Global Speakers
Furio Barzon
Founder & CEO
Green Prefab, Italy
Topic: How And Why To Develop Zero Energy Modular Buildings
Tim Davey (invited)
General Manager, Projects
Hume Property
Topic: A Developer’s Perspective: Bridging The Gap Between Construction And Manufacturing: Case Study Of The $3 Million Oakleigh Child Care Centre Showcasing How CLT Can Be Used To Achieve Design Outcomes
Joachim Clauss
Founding Principal
Smartform Architecture
Panel Discussion:
- How To Capitalize On New Project Opportunities From New Market Recovery
- Investing In New ConTech: Overcoming Inertia, Optimize New Opportunities
- Managing Funding And Risk Management Challenges In Modular Construction
- Sustainability Innovations And Prefabrication In The Circular Economy
- Advances In Prefabrication And Construction Tech In Australia: Moving Forward With The New Regional Prefab Innovation Hubs
Georgios Anagnostou
Director
Jackson Teece
Topic: Modular Construction For The Aged Care Sector: Aveo Norwest, Australia’s Award-Winning, CLT Building Was Completed 13 Weeks Earlier Than Scheduled
Dr Fred Moshiri
Senior Structural Engineer
ACOR Consultants
Panel Discussion:
- How To Capitalize On New Project Opportunities From New Market Recovery
- Investing In New ConTech: Overcoming Inertia, Optimize New Opportunities
- Managing Funding And Risk Management Challenges In Modular Construction
- Sustainability Innovations And Prefabrication In The Circular Economy
- Advances In Prefabrication And Construction Tech In Australia: Moving Forward With The New Regional Prefab Innovation Hubs
Matt Khoo
Managing Director
ICD Property
Panel Discussion:
- How To Capitalize On New Project Opportunities From New Market Recovery
- Investing In New ConTech: Overcoming Inertia, Optimize New Opportunities
- Managing Funding And Risk Management Challenges In Modular Construction
- Sustainability Innovations And Prefabrication In The Circular Economy
- Advances In Prefabrication And Construction Tech In Australia: Moving Forward With The New Regional Prefab Innovation Hubs
Knut Menden
Architect
BettiundKnut & Certified Mass Timber Consultant
Topic: COVID-19 & Passive House Architecture: Why Designing For Occupant Wellness Is Now So Critical?
Professor M. Hank Haeusler
Director of Computational Design
UNSW
Post-Summit Seminar: Case Study Of Computationally Designing And Fabricating CLT School Modules
Neil Wypior
Founder/Senior Consultant
PREFAB MEP
Post-Summit Seminar: Prefab MEP System: Construction Industry Productivity Transformation Through Prefab Mechanical, Electrical And Plumbing (MEP) System
Professor Dagmar Reinhardt
Head of Architecture / Co-Founder
The University of Sydney / Robots in Architecture and Construction Australia
Post-Summit Seminar: Human-Robot Collaboration, Work Processes And Interfaces For Design, Fabrication And Construction Industries
Professor Marton Marosszeky
Managing Director
Marosszeky Associates
Post-Summit Seminar: Strategic Lean Thinking And Supply Chain Management Best Practices For The Prefabrication Sector
Jamie Coe
Prefab Expert and Manager
Hutchinson Builders
Topic: Modular Construction Of Hospitals And Health Care Facilities In Australia, With Case Study Of Modular Construction In The Health & Aged Care Sectors
Professor Tuan Ngo
Research Director
Building 4.0 CRC & ARC
Topic: Autonomous Buildings: What Are The Latest Technologies Deployed To Design And Construct Modular Intelligent Buildings
Arthur Walch
CLT/Timber Manager, Asia Pacific
Binderholz GmbH, Germany
Interactive Roundtable Discussions: Advances In Timber Materials And Technology For Prefabrication
Charles Fortin
Managing Director
Collard Maxwell Architects
Topic: Fast-Tracking Design Delivery, With Case Studies On Data Centers And Other Infrastructure Transportation Or Utility Projects: Prefabrication As The Strategic Option
Kim Conolly
President
Australian Tiny House Association
Topic: Growing The Tiny Homes & Flatpack Sector In Australia: Meeting The Needs And Future Of Affordable Housing
Peter McUtchen
Chief Executive Officer
The PARKD Group
Post-Summit Seminar: Case Study Of Specialty Modular Prefabrication: Modular Relocatable Multi-Level Car Parking Solutions
Rory Grace
Executive Director
Platinum Pacific
Topic: How Bathroom Pod Prefab New Designs Help Projects Reduce Construction Time By At Least 35 % And Slash Defects By Up To 80%
David Francis
CEO
Virtual Method
Post-Summit Seminar: The Vision For Augmented Reality In Construction: Virtual Reality Multi-User Collaboration In BIM – Case Study Of One Sydney Harbour Towers, Barangaroo
Graham Hunt
Director & Architect
Delisle Hunt Wood
Topic: Case Study: High Performance Prefabricated Houses At Narara Ecovillage
Dr John Shiel
Principal
Enviro Sustain
Topic: Case Study: High Performance Prefabricated Houses At Narara Ecovillage
Dr Marc Carmichael
Roboticist & Engineering Lecturer
