The draft programme follows and is subject to change. Current as at 14 August, and will updated as required. Click here to view the abstracts. Any changes to the programme will be made on this website.
| Wednesday 2 December | |
| 0930 - 1230 | Optional Tours, included with registration fee. Click here |
| Tour 1: Harbourside shared path tour |
| Tour 2: Central City and Waterfront Development |
| Tour 3: Ross Creek Reservoir Refurbishment |
| 1230 | Registration open |
| 1300 | Welcome /Opening including Hon David Parker |
| 1345 - 1445 | Keynote: NEXT: Thriving in the Decade of Disruption. Matt Church |
| 1445 - 1515 | Afternoon Tea |
| 1515 - 1600 | AECOM / IMNZ Young Leaders Award
Young Leaders Report - 2019
U 35 Presentations - Four mini presentations, followed by Q & A |
| Leveraging wellbeing outcomes through procurement and partnerships. Chris Barton |
| A multi-generational work force – the future is bright. Jessie Winder |
| The bold story of a young engineer and the ailing Mangaweka bridge. Camiel van Schoonhoven |
| The art of decision making. Emily Gualter |
| 1600 - 1715 | Hynds Pipe Systems Presentations Click here
* How to bring the word “resilience” into action: renewal planning Bruce Balaei, GHD
* Being bold - front-footing the NZ drinking water standard. Jayne Perrin, Beca
* Dynamic catchment risk assessment – innovative tools for water security decision-making. Chris Shanks, Tonkin + Taylor |
| 1715 - 1815 | Hynds Pipe Systems Happy Hour
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| 1900 - 2300 | Night Market with HEB
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| Thursday 3 December | |
| 0730 - 0830 | Enjoy a light Breakfast in the Exhibition Hall |
| 0830 | Hynds Pipe Systems Winner announced
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| 0835 - 0925 | Keynote: Update on the Economy. Kevin Stirrat Proudly sponsored by
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| 0925 - 1010 | Major Infrastructure and Hot Topics |
| 1010 - 1030 | IPWEA NZ Excellence Awards finalists |
| 1035 - 1105 | Morning Tea. Proudly sponsored by
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| 1105 - 1305 | Concurrent Session One
| | Asset Management | Innovation | Tomorrows Workforce | Risk Management |
| 1105 | 101 The adaption of am maturity frameworks to provide a forward-looking gap assessment of the ability to meet country specific future objectives.
Ross Waugh & Theuns Henning, Waugh Infrastructure Management Limited & Auckland University
| 201 Waste stabilisation ponds – outdated technology or retro chic?
Kirsten Norquay, Stantec
| 301 Sticking it out: how do we get more women to stay in engineering
Nicky Smith, HEB Construction
| 401 Refurbishment of the Ross Creek reservoir
Ian Walsh & Natalie Veale, WSP & Dunedin City Council
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| 1135 | 102 RTD water services - what is stopping us?
Ian Ho, GHD
| 202 Creating for our customers
Kelly Marshall & Daren Courtnage, Fulton Hogan
| 302 Who needs engineers anyway?
Anna Bridgman & Louisa Bloomer, Stantec
| 402 How many deaths does it take?
Graeme Wells, Beca
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| 1205 | 103 Asset management – the ultimate tool for climate change adaption.
Colin Gerrard, Veolia
| 203 Noplace to someplace.
Nick Aiken, WSP
| 303 Why the asset management competency framework will ensure the sector survives. Sandra King, REG Group | 403 |
| 1235 | 104A An aging bridge portfolio – rationalising, prioritising and delivering.
Roy Clearwater, Southland District Council
| 204 The introduction of seismic resilient ductile iron pipe technology
Todd Randall, Hynds Pipe Systems
| 304 The journey of rebranding public infrastructure – the sequel
Deborah Lind & Myles Lind Harrison Grierson & IPWEA NZ
| 404 NZ’s first regional and local climate change risk assessments – findings and lessons learned
James Hughes & Alex Cartwright, Tonkin + Taylor
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| 1305 - 1405 | Lunch. Proudly sponsored by
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| 1405 - 1500 | Concurrent Session Two
| | Case Studies | Procurement | Water | Risk Management |
| 1405 | 105 Improving the resilience of key pipelines – Auckland International Airport.
