Colin Holden is General Manager System Strategy and Initiatives in the Digital Public Service Branch at Te Tari Taiwhenua, the Department of Internal Affairs. He leads the Branch’s work on system and strategic initiatives, which are aligned with the Strategy for a Digital Public Service. The Strategy sets the direction to modernise and transform the public service, putting citizens and businesses at the centre of government services. It’s committed to the unified Public Service, and focuses on the people, behaviours and government system settings that will enable a modern public service to implement, adapt and grow in a rapidly changing environment.
Kurt Janssen is a geographer and geospatialist by trade, with a passion for emerging technology and just about anything to do with data. Kurt has an BSc Hons (Geography) from the University of Canterbury and was the 2016 NZSEA Young Professional of the Year. He worked for central government and private companies in New Zealand and the United States before establishing award-winning geospatial consultancy Orbica in February 2017. Kurt is Chief Executive of Orbica - a company inspired by his passion for thinking outside of the box and combining technologies to create better, more innovative solutions with location data. Glenn is responsible for the leadership and strategic direction of Vodafone’s Information and Communications Technology practices. He is passionate about curating an ecosystem to build the secure cloud, collaboration, communication, IoT and cybersecurity propositions that can help businesses reimagine how they connect with their world. ![]() Before Vodafone, Glenn was the CEO of WorldxChange. He has a background in modern communication technologies, financial valuation, commercial contracts, and large acquisitions & capital projects with a Business Degree majoring in Finance. Glenn has also volunteered as a Chairperson and Board member for organisations like Doc Edge and Auckland Coastguard respectively. Dr Christopher Laing
Sasha is on a mission to put the customer at the centre of Government. Sasha is the Manager Citizen Connect at Manningham Council, responsible for the development and implementation of a customer experience program. Sasha has considerable experience in leading teams, and has a strong customer, people and performance focus. Jacqui MaguireJacqui Maguire is a clinical psychologist on a mission to make gold standard psychological evidence and strategies accessible to all New Zealanders. As a prominent mental health thought leader, she harnesses her exceptional She is TVNZ's go-to psychologist and a regular contributor to Stuff, NZ Herald, Radio New Zealand and Newstalk ZB. She is also the founder of the #1 ranking Mind Brew podcast, where she has interviewed some of the world's leading psychologists. Dr. Mahsa Mohaghegh
James Mowat
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Steve joined Desktop Imaging in 2015 and bought with him 20 plus years of industry knowledge and experience. Initially working in the banking and finance sector before moving into other corporate environments which lead to specialising in digitisation and workflow activities. As Customer Relationship Manager, he plays an active role setting up and providing ongoing support to all Desktop Imaging customers with special emphasis placed on continuous improvement and change management.
Wendy is Secretary of New Zealand Geographic Society, Land Information New Zealand, Toitū Te Whenua Wendy Shaw is the Secretary for the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aoteraroa, an independent statutory body of government administered by Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand. The Board's role is to make place names official in New Zealand, its continental shelf and the Ross Dependency of Antarctica.
The Board's role is to make place names official in New Zealand, its continental shelf and the Ross Dependency of Antarctica. Wendy manages a small Secretariat to support the Board's mahi. This includes advising, processing and consulting on place name proposals to help the Board make standardised, consistent and accurate decisions that are informed, robust and enduring, and which benefit all New Zealanders.
Anna Stokes is Director – Global Product Management at Enghouse Interactive, managing of one of Enghouse’s eight contact centre portfolios. Previous to COVID, Anna travelled extensively in ANZ and Asia, Europe, UK and the Americas visiting customers and channel partners and learning how different organisations manage the challenges of CX delivery across the globe. With over 15 years in the telecommunications industry, managing contact centres, implementing product developments, and creating innovation in contact centre and mobile environments, Anna loves the challenge of meeting new industry needs with innovative technology and bringing this to the global contact centre market.
Scott Tansley
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Sir Ian TaylorIan’s story is a fascinating journey, from growing up in a house without electricity in the 1950s, to being part of a company recognised globally as being at the leading edge of technology and innovation. A former television presenter for TVNZ children's programmes like Play School, Spot The following year he established Animation Research Limited, which quickly became one of the top computer animation companies in New Zealand and known internationally for its work, particularly in television advertising and sports graphics. Its' sports division, Virtual Eye, provides award winning graphics globally across a wide range of sports. This year marks almost 30 years since they developed the first graphics for The America’s Cup back in San Diego in 1992. In 2014 they won a prestigious Sports Emmy for Outstanding New Approaches to Sports Coverage, and they have been recognised by the New Zealand Hi Tech Trust with a special Life Time Achievement Award. At a personal level. Taylor was inducted into the New Zealand Technology Hall of Fame in 2009 and was named North & South Magazines 2010 New Zealander of the Year. He was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Institute of IT Professionals (HFIITP) in 2010 (under its former name New Zealand Computer Society), the top honour of the tech sector in New Zealand. In the 2012 New Year Honours, Taylor was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to television and business. In 2013 Taylor was named Outstanding Maori Business Leader of the Year. On 13 February 2019, Taylor was named Innovator of the Year at the annual New Zealander of the Year Awards. Awards organisers cited Taylor's business intuition and expertise as an exemplar of innovation in New Zealand. In 2020 Taylor was named the Deloitte 200 Visionary Leader of the Year. What fewer people may know is that it hasn’t all been plain sailing. |
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As a Creative Futurist living on the edge of the world in New Zealand, Dave has presented on stages and screens across the globe from South Auckland to Sydney to San Francisco. Unique to his approach is a Futurist focus on the new, which he applies when facilitating strategy sessions and coaching Futurework skills for clients such as Microsoft, Xero,
Auckland Council, Wellington City Council, Department of Internal Affairs and
ALGIM.
As a Futurist Dave Wild can show you how to see the future more clearly.
How? First by detecting the signals of the future that are all around you. Then innovating to shift from predicting the future to creating it.