Greg graduated from Victoria University in 1992 with a BA in Theatre and Film. During 1993 Greg trained as a Primary School Teacher and in 1994 graduated with a Diploma in Secondary teaching from Christchurch College of Education. Greg has taught in secondary schools in New Zealand and England. He has taught comedy and improvisation throughout the country for 17 years at secondary and tertiary levels. He has held the Secondary Schools, University, National and Commonwealth Theatresports titles. He has represented New Zealand at Theatresports twice - firstly as part of a Commonwealth competition in 1992 and then at the World Championships in 2006. Greg has appeared in movies, television and radio drama and comedy. His years of experience and understanding interaction with an audience makes him ideally suited for his continuing work on numerous television studio shows. Greg looks forward to MC'ing the conference for the eighth year.

Jim Boult is a well-known senior member of the New Zealand business community, in both Management and Governance. His current roles include: - • Mayor Queenstown Lakes District Council • Member of the Downer NZ Advisory Board • Chairman of Real Journeys and Cardrona Alpine Resort • Chairman McConnell Property, • Director and Shareholder Partners Finance and Leasing Ltd • Director and Owner of Telelift Sales and Hire Ltd • Member of the New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority, • National Chairman of the Child Cancer Foundation Previously, Jim has been: - • CEO and director of Christchurch International Airport Ltd • Director Hawkins Group • Member of NZ Customs Audit and Risk Committee • CEO of the Shotover Jet Group • Executive Chairman of Baycorp Holdings Ltd • Deputy Chairman of Tourism New Zealand • CEO of Queenstown Resorts Ltd In December 2013, Jim completed five successful years as Chief Executive of Christchurch International Airport and was a government appointee to the CIAL board for six years before that. During his time at CIAL, he managed the airport through the period of and the recovery after the Christchurch earthquakes. He also oversaw the development of a new terminal, which was completed on time and on budget. He has had extensive business interests in many fields, including construction, aviation, tourism, financial services, property, automotive, plant leasing, publishing and hospitality. Jim has resided at Lake Hayes in New Zealand’s South Island for the past 35 years, where he and his wife Karen have brought up two children – James and Victoria. In his home town of Queenstown, he has chaired several charities, council-sponsored working parties and community groups. His personal interests include jogging, reading and motorsport where he has competed nationally and internationally winning the national Class B Production Sedan Racing series in 2005. Jim was elected mayor of Queenstown Lakes District Council in October 2016, by a “landslide” majority. Jim was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2014 (for services to Tourism and the community), a Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Management in 2012, and given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Queenstown Chamber of Commerce in 2014.

Julie Woods a.k.a. ‘that blind woman’ has never let the loss of her sight hold her back. She has taught herself how to read Braille, cook, juggle single parenting and has carved a career as a professional speaker, coach and truffle maker! After going blind in 1997, Julie has made thousands of truffles, written a book, walked nine half marathons, gone up in a hot air balloon, refereed not one, not two, but three games of nude touch rugby and spoken to the NZ Prime Minister and the Governor General at Government House. In January 2009 Julie attended the 200th birthday celebrations of Louis Braille in Paris and on the way home popped into Petra in Jordan to visit her first wonder of the world. From that day on she set herself a goal of visiting the seven wonders of the world with her husband Ron. When she’d done that, she then set her sights on travelling to 50 countries by the time she was 50! When you hear her speak you will find out which two small words have taken Julie from that hospital waiting room in 1997 to living life as a daring adventure!