Speakers

Co-director of Improv Solutions, experiential training company and director of Covert Entertainment a comedy theatre production company. Speaker and entertainer who has appeared many times on national television and radio and has featured in every major newspaper and magazine in New Zealand including Unlimited and NZ Marketing Magazine. He brings an amazing wealth of life experience to all his presentations.

Canadian – Over the last 20 years Warren has proven to be a remarkable insightful predictor of the major trends that effect us as business people and as individuals. One of his topics: - “Where in the World the World is Going….the next three years” He speaks globally with presentations that combine economics, demographics, technology, corporate restructuring and psychographics, together to make sense of the changes we see swirling around us. He paints a convincing picture of where your customers, suppliers and employees are going to be – and what you need to be doing now to meet them there.Warren Evans is a trends analyst and strategy consultant. His blue-chip client list runs from American Express through Microsoft and McDonalds to Zurich Insurance, and spans more than a dozen countries on 5 continents. He brings to the platform a unique combination of genuine expertise and powerful delivery. His compelling information, practical ideas, upbeat approach and irreverent sense of humour have won him rave reviews around the world.

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A consulting engineer by profession, Wayne’s business interests are far more diverse than that. He is Chairman of Transmission Holdings Ltd – Government SOE owning Broadcast Communications Ltd (BCL) in NZ and THLA in Australia – the largest providers of free to air broadcast services in radio and TV in both countries. He was the Chairman of Auckland District Health Board, and has currently been elected Mayor of Northland and is developing a residential subdivision in Keri Keri.

Wayne is a full-time professional magician, illusionist, children’s entertainer and magical inventor. He received the Grand Master of Magic Award in 2004, one of only 13 NZ magician's to do so. Wayne is equally at home entertaining with close-up magic for a corporate black tie affair, performing comedy magic at a country club, entertaining families at a shopping mall, producing a white rabbit for a child’s birthday party or presenting large scale illusions for a product launch.

Wayne has excellent skills and tips to show people how to look after themselves in the social environment we find ourselves in today. When home invasions, bag snatching, car jacking and burglaries seems to be on the increase, Wayne will show you show how to train yourself and your children to defend themselves easily. He shares with you some of the simple defensive moves that have helped him keep his clients and their families safe. He can design a session to your time frame and requirements.

As a professional speaker she focuses on Generation Y, teaching companies how to get the best from their young workforce. Most Gen Y ‘experts’ talk about the ‘them and us’ phenomenon, and theorise about this generation’s thoughts and attitudes. Zuza doesn’t speak from theory, she knows about Gen Y because she IS Gen Y. She knows the topic from the inside out, she lives and breathes it, she understands their thinking, their ideas and their motivations because they are her own. In her keynote “Y’d Awake”, Zuza shares her insider’s knowledge of Gen Y, gives refreshing, honest and uncompromising truths about her generation and supplies her audience with relevant and up to date solutions to their Gen Y problems

Has successfully turned his hand to several businesses. Alastair’s down-to-earth, no-nonsense approach stems from his dairy farming background. After his daughter’s serious illness, Alistair re-assessed his life, wrote a book and set up “Stand Up and Shout Ltd” which is his vehicle to inspire people to achieve their dreams. Stand Up and Shout Ltd provides information that inspires and motivates people to turn their dreams into reality.

Well known radio announcer and talk back host, Alice is often used in voice over work. Alice is a lively and energetic presenter.

Star of 1970's television musical shows such as Happen Inn and Sing, Angela was a household favourite before heading off across the Tasman. She has continued to sing on her return as well as act - most notably in the theatre show "Menopause - the Musical"

Food writer, chef and presenter of "Annabel Langbein - The Free Range Cook"

Barry Coleman started out his career as a journalist, where he started his working life he then launched his first newspaper – the Waikato Weekender - before amassing and launching other titles under his company Liberty Press, including The National Business Review. This entrepreneur has significant property investments from commercial through to a small local run pub in Dunedin. He’s pushed money into the retail market and in the 90s put a significant stake into wireless and IT companies. Barry is now diversifying his investments into aircraft manufacturing and medical technology and has large stakes in technology company TASK Transactions and venture capital firm No. 8 Fund. He has a shareholding in a wine company, Marlborough-based Bavasour, and is an independent director for stock broking firm Forsyth Barr. Now estimated to be personally worth $130 million, Barry has his own 100ft Italian motor yacht and a private jet he bought to travel the country after Air New Zealand scrapped business class on domestic flights and confiscated three pairs of Barry’s nail scissors! Was one of the Dragon's in Television New Zealand "Dragon's Den"

Kayaker. World champion and winner of the Halberg Sportsman of the Year Award in 2004.

In his two years as President elect and President, Bill and Lorna were based in Evanston, Illinois and travelled about two thirds of the time. They visited 40 countries and Bill spoke to many thousands of Rotarians, saw hundreds of service projects and met many influential leaders.