EROAD FLEET DAY
EROAD FLEET DAY 2025
New Zealand’s largest Fleet Management conference
The countdown has begun for the next Fleet Day! Following the success of Fleet Day Hamilton 2024, we’re excited to bring the industry together once again in 2025. Whether it’s insights, connections, or great conversations, the next event promises to be even more remarkable.
Next event date: 30th July 2025
Venue: Mystery Creek, Hamilton
See you in
Tickets are limited
Seats are allocated on a first‑in, first‑served basis – once they’re gone, that’s it.
Extend Your Fleet Day Experience
Don’t rush off when Fleet Day ends. We’ve partnered with Novotel and Ibis hotels to help you avoid the traffic and make the most of everything the day has to offer. Fleet Day attendees get a 10% discount off the rack rate for stays on 29 and 30 July 2025.
2025 speaker lineup
EROAD Fleet Day brings respected thought leaders who will equip attendees with valuable insights in fleet management for 2025 and beyond.
More speakers to announce – stay tuned!
Hayden Paddon
The journey of being a world-class rally driver, sharing expertise on balancing risk, performance and strategy, along with valuable safety tips for drivers.
Sam Cane
Building and leading high-performance teams through daily challenges and constant change.
Sam and Hayden will present separately, then come together for a rare fireside chat about performing at the highest level.
George Higgins Smith
Fleet, Transport & Travel Manager, Genesis Energy
How to implement an EV transition in your organisation
Warren Willmot
BYD NZ General Manager, BYD New Zealand
Panel: New technology in fleet vehicles and infrastructure
Marc Sibbald
Director – Fleet, IPWEA Fleet
Panel: New technology in fleet vehicles and infrastructure
The focus of the Fleet Manager in 2025
Mark Davidson
Chief Product Officer, EROAD
Driving Fleet Excellence with EROAD: Innovations to unlock safety, compliance, and operational efficiency
Jonathan Parker
CEO, Thundergrid
Panel: New technology in fleet vehicles and infrastructure
Rebecca Wilson
Head of Business Energy Solutions, Z Energy
How to decarbonise your fleet: the benefits and pitfalls
Andrew Clennett
CEO, Hiringa Energy
Introduction to hydrogen
Emma Sutcliffe
Project Director, EV Firesafe
Understanding the fire risk of EVs
Chris Yu
Director/CEO, Torutek
Leveraging technology partnerships to drive your fleet further
James McCosh
Director, Torutek
Leveraging technology partnerships to drive your fleet further
Leighton Hamlin
National Fleet Manager, NZ Police
Winning in the margins – what’s the 1 % difference?
Bryan Sherritt
Manager Transport Policy & Programs, Waikato Regional Council
Panel: Safe driving culture and how it impacts your brand image
Fleet Matters – how fleet has an impact on the environment
Matt Buckle
Fleet Manager, EROAD
Panel: How do I get good engagement from my team about the fleet
Setti Mulari
Marketing & Communications Manager, Nissan NZ
Panel: Safe driving culture and how it impacts your brand image
Jason Lowe
Managing Director, Final Touch Vehicle Appearance Specialists
Panel: Safe driving culture and how it impacts your brand image
Richard Edwards
Managing Editor, NZ Autocar & Automedia Group Ltd
Panel: New technology in fleet vehicles and infrastructure
James Smith
GM Policy & Advocacy, National Road Carriers Association
TCO tool for heavy vehicles across hydrogen, electric and hybrid
Richard Briggs
Group Manager Delivery & Partnerships, EECA
TCO tool for heavy vehicles across hydrogen, electric and hybrid
Sarah Warrender
Light Fleet Coordinator, Fonterra
Panel: How do I get good engagement from my team about the fleet
Matt Gibson
Fleet Operations Lead, KiwiRail
Panel: How do I get good engagement from my team about the fleet
Panel: Safe driving culture and how it impacts your brand image
Andrew Greatbatch
National Risk Consulting Manager, NZI
How technology reduces accident risk for light commercial vehicles
1200+ attendees, 15+ speakers
- “I thoroughly enjoyed the guest speakers – the way they engaged with the audience and presented their topics in an easily digestible, interesting and informative way.”
- “Great speakers, informative and also fun. A high quality event. Great networking.”
- “I took a lot away from this event”
- “This was the best event to date in my opinion – Well Done Team”
- “I was overly impressed at the variety of speakers, the food and the amount of things to look at. Having the nice cars spread out throughout the place created good conversation points other than just business. overall I was very pleased and I’m looking forward to next year. “
- “Great day, EROAD has led the change through Fleet Days like this to modernize NZ transportation”
70+ exhibitors & sponsors
- “FLEET DAY is the place to be with fleet professionals gathering in one day. Highlight your organisation’s commitment and promote your products and services to influential fleet managers across the industry. Many past sponsors have already signed up for our coming event!”
