Phil O’Reilly

Phil O’Reilly is a prominent New Zealand business leader and advocate for enhancing the country’s economic productivity through strategic engagement in the defence sector. As a former Chief Executive of BusinessNZ, he has championed the need for New Zealand firms to capitalize on increased government defence spending to develop a robust local defence industry. O’Reilly emphasizes the importance of creating partnerships between the government and the private sector to ensure that Kiwi businesses have fair opportunities to participate in defence contracts and contribute to high-value job creation. His focus is on fostering innovation and capability within New Zealand’s technology and manufacturing sectors to meet both domestic and international defence needs.