Adam Beck

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Chair, Queensland PlanTech Working Group @ Planning Institute of Australia
Everton Park, QLD, AU
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Everton Park, Queensland, Australia, Australia
About Adam Beck

Adam is an urbanist who has worked for private sector consultancies and leading global non-government organisations to advance sustainable community outcomes for over 25 years.Adam is currently Head of Digital Urbanism at Indara, one of Australia's largest digital infrastructure companies, majority owned by Australian Super. Adam is also Co-Founder of the digital built environment education start-up, TEMPO Institute.As Executive Director with the Smart Cities Council, he worked with the world’s longest running smart cities organisation focussed on catalysing action and investment in technology and data to accelerate liveability, workability and sustainability.Adam was Program Lead for many of the SCC’s core initiatives, such as the Centre for Data Leadership, Future of Place and Code13 (An SDG Action Lab). Adam also curated the Australia New Zealand Digital Twin Hub and the global Smart Cities Academy.Prior to this Adam was Director of Innovation at Portland (OR)-based think tank, EcoDistricts, where he developed a collaborative governance model - the EcoDistricts Protocol - for urban regeneration across North America and beyond. In this role he also designed and launched a Clinton Climate Initiative-endorsed pilot program called Target Cities, with more than a dozen municipalities across North America.Adam was also Executive Director at the Green Building Council of Australia where he facilitated the creation of the Green Star Communities certification system for sustainable urban development.Before entering the mission-driven sector, Adam spent 15 years with global consulting firms, including GHD and almost a decade with Arup. Adam spent time in academia as a lecturer and studio lead in social impact assessment and community engagement at the University of Queensland.

