Program
Please note that the program is subject to change.Ìý
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Wednesday, 3 December 2025
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TIME SESSION AND PRESENTERÌý 9:00amÌý ÌýÌý Opening – The Lord Mayor of City of ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É 9:30amÌý ÌýÌý Keynote – Professor Chris Daniel – Green ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É goals, strategic plan, policy, activities. 10:00amÌý Panel discussion 10:30am MORNING TEA Ìý Ìý Ìý Session I - TREES AND URBAN FOREST 11:00am Protecting urban trees from harsh summer – Prof Stephen Livesly (University of Melbourne) 11:20amÌý Ìý Which plant where? Climate ready street tree trials – Prof Michelle Leishman (Macquarie University) Ìý 11:40amÌý ÌýFuture trees project in South Australia – Dr Kate Delaporte (EI, Waite Arboretum) 12:10pmÌý Ìý Panel discussion / Q&A Ìý 12:30pmÌý ÌýLunch Ìý Ìý Ìý Session II – VALUING TREES AND GREENSPACE 1:15pmÌý Ìý Learning from abroad – Modelling Nature-Based Solutions efficiency – Professor Prashant Kumar, University of Surrey, UK 1:45pmÌý Ìý Ìý Multidimensional factors of green infrastructure – Gail Hall, the Australasian Urban Green Infrastructure NetworkÌýÌý 2:05pmÌý Ìý Valuing the benefits and cost of street trees – Dr John Kandulu (EI, Economics) 2:25pmÌý Ìý Ìý Asset Management for Green Infrastructure – Dr Jacquiline Balston, IPWEA Australasia 2:45pmÌý Ìý Panel discussion / Q&AÌý 3:00pmÌý ÌýÌý AFTERNOON TEA Ìý Ìý Ìý Session III – BUILT AND GREEN INFRASTRUCTURES 3:30pmÌý Ìý Learning from abroad – Implementing nature-based actions in cities: Learning from Varcities EU – Professor Denia Kolokotsa (Crete, Greece) 4:10pmÌý Ìý New development models led by nature – Stephanie Sirianni, Nature Collective 4:25pmÌý Opportunities to Optimise Urban Greening and its Water Sources using Smart Stormwater Systems– A/Prof Mark Thyer & Dr Matthew Armstrong (EI, Environmental Engineering) 4:40pmÌý ÌýÌý Panel discussion / Q&A Ìý 5:00pmÌý ÌýÌý END OF DAY ONE Ìý Ìý 5:00 – 8:00pmÌýÌý Tour to Botanic Gardens and with a BBQ/drinks/canapes at the end (optional). Ìý Ìý -
Thursday, 4 December 2025
TIMEÌý SESSION AND PRESENTERÌý Ìý ÌýSession V – FROM BARCELONA TO LONDON 9:00amÌý Ìý ÌýUrban Greening: Challenges, Goals, Strategies, Evaluation – Dr Angeliki Karanasiou, Spanish Research Council, Barcelona 9:45amÌý Ìý ÌýLondon as National Park City – Abby Crisostomo, Head of Green Infrastructure, London Authority Ìý 10:30amÌý Ìý Panel Discussion / Q&A 11:00amÌý Ìý MORNING TEA Ìý Ìý Ìý Session VÌý– HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT 11:30amÌý Ìý Mental health benefits of green space – Professor Xiaoqi Feng (UNSW) 11:50amÌý Nature Positive: The link between biodiversity and health – Professor Sarah Bekessy (RMIT University)Ìý
12:10pm Developing health-based green policy – Carmel Williams (EI/CHiAPRT) 12:30pm Panel discussion / Q&AÌý 12:50pmÌý Ìý Lunch Ìý Ìý Ìý Session VI – GREENING AND COMMUNITY 1:40pmÌý Ìý Community of practice of greening in ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É – Dr Tim Johnson, TREENET 2:10pmÌý Ìý Ìý Planning for value and risk from urban greening – Assoc Prof Douglas Bardsley (EI, Social Sciences) 2:25pmÌý Ìý Ìý Preparing the new generation of friends of trees – Dr Mark Kohler (EI, Psychology) 2:40pmÌý Ìý Ìý Green urban environments for native wildlife and environmental education – Dr Katja Hogendoom (EI, Agriculture) 3:10pmÌýÌý AFTERNOON TEA Ìý Ìý Ìý Session VII – MAKING IT HAPPEN 3:40pmÌý Ìý ÌýLearning from abroad - Singapore Green Plan 2030 – Professor Prof Tan Puay Yok, National Parks Board of SingaporeÌýÌýÌý 4:15pmÌý Ìý Ìý Good design, good outcome – Dr Matthew Skjonsberg, Praxis Institute, Switzerland 4:50pmÌý Ìý Ìý Greening ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É: The role of landscape architecture – Ben Willsmore, Australian Institute of Landscape Architects. Ìý 5:10pmÌý Ìý Ìý Q & AÌý 5:30pmÌý Ìý Ìý ÌýEND OF SYMPOSIUM Ìý Ìý
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