2025 Looking Ahead Infrastructure Symposium

PROGRAMME

8:00AM - 9:00AM	Registration
9:00AM - 9:05AM	Mihi Whakatau Joe Buchanan - kairuruku, Pūhā Rikiriki, Te Āti Awa & Taranaki Tuturu
9:05AM - 9:10AM	Welcome Formalities Nadine Higgins - MC
9:10AM - 9:40AM	Keynote Address: Update on the National Infrastructure Plan Geoff Cooper - CEO, New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, Te Waihanga
9:40AM - 10:30AM	Keynote Address: Strong Towns Charles Marohn - Founder and President, Strong Towns Q & A facilitated by Geoff Cooper
10:30AM - 11:00AM	Morning Tea
11:00AM - 11:45AM	Session 1: Making our assets fit for the future Hosted by Peter Nunns - General Manager, Strategy, NZ Infrastructure Commission, Te Waihanga Nicole Rosie - CE Mayor Neil Holdom - Mayor of New Plymouth David Tikao - Investment Manager of Endowments, Ngāi Tahu Holdings
11:45AM - 11:55AM	Keynote Address: Government's direction for infrastructure Hon Chris Bishop - Minister for Infrastructure
11:55AM - 12:05PM	Keynote Address: Hon Simon Watts Hon Simon Watts - Minister for Climate Change, Energy, Local Government and Revenue
12:05PM - 12:40PM	Session 2: Discussion - Minister for Infrastructure and Labour Party Spokesperson for Infrastructure Hosted by Nadine Higgins Hon Chris Bishop - Minister for Infrastructure Hon Kieran McAnulty - Spokesperson for Infrastructure
12:40PM - 1:40PM	Lunch
1:40PM - 2:10PM	Session 3: Identifying our infrastructure priorities: lessons from New Zealand's first Infrastructure Priorities Programme Hosted by Andy Hagan - General Manager Investment, New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, Te Waihanga Nadine Dodge - Acting Director, Infrastructure Priorities and Evaluation, New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, Te Waihanga David Carter - Executive Chair, Beca Phil Gurnsey - General Manager Estate Strategy for Defence Estate and Infrastructure, New Zealand Defence Force
2:10PM - 2:50PM	Session 4: What's worked over the ditch Rene Burkart - Head of Investor Assurance, Infrastructure NSW Q & A facilitated by Siobhan Proctor, Special Advisor, Strategy – NZ Infrastructure Commission
2:50PM - 3:35PM	Session 5: Planning for uncertainty Hosted by Graham Campbell - Principal Economist, New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, Te Waihanga Emma Fisk - Director, Rapid Transit System Design, NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi Len Cook - Former Government Statistician Sarah Gillies - CE, Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko
3:35PM - 4:05PM	Afternoon Tea
4:05PM - 4:50PM	Session 6: Review to Reinvention Hosted by Rebecca Robertshawe - Director, Programmes & Reviews, Infrastructure Investment, New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, Te Waihanga Jerome Sheppard - Acting Functional CE for School Property, Ministry of Education Adam Feeley - Scott Base Redevelopment Project Director, AntarcticaNZ Andrew Robertson - National Manager Commercial Delivery, NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
4:50PM - 5:00PM	Closing Remarks Raveen Jaduram - Board Chair, New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, Te Waihanga
5:00PM - 5:05PM	Final Close Nadine Higgins - MC
5:05PM - 6:30PM	Networking Function

*Programme subject to change