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No Maps, Just Moves: Real planning skills and real insights

Event Outline

The SA Emerging Planners Committee is excited to present the third Emerging Planners Forum, a full day event bringing together early-career planners, para-planners and built environment students for a day of learning, ideas and connection.

This year’s theme will focus on what planning really looks like in practice and the skills needed to navigate it. Hear from planners across the public and private sectors as they share real-world experiences, practical skills, and key insights in housing delivery, infrastructure readiness and building meaningful planning careers.

The day will finish with an interactive workshop on City of Adelaide's Adaptive Reuse City Housing Initiative (ARCHI) led by Ellen Liebelt, offering a hands-on look at planning, design, heritage and adaptive reuse in practice.

After the forum, continue the conversation at a relaxed networking session with drinks and light snacks, and a chance to connect with others in the profession.

Whether you are just starting out or looking to build your experience, this forum is designed to be practical, relevant, and genuine.

Para Planners - please contact PIA SA to register you and include any dietaries.

Presenters

	Ellen Liebelt, ARCHI Lead, City of Adelaide
	Hans Pieters, Former UniSA Program Director, Urban and Regional Planning
	Craig Holden, Chair, State Planning Commission
	Eleanor Freeman, Principal Planner, Department of Infrastructure & Transport and Councillor for City of Adelaide
	Matt Ballard, Department for Housing & Urban Development
	Chris Webber, Associate Director of Future Urban
	Lucinda Ward, Senior Active Living Officer at Heart Foundation
	Andy Humphries, Director of Development at Department for Housing and Urban Development

Terms & Conditions

Registrations cancelled more than 14 days prior to the event date will not incur any fees and a full refund will be granted.

If you cannot attend and you are within 14 days of the event date, you can transfer your ticket to another person.

In all other situations we cannot issue a refund or credit.

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