Speakers
Meet some of our 2026 speakers
Wayne Brown
Mayor - Auckland City
Betty Mitrova
National Traffic Management Lead
Downer
Oliver Hartwich
Executive Director
New Zealand Initiative
James Hay
National Manager – Infrastructure Delivery
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
Helen Davidson
Chief Executive
ACENZ
Robyn Elston
Senior Manager Design Customer Services
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
Allen Browne
EGM Technical and Innovation
Hiway
Mark Evans
Chief Executive Officer
HEB Construction
Monique Davidson
Chief Executive Officer
Horowhenua District Council
Bevan Sandison
General Manager - Engineering Solutions
Fulton Hogan
Jarrod Bates
Asset Manager
Fulton Hogan
Darren Wu
Client Director | Technical Director – Transport Advisory
Beca
Clare Dring
National Technical Manager - Pavements and Laboratories
Fulton Hogan
Libby Young
Journeys Operations Manager
Gisborne District Council
Tim Langley
Principal Roading Advisor
South Wairarapa District Council
Denise Beazley
Programme Director
Wellington City Council
Julia Flattery
Partner
Duncan Cotterill
Matt Perkins
Chief Advisor Procurement
Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Lynette Ellis
Head of Transport & Waste Management
Christchurch City Council
Paul-Gilles Parodi
Chief Executive Officer
VINCI Construction
Bryan Ferguson
Engineering Transportation Officer
Taupō District Council
Conor McLoughlin-Ware
Senior Area Road Engineer
Tauranga City Council
Dean McLaughlin
Regional Manager
CSL Infrastructure
Adrienne Miller
Chief Executive Officer
UDINZ
Theuns Henning
Associate Professor
University of Auckland
Sinéad Coffey
Director
Tend2Create
Grant Bosma
Independent Consultant
Neil Holdom
Establishment Chief Executive
Wai Hononga Water Services
Dave Gawn
Chief Executive
National Emergency Management Agency
Steve Guy
Transport Delivery Manager
Selwyn District Council
Manu Burkhardt
Managing Director
Far North Roading
Murray Burt
Chief Infrastructure Officer
Auckland Airport
Mark Kinvig
GM - Community Infrastructure and Development
Central Hawke's Bay District Council
Paul Botha
Infrastructure Associate
WT Partnership
Andrea Rickard
Managing Director
Beca