Session 1 Chair:

Jon Tanner – Chief Executive Officer for Wood Processors Association

Presentation (pdf)

9.00 – 9.10am             

Conference Opening:  Aldo Miccio, Nelson Mayor

9.10 – 9.40am

Nicky Wagner, List MP, Christchurch Central

“A vision for NZ where forests and wood play their part”

9.50 – 10.20am

Graeme Beattie, Principal Structural Engineer, BRANZ

“Performance of Building materials in Christchurch Earthquakes and Lessons Learned”

11.00 – 11.30am

Philip Gregan, CEO, NZ Wine Growers

"New Zealand Wine: Commodity to Brand to a New Future"

11.40 – 12 noon

Scott Gibbons, Managing Director, Gibbons Holdings Ltd

“Enablers to Realize Woods Potential; Current Technologies”

12noon – 12.40pm

Andries Popping, Chair of Solid Wood Innovation;
Robert Finch, CEO of Structural Timber Innovation Company

“Enablers to realise Woods Potential; Future Technologies”

Session 2 Chair:  

Lawrie Halkett – Chief Executive Officer, Pine Manufacturers Association

 Presentation (pdf)

1.40 – 2.10pm

Andrew Irving, Irving Smith and Jack:

“Buildings Cost Comparisons”

2.20 – 3.00pm

Prof Stefano Pampanin, University of Canterbury

“International Experience – Earthquakes; the L’Aquila Rebuild” 

3.00 – 3.20pm

Jason Guiver, Timber Design Director, Wood Council of NZ

“Post Christchurch Earthquake Response – the NZ Wood response”

3.50 – 4.15pm

Scott Gibbons, Managing Director, Gibbons Holdings Ltd

“Timber Structures make in-roads into Steel and Concrete”

4.15 – 4.45pm

Simon Brown, Principal, Warren and Mahoney:

“Vision for Christchurch CBD”