The 2027 line-up
Leaders from government, business, technology, community and not-for-profit sectors joining us in Wellington.
Rosemary Banks
Former & First Female New Zealand Ambassador to the United States
Former Ambassador to France & Portugal
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Frances Cook
Best-Selling Author & Award-Winning Journalist
Host of NZ's #1 Podcast
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Gerardine Clifford-Lidstone
Secretary & Chief Executive Officer
Ministry for Pacific Peoples
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Summer Collins
Chief AI & Data Director
One NZ
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Parekawhia McLean
Chief Executive
Criminal Cases Review
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Nadine Kilmister
Deputy Chief Executive, People & Capability
Ministry of Social Development
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Audrey Sinerson
Director-General of Health & Chief Executive
Ministry of Health
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Jo Hendy
Chief Executive
Climate Change Commission
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Andrew McLeod
Chief Executive Officer
Northpower
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Dr Mai Chen
Prominent Barrister, Chair, NZ Asian Lawyers
President, Superdiversity Institute
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Linda Clay
Chief Executive Officer
Māori Women's Development Inc
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Teresa Tepania-Ashton MNZM
Chief Executive
YMCA
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Suzanne Stew
Chief Executive
Commerce Commission
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Chief People Officer
Contact Energy
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Kate Satterthwaite
Deputy Chief Executive & Chief of Staff
Stats NZ
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Sarah ‘Norm’ Stuart Black
Secretary-General
New Zealand Red Cross
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Sarah Hogan
Deputy Chief Executive & Principal Economist
NZ Institute of Economic Research
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Amy Dove
Partner & Pās Peau (Pasifika Services Group) Lead
Deloitte New Zealand
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Superintendent Tracey Thompson
Tasman District Commander
New Zealand Police
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Chief Executive
Make-A-Wish Foundation New Zealand
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Fuimaono Jennifer Laulala
Founder & Principal Consultant
Elevana Consulting NZ
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Toni Grimshaw
Chief People & Safety Officer
New Zealand Rugby
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Utufa’asisili Rosemary Mose
Deputy Chief Executive Pasifika
NZQA
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Tainui Area Representative
Māori Women's Welfare League
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Graeson Papuni-McLellan
National Youth Representative
Māori Women's Welfare League
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Ingrid Horrocks
Winner, Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction 2026 Ockham
Author of All Her Lives
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Stephanie Pow
Chief Executive
Crayon
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Catherine van der Meulen
Strategic Partnerships & Philanthropy
UN Women Aotearoa New Zealand
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Jo Richardson
Transition & Business Transformation Director
PwC New Zealand
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Maretha Smit
Chief Executive Officer
Te Uru Tāngata Centre for Workplace Inclusion
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Jemma Simmonds
Executive Council Member, TechWomen
Specialist Lead – AI & Data, Deloitte
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Lynda Lovatt
Menopause Specialist Nurse
LyndaLovattLadyTalk
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Storyteller, Documentarian, Marketing & Advertising Executive
Kindness Warrior
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Barb Grant
Senior Change Manager
Department of Internal Affairs
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Josette Owen
Chief Executive & Executive Coach
Elevate Leadership
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Zoe Dryden
Founder & Director
Leadership in Action
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Kate Gatfield-Jeffries
Founder, Moodi, New Zealand's Number #1 Wellness Drink
2025 EY Young Entrepreneur of the Year
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Elena Janssen
Project Manager
Crayon
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