Renowned entrepreneur, food systems CEO and economic specialist add to extraordinary E Tipu 2021 speaker list

Boma New Zealand welcomes serial entrepreneur and 42BELOW Vodka magnate Geoff Ross, founder and CEO of Kete Kai, Lisa Booth, and leading specialist in Māori and indigenous economic development, Mike Taitoko, to its E Tipu 2021 speaker line up.

Geoff Ross is a successful serial entrepreneur, with the midas touch and a conscience. In the late 90s Geoff developed his stand-out enterprise 42BELOW Vodka, steadily growing the brand from humble beginnings and ultimately selling in a multi-million dollar deal in 2006. He went on to found and invest in lucrative New Zealand brands with his company, The Business Bakery, including Trilogy, Ecoya and Turners.

Most recently, Geoff has set about the restoration and conservation of land on his Otago high-country farm, Lake Hawea Station. His vision is to lead New Zealand farming into a carbon positive, biodiversity-rich and profitable future while creating an ecosystem that works in reciprocity with nature.

Lisa Booth is founder and CEO of Kete Kai, Aotearoa’s most accessible food box, borne out of her frustration with the current food system. Her long-term vision is to be part of the change that accomplishes Kete Kai’s Kaupapa which is to end hunger in Aotearoa by 2030.

Lisa is also an activator with SheEO, a radically generous, global initiative founded by Vicki Saunders that pushes the reset button on how woman-led ventures focused on the world’s to-do list are funded, supported and celebrated.

Mike Taitoko is of Maniapoto descent and is a leading specialist in Māori and indigenous economic development. He is an active and passionate leader within the regenerative farming industry.

He is a co-founder of Toha, an impact investment platform that funds projects solving climate and environmental challenges, as well as co-founder and CEO of Calm The Farm, a Toha impact venture guiding farmers through making a safe, risk-free and affordable transition toward regenerative and biological practices by providing support from advisors, coaches and peers within the farming community.

Held at Christchurch Town Hall on May 11–12, E Tipu 2021: The Boma NZ Agri Summit features two days of 20+ local and global speakers, interactive workshops, panels, Q&As, innovative exhibits, cross-sector networking and exclusive Canterbury experiences designed to tackle the huge questions that exponential change presents for New Zealand’s primary industries.

To view the latest E Tipu 2021 speaker line up and ticketing information, visit etipu.boma.global.

E Tipu 2021 is powered by Boma New Zealand, with the support of Foundation Partner Agritech Industry Transformation Plan (ITP) taskforce (a coalition including Callaghan Innovation, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, and Ministry for Primary Industries) and Host City Partner ChristchurchNZ.

Geoff Ross, Founder, 42BELOW; Director, Lake Hawea Station

Boma New ZealandMarch 25, 2021