Central North Island Investment Summit 2027

Greetings, I am CEO of the Skyline Enterprises Group. Skyline has a range of business interests across tourism, outdoor attractions, and adventure activities in New Zealand and a number of offshore locations including, Canada, Korea, Singapore and Malaysia.
I have been based in Queenstown with Skyline for nine years, and prior to that I worked overseas in a variety of senior executive management roles for a global healthcare company. I have managed a number of large complex businesses with diverse product portfolios across Asia and Australia.
I am a current member of the NZ Institute of Company Directors and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Directors. I have held board and subcommittee chair roles with both the NZ and Australian Medicines industry sector
I currently sit on the board of the Tourism Industry Association( TIA) and I am chair of the TIA council.

Marty Verry leads the Red Stag group of companies, which has vertically integrated business units from forestry and wood processing through to mass timber engineered wood products. Red Stag runs the Southern Hemisphere's largest sawmill, as well as New Zealand's only Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) factory and premier mass timber LVL and glulam supplier, Red Stag TimberLab.

With local supply and by making its own energy (heat & power) from biomass, Red Stag TimberLab supplies NZ's lowest EPD Embodied Carbon building materials. When projects are complex, large or price-sensitive, our construction industry turns to TimberLab. Its engineers are experts in early supplier engagement to ensure cost-effective design, a one-stop-shop for CLT/LVL/glulam and smooth local supply.

The company has recently launched 'TimberLab 2.0 - Standardised Sector Solutions' with pre-engineered cost-optimised solutions for industrial buildings, gyms/halls and more.

Andrew is the Chief Executive of RotoruaNZ, the Regional Tourism Organisation and Economic Development Agency for the Rotorua district, and also serves as the Chair of Regional Tourism New Zealand (RTNZ).

Andrew has spent much of his career working across diverse sectors, advising local and central government, and supporting small to large scale businesses. His role at RotoruaNZ puts him at the forefront of destination management and economic development in Rotorua, focusing on unlocking the city’s potential through partnership and innovative thinking.

Andrew enjoys navigating complex issues in order to create impact and effect positive change. His career has been driven by his enthusiasm to strengthen connection between people and place by forging meaningful partnerships with iwi, government, public and private stakeholders and the wider community.

Hayden is a Tourism and Hospitality consultant and professional director for a number of Tourism based businesses in New Zealand and the Pacific and current Chair of Destination Great Lake Taupo.

With more than 30 years’ experience in a wide variety of Tourism and hospitality-based businesses. The majority of which has been in CEO, General Management, and Director roles in hotels, destination management, hospitality venues and major events.

He is a founding Director of Taupo Moana Group Holdings (a Tuwharetoa Māori Trust Board owned business) that started almost 12 years ago and commercial manager for the Trust that own and operate a number of Tourism investments in the Taupo region, that are collectively one of the largest employers in Tourism in the Taupo region and continue to look for significant new opportunities in the region.

Adrian Orr is Taupo born and bred, and lived and worked in New Zealand, the UK, and France. He is married to Sue, an author, and they have 3 adult children.

Adrian is a graduate of the University of Waikato and the University of Leicester (England). He has had a long and varied career, including as a researcher at the City University Business School in London and the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research. He has been an Economist at the OECD based in Paris, The New Zealand Treasury, and Chief Economist at both the National Bank of New Zealand and Westpac Banking Corporation.

Adrian was Chief Executive Officer at the Guardians of the New Zealand Superannuation Fund between 2007-2017. In three separate stints, Adrian served at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand as Chief Manager of the economics team, Deputy Governor, and Governor (2017-25).

Currently Adrian is an executive in NZ Bio Forestry (www.nzbioforestry.co.nz).

Abbie Dean is the External Engagement Lead at the New Zealand Geothermal Association, bringing over 15 years' experience across technical and strategic roles in the energy sector. She holds an MSc (Hons) in Geology from the University of Auckland and a Postgraduate Diploma in Leading Change for Good from The Mind Lab.

Abbie began her career as a Geothermal Geochemist at Contact Energy, where she worked across the Wairakei and Tauhara geothermal fields. She has since led international development programmes across the Caribbean, Asia, East Africa, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East, and previously served as a Programme Officer with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), supporting geothermal development across 169 member countries.

A strong advocate for sustainability, inclusion, and diversity, Abbie has held governance roles with Women in Geothermal, the New Zealand Geothermal Association and Taupō Pathways for Youth.

Ngahihi o te ra Bidois is “The Face of New Zealand”

He is a Maori leader, Professional Speaker / Master of Ceremonies and Professional Director who currently sits on 10 boards. His current governance portfolio includes The Rotorua Trust where he chairs the Investment committee, Tauhara North No2 Trust, Tuaropaki Trust, Te Tumu Kaituna 14 and Mangorewa Kaharoa te Taumata Trusts, as well as the Wellington City Mission.

As a Professional Speaker / Master of Ceremonies he has presented leadership keynotes and emceed many business, education, health conferences across the globe, including a keynote to the New York office of Google.

Ngahihi is a recipient of the National Professional Speakers Association New Zealand Speaker of the Year, Inspirational Speaker of the Year and Master of Ceremonies of the year Awards.