22-23 July 2026 | Te Papa, Wellington

Global perspectives – synchronisation with global movements, trends, and best practices

Learning from professionals from within New Zealand and around the world, so we can gather key insights and learnings to ensure we have the best information which we as a nation can use as we navigate an uncertain future.

As we consider the unanticipated events the last decade has delivered globally and locally; risk management, resilience and connectedness are now fundamental components of strategy and operational effectiveness across business, government, infrastructure and communities.

The New Zealand Risk & Resilience Summit will feature key learnings and insights from around the world which are relevant and can be applied in New Zealand. This includes; strategic planning, risk and resilience modelling through to organisational culture, operations and a broader view of supplier, customer, sector, community networks and relationship strategies.

What does resilience look like for the business, the risk leaders, c-suite, community leaders and our vulnerable. How can we create a better future where we ensure we have the best information and learnings from a much wider perspective?

Attend to connect, participate and think forward together, and attend to understand and learn what the world is doing and how we can use this experience and value.

Who should attend?

Corporate leaders from the private and public sectors, including Chief Risk Officers, CFOs, and CEOs.

Advisory experts such as Risk Management Consultants, Risk Modelers and Strategy Heads.

Industry leaders from energy, finance, retail, construction, and more, occupying roles like Resilience Manager and Operational Risk Manager.

Governance and strategy executives like Directors, Governance Leads and Project Heads.

Legal and Compliance including General Counsels, Compliance Managers, and Risk Analysts.

Agenda Themes of 2025's event

Organisational Risk

Understand the gateway test for businesses to utilise when deciding whether a person is an employee or a contractor.

Psychosocial Risk

Psychosocial risks encompass mental health challenges in the workplace, emphasising the importance of supportive environments and proactive well-being initiatives.

Technology Risk

Innovations bring opportunities but also tech risks like cybersecurity threats, privacy concerns, and potential job displacement; vigilance is crucial.

Climate and ESG Risk

Balancing profit with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors is vital. Climate risk highlights the need for sustainable practices and resilience.

Organisations attending in 2026

Accident Compensation Corporation
Auckland Council
Auckland University of Technology
Australasian Project Planning
Australian Institute of Insider Threats
Ballance Agri-Nutrients Limited
Booster Financial Services Limited
Broadleaf Capital International Ltd
Bryan Whitefield Consulting
Chubb Insurance New Zealand Limited
Earth Sciences New Zealand
Electricity Authority
Environmental Protection Authority
F24 AG
Fisher Funds Management Limited
Fletcher Building Ltd
Fonterra Co-Operative Group Ltd
Fox Risk Limited
Fulton Hogan Limited
Gallagher Group Ltd

Habit Health
Hastings District Council
Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora
Health NZ Te Whatu Ora – Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley
Health NZ Te Whatu Ora – Waikato
Hop Skip Go Ltd
Kainga Ora – Homes & Communities
Kordia Group Limited
Lotto New Zealand
Louise Swann
Lyttelton Port Company Ltd
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade
Ministry of Justice
Napier City Council
Natural Hazards Commission – Toka Tū Ake
NAVEX Global UK Limited
New Zealand Customs Service
New Zealand Police
New Zealand Post Ltd

Northpower Ltd
NZ Super Fund
NZX Limited
Outfox Limited
Oxy
Protecht Group
PwC New Zealand
Rabobank New Zealand Limited
ResOrgs
Risk NZ Ltd
Riskonnect Active Risk PTY Limited
Riskware
Royal NZ Plunket Trust
Salus Aviation (AW) Ltd
Second Sight Investigations
Southern Cross Healthcare National Support Office
Southern Cross Hospital
Speculo Limited
Sufficient Certainty
Summerset Group Holdings Limited

Tauranga City Council
Te Ātiawa ki Te Waka-a-Māui Trust
Te Tohu O Ora O Ngati Awa
The Audit Office
The Co-operative Bank Limited
The Risk Collective
Think Consulting Ltd
Toitu Envirocare
Tonkin + Taylor Limited
Top Energy Limited
Tower Limited
Toyota New Zealand Limited
Trustees Executors Limited
Tuatahi First Fibre Limited
University of Canterbury
Victoria University of Wellington
Watercare Services Limited
Wellington City Council
Zeopard Law

