Emma is an Urban Designer specialising in walking and cycling. She also has a strong background in advocacy. She has worked for Generation Zero, and is the co-founder of Women in Urbanism Aotearoa, where she advocates for sustainable and equitable city design.

Sid is a Senior Transport Planner at Mott MacDonald, based in Auckland. He is an advocate for sustainable transport and urban outcomes, and is particularly interested in improving the urban environment for people walking and on bikes.

Interdisciplinary and multi-sector approach to physical activity and health with the links to transportation, built environment and sustainability inspire Sandy's academic activities. Her academic training and professional experiences span Europe, Canada, United States and New Zealand. Sandy is the academic leader of the Active Living Laboratory, the principal investigator on the BEATS Research Programme, the director of the Transport Research Network research theme and a Research Affiliate of the Centre of Sustainability at the University of Otago, New Zealand. She initiated multidisciplinary and multi-sector symposia The Active Living and Environment Symposium (TALES; 2017 and 2019) and led the development of Key Policy Recommendations for Active Transport in New Zealand in 2019.

Lyndal is the National Coordinator for BikeReady, responsible for workforce and resource development. She is a qualified cycle skills instructor with over nine years experience delivering cycle education and training to both children and adults, as well as being a Skills Active assessor.

Debbie has over 12 years cycle education and behaviour change experience in NZ. She leads the implementation of BikeReady at Waka Kotahi and is responsible for the continual development of the national approach to cycle education. This includes building sector capability, module development and quality assurance.

I’ve been involved in various aspects of local authority engineering in the Hawke’s Bay area for approximately 45 years. This involvement has included asset management, consulting and contracting roles. For the last 3 years I have worked in the “iWay” programme, Hastings District Council’s active transport initiative. My involvement includes infrastructural development and construction programmes, promotions, encouragement and education areas towards increasing the uptake of active travel options. I work closely with Sport Hawke’s Bay, who deliver our active travel skills education, particularly in our local schools. They also play a major role in the improvement and development of the programmes, and are behind some exciting innovations. It’s a great area to be involved with.

Kia ora, I'm Fran Rose and work at Sport Hawkes Bay as the Community Walking and Cycling Development Officer. I work closely with Hastings District Council to deliver cycling & scooter initiatives to the many primary and intermediate schools around the sunny Hawkes Bay. I've been an avid bike rider all my life having biked in many cities and towns across the North Island in my youth. More recently I was fortunate enough to spend close to a decade in Central Queensland, Australia enjoying the incredible pathways where at times the snakes and kangaroo's took precedence. I've proudly raised 2 beautiful children who are also enthusiastic riders. I'm passionate about the environment and I take any opportunity I can to get students out into their surroundings whether it be walking, biking or scootering to see, smell and hear for themselves the beauty that is nature.