SCLNZ25

Draft Programme Outline

Thursday, June 26, 2025

	Site Tour	Site Tour
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Coffee Barista will be available for all delegates attending the Site Tours, this will be set up on the Ground Floor of Tākina, Cable Street side opposite Te Papa. Sponsored by Anderson Lloyd
9:00 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
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
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM	20th Anniversary & Conference Dinner Sponsored by Rimkus
	Thank you to the following sponsors Exhibitors: Adjudicators’ Association of New Zealand LawHawk The Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution Student Sponsorship Badcock Law

	Site Tour	Site Tour
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Coffee Barista will be available for all delegates attending the Site Tours, this will be set up on the Ground Floor of Tākina, Cable Street side opposite Te Papa. Sponsored by Anderson Lloyd
9:00 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
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
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM	20th Anniversary & Conference Dinner Sponsored by Rimkus
	Thank you to the following sponsors Exhibitors: Adjudicators’ Association of New Zealand LawHawk The Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution Student Sponsorship Badcock Law

	Site Tour
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Coffee Barista will be available for all delegates attending the Site Tours, this will be set up on the Ground Floor of Tākina, Cable Street side opposite Te Papa. Sponsored by Anderson Lloyd
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM	Te Whare Whakarauika, the Wellington Town Hall Sponsored by Wynn Williams
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
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM	20th Anniversary & Conference Dinner Sponsored by Rimkus
	Thank you to the following sponsors Exhibitors: Adjudicators’ Association of New Zealand LawHawk The Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution Student Sponsorship Badcock Law

	Site Tour
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Coffee Barista will be available for all delegates attending the Site Tours, this will be set up on the Ground Floor of Tākina, Cable Street side opposite Te Papa. Sponsored by Anderson Lloyd
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM	Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui, our Central Library Sponsored by Reflective Construction Law
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
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM	20th Anniversary & Conference Dinner Sponsored by Rimkus
	Thank you to the following sponsors Exhibitors: Adjudicators’ Association of New Zealand LawHawk The Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution Student Sponsorship Badcock Law

Friday, June 27, 2025

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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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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
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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