Venue

The location and how you can get there

Address

Te Papa
55 Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011

Agenda

8:30	Registration and Coffee
8:45	Mihi Whakatau
8:55	Welcome from RiskNZ Chair David Fox, Chair of RiskNZ Board, RiskNZ
9:05	Introduction from RiskNZ CEO David Turner, Chief Executive, RiskNZ
9:10	Opening remarks from Summit MC Agnes de Calbiac, Head of Enterprise Risk and Assurance, Southern Cross Healthcare & Board Member, RiskNZ
9:20	International keynote address: Making even better decisions - the role risk management plays in decision-making Governance, decision-making and risk management – how they fit together Exploring the two, quite divergent streams of thinking: How these came about and which creates most value Examining the major fallacies about risks and their management Should we rather talk about uncertainty – or even, obtaining sufficient certainty? Responding to disruptions – making better decisions under pressure Identifying the skills risk management professionals need, so they are valued more Exploring how societies like RiskNZ can help improve the skills and standing of RM professionals Grant Purdy, Director and Author, Sufficient Certainty
10:00	The strategic reset of risk and resilience The gap between thriving and surviving organisations is now defined by how strategically they handle risk and resilience. Significant risks and disruptions characterised by systemic volatility and complexity are now part of doing business. This has placed increasing demands on risk and resilience managers to do more than just manage risk registers and business continuity plans. In this session we examine: Risk management and resilience as a strategic capability aligned with business objectives and performance What an integrated, strategic reset of risk and resilience looks like The role of leadership, governance and organisational culture How AI is being used by leading organisations to improve the capability of risk and resilience approaches Discover how leading organisations are redefining risk and resilience to stay ahead in an increasingly unpredictable world Brad Smith, Principal Consultant APAC, Riskonnect
10:30	Morning break
11:00	Driving professionalisation of the risk function Why the risk function must evolve from compliance checker to strategic enabler in an increasingly complex environment How fragmented standards and inconsistent capability development are undermining the credibility of the profession The real-world impacts: Inconsistent practice, talent gaps, and risk teams struggling to attract and grow capability The big challenges ahead—emerging risks, competency expectations, and the need for strategic influence The opportunity: building a professionalised, future-fit risk discipline with clear pathways, stronger communities, and recognised standards Hennie Van Der Watt, Director Risk Services, PwC New Zealand
11:30	Panel discussion: Enabling the professionalisation of risk Global trends reshaping the risk profession and the shift from compliance to strategic risk management How New Zealand compares internationally and how local regulatory and cultural factors influence professionalisation Key enablers of capability building, including professional bodies, internal programmes, and academic partnerships Practical actions organisations are taking - competency frameworks, international certifications, and internal risk academies Panellists share real examples and results, offering actionable insights for advancing the risk function Facilitator: Hennie van der Watt, Director Risk Services, PWC New Zealand Panellists: Agnes de Calbiac, Head of Enterprise Risk and Assurance, Southern Cross Healthcare & Board Member, RiskNZ Charlotte Brown, Director, ResOrgs Jennie Vickers, Fellow and Ambassador of World Commerce and Contracting Association Dr Tago Mharapara, Senior Research Lecturer in the Department of Management, Technology and Organisation, Auckland University of Technology (AUT) Lauren Nicolson, Student Bachelor of Business, Auckland University of Technology (AUT)
12:30	Lunch
1:30	Analysing Executive and Board risk and governance requirements This session will focus on the governance responsibilities of executives and boards as risk complexity accelerates. It will explore how governance structures, board reporting needs to evolve. Risk leaders will share their thoughts on key themes, followed by group discussion. Describing governance-related risk perspectives What are Boards asking for to help understand?- Enterprise and related residual risks, future strategic risk challenges Challenges and opportunities when attempting to strengthen board oversight Integrating strategic risks (longer term challenges) into decision making Nigel Toms, GM Risk and Assurance, Watercare Services Limited Rodney Young, GM Risk and Assurance, Gallagher Boaz Fisher, CEO and Founder, Australian Institute of Insider Threats David Tattam, GRC Thought Leader & Co-Founder, Protecht
2:15	Panel discussion: Evolving board and executive risk governance How Boards like risk information presented NZ governance maturity compared to Australia and UK Board requirements for oversight of emerging and strategic risks Horizon scanning – is it being completed and what is the mechanism and approach? Lessons from governance failures to help them understand and act on risk information Facilitator: Nigel Toms, GM Risk and Assurance, Watercare Services Limited Panellists: Rodney Young, GM Risk and Assurance, Gallagher David Tattam, GRC Thought Leader & Co-Founder, Protecht Boaz Fisher, CEO and Founder, Australian Institute of Insider Threats
3:00	Afternoon break
3:30	Managing complexity and uncertainty A project approach to dealing with complexity and uncertainty How risk and uncertainty effect a project plan differently How to effectively represent the effects of risk and uncertainty in a plan The benefits to stakeholders and decision makers Santosh Bhat, Director, Australasian Project Planning
4:00	Q&A session: Complexity and uncertainty – discussing its increase and effect In this discussion, David and Santosh will reflect how the increase in complexity and uncertainty is playing out in our organisations and how organisations are changing and adapting to it, or not. David Fox, Director & Principal Consultant, Fox Risk & Board Member, RiskNZ Santosh Baht, Director, Australasian Project Planning
4:30	MC summary remarks and end of day one followed by networking reception

