SPEAKERS
Hear from the people that have electrified their lives
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At the heart of the Electrify Christchurch Expo, the Speaker Series offers a unique opportunity to hear from industry experts, innovators and community leaders who are helping drive New Zealand's transition to a cleaner energy future. Through a range of informative and engaging sessions, speakers will explore the opportunities, challenges and technologies transforming our communities.
Full Speaker Series on the Main Stage:
10:00 AM – Real Community Savings: Michael Anderson, Sam Kivi and Kate Hodgins on electrifying their homes and what our groups are doing to electrify our communities with sustainable, affordable electrons.
10:30 AM – The Frontier of Electrification: Gary Freedman and Jeff Smit on electrifying their homes, aviation and boating. They are pioneers in aviation and boating.
11:00 AM – The Great Political Debate - The Future of Energy in Canterbury: Its election year, which is why we have representation from all political parties, convened by 350 Aotearoa with Mike Casey as MC. Featuring: Megan Woods (Labour Party), Hamish Campbell (National Party), Shreejan Pandey (Green Party), Bryce Park (New Zealand First), Eden Skipper (Opportunity Party), Peter Wilson (Alliance Party) and Tom Spooner (ACT Party).
12:00 PM – Homes and mobility - Deep Dive: Simon Kingham, Vicky Southworth and Lyn Dawson on electrifying their respective homes and how we get around.
12:30 PM – From Cherry Orchards to Rewiring Aotearoa: Mike Casey has electrified his life including his home, farm now he is rewiring all of Aotearoa New Zealand.
1:00 PM – Power to the People: Simon Rycroft (Orion) and Antione Riboulon (Aotea Energy) on incentivising flexibility and rewards within the electricity system.
1:30 PM – Accelerating the Future: Rod Carr and Roger Sutton on ways we can accelerate electrification and save money across Canterbury. Margarita Parra will ask questions.
2:00 PM – Opinions on the Solar Market in NZ - and how to become your own gentailer: John Wilson from Sunshine Solar will dive into 6 big things you need to know. Why? Because there's a lot of information out there.
2:30 PM – Fisher & Paykel Home Solutions: Your Whole-of-Home Electrification Journey: Check out Tristan Nicholls, Design Leader at Fisher & Paykel Home Solutions. He'll give a 10-minute presentation on how you can electrify all of your home followed by questions and answers.
2:50 PM – Solar and Storage - Day and Night: Chris Dearsley from Harrisons Solar, is sharing his personal experience with solar and will talk through battery storage and the benefits of installing a battery with solar and storage (day and night).
3:10 PM – Everything you need to know about hot water pumps: Hear Ben Fechney, Senior Manager, Residential & Light Commercial from DAIKIN telling you everything you need to know about hot water heat pumps and related tech.
3:30 PM – Spotlight on Solar and Batteries: Tom Stubbs, the owner operator of Think Solar Christchurch gets the last word on solar and batteries. You won't want to miss this session.
3:50 PM – Local Innovators: Hear Dave Boot from EV City and Emma Barry from Inition talk about being pioneers in electric mobility, pushing the limits when others feared to.
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Mike Casey
Mike Casey
Mike Casey is an entrepreneur and cherry orchardist from Central Otago who has electrified his home and all the machines on his farm. He is also the CEO of Rewiring Aotearoa, a New Zealand charity dedicated to electrifying millions of fossil fuel machines across the motu as quickly as possible.
Lyn Dawson
Lyn Dawson
Lyn Dawson, is retired, on a fixed income, and put solar panels on her roof. Instead of worrying about bills, she goes to concerts or trips to see family.
Gary Freedman
Gary Freedman
Gary Freedman has solar panels on his roof and broke the world record for the longest flight over water by a battery electric plane when he flew a Pipistrel Electro across the Cook Strait.
Jeff Smit
Jeff Smit
Jeff is all for electrification and water skiing, so he made an electric boat motor. He's also a strategy leader at DETA where he helps businesses decarbonise.
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