Conference Programme
To view each of the sessions in detail, including the presenters and their presentation overview, please click on the specific titles below.
A PDF version of the programme can be downloaded here.
Please note, the programme is subject to change.
Sunday, March 8, 2026
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Track 2
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Track 3
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Track 4
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| 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
Exhibitor pack in
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| 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM |
Registration
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| 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Informal Networking Function | |||
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Track 1
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Track 2
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| 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
Exhibitor pack in
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| 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM |
Registration
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| 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Informal Networking Function | |
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Track 3
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Track 4
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| 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
Exhibitor pack in
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| 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM |
Registration
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| 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Informal Networking Function | |
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Track 1
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| 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
Exhibitor pack in
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| 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM |
Registration
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| 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Informal Networking Function |
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Track 2
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| 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
Exhibitor pack in
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| 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM |
Registration
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| 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Informal Networking Function |
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Track 3
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| 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
Exhibitor pack in
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| 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM |
Registration
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| 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Informal Networking Function |
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Track 4
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| 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
Exhibitor pack in
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| 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM |
Registration
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| 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Informal Networking Function |
Monday, March 9, 2026
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Track 1
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Track 2
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Track 3
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Track 4
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| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM |
Monday Registration with arrival tea & coffee
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| 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Session 1: Plenary | |||
| 10:25 AM - 10:55 AM |
Monday Morning Break
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| 10:55 AM - 12:30 PM | Session 2: Keynote | |||
| 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | Session 3: Posters | |||
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
Monday Lunch
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| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Concurrent Session A
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| A1: Resilience by Design | A2: Data, Decisions & Delivery | A3: Shaping the Future of Public Transport, sponsored by Aurecon | A4: Soapbox | |
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
Monday Afternoon Break
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| 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
Concurrent Session B
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| B1: Politics, Policy & Public Trust | B2: From Insights to Implementation | B3: Strength in Connectivity | B4: Making Space Work - Rethinking Parking for Resilient Cities | |
| 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Welcome Function | |||
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Track 1
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Track 2
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| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM |
Monday Registration with arrival tea & coffee
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| 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Session 1: Plenary | |
| 10:25 AM - 10:55 AM |
Monday Morning Break
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| 10:55 AM - 12:30 PM | Session 2: Keynote | |
| 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | Session 3: Posters | |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
Monday Lunch
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| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Concurrent Session A
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| A1: Resilience by Design | A2: Data, Decisions & Delivery | |
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
Monday Afternoon Break
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| 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
Concurrent Session B
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| B1: Politics, Policy & Public Trust | B2: From Insights to Implementation | |
| 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Welcome Function | |
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Track 3
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Track 4
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| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM |
Monday Registration with arrival tea & coffee
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| 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Session 1: Plenary | |
| 10:25 AM - 10:55 AM |
Monday Morning Break
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| 10:55 AM - 12:30 PM | Session 2: Keynote | |
| 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | Session 3: Posters | |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
Monday Lunch
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| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Concurrent Session A
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| A3: Shaping the Future of Public Transport, sponsored by Aurecon | A4: Soapbox | |
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
Monday Afternoon Break
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| 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
Concurrent Session B
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| B3: Strength in Connectivity | B4: Making Space Work - Rethinking Parking for Resilient Cities | |
| 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Welcome Function | |
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Track 1
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| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM |
