Kathryn Ryan has been a journalist for 30 years . She spent six years in the Parliamentary press gallery for Radio New Zealand, the last three as RNZ's political editor. She hosts RNZ's mid-morning current affairs and feature interview programme, 'Nine to Noon'.

Rob is one of New Zealand’s leading professional directors, with more than 40 years’ experience in capital markets and as director and advisor to local and international businesses and organisations. He is committed to seeing Aotearoa take a leadership role in the field of emissions lowering energy innovation and commercialisation, and is passionate about improving diversity and inclusion, promoting sustainability as a core value, and creating equality in the organisations he is involved with. Trained as an economist and holding degrees of BA (Hons)(1st) and M.Phil. (Economics) Rob joined the union movement in the 1970s and became a member of the Federation of Labour and Labour Party executives. Rob is the Chancellor of Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makau Rau (Auckland University of Technology), Chair of Ara Ake, Chair of NZ Rural Land Co, and Advisor to BBM. He has served as the Chair of various private companies and public organisations including Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand, SkyCity Entertainment Group Ltd, Summerset Group Ltd, Tourism Holdings Ltd, and WEL Networks Ltd. In 2019, Rob was awarded the Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) and is a Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Directors (CFinstD). He was recognised as a Distinguished Alumni of Victoria University (Te Herenga Waka) in 2019.

Academic: • MA Hons. (History and Political Science), University of Canterbury. • Diploma of Industrial Relations, Victoria University. Current Health systems commentator and editor of two blogs (Otaihanga Second Opinion and Political Bytes). Occasional columnist for BusinessDesk , Newsroom and Stuff. Panellist on Radio New Zealand’s The Panel. Member of committee advising Kāpiti Coast District Council on health policy. Previous Employment Executive Director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (1989-2019). An industrial officer of the New Zealand Educational Institute (1985-1989). Executive Officer, New Zealand School Committees Federation (1983- 1985). Research Officer, New Zealand University Students Association (1979-1983). Also Christchurch taxi driver and editor of University of Canterbury student newspaper. Other • External collaborator for International Labour Organisation for a study on Labour Market Flexibility: The Challenge facing Senior Medical Officers in New Zealand, 1991. • Joint article with Professor Martin McKee, ‘How unpopular healthcare legislation can be dealt with’, British Medical Journal, 2015. • Articles published in New Zealand Journal of Industrial Relations, New Zealand Journal of Employment Relations, and New Zealand Medical Journal. • Queens Service Medal, 2001 • Honorary Life Member of New Zealand Society of Hospital & Community Dentistry.

Andrew Connolly is a General and Colorectal Surgeon at Middlemore Hospital, Auckland, where he is currently Acting CMO. He previously chaired the Medical Council and has served on various national committees including recently the Planned Care taskforce and the Ministerial Advisory Committee on the progress of the Health Reforms. He is a strong advocate for clinical leadership.