Program

*Please note this is a draft program and will be updated.
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Wednesday, 3 December 2025
Wednesday, December 3rd
9:00amÌý ÌýÌýOpening – The Lord Mayor of City of Adelaide
9:30amÌý ÌýÌýKeynote – Professor Chris Daniel – Green Adelaide goals, strategic plan, policy, activities.
10:00²¹³¾Ìý Panel discussion
10:30amÌý ÌýTea break
Ìý11:00amÌý ÌýSession I - TREES AND URBAN FOREST
11:00amÌý ÌýProtecting urban trees from harsh summer – Prof Stephen Livesly (ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Melbourne)
11:20amÌý Ìý Which plant where? Climate ready street tree trials – Prof Michelle Leishman (Macquarie ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥) Ìý
11:40amÌý ÌýFuture trees project in South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ – Dr Kate Delaporte (EI, Waite Arboretum)
12:10pmÌý Ìý Panel discussion / Q&A Ìý
12:40pmÌý Ìý Lunch
Ìý1:20pmÌý Ìý ÌýÌýSession II – VALUING TREES AND GREENSPACE
1:20pmÌý Ìý ÌýLearning from abroad – Modelling Nature-Based Solutions efficiency – Professor Prashant Kumar, ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Surrey, UK
2:00pmÌý Ìý ÌýMultidimensional factors of green infrastructure – Gail Hall, the Australasian Urban Green Infrastructure NetworkÌýÌý
2:20pmÌý Ìý Ìý Valuing the benefits and cost of street trees – Dr John Kandulu (EI, Economics)
2:40pmÌý Ìý Ìý Panel discussion / Q&A
3:00pmÌý Ìý Ìý Tea break
Ìý3:30pmÌý Ìý ÌýÌýSession III – BUILT AND GREEN INFRASTRUCTURES
3:30pmÌý Ìý ÌýLearning from abroad – Implementing nature-based actions in cities: Learning from Varcities EU – Professor Denia Kolokotsa (Crete, Greece)
4:10pmÌý Ìý Wholistic framework for a green and net zero carbon development – Prof Veronica Soebarto (EI, Architecture)
4:25pmÌý Ìý ÌýGreen and blue infrastructure - tbc
4:40pmÌý Ìý Ìý Panel discussion / Q&A Ìý
5:00pmÌý Ìý Ìý End of Day 1
5:00 – 8:00pmÌý Ìý Ìý ÌýOptional tour to Botanic Gardens and with a BBQ/drinks/canapes at the end.
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Thursday, 4 December 2025
9:00amÌý Ìý ÌýSession V – FROM BARCELONA TO LONDON
9:00amÌý Ìý ÌýUrban Greening: Challenges, Goals, Strategies, Evaluation – Dr Angeliki Karanasiou, Spanish Research Council, Barcelona
9:45amÌý Ìý ÌýLondon as National Park City – Abby Crisostomo, Head of Green Infrastructure, London Authority Ìý
10:30amÌý Ìý Panel Discussion / Q&A
11:00amÌý Ìý Tea break
Ìý11:30amÌý ÌýÌýSession V – HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT
11:30amÌý Ìý Mental health benefits of green space – Professor Xiaoqi Feng (UNSW)
11:50amÌý Ìý Nature Positive: The link between biodiversity and health – Professor Sarah Bekessy (RMIT ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥) Ìý
12:10pmÌý Ìý Developing health-based green policy – Carmel Williams (EI/CHiAPRT)
12:30pmÌý ÌýPanel discussion / Q&AÌý
12:50pmÌý ÌýLunch
Ìý1:40pmÌý Ìý ÌýSession VI – GREENING AND COMMUNITY
1:40pmÌý Ìý Ìý Community of practice of greening in Adelaide – Dr Tim Johnson, TREENET
2:10pmÌý Ìý Ìý Respecting the cultural values of green – Assoc Prof Douglas Bardsley (EI, Social Sciences)
2:30pmÌý Ìý Ìý Preparing the new generation of friends of trees – Dr Mark Kohler (EI, Psychology)
2:50pmÌý Ìý Ìý Panel discussion / Q&AÌý
3:20pmÌý Ìý Ìý Tea break
Ìý3:40pmÌý Ìý ÌýÌýSession VII – MAKING IT HAPPEN
3:40pmÌý Ìý ÌýLearning from abroad - Singapore Green Plan 2030 – Professor Prof Tan Puay Yok, National Parks Board of SingaporeÌýÌýÌý
4:20pmÌý Ìý ÌýGreening Greater Adelaide Metropolitan - tbc
4:40pmÌý Ìý Ìý Questions / Debate Ìý
Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý5:00pmÌý Ìý ÌýÌýFinal thoughts Keynote
Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý5:30pmÌý Ìý ÌýÌýEND OF SYMPOSIUM
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