MILE Melbourne, September 2026: Panelists Announced

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Joel Robinson
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Apartments.com.au will host the next Market Insights LIVE Event (MILE) in Melbourne on Thursday, September 10th, bringing together apartment industry leaders for a private lunch panel discussion on the state of the market.

The event will be held in partnership with Resilience Insurance, Equifax, Artis, Urbis and Conversion Assist.

Panelists

This edition of MILE Melbourne brings together leaders from across development, sales, project marketing and media:

• Chris O'Keefe, Executive Director, Time & Place

• Illan Samuel, Managing Director, Samuel.

• Vanessa Lai, Head of Media (Melbourne), Metropolis

• Zoe Powell, National Director, Project Marketing, Colliers

• Katya Crema, Head of Sales & Customer Journey, Hip V. Hype

• Fergus Humphries, Sales & Marketing Director, Hamton

• Joel Robinson, Editor in Chief, Apartments.com.au

• Mike Bird, CEO, Apartments.com.au

The session will run across two panels and two five-minute spotlights:

• Develop, Divest, Delay - Illan, Chris and Katya will work through real sites and give their verdict on whether to develop, divest or delay.

• Sales & Marketing - Fergus, Zoe and Vanessa will unpack what's driving results in sales and marketing right now.

Join the Wait List

Seats for MILE Melbourne are limited to 180 of Victoria's apartment industry leaders. If you'd like to attend, register your interest to join the wait list:

Join the wait list

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