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

Mark Evans
Chief Executive Officer
HEB Construction

Helen Davidson
Chief Executive
ACENZ

Allen Browne
EGM Technical and Innovation
Hiway

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

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