7.30 - 8.45am
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Rachel Smalley
Journalist
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Rachel Smalley’s career in journalism is extensive. She’s reported from Europe, Africa, Asia and America, covering elections in Britain, the United States, France and New Zealand. In 2007 she reported from Paris when Nicolas Sarkozy was elected to French President, and later that year travelled to Washington to report on the historic election of Barack Obama to the US Presidency.
She spent eight years living in Europe working for news organisations in Dublin and London, and gained invaluable experience working for the award-winning rolling news channel Sky News UK in London, for four years.
Smalley was in London during the July 7th bombings, and reported on the event and the political ramifications that followed. She has twice travelled to Afghanistan to report from Kabul, Bamiyan and the troubled Khost province on the Afghan-Pakistan border. She’s travelled extensively through Africa reporting from South Africa, the Sahel region, and the Sudan.
Smalley now interviews some of the country’s leading politicians every week. She has a strong nose for news, and spent long stints reporting from her native Christchurch during the earthquakes.Smalley also maintains strong views on some of the key issues facing women today.
Rachel is proudly brought to you by:
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| 9.00 - 9.45am |
Nadia Lim
Co-Founder of My Food Bag
Revolutionising the food industry
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‘Nude Food’ advocate Nadia Lim is all about everyday simple, healthy, delicious food.
As a budding young cook, (whose idol was Jamie Oliver), when she was just 12 years old she came up with the idea of “Nude Food’, and it has been her mantra ever since. She wasn’t referring to cooking or eating in the nude, in case that’s what you were thinking! Rather, ‘Nude Food’ signifies fresh, natural, real food, which is free from being dressed up in fancy packages, marketing and additives, a message she conveys to her audience with her fresh, bright and tasty recipes.
It’s been a big ride of the Otago University qualified dietitian and former MasterChef New Zealand winner over the last few years.
She has seven best-selling cookbooks, is one of the founders of My Food Bag, a genius recipe and meal kit delivery service, has her own lifestyle Magazine ‘Nadia’ which was crowned 2017 Supreme Magazine of the Year and is the proud mum of Bodhi!
She is also the ambassador of the Cambodia Charitable Trust, a charity that supports schools and teacher training colleges in rural Cambodia, helping to re-build the education system after the atrocious Pol Pot regime.
Nadia is proudly brought to you by:
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| 10.00 - 10.45am |
Jamie Allen
Operation Manager and Trustee – Taranaki Retreat
How do we respond well to an unending stream of requests for sponsorships?
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Jamie is the operational manager and a Trustee for the Taranaki Retreat – a local suicide prevention initiative. Jamie has lived in Taranaki for the last 8 years and is married to Suzy and is Dad to four girls who range in age from 10 to 20.
Jamie’s interest/first-hand experience and work in the field of mental health and addiction services has been life-long and life-giving, and also very challenging at times. In the past he has worked for many years for the Anglican Church, and also in education and law enforcement.
Jamie believes in environmental sustainability and the need for all of us to consider the planet and its people and our own lifestyles and choices. To that end, he also works for an international humanitarian aid and development charity, working to end human trafficking and support/restore/innovate in some of the world’s poorest countries.
Jamie is proudly brought to you by:
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| 10.00 - 10.45am |
Andrew Butterworth
Investment Advisor – Craigs Investment Partners
Investing in changing times
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Andrew has over 15 years finance experience. With his role as an investment advisor at Craigs Investment Partners he advises private clients, companies, trusts and estates on portfolio and wealth management. He completed his tertiary education at Massey University before starting his professional career initially as a rural bank manager.
Having always had an interest in the investment space, Andrew then headed offshore where he worked for Barclays Capital in London gaining experience in the investment banking sector. He then returned to New Zealand where he worked for a leading private bank as a private banker before shifting home to Taranaki with Craigs Investment Partners in 2014. He now manages over $125m of client funds - the majority of which are retired business owners and farmers here in Taranaki.
Andrew is proudly brought to you by:
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| 11.00 - 11.45am |
Laurie Sharp
Head of Coaching and Development – ASB
Changes facing the business landscape
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Laurie started in banking 40 years ago, 24 with ASB, his current role is Head of Coaching and Development.
