Our Speakers
Our Speakers
The good humans who support our mission and give their time to share their knowledge.
Queenstown Electrification Accelerator (Team)
The Queenstown Electrification Accelerator (QEA) is a locally led initiative driving the transition to a low-cost, low-emission, and resilient energy future across the Queenstown-Lakes District.
Caro Robertson
Caro is an architect/co-director of Spacecraft Architects typically based in Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington.
Thom Gill
Thom has over 25 years of architectural experience and has been a registered architect in New Zealand, the UK and Denmark. After returning to New Zealand in 2012, he co-founded Studio Nord.
Mark Anderson
Mark Anderson of M A Building specialises in completing architecturally designed new homes here in Wanaka.
Lisa Hinde
Lisa Hinde is Head of Sustainability at Precinct Properties, where she leads the development and implementation of long-term strategies that embed sustainability, health, and wellbeing across over $5b worth of assets under development and management.
Jose Cranfield
Jose brings water chemistry expertise and a passion for resilient communities, connecting people and ideas at WAI Wānaka to protect our lakes and streams.
Guy Shaw
Guy is the founder and director of Energy Architecture NZ, as well as the treasurer for the Passive House Institute New Zealand (PHINZ) and Air Permeability Testing NZ (APTNZ).
Emma Brockie
Emma is the Sustainability Advisor at Queenstown Lakes District Council, leading the implementation and engagement of community focussed actions in QLDC’s Waste Management and Minimisation Plan.
Delia Bellaby
Delia is the current Chair of the Earth Building Association of NZ, EBANZ, and believes that natural building techniques have the power to transform the current building industry within a sustainable circular economy.
Lauren Boyd
Lauren is a Senior Planetary Accountant at The Planetary Accounting Network where she leads Planetary Accounting for the built environment workstream; making it easier for the construction sector to understand the environmental impact of materials.
Helen Hughes
Having spent most of her career in working for large scale corporates in New Zealand, England and Australia, Helen transitioned into the not-for-profit space in 2023 taking on the role of Tai Urungi - Chief Executive at Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari, the worlds largest predator fenced eco-sanctuary located in the heart of the mighty Waikato.
Dr Rebecca Bloore
Dr Rebecca Bloore has extensive experience conducting psychology research and offers consulting sessions locally in Wanaka.
Sean Weaver
Ekos founder Sean Weaver started his career as a forest ecologist and then moved into forest conservation financing. This began in Fiji working with tribal landowners to protect the magnificent rainforests of Wabu Creek (pronounced 'Waambu') in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Sean is an international expert in market-based mechanisms for environmental and climate financing specialising in restorative & environmental forestry.
Cathrine Dyer
Cathrine Dyer is a Lecturer in Climate Change at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington. She teaches in environmental politics and international climate change policy. Her PhD research examined government underreactions to climate change, leading to an interest in commons expansion and collective responses. Cathrine is a regular guest on The Hoon podcast, covering current climate change issues with journalists Bernard Hickey (The Kākā) and Peter Bale.
Tawna Woods
Tawna Woods is the founder of Wānaka Body, a personal training and coaching business established in 2015.
What began as a way to support other mothers through the transformative power of exercise has since evolved into a holistic practice that integrates physical fitness with trauma-informed care.
Nicola King
Nicola King is an advocate for people and the planet. With a background in design and a Masters in Sustainable Business, she makes big ideas feel real and relatable. Through her platform In Good Nic, she explores how simplifying sustainability could shape our future.
Syndey Straver
Sydney Straver, Managing Director of &BLOOM, helps investors and organisations in the Pacific shift ESG from a compliance exercise to a driver of strategic value. With experience supporting European firms, she brings global best practices to the region, guiding clients through every stage of ESG strategy. Her approach uniquely focuses on where sustainability and value creation intersect.