The Inaugural Population Australia 2050 Summit

The Treasury has recently amended its population projection for Australia. It is now estimated that 35million people will inhabit the country by the middle of the century. In comparison to today’s population of over 22million, this represents an increase of over 55%. At the same time, the population is ageing. The Australian Bureau of Statistics has projected the median age of Australia is expected to increase from 38.2 in 2010 to 45.2 in 2050.

Population growth requires planning, and Australia's projected population boom and demographic change will require careful consideration by policy makers in government and all major sectors, including healthcare, education and construction. In a world where the environment is put under further scrutiny, the impact of population growth in Australia will create issues associated with sustainability.

With this in mind, the ‘Population Australia: 2050'summit will highlight the major implications that population change will have on the major sectors and discuss what decisions can be made to maintain a sustainable population growth in a society that is consistently changing.

Featuring presentations from:

• Senator The Hon. Christopher Evans, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
• Prof Graeme Hugo, Director GISCA and Professor of Geography, University of Adelaide
• Dr Katharine Betts, Co-editor & Founder, People and Place Journal
• Dr Glenn Withers, CEO, Universities Australia
• Andrew Rimington, Senior Manager, Employment, Education & Training,VECCI Melbourne
• The Hon. Tony Burke, Minister for Population, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
• Scott Morrison MP, Federal Member for Cook, Shadow Minister For Immigration & Citizenship
• Pauline Vamos, CEO, Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia
• Dr Sharon Winocur, Chief Executive Officer, Business/Higher Education Round Table
• Brian Wexham, Chief Executive Officer, SkillsOne Pty Ltd
• Prof Garry Glazebrook, Senior Lecturer, School of the Built Environment, UTS
• Doug Harland, Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director, Australian Green Infrastructure Council
• Kelvin Thomson MP, Labor Member for Wills, Federal Parliament
• Richard Royle, Vice President, Australian Private Hospitals Association, Chief Executive Officer, Uniting Care Health
• Grant Leslie, General Manager, Water Services Association of Australia
• Prof Deborah Schofield, Chair of Health Economics, NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre and School of Public Health, University of Sydney

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