Monday Registration with arrival tea & coffee
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| 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Session 1: Plenary |
| 10:25 AM - 10:55 AM |
Monday Morning Break
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| 10:55 AM - 12:30 PM | Session 2: Keynote |
| 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | Session 3: Posters |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
Monday Lunch
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| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Concurrent Session A
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| A1: Resilience by Design | |
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
Monday Afternoon Break
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| 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
Concurrent Session B
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| B1: Politics, Policy & Public Trust | |
| 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Welcome Function |
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Track 2
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| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM |
Monday Registration with arrival tea & coffee
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| 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Session 1: Plenary |
| 10:25 AM - 10:55 AM |
Monday Morning Break
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| 10:55 AM - 12:30 PM | Session 2: Keynote |
| 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | Session 3: Posters |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
Monday Lunch
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| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Concurrent Session A
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| A2: Data, Decisions & Delivery | |
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
Monday Afternoon Break
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| 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
Concurrent Session B
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| B2: From Insights to Implementation | |
| 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Welcome Function |
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Track 3
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| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM |
Monday Registration with arrival tea & coffee
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| 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Session 1: Plenary |
| 10:25 AM - 10:55 AM |
Monday Morning Break
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| 10:55 AM - 12:30 PM | Session 2: Keynote |
| 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | Session 3: Posters |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
Monday Lunch
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| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Concurrent Session A
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| A3: Shaping the Future of Public Transport, sponsored by Aurecon | |
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
Monday Afternoon Break
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| 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
Concurrent Session B
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| B3: Strength in Connectivity | |
| 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Welcome Function |
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Track 4
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| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM |
Monday Registration with arrival tea & coffee
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| 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Session 1: Plenary |
| 10:25 AM - 10:55 AM |
Monday Morning Break
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| 10:55 AM - 12:30 PM | Session 2: Keynote |
| 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | Session 3: Posters |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
Monday Lunch
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| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Concurrent Session A
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| A4: Soapbox | |
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
Monday Afternoon Break
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| 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
Concurrent Session B
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| B4: Making Space Work - Rethinking Parking for Resilient Cities | |
| 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Welcome Function |
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
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Track 1
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Track 2
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Track 3
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Track 4
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| 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM |
Tuesday Registration with arrival tea & coffee
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| 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Session 4: Keynotes | |||
| 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM |
Session 5: Matrix Award Presentations
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| 10:20 AM - 10:50 AM |
Tuesday Morning Break
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| 10:50 AM - 12:20 PM |
Concurrent Session C
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| C1: Planning Resilient Networks | C2: The Value Equation - Funding What Matters | C3: Cities that Work for People | C4: Soapbox | |
| 12:20 PM - 1:15 PM |
Tuesday Lunch
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| 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM |
Concurrent Session D
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| D1: Global Lessons for Aotearoa | D2: People, Culture and Practice - The Human Foundations of Resilient Transport | D3: Rural & Regional Lifelines | ||
| 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM |
Tuesday Afternoon Break
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| 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
Learning cafés
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| Learning cafés 1 | Workshop 1 | Learning cafés 2 | Workshop 2 | |
| Learning cafés 3 | Learning cafés 4 | |||
| 3:01 PM - 5:00 PM |
Technical Tours
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| 3:02 PM - 5:00 PM |
Technical Tour 1
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Technical Tour 2
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Technical Tour 3
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Technical Tour 4
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| 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM | Tonkin + Taylor Conference Dinner | |||
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Track 1
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Track 2
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| 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM |
Tuesday Registration with arrival tea & coffee
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| 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Session 4: Keynotes | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM |
Session 5: Matrix Award Presentations
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| 10:20 AM - 10:50 AM |
Tuesday Morning Break
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| 10:50 AM - 12:20 PM |
Concurrent Session C
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| C1: Planning Resilient Networks | C2: The Value Equation - Funding What Matters | |
| 12:20 PM - 1:15 PM |
Tuesday Lunch
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| 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM |
Concurrent Session D
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| D1: Global Lessons for Aotearoa | D2: People, Culture and Practice - The Human Foundations of Resilient Transport | |
| 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM |
Tuesday Afternoon Break