Adam Beck's Current Company Details
Planning Institute of Australia

Planning Institute Of Australia

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Chair, Queensland PlanTech Working Group
Everton Park, QLD, AU
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planning.org.au
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Adam Beck Work Experience Details
  • Planning Institute Of Australia
    Chair, Queensland Plantech Working Group
    Planning Institute Of Australia
    Everton Park, Qld, Au
  • Hub Australasia Pty Ltd
    General Manager | Business And Market Development
    Hub Australasia Pty Ltd Mar 2024 - Present
    Revesby, New South Wales, Au
    As General Manager for Business and Market Development, Adam works with an in-house design team to help deliver market leading public realm infrastructure to clients who are focussed on shaping better places for people. HUB is focused on delivering infrastructure that engages with its context rather than competing with it. HUB is a wholly owned subsidiary of Indara, Australia’s leading owner and operator of digital infrastructure and majority owned by Australian Super.
  • Planning Institute Of Australia
    Chair, Queensland Plantech Working Group
    Planning Institute Of Australia Jul 2023 - Present
    Barton, Act, Au
    Adam is Chair of the Queensland Planning Institute of Australia PlanTech Working Group. In this role he works with a group of PIA members in stewarding dialogue, professional development and advocacy around how technology and data can be used to deliver better planning and development outcomes.
  • Tempo Institute
    Co-Founder & Director
    Tempo Institute Mar 2023 - Present
    Melbourne, Au
    TEMPO Institute is an innovative education platform that supports government and industry in accelerating their sustainability journey through the strategic use of technology and data. TEMPO offers an online learning environment with various courses and programs focusing on the digital built and natural environment.
  • Digital Built Australia
    Co-Host
    Digital Built Australia Jul 2022 - Present
    Melbourne, Victoria, Au
    Digital Built Australia (DBA) is a podcast that explores digital and data innovation in the built and natural environments. On the podcast, you'll hear from experts and thought leaders who have transformed their fields and have valuable advice and best practices to share.DBA focuses specifically on how governments, academia, and the private sector are developing and implementing Digital Twin strategies. It analyses the technical practitioner lens of digital twins as well as exploring leading policy initiatives.
  • Iot Alliance Australia
    Co-Chair, Smart Places And Infrastructure Workstream
    Iot Alliance Australia Jan 2022 - Present
    Sydney , Nsw, Au
    IoT Alliance Australia (IoTAA) is the peak industry body representing the Internet of Things (IoT) in Australia, with over 500 participating organisations and 1000 individual participants working across twelve workstreams.It's vision is to empower industry to grow Australia’s competitive advantage through IoT.The IOTAA see's a thriving future for Australia and the world by connecting data, devices, people, processes and things to the Internet. It helps people make better and more informed decisions to get the best possible outcomes and ultimately helps boost Australia’s future success, productivity, competitiveness, jobs, and the economy.
  • Centre For Urban Innovation Pty Ltd
    Director
    Centre For Urban Innovation Pty Ltd Jul 2015 - Present
    Brisbane, Queensland, Au
    Centre for Urban Innovation Pty Ltd is the business through which Adam consults to government and industry leaders seeking to shape high performing built and natural environments. Adam combine's his experience in urban planning, sustainability, data leadership and urban innovation to help clients define best practice, invest with purpose and build capacity for change.Adam's core services include facilitation and training, strategic advisory support, resource development and coaching. I also provide keynote speaking, panel facilitation and workshop services at leading industry events.
  • Indara
    Head Of Digital Urbanism
    Indara Jun 2022 - Jul 2024
    St Leonards, New South Wales, Au
    As Head of Digital Urbanism Adam leads the company's efforts to continually consider what's next for connecting, activating and measuring urban life in the public realm and built environment. Through two core programs, _Live and _Lab, Adam works with government and non-government customers and partners to accelerate best practice, using the model - define it, test it, refine it, deliver it, scale it.
  • Standards Australia
    Chair, Digital Twin Working Group
    Standards Australia Jan 2021 - Jun 2024
    Sydney, Nsw, Au
    Adam was Chair of the inaugural Digital Twin Working Group at Standards Australia. The Working Group is active in the development of core ISO/IEC Digital Twin Projects stewarded by ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 41/WG 6, including ISO 30172 (Use Cases), ISO 30173 (Concepts and Terminology), the Digital Twin Reference Architecture project and creation of Digital Twin maturity models.
  • Urbanism.Live
    Owner And Host
    Urbanism.Live Apr 2022 - Jun 2022
    Brisbane, Queensland, Au
    Urbanism.Live is a platform exploring the edges of digital, data and urbanism. Through a range of media, Adam explores how and where digital and data intersects with urbanism, and what this means for the urbanism professions, and policy makers. Urbanism.Live comprises a podcast series, library of fields notes, book reviews, publication post-mortems and more. It is also where Adam spends time mentoring young practitioners and raising funds to advance digital inclusion by supporting vulnerable Queenslanders with disabilities.
  • Service Nsw
    Member, Smart Places Advisory Council
    Service Nsw Nov 2020 - Apr 2022
    Haymarket, New South Wales, Au
    Established in September 2020 by NSW Minister for Customer Service, Victor Dominello MP, the Smart Places Advisory Council supports the implementation of the NSW Smart Places agenda. Adam was invited as one of eight individuals to participate on the Advisory Council. The Council provides insights to shape the delivery of the NSW Smart Places Strategy Action Plan, assist in assessment and appraisal of projects and provide advice to the Minister.
