James Mant (Chief Executive Officer): James leads Spero-ai with a clear mission: making planning work better for people, communities, and governments. With over 20 years’ experience across state and local government, urban policy, and design strategy, he brings deep insight into how planning systems operate at scale. At Spero-ai, James combines this experience with AI and co-design to refocus planning on quality outcomes, liveability, and trust.

Jennifer George (Chief Commercialisation Officer): Jennifer leads commercial strategy at Spero-ai, specialising in scaling deep-tech innovation across government and industry. With a background in US institutional investment and more than 15 years commercialising sustainable technologies across 50+ industries, she operates at the intersection of capital, policy, and technology. Jennifer brings strong market, partnership, and governance capability to Spero-ai’s growth.

Peter Kelly (Chief Information Officer): Peter is responsible for Spero-ai’s technology vision and execution, with over 25 years in technology and deep hands-on experience in construction, compliance, and regulated environments. A founder of multiple platforms in planning, compliance, and safety, he specialises in translating complex regulation into scalable, human-centred digital systems. At Spero-ai, Peter focuses on AI-native tools that support — rather than replace — planners and regulators.

Dr Jane Homewood: Dr Jane brings decades of leadership across planning, housing, and urban strategy, including senior public sector roles shaping statutory planning frameworks and sustainable growth initiatives. Her deep experience in government, design, and policy provides strategic insight into planning reform and implementation. LinkedIn profile available online.

Andrew Grear: Andrew brings deep leadership experience across planning, building, and land development reform at both state and local government levels. A former Executive Director of State Planning Policy in Victoria and Senior Member of Planning Panels Victoria, he has led major statutory and system reforms, including South Australia’s Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act. Andrew provides Spero-ai with rare insight into how planning systems are designed, governed, and successfully reformed in practice.

Carys Evans: Carys brings deep expertise in digital transformation, spatial data, and government-scale technology delivery. As former Director of Digital Twin Victoria, she led the program from pilot to sustained operations, delivering over $70M in realised benefits and establishing Victoria’s first digital twin. Her experience bridges strategic planning, advanced data platforms, and practical decision-making across the built and natural environments.

George Havakis: George is a highly experienced leader in geospatial systems and spatial analytics, with more than three decades delivering enterprise-grade GIS solutions across government and industry. As Managing Director of GISSA International, he has led the design and deployment of large-scale spatial platforms that underpin planning, infrastructure, and decision-making. George brings deep technical credibility and insight into how spatial data can be operationalised at scale.

Kate Shea: Kate brings deep expertise in strategic communications, stakeholder engagement, and investor relations across technology and growth-focused organisations. She supports companies in shaping clear narratives, building credibility with investors and partners, and communicating complex propositions with confidence. At Spero-ai, Kate strengthens market positioning, external engagement, and capital-readiness.

Planning with Purpose:
Spero-ai helps shift planning from process-driven to purpose-driven. Our tools give professionals back the time and clarity to focus on what really matters: delivering development more quickly, shaping great places, engaging meaningfully with communities, and making decisions that improve lives.

Built by Insiders, Designed for Change:
We know the system — because we’ve worked in it, reformed it, and navigated it at every level. Spero-ai is led by former planners, industry professionals and innovators who understand the real-world constraints and opportunities. That deep knowledge shapes our approach to building practical tools that solve the problems others miss.

Home-Grown AI, Built for Trust:
Spero-ai is proudly built in Australia, for the complex realities of the planning system. Our sovereign AI platform delivers security, transparency and reliability without relying on offshore tech or public cloud infrastructure. Whether you're a council, government department or developer you can trust that our tools are grounded in local legislation, values and system know-how.

A Renaissance of Town Planning:
Spero-ai is proudly built in We believe it’s time to revive the bold spirit of town planning. The profession once shaped cities and communities with purpose and can again. Spero-ai supports a return to visionary, place-led planning by freeing up capacity and restoring space to lead, inspire and create.

Faster, Smarter, Fairer Growth:
Australia’s housing crisis can’t be solved without improving the systems that underpin delivery. Our technology accelerates permits, referrals, and post-approval compliance, helping growth with confidence while maintaining quality. We’re focused on outcomes that support sustainable, liveable communities, faster and more fairly.

APAA industry partnership and advocacy:

Working with Australasia Property Advisory Association to shape ethical, expert-led use of AI across the planning and property sectors (industry-backed, not “tech-first”).

Government and approvals credibility:

Leadership and advisory board include former senior Victorian Government executives spanning ministerial permit facilitation, planning/building leadership, and digital permit delivery.

Built through lived experience:

Led by people with frontline statutory and policy experience, supported by senior government and industry advisers, alongside deep AI capability.

Capability partner, not a fixed product:

Start with one or more tools, prove value, then scale to a tailored suite (16 modules available to co-design and tailor to your needs).

Co-designed and integrated delivery:

Discovery → system design/quotation → deployment with IT → training/support → continuous improvement.

Sovereign and cloud-independent options:

Secure-by-design architecture with sovereign, cloud-independent deployment options aligned to enterprise privacy and operational requirements.

What it does: Automates pre-engagement due diligence by pulling key planning constraints, overlays, approvals history and referral triggers from multiple sources into one structured view, so consultants (and other advisers) can move from 45–60 minutes of non-billable checking to a reliable result in around a minute.

Outputs: A consolidated constraints summary, risk and referral trigger checklist, proposal-ready scope assumptions, and a due diligence evidence pack with source links and an auditable trail.

Consultant value: Cuts non-billable time, improves accuracy and consistency, reduces proposal risk (missed constraints/referrals), and enables faster turnaround with clearer, defensible advice from day one.

Interactive map with layer toggles (overlays/constraints/transport) + “opportunity” overlay.

What it does: consolidates critical datasets into interactive mapping.

Outputs: map exports, constraint snapshots, and a structured “what matters” narrative.

Developer value: faster land/asset committee reports and fewer blind spots before acquisition.

Feasibility panel showing assumptions, sensitivity toggles, and constraints-driven yield implications.

What it does: connects site controls/constraints to a quick feasibility view so teams can test scenarios early.

Outputs: yield ranges, limiting controls, and priority follow-up items.

Developer value: assists site selection and stops design spend on non-starter sites.

James Mant
Chief Executive Officer
M: 0434 905 671
E: [email protected]

Jennifer George
Chief Commercialisation Officer
M: 0452 544 911
E: [email protected]

This document has been prepared as an indicative response to [INSERT CLIENT NAME] early AI priorities, based on information provided to date and discussions held. It is intended to support exploration, alignment, and informed discussion, rather than define a final solution, scope, or commercial commitment.

All proposed capabilities, timelines, costs, and value estimates are indicative only and subject to further scoping, validation, and agreement. Any implementation would proceed through staged pilots with defined boundaries, governance controls, and mandatory human oversight.

Nothing in this document should be relied upon as legal, financial, or professional advice. No representation or warranty is given as to the completeness or accuracy of the information presented, and assumptions may change as requirements are refined.