Ignite'26 Growth Summit by Icehouse

Join us for New Zealand's premier growth summit as we bring together the country's sharpest business minds to tackle the challenge of our time: economic rebuild.

We're gathering the operators, disruptors, and champions who've actually done it - scaled from garage startups to market dominance, transformed entire industries, and built champion mindsets that win on the world stage.

This is about taking the lessons from those who've navigated past challenges, understanding where we are now, and mapping the future we're building together.

Confirmed speakers:

• Neolie Curran, Executive Performance Coach who will examine the behaviours that drive performance

• Pic Picot and Aimee McCammon, Pics Peanut Butter (Icehouse Alumni) who will tackle generational ambition and succession planning

• Tim Aldridge and Sank Macfarlane, Puro (Icehouse Alumni) who will share their version of an intense pivot and developing a template for a new export category

• Paddy Gower, Steven Joyce, Bernard Hickey and Christina Leung – Paddy will lead a panel discussion around the upcoming election, predictions and what this could mean for the economy and SMEs

• Melissa Clark Reynolds, futurist will share a glimpse of the future of food, technology and agriculture and how to turn these into opportunities

• Craig Piggot, Halter is the man behind one of New Zealand’s most successful start-ups will share how to harness that entrepreneurial spirit and how to set goals that grow with you

• Grant Elliot, Cover Athletes – from sports star to commercial success, Grant will share what transferrable skills and lessons drive success in both professions. He’ll also share a yarn about what it’s like to be the 12th man and then nail a shot that took New Zealand to the World Cup finals.

• Danny Tomset, Uneeq Digital Humans CEO will showcase the power of Digital Humans and his journey to harness the power of AI to train employees and serve customers when humans aren’t able to do so. He’ll share his personal story of sacrifice and placing his “big bet” to go all in.

• Abbie McKoy, Interim Co-CEO of Young Enterprise New Zealand will talk about the generational differences at play in the work force and how to best communicate and engage a Gen Z employee and consumer

• David Niethe, Mental and Performance Coach and author of “The Winning Mindset” sharing his unique approach to unlocking potential and the similarities between Lydia Ko and you

• Gary and Charlotte Altenburg, My Little Pub (Icehouse Alumni) will discuss how to embrace evolution in your business and how the line to success is anything but linear.

MC: David Downs – Icehouse Chair, CEO NZ Story, NZSBAG Chair

This is your invitation to be part of the conversation that shapes what comes next. Book now.