Andrew Miller is the Managing Director and President of Alcatel-Lucent New Zealand and Pacific Islands.
Andrew’s pedigree in the global telecoms industry includes nine years with Orange-France Telecom where he was a key member of their corporate IT&N Operations function responsible for the delivery of a number of large operational optimisation programmes, including the...
Originally an electrical engineer, with 20+ years consulting in the IT Industry, Antony recently lead an eLearning research team and owns several businesses (retail & apparel).
Antony is a trustee on Te Huarahi Tika Trust (Māori Spectrum Trust), a member of the Digital Development Council and continues to work to develop māori business through innovation and creativity.
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Antony is the Chief Executive of the Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG), which was set up by the UK Government to advise on the development and implementation of the UK's broadband strategy. Antony has a background in communications policy and the impact of convergence on the high-tech sector. He has been closely involved in broadband policy development since the BSG was established and is...
David Brebner Founder, CTO and Executive Director, Unlimited Realities
In his role as Chief Technology Officer David is responsible for product architecture and technology strategy. Since founding Unlimited Realities in the late 1990′s David has designed and built a wide range of advanced software solutions.
David’s expertise includes advanced computer graphics,...
David Havyatt is a seasoned telco industry professional currently a Part-Time Temporary Special Adviser to the Minister for Broadband Communications and the Digital Economy. He has interrupted his activities as a telecommunications regulatory consultant and blogger as well as a regular columnist with iTnews to perform this role, though will be doing a small amount of work for...
Dr. Ian Yeoman is the world’s only professional futurologist dedicated to specializing in travel and tourism. Ian learned his trade as the scenario planner for VisitScotland, where he established the process of futures thinking within the organisation using a variety of techniques including economic modelling, trends analysis and scenario construction. Today he is a...
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Dr. John Langley is a senior educator with numerous accomplishments in education, business, government and project leadership. He has lead a number of organisations and projects at local, national and international level and has been involved in the strategic direction setting and operations of a...
Kate is the Executive Director of the Institute for a Broadband-Enabled Society (IBES) - an interdisciplinary research institute at the University of Melbourne focusing on broadband applications and uses with societal benefits. The Institute actively engages industry with academia in its research that focuses on health, education, social inclusion and community infrastructure. In July 2011 she...
Robert Pepper leads Cisco’s Global Technology Policy team working with governments across the world in areas such as broadband, IP enabled services, wireless and spectrum policy, security, privacy, Internet governance and ICT development.
He joined Cisco in July 2005 from the FCC where he served as Chief of the Office of Plans and Policy and Chief of Policy Development beginning...
Dr Ross Patterson was appointed Telecommunications Commissioner in July 2007 for a period of five years. As New Zealand’s Telecommunications Commissioner, Ross Patterson has lead responsibility for implementation of the regulatory regime in the Telecommunications Act 2001. Since his appointment in 2007, he has overseen the regulation of local loop unbundling, unbundled bitstream and...
The Wall Street Journal calls Gerd ‘one of the leading Media Futurists in the World’. Co-author of the influential book ‘The Future of Music’ (2005, Berklee Press), of ‘Music2.0’ (2008) and ‘The End of Control’ (www.endofcontrol.com, 2007), Gerd's background is in music;...
Amy Adams was educated at Rangitoto College in Auckland, moved to Canterbury in 1988 and has been a proud Cantabrian ever since.
Amy attended Canterbury University where she studied law, graduating with first class honours in 1992. Before being elected she was a partner with Mortlock McCormack Law in Christchurch specialising in commercial and property law.
Amy is a previous...
John Fellet joined SKY as Chief Operating Officer in 1991. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer, in January 2001 and a Director of the Company in April 2001.
Mr Fellet holds a degree in Accounting from Arizona State University. He has more than 35 years of experience in the pay television industry, including 10 years with Tele-Communications Inc. in the United States.
He...
Jon Hackett leads the customised research arm of Roy Morgan Research New Zealand. In this role, he has designed, implemented and managed several quantitative and qualitative research projects across various industries within New Zealand.
He joined Roy Morgan Research in early 2011 as a Project Manager on the Customised Research team in Melbourne, Australia. He has...
Kate has been the Principal of Orewa College for the past fifteen years where she has spearheaded e-learning initiatives. Kate is interested in opportunities offered by ICT for personalised learning, one to one devices, and video conferencing. Getting this to happen in a large school is her current challenge.
