An international expert in the field of chemical nomenclature, a consultant for chemistry educators and textbook authors around the world. Passionate about science outreach. Research interests include anti-cancer drug design and systems of photoactivated delivery. 

Wallace brings over 20 years of experience across five universities and non-profit institutions in various technology roles. He is a dedicated advocate for technology in education and research. At REANNZ, he leads the development of a technology roadmap focused on supporting researchers to deliver innovation and growth for New Zealand.

Briget is an experienced data and information professional who connects principles of good governance with people and processes to make the most of an institute’s data assets as well as researchers’ creativity.  She’s a skilled data management practitioner and brings a strategic, researcher-focused approach to making meaningful change to an organisation’s data culture. 

David Medyckyj-Scott has 30 years’ experience in geoinformatics, environmental data management, and research data infrastructure in the United Kingdom and Aotearoa New Zealand. He has managed national geospatial and environmental data services, and led national and international projects in open standards, data interoperability, and federated environmental information systems. He advocates for maximising the value of publicly funded research data through responsible stewardship, greater uptake of effective data management practices, and the establishment of national research data infrastructure.

Dr Hultquist develops computational approaches to integrate and validate data on physical and human systems for decision making during disasters. A core aspect of her research is the evaluation of citizen-generated data to improve environmental monitoring of hazards at local scales. She serves as co-chair of the CODATA Citizen-Generated Data for the SDGs task group of the International Science Council working with the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) on policy and the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Natural Hazards section secretary. She works with the Center for Integrated Earth System Information (CIESIN) at Columbia University in New York to develop integrable products with remote sensing for NASA Socioeconomic and Data Applications Center (SEDAC).

Develops innovative teams working with emerging information tech in building advanced capabilities within the research sector. Nick’s background is in technology systems, leadership, and governance - designing and building alongside users and partners. He focuses on innovation and technology diffusion, the dynamics of teams and ecosystems, and on leadership and building adaptive organisations. 

Lee Timutimu supports postgraduate and PhD researchers with research data management across the research lifecycle. His work focuses on embedding good data practice, ethical stewardship, and culturally responsive approaches to data. Lee brings particular expertise in Māori data sovereignty, working alongside researchers to support the responsible use, governance, and care of data involving Māori communities. Through his role, he contributes a library and researcher focused perspective to national conversations about data in research. 

Libby is a biodiversity scientist and is interested in the ethical stewardship and aggregation of biodiversity data. She is on the Scientific Committee of the World Data System and is their New Zealand delegate. She is also on the Steering Committee for the Genomic Observatories Metadatabase and the Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network Genetic Composition Working Group, the Scientific Committee for the Marine Biodiversity Observing Network, and contributes to the development of the Aotearoa Genomic Data Repository. In these roles, Libby advocates for the retention of contextual metadata, enabling re-use toward biodiversity and conservation objectives, and maintaining Indigenous provenance to support Indigenous Data Sovereignty.

James supports researchers across fields to develop and apply research skills, and through his positions with the RDA, ARMS, and the New Zealand Vocational Sector he advocates for open research and cross-sector collaboration. His research background is in behavioural ecology and conservation, with a focus on reproductive and social behaviour.

A Māori data scientist who has a background working with longitudinal data sets. Engages in projects focused on supporting the uptake of data within communities and using data to change the narratives of indigeous and minority populations. Lead of the Maori housing framework with Te Matapihi. A strong advocate for supporting mahi that positively utilises data to benefit communities to enhance mana motuhake as well as encourage the uptake of STEM amongst indigenous and underrepresented groups.