Talking Cities

Join us for our first episode of Season 5 of Talking Cities where James Rosenwax and Susan Lloyd Hurwitz, CEO and Managing Director of Mirvac and a juror for the Public Space Ideas Competition, discuss the important role that public space plays in our cities and communities, some of the challenges faced with the delivery of high quality public space and changes to the way we use public space since the COVID-19 pandemic.

For further information about the competition, please visit sydney.org.au/psic. Entries close at midnight AEST on Friday 28 August 2020.

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Join James Rosenwax and Tim O'Loan this season as they cover the Committee for Sydney's Public Space Ideas Competition and examine how our cities will change in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. We'll be talking to; Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz, Stuart Mosley, Michel Masson, Claire Ferres-Miles, Bernadene Voss, Robyn Dowling, Helen Lockhead, Billie Giles-Corti, Trevor Budge and Minister Rob Stokes.

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Email the show at [email protected]. Let us know who should be our next guest, what you like or how we can improve Talking Cities.

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James Rosenwax, via LinkedIn.

Tim O'Loan, via Linked In

For any further information visit AECOM's Brilliant City Insights.

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Who would you like to hear from on Talking Cities in 2019? Who has been your favourite guest over the past four seasons? As we wrap up Season 4 and plan our escape from the city to the beach, we encourage you to get in touch and tell us how we can improve the show.

Thanks for listening and best wishes for the holiday season.

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Email the show at [email protected]. Let us know who should be our next guest, what you like or how we can improve Talking Cities.

Connect with our host, James Rosenwax, via LinkedIn.

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Western Sydney is experiencing an unprecedented boom, will there be a bust? Live from the Boomtown conference we explore Australia's fastest growing economy, Western Sydney...

Joining this special episode is; Maryanne Graham, Western Sydney Airport Co; Natalie Malligan, Uber; Paul Walker, GPT; Sara Mansour, Bankstown Poetry Slam and Christopher Brown, Western Sydney Leadership Dialogue. They discuss flying cars, the 30-minute city, multiculturalism and poetry slams..

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If you could redesign your city, where would you start? After a devastating earthquake in 2011 Christchurch had this unique opportunity. Lianne Dalziel became Mayor of Christchurch in 2013 and talks about the redevelopment of the city. Find out why a central government department should run a city's recovery and hear about an award winning model to capture 100,000 ideas from the local community and what lessons she's learned along the way.

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Email the show at [email protected]. Let us know who should be our next guest, what you like or how we can improve Talking Cities.

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Did you know you make economic decisions daily? Anna Chau, Acting Chief Executive at Infrastructure Australia appreciates that society has unlimited needs but with limited resources they need to evaluate projects effectively. That's why economists have been involved with creating our national infrastructure to do list. Find out how Anna and the Infrastructure Australia team use social and place based analysis to ensure cities get the best return on their infrastructure investment decisions.

What would you change about your city's education system? If the Hon. Rob Stokes, MP, NSW Minister for Education had a magic wand he would start again. Hear why on this episode of Talking Cities along with his views on STEM, shared facilities and the real reason why schools have big fences around them.

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Did you know 91% of engineers in the United Kingdom are male? Roma Agrawal, associate director at AECOM in London has been using this insight to inspire girls to become engineers. She was recently awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honour's list. In this episode you will hear about robotics, balancing bridge functionality and sustainability, the Good Wife and the importance of designing cities for everyone.

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How would you solve a city's biggest transport challenges with only two days to brainstorm? Julie Mitchell, Deputy Director General for Policy, Planning and Investment for the Department of Transport and Main Roads talks about the Department's focus on innovation, the longest electric superhighway in a single State and teraflop's of data.

Two hackers also join the conversation live from CityHack18, which facilitates fast paced idea generation and group problem solving. We fast-forward a month to talk to Alice from the winning team.

For more information on CityHack18 visit www.cityhack.com.au

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Email the show at [email protected]. Let us know who should be our next guest, what you like or how we can improve Talking Cities.

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For any further information visit AECOM's Brilliant City Insights.

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What would you do without access to water for 100 days? Wellington's primary water supply lies on a major seismic fault. Zac Jordan, deputy Chief Resilience Officer for Wellington discusses how the city is using an island concept to overcome stresses and the role of insurance literacy in educating communities.

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Email the show at [email protected]. Let us know who should be our next guest, what you like or how we can improve Talking Cities.

Connect with our host, James Rosenwax, via LinkedIn.

For any further information visit AECOM's Brilliant City Insights.

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