8.45 – 8.50   Mihi, Ngāti Whātua

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8.50 – 9.15   Welcome by Dame Therese Walsh, DNZM Chair, Air New Zealand and ASB.

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9.15 – 10.00   Political leaders discussion: “The future of our country” with the Prime Minister, Rt Hon Christopher Luxon and the Minister of Finance, Hon Nicola Willis facilitated by Dame Therese Walsh, DNZM, and Dame Paula Rebstock, DNZM, Chair, Asia Pacific Healthcare Group. 

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10.00 – 11.00   MORNING TEA
Meet some of New Zealand’s business leaders and networking opportunity over morning tea. 

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11.00 – 11.20   Setting the scene – our future state. Jolie Hodson, MNZM, CEO, Spark will outline some research highlighting the future challenges facing businesses and households in NZ.

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11.20 – 12.30   The future of retail – the role of the customer with Judith McKenna, Former President and CEO Walmart International and Ilana Atlas, AO, Chair, Scentre Group and Director, Origin Energy Australia facilitated by Dame Joan Withers, DNZM, Chair, The Warehouse and Alison Gerry, Chair, Infratil and Sharesies.

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12.30 – 1.15   LUNCH

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1.15 – 2.25   AI Showcase – a demonstration of the emergence of AI in the workplace featuring Laura Anderson, Digital Marketing Consultant based in Miami, USA facilitated by Frances Valintine, CNZM, Founder & Board Director, academyEX.

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2.25 – 3.10   The future of our largest industries with Antonia Watson, CEO, ANZ Bank, Miles Hurrell, CEO, Fonterra and Neal Barclay, CEO, Meridian. Facilitated by Alison Gerry and Royal Reed, Partner, Meredith Connell.

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3.10 – 3.30  AFTERNOON TEA

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3.30 – 4.15   Managing disruption in a challenging future. A fireside chat with Kelly Bayer Rosmarin, former CEO of Optus in Australia, facilitated by Jolie Hodson.

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4.15 – 5.15   NZ leadership panel, facilitated by Cathy Quinn, ONZM, Chair, Tourism Holdings and Silvana Schenone, Managing Director and Co-Head Investment Banking NZ at Jarden. The panel will explore how they and their organisations embrace and prepare for the future.
• Laurissa Cooney, Co-Chair, Aotearoa Circle
• Susan Peterson, Chair, Vista
• Dr Rod Carr, Climate Change Comissioner
• Rukumoana Schaafhausen, MNZM, Chairperson of the Office of the Māori Queen and a Trustee of The King’s Trust Aotearoa New Zealand

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5.15 – 5.30   Wrap up and move to cocktails – Jolie Hodson.

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