DigiGov Leaders Summit
Dr. Ott Velsberg
Former Government Chief Data Officer, Client Engagement and Delivery Lead on Data
Ministry of Justice and Digital Affairs (Estonia); Tony Blair Institute
2026 SPEAKERS
2026 speakers
25 May 2027 | Hnry Stadium | Wellington | Te Whanganui-a-Tara
The leaders who took the stage across both co-located summits.
The 2027 programme will be announced soon. Request an Invitation to hear first.
DigiGov Leaders Summit
Rebecca Elvy
Deputy Chief Executive, Outreach and Innovation
Whaikaha – Ministry of Disabled People
DigiGov Leaders Summit
Daryl Pettitt
Head of Digital Business Enablement
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE)
DigiGov Leaders Summit
Charlie Farah
Field Chief Technology Officer– Analytics/AI
Qlik
DigiGov Leaders Summit
Jonas Petersen
Chief Digital Officer; Digital Strategic Manager
Department of the Premier and Cabinet of WA; Digital Hub Denmark (Australia/Denmark)
DigiGov Leaders Summit
Greta Gordon
Chief Data Officer
Reserve Bank of New Zealand
DigiGov Leaders Summit
Michelle Burke
Principal Advisor AI
NZ Defence Force
DigiGov Leaders Summit
Mark Baddley
Former Director Future and Emerging Technologies
New Zealand Defence Force
DigiGov Leaders Summit
Colin Lynch
Government Statistician, Chief Executive Officer
Stats NZ
DigiGov Leaders Summit
Jarred Griffiths
Director of Strategy and Engagement,
Hutt City Council
DigiGov Leaders Summit
Ankit Gupta
Chief Executive Officer; APAC
Provoke Solutions
DigiGov Leaders Summit
Michael Branch
Managing Director Defence & National Security Solutions
Citadel Edge
DigiGov Leaders Summit
Ruth Russell
Chief Information Officer
Te Tumu Paeroa, Office of the Māori Trustee
DigiGov Leaders Summit
James Little
Acting Director, Digital Identity Services Trust Framework Group
Department of Internal Affairs
DigiGov Leaders Summit
Sean Wallace
Vice President Sales & Community
Flowingly
Converged
The Hon. Paul Goldsmith
Minister for Public Service & Digitising Government, Minister of Justice, Minister for Arts, Culture & Heritage, Minister for Media & Communications, Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations & Minister for Pacific Peoples
Converged
Chris Cormack
He Māwhitiwhiti Matihiko ki te Kākahu o Hine-Raraunga
Te Kāhui Raraunga
Converged
Adwin Singh
Cybersecurity Domain Lead – CISO Office
Inland Revenue NZ
Converged
Liz MacPherson
Deputy Privacy Commissioner
Office of the Privacy Commissioner
Converged
Paula Knaap
Deputy Chief Executive, Organisational Enablement
Ministry for Regulation
Converged
Denis McGrath
Cyber Security Specialist (Awareness and Education Lead)
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Converged
Milica Zivanovic
Chief Information Officer
Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission
Converged
Andrea Conlan
Chief Operating Officer
NZ Police
Converged
John Baddiley
Chief Information Officer
Reserve Bank of New Zealand
Converged
Anne Columbus
Chief People Officer, General Manager Corporate Services
Christchurch City Council
CyberGov Leaders Summit
Luca Tagliaretti
Executive Director
European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (European Union)
CyberGov Leaders Summit
Andy Higgs
Executive Director
Digital Identity New Zealand
CyberGov Leaders Summit
Kelly Blackwell
National Security Capability Manager
Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora
CyberGov Leaders Summit
Marika Hughes
Director of Strategic Crisis Management
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet New Zealand
CyberGov Leaders Summit
Jonathan Wilkins
Chief Information Security Officer
Ministry for Primary Industries
CyberGov Leaders Summit
Derek Robson
Former Chief Information Security Officer
New Zealand Parliament
CyberGov Leaders Summit
Andrew Hood
Senior Product Manager, Cyber Safety and Security
Network 4 Learning
CyberGov Leaders Summit
Emma Bickerstaffe
Director, Cyber Defence
National Cyber Security Centre
CyberGov Leaders Summit
Vicki Scott
Deputy Chief Executive, People Services and Delivery
Parliamentary Counsel Office
CyberGov Leaders Summit
Taryn Murphy
Cyber Security Manager
WorkSafe NZ
CyberGov Leaders Summit
Sarah Penman
Director Enterprise Information Security (CISO)
National Cyber Security Centre
CyberGov Leaders Summit
Jared Devereux
Product Manager Platforms, Information Command
New Zealand Defence Force
CyberGov Leaders Summit
Julie Watson
Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer
WorkSafe NZ
CyberGov Leaders Summit
Yolanda Wilke
Domain Lead, CISO Office
Inland Revenue Department
CyberGov Leaders Summit
Matthew Shaw
Head of Emergency Management and Business Continuity
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
CyberGov Leaders Summit
Glen Bearman
Regional Account Manager
TrendAI