9:00	Welcome back from Summit MC Agnes de Calbiac, Head of Enterprise Risk and Assurance, Southern Cross Healthcare & Board Member, RiskNZ
9:05	Global perspectives on managing cyber security and AI risk Highlighting gaps in AI Governance The lack of true measurements for AI Risk and Adoption Overcoming AI Language barriers, best practice communication paths Risk expertise requirements, how this impacts current work and future job descriptions Chris Hawksworth, Founder & CEO, Speculo
9:35	Panel discussion: Improving the management and governance of AI risk How to have a productive AI risk conversation with a board that doesn't yet understand the technology How risk professionals can lead the AI governance conversation before regulators do it for them How shadow AI adoption inside organisations is a warning sign and an opportunity at the same time How the risk profession can build confidence and capability around AI without waiting for perfect information Practical steps organisations can take today to govern AI risk without slowing down innovation. Facilitator: Chris Hawksworth, Founder & CEO, Speculo Wendy Bennett, Director, Outfox Limited Raj Hit, General Manager Enterprise Risk, Lotto Martin Petts, Business Development APAC, F24 Bryan Whitefield, Director and Author, Bryan Whitefield Consulting
10:30	Morning break
11:00	Turning sustainability data into local and community resilience Many organisations have sustainability data - but few use it to drive resilience. When used well, this information reveals where businesses are over-exposed to distant dependencies and where strengthening local and regional networks can improve stability and resilience. This session wwill explore: How sustainability data can reveal hidden risks and dependencies in supply chains Where over-reliance on distant suppliers increases vulnerability How organisations can use their existing sustainability insights to strengthen local and regional networks How better use of this information can support both business stability and resilient communities Sarah Bogle, GM of Client, Toitū
11:20	Risk speed dating! In these rapid-fire solutions based round tables. Delegates will have the opportunity to move between a series of short discussions, each focused on solving a specific problem and led by a leading subject matter expert. Facilitators: David Tattam, GRC Thought Leader & Co-Founder, Protecht Grant Purdy, Director and Author, Sufficient Certainty Martin Petts, Business Development APAC, F24 David Woodnorth, Managing Director, ComplyWith Vivian Valbuena, General Manager -Risk, Fisher Funds David Fox, Director, Fox Risk Toitū Riskonnect Dilligent LexisNexis Themes and further facilitators tbc
12:30	Lunch
1:30	Future perspectives on fraud: Global themes and trends Exploring how fraud is undergoing a worldwide transformation, materially increasing in volume undergoing diversification of methods and increasing financial loss Examining how the post-pandemic industrial-size expansion reflects AI, crypto, digitisation and the sophistication of organised crime networks Understanding how scam centres are comprised of people who have been trafficked and are forced to commit fraud crimes Vivian Valbuena, GM Risk and AML/CFT Officer, Fisher Funds Sarah Singleton, Senior Advisor Financial Crime, Fisher Funds
2:00	Q&A session: Reducing the risk and impact of fraud in New Zealand In 2025, NZ's fraud incidents jumped 30% vs 2024 with an estimated $3bn scam losses in 2025 vs $2.3bn loss in 2024 and more than 70% of New Zealanders encountering scams. Covid created lots of opportunity and technological advances have created multiple new and more sophisticated methods. In this discussion, Vivian and Sarah will reflect on how badly New Zealand been affected by what is essentially a fraud pandemic. And identify the preventive steps we can take both at home and at work to minimise the risk of financial loss. Vivian Valbuena, GM Risk and AML/CFT Officer, Fisher Funds Sarah Singleton, Senior Advisor Financial Crime, Fisher Funds
2:45	Resilience planning and preparedness in an age of permanent uncertainty Describing the risk, the effects of the risk and how it manifests Outlining the challenges and opportunities Exploring the New Zealand context Identifying and discussing approaches Describing actions and results Bettina Reiter, The Risk Collective & Board Member Risk NZ Rodney Young, GM Risk and Assurance, Gallagher Martin Petts, Business Development APAC, F24 Jonathan Deegan, Retired Process Safety and Risk Engineering Manager, US Offshore Occidental Petroleum Corporation Nicola Knobel, Head of Safety, Risk and Assurance, Whānau Āwhina \| Plunket
3:30	Closing keynote address In this final session Grant Purdy returns to reflect on the key insights shared during the Summit and tie them together into a coherent plan of action for you to drive risk excellence. Grant Purdy, Director and Author, Sufficient Certainty
3:45	MC summary remarks and end of day one followed by networking reception

