Speakers

Our 2026 speakers to date include:

Hon Simon Watts
Minister for Energy
Chantelle Bramley
Transpower
Danusia Wypych
ChargeNet
Cameron Geason
Origin Energy
Tracey Kai
Electricity Networks Aotearoa
Erwin Kroell
OMV New Zealand
Ben Young
BusinessNZ Energy Council
Bharat Ratanpal
Meridian
Renee Jens
Dominion Salt
Mike Fuge
Contact Energy
Dr Trevor Stuthridge
Cetogenix
Nathan Turner
Fonterra
Andrew Wallace
Beca
Yanosh Irani
Meridian Energy
Nicola Payne
New Zealand Steel
Daniel Brown
Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Dr Marcos Pelenur
EECA
Kate Gunthorp
EECA
Tina Groark
Middleware
David Binnie
Genesis Energy
James Carberry
Simply Energy
Lauren Curtayne
Chapman Tripp
Sarah Gillies
Electricity Authority
Mark Macfarlane
Todd
Alan Young
Enerlytica
Fiona Wiseman
Mercury
Kiri Lenagh-Glue
OpenStar Technologies
John Carnegie
Energy Resources Aotearoa
Chris Blenkiron
Vector
John Hancock
Signature Consulting
James Kilty
Transpower
Tracey Saunders
Aurora Energy
David Prentice
Gas Industry Co.
Tighe Wall
Contact Energy
Sheree Long
Energy Resources Aotearoa
Ralph Chang
Motion Capital
Jen Nolan
At Large
Kennie Tsui
New Zealand Geothermal Association
Mike Roan
Meridian Energy
Matt Lythe
Prism Earth
Janet Stephenson
University of Otago
Lee Mauger
Middleware
Nicki Sutherland
EEA
Ryan Santowski
Visy
Jamie Silk
Silk Advisory
Paul Cannin
TOBA Projects
Malcolm Johns
Genesis Energy
Paul Blue
PowerNet
John Kidd
Enerlytica
Richard Tims
Vector
Kevin Hart
New Zealand Wind Energy Association
Jessica Venning-Bryan
Factor
Tama Toki
Aotea Energy
Aaron Clarkson
TOBA Projects
Andrew Little
Mayor of Wellington
Marcus Musson
Forest360
Oliver Howitt
EECA
Turi McFarlane
ASB
Kylie Mutch
Chapman Tripp
Tim Edmonds
Simply Energy
Adelia Hallett
Energy News
Kris Sebro
Lastmyle
David McGregor
carbona
Jeet Sheth
Policy Contractor
Brian Cox
Bioenergy Association
Cristiano Marantes
Simplicity