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| 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
Learning cafés
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| Learning cafés 1 | Workshop 1 | |
| Learning cafés 3 | ||
| 3:01 PM - 5:00 PM |
Technical Tours
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| 3:02 PM - 5:00 PM |
Technical Tour 1
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Technical Tour 2
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| 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM | Tonkin + Taylor Conference Dinner | |
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Track 3
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Track 4
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| 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM |
Tuesday Registration with arrival tea & coffee
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| 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Session 4: Keynotes | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM |
Session 5: Matrix Award Presentations
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| 10:20 AM - 10:50 AM |
Tuesday Morning Break
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| 10:50 AM - 12:20 PM |
Concurrent Session C
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| C3: Cities that Work for People | C4: Soapbox | |
| 12:20 PM - 1:15 PM |
Tuesday Lunch
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| 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM |
Concurrent Session D
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| D3: Rural & Regional Lifelines | ||
| 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM |
Tuesday Afternoon Break
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| 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
Learning cafés
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| Learning cafés 2 | Workshop 2 | |
| Learning cafés 4 | ||
| 3:01 PM - 5:00 PM |
Technical Tours
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| 3:02 PM - 5:00 PM |
Technical Tour 3
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Technical Tour 4
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| 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM | Tonkin + Taylor Conference Dinner | |
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Track 1
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| 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM |
Tuesday Registration with arrival tea & coffee
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| 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Session 4: Keynotes |
| 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM |
Session 5: Matrix Award Presentations
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| 10:20 AM - 10:50 AM |
Tuesday Morning Break
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| 10:50 AM - 12:20 PM |
Concurrent Session C
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| C1: Planning Resilient Networks | |
| 12:20 PM - 1:15 PM |
Tuesday Lunch
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| 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM |
Concurrent Session D
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| D1: Global Lessons for Aotearoa | |
| 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM |
Tuesday Afternoon Break
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| 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
Learning cafés
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| Learning cafés 1 | |
| Learning cafés 3 | |
| 3:01 PM - 5:00 PM |
Technical Tours
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| 3:02 PM - 5:00 PM |
Technical Tour 1
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| 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM | Tonkin + Taylor Conference Dinner |
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Track 2
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| 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM |
Tuesday Registration with arrival tea & coffee
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| 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Session 4: Keynotes |
| 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM |
Session 5: Matrix Award Presentations
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| 10:20 AM - 10:50 AM |
Tuesday Morning Break
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| 10:50 AM - 12:20 PM |
Concurrent Session C
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| C2: The Value Equation - Funding What Matters | |
| 12:20 PM - 1:15 PM |
Tuesday Lunch
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| 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM |
Concurrent Session D
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| D2: People, Culture and Practice - The Human Foundations of Resilient Transport | |
| 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM |
Tuesday Afternoon Break
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| 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
Learning cafés
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| Workshop 1 | |
| 3:01 PM - 5:00 PM |
Technical Tours
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| 3:02 PM - 5:00 PM |
Technical Tour 2
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| 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM | Tonkin + Taylor Conference Dinner |
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Track 3
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| 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM |
Tuesday Registration with arrival tea & coffee
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| 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Session 4: Keynotes |
| 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM |
Session 5: Matrix Award Presentations
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| 10:20 AM - 10:50 AM |
Tuesday Morning Break
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| 10:50 AM - 12:20 PM |
Concurrent Session C
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| C3: Cities that Work for People | |
| 12:20 PM - 1:15 PM |
Tuesday Lunch
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| 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM |
Concurrent Session D
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| D3: Rural & Regional Lifelines | |
| 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM |
Tuesday Afternoon Break
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| 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
Learning cafés
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| Learning cafés 2 | |
| Learning cafés 4 | |
| 3:01 PM - 5:00 PM |
Technical Tours
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| 3:02 PM - 5:00 PM |
Technical Tour 3
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| 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM | Tonkin + Taylor Conference Dinner |
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Track 4
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| 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM |
Tuesday Registration with arrival tea & coffee
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| 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Session 4: Keynotes |
| 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM |
Session 5: Matrix Award Presentations
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| 10:20 AM - 10:50 AM |
Tuesday Morning Break
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| 10:50 AM - 12:20 PM |
Concurrent Session C
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| C4: Soapbox | |
| 12:20 PM - 1:15 PM |
Tuesday Lunch
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| 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM |
Concurrent Session D
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| 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM |
Tuesday Afternoon Break
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| 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
Learning cafés
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| Workshop 2 | |
| 3:01 PM - 5:00 PM |
Technical Tours
