NZ’s most capable leaders. One room, one day - shaping what happens next.
Revved 2026 Summit Engineering Change
The moment is now.
We are all being called to lead through this moment. The decisions we make now will determine the future - of our businesses, our communities, and our country.
The pace of change is accelerating faster than organisations can respond. Yet distance no longer defines what is possible. There has never been more opportunity for New Zealand.
Engineering Change is the belief that New Zealand's leaders - connected, aligned and moving together - can shape what comes next. We are small enough to do it. Agile enough to move fast.
Revved 2026 is the launchpad. One room, one day - convening New Zealand's most capable thinkers and leaders to drive change for our country.
If you are leading through disruption and ready to shape what comes next - you belong in this room.
2026 Speakers
The voices leading the conversations.
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Frances Valintine
Founder & CEO
academyEX -
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Jason Paris
CEO
One New Zealand -
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Maya Pan
Advisor & Director
Ex Meta, Grammarly & eBay -
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Gilbert Enoka
Mental Skills Coach & Manager
All Blacks (New Zealand Rugby) -
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Anna Mowbray
Founder, ZEIL
Co-Founder, Revved -
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Alia Bojilova
Former NZSAS, Elite Performance Psychologist, Operating Partner Movac
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Mike Casey
Founder, Electric Cherry Farmer
CEO, Rewiring Aotearoa -
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David Downs
CEO
New Zealand Story Group -
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Nicola Taylor
Co-Founder
Taxi & Tax Traders -
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Sir Ian Taylor
Founder & Chairman
Animation Research Ltd -
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Naomi Ballantyne
Founder, Partners Life
Chairperson of the Board,
Tower NZ -
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Nikhil Ravishankar
CEO
Air New Zealand
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
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The mental edge to lead through relentless change
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Fresh perspective on what’s possible - for your business and industry
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Connection with the decision-makers shaping what comes next
✓
The conviction to act
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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?
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How do we leverage technology while ensuring communities thrive?
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How do we lead with clarity when uncertainty the only constant?
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Who leads when policy lags?
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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
Early release tickets on sale now.
What happens next will be determined by the leaders in the room.
Secure your seat - be in the room.
EARLY
RELEASE
PRICING
Ends 30 April
$695
Individual Ticket
Ends 30 April
$5,400
Leadership Table
(Seats 8)
FULL PRICE
FROM 1 MAY
$895
Individual Ticket
$6,800
Leadership Table
(Seats 8)
Ticket Inclusions
✓ Entry to Revved 2026 Summit
✓ Barista coffee on arrival, refreshments, lunch and snacks through the summit
✓ Post-summit cocktail function (canapés, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages )
✓ 12 months Revved Assembly membership
(All pricing shown in NZD ex GST)
This is your invitation
Be in the room shaping New Zealand’s future.
In partnership with organisations backing New Zealand’s future
