Speakers

Entertainer extraordinaire of stage, screen and studio.

A well-known Kiwi face, Jackie has been gracing our New Zealand TV screens for more years than she'd probably like to count. We all remember her BLING on New Zealand Idol not so long ago, however before this, Jackie acted on TV3's hit comedy series 'Skitz' and has made numerous television cameo appearances, including on 'Saturday Live', 'Nightline', 'Options' and featured in television advertisements for Lotto and the electoral roll.

She wrote and presented the documentary Wise Women and Song for TV One's Work of Art. In 1998 she toured in 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat'.

Jackie's versatile vocal chords have mastered opera at the Mercury, Cole Porter at Downstage and country'n'western. As well as crooning at Christmas in the Park, she has toured and recorded with Annie Crummer, Putty, The Netherworld Dancing Toys, Paul McCartney, Ray Charles, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and the New Zealand Brass Quintet.

A hat fanatic and rumba queen, Jackie is a life member of the Carmen Miranda Adoration Society!

Gilbert Enoka has a long history of success as a mental skills coach with New Zealand’s corporate and sporting elite. He is internationally renowned for his 23-year history with the All Blacks, first as their mental skills coach and then as All Blacks Manager - Leadership. He has been with the All Blacks for over 300 tests and during that time the team has won back-to-back Rugby World Cups, a very close runner up in 2023, one Laureus Award (for the best team in the world), 21 consecutive Bledisloe Cups, three Grand Slams, eight Tri Nations and Nine Rugby Championships.  

Gilbert has worked as a mental skills coach for the All Blacks, Canterbury Crusaders, the Silver Ferns and the Black Caps and strongly believes that players who are mentally prepared will perform better on the day. Gilbert is currently consulting with Chelsea Football club in the UK.

He has also worked as a highly skilled practitioner, working on performance enhancement for over thirty years with top CEO’s, businesses, and sporting elite.

Most recently, Gilbert released his book Become Unstoppable, a powerful guide to mastering your mindset and unlocking your full potential.

Gilbert is philosophical in his approach to his own life and thrives on working with people who are in pursuit of excellence, consistency, and sustained performance over time.

Jana Pittman's story is a roller coaster of triumph, defeat, failure, and success. She will take you on a journey through the peaks and troughs that helped shape her career and build her into who she is today. Recognition: Two times World Champion, and four times Commonwealth Champion, in the sport of athletics, Jana Pittman personifies resilience and determination. When continued injuries hampered her athletic career and could have signalled retirement, she swapped the track for the ice.

Jana joined the Australian Women's bobsleigh team, to become the first woman to represent Australia in both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. Outside of sport Jana has completed a Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery and a Masters of Reproductive Medicine, she is now a practising Doctor in the field of Women's Health. In 2021 Jana joined the cast of Channel 7's SAS Australia making it to the last day and the only woman remaining in the final four recruits. With Jana's passion for women's health, Jana is an ambassador for the Australian Cervical Cancer Foundation' and writes a regular column in New Idea. Jana is a mother to six children, having recently given birth to twins!