Speakers

David Fox

Director

Fox Risk Management Consultancy

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With over 20 years’ experience, David Fox has worked with top organisations across New Zealand, Europe, and the Middle East. He champions a practical, people-focused approach to risk management, simplifying complex processes and fostering risk-aware cultures. Through his firm, Fox-Risk Consultancy, David equips business leaders-the real risk managers-with the tools and support they need to navigate today’s volatile and uncertain world. He is committed to evolving risk management to meet the demands of rapid change and complexity.

Sarah Singleton

Senior Financial Crime Specialist

Fisher Funds

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Sarah is an experienced Senior Financial Crime Specialist. Has a demonstratable history of working in the finance industry. Skilled in Fraud Detection & Investigation, Assurance, Risk Assessment & Management, Counter-Terrorism & AML and is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (ACAMS). She is a confident professional with a Bachelor’s Degree focused in Criminology & Sociology from Victoria University of Wellington.

Bettina Reiter

Board Member

RiskNZ

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Bettina Reiter is a senior risk and compliance leader with over two decades of experience across central and local government. She specialises in developing and implementing enterprise, programme and project risk management frameworks, business continuity frameworks, and is recognised for her ability to uplift organisational risk and business continuity maturity, and deliver clear, strategic insights to Boards, Executive Leadership Teams and Ministers. Bettina has held senior roles at ACC, Waka Kotahi, Auckland DHB, North Shore City Council, Inland Revenue, Public Trust and Regional Facilities Auckland, where she has led teams, embedded risk and business continuity culture, and enabled major programmes including the NZ Upgrade Programme, National Ticketing Solution and Road to Zero. She also brings specialist expertise in climate-related risk, integrity risk, and culturally responsive risk approaches. She currently serves on the Board of RiskNZ, contributing to governance and sector leadership. Bettina holds an MSc (Hons) in Environmental Science.

Rodney Young

GM Risk and Assurance

Gallagher

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Rodney Young is Group Manager Risk & Assurance at Gallagher Group, leading enterprise risk, resilience and assurance across global operations. With more than 20 years’ experience modernising risk, compliance and internal audit in complex, regulated environments, Rodney is known for pragmatic risk uplift, strengthening governance and risk appetite, and implementing AI-enabled GRC systems to improve accountability and decision-quality. He has served as a director in multiple organisational governance roles and contributes internationally as the Asia–Pacific Representative on the IIA Global Risk Services Knowledge Group, and a volunteer mentor for the Risk Management Institute of Australasia (RMIA). Rodney is also currently an independent member of the Audit and Risk Committees for two iwi entities. A Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) with IRM and ISO 22301 credentials, he is the 2025 RMIA Asia-Pacific Risk Leader of the Year and RiskNZ Risk Professional of the Year (2024, 2025).

