(Human) Nature and The City

As co-founder and creative director of Cultural Capital, Mark provides cultural placemaking advice to government and the development industry. He brings his experience as cultural strategist, curator in the public realm, artist and designer. With twenty-five years’ experience in the design, arts and cultural sectors, Mark has become an authoritative voice in the emerging field of cultural placemaking.

Kate Meyrick is a bold strategic thinker with a passion for cities. She is a lawyer with a master’s degree in urban design and estate management. British-born, Kate has more than twenty-five years in the property industry and has worked throughout Europe and Australia as well as Asia and the USA as an urbanist and place maker. Until December 2019 she was the Chief Executive of The Hornery Institute, recently joining Urbis as a director in their strategic advisory team – Future State.

Carlos Frias is one of the country's leading Urban Designers. He studied architecture in Colombia, and for 20 years in Australia he's led countless private and public sector urban design projects – from new suburbs to city downtown renewals, and from the planning of rail lines and railway stations to the creation of business parks.

Craig Kerslake is an architect, proud Wiradjuri man and Director of Nguluway DesignInc. He is passionate about bringing First Nations voices into the built environment, and fostering the next generation of First Nations designers. Drawing on his cultural heritage, community and knowledge of Country, Craig brings designing from Country methodologies into a wide range of projects.