Bernadette (Bernie) Fatu is team leader in the Travelwise Schools Programme at Auckland Transport. Bernie enjoys working with people and challenging norms of behaviour to look for new solutions to improve the future of school travel in Auckland. She has worked in the field of injury prevention and behaviour change, in road safety and active transport since 2006 and fully supports Auckland Transport’s adoption of “Vision Zero”. Bernie is mother to three primary aged boys – who cycle, scoot or walk to school.

Rachel Elisaia-Hopa, Team leader Te Ara Haepapa Rachel leads “Te Ara Haepapa” (The Treaty Partnership Road Safety Programme ) at Auckland Transport. Rachel is passionate about working with people and aspires to work with and alongside whanau to prioritise what is important to them and facilitate collaboration with key stakeholders to action and effect change together. She is an active advocate and believer in Auckland Transport’s adoption of “Vision Zero”. Rachel and her team engage with whanau at all levels - Kohanga Reo, Kura Kaupapa Māori, Māori Community Groups, Marae, Hapū, Iwi, Manawhenua and Mataawaka to develop, deliver and support programmes that enhance road safety outcomes for Maori. Rahera is affiliated through whanau ties to Samoa, Tainui, Ngati Tuwharetoa and Ngapuhi. She is a mother to six children- four boys and two girls (age range from 29 to 16) and two mokopuna aged 8 and 11.

Rochelle Hardy recently joined NZTA as a principal adviser. In her current role she provides strategic, integrated solutions to tackle the big issues facing NZ's land transport system. She brings extensive experience from the private sector and life in the regenerating city of Christchurch.

Liam Walker is the Sales Manager for Liftango, an Aussie tech start-up focused on transport and shared mobility. Liam has been involved in technology companies for the last 5 years across Australia and the UK and has been a part of the Liftango team for 12 months. Liam gets great enjoyment from how technology can be used to improve the lives and experiences of people in all parts of their life. Liftango is 4 years old this week, they graduated from a transport accelerator program raised two rounds of venture capital and are proud to be based in Newcastle NSW. Form this base they deliver projects in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Sweden, the US and the United Kingdom. Their Carpooling and On-Demand Bus tech enable new modes of shared transport for business parks, corporates, universities, community transport and the general public, whether in cities, towns or rural communities.