Wendy Bennett

Director

Outfox

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Wendy has a wealth of expertise and real-world experience in information security and cyber resilience. Throughout her career, she has played a key role in protecting some of Aotearoa’s most critical organisations.Wendy has held information security and leadership roles with the New Zealand Police and the National Cyber Security Centre. In these positions, she was trusted to brief government ministers on major cyber threats facing the country and led the development of cyber policies, standards, and guidance for the wider public sector.

Brad Smith

Principal Consultant APAC

Riskonnect

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Brad brings over 25 years of experience in Governance, Risk, Compliance, Planning, and Performance across 375+ organisations spanning government, private, and not-for-profit sectors in Australia and internationally.  He has extensive expertise developing and reviewing GRC frameworks, policies, registers and risk appetite statements, as well as designing and implementing GRC software solutions. Brad also delivers training and thought leadership through courses, webinars, and product related consultancy. He holds qualifications in Governance, Risk and Compliance, Lean Six Sigma and Project Management and is a member of the RMIA and OCEG

Sarah Bogle

General Manager, Co-Convenor

Toitū Envirocare & Aotearoa Society of Adaptation Professionals

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With over 30+ years across financial services, infrastructure and the public sector, Sarah has led enterprise programmes that lift performance, reduce cost and build resilience to climate and market risks. She works closely with boards, executives and ministers to clarify outcomes, set governance that sticks, and align delivery with benefits. She helps organisations transform – so strategy, operating model, technology and culture pull in the same direction and value shows up in the numbers.

Agnès de Calbiac

Head of Enterprise Risk and Assurance

Southern Cross Healthcare

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Agnès de Calbiac is Head of Enterprise Risk and Assurance at Southern Cross Healthcare, leading risk strategy and implementation. Based in Auckland, she brings global experience across healthcare, banking, retail, and consulting. Known for her energetic and empathetic leadership, Agnès fosters high-performing, collaborative teams. Her expertise includes enterprise risk, crisis management, internal audit, and strategic planning. She holds a dual Bachelor’s in International Business Administration and professional certifications including CBCI and Six Sigma Green Belt.

Vivian Valbuena

General Manager, Risk

Fisher Funds

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Vivian Valbuena is General Manager of Risk at Fisher Funds as well as its AML Compliance Officer. With 20 years’ experience globally in enterprise risk management, regulatory compliance and business, she has served in senior risk executive positions in the Americas, Hong Kong, EU, Australia and New Zealand, with Goldman Sachs, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Group AMP and Bank of New Zealand. Vivian is also Deputy Chair of the RiskNZ Board, and is a member of Global Women, Institute of Directors and Women on Boards, Governance NZ. She is a frequent speaker at conferences on risk strategy and regulatory matters.

Lauren Nicolson

Student Bachelor of Business

Auckland University of Technology

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Nicola Knobel

Head of Safety, Risk and Assurance

Whānau Āwhina Plunket

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Nicola is an experienced Health, Safety, and Strategic Risk Leader with over 18 years of working across high-risk industries like oil and gas, education, and innovation. Having recently completed a Master of Laws, she’s focused on making Health and Safety law more practical and people-cantered, ensuring compliance isn’t just about ticking boxes but actually improving workplaces.She has a strong track record in identifying and managing risks before they become problems, using a mix of strategic thinking, influence, and innovation to embed safety into everyday work.

Bryan Whitefield

Director and Author

Bryan Whitefield Consulting

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Bryan Whitefield is a strategy and risk expert, who helps leaders navigate complexity, uncertainty, and high-stakes decision making. For more than 25 years. he has been helping boards and executive teams bring clarity to where it matters most – strategy and risk. The mission is simple: Challenge leaders to think differently to help them and their organisations succeed – without regret. Whether through strategic planning sessions, strategic risk workshops or high-stakes reviews, he creates space for meaningful conversations that shape the future. Bryan’s experience as a risk practitioner includes the design and implementation of risk management programs for hundreds of organisations across the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. Bryan is the author of several books, including his latest book, Team Think: How Teams Make Great Decisions (Amazon Best Seller 2024), which empowers leaders with a profound understanding of team decision making and practical methodologies to boost productivity. He is also author of Risky Business: How Successful Organisations Embrace Uncertainty (Amazon Best Seller 2021), Persuasive Advising: How to Turn Red Tape into Blue Ribbon, and Bryan’s Blog Book: Years of Insights on Making Risk Stick (Amazon Best Seller 2023).