Leigh John, Aquatech Solutions
| 205 Making the bold move to a contract that meets the needs of all participants
Ewen Skinner & Jon Kingsford, Morrison Low & Napier City Council
| 305 Finding capacity in our own backyard – a total water management strategy
Britta Jensen & Mark Walmsley
Stormeng & Waipa District Council
| 405 Risking failure as an essential ingredient of success. (with wisdom from Churchill, Kipling, religion and motorsport).
Roger Oakley, Stantec
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| 1435 | 106 Data and digital approaches will change the face of engineering - how do we embrace the change?
David Wyllie, Tonkin + Taylor
| 206 | 306A Catchment planning in the Tasman district - a long story short
Wouter Woortman, Tasman District Council
306B What lies beneath the surface - the challenges, solutions and lessons learnt from servicing Wynyard quarter’s growth with civil infrastructure
Umer Malik, Beca
| 406 Applying the under ‘ten essentials of resilience’ to local level planning
Rebekah Robertson, Tonkin + Taylor
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| 1500 - 1530 | Afternoon Tea. Proudly sponsored by
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| 1530 - 1700 | Concurrent Session Three
| | Transport | Working Collaboratively | Water |
| 1530 | 107 Facing our challenges together – realising enduring excellence
Andrew McKillop, REG Group
| 207 A journey to resilience: Tokelau wharves and reef passage rehabilitation.
Geoffrey Anderson, Calibre Consulting | 307 Wet or dry – it has to be lifted!
David Carshalton & Iain Partington, Beca |
| 1600 | 108 Road to zero: review and recommendations
Harish Shivaramu, Auxilium Ltd
| 208 The (w)hole problem with Taupo.
Ian Gray, WSP
| 308 Water supply levels of service; how often is it okay to run out of water?
Jonathan Reed, Beca & Charlotte Reed Tonkin + Taylor
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| 1630 | 109 Health and Safety
Chris Evans, EROAD
| 209 Damage in Dunedin: how to deliver $20 million of repair work following an extreme rainfall event
Hayley Annear and Ryan van Heezik, Beca & Dunedin City Council
| 309 Our seventh principle “water safety culture must drive water safety plans”
Robert Blakemore & Laurence Edwards, Wellington Water
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| 1900 - 0000 | IPWEA NZ Conference Awards Dinner
After Dinner Speaker: Hayden Paddon |
| Friday 4 December | |
| 0730 - 0830 | Enjoy a light breakfast in the Exhibition Hall |
| 0830 - 0850 | Keynote: Update from the NZ Infrastructure Commission. Dr Alan Bollard |
| 0850 - 1005 | Panel: Being Bold: our Future Workforce A mini presentation will then be followed by a Panel including Susan Freeman-Greene, Pete Hodgson, Peter Silcock and Dr Alan Bollard
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| 1010 - 1030 | IPWEA NZ - Training takes a turn in the right direction. Steve Browning |
| 1030 - 1100 | Morning Tea |
| 1100 - 1230 | Concurrent Session Four - Four concurrent streams
| | Transport | Innovation | Water | Risk Management |
| 1100 | 110 16 Years Old in New Zealand - Foamed Bitumen Stabilisation Has Matured Well – Lessons Learnt
Bryan Pidwerbesky, Fulton Hogan | 210 But I know it is worth more than $1…
Charlotte Reed & Rob Hannaby
Tonkin + Taylor & NZ Transport Agency | 310 The Avon River Precinct
Stephen Down, Jacobs New Zealand Ltd | 311 Conditions clinic
Michael Garbett, Anderson Lloyd |
| 1130 | 111 Streetscape design - a visionary approach
Sarah Dove & Natalie Rooseboom, Tauranga City Council
| 211 Pollution source tracking and management for a cleaner environment
Damian Young, Morphum Environmental
| 311 Managing stretched infrastructure
Reuben Bouman, Beca
| 411 Co-creating a vision and adaptive coastal plan for St Clair - St Kilda
Tom Burkitt & Tom Simons-Smith WSP & Dunedin City Council
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| 1200 | 112 The CIHT review into the funding and governance of local highway authority infrastructure in England.
Matthew Lugg. WSP UK
| 212 Rethinking water/wastewater maintenance from the bottom-up. James Thorne WSP | 312 Slips, floods and falls: Dunedin’s watercourse programme
Jonathan Krause, Stantec & Tom Dyer Dunedin City Council
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| 1230 - 1325 | Lunch |
| 1325 - 1350 | IPWEA Australasia update. Rita Excell |
| IPWEA NZ President's update Myles Lind |
| 1350 - 1435 | Keynote: . Dr Caroline Orchiston |
| 1435 - 1445 | Close |