Joseph is a Principal and Australasian Regional Board Member at Arup. He leads Arup’s Excellence, Design and Innovation Executive and chairs Arup’s Australasia Ethics Committee. As a building engineer and design director with more than 25 years’ experience, Joseph has delivered a portfolio of significant city-shaping projects. Joseph has held numerous leadership roles managing the firm’s Victoria and South Australia offices and teams in London.

The industry recognises him as a collaborative and innovative designer and exemplar leader, acting ethically and with integrity. He understands and advocates across industry for quality projects that will elevate city’s the sustainability, resilience, and liveability.

He is a Chartered Professional Engineer, Engineers Australia Fellow, Board Member of the Committee for Melbourne and Member of Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Plenary session: Building a sustainable future - a new paradigm for structural engineering

As sculptors of our built environment, we must consider an important question – what is the new paradigm for structural engineering to deliver a more sustainable future? Join Arup’s Dr Joseph Correnza, Principal and structural engineer, to reflect on this concept.

In his presentation, Dr Correnza will briefly touch on the history and celebration of structures; the changing focus of the structural engineering profession and its industry partnerships and the fundamental principles founding capability. He will also explore the importance of future learning in shaping an increased breadth of skills, partnerships and applications and address how structural engineers play a part in responding to the challenges facing our society.

Tanya is the 2024 President of the Institution of Structural Engineers, where she is focused on amplifying structural engineers’ vital role in driving climate action, upholding public safety and positively impacting people.

Tanya is also Aurecon’s Chief Engineering, Eminence and Innovation Officer, where she leads efforts to empower engineers and designers to consistently deliver technical excellence in a changing industry and attain eminence as leaders in their fields. 

A structural engineer with nearly 30 years of design experience, Tanya has led award winning and landmark projects across Australia, the UK and the US. 

Tanya has a Masters in Interdisciplinary Design for the Built Environment from the University of Cambridge, and graduated from the University of Wollongong with a Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering.

Plenary session: Structural engineering with purpose: addressing climate change globally through aligned action

Ulrike Kuhlmann is Professor for Steel, Timber and Composite structures and Head of the Institute of Structural Design at University of Stuttgart (Germany), joining in 1995 after seven years of industrial experience. Professor Kuhlmann received her PhD from Ruhr University Bochum. Since 1998, she has been a partner at the consulting office Kuhlmann-Gerold-Zipperlen. 

As a member in numerous expert committees, Professor Kuhlmann is actively involved in European standardisation work and was the Chair of TC250/SC3 Steel Structures from 2009 to 2022. Her research includes investigations on subjects as stability, fatigue and on all kinds of joints and connections with a focus on bridge design. 

Plenary session: Design of high-strength and ultra high-strangth steels in the frame of Eurocode 3

Whenever even higher-strength steels were developed, there were doubts about their cost-effectiveness and usability. However, the development from S355 to S460 and finally to S700 has shown that this innovation paid off in a very short time. In terms of sustainability, the use of ultra-high strength steel up to S960 can save resources, make connections more efficient and extend the service life of bridges. This keynote presents results from various research projects carried out at the University of Stuttgart, Germany and shows where high and ultra-high strength steels can be used in the frame of the revised Eurocode 3.