His prime focus is on people development, leadership and professional (emotional/soft) skills. These range from Coaching and Leadership, Presentation and Communication Skills, Negotiating, Networking, Changing Business Trends, Business Development etc.
Laurie conducts seminars and workshops, 70% of which are to external clients, prospects or professionals as part of a programme of deepening relationships and increasing business development opportunities. The other part of his role is focussed on the development of their own people.
Laurie works with the likes of The New Zealand Law Society, the Institute of Chartered Accountants, BDO, Deloitte, KPMG, Crowe Horwath, Coca Cola, Chambers of Commerce and Mitre 10 and so on.
Married to Kathie for 40 years, they have 3 adult children and 6 grandchildren.
Laurie is proudly brought to you by:
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11.45 - 1.00pm (Lunch)
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Networking Lunch or
Breaking Through The Glass Ceiling
- The Rise of Women In Business Panel
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| 1.00 - 1.45pm |
Hon Simon Bridges
Leader of the National Party
Governmental Change
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Hon Simon Bridges is the MP for Tauranga and the Leader of the National Party.
In the last National-led Government, Simon held several ministerial portfolios including Labour, Energy, Transport, Communications, Economic Development and Leader of the House.
Prior to standing for Parliament, Simon was a senior Crown Prosecutor in the District and High Courts in Tauranga and was formerly a litigation lawyer in Auckland.
Simon graduated from the University of Auckland, completing a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and History and a Bachelor of Laws with Honours. He later completed a Bachelor of Civil Law at the University of Oxford, where he met his wife Natalie.
Simon has been an MP since 2008 and he and Natalie live in Tauranga with their young family.
Hon Simon Bridges is proudly brought to you by:
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| 2.00 - 2.45pm |
David Lister
Head of Information Security – Westpac
Protecting against threats in an evolving cyber landscape
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David is Head of Information Security at Westpac NZ, where he is responsible for a small but dedicated team of security professionals. Together they are charged with protecting the bank from information security threats.
He has 20+ years banking industry experience, and 15 years in IT with the last 10 years in InfoSec.
David is interested in all things security, and in particular the security challenges faced by today's changing technology landscape and interconnected everything. In what little free time he has he enjoys video gaming and spending time with family & friends.
David is proudly brought to you by:
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| 2.00 - 2.45pm |
Caroline Silk
Partner – Auld Brewer Mazengarb & McEwen
The changing nature of employment
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Caroline Silk is a partner at Auld Brewer Mazengarb and McEwen, having joined the firm in 2009.
Caroline has the unique perspective of working both in private practice, as in house counsel with the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Central) Inc, as well as having owned a small business and now being in partnership.
Caroline is also a business mentor for Business Mentors New Zealand and a director of a family company.
Caroline was born in Wellington but grew up in Taranaki.“I am passionate about helping people solve problems, whether through advocacy or mediation or community work. In my spare time I enjoy being with my family, paddle boarding, time at home, cooking and skiing”.
Caroline who self-professes “to being pragmatic and telling it like it is” has particular expertise and knowledge in the legal issues arising in Employment and Commercial litigation. She has now started the mediation practice, ‘Resolved’.
Caroline is proudly brought to you by:
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| 3.00-3.45pm |
Tony Alexander
Chief Economist - BNZ
Economic growth in an era of change
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Mr. Alexander has been employed as Chief Economist at the Bank of New Zealand since 1994, with responsibilities including informing senior management about economic developments and prospects, risks and opportunities, and provision of services for the bank’s staff and client base.
He is an accomplished public speaker much in demand and each year delivers between 80 and 130 presentations at bank seminars, conferences, and client functions around the country and offshore. He writes and distributes material directly to 15,000 email recipients with extensive links from other websites. Check out the latest from Tony Alexander here.
Prior to joining the BNZ, Mr. Alexander worked as principal economist at a stock broking firm in Wellington and before that as Research Officer then Treasury Economist with Westpac Bank initially in Sydney, Australia, then New Zealand from 1987. He holds a Master of Arts degree (first class honours) from the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Tony is proudly bought to you by:
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