  • Smart Cities Council Australia New Zealand
    Founding Executive Director
    Smart Cities Council Australia New Zealand Feb 2016 - Apr 2022
    Brisbane, Queensland, Au
    Adam was Founding Executive Director of Smart Cities Council Australia New Zealand, the peak body across Australia and New Zealand with the goal to make cities more liveable, workable, and sustainable. Adam built the organisation as a market accelerator and advisor. Through advocacy and action, capacity building and knowledge sharing, Adam helped shape a common language for the market, and supported government to shape projects, policies and plans that harnessed the benefits of technology, data and intelligent design.As part of his tenure, Adam established multiple industry firsts, including building the Smart Cities Academy, the Australia New Zealand Digital Twin Hub and the regions premier smart cities conference - Smart Cities Week. Adam also designed, launched and facilitated a range of programs and initiatives, including The Centre for Data Leadership, the Smart Cities Awards and the private/public partnership think tank Bounce Lab.One of Adam's leading programs was Future of Place, which engaged 100's of policy makers and practitioners around the region to explore the emerging relationships between people, place, technology and data. This work resulted in the publishing of the Future of Place Framework, a document articulating a series of new 'principles of practice' for practitioners and policy makers and how they can nurture the opportunities of shaping better places for people with the support of technology and data.
  • Department Of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities And Regional Development
    Member, Cities Reference Group
    Department Of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities And Regional Development Jul 2017 - Jan 2019
    Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Au
    Adam was invited to sit on the Australian Government's Cities Reference Group, established to provide innovative, expert advice to support delivery of the Australian Government's Smart Cities Plan. The Cities Reference Group included representatives from across industry, the research community and non-government groups.
  • Green Building Council Of Australia
    Senior Advisor - Cities
    Green Building Council Of Australia Jan 2016 - Dec 2017
    Sydney, Nsw, Au
    Adam was contracted to provide strategic support to the GBCA's Cities agenda, helping expand its reach and engagement with government and industry in a number of evolving areas relating to sustainable cities, communities and infrastructure.
  • Ecodistricts
    Director Of Innovation
    Ecodistricts Jan 2015 - Jun 2016
    Atlanta, Georgia, Us
    Adam was responsible for all technical aspects of EcoDistricts products and services, including the design and delivery of the EcoDistircts Protocol, its strategic consulting and support services and production of toolkits and guidelines. This work was the key platform for EcoDistricts' aspiration of developing a new model for urban regeneration that is more integrated, collaborative and implementation-focussed.The EcoDistricts Protocol promotes an “integrated design and delivery” model to align key stakeholder and investors interests, conduct holistic assessment, accelerate deployment of district-scale projects and build robust long-term governance. The Protocol provide's guidance to district and neighborhood regeneration leaders on how to deliver innovative district scale strategies at the intersection of buildings, infrastructure and community action.
  • Ecodistricts
    Vice President Of Programs
    Ecodistricts Mar 2014 - Jan 2015
    Atlanta, Georgia, Us
    During this time Adam was responsible for managing two major programs at EcoDistricts, involving the development of the global Ecodistricts Protocol and the delivery of the Target Cities pilot program.Target Cities is a two-year immersion program for leading North American projects to develop and deliver catalytic, district-scale sustainability strategies – influencing how cities, utilities, developers, and community based organizations engage in next-generation urban redevelopment.
  • Ecodistricts
    Program Director
    Ecodistricts Jun 2013 - Mar 2014
    Atlanta, Georgia, Us
    Adam was responsible for the development, delivery and continual improvement of the EcoDistricts Framework and toolkit. The EcoDistricts Framework is process management tool that assists city governments and the private sector to plan, design, finance and deliver projects that build sustainability, from the neighborhood up.Adam also managed the EcoDistricts consulting business, seeking to assist industry embrace the EcoDistricts Framework into their policy, plan making and project development efforts.
  • Green Building Council Of Australia
    Executive Director Market Development And Sustainable Communities
    Green Building Council Of Australia May 2012 - Jun 2013
    Sydney, Nsw, Au
    Adam was responsible for the GBCA's market development activities, which included membership growth, events and education course development. In this role Adam also guided the business development activities for the Green Star rating tools.As part of the GBCA's five year Strategic Plan, Adam was responsible for the development of new business for the GBCA, in particular the development of products and services relating to homes, infrastructure and cities.
  • Green Building Council Of Australia
    Manager Sustainable Communities
    Green Building Council Of Australia Oct 2009 - May 2012
    Sydney, Nsw, Au
    In his role as Manager for Sustainable Communities, Adam was responsible for leading the GBCA's sustainable communities and cities efforts. This included the successful development and implementation of the Green Star - Communities rating tool and National Framework, urban policy advocacy, sustainable communities education and business development.
  • Arup
    Associate, Project Sustainability Leader
    Arup Aug 2001 - Oct 2009
