Bringing together experts from academia, industry and government from both Aotearoa | New Zealand and the United States with a shared vision for, and commitment to, a climate positive future.
Event Host
Anna Thomas
Journalist | Producer | Director | Radio New Zealand Host
Key Speakers
Thomas Stewart Udall
U.S Ambassador
Hon James Shaw
Minister of Climate Change & Associate Minister for the Environment - New Zealand government
Dr Rod Carr
Chair - He Pou a Rangi Climate | Change Commission
Audrey Zibelman
Former Managing Director and CEO of AEMO and Global Energy Transition Advisor
Hon Michael Wood
Minister of Transport - New Zealand government
Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall
Minister for Research, Science and Innovation - New Zealand government
Dr Sean Simpson
Chief Scientific Officer - LanzaTech
Tessa Greco
Project manager for water power - National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Christine Woods
Icehouse
Chris Allison
Acting Deputy Chief of Mission - U.S. Embassy, New Zealand
Anthony DeOrsey
Research manager - Cleantech Group
Matt Petersen
President & CEO - Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI)
Mark Sinclair
MFAT, Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
Dr Will Barker
Founder & CEO - Mint Innovation
Page Crahan
General manager - Tapestry
Dawn Lippert
Chief Executive Officer - Elemental Excelerator
Session Speakers
Phil Anderson
Callaghan Innovation
Will Charles
Executive Director Commercialisation - UniServices
Derek Handley
Founding partner - Aera VC
Dion Peita
Manutaki Whanaketanga Umanga Māori | Māori Business Development Director - UniServices
Rachelle Ames
Vice President of Economic Development - CleanTech Alliance
Pam Ford
Director Investment and Industry - Tātaki Auckland Unlimited
Dr Paul Geraghty
CEO - Liquium
Dr Daniel Hikuroa
Senior Lecturer, Māori studies - The University of Auckland
Christina Houlihan
Chief executive officer - b.spkl
Tui Kaumoana
Kaiārahi - UniServices
Tori McNoe
Poutaki Hononga | Commercialisation Development Lead - UniServices
Bex Rempel
Co-founder & CEO - ZeroJet
Hēmi Rolleston
General Manager Te Ao Māori and Science Services - Scion
