| Nick Baker Digital Analyst Cucumber Nick Baker has been
involved in web analytics since before Google Analytics existed. He spent the
early part of the century supporting a weblog analytics product called
NetTracker across Australasia consulting with very large organisations such as
the Australian Tax Office and Westpac as well as many NZ government
departments. In recent years, he has been the digital analyst at Cucumber in
Tauranga, specialising in Google Analytics and writing articles on analytics
and the new Google Tag Manager.
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| Dana Burnett IT Service Manager - Digital Channels Christchurch City Council Dana is the IT Service Manager for Team DigiChan (Digital Channels) at Christchurch City Council. She is lucky to lead a passionate team of developers and designers who are focussed on delivering great digital experiences to the public. | 0 |
| Carol Cottam Information Services & Technology Manager Northland Regional Council | 0 |
| Tony Dale-Low Senior Agile Project Manager SilverStripe Tony has over 10 years' experience delivering IT and business projects in New Zealand and the UK using both Agile and traditional project management methodologies. He is a certified Scrum Master and Product Owner. Tony has a love affair with 'Post-It' notes and is happiest with a pen in hand facilitating workshops and encouraging collaboration (well, he is happier playing Lego and Minecraft with his three young children). | |
| Marion Dowd Information Technology & Services Manager Western Bay of Plenty District Council Marion is the Information Technology & Services Manager at Western Bay of Plenty District Council. Her responsibilities cover the activities of IT, business application and web development, information management and GIS. Marion’s main focus of work at present is moving the business to a digital environment. | |
| Cam Findlay Senior adviser on Free & Open Source Software LINZ Usually, Cam can be found making the community environment for SilverStripe open source software awesome. However, the LINZ Open Government Information and Data Programme have borrowed him on secondment to bring is expertise in community management and open source development to help put together a robust Open Source licensing policy, NZGOAL-SE. He brings a cross discipline background of technical experience and a social science lens to the process. Cam sees communities as social learning systems and is keen to help others tap into the benefits of engaging with these valuable social databases to aid in co-creation, whether it be software or even government policies. @cameronfindlay Please note the profile image is CC-BY NC - marktantrum.com | |
| Keren Flavell CEO TownHall App She has produced award-winning online documentaries and websites for major entertainment brands. Keren believes in the power of the internet and social media to positively transform our world through connecting people to learn, collaborate and build a better world. Her latest initiative is a data-driven poll for community engagement called townhall. Twitter: @KerenFlavell
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| Alex Gelbak Director of Innovation OpenCities / Seamless Alex has been driving
digital innovation and disruption for over ten years.
He's an advocate for simpler, smarter and more beautiful local government through technology, and has traveled across Australia, Europe and U.S. to understand how Cities across the world leverage new technology to solve old problems. Alex is the Director of Innovation at OpenCities / Seamless, and works with close to 100 cities and government departments to discover new ways to improve communication, engagement and online service delivery. Twitter: @alexgelbak | |
| Sarah Heal Director Information Leadership Sarah has consulted across a wide range of EDRMS and ECM implementations and has particular strengths in Information Management Strategy, Information Architecture and Change Management. She has a thorough working knowledge of PRA Compliance, having designed and then delivered Archives NZ PRA compliance public facing training courses. Sarah was one of the three Information Leadership recordkeeping experts who helped design and pragmatically test their SharePoint compliance solution, including the iWorkplace R&D Manager. Before forming Information Leadership with Grant Margison, Sarah was an information manager for ten years. Starting at Archives New Zealand, she moved into local government policy analysis and corporate planning. Sarah then became Information Manager for the Dunedin City Council - responsible for GIS, Document Management, Web, Core Data, LIM management and setting organisation-wide goals and standards. She also led the successful implementation of the DCC's EDRMS system. | |
| Richard Liddicoat Online Communications Officer Tasman District Council In the local government sector
for 8 years, Richard has worked at Tasman District Council since 2011. He's
also worked in broadcasting, newspapers and magazines.
Twitter: @lytteltonian
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| Dr Abi Loughnan Project Manager - Environmental Monitoring and Reporting Project, Land, Air and Water Aotearoa Land, Air and Water Aotearoa (LAWA) Abi Loughnan and Gemma Wilson are responsible for project management and website administration for LAWA. We look after the national project and are based at the Otago Regional Council. | |
| Debbie Lowe Auckland Council The Brand and Channel team sets the vision for branded customer experiences that drive the council’s reputation and a deeper relationship with Aucklanders. Debbie leads the team in developing and maintaining customer-centric and cost-effective communications channels, including the OurAuckland suite of publications and digital communication channels. | |
| Tracey Morris Online Services Manager Northland Regional Council | 0 |
| Kris Nygren Partner PwC Kris Nygren is PwC’s Digital and Customer Leader. He joined the firm as a Partner when PwC acquired Optimal Experience, where Kris held the position of CEO. Kris’ professional background includes many years of experience leading design, innovation, strategy and business growth in digital, global dairy and financial services industries in New Zealand and Europe. | |
| Gabe Ponzanelli Digital Strategy Director Sitecore Gabe is a veteran digital thinker and strategist who has been working at the intersection of traditional and digital marketing for 16 years, both at agency and corporate sides. He is passionate about the opportunities for brands to use technology and creativity to achieve their business goals. Today's multi-platform and decidedly digital world opens up new possibilities to engage with customers, innovate business models, and drive growth and profitability. Gabe enjoys building and leading cross-cultural and interdisciplinary teams, as well as delivering winning results and high quality solutions. | |
| Lee Tong Web and Online Services Specialist Napier City Council Lee Tong is Napier City Council's Web and Online Services Specialist and has been with the council for nearly 12 years now, he has a bachelor of computer systems from Eastern Institute of Technology. He builds and maintains councils numerous websites, databases and corporate intranet. Since Lees time with the Napier City Council he has taken their website from a static site to dynamic user driven site. The Napier City Council site has won ALGIM Web Awards in 2006, 2009, 2011 and 2014.
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| Clint Van Marrewijk CEO Thundermaps Clint is the CEO of ThunderMaps, a technology company that specializes in making it easy to share danger. ThunderMaps has offices in Sweden, London and New Zealand. Customers range from the likes of TB Free New Zealand, Downer EDI Works, the European Union, right down to smaller businesses with only 10-20 staff. | |
| Cairo Walker Consultant on the digital workplace C/- Step Two Designs Cairo has 25 years business experience across a wide range of disciplines and industry verticals. Uniquely, Cairo has experience in both customer-facing and staff-facing projects. This includes leading the digital teams at several major Australian digital agencies and winning several prestigious industry awards. This knowledge of leading-edge digital practices is invaluable for helping to drive change in an enterprise context. Cairo has now jumped the ditch. When in New Zealand she was Online Services Manager for Woolworths and then for Fonterra. | |
| Joe Waller NZ Engagement Manager Bang the Table If you believe that:
community and stakeholder should be involved in decisions that impact our lives
and shape our environment, then we are on the same page. With a background in social research and engagement he has been designing, implementing and evaluating behaviour change programs across a National, Regional and Local context. At Bang the Table Joe works with clients to meet the challenges of how to include a digital thread in your engagement approach. | |
| Gemma Wilson Digital Communications Advisor Otago Regional Council | |
