Greater Sydney Heat Symposium

We are pleased to invite you to the official launch of the Greater Sydney Heat Smart City Plan; a world-leading initiative to enhance heat resilience across Greater Sydney. 

Event Details:

Date: Thursday, December 5, 2024 

Time: 9am - 5pm

• Formal Launch: 9:00am (for a 9.30am start) – 12:00pm
• Lunch: 12:00pm – 12:45pm
• Networking to progress next steps: 12.45pm – 1.30pm
• Heat Smart Deep Dives: 1:30pm – 4:00pm
• Networking over afternoon tea and drinks: 4.00pm – 5.00pm
  

Location: Western Sydney University, PSQ1, Level 9, 169 Macquarie Street, Parramatta
   

About the Event

Join us to celebrate the Greater Sydney Heat Smart City Plan. Hear directly from government, industry, community and research-sector leaders who developed the Plan together, to drive positive action across our city.  

Why Attend?

This is not your standard launch event. The Plan has been co-designed by diverse Taskforce members who are serious about solving problems and taking tangible actions together. This symposium is a chance to understand the work so far, and work with us on the next important steps.   

• Hear from our leaders: Including the Hon. Penny Sharpe MP, NSW Minister for Climate Change, Minister for Energy, Minister for Environment and Minister for Heritage
• Understand the Plan: Gain a comprehensive understanding of the Greater Sydney Heat Smart City Plan, presented by WSROC and Resilient Sydney 
• Hear from the Taskforce: Attend a panel discussion with Greater Sydney Heat Taskforce members on the process of the development of the Plan and challenges and opportunities for building heat resilience 
• Workshop next steps: Network with other participants in a facilitated session, to generate leads for progressing heat resilience work together
• Deep dive: Get nerdy about the specific challenges we need to tackle, and opportunities we need to maximise in each of the Plan’s six directions: 

1. Heat Smart Decisions: How to improve decision making through collaboration and shared understanding of heat risk. 
2. Heat Smart Places for People: How to build heat resilience in new and existing suburbs, homes, buildings and places. 
3. Heat Smart Economies: Understanding economic impacts of heat, opportunities for innovation, and how to build a heat resilient business and workforce.  
4. Heat Smart Infrastructure: How to ensure city systems - blue, green and grey - enable communities to survive and thrive in a warming climate. 
5. Heatwave Ready: How to empower communities to build resilience, reduce risks and manage emergencies. 
6. Heat Smart Research: How researchers and practitioners can work together to deliver heat resilient solutions. 
   
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Many thanks to our event host