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Bowen returned to New Zealand after more than a decade in Silicon Valley at Meta, Stripe, and Common Room, including leading the creation of Facebook Marketplace. He Co-Founded Growth NZ, advises high-growth companies and serves on boards including NZME and Revolut NZ.

Tim is a technology executive and entrepreneur with over 20 years’ experience across interactive technology, entertainment, and digital design. He spent 13 years at CerebralFix, rising from systems engineer to CEO, helped launch Agoro, and later founded Pocketed Pixels.

Simon Curran is Chief Development and Culture Officer at Rokt, a New York–based ecommerce technology company at the intersection of AI and commerce, and a Founding Partner of All Blacks Performance Labs.

Globally recognised technology commentator Ben Kepes has served on boards across New Zealand and the UK. He is an active early-stage investor across three continents and has advised start-ups in New Zealand, Australia and beyond.

When Cameron took on the mantle of One NZ Warriors CEO in 2017, he needed to balance an underperforming business against public expectations of immediate success. So where did he focus? On building a winning culture, being brave and empowering staff to be the best versions of themselves.

Jason is driven by the belief that New Zealand is the greatest country on the planet and he's determined to do everything he can to keep it that way. His time leading One New Zealand has been marked by significant customer and commercial success, including the largest capital return to shareholders in Aotearoa’s history.

Sam co-founded Simplicity in 2016, growing the non-profit investment fund provider to nearly 200,000 members and helping donate more than $13M to charity through the Simplicity Foundation. Previously, he was CEO of Tower Investments, Managing Director of Hanover Group, and spent 10 years with Goldman Sachs in London and Hong Kong.

Kendall Flutey (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Kahungunu, Rangitāne) was appointed Chief Operating Officer of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu in 2025. In this role, Kendall is responsible for leading a range of teams which provide whānau-facing services and shared services that support a variety of kaupapa across Te Rūnanga group.

Since joining Air New Zealand in 2021 as Chief Digital Officer, Nikhil has overseen the airline's COVID restart programme, and led major advances in its technology backbone, loyalty programme and customer platforms, driving greater innovation and resilience through a period of industry disruption and rapid change.

Lucy and her co-founder built Contented on the belief that conversations are one of the most underutilised resources in business. They bootstrapped the business to $1M revenue in less than a year before raising investment, and today more than 400 companies use Contented to turn conversations into powerful documentation.

Helen is an experienced leader with a passion for driving growth and impact for New Zealand businesses expanding overseas. She leads Halter’s commercial strategy, playing an integral role in its impressive international expansion.

Under Stefan’s leadership, Dawn Aerospace, founded in 2017, has cemented itself at the forefront of space innovation, notably with the Mk-II Aurora spaceplane—the fastest aircraft in the world to reach 80,000 feet from a conventional runway.

Bowen returned to New Zealand after more than a decade in Silicon Valley at Meta, Stripe, and Common Room, including leading the creation of Facebook Marketplace. He Co-Founded Growth NZ, advises high-growth companies and serves on boards including NZME and Revolut NZ.

Simon Curran is Chief Development and Culture Officer at Rokt, a New York–based ecommerce technology company at the intersection of AI and commerce, and a Founding Partner of All Blacks Performance Labs.

Bowen returned to New Zealand after more than a decade in Silicon Valley at Meta, Stripe, and Common Room, including leading the creation of Facebook Marketplace. He Co-Founded Growth NZ, advises high-growth companies and serves on boards including NZME and Revolut NZ.

Tim is a technology executive and entrepreneur with over 20 years’ experience across interactive technology, entertainment, and digital design. He spent 13 years at CerebralFix, rising from systems engineer to CEO, helped launch Agoro, and later founded Pocketed Pixels.

Simon Curran is Chief Development and Culture Officer at Rokt, a New York–based ecommerce technology company at the intersection of AI and commerce, and a Founding Partner of All Blacks Performance Labs.

Globally recognised technology commentator Ben Kepes has served on boards across New Zealand and the UK. He is an active early-stage investor across three continents and has advised start-ups in New Zealand, Australia and beyond.