Ezekiel is a 2018 Queen’s Young Leader Award Recipient, and a champion for improving mental health and wellbeing amongst rangatahi and Māori men.

Full Bio >>

Vanisa is the President of the National Council of Women. She’s helping to lead the movement for a more Gender Equal New Zealand.

Full Bio >>

Guy is the Founder and CEO of Inspiring Stories, the instigator behind Festival for the Future, and a former Young New Zealander of the Year.

Full Bio >>

Alexia is a 2018 Queen’s Young Leader Award Recipient. She’s the Founder and Co-director of GirlBoss NZ, and is challenging the status quo.

Full Bio >>

Justin is the Founder of New Zealand AI, and is passionate about emerging technology and new opportunities to create customer value.

Full Bio >>

Jill is the Deputy Mayor of Wellington City – the first Māori woman elected into this position. She plans to make Wellington NZ’s Te Reo Maori Capital.

Full Bio >>

Guled is a former refugee who is passionate about advancing the social wellbeing, inclusion and development of ethnic and refugee communities.

Full Bio >>

Louise is the CEO of Akina, helping to grow social enterprise in New Zealand. The NZ Government recently invested $5.5M to support this.

Full Bio >>

Malcolm is the CEO of LGNZ, working across New Zealand’s 78 local, regional and unitary councils, and acting as a voice into Central Government.

Full Bio >>

Josiah is a recipient of the Prime Minister's Pacific Youth Leadership Award, and part of the panel working on NZ’s mental health inquiry.

Full Bio >>

Chloe is NZ’s youngest MP in over 40 years. She is the Spokesperson for Education, Tertiary Education and Youth for the Green Party.

Full Bio >>

Adithi leads strategy and operations, and the social impact practice at Deloitte NZ. She’s passionate solving wicked problems.

Full Bio >>

Andrew is the youth principal chief justice, and Children’s Commissioner working with some of New Zealand’s most vulnerable young people.

Full Bio >>

Mateawa is a business owner who is passionate about empowering Ngati Porou women to achieve financial and economic independence.

Full Bio >>

Head of Te Pūtahi-a-Toi, Massey University's School of Māori Knowledge. His work focuses on rangatahi-centered pathways.

Full Bio >>

Pamela a former winter olympian, and the founder and CEO of PrefabNZ. PrefabNZ seeks out and creates solutions for NZ’s housing crisis.

Full Bio >>

Carina heads up the Future Leaders programme run by Inspiring Stories, working with young people to make a difference in grassroots New Zealand.

Full Bio >>

Now as NZ’s Minister of Housing and Urban Development, he is committed to fixing Auckland’s housing and transport issues and deliver hope and opportunity to all people.

Full Bio >>

Georgina was elected as the world’s first openly transsexual Mayor (Carterton), and then as the world’s first openly transsexual Member of Parliament.

Full Bio >>

Ben is former chef and ideas guy. His dream is to fuel disadvantaged children with the opportunity to learn, be successful and break the poverty cycle.

Full Bio >>

Activist and Social Entrepreneur in Residence at Massey University, Thomas was part of the Nobel Prize-winning Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.

Full Bio >>

Anya is the Executive Officer of Ara Taiohi where she is working to raise and champion youth development and promote sustainability.

Full Bio >>

Glen believes that a more ethical and sustainable model for dairy farming is possible, and will share the challenges he’s faced trying to change the industry.

Full Bio >>

Merenia is Co-founder and Strategic Director of Manawa Ahi. She is passionate about building relationships for change.

Full Bio >>

Minister for Climate and Statistics, James believes in a high-value, clean-tech, post-carbon economy.

Full Bio >>

This incredible young Māori wahine has spent most of her life in a wheelchair. She was Head Girl at Northland College, and is a champion for young people.

Full Bio >>

Matt is a Research and Policy Analyst at Autism New Zealand. He is committed to transforming how society responds to disability and impairment.

Full Bio >>

Lisa is the National Convener of Generation Zero, Lisa is helping to mobilise New Zealand’s largest youth-led movement for action on climate change.

Full Bio >>

Latayvia is driven by the wellbeing of people and communities, and received a 2018 Youth Award for her outstanding leadership and community service.

Full Bio >>

Murray is the Wellington City Missioner who has worked with families, children and communities in need across New Zealand for over 15 years.

Full Bio >>

Emily is a Senior Lecturer of Politics at Massey. She is interested in what politics can learn from conflict mediation, therapy, education, and performance.

Full Bio >>

Tupua is a former child of the state, and Co-founder of VOYCE Whakarongo Mai - NZ’s first advocacy service for children under state care

Full Bio >>

Clarissa is an actor, writer, comedian, and theatre-maker. Her dream is for NZ to become a country where experience of mental distress is openly discussed, rather than a stigmatised.

Full Bio >>

Iraia is a Future Leader from Kawerau, and former head boy of Tarawera High School last year and is a member of the Kawerau Youth Council

Full Bio >>

Whaiora is a Future Leader from Kawerau and an advocate for mental health awareness, passionate about uplifting and helping youth.

Full Bio >>

Jade Kake is an architectural designer, writer, and housing advocate, with experience working with Māori land trusts to progress culturally-based sustainable development

Full Bio >>

Kristie is the Director of the Child Poverty Unit (CPU) at Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, where her role is to identify actions and policies for reducing child poverty

Full Bio >>

Toni is the 2iC and Communications Manager at RainbowYOUTH, and co-creater of Out Loud Aotearoa

Full Bio >>

Anahera, Future Leader, songwriter, producer and voting enthusiast. She is best known for a song she co-wrote that encourages youth to vote.

Full Bio >>

Oliver is the Executive Director of The New Zealand Initiative, the think tank supported by chief executives of New Zealand's largest companies.

Full Bio >>