Grant Purdy

Director and author

Sufficient Certainty

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While Grant has had many titles over the last 40+ years, they all seems to come down to assisting decision makers to have effective and efficient conversations about whether the decisions they are making, and have made previously, are providing sufficient certainty that intended outcomes will be achieved. Through most of Grant’s career this has been labelled risk management. However, despite his best efforts, this is still widely perceived as being concerned avoiding failures rather than achieving successful outcomes. Grant chaired the Standards Australia and Standards NZ committee on risk management for 10 years and helped write four national and one international standard on risk management. He has worked in over 25 countries and in numerous types of industry and organisation and has over 100 articles and papers published. He’s spoken, probably too often, and written quite a few books and handbooks, always with others. Nowadays, he mentors, trains, supports and generally helps organisations and the people who lead them make more-soundly based decisions – so their organisation can realise its purpose. Grant has started five companies, held executive positions in four multi-national companies, sat on several boards and committees and now works only in the not-for-profit sector, on a pro bono basis. He sits on the boards of three charities and advises several others.

Charlotte Brown

Director

ResOrgs

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Charlotte Brown is a Director at ResOrgs. As a social scientist with a civil engineering background, Charlotte often works at the interface between physical and social sciences. Charlotte’s areas of specialty include risk management, systems thinking, decision-making and organisational resilience.

Santosh Bhat

Director

Australasian Project Planning

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With over 25 years’ experience in Project Planning and Schedule Risk Analysis across the Australasian region, Santosh Leads Australasian Project Planning – offering independent services to projects and organisations, including project support, training or advisory roles. Santosh is also Co-Founder and CEO of Linear Project Software Pty Ltd, developers of Turbo-Chart, a time location visualisation tool for linear projects.

David Tattam

GRC Thought Leader & Co-Founder

The Protecht Group

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David is the GRC Thought Leader & Co-Founder, in 1999, of the Protecht Group an Australian firm focused on delivering its ProtechtERM GRC system, Risk training through Protecht Academy and Risk expertise through Protecht Advisory.David’s passion is spreading the gospel of risk management and ensuring Protecht stays at the leading edge of Risk Management thinking and systems.David has previously held roles of Chief Risk Officer and Chief Operating Officer with two international banks and Auditor with PwC and Grant Thornton.He is also the Author of “A short guide to operational risk”

Nigel Toms

GM Risk and Assurance

Watercare Services

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Nigel is the general manager of risk and assurance at Watercare which provides water and wastewater services to 1.7 million people in Auckland. It has 1300 staff, annual revenue of $970 million and a capital programme exceeding $1 billion per year.

Nigel strategically manages the company’s risks, focusing on service quality, business continuity, and incident preparedness including acting as the senior incident controller for responses to major incidents.

Nigel is a former chair of RiskNZ and was named RiskNZ risk professional of the year in 2021 for his industry-leading work on using risk to build strategic advantage and future state preparedness in large organisations. He is also the technical author of PAS 60518, published by the International Standards Organisation (ISO).

Nigel is a qualified accountant with extensive financial and governance experience including chief financial officer roles in New Zealand and United Kingdom. Nigel’s governance roles include Co-Chair for Toi Ora Live Art Trust.

