Key figures in the housing, property, and finance sectors will come together to tackle the country’s
pressing housing challenges at the ninth Affordable Housing Development & Investment Summit, hosted
in Naarm/Melbourne from February 26-28, 2024.

Organised by the Community Housing Industry Association (CHIA), the event provides a platform to
share innovative solutions and strategies in social and affordable housing design, investment, place
making, and tenancy/asset management.

Among the keynote speakers at the conference are CBUS Chair and former Australian Treasurer, Wayne
Swan, Housing Australia CEO Nathan Del Bon, CFMEU National Secretary Zach Smith, and international
housing expert Alexandra Notay. A range of experts from the public, private, community and research
sector will also speak.

CHIA CEO Wendy Hayhurst said the summit came at a critical juncture. “The scale of Australia’s housing
challenge is significant, particularly for households on low and moderate incomes,” Hayhurst noted.
“Many Australians on decent incomes now find themselves part of the working poor, due to escalating
rents and mortgages.”

Full media release here