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Draft Programme Outline

Thursday, June 26, 2025

Site Tour
Site Tour
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Coffee Barista will be available for all delegates attending the Site Tours or who wish to register early, this will be set up on the Ground Floor of Tākina, Cable Street side opposite Te Papa.
Sponsored by Anderson Lloyd
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM Te Whare Whakarauika, the Wellington Town Hall
Sponsored by Wynn Williams 		Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui, our Central Library
Sponsored by Reflective Construction Law
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Registration
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch and networking session
1:00 PM - 1:10 PM Welcome and housekeeping
1:10 PM - 1:50 PM Keynote Speaker - Associate Judge Skelton
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM Powering the Future: Navigating New Zealand’s Renewable Energy Construction Boom
Anton Trixl, Anderson Lloyd
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Afternoon tea
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM Adopting AI Technology in Legal Practices in New Zealand: A Practical Roadmap
Dr Minh Nguyen, Wellington Institute of Technology and Nguyen Truong, Wellington School of Business and Government, Victoria University of Wellington
4:10 PM - 4:55 PM Revolutionising Construction Contracting: Taking the Leap from ‘Word’ to the Digital Age
Michael Weatherall and Christine Gordon, Simpson Grierson and Gene Turner at LawHawk
4:55 PM - 5:00 PM Wrap Up of Day One
6:30 PM - 6:45 PM Coaches will depart the conference hotels to Shed 5
One Tranzit coach will depart Copthorne Hotel at 6.30pm sharp and then head to QT to pick up the guests staying at Museum, QT and Tryp for a departure at 6.40pm.
Another Tranzit coach will depart Naumi Studio at 6.30pm and guests staying at Ramada or Naumi Hotel will need to meet at Naumi Studio for their departure and this coach will then depart Oaks at 6.40pm to Shed 5.
Please ensure you are on time to meet these coaches as they are unable to park for too long outside the hotels.
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM 20th Anniversary & Conference Dinner
Sponsored by Rimkus
Dress Code: Smart Casual
Thank you to the following sponsors
Exhibitors:
Adjudicators’ Association of New Zealand
LawHawk
The Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution

Student Sponsorship
Badcock Law
10:00 PM - 11:59 PM
Shuttle coach return to conference hotels
Site Tour
Site Tour
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Coffee Barista will be available for all delegates attending the Site Tours or who wish to register early, this will be set up on the Ground Floor of Tākina, Cable Street side opposite Te Papa.
Sponsored by Anderson Lloyd
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM Te Whare Whakarauika, the Wellington Town Hall
Sponsored by Wynn Williams 		Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui, our Central Library
Sponsored by Reflective Construction Law
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Registration
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch and networking session
1:00 PM - 1:10 PM Welcome and housekeeping
1:10 PM - 1:50 PM Keynote Speaker - Associate Judge Skelton
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM Powering the Future: Navigating New Zealand’s Renewable Energy Construction Boom
Anton Trixl, Anderson Lloyd
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Afternoon tea
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM Adopting AI Technology in Legal Practices in New Zealand: A Practical Roadmap
Dr Minh Nguyen, Wellington Institute of Technology and Nguyen Truong, Wellington School of Business and Government, Victoria University of Wellington
4:10 PM - 4:55 PM Revolutionising Construction Contracting: Taking the Leap from ‘Word’ to the Digital Age
Michael Weatherall and Christine Gordon, Simpson Grierson and Gene Turner at LawHawk
4:55 PM - 5:00 PM Wrap Up of Day One
6:30 PM - 6:45 PM Coaches will depart the conference hotels to Shed 5
One Tranzit coach will depart Copthorne Hotel at 6.30pm sharp and then head to QT to pick up the guests staying at Museum, QT and Tryp for a departure at 6.40pm.
Another Tranzit coach will depart Naumi Studio at 6.30pm and guests staying at Ramada or Naumi Hotel will need to meet at Naumi Studio for their departure and this coach will then depart Oaks at 6.40pm to Shed 5.
Please ensure you are on time to meet these coaches as they are unable to park for too long outside the hotels.
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM 20th Anniversary & Conference Dinner
Sponsored by Rimkus
Dress Code: Smart Casual
Thank you to the following sponsors
Exhibitors:
Adjudicators’ Association of New Zealand
LawHawk
The Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution

