Four members of original Helsinki 7 group (marked with an *) are members of the 2024 Kaitiaki (Conference Organising Committee):
- Niels Buus
- Rochelle Einboden (2024 Conference Treasurer)
- Alex Fraga
- Dave Holmes*
- Sioban Nelson*
- Dave Nicholls (2024 Conference Chair)
- Amélie Perron
- Holly Symonds-Brown
The conference also has an Aotearoa New Zealand-based rōpū whakahaere (Aotearoa Conference Planning Group):
- Safua Akeli Amaama
- Virginia Braun
- Radilaite Cammock
- Kerry Chamberlain
- Cath Conn
- Kevin Dew
- Paul Lagerman
- Dave Nicholls
- Meredith Perry
- Mershen Pillay
- Sarah Riley
- Bronwyn Thompson
- Kate Waterworth
- Margaret Williams