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Our Speakers

Wendy Hayhurst

Wendy Hayhurst

Chief Executive Officer

Community Housing Industry Association

Shamubeel Eaqub

Shamubeel Eaqub

Chief Economist

Simplicity

Mark Davey

Mark Davey

City Planning Manager; Chief Planner

Hamilton City Council 

Bruce Rendall

Bruce Rendall

Head of City Growth and Property

Christchurch City Council

Roy Thompson

Roy Thompson

Co-founder and Managing Director

New Ground Capital

Larissa Bridge

Larissa Bridge

Chief Executive Officer

Home in Place NZ

Gill Brown

Gill Brown

Principal Policy Advisor – Housing

Dunedin City Council

Sam Stubbs

Sam Stubbs

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Simplicity Living 

Andrew Mirams

Andrew Mirams

Principal, Architecture

Isthmus

Donna Tilyard-Davies

Donna Tilyard-Davies

Deputy CEO

Rauawaawa Kaumātua Charitable Trust

Bree Davis

Bree Davis

Chief Executive Officer

Te Runanga o Whaingaroa

Dr Laura Bates

Dr Laura Bates

Professional Teaching Fellow; School of Environment

The University of Auckland

Leonie King

Leonie King

Chief Executive Officer

City West Housing

Hamish Dobbie

Hamish Dobbie

Chief Executive Officer

Hurunui District Council

Kayla Stewart

Kayla Stewart

Housing Policy & Strategy Specialist

Waitaki District Council

Dr Patrick Nolan

Dr Patrick Nolan

Director – Policy and Research

Te Ara Ahunga Ora - Retirement Commission

Adrienne Miller

Adrienne Miller

Chief Executive Officer

Urban Development Institute of New Zealand UDINZ

Waylyn Tahuri Whaipakanga

Waylyn Tahuri Whaipakanga

Chief Executive Officer

Te Taiwhenua O Heretaunga

Terri Eggleton

Terri Eggleton

Impact Investment Manager

Bay Trust

Conrad LaPointe

Conrad LaPointe

Chief Executive Officer

Habitat for Humanity

Jo Brain

Jo Brain

General Manager of Strategy and Masterplanning

Tamaki Regeneration Company

Simone Woodland

Simone Woodland

Founder; Co-founder

Tākaka Cohousing; CIRCLE Living

Marae Tukere

Marae Tukere

General Manager, Oranga

Waikato-Tainui

Philippa Howden-Chapman CNZM QSO

Philippa Howden-Chapman CNZM QSO

Professor of Public Health; Director

University of Otago; New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities

Dominic Foote

Dominic Foote

Chief Executive Officer

Housing Foundation

Ruth Seabright

Ruth Seabright

Executive Officer

Abbeyfield

Heiko Jonkers

Heiko Jonkers

Senior Product Manager - Social and Affordable Housing

Westpac NZ

Guy Shaw

Guy Shaw

Interim Chair, Board Member

Te Tōpūtanga o te Whare Korou ki Aotearoa, Passive House Institute NZ

Dr Chris Litten

Dr Chris Litten

General Manager Research

BRANZ

Annie Wilson

Annie Wilson

Chief Executive Officer

Kāinga Maha

James Stewart

James Stewart

General Manager

Home Capital Partners

Juliet Erihe

Juliet Erihe

General Manager of Housing

Tamaki Regeneration Company

Yvonne Wilson

Yvonne Wilson

Housing Manager – Korowai Manaaki

Te Runanga o Kirikiriroa

Jade Kake

Jade Kake

Director

Matakohe Architecture Urbanism Limited

Julie Scott

Julie Scott

CEO

Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust

Marcus Greening

Marcus Greening

Residential Design Lead

i2C Architects

Ali Hamlin-Paenga

Ali Hamlin-Paenga

Chief Executive Officer

Te Matapihi

Scott Fisher

Scott Fisher

Chief Executive Officer

Offsite NZ

James Palmer

James Palmer

Chief Executive Officer

Community Finance

Ian Kloppers

Ian Kloppers

Head of Infrastructure Funding and Development Strategy

Auckland City Council

Tamba Carleton

Tamba Carleton

Director

CBRE

Nicola Fleming

Nicola Fleming

Housing First Ōtautahi - Manager

Christchurch Methodist Mission 

Maxine Stiling

Maxine Stiling

Tenancy Quality Manager

Haumaru Housing

Josh Milne

Josh Milne

Design and Innovation Leader

Home NZ

Professor Nevil Pierse, BSc, MSc, PhD

Professor Nevil Pierse, BSc, MSc, PhD

Research Professor; Co-Director of He Kainga Oranga / Housing and Health Research Programme

University of Otago

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