• Navigating the impact of accelerated planning powers on council planning and development outcomes

• Exploring how councils are balancing growth, density and liveability while embedding sustainability and resilience

• Aligning planning, funding and delivery to ensure councils can meet Olympic timelines and long-term infrastructure needs

• Positioning regions to capture lasting economic and community benefits beyond 2032

Moderator: Alison Smith, CEO, Local Government Association of Queensland

Cr Tom Tate, Mayor, City of Gold Coast

Cr Tony Williams, Mayor, Rockhampton Regional Council

Scott Waters, Chief Executive Officer, Moreton Bay City Council

• Leveraging Olympic venues and infrastructure as catalysts for housing, commercial and industrial development

• Aligning precinct planning with population growth, regional priorities, sustainability and liveability outcomes

• Unlocking investment and economic growth by integrating land use, transport and infrastructure delivery for long-term community benefit

Moderator: Scott Smith, Chief Executive Officer, Council of Mayors, South East Queensland

James Tuma, Managing Partner, Urbis

Cr Teresa Harding, Mayor, Ipswich City Council

Grantley Switzer, Sunshine Coast Program Lead - Brisbane 2032, Sunshine Coast Council