COVID-19
Cancelled
It is with tremendous regret that Future-Fit Aotearoa has now been cancelled due to the spread of COVID-19 Omicron and the move to a national traffic light of red.
We had over 40 exhibitors, more than 60 speakers, and over 300 attendees committed and excited to attend our conference. Unfortunately, venue restrictions, conference logistics and cost limitations mean we cannot run the conference in person in red or migrate the conference online. Postponing the event for a second time is also not possible due to calendar and venue availability for the rest of 2022.
Thank you to every single person involved in Future-Fit Aotearoa. To our sponsors and exhibitors, our presenters, keynote speakers, our awards finalists, the many suppliers for our event, and of course every one of our registrants – we are really sorry not to be able to proceed.
The organising committee will be working to consider the financial impacts of this cancellation. Please bear with us while we complete this important work – we will be in touch regarding your registration. We will also be looking at how our 2021 award winners are best recognised.
If you are a speaker or sponsor, we will be in touch with you shortly.
On a brighter note – ‘Sustainability through Reform’ is IPWEA NZ’s 2022 Conference to be held at Te Pae in Christchurch 2-5 October 2022, and ACE New Zealand’s 2022 conference is to be held 1-2 September in Rotorua. We hope to see you at one or both of these exciting events later this year.
In the meantime, we wish you all the very best as Aotearoa New Zealand navigates this next stage of the pandemic.
Kia kaha, noho ora mai
Stay strong, stay well, look after yourself.
Murray Pugh, CE, IPWEA NZ
Helen Davidson, CE, ACE New Zealand
ABOUT
Future-Fit Aotearoa
Future-Fit Aotearoa is a joint ACE New Zealand and IPWEA NZ conference for consultants and engineers.
Join leaders, key influencers and decision-makers who are at the forefront of delivering critical technology, construction and infrastructure and explore what needs to be done today to ensure a healthy and thriving sector and country for tomorrow.
Be it a worldwide pandemic, our changing climate, global financial crises, or digital disruption, we need to be ready to face the challenges head-on. It means having a strong, agile and productive workforce, bold and innovative solutions, collaborative and trusting relationships, and an awareness of our broader social responsibilities to Aotearoa New Zealand.
We look forward to seeing you!
Photo archive
See past conferences
Every year ACE New Zealand and IPWEA NZ conferences promise to be the highlight of every consultant and engineer's calendar. It’s a chance to kick back and celebrate the year. See photos from previous years.
ACE New Zealand Awards 2020 | Flickr IPWEA NZ | Flickr
MEET OUR
Speakers
Registration
Early bird
prior to 2 Jan
500/500
- members $1,445
- non-members $1,695
- under 35s $950
Standard
after 2 Jan
500/500
- members $1,595
- non-members $1,845
- under 35s $1,000
All costs exclude GST. For more information on pricing types see registration
PROGRAMME
Event schedule
9.30am – 12.30pm Auckland city tours (optional) included in the registration fee
12.30pm – 1pm Registration opens
12.30pm Exhibition opens
1.00pm – 2.05pm Whakatau and official opening and housekeeping
Opening speaker Alison Andrew, CEO Transpower – The challenge of a Future Fit Aotearoa – the role we all can play
IPWEA NZ – Murray Pugh, CE IPWEA NZ
ACE New Zealand – Helen Davidson, CE ACE New Zealand
2.00pm Keynote presentation with Sam Johnson, Student Volunteer Army – Responding to need, innovating to survive
2.50pm – 3.20pm Afternoon tea
3.20pm IPWEA NZ concurrent session
Introduction President Priyani de Silva-Currie and CE Murray Pugh, IPWEA NZ
Hynds Pipe Systems – Best paper | Oral presentation competition
- Prioritising road stormwater quality outcomes…
