ACENZ are hosting FIDIC-ASPAC 2016 for their annual conference this year – theme: A Shift in Global Focus.  They have kindly offered EWB a stall at their conference, if you are attending, please come and say hello....

ACENZ-hosted ASPAC Conference 2016 – 8-11 May, Queenstown.

ACENZ are hosting FIDIC-ASPAC 2016 for their annual conference this year – theme: A Shift in Global Focus.  They have kindly offered EWB a stall at their conference, if you are attending, please come and say hello!

FIDIC-ASPAC 2016 is an unparalleled opportunity to network and establish business connections, to benefit from hearing from industry leaders and sector specialists on the key challenges facing our profession in 2016 and beyond, and to come away equipt with tools and insights to inform strategic thinking.

FIDIC-ASPAC2016 is bringing together consulting engineers, clients and partners, politicians and financiers, the media and civil society to celebrate the industry’s achievements, and to become involved in identifying strategies for broader and more sustainable solutions to global challenges.

The conference theme is an opportunity to explore the bigger changes facing the sector.  There is a shift in market focus from the Northern to Southern Hemisphere; a shift in company structures and strategy;  shifts in education and environmental issues, a generational shift – close to 50% of engineering professionals worldwide are now under 35; a shift in procurement focus; and a shift in the profile of health and safety.

Keynote speakers:

Mai Chen – Barrister & New Zealand / Asia Business Leader
Sean Chiao –President of AECOM – Asia Pacific
Dr Jane Goodyer – Engineering Professor – Massey University
Joe Bennett, Comedian, Writer, Social Commentator

Other speakers:

Julie-Anne Genter – Green Party MP and Spokesperson for Transport and Finance
Bruce Holland – Communications and Business Strategy Specialist
Connal Townsend - CEO, Property Council NZ
Dave Kelly - CEO, Master Builders Federation
Tommy Parker - GM, NZ Transport Agency 
David Seymour, ACT Party Leader
Debbie Mayo-Smith, Motivational Business Speaker Dates: 8-11 May, 2016

All event details, programme, speakers and registration - visit:  http://www.fidic-aspac2016.com/