Programme – Day 1
Wednesday 14 May - Day one
10.00am
Mihi Whakatau and welcome
Awards Showcase #1 Sustainability
Wellness journey - Waugh Infrastructure
Āpōpō Business
11.00am
Morning tea amongst the exhibition stands
11.30am
Ministerial Presentation
Hon Christopher Bishop, Minister of Housing, Minister for Infrastructure, Minister for RMA Reform, Minister of Transport, Associate Minister for Sports and Recreation, Associate Minister of Finance, Leader of the House and MP for Hutt South
Virtual presentation
12.00pm
Mayor Phil Mauger, of Ōtautahi Christchurch
12.10pm
Infrastructure asset management - perspectives from the electricity sector
Nigel Barbour, Group Chief Executive Officer, Orion
12.40pm
Lunch amongst the exhibition stands
1.40pm
Awards showcase #2 Community
1.50pm
Tangi Utikere, Spokesperson for Transport and Infrastructure, New Zealand Labour Party
2.10pm
Delivering Value - Health NZ’s $10billion Health Prioritisation Plan and National Asset Management Strategy
Stacey Marsh, Head of Infrastructure Asset Management, Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora
2.30pm
Emerging professionals presentation competition
Value-Driven Design: Ashburton’s Approach to Safe Drinking Water
Danika Ferguson and Jon Tweed, Beca
Tomorrow's History, Today's Infrastructure
Marie Socorro Li, Palmerston North City Council
We’ll cross that bridge when we get to it
Maria Trass, WSP
3.10pm
Awards Showcase #3 Improvement
Āpōpō Congress - Day 1
Jan Stoker MSc. MEng. AMCP, CFAM
LinkedIn, Conference papers, Sustainable Asset Management Book
Jan Stoker is Strategic Advisor for Asset & Maintenance Management at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management in the Netherlands. He is the founder of SSAMM and SSAMM Academy, a Visiting Fellow and Senior Lecturer at Cranfield University (UK), Chair of the European Training Committee of the EFNMS, and an active member of the EU Community of Practice on Asset Management.
With more than 30 years of professional experience, Jan combines decades of practical work with many years of academic teaching in Master of Engineering programs. He holds two master’s degrees (MSc and MEng) in Asset & Maintenance Management and was the first registered CAMA-certified assessor in the Netherlands through WPiAM. As a long-term PhD researcher for nearly ten years, Jan has focused on advancing Asset Management knowledge. He is a recognized authority on ISO 55000:2024 series, CEN/TC 319, RCM, and OEE, and authored Sustainable Asset Management, the Asset Management BowTie, and the Maintenance Landscape Model. He is also an Āpōpō Asset Management Chartered Professional and Certified Fellow in Asset Management (CFAM).
3.15pm
Best paper and presentation competition
Kindly sponsored by Hynds Pipe Systems
The ‘what’ of asset management – The role of the Asset Management Framework in improving infrastructure organisations
Andrew Gatland, Asset Dynamics; Cam Gordon, Auckland Transport
Enhancing Transport Access & Resilience in Marlborough Sounds: Rethinking (reduced) Levels of Service and Affordability
Courtney McCrostie, Stantec
Improving the safety of drinking water supplies for 460 schools across Aotearoa
Bridget O'Brien, WSP; Robert van Bentum, Ministry of Education
4.15pm
Afternoon tea amongst the exhibition stands
4.45pm
Concurrent session A
A1: Economic and Financial Value | A2: Community and Cultural Value | A3: Environmental and Sustainability Value | A4: Resilience and Generational Value | A5: Transport Economic and Financial Value |
4.45pm Rising waters, rising costs - Where will it all end? Richard Woods, Liam Foster, WSP | 4.45pm If you had a $100 - Levels of Service development for Corrections Nicola Chisnall, Jessie Lea, Ara Poutama Aotearoa; Hanish Arora, Beca | 4.45pm Carbon management systems – The good, the bad, and the opportunity Zak Jones, Beca | 4.45pm Efficiencies through asset data governance and standardisation Michael Zhang, Christchurch City Council Auckland’s Challenge: Building Resilience and Financial Sustainability for Future Generations Cathy Bayly, Paul Schmidt, Auckland Council | 4.45pm Are standardised designs worth it? Craig Reed, Fulton Hogan |
5.15pm Maximizing value, minimising cost: Investing in the future – A data driven approach to water infrastructure Marvin Clough, Beca | 5.15pm Click and connect: A Digital approach to community engagement Asem Zabin, Theresa Wells, GHD | 5.15pm Reducing carbon emissions & growing regional economies with Timber Bridge Construction Jack Manners, Aurecon | 5.15pm Knee deep in silt, what can we learn from Cyclone Gabrielle, that can help us and our community assets be more resilient? Darren De Klerk, Beca | 5.15pm Critical junctions: Case studies on maintenance decisions and their life-cycle effects on concrete bridges Andrew Bradfield, WSP |
5.45pm Supercharging an older asset - Fonterra Te Awamutu WWTP Daryl Irvine, Pattle Delamore Partners | 5.45pm Te Pae o te Rangi: Bridging paths, cultures and communities Chad Williams, Beca; Tracey Mitchell, New Plymouth District Council, Rangimokai Knuckey, Kāhui | 5.45pm Digitalising asset management: The right way Keri Niven, Aurecon | 5.45pm Ensuring Te Tairāwhiti’s sustainability through future road resilience Chris Chapman, WSP; Dave Hadfield, Gisborne District Council | 5.45pm Navigating success: Streamlining public transport asset management through digital enablement Hanish Arora, Beca; Taryn Smith, Beca; Cam Gordon, Auckland Transport |
6.15pm
Congress day concludes. Walking bus from Te Pae to Riverside Market
6.30pm - 8.30pm
After Hours Market Experience
Riverside Market
Riverside Market