Our Speakers
Practitioners, leaders and innovators from across New Zealand's transport, utilities and infrastructure sectors, sharing what's working, what's next, and what the sector needs to hear.
Meet the Clearway Speakers
Meet the people shaping the conversation at Clearway 2026. Explore our speaker line-up and read their bios below, then view the full programme to see when and where they’ll be presenting on the day.
Angus Bargh
Founder,
Open Plan
Andrew Clark
Group GM, Asset and Operations New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA)
Stephanie Rowe
Executive Leader Delivery
Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport (MCERT)
Monika Wakeman
Head of Health, Safety and Wellbeing New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA)
Jim Donovan
Chair,
NZ Utilities Advisory Group (NZUAG)
Gareth Parry
Founder,
Better Together
Murray Robertson
Managing Director,
Downer
Darren de Klerk
Deputy Group Manager & Director Infrastructure Delivery, Hastings District Council
Paul Geck
Alliance Manager,
Auckland Systems Management (ASM)
Yasnna Blom
Project Director – Sydney Roads Asset Performance Contract (SRAPC), Ventia
Mathew Telfer
Head of Operations Support,
Watercare
Rachel Robertson
General Manager HSE,
Vector Limited
Matt Schlapfer
Senior Consultant, Organisational Performance
Fisher Improvement Technologies
Elisabeth Lunman
National Traffic Engineer,
Swedish Transport Administration
Francois Barton
Chief Executive,
Business Leaders’ Health and Safety Forum
Darren Wu
Chair, Temporary Traffic Management Industry Steering Group (TTM-ISG)
Amanda Wolfaardt
Corridor Manager,
Wellington City Council
Max Riley
Head of Enterprise Business Resilience,
Chorus
Geoff Cooper
Chief Executive of Te Waihanga, the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission
Clearway MC: Madison Malone
Owner, Host & Executive Producer,
Business with Madison
Gala Dinner & Awards MC: Michèle A'Court
Award-Winning Comedian, Writer, Actor
& MC