The people
engineering change
Leadership Community
For Aotearoa New Zealand's critical thinkers and influential leaders.
Revved celebrates the leaders engineering change - for themselves, their career and our country. Supporting them to tell their stories, sharing their critical thinking, and by gathering the right people to create action that changes this country.
When the right people come together with intent, different thinking becomes more than conversation.
It becomes momentum. Momentum that can help drive the economy, strengthen society and shape what Aotearoa New Zealand becomes next.
This is different thinking in action.
This is Engineering Change.
Personal change. Professional change. Purposeful change for Aotearoa New Zealand.
Revved 2026 recapped
The voices that shaped Revved 2026
“I got a gut-punch masterclass in grit, authenticity and introspection.
Speakers challenged us to ask better questions, interrogate the stories we tell ourselves, and consciously choose the legacy we want to leave.”
Maya Pan, Co-Funder Growth NZ
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Anna Mowbray
Founder, ZEIL
Co-Founder, Revved -
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Nikhil Ravishankar
CEO
Air New Zealand -
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Frances Valintine
Founder & Chair
academyEX -
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Jason Paris
CEO
One New Zealand -
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Maya Pan
Co-Founder Growth NZ
ex Meta, Grammarly & eBay
The Leaders Shaping the Conversation
Who was in the Room
Senior leaders and influential thinkers from across sectors, sizes and stages of business.
794
Leaders Attended Revved 2026
62%
Female Leader Representation
85%
Founder, CEO
or Senior Executive
11+
Industry Sectors Represented
4+
Meaningful connections made
How Revved Works
Not just a one-day summit. A business and leadership ecosystem.
Revved is a business and leadership ecosystem designed for Aotearoa New Zealand's most capable founders, CEOs and senior leaders.
Built on the conviction that the most powerful force in business is not capital, but connection. The summit is where it begins - one day, one room, one defining theme.
The relationships, conversations and momentum extend well beyond the day.
Every Summit ticket includes twelve months access to Revved Assembly, the private leadership community where ideas are tested, perspectives are challenged, and progress carries through into action. One ecosystem. Two connected parts. A community of leaders committed to driving New Zealand forward, all year round.
Launching October 2027 - Revved Peer Membership (RPM)
The Revved Effect
Momentum made measurable.
Proof beats promise.
Leaders reported a 48% lift in business confidence after the Revved 2025 Summit.
Now Revved 2025 is a finalist for Business Event of the Year at the 2026 New Zealand Event Awards — recognition from the national body for Aotearoa's events industry.
The day ends. The momentum doesn't. Through Revved Assembly, the confidence, conversations and connections carry across the year.
This is what happens when the right people are in the same room.
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