Speakers

Our 2026 speakers to date include:

Hon Simon Watts
Minister for Energy
Chantelle Bramley
Transpower
Hon Shane Jones
Minister for Resources
Cameron Geason
Origin Energy
Danusia Wypych
ChargeNet
Tracey Kai
Electricity Networks Aotearoa
Renee Jens
Dominion Salt
Ava Hancock
Former NEM Review Expert Panel Member
Brittany Goodwin
Good Shepherd New Zealand
Georgina Stylianou
BRG
Scott Willis
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
Hon Dr Megan Woods
Labour Party
Dr Trevor Stuthridge
Cetogenix
John Duffy
Beca
Andrew Richards
Energy Users Association of Australia
Nathan Turner
Fonterra
Erwin Kroell
OMV New Zealand
Bharat Ratanpal
Meridian
Ben Young
BusinessNZ Energy Council
Hinerangi Pere
Orion
Dr John Small
Commerce Commission
Mike Fuge
Contact Energy
Astad Kapadia
Counties Energy
Yanosh Irani
Meridian Energy
Sarah Gillies
Electricity Authority
Nicola Payne
New Zealand Steel
Daniel Brown
Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Mark Macfarlane
Todd
Kate Gunthorp
EECA
Tina Groark
Middleware
Andrew Wallace
Beca
Liam Hansen
At Large
Dr Marcos Pelenur
EECA
David Binnie
Genesis Energy
James Carberry
Simply Energy
Lauren Curtayne
Chapman Tripp
Ralph Chang
Motion Capital
Fiona Wiseman
Mercury
Chris Blenkiron
Vector
John Carnegie
Energy Resources Aotearoa
Kiri Lenagh-Glue
OpenStar Technologies
Tracey Saunders
Aurora Energy
John Hancock
Signature Consulting
James Kilty
Transpower
Esther Evening
Mercury
David Prentice
Gas Industry Co
John Clarke
Transpower
Mike Roan
Meridian Energy
Tracey Hickman
Genesis Energy
Sheree Long
Energy Resources Aotearoa
Nicki Sutherland
EEA
Lee Mauger
Middleware
Kennie Tsui
New Zealand Geothermal Association
Michelle Polgase
Ara Ake
Janet Stephenson
University of Otago
Matt Lythe
Prism Earth
Jen Nolan
At Large
Tighe Wall
Contact Energy
Alan Young
Enerlytica
Aaron Clarkson
TOBA Projects
Patrick Urlich
Blackcurrent
Ryan Santowski
Visy
Daniel Gnoth
Ara Ake
Malcolm Johns
Genesis Energy
John Kidd
Enerlytica
Jamie Silk
Silk Advisory
Tama Toki
Aotea Energy
Paul Cannin
TOBA Projects
Jessica Venning-Bryan
Factor
Kevin Hart
New Zealand Wind Energy Association
Paul Blue
PowerNet
Richard Tims
Vector
Marcus Musson
Forest360
Mark Herring
Electricity Authority
Turi McFarlane
ASB
Tim Edmonds
Simply Energy
Kris Sebro
Lastmyle
Andrew Little
Mayor of Wellington
Adelia Hallett
Energy News
Kylie Mutch
Chapman Tripp
Oliver Howitt
EECA
Simon Peart
Chapman Tripp
Jeet Sheth
David McGregor
carbona
Brian Cox
Bioenergy Association
Cristiano Marantes
Simplicity
Kyle Nicol
Aurecon
Toby Stevenson
Sapere Research Group