In association with

FULL PROGRAMME

DAY 1 – WEDNESDAY, 9 OCTOBER 2024

Registration Desk and Indoor / Outdoor Trade Zone

And Husqvarna Espresso Lounge open

Mihi and Conference Opening 2024 | Welcome and Housekeeping

Jennie Vickers – Conference MC

Councillor Hills, Auckland Council
Richie Hill, NZ Arb President 2024/25
Platinum sponsor address
Rick Jobbit, ArbEco

Holistic stewardship – Engaging the public in all aspects of trees from seed to slab

Dr. Jessica Sanders – Sacramento Tree Foundation

Bought to you by Arborlab

Achieving tree canopy cover targets through modelling, systems and management

Ali Jasper, Partner – Active Tree Services Australia

Committee spotlight – Skills Shortage and Career Pathways committee

Ben Worth – Committee Chair

LUNCH (INDOOR / OUTDOOR TRADE ZONE) and Husqvarna Espresso Lounge

Lunch plus Learn Session – Bonsai Workshop (Trade Zone)

GENERAL ARB STREAM

Chair – Richie Hill

UTILITY ARB STREAM

Chair – Jennie Vickers

Planting Trees that Thrive

Mary Pederson

Growing with the times

Sean Neale and Chris Counsell – Asplundh

Endocormic!

Menno Kluiters – Dendrologic Limited

Mobile Elevating Work Platform safe use
– Demystifying beliefs on training

Rodney Grant – Elevating Work Platform
Association of New Zealand (Inc.)

ISA Global Network

Caitlyn Pollihan – The International Society of Arboriculture

Dialogue on the Electricity (Hazards
from Trees) Regulations

Jack Weston – MBIE

AFTERNOON TEA (INDOOR / OUTDOOR TRADE ZONE)

Clean cut: Insights from a World Champion Axeman

Jack Jordan (STIHL) – Axeman demonstration in the Outdoor Trade Zone

Speaker 4: Panel discussion: Diversity & Accessibility

Kim Adams | Rossy | Richie Hill | Ali Jasper

Facilitated by Chelsea Robertson

Ready or not ISA NZ 2025!

Caitlyn Pollihan – The International Society of Arboriculture

Chris Walsh – ISA 2025 NZ Host Committee Chair

Bridging the Gap: Priorities, concerns, and compromises amongst urban forest stakeholders

Thomas Carlin– Scion (New Zealand Forest Research Institute)

Tāne Mahuta Public Lecture: Big Tree Hunters

Kevin Barker – Tree Hunter

INDUSTRY WELCOME (INDOOR / OUTDOOR TRADE ZONE)

DAY 2 – THURSDAY, 10 OCTOBER 2024

Registration desk and indoor / outdoor trade zone

And Husqvarna Espresso Lounge open

Writing Transplant Specifications

Mark Hartley – Arborist Network

Bought to you by Tend Trees

Tend

Tree Consultancy Ltd

Integrated Elm Program

Ron Schraven – DutchTrig and Scion

MORNING TEA (INDOOR / OUTDOOR TRADE ZONE) and Husqvarna Espresso Lounge

NZ NTT STREAM

Chair – Brad Cadwallader

ARB BUSINESS STREAM

Chair – Jennie Vickers

Monumental, pest plant: The Phoenix palm through a relativist lens

Cyber Security

Kyle Greig – Optimus Systems

Mike Lloyd – School of Social and Cultural
Studies, Victoria University

Great trees of New Zealand – Then and now

Brad Cadwallader – NZ Notable Trees Trust

Collaborative power: Enhancing industry
resilience and efficiency

James Isaacs – Tree King

The future of AI in business

Lauren Nobbs – Dicker Data NZ Ltd

LUNCH (INDOOR / OUTDOOR TRADE ZONE) and Husqvarna Espresso Lounge

12.45 to 1.30pm – Career Pathways Lunch in Association with Treetech Specialist Tree Care (invitation only)

1.00 to 1.30pm – Lunch plus Learn Session – Bonsai Workshop (Trade Zone)

MUNICIPAL ARB STREAM

MC – Jennie Vickers

PRACTITIONER'S STREAM

MC – David James

Brought to you by TreeHub

Urban Canopy in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland

Zoe Avery – Waipapa Taumata Rau,
University of Auckland

Playing the long game in career longevity

Trevor Gardiner – Thoughtplanters

Trees as habitat for native biodiversity

Professor Margaret Stanley – School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland

The life of a tree

Scott Geddes – Auckland Tree Services

How to help urban trees help us
reduce pressures of climate change

Robyn Simcock – Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research NZ

Arb Strong: defend, preserve, and thrive – Wellbeing strategies to prolong your arb career

Joe Astell – Arb Bodies

AFTERNOON TEA (INDOOR / OUTDOOR TRADE ZONE)

Reaching Up: New techniques
for reaching tree canopy goals

Dr Jessica Sanders – Sacramento Tree Foundation

NZ Arb Husqvarna NTCC Climber
Gear Check commences

Venue: Limelight Room

Bought to you by Arborlab

Conference close

Richie Hill – NZ Arb President

NETWORKING FREE NIGHT

DAY 3 – FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2024

NZ Arb Husqvarna National Tree Climbing Championship Prelim Day;

Treescape Throwline
Donaghy’s Ascent event
AB Equipment Belayed Speed Climb
Silky Saws Aerial Rescue
Treehub Work Climb
Green Cycle, sponsor of the New Arborist of the Year
Treetools Kids Climb, delivered by Branch Dwellers

An irreverent look at tree protection on development sites

Mark Hartley – Arborist Network

Bought to you by Tend Trees

Tend

Tree Consultancy Ltd

An introduction to tree
responses to stimuli

Bryan Gould – Arb 101

Venue: Four Points by Sheraton

396 Queen Street or 110 Mayoral Drive

Additional registration fees apply

Best Practice Design of Tree Support Systems: Guidelines from Industry Standard 310

Menno Kluiters – Dendrologic Limited, and Rossy – ProClimb

Venue: Four Points by Sheraton

396 Queen Street or 110 Mayoral
Drive (followed by site visits)

Additional registration fees apply

NZ ARB INDUSTRY AWARDS DINNER

Dress-up Theme: Yacht Rock

Venue: Maritime Museum – Corner of Quay and Hobson Street, Viaduct Harbour

6.00pm – Pre-dinner Drinks and Head-to-Head Footlock Challenge

SATURDAY, 12 OCTOBER 2024

8.00am – NZ Arb Husqvarna
Tree Climbing Masters Challenge

Venue: Victoria Park

10.00am – NZ NTT Tree Tour

Venue: Four Points by Sheraton

396 Queen Street or 110 Mayoral Drive (followed by
site visits and returning to Four Points by Sheraton)

MASTERS AWARDS AND GREENCYCLE OFFICIAL TCC AFTER PARTY

Bought to you by GreenCycle

MC – Joe Astell

Venue: Sweat Shop Brew Kitchen