BCA LEADERS FORUM


SHARING & SUPPORTING IN CHALLENGING TIMES

Monday 4th May - Tuesday 5th May 2026


Stay ahead in a changing industry. 


The Forum is your opportunity to connect with peers, share insights, and strengthen your leadership as we navigate the ongoing changes and challenges shaping the built environment.

The BCA Leaders Forum will be followed by the BOINZ Symposium.

Your registration includes: 

  • Welcome Function on the Sunday evening (3rd May), 
  • Full Day Forum (Monday 4th May), 
  • Excellence Awards Dinner (Monday evening 4th May), 
  • Half Day Tuesday (5th May) including Field Trips and ending after lunch. 

We also invite you to attend the full Symposium, and participate in both events across the three days. 

REGISTRATIONS NOW OPEN

PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME 

Sunday 3rd May 

5.30pm

Registration & Welcome Function 

7.30pm 

Ends 


Monday 4th May 

8.00am

Registration & Exhibition Opens 

9.00am

Generation Z - Alexia Hilbertidou (Girlboss)

9.40am

The Invisible Code: Conquering Imposter Syndrome in Building Surveying - Emelia Lukins (South Wairarapa District Council)

10.20am

Morning Tea & Trade Exhibitions 

10.50am AI Presentation (Keynote TBC) followed by AI Panel Discussion 
12.00pm Economic Update (Keynote Speaker TBC)
12.40pm Lunch & Trade Exhibition 
1.40pm The future of compliance and enforcement in the building sector: A joint approach between MBIE and Councils? - Alec Dawson (Meredith Connell)
2.15pm Enforcement Panel Discussion 
2.50pm  Applied Practice in Training - Building Competence through Progressive Independence - Kirsty Wallace (BOINZ) & Kerry Walsh (Hurunui District Council)

BCA Leaders Forum & BOINZ Symposium (Combined) 

3.10pm

Afternoon Tea & Trade Exhibition 

3.35pm 

Keynote TBC 

4.05pm

Proportional Liability - Paul Roberts (Heaney & Partners) & Prof Kim Lovegrove

5.15pm

Day 1 Ends 


Excellence Awards Dinner 

6.30pm

Pre Dinner Drinks - Shed 10 Waterfront 

7.00pm

Excellence Awards Dinner - The Captain's Dinner: Harbour Lights

11.00pm

Dinner Ends 


Tuesday 5th May 

8.00am

Expo Opens 

9.00am 

Welcome & Housekeeping 

9.05am

Satisfied on Reasonable Grounds - Charlotta Harpur (Rice Speir) 

9.30am

MBIE Updates 

9.50am Embracing the inevitable:  A practical guide to thriving through change - Isabel Leeming (Meredith Connell)
10.20am Earthquake Prone Buildings panel discussion 
10.50am Morning Tea 
11.20am Field Trips 
12.45pm  Lunch 
1.45pm  Ends 

For more information or if you have any questions, feel free to contact us at admin@boinz.org.nz or events@boinz.org.nz.

We look forward to offering a programme that will strategically enhance your work environment and deepen your team's expertise.









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