Programme outline

TIME	SESSION
1.00pm - 5.00pm	Beca Chief Executive Forum Please note this forum is open to Chief Executives only.
5.00pm - 6.30pm	Welcome function The networking space \| Waitākere rooms, Aotea Centre

TIME	SESSION
8.00am	Ka huaki mai ngā rēhita \| Registration opens
9.00am	Pōwhiri \| Welcome
10.00am	Kai iti o te ata \| Morning tea
10.30am	Kaikōrero tīmatanga \| Opening keynote: Precious Clark - A future with tangata whenua Kindly sponsored by Beca
11.30am	Kaikōrero \| Keynote: Shamubeel Eaqub Kindly sponsored by Sheffield
12.30pm	Taituarā president’s address – Jo Miller
12.40pm	AGM
1.10pm	Kai nui o te rā \| Lunch
1.45pm	Planning for the future: RMA reform Following Minister Bishop’s announcement on Phase Two of the government’s programme to reform the resource management system, MfE officials will discuss the proposed legislative changes, and what these mean for councils. Daniel Foote, Chief Advisor, Environment Management and Adaptation, Ministry for the Environment. Rhedyn Law, Manager, RMA Amendment Policy and Legislation, Ministry for the Environment. Kindly sponsored by Marsh	How Auckland Council brings the diverse voices of the community to decision makers and decision making The speakers will run through 3 key initiatives/mechanisms: Advisory Panels, Community Partner Programme and The Peoples Panel, including an opportunity for Q&A from the panel. Panel: Angeline Barlow, Head of Engagement Victoria Wicks-Brown, Principal Advisor, Panels Litiana Karika, Co-Chair, Pacific People’s Advisory Panel Barry de Geest, Co-Chair, Disability Advisory Panel Bron Morgan, Senior Advisor Deliberative Democracy Eva Chen, Community Partner & Ethnic Engagement Lead Allanah Bates, People’s Panel Insights Lead	Waste nothing: Auckland Council's waste to landfill goal Harnessing the power of partnership to achieve our Zero Waste vision Auckland Council and Community Resource Recovery Network: Bret Dragt, Senior Waste Planning Specialist, Waste Solutions, Auckland Council Construction and Demolition Waste – deconstruction of flood damaged homes: Mark Roberts, Senior Waste Planning Specialist, Waste Solutions, Auckland Council Auckland’s rukenga kai food scraps service: Terry Coe, Project Delivery Manager, Waste Solutions, Auckland Council, and Andrew Fisher, Managing Director/Owner, EcoStock Zero Waste is an aspirational goal that drives us to completely rethink of waste as resources. It’s a goal that was adopted as the vision for Auckland Council’s first Waste Management and Minimisation Plan, post amalgamation in 2012 and inspires the community to participate in achieving it. It requires new ways of thinking and new ways of collaboration; Auckland Council can’t do it alone. Our greatest successes so far have been in partnerships with community, social enterprises and business. We still have a long way to go, but we’d like to share some inspiring stories. Chair: Sarah Le Claire, Waste Planning Manager, Waste Solutions, Auckland Council
3.15pm	Kai iti o te ahiahi \| Afternoon tea
3.45pm	Kaikōrero \| Keynote: Tahu Kukutai
4.45pm	He whakakapinga o te rā tuatahi \| Wrap-up day one
6.30pm	Kai o te pō \| Beca Conference Dinner The Maritime Room \| Princes Wharf

TIME	SESSION
8.45am	Welcome \| Day Two
9.00am	Minister Simeon Brown, introduced by Taituarā President, Jo Miller
9.30am	Kaikōrero \| Keynote: Abbas Nazari My Journey from Afghanistan to New Zealand
10.30am	Kai iti o te ata \| Morning tea
11.00am	Common ground: practical tools to find common ground with people who don't look, think, sound, or behave like you Often, we struggle to bridge these divides with members of our community, and even own colleagues, friends and families. As an award-winning journalist, Jehan Casinader knows how to quickly build trust and rapport with complete strangers. As a speaker and coach, Jehan helps councils to promote wellbeing, leadership and workplace communication – through the power of storytelling. In this workshop, he will share practical tools that will help you to find common ground with people who don’t look, think, sound or behave like you.	From theory to practice: using AI to get things done AI can deliver efficiencies and enable modern, trusted and customer-centric services. This session will share AI use cases from local and central government and get attendees talking to each other about how AI can help get things done across the local government sector. Richard Ashworth, General Manager All of Government Services Delivery/Digital Public Service branch/Government Chief Digital Office, Department of Internal Affairs. Tony Aitken, Group Manager Data & Analytics, Auckland Transport.	Regional deals: collaborating across boundaries Last month the Minister of Local Government announced the release of the Strategic Framework for Regional Deals. These will be based on a 30-year vision, with negotiated 10-year strategic plans to deliver shared objectives and outcomes between central and local government. Officials from the Department of Internal Affairs will step through the framework and the thought process that led to its delivery. Vanessa Blakelock, Partnerships Director, Local Government Branch, Department of Internal Affairs. Richard Ward, General Manager Policy and Operations, Local Government Branch, Department of Internal Affairs. Max Hardy, Director Group Strategy and Chief Executive’s Office, Auckland Council.
12.30pm	Kai nui o te rā \| Lunch
1.15pm	Connecting the dots: how effective reporting supports informed decision-making, and some thoughts for navigating the complex reforms ahead Mike Wakefield, Partner, Simpson Grierson
1.45pm	Kaikōrero \| Keynote: Sinead Boucher Owner and Publisher, Stuff Ltd Kindly sponsored by PwC
2.45pm	Kaikōrero whakakapinga \| Closing session: A Q&A with Sir Graham Henry Kindly sponsored by Civic Financial Services
3.45pm	Conference wrap-up with Suzanne Boyd, Taituarā CE
4.00pm	Closing karakia, Mike McRoberts