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.

Rohan O’Neill-Stevens is a politician, activist, resource management commissioner, and campaigner. First elected to Nelson City Council in 2019, as its youngest ever councillor, they were appointed Deputy Mayor in 2022. Rohan is involved in a range of local and national organisations, with a focus on climate action, urban development, safe and sustainable transport, arts and creativity, indigenous self-determination, and youth development. They’ve worked extensively in bringing regional challenges into national discussions, and encouraging an intersectional, intergenerational approach to decision-making.