Thursday, 3 December, 4pm-5pm (NZT)
FREE for WasteMINZ + ALGA members, $59+GST for non-members
How do you turn complex, and sometimes controversial, infrastructure projects into assets that communities can genuinely embrace?
When planning major infrastructure, with project lifecycles spanning 10 to 15 years, robust engineering is only part of the equation. We are not merely building technical infrastructure, but navigating a shared, complex future with diverse stakeholders, evolving legislative frameworks, and societal narratives. Winning trust takes more than presenting technical solutions: it requires early, transparent engagement and a genuine willingness to listen and shape projects together. Join us for a webinar drawing on project experience from Switzerland to explore the human side of delivering major infrastructure projects. We'll look at:
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What makes participation work? Key success factors for early stakeholder engagement and meaningful co-design.
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From consultation to ownership: How to build community trust, strengthen political support and create projects that stand the test of time.
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Why early agreement isn't always a good sign: A few lessons learned from our experience (including where we got things wrong).
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Stories across the infrastructure sector: Waste-to-energy, wastewater treatment, public transport, natural disasters
Presenter:
Dr Léonie S. Mollet
TBF + Partner AG, Switzerland
Dr Léonie S. Mollet is an economist and business consultant at TBF + Partner AG, where she has been contributing her expertise since 2016 and serves on the management board. She specialises in stakeholder engagement, strategy development and process facilitation, with a systemic perspective and focus on collaboration. She also lectures at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts on change management, leadership and organisational development. Having moved to New Zealand in 2018 for her PhD, she now splits her time between Christchurch and Switzerland. Currently, she's supporting TBF’s first Australasian project: a feasibility design exploring biosolids incineration as a potential solution to Auckland’s biosolids challenge.