Tiana Epati is a Barrister, specialising in criminal litigation and appellate law and was the former President of the New Zealand Law Society. Tiana graduated with an LLB/BA in 1999, before working as a solicitor for Meredith Connell. She went on to work at Luke, Cunningham and Clere and Izard Weston, before returning to the former as an Associate. In 2008, Tiana moved to the Crown Law Office as an Associate Crown Counsel and 3 years later was made partner at Rishworth, Wall & Mathieson. After working as a partner for almost 10 years, during which time she was made the fourth woman President of the New Zealand Law Society. Tiana now works as a barrister in her beloved home, Gisborne. Grace Sharp is originally from Gisborne, and currently a Solicitor in the Property Team at MinterEllisonRuddWatts. Grace graduated with a BA/LLB from Victoria University of Wellington, before working as a Solicitor at Rainey Collins in their Property team.

Aphiphany Forward-Taua is the Executive Director of JustSpeak and Rōia rangatahi mangai of Te Hunga Rōia Māori o Aotearoa. Aphiphany is passionate about many areas of the law including criminal and social justice reform, Māori law and environmental law. While completing her LLB and B.Com. at Victoria University of Wellington, Aphiphany worked as a Law Clerk at Hoggard Law Limited, volunteered at Community Law and was the Co-President and Treasurer of Ngā Rangahautira. Since graduating, she has worked as a Law Clerk at Legal and Mediation services - Baden Vertongen, Annette Sykes & Co and as Assistant Crown Counsel at Crown law, before her current job. Nopera Dennis-McCarthy is Assistant Crown Counsel at Crown Law having previously been a judges’ clerk in the Wellington High Court. Nopera studied a BA/LLB(Hons) at Victoria University of Wellington, where he was highly involved with Ngā Rangahautira. Nopera's article "Reconciliation and Self-Determination: Incorporating Indigenous Worldviews on the Environment into Non-Indigenous Legal Systems" was published in part in the Māori Law Review and won the Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie Student Essay Competition 2018. is of Ngāti Tūwharetoa descent.

Justice Kiri Tahana is a Judge of the High Court, sitting in Auckland. Justice Tahana graduated with an LLB(Hons) and a BA (in Māori and Political Science) from Victoria University of Wellington. Justice Tahana has worked at Gilbert & Tobin in Sydney, at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London, as Senior Legal Counsel at the Commerce Commission and as Senior Director, Legal Counsel at Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company PJSC (du) in the United Arab Emirates. In 2017, Justice Tahana joined the partnership of Kāhui Legal in Rotorua, becoming Managing Partner in 2019. Through this work she gained extensive experience in commercial, corporate (including regulatory and competition) law and litigation experience, along with considerable expertise in advising on matters relating to te Tiriti o Waitangi. Justice Tahana's iwi are Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Makino and Tapuika (Te Arawa). Judge Ngaroma Tahana is a Judge of the Manukau District Court. She was previously a partner at Kāhui Legal. She holds degrees in law and business management from Auckland and Waikato Universities. She was admitted to the bar in 2005 and began her legal career at Simpson Grierson, where she had over five years’ experience covering environmental litigation, regulatory compliance, resource management, and Maori land/Treaty issues. In 2010 Ngaroma moved home to Rotorua, and expanded her litigation experience as a Crown Prosecutor. Ngaroma joined Kāhui Legal in June 2018, specialising in criminal defence and general litigation. Ngaroma acts on both private and legal aid instruction.

Justice Joe Williams is a judge of the Supreme Court. Justice Williams has an LLB from the Victoria University of Wellington and an LLM (Hons) from the University of British Columbia. He became a partner at Kensington Swan in 1992 and went on to co-found Walters Williams & Co in 1994. In 1999 he became Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court and was appointed Deputy Chairperson of the Waitangi Tribunal shortly after in 2000. He was made Chairperson of the Waitangi Tribunal in 2004. Justice Williams was appointed a judge of the High Court in September 2008, a judge of the Court of Appeal in February 2018, and a judge of the Supreme Court in May 2019. Justice Williams’ iwi are Ngati Pūkenga, Waitaha and Tapuika. Joseph Xulue is a Crown Prosecutor and President of the Pacific Lawyers Association. Joseph graduated from the University of Auckland with a B.Com./LLB and became the first indigenous Kanak to be admitted to the New Zealand bar. He began working in the Auckland Public Defence Service office in 2017, before moving to the Office of the Crown Solicitor at Manukau - Kayes Fletcher Walker working as a Crown Prosecutor. His work focuses on reflecting the South Auckland community it serves and prosecuting crime in a firm and fair way. Joseph has recently received a Fulbright New Zealand Graduate Award, recently completing his Master of Laws in criminal justice reform and Indigenous peoples' rights at Harvard University.

