Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Masterclass
Venue: Prahran Town Hall, 180 Greville Street, Prahran
Topic: Developing a meaningful brand for your mainstreet
The Masterclass ticket includes afternoon lunch.
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session
speaker(s)
time
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Registration. Arrival. Light lunch
1:00pm
02
Masterclass – Developing a meaningful brand for your mainstreet
For many main streets, their brand is a logo and colours. However, to be truly effective inconnecting with locals, traders, customers and visitors, it’s vital to understand where you fit in the market, how you are perceived, and know where you’re going and how to get there.
Steve de Niese, creative director and founder of Assemblo, will take you through an in-depth, practical workshop where you will learn how to express your purpose and vision, develop a clear roadmap for the future, establish a meaningful connection with your audience, and create a blueprint for how to communicate consistently and authentically.
Steve de Niese, Assemblo
1:30pm - 4:30pm
03
Break / all conference delegates arrive
4:30pm
04
Welcome drinks for all conference delegates
Venue: The Osborne Rooftop & Bar
119 Commercial Rd, South Yarra
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Thursday, August 1, 2024
Conference
Venue: Malvern Town Hall, 1251 High St, Malvern Victoria, Australia
Theme: Creating Tomorrow’s Destinations
Subthemes: Placemaking & Urban Design, Governance, Night Time Economy, Best Practice
MCs: Joyce Watts (morning), Samantha Choudhary (afternoon)
The Conference ticket includes pre-conference welcome drinks, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea, and a post-conference networking event.
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session
speaker(s)
time
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Registration. Arrival tea and coffee.
8:30am - 9:00am
02
Introductions
MC, Mainstreet Australia President, Mayor of Stonnington
9:00am - 9:15am
03
Keynote 1 - AI Horizons: Shaping the future of living and working in an artifical intelligence world
Steve Sammartino, Futurist
9:15am -10:00am
04
Keynote 2 - Placemaking, people and connection: The importance of creating strong relationships between people and their communities
TBA
10:00am - 10:40am
05
Morning tea
10:40 am - 11:10am
06
Keynote 3 - Main street mastery: Best practices and Success Stories from the United Kingdom
Ojay McDonald, Chief Executive Officer Association of Town & City Management
11:10am - 11:40am
07
Panel 1 - Reinventing Main Streets: Embracing sustainable practices, the circular economy and preloved shopping experiences
TBA
11:40am - 12:20pm
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Lunch
12:20pm -1:20pm
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Panel 2 - Navigating the governance maze for effective main street management strategies
TBA
1:20pm - 2:00pm
10
Keynote 4 - After Dark: Best practice management and governance for night time economies
Prof Michele Acuto, Professor of Urban Politics University of Melbourne
2:00pm - 2:45pm
11
Afternoon tea
2:45pm - 3:15pm
12
Keynote 5 - Retail Renaissance: Why being fearless is the key to creating main street success
Peter Alexander
3:15pm - 4:00pm
13
Local Walking Tour - High Street Malvern & Glenferrie Road
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Friday, August 2, 2024
Exclusive Chapel Street Walking Tour
All tickets (except for Masterclass only ticket holders) include the option to attend the Day 3 local Main Street Tours.
Chapel Street is one of Melbourne’s most iconic destinations – famous for its abundance of vibrant and diverse retail, dining and entertainment offerings. Join us as we take a walk and tour of one of Melbourne’s most highly sought after street addresses. We’ll talk about the local plans to reimagine what Chapel Street can be in the future and share important lessons and insights with Conference delegates.