2011 ROTARY FORUM
PROGRAMME
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Host for the Day: Hewitt Humphrey
Radio New Zealand Broadcaster and President-elect, Rotary Club of Wellington (2012)
Karakia
Welcome from James Austin, President of the Rotary Club of Wellington
Key Note: Dr Alan Bollard
Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand
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Theme 1: Building Resilience Before the Event
Chair: Glen Hughes
Southern Regional Manager, OPUS International Consultants
Speakers:
Allan Freeth
CE, TelstraClear
Dr Helen Anderson
Director, BRANZ and Seismologist
Margaret Jeffries
Chair, Project Lyttelton
Dave Middleton
Formerly head of EQC, Chair, Resilient Organisations, University of Canterbury
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Theme 2: Restoring Confidence and Effectiveness Immediately after an Event
Chair: Donald Bell
Territorial Commander, Salvation Army
Speakers:
Peter Townsend
CE, Canterbury Chamber of Commerce and Manufacturing
Jacki Johnson
CE, IAG
Steve Brazier LATE WITHDRAWAL
Director Security And Risk Group, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Bill Butzbach
Director Strategic Development, New Zealand Fire Service
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Theme 3: Leading People After the Event
Chair: Mayor Celia Wade-Brown
Speakers:
Geoff Bascand
CE, Statistics NZ
Charles Waldegrave
Leader of the Family Centre Social Policy Research Unit
Richard Ballantyne
Executive Director, J Ballantyne & Co Limited
Professor Bruce Glavovic
Associate Director, Joint Centre for Disaster Research, Massey University
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Theme 4: Rebuilding Our Future; Is an Earthquake Required?
Chair: Pat Walsh
Vice Chancellor, Victoria University of Wellington
Speakers:
Colin James
Political Journalist and Analyst
Ian Athfield
Architect for Redesign Christchurch
Roger Sutton
CE, Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA)
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Conference Summary and Lessons for Wellington
Fran Wilde
Chair, Greater Wellington Regional Council