Join Nathalie Harrington, Aigagalefili Fepulea’i, Grace Stratton, Tama Waipara and Tane Tu'ipulotu for a virtual kōrero on life and leadership. Nathalie Harrington is a Senior Solicitor at MinterEllisonRuddWatts and a Next Generation Member of the New Zealand China Council. Nathalie graduated from Victoria University of Wellington with a BA and an LLB. She then worked as a Solicitor at Russell McVeagh, during which time she studied Advanced Business Chinese at National Taiwan University with the support of the Prime Minister's Scholarship for Asia. Nathalie later worked as an Advisor for The Compliance Company, before undertaking her current work. Aigagalefili Fepulea’i is a Samoan-New Zealander poet and indigenous and climate change activist. While taking on the role of head girl at Aorere College, she co-founded Pasefika climate change group 4 Tha Kulture and participated in the 2019 climate strikes, a story documented in the film High Tide Don't Hide. Aigagalefili is also well-known through social media for her poetry about racial inequality, particularly in education during the pandemic. Aigagalefili has received many accolades, including first prize at the New Zealand Storytellers competition for her piece “Waiting for Water”, the Young Leader award in the New Zealand Women of Influence Awards 2020, and Supreme Award for Youth Advocacy at the inaugural Pacific Cooperation Foundation Youth Leadership Awards. Aigagalefili is also studying toward her LLB/BSc at AUT University. Grace Stratton is a life-long wheelchair user - having been diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy at age one. Grace begun a law and communications double degree in 2019, the same year she launched her business: All is for All. All is for All works mainly as a consultancy, ensuring disabled people are understood, valued, and given sovereignty over outcomes that affect them and stories that are told. Through this business, she has provided countless opportunities for disabled people, earning her many awards, including becoming a supreme AIMES alumni, one of Forbes Asia’s 30 under 30, and the ACC supreme winner of the Attitude Awards. Grace is completing her double degree in Law and Communications at AUT University. Tama Waipara is a singer, songwriter, and curator. He graduated from Manhattan School of Music with a Master's degree in Music and Performance Clarinet and has been involved in theatre, the documentary Manhattan Māori and the movie "Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey". He has worked on a variety of albums, and musical projects, including his album "Fill up the Silence" that was awarded best roots album in the 2014 NZ Music Awards. However, his biggest role in the creative sector is as a curator, working as a programme manager for the Auckland Arts Festival from 2012 - 2019 and as CEO/artistic director for the Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival in Gisborne. Tane Tu'ipulotu is a small business owner of TT Sports Massage and 1st XV Assistant Coach at Scots College. Tane played rugby union for the Hurricanes in the Super Rugby competition, as well as for the Manawatu Turbos, Pacific Islanders, Newcastle Falcons, and the Yamaha Jubilo, before retiring in 2013. In addition to rugby, Tane trained and worked as a Sports Massage Therapist. This led to him starting his own business, TT Sports Massage in 2014.

Conor Masila is a Solicitor at MinterEllisonRuddWatts. Where did he study? Throughout university, Conor volunteered in various organisations such as Who Did You Help Today?, PILSA Mentoring Programme, Equal Justice Project and Community Law. He also worked part-time as a Logistics Team Member at Mainfreight and was a Technology & Law Committee Member of ADLS in 2019. He joined MinterEllisonRuddWatts in 2018 as Summer Clerk and has continued to work there since. Maria is a senior solicitor in the MinterEllisonRuddWatts’ Litigation & Dispute Resolution team in Wellington. She graduated with a BA/LLB from the University of Auckland in 2018 and leads the firm’s pro bono assistance of WhoDidYouHelpToday’s Mother’s Project in Wellington. In 2019 she was the inaugural recipient of the Centre for Legal Innovation's Young Legalpreneurs Scholarship for New Zealand and was named by NZ Lawyer as a Rising Star in 2020. Maria was again recognised in 2021 as one of NZ Lawyer’s most influential lawyers and received ILANZ’s Community Contribution Award in 2021. She currently serves on the National New Lawyers Group and the Executive Committee of the Pacific Lawyers Association.