The Advice Panel: What I Wish I’d Known About Parenthood

How do you keep building your career while also raising a family?

ACED Women’s Professional Parents Network (PPN) invites you to The Advice Panel: an afternoon of candid conversation, practical advice and connection exploring the realities of parenthood and career in the property and construction industry.

We’re bringing together leaders from across architecture, construction, engineering and development, representing different career and parenthood stages, to talk openly about the things we often wish someone had told us earlier.

We’ll dive into:

💡 Navigating parent guilt and competing priorities when project demands never slow down
💡 Returning to work and maintaining momentum for career progression
💡 Balancing two careers, family responsibilities and the realities of modern parenthood
💡 What actually works for modern families
💡 The advice our panellists wish they’d had earlier

Meet our panel

⭐ Autumn Lu, Director, MPMpl
⭐ Diana Sarcasmo, Managing Director Residential, Colliers
⭐ Sahar Shirazi, Managing Director, Duv Group
⭐ Juan Lewis, Technical Director, Aurecon

Event Details

📅 Friday, 18 September 2026
📍 UNSW CBD Campus, 210 George Street, Sydney 2000
🥂 3:00pm - Check-in, refreshments and networking
🎤 3:30pm - Panel commences sharp
🤝 5:30pm - Event concludes
🎟️ Tickets: $15, includes admission, drinks and nibbles

Everyone is welcome! Mums, dads, parents-to-be, those considering parenthood, and allies who want to better understand and support working parents.

This is an in-person event with places limited.

Come for the candid conversation, stay for the connections (and a drink or two).

We can’t wait to see you there!

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