Past Speakers

Claire Walker
Chief People Officer
Genesis Energy

Charlotte Ward
Chief People Officer
Kiwibank

Sravan Rajupalem
Data Scientist
ANZ

Candice-Lee Maree
People and Culture Manager
Aurora Energy

Felicity Cammochowiek
Senior People Specialist
Air New Zealand

Dr. Deepika Jindal
Professional Teaching Fellow
The University of Auckland

Ray Nafatali
Manager People and Culture Data and Insights
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

Alex Howieson
Head of People, Property and Safety
Sky New Zealand

Jenny Dwyer
Director of Consulting
Talogy NZ

Richard Parker
Chief HR Officer
The Warehouse Group

Payal Kulkarni
Human Resources Director
JW Marriott Auckland

Kirsty Donbavand
People and Capability Manager
New Zealand Rugby

Phillipa Gimmillaro CMHRNZ
Chief People Officer
HIND Management

Dale Harding-Thomas
Kaiarahi HR
Waipapa Taumata Rau (University of Auckland)

Alexis Cameron
Model of Care Lead
Te Whatu Ora; Te Toka Tumai Auckland

Vincent Chung
Head of People Systems and Analytics
Lendlease

Greg Eder
Principal Consultant
Peter Berry Consultancy

Paul Scott
General Manager
LMS365

Jessica Xu
Leadership and Talent Lead
Bank of New Zealand

Clare Sarney
Head of Learning and Organisational Development
Watercare Services

Stefanie Boyer
Associate Director; HR Advisory
University of Auckland

Roz Urbahn
Chief People Officer
Livestock Improvement Corporation

Gareth Cameron
Director of Human Resources
Cordis Hotel (Langham Hospitality Group)

Carol Mendes
Assistant Director of Human Resources
Cordis Auckland

Ben Choo
People Analytics and Systems Manager
Genesis Energy

Lauren Oldham
Senior People Scientist
Culture Amp

Nicole Larsen
Technical Trainer, Ready Workforce
ReadyTech

Prof. Jarrod Haar PhD
FRSNZ, CFHRNZ, Dean's Chair and Professor of Human Resources and Management and Maori Business
Massey University

Susan Lowe
Chief People Officer
Alpine Energy; HRD Hot List Winner 2023

Lara Prentice
Head of People and Performance
Les Mills NZ

Belinda Woolrych
Head of L&D and OD
Skycity Entertainment Group

Ronald Krishna
People Analytics & Insight’s Specialist / Consultant

Trent Wai-Poi
HXM Value Advisor
SAP SuccessFactors – APJ

Manishi Kohli
Director Planning, Performance and Analytics
University of Waikato

Lucy Cennamo-Jones
Director of Consulting
Talogy NZ

Fran Haas
Customer Success Manager
ReadyTech