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Speakers

Katie Bhreatnach

Chief Executive

Global Women

Hon Carmel Sepuloni

Former Deputy Prime Minister and MP for Kelston

Emma Powell

Chief Executive Officer

Te Puna Aonui, the Departmental Executive Board for the Elimination of Family Violence and Sexual Violence

Megan Main

Chief Executive Officer

ACC

Fiona McTavish

Chief Executive Officer

Bay of Plenty Regional Council Toi Moana

Jemma Simmonds

Executive Council Member; Manager AI & Data

TechWomen; Deloitte

Alison McDonald OBE

Deputy Secretary Immigration

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment | Hīkina Whakatutuki

Sarah Baddeley

Partner & Director

MartinJenkins

Vathany Owen

Head of People and Culture

WellingtonNZ

Traci Houpapa

Chair of the Federation of Māori Authorities; Chartered Fellow of the NZ Institute of Directors

Paula Tesoriero MNZM

Secretary for Disabled People, Chief Executive

Whaikaha – Ministry of Disabled People

Kellie Coombes

Secretary for Women and Chief Executive

Ministry for Women

Jo Avenell

Chief Executive Officer

Russell McVeagh

Shelley Katae

Chief Executive Officer

Tamaki Regeneration

Anna Calver

Chief Economic and Engagement Officer

Wellington City Council

Prashant Bakshi

Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Corporate Services

NZQA

Jason Shoebridge

Chief Executive

NZ Institute of Economic Research

Gergana David

Asia Pacific Lead

Big Bloom

Mai Chen

Barrister, Chair, President NZ Asian Lawyers

Superdiversity Institute

Major General Rose King

Chief of Army

NZDF

Bridget Snelling

Country Manager

Xero

Judy O’Brien

Head of Culture, Inclusion & Safeguarding

NZ Rugby

Vanisa Dhiru MNZM

Advocate for Equity

Inclusion and Belonging

Mary Los’e

Chief Executive Officer

Pacific Business Trust

Kate Daly

Managing Director People & Culture

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited

Robyn Conway

General Manager Managed Funds

Fisher Funds

Holly Neighbours

Breathwork and Sound Healing Facilitator

Mea Motu

IBO World Super Bantamweight Champion

Professor Gail Pacheco

PhD, Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner

New Zealand Human Rights Commission

Hong-Thuy Patterson

Co-Founder & CFO

Greenbridge Capital Management

Margie Apa

Former Chief Executive Officer

Te Whatu Ora

Gerri Ward

Principal Consultant; Member

Oxygen Consulting; Global Women

Kylie Ruwhiu-Karawana

Managing Director

TRC Tourism

Maya Pan

Product Leader

ex-Meta | ex-Grammarly

Loren Thomas

Head of People Strategy & Experience

Trade Me

Dame Ranjna Patel DNZM QSM JP

Founder

Tāmaki Health and Gandhi Nivas

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