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Lance has had an extensive and successful international business career involved in leading NZ and Internationally based companies in building and executing successful, scalable and sustainable global growth strategies across Europe, the USA, the Middle East and Asia in the marine, aviation, telecommunications, renewable energy, F&B, and Agritech sectors. Lance’s career has seen him fill roles as the New Zealand Trade Commissioner in the US establishing the NZTE Beachhead program, initiator and lead of a public/private partnership project that saw the closure of Hobsonville Air Force base and the establishment of a Marine Industry precinct and one of New Zealand’s most vibrant new residential suburbs, founded and exited 2 international business, and is a recipient of the AmCham Supreme Exporter of the Year award. Lance has also served on boards for international not for profit organizations as well as Chairman of Export New Zealand’s Auckland Executive.

Sara a graduate of the University of Waikato with broad experience working globally for wineries and wine companies including Constellation New Zealand, Man O’ War Vineyards and Seresin Estate in a variety of sales and marketing positions. For the last nine years based from the UK, with her Kiwi husband Tim, and London born but very Kiwi son Jack, they continue to discover the world and share their love of Aotearoa, New Zealand.

Gary has an extensive 30-year career in the NZ music industry, working at record labels across a broad range of promotions, marketing, business networking & international relationships. In 2005, he established the music export initiative called Outward Sound, supporting NZ music & music businesses into international markets. Since 2016, he developed an international music & technology business conference called Mondo.NYC.

Lance has had an extensive and successful international business career involved in leading NZ and Internationally based companies in building and executing successful, scalable and sustainable global growth strategies across Europe, the USA, the Middle East and Asia in the marine, aviation, telecommunications, renewable energy, F&B, and Agritech sectors. Lance’s career has seen him fill roles as the New Zealand Trade Commissioner in the US establishing the NZTE Beachhead program, initiator and lead of a public/private partnership project that saw the closure of Hobsonville Air Force base and the establishment of a Marine Industry precinct and one of New Zealand’s most vibrant new residential suburbs, founded and exited 2 international business, and is a recipient of the AmCham Supreme Exporter of the Year award. Lance has also served on boards for international not for profit organizations as well as Chairman of Export New Zealand’s Auckland Executive.

Juliet is an executive and governance leader with 20+ years of experience, primarily in the legal and regulatory spheres. She is passionate about great leadership, strategic management, transformation and innovation, diversity, equity and inclusion, and radiating purpose for an engaged workforce and healthy and resilient organisation. Juliet is currently leading the transformation of Te Pūtea Matua, NZ’s central bank and is responsible for Transformation, Innovation and Change, People and Capability, DE&I, Well-being and Culture. She initially trained as a dispute resolution lawyer in New Zealand and Australia, then from 2002-2020 worked internationally, most recently in London as a partner of a large firm with responsibility for Business Transformation and as the Chief Compliance Officer for 26 offices spanning Europe, UK, Middle East, Asia and Brazil.

Sir Stephen co-founded Kea in 2001, and remains a prominent entrepreneur and venture capital investor contributing seed and venture capital into Kiwi start-up companies, particularly those focused on the global marketplace.

Dr. David J. Teece is a renowned organizational economist and an authority on matters of technological change, and innovation. He has over thirty years of experience as an active advisor to businesses and governments around the world. He co-founded Kea in 2001 to recognize that New Zealand’s borders are not defined by its geography.