, this episode will reshape the way you think about how we build.

Peter Vines is the Managing Director of Ray White Commercial Sydney and a third-generation real estate professional with over 20 years’ experience across Sydney and Europe. He is widely regarded as a leading commercial agent in Western Sydney, with extensive experience across commercial and retail investments, development land and special-use assets.

Peter has advised government, major corporates and private clients and has been consistently recognised through Ray White Commercial’s Elite and Chairman’s Elite awards for his leadership and performance.

Rhys is Co-Founder of UKO, part of LiveStay a national operator of apartment hotels, co-living and Build to Rent properties across Australia under their three operating brands Veriu Hotels and Suites, Punthill apartment Hotels and UKO.

In this episode, Rhys explores the journey of UKO, why the company was created and the role that it plays with the LiveStay platform. Rhys reflects on how his more than two decades in the living sector informed UKO’s strategy and positioning, and why co-living has emerged as distinct and necessary housing solution in Australia.

Robert has been active in the property industry for over 40 years, most recently as General Manager of Frasers Property Australia (formally Australand) where he was for over 18 years. 

He is the founder and Director of Housing All Australians (NFP), is on the Board of Homes Tasmania and on Livery Housing (which was formally Summer Housing) which is a disability housing provider. 

Through his career, he sat on a number of industry bodies including the Property Council of Australia (Vic), the Residential Development Council, the Housing Industry Association (Vic), the UDIA (Vic), Salvation Army Housing, Liveable Housing Australia, the Heritage Council of Victoria and was on the Victorian Board of Advisors of the Property Industry Foundation.

Ronak Rawal is a Director at Global Apartment Advisors (GAA), a specialist advisory firm operating across the living sector globally, including Australia, the United Kingdom and the Middle East.

With over 15 years of experience across strategy and transformation, Ronak began his career at PwC before moving into senior roles at BT and Tesco. He specialises in strategic development, business transformation and performance improvement, with deep expertise in managing complex programmes across global markets.

In his role at GAA, Ronak leads the international expansion of the business, with a focus on strategic planning, client relationship management and business operations.

Rory Hunter is the founder and CEO of multiple award-winning, sustainable property companies. His latest venture, Model, is a purpose-first BTR group that puts sustainability and design at its core. A Harvard Business School graduate and World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, Rory has spoken at global forums including the G20 and Davos, and currently serves on the Property Council of Australia’s Sustainable Development Committee.

Sherman Chan is the inaugural Chief Economist at the API, with more than 20 years of experience across government, banking, consulting, membership associations and academia.

At the API, Sherman leads key research publications, including the quarterly Market Update and the Australian Property Market Outlook. These reports provide property professionals with insights into emerging trends, economic drivers, and market sentiment across asset classes and states.

She is widely distinguished for her ability to translate economic analysis into practical insights for valuers, investors and policymakers.

Steve Sfendourakis is a registered Unlimited Domestic and Commercial Building Practitioner and the Director of Stemcon, a building and property development company established in 2008.

Stemcon specialises in multi-unit residential and mixed-use projects. 

With over 25 years of industry experience, Steve has worked across a wide range of complex developments, bringing a practical, solutions-focused approach to every project. 

He holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering and an Advanced Diploma in Building Design (Architectural), combining technical expertise with a strong design sensibility. 

Coming from a family of builders, Steve continues that legacy by leading a team dedicated to quality, continuous improvement, and client-focused delivery.

Tamara Gross has worked in commercial real estate for 24 years, 21 years as Head of Leasing at Gross Waddell ICR and then making the bold move in 2021 to join Belle Property Commercial as their Director of Retail.

Tamara has risen to become one of Melbourne’s most formidable retail leasing forces. She thrives on the thrill of deal but in recent years a further passion has surfaced with her high energy public speaking appearances and networking forums. She feels most at home showcasing her amazing skill set in networking and personal branding. 

Tamara saw how male dominated the world of commercial real estate was and championed her own arena for women in property and business.

Tamara has hosted over 250 female property professionals in her boardroom networking lunches and is the founder of Tam’s Belles.      

Tim is a real estate specialist, providing strategic advice in relation to complex property developments, capital transactions and real estate joint ventures.
Tim has a unique perspective of real estate investment, funds management and development, having spent several years as General Counsel and General Manager, Strategy at a property fund.

Recognised by Chambers and Legal 500 as one of its Next Generation Partners, Tim is particularly renowned for his build to rent expertise and deep experience negotiating fund-through development transactions. Some recent highlights include advising Mirvac on the establishment of its $1.8bn BTR fund and many clients on BTR fund-through transactions. 

He has also been busy in the industrial space, notably recently acting for LOGOS on its Amazon facility in Craigieburn – the biggest industrial project ever in the Southern hemisphere.

With more than 20 years’ experience in analysing housing trends, Tim is recognised as a leading authority on residential property trends.  He regularly provides expert commentary on real estate market conditions and the interplay between housing markets, demographic trends and economic factors. 

As one of Australia’s most popular property market analysts and commentators, Tim’s expertise is frequently sought by a diverse array of audiences from government bodies and policy makers through national and international corporate entities across the property, banking and financial sectors, insurance, valuations and consumers. 

At the time of the conversation in June, Tom Duncan led group-level initiatives across real assets and alternatives for Stoneweg-Icona’s AU$16 billion global platform and was based in London. Since then, he has taken a new role at Brisbane-based Sentinel Property Group. With two decades of experience in office investment strategy, he has held senior research, strategy and product roles in Australia and Europe with organisations including Cromwell Property Group, JLL, Colliers International and Swiss Life. 

At Stoneweg, Tom supported the strategic positioning of its AU$2.3 billion European office portfolio, focusing on both core and value-add assets. At Sentinel, he will use his experience to expand their investor base and grow their $2 billion AUM which includes the recent $132 million office acquisition in the heart of the 2032 Brisbane Olympic Precinct.