Sean Audain — Wellington City Council Innovation Officer

• ​How our cities can become smarter

Melanie Stanton — RedRibbon Careers

• How to connect with your audience in presentations and workshops

David McMahon — Resource Management Practitioner (RMG) and Independent Hearing Commissioner

• Independent commissioners are coming to a town near you!
• How decisions are made — a commissioner's perspective
• How to ensure a successful hearing process — set, bind, engage

David Jackson  — Principal Planner (Opus International Consultants)

• Good planning is key to high quality cities

Robert and Jan Fryer —  FuturEcology

• How to overcome resistance to fencing streams
• How to select riparian plants that will 'do the job'

Anne Churcher  — AC Audit

• Risk management is key to the new health and safety legislation