CONFERENCE CHAIR

Roger Blakeley

Roger spent three years as Chair of Greater Wellington Regional Council Transport Committee. He led council's delivery of major results including 83 new electric buses, Ika Rere electric ferry and new electric Airport Express bus service, increasing wages and conditions of bus drivers, and innovations like Tawa trial of Public Transport on Demand. He has held chief executive positions in Ministry for the Environment, Department of Internal Affairs and Porirua City Council. He is a born and bred Wellingtonian.