Meet the speakers of Momentum Kotahi Series Whā


Full speaker bios coming soon!

Dr Olivia Ogilvie

CEO - Opo Bio

Founder & CEO - Dare to Share

Alli Kennedy

Co-Founder & COO - Kami

Alliv Samson

Water Engineer - WSP

Alyce Lysaght

Venture Partner - Matū

Dr Andrew Chen

Investment Associate - Icehouse Ventures

Bex Gidall

Founder & CEO - Tether

Brandon van Blerk

CEO - Contempo Lab

Dr Brian Russell

Founder & CEO - Bambax

Cameron Bartley

CEO - Otago Innovation Ltd

David Christensen

Founder & CEO - The Mind Lab

Frances Valintine

Programme Director - Momentum

Graham Scown

Managing Partner - Matū

Greg Sitters

CSO - BioFab NZ

Jessica Chiang

Programme Manager - Momentum

Jules Haus

Founder & CEO - Spinpoi

Dr Kate Riegle van West   

Senior Investment Analyst - Matū

Kiri Lenagh-Glue

Indigenous Intellectual Property Advisor - Kahui Legal

Lynell Tuffery Huria

CEO - Phase One Ventures

Mahesh Muralidhar

Investment Analyst - Movac

Millie McKelvie

Co-Founder & CEO - EatKinda

Mrinali Kumar

Head of Intellectual Property Legal - Auckland UniServices Ltd

Nicola Johnstone

CEO - Public Rally

Siân Simpson - MC

Poutaki Hononga - Auckland UniServices Ltd

Tori McNoe

Executive Director Commercialisation - Auckland UniServices Ltd

Will Charles

Founder & CEO - HeartLab

Will Hewitt

Deeptech Analyst - Matū

Dr Will McKay