Programme: NZCSA25

Sunday, August 24, 2025
10:30 AM - 5:30 PM																Golf (Sunday)
12:45 PM - 4:30 PM																Beer Tasting (Sunday)
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM																Vineyard Tour & Wine Tasting (Sunday)
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM																Vintage Car & Gin Tour (Sunday)
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM																Welcome Function (Sunday)
Monday, August 25, 2025
7:30 AM																Exhibition and Barista Opens
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM																Welcome from MC MC
8:40 AM - 8:50 AM																Welcome from Board Chair Dion Abrahams, Managing Director, Woodland Management Limited
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM																Welcome from Executive Officer Kim Mundell, Executive Officer, NZ Cold Storage Association
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM																30 Years Together Shane Crook, Country Manager, Crown
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM																KEYNOTE: Getting Practical with Generative AI Matt Ensor, AI Expert
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM																MORNING TEA
11:00 AM - 11:05 AM																MC Welcome to session MC
11:05 AM - 11:15 AM																Driving safety culture change with AI Tane van der Boon, CEO & Founder, inviol
11:15 AM - 11:25 AM																AI in Health & Safety Bede Cammock-Elliot, Founder, See Digital
11:25 AM - 11:35 AM																Q&A about health & safety Bede Cammock-Elliot, Founder, See Digital Tane van der Boon, CEO & Founder, inviol
11:40 AM - 11:50 AM																AI-Powered Energy Optimisation: The Next Generation of Cold Storage Jonny Corlett, Customer Strategy Manager, Simply Energy
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM																AI for Smart Control of Cold Storage Refrigeration Systems and Renewable Energy Integration Suyash Baicho, Refrigeration Business Unit Manager, Eurotec
12:00 PM - 12:10 PM																Q&A about energy Jonny Corlett, Customer Strategy Manager, Simply Energy Suyash Baicho, Refrigeration Business Unit Manager, Eurotec
12:15 PM - 12:25 PM																Voice at the Coal Face Michael Virag, Senior Business Consultant, Honeywell
12:25 PM - 12:35 PM																AR Vision Directed Picking - The Future is Here Now! Robert Deane, Sales Manager New Zealand, Dematic
12:35 PM - 12:45 PM																Q&A about new tech Michael Virag, Senior Business Consultant, Honeywell Robert Deane, Sales Manager New Zealand, Dematic
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM																LUNCH
1:45 PM - 1:50 PM																MC Welcome to session MC
1:50 PM - 2:00 PM																Developments in Insulated Panel in Australasia Nathan Harrison, General Manager – Sales Bondor NZ, Bondor
2:00 PM - 2:10 PM																Kingspan Insulated Panels: Cold Storage Solutions in New Zealand Raymond Fourie, Sales Manager Coldstore, Kingspan
2:10 PM - 2:20 PM																Q&A about insulated panels Nathan Harrison, General Manager – Sales Bondor NZ, Bondor Raymond Fourie, Sales Manager Coldstore, Kingspan
2:25 PM - 2:35 PM																Admin Costs are the Silent Killer: Fighting back with technology Jacob Capper, General Manager, All Guard Safety & Workwear
2:40 PM - 2:50 PM																Where WMS meetings Automation Justin Robbins, General Manager, Interlogic
2:55 PM - 3:05 PM																The Missing Link in your Automated Supply Chain! Andrew Suckling, Marketing Manager, Ulti Group
3:05 PM - 3:50 PM																AFTERNOON TEA
3:50 PM - 3:55 PM																MC Welcome to session MC
3:55 PM - 4:05 PM																Presentation TBA Speaker to be announced Robert Gibbes, CEO, Active Refrigeration
4:10 PM - 4:50 PM																PANEL: How are you using AI in your business? Speaker to be announced
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM																Pre-Dinner Drinks in Foyer
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM																Gala Dinner Mike Allsop, Pilot and adventurer
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM																Arrival tea & coffee
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM																MC Welcome to session MC
9:05 AM - 9:15 AM																Cold storage fire safety SWOT analysis Paul Clements, Owner, Clements Consultants
9:15 AM - 9:25 AM																Superior Fire Protection in Refrigerated Warehouses Oliver Morfeld, Managing Director, Wagner Fire Safety
9:25 AM - 9:35 AM																Q&A about fire safety Paul Clements, Owner, Clements Consultants Oliver Morfeld, Managing Director, Wagner Fire Safety
9:40 AM - 9:50 AM																MPI
9:55 AM - 10:10 AM																The Future is Frozen: Australia's Strategic Place in Global Cold Logistics Marianne Kintzel, Executive Officer, Refrigerated Warehouse and Transport Association
10:10 AM - 10:50 AM																MORNING TEA
10:50 AM - 10:55 AM																MC Welcome to session
10:55 AM - 11:35 AM																PANEL: Feasibility of building a new cold store: Challenges and opportunities Speaker to be announced
11:40 AM - 12:40 PM																KEYNOTE: Economic Outlook Tony Alexander, Economist
12:40 PM - 1:20 PM																LUNCH
1:20 PM - 1:30 PM																Prize Draws & Close Conference Kim Mundell, Executive Officer, NZ Cold Storage Association

Programme at a Glance

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Tuesday 26 August

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