The theme for the 2026 Sydney Summit was ‘The Bold City’. We explored how to turn ambition into action. It was about leadership that balances vision with pragmatism, and a willingness to make the decisions that shape the next generation of Sydney’s growth.
Stay tuned for 2027 speakers.
Former Prime Minister of Australia
Minister for Housing, Minister for Homelessness, Minister for Cities
Chair, Museums of History NSW, former Premier of NSW, former Senator and former Minister for Foreign Affairs
Minister for Planning and Public Spaces
Editor, Sydney Morning Herald
Policy Manager, Committee for Sydney
Chair, Committee for Sydney
CEO, Committee for Sydney
Shadow Minister for Energy, Climate Change and Environment, and Shadow Minister for Customer Service and Digital Government
Sydney Editor, The Sydney Morning Herald
Chief Executive, Infrastructure NSW
Member for Wentworth
Research Manager, Ipsos Australia
Chief Executive Officer, Blacktown City Council
Chief Executive Officer, City of Sydney
Executive Director, Business Western Sydney
PIA NSW President
Head of Corporate Affairs & Culture Policy Lead, Committee for Sydney
Head of Policy, Committee for Sydney
Director of Resilience, Committee for Sydney
Leader of the Opposition
CEO, Grattan Institute
CEO, Aware Super
Partner, Project and Infrastructure Advisory, BDO
Partner, Sector Leader - State Government NSW, Maddocks
Chair, ALTRAC Light Rail
General Manager, McConnell Dowell, NSW and ACT
Chief Executive, Sydney Metro
CEO - Construction, Built
CEO, Plenary
Media Partner, State of the City Partner, Life in Sydney Partner
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