Our Speakers

Graham Squires
Professor of Property Studies
Lincoln University
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Sam Stubbs
Co-Founder & Managing Director
Simplicity

Paula Southgate
Mayor
Hamilton City Council

Andrew Eagles
Chief Executive
New Zealand Green Building Council

Alan Maxwell
Community Activator
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Katikati Housing Network
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Israel Cooper
Co-Founder and Trustee
Home Foundation;
Kāinga Maha

Annie Wilson
General Manager
Kāinga Maha

Jo Miller
Chief Executive
Hutt City Council
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Dr Arshad Javed
Senior Lecturer, Property Studies; Director, Real Estate Analysis Unit
Massey University
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Steven Moe
Partner; Parry Field Lawyers, Chair
Community Finance

Julie Scott
Chief Executive
Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust
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Professor Philippa Howden-Chapman CNZM QSO
Professor; Director
Public Health University of Otago; New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities

Terri Eggleton
Impact Investment Manager
Bay Trust

Fiona Docherty Wright
Head of Infrastructure Funding and Development Strategy
Auckland City Council

David Totman
Principal Policy Advisor
Waipa District Council
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Mark Davey
City Planning Manager, Chief Planner
Hamilton City Council

Maxine Stiling
Tenancy Quality Manager
Haumaru Housing

Marcus Jacobson
Partner
Watchman Capital
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Bernadette Pinnell
Global Business Director; Chair
Home in Place; Urban Development Institute of New Zealand

Conrad LaPointe
Chief Executive Officer
Habitat for Humanity Northern Region
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Haehaetu Barrett
Chief Executive
Lifewise NZ
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Stephen Hart
Chief Executive Officer
CORT Community Housing

Christopher Trypas
Chief Executive Officer
Home in Place

Tan Huynh
Senior Consultant
Ākina Foundation
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Darren Birch
CEO and Founder
Homes for People

Michael Cocks
Senior Analyst
CBRE Asia Pacific
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Bernard Armstrong
Chief Executive Officer
Cedar Pacific
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Adrienne Miller
Chief Executive Officer
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Urban Development Institute of New Zealand
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Yun Fu
Design Critic, Urban Planning and Design
Harvard Graduate School of Design

William Deihl
Chief Executive Officer
Ockham Residential

Mark Peldmanis
Development Manager/Director
Avant Group

Brenna Waghorn
General Manager,
Strategy and Planning
Eke Panuku Development Auckland

Jeremy Baker
Director
The Home Bakery
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Aksel Bech
Chief Executive
Waikato Housing Initiative

Shomilla Sidal
Property Development and Property Lead
Wesley Community Action

Roy Thompson
Co-Founder & Managing Director
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New Ground Capital
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James Palmer
Chief Executive
Community Finance and Positive Capital Limited