Architect David Sim is partner and creative director at Gehl, where he has worked for more than 15 years. He has developed citizen-engagement tools and a people-first approach to planning and flexible frameworks for development. David is an accomplished educator, teaching all over the world. He spent seven years at Lund University reforming architectural education towards a more holistic approach.
David has worked on numerous plans from transit areas in Tokyo to an urban planning framework for city recovery in Christchurch, New Zealand after the 2011 earthquake, and is currently working on a masterplan for St Saveur, a new part of Lille in France.
David is author of ‘Soft City – Building Density for Everyday Life”.
Hon Julie Anne Genter
Wednesday 11 March, 9:30am
Julie Anne became an active volunteer with the Green Party soon after arriving in New Zealand in 2006. It was obvious to her that the Greens shared her vision for creating a fairer society that put people and the environment first. Growing up in Los Angeles, Julie Anne saw how transport and urban design impacted the environment and influenced the lives of people within the city, from their health to their ability to access education. Witnessing how neo-liberal policies had led to horrific inequality, combined with a long history of structural racism, created a drive to change things for the better. From a very young age she engaged in activism for peace, cannabis law reform, marriage equality, environmental protection and ending the excessive influence of large corporates on government policy. At University she lived in a student-owned housing cooperative, which was her first experience of consensus-driven, community based democracy. Julie Anne has been a strong advocate for building towns and cities that put people at their heart, support strong healthy communities and enhance our natural environment. As a Green MP Julie Anne has been a spokesperson on a broad range of issues, including climate change, transport, health, finance, housing and women. She has helped shape public debate on transport, medicinal marijuana, gender equality, and mental health. Prior to becoming a member of Parliament, Julie Anne was a volunteer and adviser in the Party. She also worked as a transport and planning consultant for some of New Zealand's leading firms. She graduated from UC Berkeley with a BA, taught English and studied political theory and economics in France, before moving to New Zealand.
Kathryn King
wednesday 11 March, 12:00Pm
Kathryn King manages the Urban Mobility Programme at the NZ Transport Agency. She joined the Agency following four years with Auckland Transport where she transformed the cycling programme and oversaw approval for the city's largest ever investment in cycling. Kathryn spent over ten years in London, managing walking, cycling and safety projects, over eight of them with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
Fabian Marsh
Thursday 12 March, 8:30am
Fabian is Senior Manager Road Safety for the NZ Transport Agency. In this role, Fabian is responsible for leading and influencing a step change in New Zealand’s road safety performance. This includes driving an increased understanding and implmentation of the Safe System approach and establishing a clear strategic direction for the Agency’s road safety function. In previous roles, Fabian has helped lead and shape new national road safety strategy and policy development, implmentation of national road safety programmes and research on new initiatives to improve road safety performance in New Zealand. Fabian has international experience in developing and implementing Safe System strategic programmes, particulary in the roads and roadsides area. Fabian previously worked as Road Safety Advisor at the Public Works Authority in Qatar, working with key government agencies to develop Qatar’s National Road Safety Strategy and providing advice on the implementation and monitoring of key road safety initiatives. Fabian has previously worked in New Zealand as the National Traffic & Safety Manager at the NZ Transport Agency. He has also worked in various road safety and forensic crash investigation roles at companies including the Australian Road Research Board (ARRB) and the UK Transport Research Laboratory (TRL). Fabian has written numerous published technical papers and presented internationally on road safety and forensic crash investigation and is an experienced practitioner on the Safe System approach to road safety.
Daniel Jenkins (via International Satellite link)
Friday 13 March, 9:00am
Daniel P. Jenkins leads the human factors research team at DCA Design International (London, UK), one of the world's leading product design and development consultancies. Within multidisciplinary teams, he supports the design or a diverse range of products and services, from trains to toothbrushes. Then specializations in the application of human factors and systems thinking tools to ensure system performance is maximized and that products stand the greatest chance of commercial success.
Notable projects include patient-administered drug delivery devices, next-generation radiotherapy equipment, train cabs, train passenger areas, airline interiors, personal protective equipment, and a wide range of fast moving consumer goods. Dan has co-authored 10 books on human factors and has received numerous awards for his work including the HFES User-Centered Design Award and the CIEHF President's Medal.
Jezza Williams
Friday 13 March, 2:30pm
Jezza Williams was born for adventure, prior to a life changing moment Jezza was guiding internationally on some of the world’s best whitewater, deepest canyons and most remote locations.
Not letting a small hiccup of becoming a tetraplegic in a canyoning accident, Jezza embraced his new world. In 2012 Jezza founded Makingtrax, inclusive tourism experts and adaptive adventure specialists. With over 20 years of experience in the adventure travel industry his expertise is second to none. Makingtrax has become a global game changer in inclusive adventure, creating inclusive destinations by assisting operators and the industry to opening up the rewarding, fast growing and often misunderstood industry of inclusive tourism.
Unstoppable Jezza was the first and only tetraplegic to undertake the Mongol Rally 26,000km London to Mongolia and back, just to test his limits. Limitless Jezza is also New Zealand’s first and only tetraplegic licensed paragliding pilot. Our award winning film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5p89DobXUo&feature=youtu.be