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Beyond the blueprint: Data in a digital age

About If you work with data daily or are curious about where the future of digital transformation is headed for our industry, then this webinar is for you. Building on his presentation at Futurespace 2025, Neil Thompson (Head of Digital Transformation at Beca) teamed with colleague Tania Walsh (Business Director) for a thought-provoking discussion on […]

AI tools showcase with Felix and Caelan

Here is part four of our seven-part series. A collaborative initiative hosted by AI Forum NZ in partnership with ACE New Zealand and presented by academyEX.  See live demos of AI tools in real AEC workflows, with vendors and delivery teams showing how they use these tools on bids, drawings, meetings and performance analytics. Topics include: Bid […]

What we can learn from the 2025 Remuneration Survey

Each year at ACE we survey our member organisations to provide a credible, reliable and consistent source of information on the remuneration and benefits provided to employees. This comprehensive survey covers corporate services roles and specific technical roles, including engineers, architects, surveyors, planners, project managers, scientists and other consulting occupations and professions. Watch our webinar […]

Tough calls leaders make on hiring, projects and technology – ACE New Zealand

This webinar is designed to help consulting leaders make sense of 2025’s challenges: political and economic uncertainty, talent drain and the pressure to act without clear pipeline visibility.
Through peer insights and practical strategies, we’ll explore how to lead with confidence and clarity – because the choices made now will define the firms of 2030 and beyond.
We’ll build on the momentum of our recent “gearing up for growth” roundtable lunches with Projectworks, where more than 45 consulting leaders from across Aotearoa shared candid insights into how their firms are navigating uncertainty, reshaping leadership and preparing for a forecasted 2026 rebound. For a summary, check out the article The work is coming – five things to do before you start hiring. 
We’ll also reflect on the six strategies shared by Mark Orttung, Chief Executive of Projectworks, in his ACE article In the eye of the storm? Six strategies to get through it from a consulting chief executive – a timely reminder that bold decisions made during tough times can shape the firms that thrive in the future.
If you’re a consulting leader navigating uncertainty and needing clarity, this webinar is for you. Whether you’re grappling with hiring freezes, evolving team structures or the pressure to act without clear pipeline visibility, this session will offer practical insights, peer strategies and a sense of direction.
What you’ll take away 

Clearer priorities for hiring, team structure, and AI adoption

Retention strategies and ideas for industry-wide collaboration

Lessons from past disruptions to guide current decisions.

Tools to plan around pipeline uncertainty and make smarter investments

Peer insights to benchmark your firm’s approach

Speakers

Mark Orttung, Chief Executive of Projectworks

Helen Davidson, Chief Executive of ACE New Zealand

Emily Afoa, Pou Whakarae | Director of Tektus

Andy Lind, Director of ENGCO

Steven Price, Managing Director of Riley

Details 

Date: Wednesday 27 August 2025

Time: 12-1pm 

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Unpacking the Supreme Court decision on contribution claims – ACE New Zealand

The recent Supreme Court decision to dismiss Beca’s appeal in regards to the BNZ building in Wellington confirmed that contribution claims are not time-barred by the 10-year longstop provisions contained in the Building Act – an important decision for everyone in the building industry.
Read the article Supreme Court decision on contributory claims – what it means for you by Hannah Bryce, ACE’s General Manager of Engagement and an experienced lawyer.
Join us for this one-hour Zoom webinar to unpack how the dispute came about, how it impacts the claim risk that consulting engineers need to manage and what the implications are going forward. 
(If you can’t make the scheduled time, you can register to receive a link to the webinar and watch it later.)  
Speakers
Vanessa Ma, Special Counsel at Morgan Coakle
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Kristene Crook, Liability Manager | Professional Risks at Aon New Zealand 
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How to align with the Government’s wellbeing agenda – so you can win more work – ACE New Zealand

Are you reading about broader outcomes and wondering if they apply to you?
Are you being asked in tenders and RFPs how you generate social outcomes as part of what you do?
If so, it’s worth tuning into this webinar with George Hulbert, Director of The Clarity Business.
What we’ll cover
George will talk us through:

what’s going on
why it is important to you
what you can do to align with this

About our presenter
George Hulbert spends much of his time helping companies to win tendered work, as well as helping them to structure their approaches and win work under the Government’s evolving social procurement agenda. He says that one thread runs through the Government’s tendering programme is the absolute focus on leveraging wellbeing through procurement across Aotearoa. “The Government aims to improve the wellbeing of New Zealanders in ‘everything we do’, seeking ‘partnerships with businesses to create training and job opportunities for Kiwis, and particularly those who are struggling’.
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How to use the Contract Checklist – ACE New Zealand

A contract between the consultant and the client is crucial for clarity on project scope, expectations, risk and liability.
The new Contract Checklist is designed to help ACE New Zealand members to identify certain terms of concern within contracts. It is important to consider the fairness of contract terms, including the impact those terms may have on the consultant’s insurance coverage and maintaining a healthy market.
In this webinar, members of the ACE New Zealand Legal Roundtable will cover key aspects of the Contract Checklist and share tips on how to use it within your business, followed by a Q&A. 
If you work at an ACE member firm and deal with commercial matters, contracts, insurance and tenders, this one is for you.
Presenters

Cynthia Garton – Senior Legal Counsel at Egis

Alice Ruddenklau – Senior Legal Counsel at Stantec

Register
Secure your spot for the Zoom webinar – register here. 
Links

Download the Contract Checklist (members only) 
Download contract templates, read related guidelines, report an unfair contract, and access related insights and webinars

ACE Awards – ACE New Zealand

Due to Aotearoa New Zealand moving into the red traffic light setting, the ACE Awards in-person event has been cancelled.
We are working quickly to move the event online. We want to shout loudly about the amazing work our members have achieved for communities in Aotearoa, and we’ll soon announce a new date for the online awards presentation (likely to be late February or early March).
Finalists will be awarded gold, silver or merit. 
View the ACE Awards finalists
Our sponsors
The ACE Awards are proudly sponsored by:

Tonkin + Taylor

AECOM

Update on NZTA’s integrated delivery model (IDM)

The New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi will provide an update on its integrated delivery model (IDM), the future operating model for the maintenance of the state highway network, which will replace the current outcomes-based outsourcing model in April 2026. Under IDM, NZTA will take the lead on: Understanding the condition of the state highway […]

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