Session 6
Tracks
Track 1
Track 2
Friday, August 11, 2023 |
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Speaker
Mohammad Mottaghi Fard
Technical Sales Executive
Geotechnics
A brief on pavement’s laboratory test equipment, introduction, usage, comparison
10:00 AM - 10:25 AMBiography
Mohammad received his BSc (Business Support Coordinator). in Civil Engineering in 2001 from Shahroud University of Technology, He worked for the Iranian Ministry of Cooperatives as the Construction Technical Expert for two years, then moved to the testing industry and worked for A.B.Sangari & Sons Limited as Head of the Civil Department, who was responsible for commissioning, training, and addressing technical issues of various assessment instruments including the pavement test instruments. Then for 15 years, he was responsible for technical advice in Behsazan Test Equipment and also was a member of the R&D team for the design of bitumen and asphalt mix, test equipment.
He received his postgraduate certificate from the University of Auckland in 2023 and currently is studying towards obtaining his master's thesis from AUT, which is focused on the stabilization of subgrade materials.
He has been involved with the installation, training, and calibration of various test equipment including UTM, Gyros, Superpave devices, etc
Sara Bayandor
PhD Candidate at AUT University
AUT
A sustainable shift in road construction: the potential of alkali-activated binders and waste glass reuse
10:25 AM - 10:50 AMBiography
Sara is a dedicated professional in the field of geotechnical engineering with almost a decade of experience, specialising in the design and supervision of geotechnical projects, including deep excavations. What sets her apart is her keen interest in the interactions between geotechnical and environmental engineering, where she believes innovative solutions can be developed to address our most pressing challenges.
Bailey Angus
Senior Laboratory Technician
Road Science
Paperless in the Pacific
10:50 AM - 11:10 AMBiography
I am a Senior Laboratory Technician with Road Science. I started with Road Science almost 3 years ago with no knowledge on the industry. Since then I have become a signatory in the Wellington laboratory and have had the opportunity to be involved in soils, aggregate and asphalt testing both in Wellington and on major projects.
Simon Court
ACT MP
ACT Party
ACT’s solutions for Building New Zealand and conserving nature, policy to replace the RMA with law based on property rights, and reform to the state Transport and infrastructure sector with a focus on PPPs to fund and finance the projects needed to close the infrastructure deficit
11:10 AM - 12:00 PMBiography
First term ACT MP and spokesperson for Environment, Climate, Transport & Infrastructure, Energy & Resources and Local Government, Simon is a Civil and Environmental Engineer with 20 plus years' experience in roles for the private sector and local government. This includes 10 years leading engineering, planning, tendering, and leading construction teams primarily in Auckland, Wellington, and Fiji. Simon started his career as a civil and environmental technician carrying out field and laboratory testing on landfill sites.
Simon has three teenagers, the youngest with Down Syndrome which influences his perspective on accessibility.
In local government Simon managed a portfolio of 200 closed landfills, many in the coastal area, with aging and failing infrastructure. This experience led to a change of direction, and eventually to Parliament with ACT, where Simon sits on Environment Committee and Transport Committee.
Simon believes that reforms to the RMA and Three Waters are a unique opportunity to set much higher ambitions for productivity and strengthen property rights, but the current direction will not deliver either. Transport policy should focus on improving network efficiency, relieving congestion and building capacity before the roads are gridlocked, not fixing climate change - a carbon price and the cap on emissions under the ETS already sets the right incentive.
Resilience and affordability should have the highest priority for Energy policy makers. Wealth derived from developing our natural resources funds social and economic outcomes for all New Zealanders, on the basis that the environment is restored to the same or better standard on completion.
The principle of subsidiarity should apply to local government, and when it comes to community owned assets and land use, decisions should be made by democratically elected representatives.