- “For me it was like speed dating suppliers, awesome to have so many within the same event.”
- “Come to more fleet day events! It was more so insights from chatting to potential fleet buyers (we were an exhibitor)”
- “The variety of vendors and vehicles to look at was impressive. Thanks so much for organising this event. Worthwhile making the trip to Mystery Creek for this”
- “Thank you for putting on such a great event, it was incredibly valuable for us as exhibitors to attend the day.”
| Time | Min | Main stage | EROAD Studio 1 | EROAD Studio 2 | Vehicle test drives | Vehicle safety experience |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 : 30 am | 45 | Registration opens | ||||
| 8 : 15 am | 10 | Attendees sit down | ||||
| 8 : 25 am | 5 | MC welcome | ||||
| 8 : 30 am | 10 | EROAD welcome, Konrad Stempniak (EROAD) | ||||
| 8 : 40 am | 20 | Keynote speaker, Hayden Paddon (Rally legend) | ||||
| 9 : 00 am | 20 | How to minimise your fleet costs with your current investment, Mark Davidson (EROAD) | Open | Open | ||
| 9 : 20 am | 20 | Panel - How to get good engagement from your team about the fleet, Malcolm Baily (Fonterra), Blair Chalmers (NZDF), Matt Buckle (EROAD), Matt Gibson (Kiwirail) | Future of In-Cab and Driver Navigation - Kieran Waelan | Tracking your yellow equipment, unpowered trailers and other assets - Siva Subramaniam | ||
| 9 : 40 am | 20 | Winning in the margins, Leighton Hamlin (NZ Police) | Sustainability Module - Soumya Puri | Light Vehicle Solutions - Kieran Waelan | ||
| 10 : 00 am | 10 | Hayden Paddon EV demonstration | ||||
| 10 : 10 am | 40 | Morning tea | ||||
| 10 : 50 am | 25 | Keynote, Sam Cane (ex-All Blacks captain) | ||||
| 11 : 05 am | 15 | Sam Cane and Hayden Paddon discussion | ||||
| 11 : 20 am | 20 | Introduction to hydrogen, Andrew Clennett (Hiringa Energy) | Connected Vehicles - Kieran Waelan | Reduce Fleet Costs - Jacques Ellis | Open | Open |
| 11 : 40 am | 20 | Panel - Safe driving culture and how it impacts your brand image, Colin Blakemore (NZDF), Setti Mulari (Nissan NZ), Bryan Sheritt (Waikato Regional Council), Jason Lowe (Final Touch), Matt Gibson (Kiwirail) | Smart Rules and CAN Reporting - David Blackwell | Cold Chain ROI - Steven Perrin | ||
| 12 : 00 pm | 20 | Fleet Matters - how fleet has an impact on the environment, Bryan Sheritt (Waikato Regional Council) | Future of In-Cab and Driver Navigation - Kieran Waelan | Job Management - Akshaya Kumar | ||
| 12 : 20 pm | 10 | TCO tool for heavy vehicles across hydrogen, electric and hybrid, James Smith (National Road Carriers) and Richard Briggs (EECA) | ||||
| 12 : 30 pm | 70 | Lunch | ||||
| 1 : 40 pm | 20 | How to decarbonise your fleet: identifying the benefits and pitfalls, Rebecca Wilson (Z Energy) | Video Safety - Soumya Puri | Future of Back Office - Jacques Ellis & John Antonie | ||
| 2 : 00 pm | 20 | Risk Reduction with a focus on light commercial vehicles and technology/ADAS, Andrew Greatbatch (NZI) | Connected Vehicles - Kieran Waelan | Future of Ehubo - Saqib Bajwa | ||
| 2 : 20 pm | 20 | A macro look at what Fleet Managers are doing and focussing on, Marc Sibbald (IPWEA) | Speed Data Accuracy - Kieran Waelan | Video Safety - Soumya Puri | ||
| 2 : 40 pm | 20 | Understanding the fire risk of EVs, Emma Sutcliffe (EV Fire Safe) | Future of Back Office - Jacques Ellis & John Antonie | Future of Ehubo - Saqib Bajwa | ||
| 3 : 00 pm | 20 | Leveraging technology partnerships to drive your fleet further, Chris Yu and James McCosh (Torutek) | Driver Performance - Soumya Puri | Improving System Reliability - Kieran Waelan | ||
| 3 : 20 pm | 40 | Afternoon tea | ||||
| 4 : 00 pm | 20 | How to implement an EV transition in your organisation, George Higgins-Smith (Genesis Energy) | Improving System Reliability - Kieran Waelan | CoreHub Trailer - Saqib Bajwa | ||
| 4 : 20 pm | 20 | Panel: What is the new tech coming out in vehicles and infrastructure? Warren Wilmott (BYD NZ), Jonny Parker (Thundergrid), Marc Sibbald (IPWEA), Richard Edwards (NZ Autocar) | Productivity through smart job workflow - Akshaya Kumar | Vehicle & Driver Compliance - Peter Morrison | ||
| 4 : 40 pm | 15 | Summary | ||||
| 4 : 55 pm | Event ends | |||||
Driving innovation, connection, and success
Explore and be inspired…
FLEET DAY gives a cross-section of the industry and brings together like-minded professionals to discuss the latest trends and challenges in fleet management. Themed around Efficiency, Safety and Sustainability, with Technology being an underlying enabler.
