From lockdown to boomtown | Sally Capp | TEDxMelbourne

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Melbourne's Lord Mayor Sally Capp explores how COVID lockdowns and restrictions created a renaissance in our cities, allowing us to pirouette, take risks, dream big and accelerate progress.

The Lord Mayor spoke at the Capitol Theatre, Melbourne, on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the Eastern Kulin. The Lord Mayor respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners and pays respect to their Elders past, present and emerging. Sally Capp was first elected as Lord Mayor of Melbourne in May 2018 before being re-elected in November 2020. She is the first woman to be directly elected as Lord Mayor of Melbourne.

Sally steered the City of Melbourne through the pandemic, as Melbourne clocked up the most days in lockdown in the world, an experience that devastated city businesses. She is now the champion for Melbourne’s recovery.

In 2019 Sally was named the McKinnon Emerging Political Leader of the Year, for politicians with less than five years in office, for her outstanding leadership of the Melbourne City Council. In particular, she was noted for her stabilising presence in Town Hall, where she has fostered a high degree of consensus amongst councillors for advancing an impactful policy agenda. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx