Our Speakers
Our Speakers
The good humans who support our mission and give their time to share their knowledge.
Monique Kelly
Monique is co-founder and General Manager of Wao Aotearoa, a charitable trust based in the Queenstown Lakes District.
Alison Corthell
Alison Corthell is a yoga teacher, wellness advocate, and sustainability leader whose work is rooted in creating healthier people and a healthier planet.
Dr. Kate Meyer
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.
Martha Redman
Martha is a Chartered Landscape Architect from the UK, with over 10 years professional experience. Martha has worked on multidisciplinary international design projects across numerous landscape design sectors.
Charlotte Muschamp
Charlotte Muschamp is the founder and principal designer of Alki, a boutique architecture studio based in Wānaka. She brings a strong foundation in building science alongside a passion for natural materials and thoughtful design.
Prof. Terri-Ann Berry
Dr Terri-Ann Berry, Co-Director of the Environmental Innovation Centre, is an environmental engineer championing practical solutions for sustainable waste management and resource efficiency.
Rafe Maclean
Rafe Maclean, FNZIA and Certified Passivhaus Designer, has led his Wānaka-based practice since 2005, creating low-energy architecture that champions thermal comfort and lasting environmental stewardship.
Dean Dunning
Dean is a Wanaka-based renewable energy expert, and founder of Wānaka Solar, with over a decade of experience building solar solutions across the South Island.
Arthur Lee
Arthur is the Sustainability and Development Officer at Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust. He specialises in Passive House design and carbon assessment, focusing on high-performance residential developments.
Camilla Rutherford
Camilla is an award-winning photographer and visual storyteller based in Tarras. Over the past 15 years, she has built a distinctive body of work across both still and moving image, combining a cinematic eye with a deeply narrative approach.
Stefan Warnaar
Stefan has been developing StrawSIPS since 2020, with the aim of making strawbale building approachable for anyone regardless of their knowledge of natural building.
Matt Jones
Matt Jones is a Principal at Rubix with 20 years of experience delivering complex infrastructure projects across NZ and internationally
Darren Warren
Darren is the Co-Founder and Lead Builder at Prima Build, specialising in high-quality renovations with a focus on precision, craftsmanship, and thoughtful construction.
Livia Warren
Livia co-founded Prima Build and designs renovations that blend Wānaka character with modern living. Drawing on nearly 20 years in plumbing supply, she creates lasting, story-rich homes for generations.
Nathan Surendran
Nathan Surendran (Schema Consulting Ltd & Wise Response) is the Principal Consultant at Schema Consulting Ltd, specialising in biophysical economics, HVAC, and energy systems engineering.
Lee Duncan
Lee Duncan is a Holistic Physiotherapist who blends Eastern and Western medicine together to create a body-based approach to healing that integrates science, somatics and spirituality for deep and lasting transformation.
Cristina Barraclough
Cristina is a sustainability professional with over 4 years’ experience, supporting SMEs, councils, and large manufacturers on their carbon and climate journeys.
Ellie Meredith
Ellie (she/her) cultivates community and joy at Re-Action Collective, tackling eco-anxiety by turning active hope into action and reimagining the outdoor industry as circular and nature-centred.
Gavin Fernie-Jones
Gavin is the co-founder of the Re-Action Collective. A global network of citizen-led circular economy organisations. Focused on re-imagining the outdoor industry through repair, resale, rental, repurposing, redistribution and regeneration.