What our attendees have to say
“The event delivered far more than I expected. Really enjoyed the whole day. Engaging, interactive and informative”
“Compared to auto events in NZ and overseas, FLEET DAY has to be one of the best.”
“It’s NZ’s equivalent of AFMA. It’s the must-attend fleet management event.”
EROAD Studios are returning to Fleet Day
Throughout the day, EROAD’s expert Product Managers will present on future product and how to extract the most value from your existing solution. The EROAD Studios are located in the centre of the exhibition hall next to the EROAD stand.
Plan your day around what EROAD Studios and main stage presentations you want to attend.
2025 EROAD Studios Presenters
Kieran Waelan
Senior Product Manager
Future of In-Cab and Driver Navigation
Connected Vehicles
Speed Data Accuracy
Improving System Reliability
Light Vehicle Solutions
Soumya Puri
Senior Product Manager
Sustainability Module
Video Safety
Driver Performance
David Blackwell
Senior Product Manager
Smart Rules and CAN Reporting
Jacques Ellis
Vice President Product, Business & Innovation
Future of Back Office
Reduce Fleet Costs
John Antonie
Digital Experience Director, Business & Innovation
Future of Back Office
Akshaya Kumar
Senior Product Manager
Productivity through smart job workflow
Job Management
Saqib Bajwa
Director of Engineering and Product
Future of Ehubo
CoreHub Trailer
Peter Morrison
Senior Product Manager
Vehicle & Driver Compliance
Siva Subramaniam
Product Manager, Product (D)
Tracking your yellow equipment, unpowered trailers and other assets
Steven Perrin
Product Manager
Cold Chain ROI
If you work with fleets of heavy or light vehicles, this is the must-attend event for you
FLEET DAY is designed for fleet managers. If you are deciding on one event to attend on the transporting calendar, FLEET DAY gives you a highlight of just what you need most within a single day.
Get Outside. Get Hands On
EROAD Fleet Day is all about experiences, and outside the Mystery Creek Event Centre is where the rubber truly meets the road.
The Fleet Day Outdoor Zone is your chance to see, feel, and drive the future of fleet transport – from safety systems to high-performance power. Here’s what’s happening outside:
Street Smart Driver Safety Zone
Hop in the driver’s seat and put your instincts to the test with real-world braking and hazard simulations. Feel the power of ABS braking in action and learn techniques for collision avoidance, control, and emergency response.
Even the most experienced drivers will pick up new skills from the elite instructors who are experts in car control, fatigue management, and defensive driving. It’s hands-on, educational, and surprisingly fun.
Commercial Vehicle Test Drive Track
Take the newest light and heavy commercial vehicles for a spin on our purpose-built 1km test drive track. Get behind the wheel of the latest utes, vans, and trucks from brands like Nissan, Toyota, Hyundai, and Kea.
Compare comfort, handling, and tech features across more than 80-100 vehicles all in one place.
Rally Showcase
Witness one of the world’s first EV rally cars in action with Hayden Paddon behind the wheel. Watch as he pushes the limits of performance, precision, and control. Expect speed, style, and plenty of dust!
Sponsors & Exhibitors
FLEET DAY is the place to be, with fleet professionals gathering in one day. Highlight your organisation’s commitment and promote your products and services to influential fleet managers across the industry.
Key contacts
Holly Douglas
Senior Marketing Executive
holly.douglas@eroad.com
Matt Fontein
Marketing Director
matt.fontein@eroad.com
Matt Buckle
Enterprise Sales Manager
matt.buckle@eroad.com