Our Expert Speakers

Toni Grimshaw

Chief People Safety and Well Being Officer

New Zealand Rugby - 2024 HRD Hotlist Winner

Nish Pai

Head of Capability and Organisational Development

Mitre 10 (New Zealand) Limited

Hennie Peters

Chief People Officer

Open Country Dairy

Amy Deperrois

Head of Organisational Development

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Jenna Russell-Langdon

Head of Human Resources

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Jess McDonagh

PX Director – Australia and New Zealand

Gentrack

Emma Bennett

General Manager Business Transformation

Powerco

Josette Owen

Executive and Organisational Coach

Elevate Leadership Limited

Greg Eder

Principal Consultant

Peter Berry Consultancy

Nigel Smith

Director

Pūkeko Learning Solutions

Megan Woerlein

Head of Human Resources; Amazon Advertising Science

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Alexis Cameron

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Bryan Ng

Chief Data and Analytics Officer

New Zealand Trade & Enterprise

Aroha Willis

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Shyamini Szeko

Head of Learning and Capability

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Anna Liumaihetau Darling

General Manager - People Experience

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Kauri Tearaura

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lead

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Ashleigh Altmann

Talent Aquisition Manager

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Faith Pallant

Recruitment Manager

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Danelle Whakatihi

Chief People and Performance Officer

PNCC

Sarah Phillips

Chief People Officer

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Gil Sewell

Chief People and Culture Officer

Ember Korowai Takitini - HRD New Zealand and Australia Hot List 2025 Winner

Karly Boast

Vice President People Experience

Law Vu - HRD New Zealand and Australia Hot List 2025 Winner

Frances Burke

Head of Learning and Capability

Auckland One Rail

Nicole Paterson

Group Manager Organisational Capability

Genesis Energy

Steven Zinsli

Chief Executive Officer

Extraordinary

Richard Moxon

Chief Executive Officer

The Learning Wave - HR NZ Awards 2024 – Finalist

Charlotte Downes

Head of Diversity

Equity and Inclusion, Fonterra

Brad McLean

Head of Human Resources - Commercial and IT

BlueScope - HRD New Zealand and Australia Hot List Winner 2025

Wendy Baker

Chief Human Resources Officer

Brosnan

Regina Aldrin

Head of Performance and Reward

ASB Bank

Jarrod Haar PhD, FRSNZ, CFHRNZ

Dean's Chair and Professor of Human Resources and Management and Maori Business

Massey University

Rebekah Clarke

Commercial Manager

Freightways - NZATD Award Winner 2024

Douglas Reid

Group Manager Reward and Analytics

Genesis Energy

Desiree Grant

Director NZ

Peter Berry Consultancy

Theresa Brown,

Learning Solutions Design Manager

The Learning Wave - HR NZ Awards 2024 - Finalist

Yogya Burra

Brand Manager

Lagom Group