Phillip Daffara Travels from Sydney, NSW

Topics

Futurist
Globalisation / World Affairs
Issues
Social Responsibility

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Dr. Phillip Daffara PhD is a visionary architect, urban futurist, and regenerative practitioner who transforms how communities co-create their built environments and futures. With a unique ability to bridge academic rigor with practical place-making, Phillip empowers people to become the architects of their own cities and regenerative futures.

As Principal of FutureSense + PlaceSense, Phillip brings over three decades of expertise in sustainable architecture, urban futures, and collaborative community visioning. His groundbreaking work spans from designing award-winning educational facilities like Montessori International College to developing regenerative ecovillage frameworks that are reshaping sustainable living worldwide.

Phillip's core expertise includes:

Urban futures and adaptation to global megatrends
Regenerative architecture and holistic place-making using all the senses
Collaborative community consultation and co-creation strategies
Sacred space design for healing and transformation
Regenerative Power and Leadership for planetary healing

A compelling TEDx speaker and published researcher with 198+ academic citations, Phillip brings both scholarly depth and engaging delivery to his presentations. Drawing from his poet's perspective, he uniquely integrates poetry into leadership conversations to unlock deeper insights and strategic breakthroughs. His sessions are transformative experiences that combine practical tools with visionary thinking, leaving audiences equipped to create regenerative futures by design.

Coming from a family of farmers, Phillip nurtures ideas like social seeds within a planet of possibilities. His poetic approach to architecture and futures thinking, combined with his commitment to Indigenous knowledge and connection to Country, offers audiences a rare blend of wisdom that is both grounded and transcendent. He has published three poetry collections reflecting on the “Post-normal times” in which we live and the planetary, personal and design shifts required for transformation.

Phillip's interactive and inspiring presentations and workshops challenge conventional thinking about space, place, and future possibilities, making him a sought-after speaker for organisations ready to embrace holistic approaches to community development and regenerative design.

Keynote Titles

Megatrends and implications for your organisation
Social Foresight Technologies – methods and techniques
City Futures – visions and scenarios (Green Cities, Techno Cities, Smart Cities and Gaian Cities)
Cultural change and Cities
Designing cities for the aged
Urban design of cities and sustainability
Best Practice place-making – as a way of holistic development
Global forces of urban change
The value of good urban design