Student Sponsorship
Badcock Law
10:00 PM - 11:59 PM
Shuttle coach return to conference hotels

Site Tour
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Coffee Barista will be available for all delegates attending the Site Tours or who wish to register early, this will be set up on the Ground Floor of Tākina, Cable Street side opposite Te Papa.
Sponsored by Anderson Lloyd
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM Te Whare Whakarauika, the Wellington Town Hall
Sponsored by Wynn Williams
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Registration
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch and networking session
1:00 PM - 1:10 PM Welcome and housekeeping
1:10 PM - 1:50 PM Keynote Speaker - Associate Judge Skelton
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM Powering the Future: Navigating New Zealand’s Renewable Energy Construction Boom
Anton Trixl, Anderson Lloyd
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Afternoon tea
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM Adopting AI Technology in Legal Practices in New Zealand: A Practical Roadmap
Dr Minh Nguyen, Wellington Institute of Technology and Nguyen Truong, Wellington School of Business and Government, Victoria University of Wellington
4:10 PM - 4:55 PM Revolutionising Construction Contracting: Taking the Leap from ‘Word’ to the Digital Age
Michael Weatherall and Christine Gordon, Simpson Grierson and Gene Turner at LawHawk
4:55 PM - 5:00 PM Wrap Up of Day One
6:30 PM - 6:45 PM Coaches will depart the conference hotels to Shed 5
One Tranzit coach will depart Copthorne Hotel at 6.30pm sharp and then head to QT to pick up the guests staying at Museum, QT and Tryp for a departure at 6.40pm.
Another Tranzit coach will depart Naumi Studio at 6.30pm and guests staying at Ramada or Naumi Hotel will need to meet at Naumi Studio for their departure and this coach will then depart Oaks at 6.40pm to Shed 5.
Please ensure you are on time to meet these coaches as they are unable to park for too long outside the hotels.
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM 20th Anniversary & Conference Dinner
Sponsored by Rimkus
Dress Code: Smart Casual
Thank you to the following sponsors
Exhibitors:
Adjudicators’ Association of New Zealand
LawHawk
The Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution

Student Sponsorship
Badcock Law
10:00 PM - 11:59 PM
Shuttle coach return to conference hotels

Site Tour
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Coffee Barista will be available for all delegates attending the Site Tours or who wish to register early, this will be set up on the Ground Floor of Tākina, Cable Street side opposite Te Papa.
Sponsored by Anderson Lloyd
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui, our Central Library
Sponsored by Reflective Construction Law
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Registration
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch and networking session
1:00 PM - 1:10 PM Welcome and housekeeping
1:10 PM - 1:50 PM Keynote Speaker - Associate Judge Skelton
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM Powering the Future: Navigating New Zealand’s Renewable Energy Construction Boom
Anton Trixl, Anderson Lloyd
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Afternoon tea
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM Adopting AI Technology in Legal Practices in New Zealand: A Practical Roadmap
Dr Minh Nguyen, Wellington Institute of Technology and Nguyen Truong, Wellington School of Business and Government, Victoria University of Wellington
4:10 PM - 4:55 PM Revolutionising Construction Contracting: Taking the Leap from ‘Word’ to the Digital Age
Michael Weatherall and Christine Gordon, Simpson Grierson and Gene Turner at LawHawk
4:55 PM - 5:00 PM Wrap Up of Day One
6:30 PM - 6:45 PM Coaches will depart the conference hotels to Shed 5
One Tranzit coach will depart Copthorne Hotel at 6.30pm sharp and then head to QT to pick up the guests staying at Museum, QT and Tryp for a departure at 6.40pm.
Another Tranzit coach will depart Naumi Studio at 6.30pm and guests staying at Ramada or Naumi Hotel will need to meet at Naumi Studio for their departure and this coach will then depart Oaks at 6.40pm to Shed 5.
Please ensure you are on time to meet these coaches as they are unable to park for too long outside the hotels.
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM 20th Anniversary & Conference Dinner
Sponsored by Rimkus
Dress Code: Smart Casual
Thank you to the following sponsors
Exhibitors:
Adjudicators’ Association of New Zealand
LawHawk
The Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution

Student Sponsorship
Badcock Law
10:00 PM - 11:59 PM
Shuttle coach return to conference hotels

Friday, June 27, 2025

Blank
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Breakfast
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM AGM over Breakfast
Sponsored by Duncan Cotterill
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM Navigating the evolution of contract administration and resolution of disputes: One thing is inevitable, challenges will always arise on construction projects
This panel discussion will cover the desire for a new way of dealing with these challenges – from contract administration excellence, through to project delivery troubleshooting, through to collaborative dispute resolution.
10:55 AM - 11:15 AM The next phase of PPPs in New Zealand
Tom Horder, CPB Contractors in New Zealand
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM Morning Tea
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM It’s Cool to Collaborate – consideration of two contractual options to embrace collaboration
Riaia Donald, Crown Infrastructure Delivery Limited and Olivia Higgins, National Infrastructure Funding and Financing Limited
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM Lunch
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM Beware of Class Houses: Class Actions and the Construction Industry
Richard Potter and Scott Russell, Russell van Hout
2:10 PM - 2:55 PM Using settlement counsel: taking a knife to the knife fight and saving your guns for the gun fight
Dave Barr, Lawyer and Mediator
2:55 PM - 3:00 PM Wrap up of Day Two and Conference
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Closing Drinks
Sponsored by Simpson Grierson
Blank
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Breakfast
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM AGM over Breakfast
Sponsored by Duncan Cotterill
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM Navigating the evolution of contract administration and resolution of disputes: One thing is inevitable, challenges will always arise on construction projects
This panel discussion will cover the desire for a new way of dealing with these challenges – from contract administration excellence, through to project delivery troubleshooting, through to collaborative dispute resolution.
10:55 AM - 11:15 AM The next phase of PPPs in New Zealand
Tom Horder, CPB Contractors in New Zealand
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM Morning Tea
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM It’s Cool to Collaborate – consideration of two contractual options to embrace collaboration
Riaia Donald, Crown Infrastructure Delivery Limited and Olivia Higgins, National Infrastructure Funding and Financing Limited
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM Lunch
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM Beware of Class Houses: Class Actions and the Construction Industry
Richard Potter and Scott Russell, Russell van Hout
2:10 PM - 2:55 PM Using settlement counsel: taking a knife to the knife fight and saving your guns for the gun fight
Dave Barr, Lawyer and Mediator
2:55 PM - 3:00 PM Wrap up of Day Two and Conference
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Closing Drinks
Sponsored by Simpson Grierson

Blank
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Breakfast
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM AGM over Breakfast
Sponsored by Duncan Cotterill
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM Navigating the evolution of contract administration and resolution of disputes: One thing is inevitable, challenges will always arise on construction projects
This panel discussion will cover the desire for a new way of dealing with these challenges – from contract administration excellence, through to project delivery troubleshooting, through to collaborative dispute resolution.
10:55 AM - 11:15 AM The next phase of PPPs in New Zealand
Tom Horder, CPB Contractors in New Zealand
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM Morning Tea
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM It’s Cool to Collaborate – consideration of two contractual options to embrace collaboration
Riaia Donald, Crown Infrastructure Delivery Limited and Olivia Higgins, National Infrastructure Funding and Financing Limited
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM Lunch
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM Beware of Class Houses: Class Actions and the Construction Industry
Richard Potter and Scott Russell, Russell van Hout
2:10 PM - 2:55 PM Using settlement counsel: taking a knife to the knife fight and saving your guns for the gun fight
Dave Barr, Lawyer and Mediator
2:55 PM - 3:00 PM Wrap up of Day Two and Conference
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Closing Drinks
Sponsored by Simpson Grierson

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