Jennie Vickers

Fellow and Ambassador of World Commerce and Contracting Association

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I am still honoured that I was until November 2022, the IFSEC Global “Global Influencer of the Year 2021-2022″. My current hot skills are Audit and Assurance, Risk, Security, health and safety, privacy, legal, Relationship Management and Contract Management. The common denominator is delivering these skills into a “values led people first” philosophy underpinned with courage and a willingness to speak out and then work to find solutions to problems and issues. As always, the opinions I express in LinkedIn posts are mine and mine alone and I will continue to strive to be a trusted source of information in the risk, audit, security and many other spaces. I have had 25+ years in business building strong, trusting and enduring relationships and, as a lawyer thinking in a truly innovative and creative way, delivering great results by taking a different approach. I connect people with people, ideas with delivery and problems with solutions. Along with qualifications to practice law in NZ, Australia and UK, I recently updated my CCMP to add to my CCMA and SRME. I achieved Media Design School’s PostGrad in Digital Transformation in 2024. I was made a WorldCC Fellow in 2020. Now back to chipping away slowly (very slowly) at my Diploma in Art Appreciation from The Art Institute. I relish being involved in health and safety strategy and always excited to be doing Audit and Assurance, in a different way from the traditional, and delivering better value as a result. Applying new thinking to an age old problem is very satisfying. While I am now described as a LinkedIn Star, I am still a bit proud to have had one of the top 1% most viewed LinkedIn profiles in the World (as measured when they hit 200m members, a few years ago).

Raj Hit

General Manager Enterprise Risk

Lotto

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Raj is the General Manager of Enterprise Risk at Lotto NZ, leading risk, compliance, and assurance. With over 25 years of experience across Singapore, London, Washington D.C., and Auckland, he brings deep expertise in banking and lotteries. A collaborative leader and trusted adviser, Raj balances risk with reward to support Lotto NZ’s strategic goals. He was awarded the Risk NZ Award of Excellence in 2021 and has served as a judge for the 2024 and 2025 Risk NZ Awards.

Hennie van der Watt

Director in Risk Services

PwC New Zealand

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Hennie van der Watt is a Director in Risk Services at PwC New Zealand, with over 25 years of experience across a range of sectors in New Zealand, the UK, Europe and South Africa. His career is split between time in consulting at PwC in London and New Zealand, as well as senior in-house roles including CRO at Alex Forbes Financial Services in South Africa and Head of Operational Risk at Westpac New Zealand. Hennie works with organisations to strengthen risk, compliance and resilience functions with a focus on operating models, governance, analytics and practical risk capability. He is a strong advocate for moving risk beyond compliance, embedding it into strategy and decision-making and embracing data-analytics as a key enabler. He is particularly passionate about how advances in technology, the pace of change in the world around us and the need for faster, more sophisticated decision-making are shaping future-fit risk functions.

Boaz Fischer

CEO

Australian Institute of Insider Threats

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Boaz Fischer is the CEO and founder of the Australian Institute of Insider Threats (AIIT), a trusted national authority focused on strengthening organisational resilience against insider risk. He leads practitioner-driven initiatives, including Global Insider Threat Awareness Month (GITAM), the annual Insider Threat Predictions Report, and the Australian Insider Threat Symposium. A prolific thought leader with seven published books and hundreds of articles and videos, Boaz is recognised for bridging cybersecurity, trust, and human behaviour to help organisations move beyond compliance toward proactive prevention. He is a sought-after international speaker who has delivered keynotes globally.

Dr Tago Mharapara

Senior Research Lecturer

Auckland University of Technology

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Dr Tago Mharapara is a Senior Research Lecturer in the Department of Management, Technology and Organisation at Auckland University of Technology (AUT). Tago is the Course Coordinator and Lecturer for Workplace Health & Safety (EMPL 702) at AUT. Topics covered in his course include risk management, accident investigation, and worker participation. Tago is a recipient of the AUT Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence for his innovations on radical candour in teaching. Tago’s research focuses on work design and wellbeing in essential yet undervalued professions, including midwifery, general practice, and paramedicine. Tago is the lead investigator on three multidisciplinary research projects that have secured more than NZD 1.3 million in external funding. Tago’s work appears in highly ranked journals, including Journal of Professions and Organization, Health Care Management Review, Journal of Management Inquiry, and Organization Studies. In 2022, Tago was awarded a coveted Fulbright New Zealand Scholar Award to conduct research in applied health policy at Brown University. Outside work, Tago enjoys spending time with his family, trail running, and exploring craft IPAs.

Chris Hawksworth

Founder, Co-Founder

Speculo & CyberTeam

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Chris Hawksworth is the founder of Speculo, a cybersecurity risk management platform built for New Zealand’s public sector and enterprise organisations, and CyberTeam Ltd, a specialist cybersecurity consulting practice. He advises government agencies and regulated businesses on frameworks including MCSS, PSR, NZISM, ISO 27001, and NIST, with a focus on making cyber risk accessible and actionable for non-technical decision-makers. Chris is also a co-founder of CyberTechNZ, a community initiative under Tech New Zealand supporting the local cybersecurity ecosystem.

