Time |
Session |
8.30 am |
Registration & Networking |
9:00 am |
Mihi and Karakia Taranaki Whānui |
9.10 am |
|
9.15 am |
Keynote address and Q&A: Shanan Halbert, MP, Chair, Transport and Infrastructure Select Committee |
9.45 am 10.00 am |
The Youth Voice: College Students and Q&A Grace Burnard, Head Girl, Ruapehu College Joshua Simons, Head Boy, Ruapehu College Corbin O'Shannessey, Head Boy, Taumarunui High School Networking Refreshment Break |
10.30 am |
Why Passenger Rail?: Vision for Aotearoa New Zealand Michael van Drogenbroek, Public Transport Adviser, Heriot-Edievale |
10.45 am |
Panel: A Vision for Passenger Rail in Aotearoa New Zealand Rail operators present their vision for passenger rail. Michael van Drogenbroek, Public Transport Adviser, Heriot-Edievale Magda Robertson, A/Chief Executive Officer, Auckland One Rail Peter Lensink, Chief Officer and Managing Director, Transdev New Zealand Peter Reidy, Chief Executive, KiwiRail |
11.30 am |
Findings of the Transport and Infrastructure Select Committee Inquiry Into the Future of Inter-Regional Passenger Rail in New Zealand Hon Julie Anne Genter, MP, Deputy Chair, Transport and Infrastructure Select Committee |
11.45 am |
Perspectives on The Future for Passenger Rail A Panel of Central and Local Government Leaders. Hon Julie Anne Genter, MP, Green Party Spokesperson on Transport Chris Bishop, MP, National Party Spokesperson on Infrastructure Councillor Angela Strange, Deputy Chair, Regional Transport Committee, Waikato Region Councillor Dr Jim O’Malley, Chair, Infrastructure Committee, Dunedin City Council |
12.30 pm |
Networking Lunch |
1.15 pm |
Keynote address: Night Trains – Vision for Aotearoa Greg Pollock, Managing Director, Pollock Consulting 1.35pm Responder to Keynote Address: Councillor Thomas Nash, Chair Transport Committee, Greater Wellington Regional Council 1.45pm Q&A Greg Pollock and Thomas Nash |
2.00 pm |
Why Rail?: Regional, Business and Community Benefits Robert Pigou, Deputy Chief Executive and Head of Kānoa – Regional Economic Development & Investment Unit, MBIE |
2.15 pm |
Panel: Regional, Business and Community Benefits of Passenger Rail A panel of iwi, business, and community leaders. Robert Pigou, Deputy Chief Executive and Head of Kānoa – Regional Economic Development & Investment Unit, MBIE Arnaud Deutsch, Technical Director, Advisory, WSP Helmut Karewa Modlik, Tumu Whakarae - CEO, Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira Katrina Ramage, Project Director, Making Rail Work |
3.00 pm |
Networking Refreshment Break |
3.30 pm |
What Changes are Required to Legislation and Funding for Inter Regional Passenger Rail? Bryn Gandy, Deputy CE, Ministry of Transport (MoT) |
3.45 pm |
Panel: Legislation and Funding for Inter Regional Passenger Rail Bryn Gandy, Deputy CE, Ministry of Transport (MoT) Dr Deborah Hume, National Manager of Multimodal Integration, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency Councillor Daran Ponter, Chair, Greater Wellington Regional Council Darren Davis, Technical Director, Public Transport Policy, MRCagney |
4.30 pm |
The Youth Voice: Generation Zero Roman Shmakov |
4.40 pm |
|
4.55 pm |
Closing Karakia Taranaki Whānui |
The conference will be followed by an optional networking reception from 5pm to 6pm.
