Date: Saturday 8 July 2023

This session will celebrate work curated from the contributions of over 500 students. You'll enjoy viewing designs, a thought-provoking panel discussion, music and community in the beautiful setting of Kāhui St Davids in Uptown.

3pm Student Showcase open to public

Take time to view a gallery of student work re-imagining Uptown.

4pm Welcome & Festival Overview

Background to the Uptown Futures Festival along with an acoustic music performance.

4:50pm Uptown Futures Panel Discussion with Bernard Hickey

The potential of Uptown's urban regeneration, future thinking and what this means for the way we live in our cities in Aotearoa in the future.

Hear from Chlöe Swarbrick (MP for Auckland Central), Sibyl Bloomfield (Lecturer and Researcher at AUT), Anahera Rawiri (Principal at ABH Limited) and Patrick Reynolds (Director at Waka Kotahi)

6pm Conclusion

UPTOWN "REFLECTIONS" EVENT

Date: Wednesday 12 July 2023
Time: 5:30pm

This session wraps up the Uptown Futures Festival with insights from industry leaders connected to the Uptown neighbourhood.

We'll also hear from students from each of the universities as they profile their work.

Your input on the future of Uptown will be sought in a fun way.



Light refreshments are available, as we discuss and toast the future of Uptown.