Programme at a glance

TUESDAY 7 JULY 2026: DAY ONE

Start Time Room#1 Room #2 Room #3

08:00

Arrival tea & barista coffe

    

09:00

Welcome + Keynotes

Andrew Baker, Auckland Council
Carol Schweiger (USA)

    

10:30

Break

    

11:00

Road User Charging (RUC) + Keynote

Anna Wilson-Farrell, Ministry of Transport
Peter Carr, EROAD
Scott Wilson, CDM Smith
Michael Roth, Auckland Council
Suzanne Murtha, AECOM (USA)
KEYNOTE: The Cost of Stopping Infrastructure
Economist Shamubeel Eaqub

    

12:50

Lunch

    

13:50

Session 3.1
Road User Charging (RUC)

Rajan Ghosh, Wellington City Council
& (co-Author Joe Hewitt)
Markus Russold,Kapsch
Silje Troseth, Q-Free
Adam Johnston, RUC on Rails

Session 3.2
Public Transport

Andrew Myers, Metlink
Silas Wong& Bulent Yilmaz, Siemens Mobility
Aaron Campion, Urban Connection
Brad Hartwig, ARUP
Emma Fisk, NZTA
​​​​​​​Miguel Menezes, Auckland Transport

Session 3.3:
Asset Management, Maintenance & Lifecycle

Tony Chen, Auckland Transport
Ivan Orjuela, Integrate ITS
Samuel Brierly, Nicander (UK)
Paul Musson, NZTA

15:25

Break

Break

Break

15:55

Session 4.1
Sustainability & Future Network Design

Stacey Ryan, ITS Australia
James Leung & Hanwei Peng, EngineeringX
Haris Chaundry, Yunex Traffic
Tomer Simhony, EV Maritime
Yunlong Wang, University of Auckland

Session 4.2
Public Transport

David Boyd, Metlink
Shaun Hunter, Somar Digital
Lauren Strpko, Somar Digital
Silas Wong,SIemens Mobility
Carol Schweiger (USA)

Session 4.3
Infrastructure, ITS Systems & Smart Roadside Tech

Mario Ali, Miovision
Yosu Zubizrreta, SICE
Dale Townsend & John Kinghorn, Hamilton City Council
Silje Troseth, Q-Free
Timothy Lim, Aimsun

17:30

Networking Function
In Exhibition Hall  -  ALL WELCOME

Function sponsored by Q-Free

    

18:30

Conference Gala Dinner
The Pullman Hotel  - TICKET REQUIRED

Dinner sponsored by SICE

    

WEDNESDAY 8 JULY 2026: DAY TWO

Start Time Room#1 Room #2

08:00

Arrival tea & barista coffe

  

09:00

Session 5.1
Welcome + Keynotes
Gavin Hill, Austroads
Duncan Murcott, Acusensus
Andy Prow, Qubit Cyber
Matt Ensor, KiaOra AI

  

10:30

Break

  

11:00

Session 6.1
Data, AI & Predictive Intelligence

Adam Stewart, Auckland Transport
Yijia Wen, Transdev New Zealand
Manoj Dolli, Alamance NZ
Howard Wang & Johnny Chien, Auckland Transport
Johnson Yang, Resolve Group
Andrew Gurr, Fusion Networks

Session 6.2
Traffic Operations & Real World Delivery

Mark Walker, Resolve Group
Colin Shields, Tonkin + Taylor
Niroshan Jeyarajah, Yunex Traffic
Blake Hill, Mooven & Shawn Geard, Tauranga City Council
John Kinghorn, Hamilton City Council & Sean Lewis, GreenSignal
Aquil Imam, ATOC

12:30

Lunch

  

13:30

Session 7.1
People, Leadership & Capability

Greg Pollock, Agite Consulting
Lauren Strpko, Somar Digital
​​​​Siobhan Tierney, Nicander (UK)

Session 7.2
Network Optimisation, Performance & Operations

Ranjan Pant, NZTA
Chris Martin, Auckland Transport & Henry Wu, JYWW Consulting
Gavin Cammell, Mooven

15:00

Session 8.1
Keynote +Speaker Awards

Jim Scully, ThinkPlace NZ
Carol Schweiger, Schweiger Consulting (USA)
Speaker Awards, presented by Armin Guttke

  

15:15

Afternoon tea

  

15:45

Conference Close

  

Social Functions

VIP Function (Invite-Only)

  • Old Government House, University of Auckland
  • MONDAY 6 July 5pm to 7pm
  • Drinks and canapes will be served

Thank you to the sponsor

Networking Function (Everyone welcome)

  • T-Tech Exhibition Hall, Faculty of Engineering, University of Auckland
  • TUESDAY 7 July 5pm to 6pm
  • Drinks and canapes will be served

Thank you to the sponsor

Conference Gala Dinner (Ticket required)

  • The Pullman Hotel
  • TUESDAY 7 July 6:15pm to 9:30pm
  • Three course meal and beverages

Thank you to the sponsor