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Rose Iser is a former Councillor for the Moonee Valley City Council and past president of the Victorian Local Governance Association. She has worked as an advisor to State and Federal MP's from Labour and the Greens. She campaigned for many years against the East-West Link and is a writer, lawyer, teacher and a fan of digital communication.

Jonathan Gardiner is a Director at Cox Architecture, a national architectural and urban design practice. His interest is in the development of future cities, and the positive role that public spaces and buildings as well as urban design can have in this process. His projects include AAMI Park in Melbourne, the North Melbourne Railway Station and the recently completed Adelaide Oval.

Clay Lucas is city editor for The Age, where he has worked since 2005 covering state politics, urban affairs, transport, local government and workplace relations. Before that he worked on local newspapers in Melbourne, as a sub-editor on The Jakarta Post, and as a city guidebook writer for Lonely Planet.

Andrew is a Director of Culture Crteativity Place Ltd and works with culture and place to transform cities. Andrew was involved in the regeneration of Newcastle Gateshead in the UK and was previous Programme Director of the World Summit on Arts and Culture. Andrew has become a specialist in repositioning cities through culture.

Cameron is a Director of Canopi Homes, a development firm specialising in small footprint housing. Previously an executive with Stockland and Mirvac. He has a passion for design and community trends in housing and city development.

Dr Stephen Rowley is a Lecturer in the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies at RMIT. Stephen has recently had published 'Movie Towns and Sitcom Suburbs: Building Hollywood's Ideal Communities'. He is a planner who has worked at Local and State Government levels. For several years he was editor of Victorian Planning News.

Jane is a doyen of sense and sensibility. She has promoted principles of fairness, aesthetic pleasure and purpose into the Victorian planning system over several decades.

Stuart Morris QC: Stuart has held a range of high profile positions within the planning world including President of VCAT and as a Supreme Court Judge. He is an astute observer of city trends.

Chris is a partner at Deep End Services. He is an Australian expert in retail trends, catchments and spatial requirements. He talks of changing retail dynamics and the effect on traditional shopping centres.

A Director of Message Consultants, Tim has been at the forefront of planning innovation for decades. He combines a deep knowledge of design aesthetics with a down to earth charm.