INTRODUCING OUR
CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
ALLISON MOONEY
PERSONALITIES & UNDERSTANDING THEM
SiNot surprising that Inspirational International speaker Allie Mooney has been recipient of “Speaker of the Year (Professional Speakers Association New Zealand) award three times.
As an Award winning Speaker and Author, she has won many prestigious speaking awards.
Most Inspirational Speaker | Most Humorous and Entertaining Speaker | Pressing the Right Buttons earned her “Author of the Year”
In 2009 she achieved one of the highest international accreditations in the speaking industry, the CSP (Certified Speaking Professional) award held only by 12 other Kiwis and 750 speakers world-wide.
Last year she was awarded the Global Speaker’s Federation Fellow designation. Proving her ability to speak across, ethnicity, regions and cultures. She has spoken to over 80 international events in the past 7 years.
Prior to changing her career at 40 she managed the First Class
Lounge of Qantas International and the Frequent Flyers lounge of Ansett New Zealand.
Her corporate client list includes large organisations like Fonterra, BNZ, Air New Zealand, IAG, Toyota, Drake International, Harcourt Real Estate ,Fletchers Aluminium, House of Travel, Lockwood Homes, LawLink, Master Builders Association, Pfizer NZ, PGG Wrightsons, Westfield Management, L’Oreal Professionnel to name a few.
Her message brings understanding, unity, social change and gives us clarity to navigate a way forward respecting our differences. It nudges us forward to receptive insight.
She describes herself as a “people interpreter” and has the midas touch in being able to ‘speed read’ people, an essential skill both at home and at work.
DAVID SHIEFF
DEALING WITH REALESTATE EGENTS AND WHAT WE LOOK FOR
Chalmers Properties Ltd began trading in 1998 and is a 100% owned subsidiary of Port Otago Limited. Its core activity is commercial property investment with holdings in Dunedin, Hamilton and Auckland.
Chalmers manages its investment portfolio through acquisition, property development and at times divestment to produce a diversified portfolio by property type and location. It focuses on achieving long- term value gain while limiting exposure to undeveloped land.
David brings significant experience to his role with 19 years commercial real estate sector, principally with listed property funds. He is a Chartered Surveyor, Registered Property Consultant, Registered Property Manager and Practitioner of the NZ Green Building Council. David also holds a Bachelor of Property degree from Auckland University.
Previous executive positions held include NZX listed companies Property For Industry Ltd, ING Property Trust (Argosy Property Trust) and Urbus Properties Ltd.
SIR BOB JONES
CLOSING KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Sir Bob is one of New Zealand’s leading entrepreneurs and is an astute property investor, author and former politician. He is ranked by NBR as the 8th wealthiest person in New Zealand in the 2021 Wealth List, with a net worth of $1.1 billion.
Sir Bob has extensive commercial property holdings in Auckland and Wellington, and is acknowledged as New Zealand’s largest private office building owner through his company Robt. Jones Holdings Limited. He also has significant property holdings in Australia and Europe.
His property investment career started at the age of 22, when he purchased a commercial building in Lower Hutt. Today Sir Bob’s buildings are almost invariably in city centres and his company is known for its high maintenance standards, as well as a focus on fixing what he refers to as architects’ mistakes.
While at Victoria University of Wellington, he earned a ‘blue’ in boxing and contributed to a boxing column in the university’s newspaper Salient. Sir Bob founded and led the New Zealand Party in 1983, a political party that won 12% of the vote in the 1984 general election, but no seats.
In 1989 he was made a Knight Bachelor in the Queen’s Birthday Honours, and in 1990 received the New Zealand Commemorative Medal. He has written more than 20 books, both on property as well as a variety of other topics.
MICHELLE HILL
Partner, Dentons Kensington Swan
TAKING SHAPE – CHANGING LEASE FOOTPRINTS IN 2021 AND BEYOND
Michelle is a Real Estate Partner of Dentons Kensington Swan, one of New Zealand’s leading national commercial law firms. She has over 20 years’ experience in commercial real estate law with particular expertise in commercial leasing. Michelle regularly speaks on commercial leasing matters including giving lectures at The University of Auckland (Bachelor of Property). Michelle has written numerous articles, including a number of articles for NAI Harcourts’ Key Assets magazine, and is a regular columnist on commercial leasing topics for the New Zealand Law Society’s ‘The Property Lawyer’ magazine. She sits on the Executive Committee of the Property Law Section of the New Zealand Law Society, is past-committee member of the Property Transactions Committee of the New Zealand Law Society and is an accredited member of the Property Law Section of the New Zealand Law Society
AMY JOHNS
Special Counsel, Dentons Kensington Swan
TAKING SHAPE – CHANGING LEASE FOOTPRINTS IN 2021 AND BEYOND
Amy is a Special Counsel at Dentons Kensington Swan having gained experience both in private practice and in house, in New Zealand and overseas and is a Property Law Section Accredited Specialist. Amy’s experience is predominantly in commercial property, leasing and property finance however she has a special interest in alternative housing solutions.
RICHARD CONWAY
DIGITAL & SOCIAL MEDIA SPEAKER
Richard is Pure SEO’s CEO and founder. He is on the board of Entrepreneurs Organisation (EO), and lectures about SEO and SEM for the New Zealand Marketing Association. Richard also writes monthly columns on digital and entrepreneurship for M2 Magazine, iStart, and New Zealand Business Magazines. He also features regularly in the New Zealand Herald, Idealog, Stoppress and the Marketing Association blog.