University of Technology Sydney
Post-Summit Seminar: The Use Of Robotics In Building Maintenance And Optimised Performance: Smart Green Wall Technology And Wallbot
Professor Sara J Wilkinson
Professor of Sustainable Property
University of Technology Sydney
Post-Summit Seminar: The Use Of Robotics In Building Maintenance And Optimized Performance: Smart Green Wall Technology And Wallbot
Stephen Sainsbury
Founder/Director
Ecoshelta Australia & Stephen Sainsbury Architecture
Post-Summit Seminar: 3D Printed Permanent Building Elements For Modular Construction, With Prefabrication Case Studies On Tasmania, Flinders Island, King Island And Bruny Island
Professor George Earl
Head of Research
National Affordable Housing Consortium
Topic: Modular Solutions For Social Housing – Prefabrication For Affordable Housing For Quick Economic Recovery: Case Studies Of New Social Housing Programs
Wendy Hayhurst
CEO
Community Housing Industry Association
Topic: Modular Solutions For Social Housing – Prefabrication For Affordable Housing For Quick Economic Recovery: Case Studies Of New Social Housing Programs
Travis Lambe
General Manager, Maintenance
Harris HMC
Topic: Modular Solutions For Social Housing – Prefabrication For Affordable Housing For Quick Economic Recovery: Case Studies Of New Social Housing Programs
Geoff Dart
General Manager, Construction
Harris HMC
Topic: Modular Solutions For Social Housing – Prefabrication For Affordable Housing For Quick Economic Recovery: Case Studies Of New Social Housing Programs
Yovi Kwok
Creator of Affordable Housing
Nitly Modular
Topic: Affordable Housing For The Young: Modular Construction And Build-To-Rent As Possible Options
Mark Mahey
Managing Director
MyModular
Topic: Innovations In Modular Wiring In Australia
Drenka Andjelic
Managing Director
Construction Assignments
Topic: Modular Construction Of Schools In Australia
Andrew Booker
Special Advisor to the Chief Executive
Kainga Ora, New Zealand (formerly Housing New Zealand Corporation)
Topic: New Zealand’s Prefabrication New Opportunities, CLT Products Demand And The Upcoming New Building Act Review
Dr Shan Kumar
National President
Concrete Institute of Australia
Topic: Prefab Structural Engineering Innovations For High-Rise Student Accommodation At Atira Student Living: A Case Study
Kylie Mills
Director
BluKube Architecture / Australian Passive House Association
Topic: Modular Passive Houses & Positive Energy Homes
Dr Jason Yates
Senior Director, Capital and Asset Services
Queensland Health
Topic: Healthcare Facility Prefabrication And How Hospital Modular Construction Can Meet The Urgent And Critical Healthcare Needs In An Era Of COVID-19
Nick Deeks
Managing Director
WT Partnership
Panel Discussion:
- How To Capitalize On New Project Opportunities From New Market Recovery
- Investing In New ConTech: Overcoming Inertia, Optimize New Opportunities
- Managing Funding And Risk Management Challenges In Modular Construction
- Sustainability Innovations And Prefabrication In The Circular Economy
- Advances In Prefabrication And Construction Tech In Australia: Moving Forward With The New Regional Prefab Innovation Hubs
Andrew Duffin
Director
NBRS Architecture
Panel Discussion:
- How To Capitalize On New Project Opportunities From New Market Recovery
- Investing In New ConTech: Overcoming Inertia, Optimize New Opportunities
- Managing Funding And Risk Management Challenges In Modular Construction
- Sustainability Innovations And Prefabrication In The Circular Economy
- Advances In Prefabrication And Construction Tech In Australia: Moving Forward With The New Regional Prefab Innovation Hubs
Jason Stephenson
Managing Director
Land Evolution
Topic: New Project Focus: Property Development Potential In The Western Sydney Aerotropolis Precinct, With The Possibilities For Modular Construction In Future Projects
Raymond Chan (confirming)
Special Projects Director
Teambuild Engineering & Construction, Singapore
Topic: Global Exemplar: Delivering State-Of-The-Art PPVC Modular Projects – The Singapore Experience
David Haller (invited)
National Operations Manager, Masterplanned Communities, Construction
Mirvac
Topic: Increasing The Scale Of Using DFMA Principles To Unlock Offsite Manufacturing Construction: Lessons Learnt From Newly Completed Prefabricated Projects – Perspective From Mirvac
Steve Glenn
CEO
Plant Prefab, USA
Topic: How Prefab Is Facilitating The Construction Of High-Quality, Custom Architectural, Sustainable Homes – The US Experience
George Konstandakos (confirming)
Head of DesignMake
Lendlease
Topic: New Case Studies Of Steel And Timber Prefab Buildings In Australia: The Lendlease Experience
Celine Herbiet
Senior Designer
Bates Smart
Topic: How The 1st CLT Hotel In Australia Was Conceived, Re-designed And Completed, With Major Cost Savings And Reduced Carbon Emissions: The 55 Southbank Blvd Hotel Case Study
