Reinventing Your Town Centre: Autonomous Vehicles, Online Retail & Last Mile Delivery Masterclass Wednesday 14 November 2018 8am - 11am
Keynote Presenter
Brian Haratsis, Executive Chairman, Macroplan Dimasi & National Co-Chair, Australian Driverless Vehicle Initiative
Tickets $325 Earlybird $350 Standard
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Masterclass Summary
Automated Vehicles, ride-share and car-share and their relationship to public transport will change the spatial structure of Australian cities on a scale equivalent to the replacement of the horse and buggy with the motor vehicle within 10 years.
The reasons for this outcome can be summarised as follows:
- More frequent / cheaper vehicle travel leading to new patterns of travel
- Willingness to remain in vehicles longer
- Potential accelerating / compounding impacts of the co-introduction of EVs as vehicle operating costs reduce
- Overall vehicle hours travelled due to the introduction of AVs between 2011 and 2031 up to 24% higher with AV and 43% higher with EV / AV. Public transport share of travel in this scenario drops 14%
- More long distance commuting trips and substitution of local trips for longer trips to more desirable locations
- Significant increases in congestion due to a mixed traditional vehicle and AV fleet adding to already significant baseline increases in traffic congestion assessed by infrastructure Australia (2015, 2016) i.e. 20-25% over the baseline forecast
Australian town centres have evolved through the bulky goods revolution and are now exposed not only to online retailing but also to the impacts of artificial intelligence and changing social and mobility patterns.
However this looming change also represents the greatest opportunity for Town Centres to capitalise on technological development in close to a century.
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Sustainable Destinations: Ten Principles for Responsible Tourism
Wednesday 14 November 2018 9am - 10.30am
Keynote Presenter
Ed McMahon, Chair, National Main Street Center America & Urban Land Institute, USA
Tickets $85 (full conference delegates only)
Tourism is big business, but it is also a double-edged sword. The impacts of tourism on a community can be beneficial if planned and managed, or extremely damaging if left without controls. This session will examine how communities can maximize the benefits of tourism , while minimizing the problems. It will set out Ten Principles for Responsible Tourism and it will provide numerous examples of successful tourism plans and programs.
Creating an enabling local business environment
1.30pm - 2.15pm Thursday 15 November 2018
Local government is often overlooked as a critical arena for microeconomic reforms that are designed to influence the decisions of private businesspeople to invest in the local economy, stimulate innovation and create jobs. While the private sector creates jobs and drives economic growth, governments set the conditions in which this can occur.
This presentation/workshop will focus on how to improve the conditions for local businesses. It explores the roles of local government in supporting local businesses as a way of fostering economic growth and business competitiveness and looks at how local councils can create better conditions for local business growth.
Councils often fail to integrate their economic development strategies with their planning and regulatory functions. This results in a disjointed approach to business development in which local businesses are easily frustrated and investment curtailed.
Local governments can create better, more dynamic and competitive business environments in which local businesses thrive. They do this by better understanding the challenges, constraints and opportunities facing local businesses and by taking a ‘whole of the economy’ perspective that is not dominated by the voice or interests of one or two large, noisy or politically connected businesses.
Councils can create a more enabling local business environment by reducing the cost of compliance, reducing risk and increasing competition, making it easier for new businesses to start-up and enter the market.
This presentation/workshop will present a clear framework for understanding the role of the local business environment and use practical examples from around Australia and the world to illustrate how local councils can become more responsive to the needs and opportunities facing their greatest economic asset––their local business and investor community.
Presenter: Simon White, Managing Director Publicus Pty Ltd
Tickets: Inclusive for full conference delegates and Thursday day delegates
Emergency Planning for your Organisation2.15pm - 3.00pm Thursday 15 November 2018
This workshop will look at your personal and business emergency plans which are non- hazard specific and identify any gaps which need to be addressed.
How well is your plan communicated to your staff and clients?
What are your triggers to enact your emergency plan? Where do you get reliable information? where will you go? How will you get there? Who will you tell?Australian Red Cross Emergency Rediplan is an easy 5 step method of preparing for an emergency for any age and ability. People who are better prepared for emergencies recover more quickly. We will explore some scenarios that will test your plan, your organisations response and your ability for your business to recover from the event.
We will help you to understand why emotional preparedness and community connectedness is so essential in any emergency.To help you prepare better, we will look at what reliable links, websites and smartphone apps such as Australian Red Cross ‘Get Prepared’ you can use for yourself, your organisation and your clients.
Presenter: Valerie Hussain, Emergency Services Preparedness Facilitator, Australian Red Cross Emergency Services
Tickets: Inclusive for full conference delegates and Thursday day delegates
Active Transportation and Real Estate: The Next Frontier
11.05am - 12.35pm Friday 16 November 2018
This session will explore how the growing interest in biking, walking, car sharing and other transportation trends that are reshaping communities around the world and how developers and city officials can leverage these trends to give their communities a competitive advantage.
Keynote Presenter: Ed McMahon, Chair National Main Street Centre America, Urban Land Institute, USA
Tickets: inclusive for full conference delegates and Friday day delegates
