Programme

We’re counting down to September in beautiful Queenstown!

This years theme of Navigating the Peaks: Seizing the Cycle explores how the property sector can strategically adapt to market cycles, capitalise on opportunities, and mitigate risks in an ever-evolving landscape. 

Please note this is a preliminary programme and is subject to change.


12:00
5:00 pm  Pre-Conference Site Tours & Activities

Make sure you book your flights to arrive a day early so you can take advantage of our pre-conference site tours and activities. From exclusive tours of Queenstown’s most exciting projects to golf, wine tours, foodie adventures and a Milford Sound adventure – there is something for everyone!

Please note: Site tours and activities are exclusively for TPC25 attendees, but are not included in the general admission ticket and will need to be purchased in addition to your registration. Limited spaces are available. 


 

6:00 – 9:00 pm  Welcome Function

Proudly sponsored by WT

Kingpin Queenstown

 

9:00am Conference Opening

Wendy Petrie, Master of Ceremonies


 

9:10am Welcome

Leonie Freeman
Chief Executive Officer, Property Council New Zealand


 

9:20am Government Update

Speaker to be announced


 

9:40am Opening Keynote | Global Crossroads – Geopolitics with Dr Paul G Buchanan

Dr Paul G Buchanan
Geopolitical Commentator


 

10:30am Paramanawa

Meaning refreshment, snack, smoko, morning tea.


 

11:05am Making Sense of the Economic Cycle

Cameron Bagrie 
Independent Economist, Bagrie Economics 


 

11:40am  Leadership session

Speaker to be announced


 

12:15pm Session

Speaker to be announced


 

12:45pm Tina

Meaning to have lunch.


 

1:45pm Property Council Advocacy Report Card

Katherine Wilson
Head of Advocacy, Property Council New Zealand


 

1:55pm Queenstown’s New Blueprint: NZ’s Testing Ground for Sustainable Innovation

Jenna Adamson
CEO, Rod Drury Family Office, Director, Lawyer


 

2:25pm Planetary Facts of Buildings – Designing Within Earth’s Limits

Dr Kate Meyer
Founder and CEO, The Planetary Accounting Network


 

2:55pm Paramanawa

Meaning refreshment, snack, smoko, afternoon tea.


 

3:30pm  Data Centres in New Zealand – Cracking the Code

James Spence
Chief Executive Officer, Goodman Property

Speaker to be announced


 

4:10pm Keynote | AI & the Future of Property

Frances Valintine, 
Futurist


 

5:00pm End of Day One


 

7:30 – 11:00pm Networking Party

Proudly sponsored by Yardi 

Ayrburn

 

9:00am Keynote | Conquering Limits – Lessons in Resilience with Daniel Bull

Daniel Bull
Adventurer


 

9:50am Building Big – NZICC Case Study

Sarah Ballantyne, 
Project Director, NZICC

Simon Jamieson
Group General Manager NZICC, SkyCity Entertainment Group


 

10:20am Paramanawa

Meaning refreshment, snack, smoko, morning tea.


 

10:50am Panel | Shaping Queenstown’s Future

Speakers to be announced


 

11:30am Session

Speaker to be announced


 

12:05pm Closing Keynote | Lessons in Leadership

Rt Hon Sir Bill English
Former New Zealand Prime Minister


 

1:00pm Conference Closing

Leonie Freeman
Chief Executive, Property Council New Zealand


 

1:10pm Farewell Lunch


 

2:00pm End of Conference

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