Building the Future: Sustainable Infrastructure Across Continents
Hosted by: Phil Dillard
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Angelique Dickson, President of Inogen Alliance
Angie has over 20 years of global management and consulting experience, focused on complex projects and services that promote business sustainability. She pursues her commitment to creating a safer, cleaner and more sustainable world through dual roles. She serves as a Executive Vice President of Antea Group USA, an international environmental consulting firm, where she works with name brand companies.
She also serves as the president of the Inogen Alliance, a tight-knit, global group of EHS and sustainability consultancies, bound by a common commitment to solve some of the greatest challenges that global organizations face today. Through this role, she has the opportunity to collaborate with 6,000 consultants in over 70 countries, giving her unique insight into the world of EHS, and into how we need to rethink our strategies to achieve global goals.
Thomas Noack
Mr. Noack is branch office manager and Vice President International Business with HPC AG Germany, and Inogen Alliance board member. He has more than 30 years experience on complex environmental projects in Europe for private industrial clients and on natural resources projects globally, mainly for private investors, e.g. leading the environmental and technical aspects of a development program in Europe for a major client.
Chris Perks
Chris is committed to delivering resilient, sustainable infrastructure that supports outstanding community outcomes. Chris has exceptional strategic thinking, combined with commercial acumen and a strong financial skill set. This is demonstrated across the various delivery models he has worked in, ranging from Design and Construct to ECI, to Alliances, to PPPs.
Of particular benefit to his clients is Chris’s experience of implementing “new to country” project procurement models. His extensive experience working in both the public and private sectors – including managing contracts in Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, Dubai, and the UK - has resulted in a very well-rounded knowledge of their specialised requirements and aspirations. Through his performance and experience, Chris has established himself as a leader in transport infrastructure in New Zealand.
Time Stamps
02:40 Funding Models and the Role of Public-Private Partnerships
06:10 Innovation and Whole-of-Life Thinking in Infrastructure
07:45 Sustainability and Environmental Responsibility in New Zealand
11:20 How Tonkin + Taylor Embeds Environmental Values in Practice
14:00 Policy, Technology, and Mindset Shifts for the Future
18:30 Infrastructure Challenges Across Europe
22:50 EU Investment and Regional Development
26:10 Environmental Permitting and Smart Planning
30:15 Sustainability Certifications and Material Choices
33:20 The Future of Infrastructure and Global Collaboration
Guest Quotes
“Everybody in the infrastructure sector in New Zealand feels a great responsibility and a privilege to maintain the beauty and the environmental benefit of the country while still improving our infrastructure.” – Chris
“Europe wants to be climate neutral in 2050. This means we have huge investments necessary for energy, roads, logistics, and digitalization.” – Thomas