The CEO Summit 2027 – New Zealand brings together the country’s most influential CEOs, business owners and senior executives for a defining day of insight, connection and collective ambition. Hosted at the legendary Eden Park, Thriving Together will feature a first-class lineup of speakers, bold ideas and meaningful conversations designed to challenge thinking and inspire action. Join New Zealand’s leading business community as we explore what it takes to build stronger leaders, stronger organisations and a more prosperous future - together.
The Details
Date: Wednesday 27th January
Time: 7:30am - 3:00pm
Location: Eden Park, Auckland
Price: CEO Institute Members attendance is complimentary as part of your membership. RSVP via your Member Experience Manager.
Non-Member pricing: $950 inc GST
All tickets are non-refundable
Meet our Speakers
MC Guyon Espiner
Guyon Espiner has been a journalist in print, television and radio for nearly 30 years, including 14 years covering politics from the press gallery in Wellington.
After working with both TVNZ and TV3 he moved to radio in 2014 to present RNZ’s Morning Report for five years.
Espiner has produced three major podcasts, The Ninth Floor, The Service and Red Line and two recent TV documentaries.
Mark Stirton
Mark Stirton joined The Warehouse Group as Chief Financial Officer in April 2024 and was appointed Group Chief Executive Officer on 1 August 2025. He is responsible for leading the Group’s strategy and performance.
Before joining TWG, Mark was Group Chief Financial Officer at Mr Price Group, one of South Africa’s largest retailers. He held senior roles there for nearly a decade, following earlier leadership positions at Aspen Pharmacare and Eurotap Investments. He began his career at PwC.
Mark is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Fellow Certified Management Accountant. He holds an MBA global digital business & transformation from University of Barcelona.
Carrie Hurihanganui
Carrie Hurihanganui is Chief Executive of Auckland Airport, New Zealand's primary international gateway and one of the country's most significant infrastructure assets, welcoming over 18 million travellers, 150,000 aircraft movements and $26 billion of trade each year.
At the helm of New Zealand's largest private infrastructure build, Carrie is leading the airport's most ambitious transformation in its history, spanning 400,000sqm of airfield, terminal and transportation infrastructure development.
With 25 years of leadership and operational experience in aviation, Carrie previously held senior roles at Air New Zealand, including Chief Operating Officer, where she led customer experience transformation, drove business growth and built high-performing teams across 16 countries.
Beyond Auckland Airport, Carrie is a board member of Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific & Middle East and Co-Chair of Champions for Change, a Global Women leadership initiative to promote to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
Carrie is a graduate of Massey University Business School and has completed advanced programmes at INSEAD and Harvard.
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