Aotearoa New Zealand’s Business and Leadership summit.
Revved 2026 Summit Engineering Change
One day for NZ’s most capable leaders.
Revved Summit 2026 6 August. Viaduct Events Centre, Auckland.
Revved. is New Zealand's leadership summit. One day, one room: 800 founders, CEOs and senior leaders working through the decisions that matter most right now.
The conditions are hard and the pace isn't slowing, and the leaders in this room are the ones figuring out how to lead through it anyway.
The 2026 theme is Engineering Change. Not as a sentiment, as a directive.
663 leaders came in 2025. 85% were founders, CEOs or senior executives. 62% were women. Every sector. One room.
If you have a stake in what comes next for Aotearoa New Zealand, you belong here.
Be in the room. Secure your seat · 6 August 2026 · Viaduct Events Centre, Auckland.
2026 Speakers
The voices leading the conversations.
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![A black and white portrait of Revved speaker Frances Valintine Founder & CEO, academyEX]()
Frances Valintine
Founder & Chair
academyEX -
![A Black and white photo of Revved speaker Jason Paris, CEO, One New Zealand]()
Jason Paris
CEO
One New Zealand -
![A black and white photo of Revved co-founder Anna Mowbray, Founder, ZEIL]()
Anna Mowbray
Founder, ZEIL
Co-Founder, Revved -
![Revved 2026 Speaker - Nikhil Ravishankar, CEO Air New Zealand]()
Nikhil Ravishankar
CEO
Air New Zealand -
![A black and white portrait of Revved speaker Alia Bojilova, Former NZSAS, Elite Performance Psychologist, Operating Partner, Movac]()
Alia Bojilova
Former NZSAS, Elite Performance Psychologist, Operating Partner Movac
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![A black and white portrait of Revved speaker Mike Casey, Founder, Electric Cherries, CEO, Rewiring Aotearoa]()
Mike Casey
Founder, Electric Cherry Farmer
CEO, Rewiring Aotearoa -
![A black and white portrait of Revved speaker David Downs, CEO, New Zealand Story Group]()
David Downs
CEO
New Zealand Story Group -
![A black and white portrait of Revved speaker Maya Pan, Advisor & Director, Ex Meta, Grammarly & eBay]()
Maya Pan
Advisor & Director
Ex Meta, Grammarly & eBay -
![A black and white portrait of Revved speaker Nicola Taylor, Co-Founder, Taxi + Tax Traders]()
Nicola Taylor
Co-Founder
Taxi & Tax Traders -
![A black and white portrait of Revved keynote speaker Sir Ian Taylor.]()
Sir Ian Taylor
Founder & Chairman
Animation Research Ltd -
![Naomi Ballantyne]()
Naomi Ballantyne
Founder, Partners Life
Chairperson of the Board,
Tower NZ
What You’ll Leave With
You’ll leave ready to act
The Revved Summit is designed to sharpen your decision making: how you seize opportunity through change, how you lead your industry beyond it, and how we collectively drive New Zealand forward. You won't just leave inspired - you'll leave ready to act.
Clarity on the decisions you can’t defer
✓
The mental edge to lead through relentless change
✓
Fresh perspective on what’s possible - for your business and industry
✓
Connection with the decision-makers shaping what comes next
✓
The conviction to act
✓
663
Leaders Attended Revved 2025
800+
Leaders Expected
at Revved 2026
11+
Industry Sectors Represented
85%
Founder, CEO
or Senior Executive
62%
Female Leader Representation
Microsoft
Fisher & Paykel
YouTube
Airwallex
Ernst & Young
Air New Zealand
KiwiBank
ZEIL
Taxi
Bayleys
Google Microsoft Fisher & Paykel YouTube Airwallex Ernst & Young Air New Zealand KiwiBank ZEIL Taxi Bayleys
What We’re Addressing
The questions every leader is already asking.
The future isn't something that happens to us.
Its something we choose to engineer.
How do we close the decision-speed gap without losing our humanity?
01
How do we leverage technology while ensuring communities thrive?
02
How do we lead with clarity when uncertainty the only constant?
03
Who leads when policy lags?
04
Who is In The Room
The leaders shaping what happens next.
Revved convenes Aotearoa New Zealand’s most capable founders, CEOs and senior leaders.
This is a room defined by context, contribution and impact. A deliberately curated cross-section of leadership across business, capital, policy and community.
Founders
CEOs
Investors
Public Sector Leaders
Board Directors
Industry Leaders
Senior Executives
Future Leaders
Beyond The Summit
One ticket. Twelve months.
Revved Summit 2026 is your entry into the ecosystem.
Your Summit ticket opens twelve months inside Revved Assembly, where New Zealand's most capable founders, CEOs and senior leaders stay connected, keep challenging each other and take decisive action. Four structured streams. Real conversations. Lasting impact.
Secure Your Seat
Tickets on sale now.
What happens next will be determined by the leaders in the room.
Secure your seat - be in the room.
BUY ONE
$895
ex GST
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$845
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2 x Individual Tickets
Total Cost $1,690 ex GST
BUY THREE
$795
Each ex GST
3 x Individual Tickets
Total Cost $2,385 ex GST
BUY A TABLE FOR TEN
$750
Each ex GST
10 x Individual Tickets = 1 Table
Total Cost $7,500 ex GST
Ticket Inclusions
✓ Entry to Revved 2026 Summit
✓ Barista coffee on arrival, refreshments, lunch and snacks through the summit
✓ Post-summit cocktail function
✓ 12 months Revved Assembly membership
This is your invitation
Be in the room shaping New Zealand’s future.
In partnership with organisations backing New Zealand’s future
