Adrienne is a Senior Active Modes Coordinator at Auckland Transport. She is passionate about getting people out on bikes, both for leisure and for transport, which bodes well with her role of overseeing the cycle education programmes for adults, school children and young children at AT. Adrienne is also a keen cyclist and mountain biker with a background in cycle skills instruction.

As the Market Lead for Digital in APAC, Theresa is responsible for working directly with our clients across our key industry sectors with a strong focus on transport. Theresa has over 20 years’ experience in technical client engagements and is skilled at understanding client requirements, strategic goals and desired outcomes, providing sustainable solutions that leverage the full suite of GHD’s digitally led services. Theresa provides an overarching capability in service provision, from data capture, data architecture, asset modelling, design and planning to ongoing asset management. Using the latest tools and technology to provide our clients with the solutions and services they need.

Malcolm is a Transport Planner at MRCagney with a focus on transport strategy and policy. He is has a background in climate change advocacy and is extremely passionate about mitigating the effects of climate change by reducing transport emissions.

Werner is a Principal Transport Planner with AECOM NZ. He helps city planners, policymakers, investors and decision-makers orchestrate the future of transport. He uses his expertise to diagnose city-wide problems and develop treatments to deliver better outcomes. Which often translate to infrastructure advisory, transport system design or developing policies to foster liveable cities. He is a chartered civil engineer and transport planner by training with 10 years of sound professional experience in Transport System Planning, Developing Complex Data Solutions, Strategic Planning & Transport Modelling, Business Case Development, Cross-Sector Planning, Traffic Engineering, Integrated Land Use & Transport Planning, and Transit-Oriented Development He has worked as Lead/Senior Consultant on various high profile projects, working with a variety of public and private sector clients in Africa, Europe and New Zealand. Notable projects are Heathrow Expansion, City Rail Link, Supporting Growth Alliance, East West Rail (Cambridge to Oxford), Highways England Major Projects, Quietway Cycling (TfL) and MyCiti Transit System.

I am a Transport Planner with over 5 years experience in the field. I have worked in Transport Planning both in the UK and New Zealand, which has exposed me to a wide range of small and large projects. Over the past 3 years I have been involved with work on the Supporting Growth Programme, which focuses on route protecting future urban areas. Through my work I have come to learn the importance of planning a integrated transport network to support the land use, which focuses on creating a more sustainable future.

Daniel is the manager of the Strategic Projects: Central Access team in the Strategy division of Auckland Transport. He is the leading transport planner for city centre projects, as well as regional rapid transit projects.

Rebecca joined Abley as a graduate transportation engineer at the start of 2018, after completing a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Civil Engineering at the University of Canterbury. Since joining Abley, Rebecca has gained broad experience in traffic engineering, planning and designing for pedestrians, strategy development and safety analysis. She has a keen interest in enabling climate friendly transport.

Boopsie Maran is the founder and director of Places for Good, a collaborative of community advocates, planners, landscape architects, activators, and community-minded, team-players applying resilience and grit to projects across Tāmaki Makuarau / Auckland. The driving force behind her mahi (work) is her commitment to share her global experience and apply a fresh perspective to local projects with, strategic localised engagement, and a willingness to fail in order to mitigate change. It is the small neighbourhood actions and interactions that can lead to huge transformations. Her tactical urbanism work places a significant priority on action-oriented partnerships with schools, artists, and citizen-experts. She has been a guest lecturer at the University of Auckland Faculty of Education & Social work on the topics of Te Reo Integration in the classroom and climate resiliency. She is a PlacemakingX Regional Network Leader and Speaker at the International Placemaking Week, Chattanooga, Tennessee: Cross Cultural Relationships and Honouring Indigenous Knowledge, October 2019. She is member of the Australasian Placemaking Forum, Women Urbanism Aotearoa, and Te Whānau-ā-Apanui ki Tamaki Makaurau Covid-19 Response and Strategy Ropu (Team). Most recently Boopsie was awarded a highly commended award from the Auckland Transport Travelwise Choices Superior Grassroots Action Category. She has since been elected to join the Global Advisory Board on Public Space for City Space Architecture. Boopsie was educated at UC Berkeley and UCLA, BA (2004) and at the University of Auckland, MA (2019).

Ping Sim is the Transport Safety Technical Lead at Auckland Transport. She leads Vision Zero thinking and advice at AT; working to notice safety problems and opportunities, think and reflect on what needs to done, and then ask ‘who do we need to bring with us’ and ‘how can we make this happen?’ Ping was commended for her role in leading the development of the Vision Zero for Tāmaki Makaurau, a transport safety strategy and action plan to 2030. She has 12 years’ experience in transport planning, demand management and road safety and holds a Master in Planning Practice (Hons) from Auckland University.