Alternative Budget Competition

Competition

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Judging Panel

Brian Gaynor
Brian Gaynor is an Executive Director of Milford Asset Management. He is Chairman of Milford's Investment Committee and Portfolio Manager of the Milford Active Growth Fund and Milford KiwiSaver Active Growth Fund. He also writes a column for the Weekend Herald.

Bernard Hickey
Bernard is the editor of interest.co.nz, a finance news website. He has worked in journalism as a financial journalist and editor for 18 years within Reuters, the FT Group and Fairfax. Bernard is particularly interested in topics such as interest rates, finance companies, banks, international economic issues and online media. Bernard holds a degree in agricultural economics from Massey University.

Rod Oram
Rod is an international business journalist with more than 30 years' experience researching in all matters to do with economic impact on industries. He is currently a columnist for the Sunday Star Times, a regular broadcaster on radio and television; and a frequent public speaker on business, innovation, economics, entrepreneurship and creativity in both a New Zealand and a global context. Rod holds a BA in political science and economics and an MSJ in journalism, both from Northwestern University, Chicago.

Selwyn Pellett
Selwyn is a serial entrepreneur who has built numerous successful companies from the ground up. He is currently directly involved with five companies. Selwyn is passionate about helping New Zealand develop a high-wage, high-growth, elaborately transformed and sustainable economy. He has consulted with government ministers and advisors on industry and economic policy, and has been involved in numerous initiatives aimed at building and retaining skills and expertise to support economic growth in New Zealand.

Rick Boven
Rick has worked as a strategic management consultant with some of the leading companies in New Zealand, Australia and the United States, in industries including energy, financial services, telecommunications, industrial distribution, information technology, manufacturing, agriculture and transport. Rick has also worked on social, economic and environmental issues as a consultant and think tank researcher.

John Walley
John is an experienced shareholder, director, manager and technologist with international experience in strategy, distribution, technology, product development, operations and intellectual property management. He is currently a Director on three company boards, the Chairman of two and the Chief Executive of the New Zealand Manufacturers and Exporters Association which represents $2.06 billion of export revenue, where he is committed to developing a high technology manufacturing sector in New Zealand. John holds an Honours Degree in Electrical Engineering and is a fellow of New Zealand Institute of Management and the Institute of Professional Engineers of New Zealand.