Conference 2022 Delivers in Rotorua

It was with a sense of relief and excitement that Concrete NZ’s 2022 conference recently took place at the Energy Events Centre in Rotorua after a three-year pandemic enforced absence.

Professor Alessandro Palermo got proceedings underway as Chair of the Conference Organising Committee.

Over 400 delegates from Aotearoa New Zealand’s concrete industry and wider construction sector, supported by a strong contingent of exhibitors, gathered to knowledge share, network and enjoy a range of social activities.

Chair of the Conference Organising Committee, Professor Alessandro Palermo, got proceedings underway by welcoming delegates and outlining how the broad theme of ‘Sustainability’ would be reflected throughout the event.

Keynote speaker Professor Santiago Pujol, from the University of Canterbury, led the technical programme by exploring how the concrete of the future must be reused & reusable, robust and combined with other materials.

Professor Santiago Pujol gave the conference keynote address to an appreciative audience.

The 2022 Conference would not have been possible without the assistance of dedicated patrons, sponsors and industry supporters, who embraced the event with enthusiasm.

Concrete NZ hopes everyone had the chance to catch up with friends old and new, and spend time discussing key developments in concrete materials, design, construction and research.