Last month, you learned that Sydney would play host to the first Global Cities After Dark forum, held in collaboration with the Electronic Music Conference and Amsterdam Night Mayor Mirik Milan this November. Now, the one-day event's inaugural speaker lineup has been announced, promising a thought-provoking program led by night culture specialists from across the globe. The invite-only forum, to be held on November 28, will give local leaders and planners the chance to score valuable insights from international experts, which in turn will hopefully instigate some positive changes to Sydney's own troubled nightlife culture. Global Cities After Dark will feature inspiring keynotes from five overseas visitors, with Mirik Milan joined by the likes of Lutz Leichsenring of Berlin non-profit The Creative Footprint, who'll discuss indexing the artistic landscape of urban spaces, and consultant psychiatrist and CEO of Global Drug Survey Adam Winstock, who will chat about health and wellbeing in night culture, and striving for zero harm. Meanwhile, a Sydney at Night panel discussion led by guests from City of Sydney and Create NSW will explore new initiatives in development. There'll also be a range of expert sessions hosted by the likes of Icebergs' Maurice Terzini, Animals Dancing's Andee Frost and SLAM's Helen Marcou, which will delve into specific aspects of night culture, including food and housing creativity. Describing his involvement in the event as 'a dream come true', Milan explains that "by sharing ideas for a safe and vibrant nightlife, it empowers bottom-up initiatives after dark that contribute to and strengthen creative cities around the world". You can read our chat with Milan on how to build a nightlife-friendly city here. The forum will return to Sydney each November for the next three years. GLOBAL CITIES AFTER DARK 2017 LINEUP Adam Winstock, Global Drug Survey Andee Frost, Animals Dancing Andreina Seijas, Harvard Graduate School of Design Anne Loxley, C3 West Anne Malloch, City of Melbourne Baby Guerrilla, Artist Barrie Barton, Right Angle Studio Brett Robinson, Icebergs Group Chris Raine, Hello Sunday Morning Clare Holland, FBi Radio Declan Lee, Gelato Messina Dr Caitlin Hughes, National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre Emily Collins, Music NSW Glen Cassidy, Cake Wines Helen Marcou, Bakehouse Studios / Save Live Australia Music (SLAM) Jemma Cole, Soft Centre Jess Scully, City of Sydney Joel Edmondson, Q Music Kate Becker, Office of Film & Music City of Seattle Kees Dorst, UTS Kevin Nuttall, Waterfield Kirsty Rivers, Creative Victoria Libby Harris, City of Sydney Lutz Leichsenring, Berlin Clubcommission/The Creative Footprint Marie-Louise Theile, James Street Initiative Maurice Terzini, Icebergs Group Mirik Milan, Night Mayor of Amsterdam Sarah Barron, MCA Simon Shaw, Capstone Collective Tyson Koh, Keep Sydney Open Global Cities After Dark will take place on Tuesday, November 28. The event is invite-only and registrations have now closed. But you can join the waiting list at globalcitiesafterdark.com. Image: Yaya Stempler.