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Future Wollongong and Illawarra-Shoalhaven - one City of the Six Cities?

Thursday 20 July 2023

5.00pm - 7.30pm AEST

In-person technical event

Event Location: Wollongong City Council, Level 9, 41 Burelli Street, Wollongong NSW 2500

(Dharawal Country)

FREE EVENT

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Join the Illawarra-Shoalhaven City Commissioner, Jacki Johnson, transport planner Arnab Roy (TfNSW), and researchers David Levinson (USyd) and Pascal Perez (AURIN) to discuss the big ideas about the future of this high-potential region and how people will move to, from and within the area. Hosted by Wollongong City Council and sponsored by Arcadis, this is a great networking opportunity for people based in Wollongong and Sydneysiders alike.

Our speakers will present on the following topics:

Jacki Johnson: Illawarra Shoalhaven City in the Six Cities Region
Arnab Roy: Transport opportunities in Wollongong
David Levinson: Footpaths to the Future
Pascal Perez: Future of Transport in the Illawarra and its connection to Sydney

This will be followed by a Q&A panel and networking around the catering and non-alcoholic beverages provided. The event will have limited seating so please register your interest in advance.

This event is kindly sponsored by: Arcadis

Panellists/Speakers:

Jacki Johnson #### Greater Cities Commission

Jacki Johnson is the Illawarra Shoalhaven City Commissioner for the Greater Cities Commission. She has lived in the Illawarra since 2008. With deep experience in the finance sector, she has focussed most recently on the role finance can play in ensuring a sustainable and resilient Australia. Jackie is currently completing a PhD focussed on Australian publicly listed firms and how they create value for all stakeholders. She continues to advise Boards and Management teams and mentor leaders on strategy, climate change, sustainability and resilience.

Arnab Roy #### Transport for NSW

Arnab Roy is Senior Manager for Region Planning within the Planning for Places team at Transport for NSW. He has more than 15 years of working experience in the transport planning and management sector panning across private, not-for-profit and Government agencies. Arnab has worked extensively in regional NSW’s transport needs, with a keen interest in public and active transport networks.

David Levinson #### University of Sydney

Prof. David Levinson joined University of Sydney from the University of Minnesota in 2017 as Foundation Professor in Transport Engineering. He conducts research on Accessibility, Transport Economics, Transport Network Evolution, and Transport and Land Use Interaction. He is the Founding Editor of the Journal of Transport and Land Use and of Findings. He has authored several books including: The Transportation Experience, Planning for Place and Plexus, The 30-Minute City, A Political Economy of Access, Elements of Access, and The End of Traffic and the Future of Access. He writes at https://www.transportist.net .

Pascal Perez #### AURIN

Prof. Perez is the Director of the Australian Urban Research Infrastructure Network (AURIN). Previously, Prof. Perez was the Director of the SMART Infrastructure Facility at the University of Wollongong, overseeing research on infrastructure-related fields such as water and energy efficiency, future transport and mobility, smart cities and communities, as well as infrastructure system engineering and logistics. He is a specialist of integrative infrastructure modelling and socio-technological transitions.

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