
Future Roads is the premier event for the New Zealand roading industry, bringing together road owners, influencers and decision makers. It was first held in November 2022.
The two-day, multiple stream conference and exhibition provides a forum for strategic conversation and education to drive better outcomes for the New Zealand roading industry.
The 2023 conference programme is developed with the help of a panel of industry advisors and includes these themes:
- Leadership and government strategy
- Procurement
- Regulation
- Technology
- Materials
- Sustainability and emissions reduction
- Smart Traffic Signal Technologies and Control Centres
Attendees from 2022 included:
- Asset owners including Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, regional and district road owners including councils, roading alliances and joint venture partnerships
- Roading constructors and maintenance contractors
- Service and supply side providers including professional services, equipment providers, engineering, health & safety, environmental consultancies
- Aggregate producers and the bitumen, concrete, cement and asphalt supply chain
- Regulators
- The roading technology sector