TEDxWynyard Quarter

Speakers

Speakers may not be confirmed. Check the event website for the latest lineup.

• Alexia Preston

  Asia Pacific Regional Lead, Conservation Strategy

  A speaker, researcher, and writer on cultivating cultures of innovation at organisations and higher education institutions, with direct advising and facilitation experience helping teams create positive impact.

• Angela Meyer

  Co-founder and Director

  Trailblazing financial behaviour expert, keynote speaker, award-winning strategist, and author.

• Bryan Ward

  Senior Constable

  After decades in policing — from Aotearoa to Tsuut’ina, Toronto and Vancouver — Bryan Ward shows why serving others is still one of humanity’s most overlooked innovations for creating real, lasting change. For anyone, anywhere.

• Clare Feeny

  Founder

  Clare Feeney is the Director of Environmental Communications Ltd and the founder of SETI.earth, the Strategic Environmental Training Institute, and has won six awards for her environmental, professional speaking and training work.

• Desley Simpson

  Auckland Council Deputy Mayor

  Desley Simpson is currently the Deputy Mayor of Auckland and an Auckland Councillor representing the Orakei Ward around the Town Hall table.

• Getrude Matshe

  Founder and Global Curator

  Ubuntu-inspired technologist and social entrepreneur bridging AI, equity, and human-centred innovation, with lived experience designing access-first technology for women and communities in the Global South.

• Jordan Lee Ikitule

  Founder

  This year I’ve had the privilege of speaking at multiple major events, including the Make It Happen event run by Iyia Liu — sharing the stage with leaders like Richard Conway (Founder of Pure SEO) and Kate Gatfield-Jeffries (Co-founder of Moodi Blends). And invited to speak at a major event in Melbourne. I was also invited as a special guest speaker at Digital Day Out, held at the Cordis and run by the Marketing Association in partnership with Google, alongside some of the biggest names in Aotearoa’s marketing and tech space.

• Lance Burdett

  Founder & Director

  A compelling TEDx talk on why suppressing emotion harms us and why embracing authentic feeling could be the missing ingredient in true equity. Lance Burdett invites us to rethink strength and reconnect with our emotions to reimagine the future of work.

• Marti Amos

  CEO & Founder

  Best-Selling Author, Entrepreneur and Founder with 20+ years leading and coaching high-performance teams

• Melanie Kerr

  Melanie Kerr - The Positivity Expert

  Melanie is trusted and well-known for her warmth, sincerity, and ability to inspire. Her unique experiences have shaped a deep understanding of life’s beauty and complexity. Years of walking alongside families in grief as a Funeral Celebrant have taught her that death, while heartbreaking, offers a profound gift: a deep appreciation for life.

• Miranda Knapton

  National Director BNI New Zealand

  Miranda is the current National Director of BNI New Zealand. Starting as a Member almost 10 years, Miranda has continued to see the value in supporting entrepreneurs and business leaders through connecting them with likeminded professionals. This role is the dream job Miranda never knew was possible. Supporting 1000's of business leaders to become the best they can be is something that drives her everyday.

• Nicola Knobel

  Head of Safety Risk and Assurance

  Risk and safety leader specialising in psychosocial harm, neurodivergent inclusion, and governance. Head of Safety, Risk and Assurance with executive experience translating complex risk into practical, human-centred systems.

• Peter Mangin

  Founder / Chief AI Officer

  After 20+ years in technology leadership, I’ve learned the AI advantage doesn’t come from chasing the latest model. It comes from choosing the right business problem, setting clear measures, and building ways of working that stick.

• Scott Wright

  Director

  For 30 years I have worked on dozens of iconic brands in amazing businesses and am an expert in what makes great brands and identities win. In an AI world, curating and living our own HI and Human Identity is critical to help us be trusted and valuable. Our competitive advantage is BEING MORE HUMAN!

• Simon McDonald

  Managing Director | Head of Advice

  CEO of Mortgagehq and Award-Winning Financial Advisor, with 10 years as a property investor and a 15-year background in the New Zealand Army and Aviation Security. His work focuses on how long-term commitments shape risk, agency, and control over time.

• Sinive Seely

  Executive, Leadership and Diversity Coach; Director Leadership Development and Engagement

  A Forbes-featured thought leader, Sinive Seely is an executive coach, speaker, educator and organizational strategist who helps senior leaders unlock human potential, lead with presence and courage, and build human-centered cultures in times of rapid change.

• Tina Kapp-Kailea

  Founder

  Award-winning embodiment coach, rebel publisher, and bestselling author working at the intersection of leadership, burnout, and human sustainability - challenging extractive business models and redefining performance.