Leadership for Cities
Speakers · 2026 edition

The Voices

More than 50 voices from over 15 countries — artists, mayors and creative bureaucrats, designers, investors and journalists. The people quietly remaking the cities we live in.

One day. One room. They gathered at the Glass Dome — Landmark of Good, Singapore, on 17 June 2026, for the inaugural edition of The Art of Citymaking.

Featured

A few of the voices that anchored the day.

  • Cathy Oke
    Cathy Oke
    Enterprise Fellow, Informed Cities, University of Melbourne
  • Carlos Moreno
    Carlos Moreno
    Smart City Envoy for the Mayor of Paris
  • Stuart Mercier
    Stuart Mercier
    CEO, Cairdrow Capital
  • Jen Williams
    Jen Williams
    CEO, Committee for Brisbane
  • Lauren Sorkin
    Lauren Sorkin
    Co-founder & Executive Director, Resilient Cities Network
  • Erin Lee
    Erin Lee
    Author, Take A Pause
  • Esther An
    Esther An
    Chief Sustainability Officer, City Developments Limited
Full lineup · 52

Everyone who took the stage in 2026, alphabetical by surname.

  • Esther An
    Esther An
    Chief Sustainability Officer, City Developments Limited
  • Scott Bannan
    Scott Bannan
    Deputy Mayor, Logan City Council
  • Shradha Biyani
    Shradha Biyani
    Urban Planner & Founder, Tashi Press
  • Dolphie Bou
    Dolphie Bou
    Festival Host
  • Cheryl Chung
    Cheryl Chung
    Senior Director, Insights & Strategy, The Majurity Trust
  • Pascale Dauptain
    Pascale Dauptain
    Executive Director, Global Ad Product, The New York Times
  • Nicholas Fang
    Nicholas Fang
    Founder & Managing Director, Black Dot
  • Peter Flannery
    Peter Flannery
    Mayor, City of Moreton Bay & Deputy Chair, CoMSEQ
  • Tulsi Grover
    Tulsi Grover
    Senior Partner, weareMIXD & Founder, re.vorG
  • Nicole Jonic
    Nicole Jonic
    Deputy Mayor, Ipswich City Council
  • Erin Lee
    Erin Lee
    Author, Take A Pause
  • Chevon Low
    Chevon Low
    Strategic Engagement and Policy Media Lead, Airbnb
  • Prantik Mazumdar
    Prantik Mazumdar
    Investor and President, TiE Singapore
  • Geoff McDonald
    Geoff McDonald
    Mayor, Toowoomba Regional Council
  • Stuart Mercier
    Stuart Mercier
    CEO, Cairdrow Capital
  • Tanya Milligan
    Tanya Milligan
    Mayor, Lockyer Valley Regional Council & Treasurer, CoMSEQ
  • Carlos Moreno
    Carlos Moreno
    Smart City Envoy for the Mayor of Paris
  • Cathy Oke
    Cathy Oke
    Enterprise Fellow, Informed Cities, University of Melbourne
  • Tom Sharp
    Tom Sharp
    Mayor, Scenic Rim Regional Council
  • Scott Smith
    Scott Smith
    CEO, Council of Mayors (SEQ)
  • Lauren Sorkin
    Lauren Sorkin
    Co-founder & Executive Director, Resilient Cities Network
  • Andrew Tan
    Andrew Tan
    Founding Executive Director, CLC
  • Tan Shin Bin
    Tan Shin Bin
    Assistant Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS
  • Matty Wainwright
    Matty Wainwright
    Festival DJ-in-Residence
  • Jen Williams
    Jen Williams
    CEO, Committee for Brisbane
Keep listening

The conversations carry on in The Commons — and the festival returns in June 2028.

Enter The Commons →The 2026 Festival →

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