Irene is a Senior Lecturer in the Bachelor of Architectural Studies Programme at Ara Institute of Canterbury, Faculty of Applied Technology and a PhD student in the School of Future Environments at AUT.

Rachel MacIntyre is the Strategic Sustainability Advisor at Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects.

Kate Meyer is a sustainability scientist, engineer, and creator of Planetary Accounting, an internationally recognised, peer-reviewed framework that translates global limits for nature into actionable metrics. She is also the Founder and CEO of the Planetary Accounting Network – a charitable trust whose purpose is to inspire and enable people to operate within the planet’s environmental limits.

Tanya Simmonds, a passionate advocate for hemp and its vast potential across various industries, founded the hemp fibre processing company, HempCentral Ltd based out of Queensbury, NZ.

Tim Ross is a Registered Architect and Principal of Architype, an award-winning architectural practice specializing in the design of passivhaus buildings.

Ben Eyers is the Founder and Director of Hiberna, a sustainable architecture and construction building firm dedicated to ecological, high-performance homes using the very best in sustainable materials.

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 is an architect/co-director of Spacecraft Architects typically based in Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington.

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 of M A Building specialises in completing architecturally designed new homes here in Wanaka.

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 brings water chemistry expertise and a passion for resilient communities, connecting people and ideas at WAI Wānaka to protect our lakes and streams.

Harry Lakin is TMCo’s Queenstown Office Manager and a Senior Mechanical Engineer with experience as a design engineer across a wide array of building types and engineering disciplines, and has experience as an on-site operations engineer.

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 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 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.