Emerging Professionals Presentations | WasteMINZ ALGA Conference 2026

Thank you for attending the WasteMINZ ALGA Conference 2026!

You can click on the links below to download the presentation slides from the Emerging Professionals workshop. Please refer to the conference programme for more information about the schedule.

We also ask you not to share this with anyone who did not attend the workshop, as this is unfair to those that paid for the conference. We will be sharing the presentations with wider membership in six months.

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Emerging Professionals workshop

Presentations

Michelle Begbie, Waikato Regional Council & Rachel Rait, Department of Conservation
Session 1: Regulatory and industry fundamentals
Understanding the framework you work within
Mike Young, Verum Group
Session 2 – Part 1: Sampling intelligently, field screening with XRF
Graham Corban, Hill Labs
Session 2 - Part 2: How a lab works, from field sample to final result
Graham Corban, Hill Labs
Session 2 - Part 3: Helping the lab to help you, setting your samples up for success
Prianshu Chawla, ALS Environmental NZ
Session 2 - Part 4: Getting the most from your laboratory provider: Assuring defensible decisions in water testing
Kimberley Saflian, ESdat
Session 2 - Part 5: Data reporting and results use
Craig Cowper, Alliance
Networking, career development and communication skills

Emerging Professionals workshop presentations 2026

Emerging Professionals workshop

Presentations

Creating a future where people, communities and nature in Aotearoa New Zealand thrive together