Jonathan Deegan

Technical Risk Manager

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

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Jonathan Deegan has worked in Risk Management since 1988 when he was involved supporting Lord Cullen enquiry into the Piper Alpha disaster. Following the enquiry he supported several offshore Oil and Gas companies both with the four ‘Forthwith’ studies as well as other analyses. In 1995 Jonathan moved to the US Gulf of America working for DNV supporting various operators in their deepwater developments. Jonathan has extensive experience of subsea installation and operations, drilling and completion activities, design fabrication and installation of deepwater facilities. For the past 7 years prior to retirement Jonathan was the Process Safety and Risk Manager for Occidental Petroleum 10 deepwater assets. Jonathan retired from Oxy in June 2026.

Martin Petts

Head of Operations

F24 Oceania

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Martin Petts has over 20 years’ experience in crisis management, emergency notification, IT business continuity, and data protection. He joined F24 more than seven years ago, where he has guided the digital transformation of emergency and crisis management functions for over 30 organizations. Now leading F24’s efforts in the Asia Pacific and Australasia regions, Martin is dedicated to bringing his expertise to these underserved markets and collaborating with organizations seeking to use technology to advance their crisis & emergency management / resilience capabilities.

David Turner

Chief Executive Officer

RiskNZ

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David Turner is a senior business executive and trusted advisor with over 30 years’ experience in the risk management and leadership industries. David joined the Australian Army and became part of a specialised team where he deployed to East Timor in 1999. After the military contracted to varied private and government organisations in leadership, risk and project roles; he opened his own company that advised on risk management and provided personnel for major projects including; BHPB, Rio Tinto, Multiplex, Police, Australian Elections, and also CHOGM 2011 working with State and Federal Police. David was born in NZ and returned in 2016 to help manage a major rail transition. He now lives between New Zealand and Australia and assists corporates, government, big four, and also mentors senior leadership teams and SMES. He brings a unique blend of expertise across diverse areas with a focus on risk management of human behavior – one of the more complex, dynamic and often overlooked areas of the risk and leadership industries.

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$2099

$ 1899 + gst

Must be a current member of RiskNZ.
For valid ticket, payment by 17 June, 2026.

Masterclass tickets

$ 499 + gst

For valid ticket, payment by XX Month, 202X.

$ 499 + gst

For valid ticket, payment by XX Month 202X.

$ 499 + gst

For valid ticket, payment by XX Month 2026.

Non Member tickets

$2499

$ 1850 + gst

For valid ticket, payment by 15 March, 2026.

$2499

$ 1999 + gst

For valid ticket, payment by 27 May, 2026.

$ 2499 + gst

For valid ticket, payment by 22 July 2026.

$2499

$ 2299 + gst

For valid ticket, payment by 17 June 2026.

Masterclass tickets

$ 599 + gst

For valid ticket, payment by XX Month 202X.

$ 599 + gst

For valid ticket, payment by XX Month 202X.

$ 599 + gst

For valid ticket, payment by XX Month 202X.

Group tickets

$ xxxx per person + gst

Must be from same organisation and book at same time. For valid tickets, payment by XX month 202X.

REGISTRATION CONDITIONS

RiskNZ Member Rates*: Must be a current member of Risk New Zealand

Standard Registration Conditions & Ticket Terms

All prices are in New Zealand dollars ($NZD)
A surcharge of 2.5% + GST applies to credit card payments on top of the total amount.
To remain valid, Super Saver and Early Bird tickets must be paid by date quoted.
Group ticket options are valid for registrations from the same organisation, booked at the same time.
By selecting any special pricing offer for classes of organisation, sector, or individuals or using any promotion code, you are asserting to the organiser your right to claim any such pricing offer, and acknowledge the organiser’s right to audit such claim and, if in the opinion of the organiser using its sole discretion the conditions for special pricing are not met, reject any registration.

For full terms & conditions, please visit: https://www.brightstar.co.nz/terms-and-conditions

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