The Australian Consulate-General Chengdu Adelle Neary recently attended an Austrade-sponsored high-profile Salon event that was held in the Chongqing InCity project built by Woods Bagot.
The salon event showcased a partnership between Woods Bagot, Chongqing InCity, TSUTAYA BOOKSTORE, KPF, ARUP, and DJser.
Themed ‘Proposal for Elevated City Life — Chongqing Impression’, the Salon aimed to leverage the recent inauguration of ChongQing InCity as a platform to discuss how communities, urban regenerations, locality and transit-oriented development (TOD) would shape future commercial complexes.
Keynote speakers at the event included industry leaders such as Yang Wu, General Manager of SCPG Southwest Regional Co., Yuhuang Yang, Head of Product Planning Department of Chongqing Vanke, Yong Ding, KPF Director, Billy Ip, Woods Bagot Principal, Global Sector Leader – Retail, and Penny Cheung, Arup Director and Mainland China Leader.
Insightful speeches ranged from Mr. Yuhuang Yang’s exploration of ‘InCity in Modern Communities’, Yong Ding’s discourse on ‘Urban Renewal and Transformation of Landmark Complex’ to Billy Ip’s perspective on ‘Creating Experiential Commercial Spaces with Local Characteristics’ and Penny Cheung’s presentation on ‘TOD – A Quality Engine of Chongqing’s Development’.
The Salon highlighted the success of Chongqing InCity, showcased the operational prowess of Vanke SCPG, and demonstrated the synergistic collaboration between leading consultancies KPF, Woods Bagot, and ARUP.
This successful launch of Chongqing InCity has opened new opportunities for Woods Bagot in the Southwest China market, building on its successful track record in various sectors including retail and mixed-use, workplace, healthcare, urban renewal and transportation.
Neary works for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade as a career official and she has worked in Vientiane and Jakarta in the past.
During her time in Canberra, she has worked on high-profile projects relating to the MH17 flight accident and the Foreign Policy White Paper Taskforce.
Her past roles also includes serving as Adviser in the Prime Minister’s and Cabinet’s International Division.
Neary has served as the Australian Consul-General in Chengdu since June 2021.
