Thursday 29 May 2025 – Sunday 1 June 2025
Association for Law, Property and Society Annual Conference
The Association for Law, Property & Society (ALPS) will hold its next annual meeting in-person at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, from Thursday 29 May 2025 – Sunday 1 June 2025.
Mission Statement
ALPS is an open and welcoming international organization of scholars and teachers engaged in a wide range of interdisciplinary research covering all aspects of property law, policy, and theory, and the role property plays in social structures, human relationships, and ecology. We promote informed dialogue among diverse scholars at all stages of their careers from around the world and across disciplines through conferences, publications, workshops, and mentorship.
Conference registration
Please note that further tickets will be made available for purchase soon for a field trip on Sunday 1 June.
Speakers
Jess Scully
Jess Scully is an author, city-maker and advocate for an expanded civic imagination to empower us to create a fair and sustainable future. As Deputy Lord Mayor of Sydney from 2019 to 2022 and as a Councillor at the City of Sydney from 2016 to 2023, Jess introduced new models to address the housing crisis and support a more inclusive economy, worked to embed culture in the life of the city and revive Sydney's nightlife, and advocated to expand who plays a role in shaping the life of the city.
Previously, Jess founded and directed Vivid Ideas, Australia’s largest creative industries event; supported emerging talent through the Qantas Spirit of Youth Awards; transformed public space as an urbanism consultant and public art curator, served as a policy advisor to the NSW Minister for the Arts and hosted Saturday Afternoons on ABC Radio.
She is currently a World Bank consultant contributing to sustainable urban development in Indonesia and Senior Associate at the Sydney Policy Lab. Her first book, Glimpses of Utopia: Real Ideas for a Fairer World, was published by Pantera Press and shortlisted in the Australian Book Industry Awards in 2021.
Blake Cansdale
Blake Alan Cansdale is a proud Anaiwan man and the National Director/CEO of ANTAR. Dedicated to empowering First Nations Communities, Blake has a background in legal practice with experience in public policy, lecturing, Aboriginal affairs, business management, Aboriginal land planning and development, land acquisition and land management.
Blake holds a Master of Public Policy and Management from Monash University and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) / Bachelor Science (major psychology) from UNSW. Prior to joining the team at ANTAR, Blake held Senior Executive roles within the Aboriginal Community Controlled Sector, namely as Chief Operating Officer at Tranby National Indigenous Adult Education & Training, and as Chief Operating Officer at Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council. Blake is also currently a non-Executive Director of Change the Record, a Director Observer with the Justice and Equity Centre and an Alternate Panel Member of the NSW Sydney District and Regional Planning Panels.
Conference program
Full program will be published soon.
Accommodation
On Campus
AGSM Short Stays
Coogee
Coogee Sands
Crowne Plaza Coogee
Sydney CBD
Pullman Hyde Park