Kris Mayo is an Associate Director at Nielsen, based in Wellington. She has a Masters of Commerce in Management Science and a Bachelor of Arts in Geography and Statistics.
Kris joined Nielsen in October 2008, after being the CEO of the Central Pulse Netball Franchise in the inaugural season of the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. Prior to that, she held a number of roles at New...
Liz Evans is the Rural Women New Zealand National President and was elected in May 2010 having first joined the organisation in 1974. Liz also serves on the NZ Landcare Trust Board, the Rural Communities Trust Board and the Access Homehealth Ltd...
Dr Louise Starkey is the Associate Dean of Primary and Secondary Teacher Education at Victoria University of Wellington. Louise gained experience as a classroom teacher, curriculum leader and senior manager in a range of New Zealand secondary schools prior to following a passion to research and explore what it might mean to be a teacher and/or a learner in the digital age. She recently...
Nigel Tutt is General Manager - Digital Media at Fairfax Media NZ. In this role Nigel is responsible for driving the growth and commercialisation of digital platforms; including online, mobile and smart TV.
Nigel's career is a diversified one; prior to joining Fairfax in 2008 he worked with PMP Limited and Carter Holt Harvey in commercial and supply chain roles.
Fairfax...
Paul Brislen stepped into the role of chief executive of the Telecommunications Users’ Association of NZ in early 2011. Since then he’s battled mobile termination rates, the threat of a 10-year regulatory holiday under UFB, international mobile roaming rates and copyright legislation whilst keeping a watching brief on the UFB and RBI rollout, spectrum auctions, content debates and...
Associate Professor Peter Gow is a rheumatologist (arthritis specialist) at Counties Manukau District Health Board where his research interests include rheumatoid arthritis and gout. He has a long standing interest in Maori health, is a member of the Tamaki Alliance Leadership Team of the National Hauora Coalition, and is acutely aware of the importance of health literacy, and access...
National Manager – Marketing and Procurement for Landcorp Farming, New Zealand’s largest Corporate Farmer
Originally from a farm in Southland, Phil has held a number of positions in the rural sector throughout NZ and overseas. ...
Potaua Biasiny-Tule (Ngati Pikiao, Tuhoe, Te Whanau a Apanui, Ngati Kahungunu, FBC). Potaua (BA Pols, PGDipMPD (Hons)) is a dedicated indigenous academic, innovator and digital entrepreneur. He taught English in Korea for two years, was a Lecturer at Waikato University, worked in Parliament and then took up a job at the Waitangi Tribunal. He currently works full time for TangataWhenua....
Dwayne Winseck is Professor at the School of Journalism and Communication, with a cross-appointment to the Institute of Political Economy, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Oregon in 1993 and has taught in Britain, the People’s Republic of China, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and United States. His work has been...
During his career Richard has worked in a variety of senior roles in Australia’s media and communications industries.
Before joining the ACMA he was general counsel and company secretary at listed wireless broadband infrastructure owner, spectrum licensee and ISP Unwired.
He had previously held positions responsible for the legal and business affairs side of...
Richard is a general practitioner in Island Bay, Wellington. He has a particular interest in health IT issues. He is chair of HISO (Health Information Standards Organisation) and PCIMG (Primary Care Information Management Group). He has an interest in exploring the e-consultation space with his patients.
Stephen Knightly is a Chairperson of the New Zealand Game Developers Association, and Director of gaming, branding and training consultancy InGame. The games industry is now larger than both Hollywood and the music recording industry, and is the fastest growing entertainment sector in the world. The New Zealand-made games industry grew 46% last year.
Stephen has a long...
Stuart founded Education Personnel in 1995 in the back bedroom of a rented flat. Education Personnel recruit teachers and education leaders nationally and internationally for clients involved in education delivery, including early childhood, schools, businesses, NGO's, the film industry and government.
Stuart is a trained teacher who has taught in...
Sussan has been involved with New Zealand media for many years. Initially she managed radio stations in Otago and Hawke’s Bay, prior to being appointed Managing Director of the then NZSX listed Radio Otago Limited. Ms Turner was the South Island Manager of CanWest RadioWorks New Zealand Limited until her appointment as Chief Operating Officer of RadioWorks in April 2001. In January...
Vincent Heeringa is a director of HB Media Ltd and one of New Zealand’s leading business commentators. He is a co-founder of Idealog, the country’s biggest circulating business magazine. A former business journalist with Metro magazine, The Independent Business Weekly and the founding editor of Unlimited magazine, Vincent has won numerous awards...
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