Advisory Team

Advisory Team

Meet our amazing 2023 Advisory Team. Comprising industry thought-leaders and experts, representing the HR community and responsible for evaluating submissions and helping us select speakers and content. A big Thank You to them for their wisdom, guidance and inspiration.

Julie Fitzgerald Organisational Learning Manager, Z Energy NZ

Julie Fitzgerald

Organisational Learning Manager, Z Energy NZ

Kellie O'Sullivan General Manager, People, Safety & Sustainability, Firstgas Group

Kellie O'Sullivan

General Manager, People, Safety & Sustainability, Firstgas Group

Roz Urbahn Chief People Officer, Livestock Improvement Corporation

Roz Urbahn

Chief People Officer, Livestock Improvement Corporation

Sharne Fairbrother Head of People, Reveal NZ

Sharne Fairbrother

Head of People, Reveal NZ

Alan Ward

GM People Operations, The NZ Institute for Food & Plant Research

Hennie Peters HR/HSW Manager, Open Country Dairy

Hennie Peters

HR/HSW Manager, Open Country Dairy

Himanshu Redhu Head of Organisational Development, Bupa NZ

Himanshu Redhu

Head of Organisational Development, Bupa NZ

Melissa Crawford Director, Tech with Heart

Melissa Crawford

Director, Tech with Heart

Kimble Vowless Director & Principal Consultant, Be Outstanding

Kimble Vowless

Director & Principal Consultant, Be Outstanding

Annamarie Jamieson Chief People and Culture Officer and Head of Change, Stuff NZ

Annamarie Jamieson

Chief People and Culture Officer and Head of Change, Stuff NZ

Maria Limbrick Head of People & Capability, Fisher & Paykel

Maria Limbrick

Head of People & Capability, Fisher & Paykel

Kelly Hopkins Head of People Development & Diversity, Farmlands

Kelly Hopkins

Head of People Development & Diversity, Farmlands

Zoe Lyon-Gifford Wellbeing Manager, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa/Massey University

Zoe Lyon-Gifford

Wellbeing Manager, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa/Massey University

Amie King Talent & Succession Lead, Kiwibank

Amie King

Talent & Succession Lead, Kiwibank

Martin Nichols Head of Organisational Development, MediaWorks NZ

Martin Nichols

Head of Organisational Development, MediaWorks NZ

Zöe Freeman Lead Advisor, Strategy & Programmes - Learning & Organisational Development, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

Zöe Freeman

Lead Advisor, Strategy & Programmes - Learning & Organisational Development, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency