Biculturalism and identity: what strategic issues do tomorrow’s leaders need to be prepared for?

Hone Paul, Chief Marketing Officer, University of Otago

Duncan Shand, Managing Director, YoungShand

Interactive CEO Panel Discussion with:

Caroline Rainsford, Country Manager - New Zealand, Google	Rob Harvey, Chief Executive Officer, dentsu New Zealand
Clive Omerod, Group Chief Executive Officer, Les Mills International

Groups of 4-5 people will create one marketing initiative that will help relaunch the New Zealand Brand into the UK market to take advantage of the new Free Trade Agreement. The initiative has to be trade related, not tourism.

Groups will create a 5-minute pitch to be presented to an NZ Story led panel in June.

Amy Knightley, Director of Marketing, NZ Story Group

Philip Wood, President, British New Zealand Business Association

And the qualities needed for the Marketing Leaders of tomorrow.

Interactive CMO Panel Discussion with:

Suraiya Phillamore-Smith, Chief Marketing Officer, Westpac	Jonathan Waecker, Chief Marketing Officer, The Warehouse Group
Jo Mitchell, Marketing Strategist, Fonterra 2019 TVNZ-NZ Marketer of the Year	Matthew Bain, Marketing Director, Spark

3x two minute pitches to potential mentor CMOs explaining why the student should become a CMO and what help they need to get there - 15 mentors confirmed so far!

Connect with individual mentors, share a few drinks and join us for dinner! 🍻

Adam Ferrier, Founder / Consumer Psychologist, Thinkerbell
International Facilitator

Several times a year, top management teams enter the strategy room with lofty goals and the best of intentions: they hope to assess their situation and prospects honestly, and mount a decisive, coordinated response toward a common ambition. So, why doesn’t it usually work? We need to address the real problem: the “social side of strategy,” arising from corporate politics, individual incentives, and human biases.

Mitch Kornman, Partner, McKinsey & Co

Join a world renowned thought leader on strategic innovation, digital disruption and organisational transformation and customer loyalty architectures.

Dr. Peter Wilton, Former Senior Lecturer, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley 

Theresa Gattung was the first female CEO of an NZX listed company, the youngest ever CEO of Telecom NZ and the Co-Founder of My Food Bag. With unparalleled wisdom and experience as chair and professional director in many governance roles, Theresa joins us to explore her learnings around business success.

Theresa Gattung, Co-Founder, My Food Bag

Interactive CMO Panel Discussion with:

Carl Sarney, Head of Strategy, TRA	Astrud Burgess, GM - Data & Marketing, ANZ
Luke Rive, Director of Marketing, McDonald's NZ

Wrap up and drinks! 🍻

Paul Spoonley, Professor, Massey University

Creating a culture that feels like it belongs, thrives, and delivers with ownership, accountability and inspires the team.

Annemarie Browne, Chief Marketing Officer, Lotto NZ
2020 TVNZ-NZ Marketer of the Year

Stevie Weber, Executive Director - Strategy, dentsu New Zealand

What does it mean for the work we produce which influences society, the teams we hire – which produce the work, and what do we need to change.

Panel of Marketing Leaders including:

Jane Anthony, GM- CoE Lead Brand & Marketing, Air NZ	Stevie Weber, Executive Director - Strategy, dentsu NZ
Regan Savage, Head of Marketing & Engagement, Southern Cross Health Society

Watch this space! 

Session topic and facilitator to be announced.

Go into your project group and continue to develop your ideas for the group presentation.

Please note that the people who nominated you will be invited to the final presentation.

Join us for dinner at the Viaduct! 🍾

The biggest mistakes they make in presenting budgets.

Interactive CFO Panel with:

Olivia Clark, Commercial Manager, My Food Bag	Emma Watson, Independent Consultant
Linda Waddington-Miller, Finance Director, Lion NZ

Where are we going in the future and how do we keep ourselves and teams contemporary and upskilled.

Digital expert panel discussion with:

Shane Evans, Chief Transformation Officer, SBS Bank 2021 TVNZ-NZ Marketer of the Year

David McCallen, Chief of Strategy, OMD New Zealand

Across all sectors and industries, from consumer to B2B and even government, the expectations of your customers continues to rise. Digitalization has increased the number of ways in which you touch your customers and elevated the level and quality of many of those touchpoints. 

How do you keep up with your competitors, or better yet, stay ahead of them by competing on customer experience?

Timothy Morey, Principal, Blue Forest Guild
Live-streaming from San Francisco

Colleen Ryan, Partner, TRA

Expert facilitator to be confirmed!

What does this mean in reality when developing data driven strategies? 

CMO Facilitated Panel Discussion with:

Tim Cullinane, Head of Idea Design, Saatchi & Saatchi	Brid Drohan-Stewart, Director of Brand, Woolworths NZ
Sarah Sandoval, GM - Consumer Marketing & Brand, NZ Post 2022 TVNZ-NZ Marketer of the Year

Wrap up and drinks! 🎊

What you really need to tell your agency.

David Halter, Chief Strategy & Growth Officer, dentsu International

Expert panel with:

Nigel Douglas, Chief Executive Officer, OMD New Zealand	Elizabeth Geor, Head of Agency & Ecosystem, Google
Liz Fraser, Commercial Director, MediaWorks

Panel of CMO’s and agency heads with:

Strahan Wallis, Chief Executive Officer, Clemenger Group	Nikki McKelvie, Managing Director, DDB Aotearoa
Anna Lawrence, GM Brand, Customer Engagement  & Sustainable Transport Education, Auckland Transport	Allison Yorston, Chief Marketing Officer, Frucor Suntory

Carl Davidson, Founder, Research First

Can your group break the NZ record of 311?

Join us for canapés and drinks! ✨

Influencing C Suite and others through understanding your full organisational landscape. Issues include reception psychology, emotional and cultural intelligence, negotiating business development cross-culturally, better preparation.

Patrick Rottiers, Founder & Managing Director, PROConsulting International
Professor of Practice International Negotiations, Senior Lecturer & Exec Coach

Peter Stubbs, Director, WealthPoint

Wrap up and celebratory drinks! 🎊🎉