John Alexander OAM: Regional development, high-speed rail & value capture. Henry George Address 2025

Описание: The Henry George Commemorative Address has become a time-honoured tradition, bringing together thinkers, professionals, and change makers who share a common passion for economic justice and social progress.

This year, we were honoured to have John Alexander OAM as our keynote speaker. John is a former Federal MP, founder and Deputy Chairman of the Australian High Speed Rail Association, and a passionate advocate for federal and state government policies that implement value capture funding for transport projects, promote regional development and improve social and affordable housing supply.

John Alexander OAM was a Member of the Australian House of Representatives from 2010 – 2022 during which time he led a number of key parliamentary committees, including serving as Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Infrastructure, Transport and Cities; the Parliamentary Committee on Economics; the Parliamentary Committee on Tax and Revenue; and the Coalition Policy Committee on Infrastructure and Regional Development.

He led the Liberal Party Sustainable Cities Policy Taskforce and the Parliamentary Friends of Rail Group, which invited industry leaders to present emerging issues, research and opportunities to parliamentarians. He is a strong advocate for federal and state government policies that implement value capture funding for transport projects, promote regional development, and improve social and affordable housing supply.

John was a professional tennis player from the late 1960s to the mid-1980s, leading Australia to victory in the Davis Cup Final in Sydney in 1977. He rose to #8 in the international singles rankings, and #2 in doubles, winning 7 singles and 27 doubles titles. In 1992, he received an Order of Australia Medal for his services to tennis.

Prosper Executive Committee Secretary Joe Langley will introduce our keynote speaker and lead the discussion after the address.

Joe Langley is Chairman and Managing Director of the Australian High Speed Rail Association. From 2018 to 2023, Joe served as specialist advisor to TfNSW on value capture funding for major transport projects, including Sydney Metro, Parramatta Light Rail and the Faster Rail program. He has held senior executive roles in urban development and infrastructure advisory at AECOM and Jacobs. In 2013, he led investigations into urban and regional planning, environmental assessment and value capture funding on the Federal Government’s High Speed Rail Study – Phase 2 Report.

Joe earned a Master of City Planning degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a BA in political science from the University of Georgia.

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