    London, London, Gb
    Adam joined Arup as a Senior Consultant, working initially on a range of infrastructure and landuse planning projects. This included undertaking impact assessment studies, preparing environmental management plans and construction site auditing.Building on his social planing skills, Adam facilitated a number of significant community engagement processes and social impact assessments. These included rail corridor planning projects, highway upgrade projects and airport developments.Adam also played a key role in developing Arup's project sustainability business, and developed a range of sustainability facilitation tools that were subsequently adopted for urban development projects throughout Australia. A major part of this work involved the development and delivery of Arup's proprietary sustainability rating tool SPeAR (Sustainable Project Appraisal Routine). Adam was involved at a global level managing the continual improvement of SPeAR and its business development throughout markets across the world.Adam was Arup Australasia's regional representative for the Drivers of Change research program and urban retrofit strategy development. Adam was responsible for building staff capacity in use of the Drivers of Change tools and conducted workshops with clients to assist them in strategically developing their future business opportunities.
  • Environment Institute Of Australia And New Zealand
    Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer And Policy Chair (Seq Division)
    Environment Institute Of Australia And New Zealand Mar 1995 - Apr 2005
    Balwyn, Vic, Au
    Over the course of 10 years Adam served at different times as a volunteer in the role of Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer for the Southeast Queensland Division of the EIANZ. Adam was intimately involved in the governance of the Division and the day-to-day management of activities, particularly through the Division's period of strategic growth. This involved the management of staff, development of strategic plans, budget forecasting and reporting to the national body. Adam was involved in the planning and delivery of a number of events and conferences, covering a broad section of natural science, environmental management and sustainability issues.In his last three years on the Executive, Adam was Chair of Policy, which included the preparation of EIANZ policy positions and responding to government policy proposals in collaboration with members and other key stakeholders.
  • International Association For Public Participation (Iap2) Australasia
    Queensland Chapter Co-Founder And Coordinator
    International Association For Public Participation (Iap2) Australasia Jan 1998 - Jan 2004
    Toowong, Qld, Au
    Adam was co-founder of the Queensland Chapter for IAP2 Australasia, the peak body for advancing community engagement practice in the region. Adam was responsible for coordinating governance processes and facilitated member attraction and industry events. Adam was also Chair of IAP2's first Queensland conference.
  • The University Of Queensland
    Lecturer, Social Impact Assessment
    The University Of Queensland Jul 2001 - Jul 2003
    Brisbane, Queensland, Au
    Adam was a Lecturer in Social Impact Assessment within the Faculty of Anthropology and Sociology for 4 years. In this role Adam delivered the Social Impact Assessment course to Masters students. Adam delivered both lectures and detailed tutorials across a diversity of social planning issues including community engagement, impact assessment and social impact management. Adam educated students on a variety of tools and techniques for social impact assessment, including use of the cross impact matrix, multi-criteria analysis and impact prioritisation.A substantial portion of the course involved building students capabilities in community engagement. Adam assisted students in undertaking a major consultation exercise with communities and business stakeholders associated with a real-life project. Community meetings, focus groups and community survey were some of the techniques taught.
  • Ghd
    Senior Environmental Planner
    Ghd May 1995 - Aug 2001
    Sydney, Au
    Prepared environmental impact statements and environmental management plans for a range of infrastructure projects such as rail corridors, power stations, seaport and airport developments and road corridor projects.Developed environmental management systems for agricultural businesses and construction companies.Undertook environmental site auditing of major construction projects and maintenance facilities. Prepared and delivered environmental training programs for construction projects, research organisations and local government.Established and managed a community consultation team, undertaking a range of community consultation processes for land use planning and infrastructure development works.Key achievements included the preparation of Australia's first Environment Airport Strategy for Brisbane Airport Corporation and the Road Drainage Design Manual for the Queensland Department of Main Roads.

Adam Beck Skills

Sustainability Sustainable Development Community Engagement Environmental Awareness Urban Planning Stakeholder Engagement Project Management Green Building Policy Strategy Project Planning Land Use Planning Workshop Facilitation Urban Design Proposal Writing Sustainability Consulting Management Strategic Planning Green Environmental Management Systems Sustainable Design Program Management Climate Change Community Development Energy Efficiency Governance Feasibility Studies Renewable Energy Environmental Impact Assessment Sustainable Business Urban Strategic Communications Comprehensive Planning Stakeholder Management Facilitation Sustainability Assessment Corporate Social Responsibility Economic Development Facilitators Environmental Issues Environmental

Adam Beck Education Details

  • Griffith University
    Griffith University
    Public Policy Analysis
  • The University Of Queensland
    The University Of Queensland
    Sociology
  • Griffith University
    Griffith University
    Environmental Planning And Policy
  • Villanova College
    Villanova College
    Geography

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