BCA LEADERS FORUM
SHARING & SUPPORTING IN CHALLENGING TIMES
Monday 4th May - Tuesday 5th May 2026
Stay ahead in a changing industry.
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.
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.

