Babbage at Building Nations 2025: A Vision for New Zealand

This year’s theme, “A Vision for New Zealand”, encouraged attendees to consider how infrastructure can reflect national aspirations - not just as completed projects, but as strategic enablers of social, environmental, and economic outcomes.

Our team - Jérôme Deperrois (CEO), Neil Watkins (Business Development Manager), Suman Khareedi (Infrastructure Principal), Prabu Chandramohan (Team Leader, Water & Wastewater Infrastructure) and Alex Baldwin (South Island Business Manager) - were on site at the expo, connecting with attendees and discussing opportunities across the sector.

During the conference, we had the opportunity to speak with Simon Court, ACT Party List MP and Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Infrastructure, about work underway with Hon. Chris Bishop on funding New Zealand’s long-term infrastructure plan. We also caught up with Raveen Jaduram, Chair of the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission.

Building Nations 2025 provided a valuable space for engagement, reflection, and shared thinking on the future of infrastructure in New Zealand.