Richard is a mentor, investor, and advisor for a range of high technology businesses, and a previous mentor for the Auckland Lightening Lab technology accelerator.
BREAKOUT SESSION SPEAKERS
Breakout 1A – Commercial Agency
Topic: The Value Proposition, Fee Retention & How to Secure Quality Sole Agencies
David Lane
NAI Harcourts North Shore
Dave has 17 years in the commercial real estate sector, with an extensive wealth of knowledge and experience in both commercial sales and leasing.
They say ‘results speak louder than words’ and this is certainly true for Dave. He is a winner of numerous Northern Region and National Awards and is considered a top performer for NAI Harcourts nationwide.
Theo De Leeuw
NAI Harcourts Hamilton
Theo is a Director of NAI Harcourts in Hamilton and is one of the regions most experienced and successful commercial and industrial property agents with over 19 years experience in the commercial and industrial property markets in the Waikato region. He specialises in the Te Rapa industrial precinct.
Theo has been recognised on multiple occasions as one of the top performers in NAI Harcourts from both a regional and national perspective and was the number 1 agent in 2019/20.
Breakout 1B – Commercial Property Management
Topic: Industry Trends and what is happening with Re-leased
Tom Wallace
Chief Executive Officer, Re-leased Software
Tom Wallace is Founder and CEO of Re-Leased, commercial property management software that helps thousands of landlords and property managers across the world run their property business in the cloud.
The company was founded in New Zealand in 2013, and has since expanded to Australia, the UK, the US and Canada. With a focus on commercial first development, automation, and data insights, Re-Leased’s vision is to deliver cutting-edge technology benefits to the commercial real estate industry globally.
Sherif Hassan
Asia Pacific Director, Re-leased
Sherif Hassan is Asia Pacific Director for Re-Leased and a PropTech specialist in the commercial property sector. Sherif has deployed tech suites to some of the largest property management companies and landlords across APAC.
Breakout 1C – Business Broking
Topic: Appraisal of a Business
Athol McCully
Business Broking Sales Manager NAIH Grenadier Christchurch
Athol McCully is an accomplished Business Broker with over 14 years’ experience where he has largely specialised in the hospitality sector especially motels.
He is a graduate from Lincoln University and has worked in his own businesses for many years, where he owned a nursery and garden centre, which expanded to four garden centres in Christchurch.
With the hands-on experience of 25 years of business ownership and operation, and over 13 years as a Business Broker, Athol is well-versed in issues facing business owners, and understands their needs, especially when it comes to the major decision to sell a business.
Breakout 2A – Commercial Agency & Business Broking
Topic: Utilising Video in today’s Commercial Environment
Kyle Brown
Founder and Head of Customer Success, VideoPunch
Topic: Utilising Video in today’s Commercial Environment
Punch Group works with agents across Australasia to maximise their exposure to social media through video content, which is becoming significantly more important in attracting client traffic.
Kyle has over 15 years’ experience in the service and sales industry. His expertise and passion lie in marketing and sales for small to medium-sized businesses. Results-driven and people-focused, I like to be ahead of the curve and pride myself in my effective time management and ability to think outside the box to get the job done.
My professional career started in hospitality then moved to software for Real Estate agents. This vast experience has earned me a diverse set of skills including marketing strategy, social media, sales calls, account management, project management and basically not being afraid to get stuck in and get the job done
Stefan Engels
Head of Operations, VideoPunch
Topic: Utilising Video in today’s Commercial Environment
Stefan is Head of Operations and brings a multitude of customer centric experience to his role including operations, management, sales and marketing. His background covers a number of different industries including real estate and automotive.
NAI Harcourts Q&A Panel
Topic: Commercial Property Management
Facilitator: Tania Greig, Harcourts New Zealand Head of Academy
Rob Meister
Manager Business Owner, NAIH North Shore
Rob is joint manager of NAI Harcourts North Shore and is the manager of their sizeable and growing commercial property management division.
Rob has a broad business background covering business start-ups and general management roles in medium sized corporate companies. This experience has been invaluable in Rob’s role within the business and in dealing with a wide range of property owners, investors, and tenants.
Linda Kuipers
Head of Commercial Property Management, NAIH Grenadier Christchurch
Linda is manager of NAI Harcourts Grenadier property management operations where she has been since 2016. Prior to join NAI Harcourts Linda worked in Body Corporate Management and previously had a background in sales and marketing in the hospitality industry.
Linda loves working in the industry and the challenges it brings. No two days are the same. Working with people and building relationships is such an important part of any role in real estate and this comes easily to Linda.
“It’s the people that matter – landlords, tenants, and contractors. If you get those relationships right you will succeed – along with a great sense of humour and coffee!”
Greg Wills
Head of Property Management, NAIH Hamilton
Greg is a professional who is positive, driven and outgoing.
Greg’s background spans 15+ years in retail and commercial property management in Auckland, Wellington and Hamilton, with his last role being the Asset Manager for Kiwi Property Group at Centre Place Shopping Centre, Hamilton.
Greg’s background as an Accountant gives him exceptional attention to detail but he far prefers a hands-on role liaising with a multitude of stakeholders. Greg is past Chairman of the Hamilton Central Business Association, and a member of the Waikato Property Council.