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Building Nations 2017 – New Solutions for Infrastructure Challenges
Infrastructure New Zealand hosted the Building Nations Symposium, New Zealand’s infrastructure thought leadership event of the year, on 26-27 October 2017 at the TSB Bank Arena in Wellington, New Zealand.
Building Nations is the premier event on New Zealand’s infrastructure calendar. The two-day symposium provided the opportunity for public and private sectors to come together to lead thinking and advance best practice in national infrastructure development.
The key theme for the Symposium this year was ‘New Solutions for Infrastructure Challenges’ with the following sub-themes forming the content for the two day event.



Our Sponsors
Infrastructure NZ would like to acknowledge the support of our sponsors


Speakers
Leading keynote speakers and government ministers pushed boundaries, addressed challenges and delivered solutions in this landmark two-day Symposium: New solutions for infrastructure challenges.

Keynote Speakers
Ken Hutchison, Managing Director, Scottish Water International

Hear from international water expert Ken Hutchinson as he shares his insight, knowledge and experience in helping utilities transform their performance and customer satisfaction. A leader in his field, with a career in water spanning 25 years, Ken has led significant change projects which not only transformed Scottish Water’s operational and capital efficiency but also delivered substantial customer value.
Andrew Chesworth, Director, Risk & Return Water 2020, Ofwat

Dr Kian-Keong Chin, Land Transport Authority, Singapore

Elizabeth Longworth, Former Director of the UN Office on Disaster Risk Reduction, Geneva

Stephen Beatty, Americas and India Head of Global Infrastructure, Head of Cities Center of Excellence

Mike Baird, Chief Customer Officer Corporate & Institutional Banking, National Australia Bank

Domenic De-Fazio, Chief Executive Construction, Fulton Hogan New Zealand

Kevin Lavery, Chief Executive Officer, Wellington City Council

Stephen Selwood, Chief Executive, Infrastructure New Zealand

Hamish Glenn, Policy Director, Infrastructure New Zealand

Peter Reekie, Deputy Chief Executive & Director of Investments, Scottish Futures Trust

Russell Luhrs, Executive General Manager, Planning & Infrastructure, Springfield Land Corporation

Paul Goodwin, Managing Director, ANZ Institutional New Zealand


Thought Leadership, Panel Speakers & Moderators
Patrick Brockie, Head of Loans & Specialised Finance, ANZ New Zealand

Robert Jones, Delivery Partner Executive APAC, Jacobs

Sandra Dodds, Chief Executive Urban Infrastructure, Broadspectrum

Ross Pennington, Finance Partner, Chapman Tripp

Adrienne Miller, General Manager Corporate Services, Watercare

Steve Webster, General Manager, Infrastructure Delivery, Watercare

Bronwyn Carruthers, Partner Environment, Planning & Natural Resources, Russell McVeagh

Raynor McMahon, Executive Director, Head of Loan Product, Westpac Institutional Bank

Dave Brash, National Recovery Manager, Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management

John-Paul Rice, Partner Banking & Finance, Russell McVeagh

Paul Blair, Head of Institutional Banking, Bank of New Zealand

Lisa Jacobs, Chief Executive Officer, Anthony Harper

Walter Rushbrook, Director Infrastructure Advisory, Aurecon

Michele Kernahan, Chief Executive Construction Division, Fletcher

Dean Kimpton, Chief Operating Officer, Auckland Council

Sophie Kennedy, National Environmental & Sustainability Manager, Fulton Hogan

Brian Moreland, General Manager New Zealand, Programmed Facility Management

Karl Nicholson, Executive Director Project & Export Finance,
Institutional Banking, ANZ

Ed Dunphy, Partner Property & Construction, Anthony Harper

Jesse Phillips, Director Corporate Finance, KPMG New Zealand

Sarah Sinclair, Partner Construction, MinterEllisonRuddWatts

Mayurie Gunatilaka, General Manager Unrban Planning & Environmental Services, MWH now part of Stantec

Rob Ward, Managing Director Head of Advisory Australian Structured Finance Office, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, UFJ

Eric Skowron, Associate Water Engineer – ANZ Infrastructure & Environment, Jacobs

Tom Fail, Partner Banking & Finance, MinterEllisonRuddWatts

Matt Ensor, Business Director Advisory, Beca

Amanda Lu, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, ICBC

Donald Gardner, Head of Construction Specialty NZ, Marsh

Grant Hodges, NZ Infrastructure & Transactions Leader, EY

Dennis Eiszele, Sector Leader City & Place, Jacobs

Nadine Higgins, MC Building Nations

David Holden, Partner, Anderson Lloyd

Hugh Kettle, Partner, Bell Gully

Glen Cornelius, Managing Director, Harrison Grierson

Tony Pike, Country Manager New Zealand, CPB Contractors

John Rae, Chair, National Infrastructure Advisory Board

David Ungemah, Vice President, Managed Lanes & Roadways Director, WSP

Richard Fechner, Global Leader Infrastructure Investment & Economics, GHD Advisory

Murray Sherwin, Chair & General Manager, New Zealand Productivity Commission

Scott Brown, U.S. Ambassador New Zealand & Independent State of Samoa

Brian Clayton, Partner Construction & Major Projects, Chapman Tripp

Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC, Barrister, Harbour Chambers

Richard Palmer, Director of Sustainability ANZ, WSP

Jon Grayson, Deputy Secretary Financial & Commercial, The Treasury

Sarah Lang, Project Director, Infrastructure New Zealand

Raewyn Peart, Policy Director, Environmental Defence Society

Nick Congdon, Deputy General Manager Auckland Branch, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, UFJ

Steven Proctor, Executive Director Public Infrastructure Partners Fund,
HRL Morrison

Roger Fairclough, Chair New Zealand Lifelines Council

John Dalzell, Independent Director, Industrial & Commercial Bank of China

Lynley Hutton, Senior Associate, Advisian


Slido Poll Results
Infrastructure Leaders Reject Status Quo
The Building Nations Symposium 2017 brought together infrastructure leaders from across New Zealand to share thinking around best practice in national infrastructure development. Throughout the two day event, delegates were asked to respond to several polling questions, set to test the mood of the room around a range of infrastructure priorities. The results demonstrate an appetite for change in New Zealand, with respondents largely rejecting the status quo in favour of progressive policies. Here are the results.

