Marc Rivers

Marc Rivers is the President and Chief Financial Officer of Bridgewest Perth Pharma.  He also chairs the Audit and Finance committee of Te Whatu Ora (Health New Zealand). He served as CFO of Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd from 2018-2022 and was Divisional CFO at Roche Pharmaceuticals Division in Switzerland from 2013-2018. He has previously worked in various finance roles in the healthcare industry in Eastern Europe, China, Japan and the U.S.; Baha’i

Ricky Waters

Ricky Waters is the Coordinating Chaplain of the Unitec Institute of Technology Multi-Faith Chaplaincy Team, the Chaplaincy Teams at Massey University (Albany) and at Manukau Institute of Technology; Christian

Professor Edwina Pio

Edwina Pio, the first Professor of Diversity in New Zealand, was appointed University Director of Diversity at Auckland University of Technology in 2017. She is Professor in the Faculty of Business, Economics & Law, and Leader of the Research Group, Immigration and Inclusion; Multifaith.

Professor Douglas Pratt

Douglas Pratt retired in 2018 as Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Waikato. Still active in research and writing, he is presently Honorary Professor in Theological and Religious Studies at the University of Auckland as well as being the Anglican priest-in-charge on Waiheke Island.
He is a founding member of the Religious Diversity Centre and is active on the RDC Programme Committee where he is leading the “Resources & Library Group”.
Christian.

The Ven Amala Wrightson

Sensei
The Ven Amala Wrightson is the founder of Auckland Zen Centre and former Chairperson of the New Zealand Buddhist Council, member of the American Zen Teachers Association. Buddhist.

Bhai Verpal Singh

Verpal Singh heads The Sikh Centre, a not-for-profit organisation engaged in promoting greater interaction between Sikhs and the wider New Zealand community. He is also a radio broadcaster, researcher, writer and editor; Sikh.

Jon Lamb

A director of MedReleaf NZ Ltd. and an Independent Director of AFT Pharmaceuticals Ltd. He is the former Chair of the Sea Cleaners Charitable Trust and the former Chair of Zoono Ltd; Christian

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Zain Ali

Dr Zain Ali is an honorary Research Fellow, Theological and Religious Studies, the University of Auckland,
Muslim

Kevin Clements

Dr Kevin Clements is the Foundation Chair of Peace and Conflict Studies and former Director of the New Zealand
National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (NCPACS) at the University of Otago,
Dunedin, New Zealand; Christian

Todd Nachowitz

Dr Todd Nachowitz is a former lecturer in Religious Studies, University of Waikato; Secretary, Waikato Interfaith
Council; Board Member, Waikato Jewish Association; Jewish

Aarif Rasheed

Barrister, Referee, Mediator, Roskill Community Law; Muslim

Nicholas Thompson

Dr Nicholas Thompson is a lecturer in Theology, Faculty of Arts, University of Auckland; Christian