New Zealand Infrastructure Commission

05/26/2023 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/25/2023 19:01

Watch: Looking Ahead Symposium 2023 - Making Strategy a Reality

26 May 2023

if you weren'table to attendthe symposium, sessions from this year's Infrastructure 2023: Looking Ahead Symposium are now available to watch.

Programme

Keynote - Ross Copland, CE, Te Waihanga(external link)

Opening address - Minister for Infrastructure - Hon Dr. Megan Woods at Infrastructure 2023: Looking Ahead Symposium(external link)

Session 1: Delivering New Zealand's Infrastructure
New Zealand has $92bn in the Pipeline. How do we get it done?

Gabrielle Trainor AO, Acting Chair, Infrastructure Australia(external link)

Panel - Delivering New Zealand's Infrastructure(external link)
Hosted by Blake Lepper, GM - Infrastructure Delivery, Te Waihanga
Gabrielle Trainor AO, Acting Chair, Infrastructure Australia
Francesco Saibene, Project Director, Ghella
Roger Sutton, CEO, EA Networks

Session 2: Attractive and inclusive cities
Two thirds of population growth will occur in 3% of our land area. How do we shape our economic engines?

Edward Glaeser, Fred and Eleanore Glimp Professor of Economics, Harvard University(external link)

Panel - Attractive and inclusive cities(external link)
Hosted by Geoff Cooper
David Stolz, Assistant Co-ordinator General, Office of the Co-ordinator General
Cressida Wall, CE, Office of Projects Victoria
David Rankin, CE, Ekepanuku Development Auckland
Q & A Session with Panel

Session 3: Providing and paying for infrastructure: What's fair?
Infrastructure access is uneven. How should we respond?

Coralie Williams, Director, Project Advisory & Evaluation at Infrastructure Australia(external link)

Panel - Providing and paying for infrastructure: What's fair?(external link)
Hosted by Gail Pacheco, Professor of Economics and Director of the NZ Work Research Institute at AUT
Keri Brown, Energy Hardship Expert Panel at Hutt City Council
Coralie Williams, Director, Project Advisory & Evaluation at Infrastructure Australia
Judy Kavanagh, Director, Inquiries, Te Waihanga

Session 4: Strengthening resilience to shocks and stress
Hazards are changing and prevalence increasing. How do we plan for a future of disruption?

Tim Grafton, CE, Insurance Council NZ(external link)

Nick Rogers, Natural Hazards and Risk Reduction Specialist(external link)

Belinda Storey, Managing Director, Climate Sigma and Christian Zammit, Hydrologist, NIWA(external link)

Panel - Strengthening resilience to shocks and stress(external link)
Hosted by Amanda Millar
Tim Grafton, CE, Insurance Council NZ
Nick Rogers, Natural Hazards and Risk Reduction Specialist
Belinda Storey, Managing Director, Climate Sigma
Christian Zammit, Hydrologist, NIWA

Session 5: Megaprojects take decades. We can't afford to wait.
How to better use what we have while we build the future,

Peter Colacino, Infrastructure Policy and Strategy, Avista Strategy(external link)

Panel - Megaprojects take decades. We can't afford to wait(external link)
Hosted by Ross Copland, CE, Te Waihanga
Nicole Rosie, CEO, Waka Kotahi, NZTA
Nick Legget, CE, Infrastructure NZ
Peter Colacino, Infrastructure Policy and Strategy, Avista Strategy

Dr Juliano Denicol, Director Megaproject Delivery Centre, University College London - Mega Projects(external link)

Closing Keynote - Shamubeel Eaqub, Partner, Sense Partners(external link)

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