At Conference 2023, one of our speakers gave up his very valuable time to attend and present to us. He took a few minutes to appeal to men in the room (about 99% of delegates) to take mens mental health seriously. We support those who support us.
GUYS, NAIL THE FIVE
Men will die on average 4.5 years earlier than women and for reasons that are largely preventable, which means that it doesn’t have to be that way. Here’s five ways you can give yourself the best chance at living a healthy and long life: https://nz.movember.com/mens-health/general
2023 Sponsors
2023 Future Highways - Future Vehicles
Day 1
Dom Kalasih - Interim Chief Executive, Transporting New Zealand
Overview of the global presentations and discussions at the Technology Convergence Conference 2023 in Brisbane
Tommy Xu - Scania
Feasibility on modular concept in China
Les Bruzsa - National Heavy Vehicle Regulator, Australia
What future technology could mean for Australian high productivity vehicle configurations
Riccardo Areosa - Waka Kotahi NZ
Innovative vehicles approved in the last 2 years
John de Pont - Director, TERNZ
What heavier tare weights could mean to how our roads are built and what could be done to manage that
Peter Brown - Waka Kotahi
The impact of road freight on road assets
Tariq Ashraf - Waka Kotahi
Opportunities and challenges for managing Aotearoa New Zealand’s evolving freight task
Day 2
Kim Hill - HWR
Hydrogen diesel hybrid technology
Alfons Reitsma - Scania NZ
Latest developments on Scania's decarbonisation journey
Chris de Sax - Zeus UK
Road Freight Electrification around the world using electric road system
Les Bruzsa - National Heavy Vehicle Regulator, Australia
Australian vehicle application of innovative technology
Gavin Hill - Transport Certification Australia
What future vehicle technology could mean for compliance
John de Pont - TERNZ
A comparison of the Australian and NZ approaches to PBS
Sean Bridge - NZTA
Potential impacts of new technology vehicles on the Commercial Vehicle Safety Programme
Les Bruzsa - NHVR Australia
What Australia is doing to ensure it has the skills to progress innovative vehicles
Nemanja Miletic - SAF Holland, Australia
How powered axles could change vehicles
Inspector Scott Richardson - CVST Police
Impact of new technology on heavy vehicle road policing
Day 3
Scott Mathieson - Working In
If we don’t have all the capability we need here, where can we get it from and what are those impacts?
Eleanor Laban - Engineering New Zealand
New knowledge and training pathways to lift the capacity and capability of heavy vehicle specialist certifiers
Phil Alexander-Crawford - Hanga Aro Rau
How will the vocational education system of our workforce change to manage future technology?
Ian Smith - Patchell Industries (No presentation)
A truck/trailer manufacturer view on how changing technology will impact staff capacity and capability
Mark Darrah - Reliance Transport
Beginning our mission to become the first fully electrified, carbon-negative on-road freight solution, in New Zealand.
Gala Dinner Awards
At the recent HVTT Forum conference in Brisbane,TECHNOLOGY CONVERGANCE 2023, a special tribute was paid to our very own Dr John de Pont as he retired from the HVTT Board.
At our recent Conference 2023, the tribute was replayed for members and delegates and we enclose it [here].
Left: John at one of the many HVTT Conferences he has been involved in
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Above from left: Don Hutchinson receiving his Outstanding Industry Service award, Don receiving his Life Membership award from immediate Past President, Dom Kalasih, Chris Carr receiving his Life Membership award from Dom Kalasih