Speakers

Our 2026 speakers to date include:

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