Alan Meharry is a Principal Advisor in the Urban Mobility team at Waka Kotahi. Alan is the project lead for the development of the National Walking Plan and works on a wide range of walking and cycling projects.

Thayalan is Director - Transportation at Blue Barn Consulting Ltd. He is an experienced Chartered Engineer skilled in Traffic Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Road Safety Audits, Fatal Crash Reports, Urban and Rural High Risk Corridor Assessments, Transport Design and Transportation Asset Management. Thayalan completed a Master's Degree in Engineering Studies (Transportation) from University of Auckland in 2017 with First Class Honours. He is currently the Consultants Representative for Blue Barn on the Auckland Transport TTEPs panel contract. In his secondment role with Waka Kotahi, he acts as Technical Engineer Support to the Safe System Lead at Waka Kotahi working on various SH projects through scoping, feasibility and detailed design stages as well as providing support to the Speed and Infrastructure Programme and Development team. His role also includes providing strategic road safety advice and support to the Safe System Lead in the development of design guidelines.

William is Managing Director of Bold Consulting Group ANZ and passionate about enabling sustainable, safe and equitable outcomes for communities and has a track record of successfully collaborating with project partners to deliver diverse project outcomes. William is a chartered civil engineer with experience across infrastructure policy, strategy, business case development, programme management and project management. His experience spans the public and private sector across rail, road, intermodal freight hubs, public transport interchanges, airports and public realm upgrades. William, in his secondment role, works as SIP Technical Assistant Support for Waka Kotahi and provides strategic advice to the Speed and Infrastructure Programme Team.

Kathy leads the Vision Zero Learning & Capability programme at Waka Kotahi. With prior experience in various roles in local Government, Police and print media she has worked across many areas including road safety, sustainable transport, behaviour change, customer service and communications. Collaboration and partnerships are two areas Kathy is passionate about and bringing people from different organisations together to achieve outcomes has been a key part of her work to date. Working in System Management, one of the five Focus Areas of the Road to Zero Strategy, the importance of embedding the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of Vision Zero and Safe System are central areas of the programme and have been at the core of the delivery of Road to Zero Roadshows around the country in 2023

Bridget is a Clinical Nurse Specialist with the Trauma Service at Auckland City Hospital. Bridget has a keen interest in trauma and is passionate about providing excellent patient care. However, Bridget and her colleagues see an over representation of young people through their service. With a teenage son herself, an understanding about the significant consequences on a young persons life and the future that can be gained or lost, in conjunction with other services are working on creating a trauma informed teen injury prevention programme. The team plans to run a pilot program in 2024. It will focus on Year 11 students to reduce the risk of injuries associated with risk taking behaviour, drugs, and alcohol. It will be the first program in New Zealand that comes from a medical point of view.

Over 41 years with New Zealand Police have provided Peter with opportunities to amass extensive policing skills, knowledge and experience. Roles have included criminal investigations, emergency response, community policing, family harm prevention and strategic change. Though several national leadership roles in Road Policing over the past twelve years, incorporating cross-agency and wider sector collaboration, Peter has developed into one of the most experienced and trusted experts in road safety. His strategic, evidence-based approach has enabled him to influence shifts in strategies, policies and legislation to reduce harm on the roads. Peter’s attributes have led to other opportunities over recent years, including successful leadership of a national firearms security and storage project to address organisational risks and a very rewarding five-year leadership and mentoring role in Vanuatu as part of the Pacific Prevention of Domestic Violence Programme. Peter currently leads a significant programme that will see Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency transition ownership and operation of traffic safety cameras transition from Police, alongside implementing a new, strategically aligned solution for managing Officer-issued infringement notices, and introducing remote controlled tyre deflation devices to greatly improve Police Officer safety and effectiveness in response to fleeing driver incidents.