The 2nd annual Population Australia 2050 Summit

In light of last year’s Treasury predictions, that the population of Australia was forecast to reach 36million by 2050, the topic of population has never been far from the press.

As a delicate subject, experts and commentators often sit on either side of the fence. The “progrowth” and the “slowgrowth” side.

Recently, the Minister for Sustainable Population, Tony Burke, has released a report titled ‘A sustainable population strategy for Australia’. The government are looking to use the increase in population to grow Australia’s regional cities. The Department of Immigration is also heavily involved, with Minister Chris Bowen announcing that temporary migrants in regional areas will be fast tracked to permanent residency.

It is not just the regions that population growth will affect. Rapid growth is still occurring in capital cities as the growing population seeks economic wellbeing. Transport and infrastructure is under the microscope and planners are preaching the importance of getting things right – and getting things right now.

The 2nd annual Population Australia 2050 Summit will highlight the major implications that population change will have on the major sectors and examine what decisions can be made to maintain a sustainable population growth in a society that is consistently changing

SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

• Prof Graeme Hugo, Director, GISCA and Professor of Geography, University of Adelaide
• Dr Bob Birrell, Centre for Population & Urban Research, Monash University
• Prof Natalie Jackson, Director, National Institute of Demographic and Economic Analysis, University of Waikato
• The Hon. Tom Roper, President, Australian Sustainable Built Environmental Council
• John Daley, Chief Executive Officer, Grattan Institute
• James McIntyre, Senior Economist, Commonwealth Bank
• Dr Katharine Betts, Adjunct Associate Professor, Sociology, Faculty of Life and Social Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology
• Gill King, Vic Executive Director, Housing Industry Association
• Dr Richard Denniss, Executive Director, The Australia Institute
• Prue Digby, Deputy Secretary, Planning and Local Government, Department of Planning and Community Development

Regular updates available at www.informa.com.au/population

For speaking and endorsement opportunities, contact the Conference Manager, Jamie Burrage on (+61 2) 9080 4321, or email jamie.burrage@informa.com.au

For sponsorship and exhibition opportunities, contact Samuel Wilson on (+61 2) 9080 4371 or email samuel.wilson@informa.com.au.

You can secure your attendance at this unique summit by registering online at: www.informa.com.au/population

For assistance with your booking, Email registration@informa.com.au, or Tel (+61 2) 9080 4307