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| 3:02 PM - 5:00 PM |
Technical Tour 4
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| 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM | Tonkin + Taylor Conference Dinner |
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
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Track 1
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Track 2
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Track 3
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Track 4
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| 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM |
Wednesday Registration with arrival tea & coffee
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| 9:00 AM - 10:45 AM | Session 6: Keynotes | |||
| 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM |
Wednesday Morning Break
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| 11:15 AM - 1:00 PM |
Concurrent Session E
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| E1: Designing with Nature | E2: Urban Innovations for Better Streets | E3: Designing for Active & Inclusive Travel | E4: Dynamic Operations & Smarter Disruption Management | |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
Wednesday Lunch: Trafinz AGM @ 1:15pm & TG AGM @ 1:40pm
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| 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | Session 7: Keynote | |||
| 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM |
Wednesday Afternoon Break
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| 3:45 PM - 4:25 PM | Session 8: Awards + Keynote | |||
| 4:25 PM - 4:30 PM | Conference close | |||
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Track 1
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Track 2
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| 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM |
Wednesday Registration with arrival tea & coffee
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| 9:00 AM - 10:45 AM | Session 6: Keynotes | |
| 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM |
Wednesday Morning Break
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| 11:15 AM - 1:00 PM |
Concurrent Session E
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| E1: Designing with Nature | E2: Urban Innovations for Better Streets | |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
Wednesday Lunch: Trafinz AGM @ 1:15pm & TG AGM @ 1:40pm
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| 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | Session 7: Keynote | |
| 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM |
Wednesday Afternoon Break
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| 3:45 PM - 4:25 PM | Session 8: Awards + Keynote | |
| 4:25 PM - 4:30 PM | Conference close | |
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Track 3
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Track 4
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| 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM |
Wednesday Registration with arrival tea & coffee
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| 9:00 AM - 10:45 AM | Session 6: Keynotes | |
| 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM |
Wednesday Morning Break
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| 11:15 AM - 1:00 PM |
Concurrent Session E
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| E3: Designing for Active & Inclusive Travel | E4: Dynamic Operations & Smarter Disruption Management | |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
Wednesday Lunch: Trafinz AGM @ 1:15pm & TG AGM @ 1:40pm
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| 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | Session 7: Keynote | |
| 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM |
Wednesday Afternoon Break
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| 3:45 PM - 4:25 PM | Session 8: Awards + Keynote | |
| 4:25 PM - 4:30 PM | Conference close | |
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Track 1
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| 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM |
Wednesday Registration with arrival tea & coffee
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| 9:00 AM - 10:45 AM | Session 6: Keynotes |
| 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM |
Wednesday Morning Break
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| 11:15 AM - 1:00 PM |
Concurrent Session E
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| E1: Designing with Nature | |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
Wednesday Lunch: Trafinz AGM @ 1:15pm & TG AGM @ 1:40pm
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| 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | Session 7: Keynote |
| 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM |
Wednesday Afternoon Break
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| 3:45 PM - 4:25 PM | Session 8: Awards + Keynote |
| 4:25 PM - 4:30 PM | Conference close |
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Track 2
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| 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM |
Wednesday Registration with arrival tea & coffee
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| 9:00 AM - 10:45 AM | Session 6: Keynotes |
| 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM |
Wednesday Morning Break
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| 11:15 AM - 1:00 PM |
Concurrent Session E
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| E2: Urban Innovations for Better Streets | |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
Wednesday Lunch: Trafinz AGM @ 1:15pm & TG AGM @ 1:40pm
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| 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | Session 7: Keynote |
| 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM |
Wednesday Afternoon Break
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| 3:45 PM - 4:25 PM | Session 8: Awards + Keynote |
| 4:25 PM - 4:30 PM | Conference close |
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Track 3
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|---|---|
| 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM |
Wednesday Registration with arrival tea & coffee
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| 9:00 AM - 10:45 AM | Session 6: Keynotes |
| 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM |
Wednesday Morning Break
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| 11:15 AM - 1:00 PM |
Concurrent Session E
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| E3: Designing for Active & Inclusive Travel | |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
Wednesday Lunch: Trafinz AGM @ 1:15pm & TG AGM @ 1:40pm
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| 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | Session 7: Keynote |
| 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM |
Wednesday Afternoon Break
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| 3:45 PM - 4:25 PM | Session 8: Awards + Keynote |
| 4:25 PM - 4:30 PM | Conference close |
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Track 4
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|---|---|
| 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM |
Wednesday Registration with arrival tea & coffee
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| 9:00 AM - 10:45 AM | Session 6: Keynotes |
| 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM |
Wednesday Morning Break
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| 11:15 AM - 1:00 PM |
Concurrent Session E
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| E4: Dynamic Operations & Smarter Disruption Management | |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
Wednesday Lunch: Trafinz AGM @ 1:15pm & TG AGM @ 1:40pm
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| 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | Session 7: Keynote |
| 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM |
Wednesday Afternoon Break
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| 3:45 PM - 4:25 PM | Session 8: Awards + Keynote |
| 4:25 PM - 4:30 PM | Conference close |
