Here is a look at the opening night of Melbourne Assembly.
Professor Carolyn Evans, the new University of Melbourne vice chancellor, will deliver the opening address in one of her first public speaking engagements in her new role.
One of Australia’s most awarded journalists, Age investigative reporter Nick McKenzie, will address the conference.
The forum’s keynote speakers, former New York mayor Bill de Blasio and 15-minute city pioneer Professor Carlos Moreno, will then take centre stage in conversation with The Age’s Victorian affairs editor, Annika Smethurst.
Smethurst will lead another discussion, with Evans and John Harnden, chief executive of Melbourne Park, followed by a Q&A session with all four opening night speakers.