David Chandler OAM was appointed NSW Building Commissioner in 2019 after an impressive forty-year career in the Australian construction industry.

Kristin is the Chief Executive – Industry Policy for the Housing Industry Association (HIA). Having worked with HIA for 16 years, Kristen is an experienced advocate for Australia’s residential building industry. She leads a diverse national team of staff in planning, building, workplace health and safety, skills and training, industrial relations, business compliance and housing economics. She is also responsible for guiding HIA’s interaction with federal and state governments that address housing supply and affordability.

John Lucchetti is a founding director of Collective Engineering. Prior to that, he was a director in one of Australia’s Leading Tier 1 consulting firms.

Lance Worrall, Economy and Industry Development Specialist

James is a Director of Science & Engineering at Brookfield. For Brookfield and its entities, James and his team offer complete, end-to-end design solutions, forensic investigation, technical strategy, design concepts, technical & computational peer review, standards and code interpretations.

James is widely regarded as a world leader in high-load connection innovation and design. His unique design capabilities have influenced over 800 projects in the construction, energy and defence sectors. The design solutions he developed with the Brookfield team resulted in lighter weight structures, which minimise materials and are easier, safer and faster to construct.

Prefab – A simple Solution for High Performance, Passive House (Passivhaus) Construction?

Danni is the chief executive officer of the Urban Development Institute of Australia in Victoria and one of Australia’s most recognised property experts.

Vanessa is the Victorian Chapter President of the Australian Institute of Architects, and speaks on behalf of the Architectural profession in Victoria to numerous government and professional bodies.

Dr Yu Bai received his PhD from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne EPFL, Switzerland. He is currently an associate professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University, investigating innovative construction materials such as fibre reinforced polymer, and performing research into structural fundamentals which feed into modular construction methodologies.

Design interpretation and detailing for fabrication

Beneath the Veneer - developing resilience in the Australian prefabrication supply chain

Sally is the Victorian Executive Director of the Property Council of Australia. She has extensive experience in CEO and executive leadership roles in the government and private sectors.

Solar and battery solutions are set to add spark to the construction sector

What we can teach ourselves about encouraging technology uptake?

The Innovative Manufacturing CRC (IMCRC) and Industrial Transformation opportunities for prefabAUS members

Nick has 35 years of experience in the property and construction industries, 13 years in the UK and the past 22 years of which are in Australia.

Self sufficient buildings and financial viability - are we there yet?

Smart housing in Sweden – the 'triple helix' approach driving innovations in glass and wood

Peter is the Immediate Past President, Victorian Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects.

Modularity for a future flexible world