Hear from New Zealand's most influential technology leaders, policy makers, and digital innovators as they explore digital infrastructure's role in our nation's future.
Distinguished leaders setting the vision for digital infrastructure in New Zealand
Minister for Science, Innovation and Technology
Dr Shane Reti is the Minister for Science, Innovation and Technology. Dr Reti's career began in family medicine and dermatology in Whangarei where he practiced for 16 years. He served three terms on the Board of the Northland DHB. In 2007 Dr Reti was named the NZ Harkness Fellow to Harvard, where he was promoted to Assistant Professor. In 2014 Dr Reti became the first Māori MP to win the Whangarei seat.
MP, Chair of the NZ Parliamentary Health Select Committee
Sam Uffindell is in his second term as the MP for Tauranga since winning the 2022 byelection. He is passionate about local issues in Tauranga and sits as Chair of Parliament's Health Select Committee. Sam has 15 years' experience in banking across Australia, Asia and New Zealand. Before entering politics he was Head of Financial Crime at Rabobank New Zealand.
Prime Minister's Chief Science Adviser
Dr John Roche is New Zealand's Prime Minister's Chief Science Adviser and Chief Departmental Scientist at the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI). With a distinguished career spanning academia, government, and industry, Dr Roche brings a systems-level perspective to science policy and innovation. Appointed in 2025 as the Prime Minister's Chief Science Adviser, Dr Roche also serves as Deputy Chair of the newly formed Science and Technology Advisory Council.
Head of Healthcare Public Policy, AWS, APAC
Andrew serves as Head of Healthcare Public Policy for Amazon Web Services Asia Pacific, where he leads strategic healthcare policy initiatives and stakeholder engagement across the region. With nearly four decades of healthcare experience, he brings deep expertise in digital health transformation, healthcare policy development, and government relations.
Industry experts and thought leaders sharing insights on digital transformation
CEO
Digital Health Association
A passionate and purpose-driven executive who thrives at the intersection of people, technology, and systems change. With over a decade of executive leadership across health, technology, and innovation, Stella has had the privilege of leading large-scale digital transformations, building high-performing teams, and creating spaces where creativity and collaboration flourish. Currently serving as CEO of the Digital Health Association.
CEO
Technology Users Association of NZ
Craig is passionate about the digital technology and communications industry because of the opportunity it offers for improving business and personal lives in New Zealand. He is currently the Chief Executive of TUANZ (the Technology Users Association) which is helping New Zealand make the most of the digitally connected world. Craig is an advocate for inclusivity, and equity especially in the digital technology sector in Aotearoa New Zealand.
CEO
EonFibre
Richard Mooney is a highly accomplished business executive and strategist with international experience spanning Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa, and Latin America. He is Chief Executive Officer at EonFibre and plays a pivotal role in shaping One New Zealand's fibre business. His career includes roles as GM Strategy at One NZ, Managing Director – Strategy at Liberty Global, VP Strategy at Vodafone UK, and Head of Strategy at Cable and Wireless.
Chief Digital and Technology Officer
Kiwibank
Paul is the Chief Digital and Technology Office at Kiwibank, having held several senior technology roles in the financial services industry including ASB, BNZ and Bank of South Pacific. He has broad expertise and experience across cloud, agile software delivery, devops, data, infrastructure and architecture and was a recipient of New Zealand 'CIO of The Year' having won this prestigious award in 2019.
Catalyst in Chief
Peakbalance
The Peakbalance method leverages 30+ years of experience across technology (predominantly in ICT and Telco), innovation and entrepreneurship. From start-ups to large multinational corporates. Jeremy brings a servant leadership approach learned in the NZ Army Officer Corps and tested across many roles, industries and cultures. Significant international exposure (10+ years) outside of New Zealand.
GM Technology NZ & Pacific, Chair of AI Forum
ANZ Bank
Ngāti Whakaue ki Tai, Ngāti Pikiao and Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga, Megan is the General Manager Technology NZ, Enterprise & Pacific at ANZ NZ Bank. Until recently she held the Chair of the AI Forum NZ for 4 years, focusing on bringing a Te Ao Māori perspective to the Aotearoa community of Artificial Intelligent innovators, users, investor groups, regulators, researchers, educators & entrepreneurs.
Engagement and Comms Manager
Ministry for Women
Mel Pearson is a respected communications and engagement leader with over 15 years' experience across public sector, health, and corporate environments. She is currently the Engagement and Communications Manager at Manatū Wāhine Ministry for Women, where she led the development of the recently released Online Harm Toolkit, a key resource designed to help women and communities navigate and prevent online abuse.
CISO
One NZ
Laura Ross is the CISO at One New Zealand. With over 20 years of experience spanning government, intelligence, finance and telecommunications, Laura is a seasoned cyber security leader, known for driving cyber resilience and securing critical national infrastructure, with a focus on enabling innovation without compromising trust.
Futures Education and AI Lead
Westlake Girls' High School
Susana Tomaz is an internationally recognised thought leader at the intersection of artificial intelligence, curriculum design, and future-focused education. As Futures Education and AI Lead at Westlake Girls' High School, Susana leads the strategic, school-wide integration of AI, grounded in a human-centric and pedagogically informed approach. A Fellow of the International Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence (IRCAI) under the auspices of UNESCO.
Acting Chief Information Technology Officer
Health New Zealand
Darren Douglass is the Acting Chief Information Technology Officer at Health New Zealand, having joined in March 2022 as Director of Strategy and Investment in Data and Digital. With over 30 years of experience in the public health sector in Aotearoa New Zealand, mainly in senior leadership, he has held strategic roles within districts, at shared service agencies, and Manatū Hauora Ministry of Health.
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