VIC EPN + PIA: 2025 Wins and F*%k Ups Night
Thursday 17 July 2025
Time 6.00pm - 8.00pm
Format In Person Networking Event
Location The Emerald Peacock, Level 1, 233 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 (Kulin Country)
Tickets
| AITPM Members | $25.00 |
| Non Members | $30.00 |
In collaboration with
Registrations
Registration is via the PIA website.
PLEASE NOTE: You will be required to create a login on the PIA website if you don't already have an account. This is seperate to your AITPM login credentials.
About this event
The VIC Emerging Professionals Committee have partnered together with VEP (PIA) to bring back the highly successful: Wins & F*%k Ups Night.
AITPM and PIA recognise the importance of fostering collaborative relationships between planners and engineers to achieve integrated outcomes for our communities.
This event is a great opportunity to meet young planners and engineers and hear from experts in planning and transport on lessons learnt throughout their careers.
Wins & F*%k Ups Night was inspired by a global movement from the Failure Institute that shares stories of professional failure, which break free from the stigmas and pressures of professionalism. These personal stories, rooted in authenticity and vulnerability, aim to change workplaces for the better.
Registrations close at 10am on Tuesday 15 July 2025
For more information please contact the team at AITPM.
Speakers
Peter Wills | Director, Transport and Planning, Inner Metro | Department of Transport and Planning
Peter Wills is the Director of Transport and Planning – Inner Metro at Victoria's Department of Transport and Planning. In this role, he leads the coordination of statutory transport planning, movement and safety initiatives, and strategic input on major projects across 18 inner metropolitan councils. Peter plays a pivotal role in shaping how Melbourne’s central communities interact with their transport networks—today and into the future. With a career spanning both public and private sectors, in Australia and internationally, Peter brings deep expertise in transport systems, integrated land use planning, and infrastructure delivery. He is known for navigating complex transport problems, leading multidisciplinary teams, and building consensus across stakeholders. His work is grounded in practical delivery while remaining focused on long-term, city-shaping outcomes.
Prof Libby Porter | Director, Centre for Urban Research | RMIT University
Professor Libby Porter is a leading scholar in urban planning and geography whose work critically examines the intersections of land, power, and urban governance. She directs research within the Centre for Urban Research at RMIT University, with a particular focus on dispossession, displacement, and decolonising planning practices. Through her teaching and writing, Libby challenges conventional frameworks in urban policy, advocating for more just and inclusive approaches to city-making
Laura Murray | PIA National Board Director
Laura is an influential industry leader and nationally recognised urban growth and renewal expert with significant advisory experience in the public and private sectors. She is a specialist with strategic and statutory capabilities providing guidance at the highest levels of government for urban decision making and has presented at multiple conferences on important development topics. Influence has included national representation at city transformation and urban design focussed Government round tables for national policy development, including on behalf of PIA. Laura is a National Board Director for PIA
