SyLon: Housing solutions from Sydney to London
Join us on 8 July 2025 to hear from London and Sydney on how both global cities are addressing housing targets amid shifting political landscapes.
Join a live global forum as London and Sydney tackle one of the defining challenges of our time: delivering the homes our growing cities urgently need.
Sign up to attend in London here
Sign up to attend in Sydney here
Why SyLon?
With each city aiming to build between 50,000 to 100,000 homes annually, both London and Sydney confront shared pressures – shifting political tides, constrained capital, construction bottlenecks, land constraints and regulatory complexities. Yet their strategies for delivery diverge, offering rich ground for exchange.
As elections reshape political leadership in both Australia and the UK, SyLon brings together policymakers, developers, architects and planners to explore practical, scalable solutions for liveable, inclusive cities.
Format
The event will be hosted as two simultaneous, in-person events at The London Centre and Lendlease Barangaroo (Sydney), featuring real-time cross-city panels, keynotes, and networking. This event is being presented by AFK Studios in partnership with the NLA and Lendlease.
Programme
08:00 LON / 17:00 SYD - Registration and Breakfast/Drinks
08:30 LON / 17:30 SYD - Welcome from chair
Peter Murray, OBE, Co-Founder of NLA
08:32 LON / 17:32 SYD - Welcome from Sydney host
Earle Arney, Founder & Chief Executive, AFK Studios
08:35 LON / 17:35 SYD - Keynote presentation: Sydney
Kiersten Fishburn, Secretary of the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure
08:45 LON / 17:45 SYD - Keynote presentation: London
David Lunts, Chair of Latimer and Clarion, outgoing CEO of Old Oak and Park Royal Development (GLA)
08:54 LON / 17:54 SYD - Panel Discussion: Housing: Land, Policy and Investment
Kimberley Jackson, Executive Director, Origination, Lendlease (Sydney)
Eamon Waterford, CEO, Committee for Sydney (Sydney)
Earle Arney, Founder and CEO, AFK Studios (Sydney)
Gary McLuskey, Managing Director of Global Design, Greystar (London)
Claire Bennie, Director, Municipal (London)
09:35 LON / 18:35 SYD - Audience Q&As
09:55 LON / 18:55 SYD - Closing comments from Chair
10:00 LON / 19:00 SYD - End
Join the event
The event takes place on 8 July 2025, from 08:00-10:00 in London and 17:00-19:00 in Sydney. You can sign up to attend via the links below. You only need to sign up for the city you will be present in. The full programme is streamed to the room in each city.
London Location
The London Centre
3 Aldermanbury
London
EC2V 7HH
Sign up to attend in London (8 July 2025, 8am–10am)
Sydney Location
Lendlease Barangaroo
Level 14, Tower Three, International Towers Sydney
Exchange Place, 300 Barangaroo Avenue,
Barangaroo NSW 2000
Sign up to attend in Sydney (8 July, 5pm–7pm)