John Tetteroo, GHD & Veenay Rambisheswar, Auckland Transport - How to communicate risk when it feels like no one is listening
Rebekah Robertson and Alex Cartwright, Tonkin + Taylor - Daldy Street Outfall – innovation for the 36th America’s Cup
David Pattinson, McDonnell Dowell
Advance your professional development – Jodie O’Doherty
AECOM | IMNZ Young Leaders Awards
Under 35s presentations
1. Digital innovation to connected construction
Fleur Tytheridge, Thinkproject
2. An app to tackle commuting emissions
Benjamin Walch, Abley
3. Our most critical assets
Aidan Crimp, Wellington Water
3.20pm ACE New Zealand concurrent session
Unlocking our potential – emerging challenges for today’s and tomorrow’s leaders
Ryan Orr, GHD
Courtney Chapmand, Beca
Glen Jowett, Beca
Shaping the future by leading with the next generation
Facilitator Ceinwen McNeil, BVT and ACE board member
Danielle Gatland, MRCagney
Simon Fenton, WSP
Hamish Nevile, Holmes Consulting
5.15pm – 6.30pm Hynds happy hour – Great Room III and IV, Exhibition Hall
7.30pm – 11.00pm Quiz night with HEB – Great Room I and II
7.30am Light breakfast in Exhibition Hall
8.30am Keynote presentation with Susan Freeman-Greene – Future for local government
8.55am Keynote presentation with Andrew Eagles – The revolution is happening
9.20am Keynote presentation with Jehan Casinader – Mental Wellbeing:flip the script
9.50am Panel discussion. Facilitator Jehan Casinader, Beyond the fruit bowl: making wellbeing matter – A panel discussion about how we can move beyond mental health “awareness”, and towards “action. Panelists include Grant Pritchard.
10.25am – 10.55am Morning tea
10.55am IPWEA NZ Excellence Awards and ACE Awards
IPWEA NZ Asset Management Excellence Awards preview
Winners announced for Hynds Pipe Systems Best Paper/presenter and Under 35 Best Presenter
ACE Emerging Leader Award winner
ACE Student Award winners
ACE Presidents Award
11.55am Keynote presentation Jarrod Kerr – A remarkable recovery in highly uncertain times
12.30pm Lunch
1.30pm Concurrent session one
3.25pm – 3.55pm Afternoon tea
3.55pm Concurrent session two
7.30am Light breakfast in Exhibition Hall
8.30am Keynote presentation with Ross Copland – Your 30-year infrastructure strategy
8.55am Keynote presentation with Vic Crone – Innovation
9.15am Panel discussion. Facilitator Sarah Lang, innovation and disruption – are we fit for the future? Panelists include Dale Paice, Lauren Salisbury, Matt Bishop and Vic Crone.
10.30am – 11.00am Morning tea
11.00am Concurrent session three
1.00pm Lunch
2.00pm ACE and IPWEA NZ presidential remarks
2.30pm Keynote presentation with Dr Siouxsie Wiles – From ivory-towered academic to “that pink-haired science lady”
3.30pm Conference closes
The above schedule is current as of 14th January and subject to change.
The committee reserves the right to amend any component as required.
All changes will be updated on the website.
Registration to Future-Fit Aotearoa is cancelled.
INFO UPDATE
Latest news
Employee wellbeing: Five questions every leader should ask in 2022
Jehan Casinader is a leading journalist, speaker and mental health advocate who works with organisations to “flip the script” on wellbeing. Ahead of his keynote presentation at the Future-Fit Aotearoa conference, he shares five questions every leader should ask themselves in 2022.
How great communication can have a big impact– with Dr Siouxsie Wiles
Communicating complex ideas in plain language hasn’t always come easily to Dr Siouxsie Wiles. But it’s something she’s worked hard at throughout her career, and it propelled her into the media spotlight when COVID-19 struck. We talk to the 2021 New Zealander of the Year ahead of her keynote speech at the Future-Fit Aotearoa conference in September.
How NZ is tracking on infrastructure planning and delivery – with Ross Copland
Ross Copland keeps tabs on the country’s $61 billion infrastructure pipeline as chief executive of Te Waihanga, the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission.