Preconference Speakers

10:30am – 12:30pm

SHAPING STORMWATER SOLUTIONS: YOUR VIEW ON THE WATER SERVICE AUTHORITY’S STORMWATER OVERSITE ROLE

Stephanie Dijkstra

Stephanie is a mātauranga practitioner specialising in environmental outcomes and integration with western science. She is particularly interested in how matāuranga can be incorporated into stormwater management, having cowritten Stormwater Management Plans for Christchurch City Council and provided cultural input into the development of stormwater treatment facilities. She is also a member of the Te Mana o te Wai Water NZ subgroup, informing industry on the integration and implementation of this key piece of legislation.

1:00pm – 3:00pm

STORMWATER NETWORK RISK MANAGEMENT PLANS: LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS AND PRACTICAL METHODOLOGIES

Andrew Chin

Andrew Chin is a Chartered Engineer (EC UK) and Chartered Environmentalist (SocEnv) with over 20 years of experience in three waters infrastructure in New Zealand and the UK. Since 2011, he has worked at Auckland Council’s Healthy Waters department, where he now leads the Strategic Initiatives Unit, overseeing stormwater growth and development for the region.

3:30pm – 5:30pm

LIVING WITH WATER: MANAGING BAKED-IN FLOOD RISK IN ESTABLISHED SETTLEMENTS