Speakers

There are few TV news roles Sacha hasn’t ticked off in the past two decades in her career as a journalist for both TV3 and TVNZ.

A broadcaster who has reported, presented and produced across a huge number of news shows, live in the field and from the studio.

She’s fronted innumerable breaking news stories, conducted live interviews with newsmakers and politicians, and covered numerous national events, as well as travelling to other countries to report on natural disasters.

Ian's story mirrors New Zealand's growth from its days as an agriculture-based economy. He laboured in the freezing works during the school holidays. Through the swinging 60s and 70s he was a singer in a rock and roll band, before being called up in the army. By 1980, he had completed a law degree and started an entirely new career in television, where he was part of an industry that went from black-and-white film to colour video and on into the digital age.

Brad Olsen is Chief Executive and Principal Economist at Infometrics. He is a leading economic commentator across New Zealand who focuses on getting useful information to businesses, decision makers, and the public.

Since joining Infometrics in July 2015 as a part time data analyst while studying at Victoria University of Wellington, Brad has risen to be one of New Zealand’s more prominent (and youngest) economic commentators, regularly featuring across TV, radio, print, and online.

Greg Murphy is a renowned New Zealand racing driver celebrated for his career in motorsport. Born on August 23, 1972, in Hastings, New Zealand, Murphy gained prominence in the Australian motorsport scene, particularly in V8 Supercars. His illustrious career includes numerous victories, notably four wins at the prestigious Bathurst 1000 race in 1996, 1999, 2003, and 2004.

In addition to his contributions to motorsport, Greg Murphy has been an advocate for road safety, using his platform to raise awareness about the importance of safe driving practices and what ‘safe driving’ actually means. Leveraging his influence and experience as a racing driver, Murphy has participated in various road safety campaigns primarily aimed at young drivers and increasing their practical skills.

Peter worked at CEO and director level in the postgraduate legal education and training sector for The College of Law in New Zealand, Australia and Asia (based in Kuala Lumpur) from 2005 - 2019.  Before that he managed employment relations, advisory services and employer advocacy for New Zealand's largest employer organisation, EMA (Northern). He has also been the CEO of three national business organisations representing New Zealand's civil contracting, magazine publishing and grocery manufacturing sectors. Peter was CEO of the New Zealand Contractors’ Federation from 1988-1996 and was made a Life Member of the federation in 1996.

Peter’s career began with Auckland law firm Russell McVeagh and included working for the New Zealand Contractors’ Federation as an Executive Officer and Industrial Officer (1979-1982) and as an investigator in the New Zealand Ombudsman’s Office.

Peter has authored numerous industry publications and has been a writer and columnist for a number of magazine and newspaper publications in New Zealand, Australia and Singapore.

Peter has degrees in Laws and Arts (major in History) from the University of Auckland and a post graduate Certificate in International Legal Practice from the University of Law, London. He has been admitted as a New Zealand Barrister & Solicitor but no longer holds a practising certificate.