Gregory has been a professional actor, writer and director for over 25 years. He began his career at The Court Theatre in Christchurch and since then has MCed and entertained at hundreds of conferences and events throughout New Zealand and Australia. He wrote and directed Mark Hadlow’s hugely successful one man show MAMIL (Middle Aged Man In Lycra) and co-wrote the critically acclaimed Kate Sheppard musical That Bloody Woman. More recently he wrote and performed in The Complete History of Nelson Abridged and wrote and directed Mr & Mrs Macbeth of Dodson Valley Road for The Professional Theatre Company in Nelson. Other career highlights include playing a pot smoking motorcyclist on Shortland Street and a heroic faun in the film The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. These characters are also available for conferences although he hasn’t had any takers to date.

John is Chair of Transportation Group.

Michael Town is an Associate Transport Engineer at Beca in New Zealand. Living and working in Nelson, Michael has involved in many active transport and transport planning projects across Aotearoa. Michael is Co-Convenor of the Transportation Group conference.

Clare is Co-Convenor of the Transportation Group conference. She is a senior transport planner at WSP based in Nelson, but is originally from Detroit. Her key area of expertise is safer journeys to school, sustainable transport and active mode planning. In 2022, Clare developed the Tasman Walking and Cycling Strategy which has underpinned local Streets for People and Transport Choices projects. Clare has a back ground in political science, education, social work and running small businesses. She has three children with a fourth on the way and enjoys fitness, cooking and travel in her time off.

With over 15 years of experience in the traffic management industry, Ben Marsonet has held various operational, commercial, and senior management roles. His journey began at Altus, where he spent 10 years in General Management and Executive positions, before being appointed to the role of Group CEO in July 2021. Since his appointment, Ben has lead the business through a successful private equity investment, as well as doubling revenue and earnings of the business through a mix of organic growth and acquisition activity. Ben has an immense passion for the safety and growth of people, and is passionate about leading a business that has a genuine impact on its employees and the communities it operates in. Altus Group is the largest and leading provider of traffic management services across Australia and New Zealand operating in 45+ locations, employing 4500 staff and operating a fleet of 2500+ assets. Traffic Management NZ (TMNZ) is a division of the Altus Group.

Gregory has been a professional actor, writer and director for over 25 years. He began his career at The Court Theatre in Christchurch and since then has MCed and entertained at hundreds of conferences and events throughout New Zealand and Australia. He wrote and directed Mark Hadlow’s hugely successful one man show MAMIL (Middle Aged Man In Lycra) and co-wrote the critically acclaimed Kate Sheppard musical That Bloody Woman. More recently he wrote and performed in The Complete History of Nelson Abridged and wrote and directed Mr & Mrs Macbeth of Dodson Valley Road for The Professional Theatre Company in Nelson. Other career highlights include playing a pot smoking motorcyclist on Shortland Street and a heroic faun in the film The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. These characters are also available for conferences although he hasn’t had any takers to date.