2024 Speakers

As we finalise the agenda for this exciting event, we’re on the lookout for dynamic case studies and speakers that will inspire and educate. If you have a story to share or know of someone who does, please don’t hesitate to reach out and let us know!
Hon Judith Collins KC
Minister for Digitising Government
Liz MacPherson
Deputy Privacy Commissioner
Office of the Privacy Commissioner, NZ
Suzanne Jones
General Manager Data and Information
Ministry of Justice
Suzanne Stew
Deputy Chief Executive |Te Whakatairanga Service Delivery
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
Prashant Bakshi
Chief Customer Officer | Customer Experience & Analytics
New Zealand Qualifications Authority | Mana Tohu Mātauranga o Aotearoa
Ganesh Selvaraj
Principal Architect - Advanced Analytics, Knowledge Engineering and Artificial Intelligence
New Zealand Transport Agency
Devrim Celik
Manger Solution Architects
New Zealand Police
Xanthe Sulzberger
Head of Data Governance & Strategy
NZ Post
Lucy Hickman
Deputy Chief Executive, Enterprise Services
New Zealand Electoral Commission
Ross Lynch
Chief Technology Officer
Greater Wellington Te Pane Matua Taiao
Derek Robson
Chief Information Security Officer
New Zealand Parliament
Andrew Cooke
EInvoicing Product Manager
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Elle Archer
Chair, Te Matarau
Māori Tech Association
Elias Wyber
Programme Director - Data and Reporting
Ministry for the Environment
Jeremy Greenbrook-Held
Associate Director, Planning & Analysis, Planning and Information (Tari Whakamahere, Mōhiohio)
The University of Auckland
Colin Wallis
Executive Director
Digital Identity New Zealand
Stephen Clarke
Global Ambassador
Records and Information Management Practitioners Alliance
Jesse Thwaites
Intelligence Lead
Enterprise Information & Knowledge, Inland Revenue
Anastasia Moskvina
Lead, Data Analytics
New Zealand Super Fund
Matt Mansell
Enterprise Architect
Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand
Samuel Spencer
CEO & CISO
Aristotle
Aphra Green
Deputy Chief Executive, Policy, Data, Insights
Social Wellbeing Agency
Kari Jones
Chief Data Officer
TeWhatu Ora Health New Zealand
Gareth Williams
General Manager System Performance
Ministry of Social Development
Fleur McLaren
Group General Manager Insights
Ministry of Social Development
Jeff King
Co-Founder
MyMahi
Stuart Wakefield
Chief Digital Officer
Ministry of Education of New Zealand
Tim Waldron
Manager, Business & Market Development
Department of Internal Affairs
Sarah Cawsey
General Manager Data
Auckland Council
Zahir Alward
Data Solutions Architect
Watercare Services
Andrew Myers
Manager Customer Insights and Assets
Greater Wellington Te Pane Matua Taiao
Megan Hurnard
General Manager - Data, Evidence and Insights
Ministry for the Environment
Aaron Creighton
AI Specialist
NZ Government
Robert Chiu
Chief Data Officer
Commerce Commission
Kin Lung Chan
Artificial Intelligence Lead & Team Leader Data Vision
Callaghan Innovation
Dr Karaitiana Taiuru JP
Māori AI, Data and Emerging Technologies Ethicist
Taiuru & Associates
Troy Kusabs
New Zealand Government Advisor
SAS
Andrew Eckersley
Manager, Data Management and Information Delivery
Ministry of Social Development (MSD)
Jason Dwen
General Manager
Ministry of Social Development (MSD)
Esther Lim
Sales Engineering Manager
Precisely
Ellen Tjahjana
Product Manager
MessageXchange
Jan Sheppard
Chief Data and Analytics Officer
Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited
Kate Kolich
Assistant Governor/General Manager, Information Data and Analytics
Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua
Mehwish Riaz
Director of Data & formation
Te Pūkenga
Gemma Greentree
Manager Data and Analytics
Te Puni Kokiri
Joe Dantas
Regional Sales Director
Precisely
Hugh Blackstock
Data Governance and Information Manager
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise