David Bailey is a Certified Practicing Planner with the Planning Institute of Australia and has over 25 years planning experience.  David started out in social planning with Wendy Sarkissian,  and then spent 3 years in the early 1990’s at the City of Adelaide working on the then City Plan Review. David then worked at what is now the City of Charles Sturt in policy, strategy and assessment.  In 2004, David returned for his second ‘tour of duty’ at the City of Adelaide, where he is currently a Senior Policy Planner working in the placemaking team.  David has been on the State Committee of the Planning Institute of Australia.

Walking Tour of the Market District during 'Mainstreets: Windows to the World Conference 2015'
The Market District encompasses much loved places like the Adelaide Central Market, Chinatown and Gouger Street.  Yet, change is in the winds.  Hear about the challenges for the area and for engagement as Council seeks to empower the community and stakeholders to plan the future of this iconic district. There will be a coffee stop!

Having experienced commercial life in several towns as a general manager with retailer W.H.Smith, Martin moved onto a new challenge as Town Centre Manager for Great Yarmouth.  During his time there, he built one of the strongest town centre partnerships in the country with over 150 members – a forerunner to BIDs. 

From 2002 - 04 he was Chief Executive of Action for Market Towns Action, a “mainstreet” national network and membership organisation dedicated to promoting the vitality and viability of small towns.  

Martin was appointed to the newly created role of Membership Development Director at the ATCM in April 2004 to work across the UK, in tackling the challenges they face and providing a national focus for action on issues affecting them. He was Chief Executive from 2010 -2014 and oversaw the development of ATCM as a not-for profit, mutual organisation that is owned by its members, into a unique organisation with a membership that spans the private, public and third sectors. As the largest organisation of its kind, ATCM has become an influential voice for the town and city management community, and as a widely respected authority on policy, innovator of research, and best practice example of partnership working and cross sector engagement, which focuses on the creation, development, and management of vibrant and viable town and city centres.  

In January 2015, Martin took up a new challenge to lead the Charity Retail Association. Generating almost £300m per year in profit and harnessing the skills of more than 200,000 volunteers nationwide, charity retail promotes charitable causes and an environmentally sustainable retail experience.  The Charity Retail Association is the only body in the UK that represents the interests of charity retailers. They have 380 members with, between them, over 7,800 shops.

He has been a Director of the International Downtown Association and on the Board of Best Bar None in the UK, the National Skills Academy for Retail Advisory Board and the Government’s Future High Street Forum.

Dr Johnson is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Port Pirie Regional Council and serves on numerous local, regional and national committees with a variety of organisations.

Andrew also regularly presents at state, national and international conferences in the areas of financial management, governance and economic development. He has two books to his credit (including one translated to Mandarin), together with an increasing number of academic publications.

Andrew is passionate about improving the lifestyle and opportunities available to the community and creating a dynamic, progressive, performance driven organisation that meets the needs of residents.

Gordon was a pioneer of the town centre management movement in the UK in the 1980s and is now its most experienced place management practitioner with over twenty seven years’ experience. After managing 4 cities in Scotland and England, he set up his consultancy, Carlogie Ltd in 2013 to advise on the management and regeneration of town and city centres.

He established management arrangements for Dundee and Perth city centres and became the inaugural Chief Executive of the Edinburgh City Centre Management Company. He then moved to England to manage the city centres of Manchester and Oxford. In each of the cities, he left a strong legacy of innovative projects and economic growth.

In addition to managing specific city centres, he has developed a role in the industry as a respected strategic thinker and international advocate for town and city centres.

He has played a leading part in the development of the movement through his contributions via non-executive roles in the Association of Town and City Management. A member since its inception in 1991, he has been elected to 6 positions of responsibility, most recently topping the national poll of members to secure a seat on the Advisory Council. He has also been a member of the board on two occasions, Chairman in Scotland (twice) and Chair of the South East of England region.

Gordon was a member of board of directors when business improvement districts were identified as the best means of achieving a sustainable business model for town centre partnerships. He was re-elected to the board and played a part when legislation was first introduced into the UK (in England) in 20004. He also played a leading role in the introduction of business improvement districts in Scotland.