Programme

Programme updated 11 September

TIME	SESSION
10.00am	Ka huaki mai ngā rēhita \| Registration opens
10.30am - 3.30pm	Tour of the Hawke’s Bay Region Note minimum and maximum numbers apply
2.00pm	CE Forum Please note this forum is open to Chief Executives only.
5.00pm - 6.30pm	CE & International guests cocktail function

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: Dr Paul Wood Our sector has experienced a great deal of change and continues to do so. Paul Wood, who went from high-school dropout who spent more than a decade in prison, to graduating with a PhD in psychology, will challenge us to thrive in the face of change, particularly when change is change for the better. Kindly sponsored by Civic Financial Services
11.15am	Taituarā President's address
11.30am	He Pae Kōrero ā-Motu \| International panel: Jo Miller, Taituarā Beverly Hendry, CAMA Matt Prosser, Solace UK
12.15pm	Kai nui o te rā \| Lunch
1.00pm	Whakahōutanga \| Update: From the Local Government Minister
1.30pm	Awheawhe \| Workshop 1: Place-based leadership This workshop will showcase excellence in place-based leadership, with examples of the innovative projects that are shaping vibrant communities, local culture, and achieving positive social outcomes.	Awheawhe \| Workshop 2: Creative problem solving - finding the right problem to solve Albert Einstein said that “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them”. This session will give you a taster of Creative HQ’s approach to creative problem solving, using the challenges and opportunities facing local government as a starting point. This will be an interactive session that involves using practical tools that you can apply back at your work." Facilitator: Nedra Fu	Awheawhe \| Workshop 3: Story Moving – How to increase your impact, influence change and inspire more people when you speak There is no greater skill that will positively impact your leadership as much as becoming a masterful storyteller. Well-crafted stories have the power to teach, clarify and inspire, and influence change. Stories help move audiences towards action; be it thinking differently, changing a point of view, shifting people from cynical to ‘on-board’ with change, or connecting them to the vision for the future. Local Government leaders need to be ready and able to influence and inspire every single day, and the most powerful way to do that is to add storytelling to your toolkit. If you want to up your story game and create compelling narratives that connect more people to your message and move people towards action, this is the session for you. This is a fast paced ‘hands on’ workshop to help you build up your story bank and pump up your messaging muscles so that when you speak, people sit up and listen. And, best of all, when you’re done – they take action! Facilitator: Pip Loader
3.00pm	Kai iti o te ahiahi \| Afternoon tea
3.30pm	Equity in Health Outcomes Keriana Brooking and Ana Bidois, PwC New Zealand
4.00pm	Kaikōrero \| Keynote: Taaniko Nordstrom
4.45pm	He whakakapinga o te rā tuatahi \| Wrap up day one
6.30pm	Kai o te pō \| Conference dinner Assembly ballroom, Municipal building \| Toitoi - Hawke's Bay Arts & Events Centre

TIME	SESSION
8.00am	Ka huaki mai ngā rēhita \| Registration opens
8.30am	Welcome \| Day two
8.45am	Pae kōrero \| Panel: Nigel Bickle & Iwi Partners
9.45am	Generative AI: Opportunities and risks for local government information management and regulatory decision-making Mike Wakefield and Judith Cheyne, Simpson Grierson Now that the dust has settled… what’s next for local government reform / transition Mike Wakefield and Judith Cheyne, Simpson Grierson
10.15am	Kai iti o te ata \| Morning tea
10.45am	Kaikōrero \| Keynote: Melissa Clark-Reynolds Futurist and technology entrepreneur, Melissa Clark-Reynolds, will look ahead, help us to understand the future, and how we can be one step ahead of what’s coming.
11.30am	Guided walking tour Stretch your legs and join us for a guided walking tour of some of Hastings’ latest developments including Toitoi – Hawke’s Bay Arts & Events Centre, the Municipal Building, Nga Pou o Heretaunga, and some other developments underway to transform the city.
12.15pm	Kai nui o te rā \| Lunch
1.00pm	Awheawhe \| Workshop 4: Climate resilience This workshop will showcase an innovative approach to climate resilience that will manage the environmental impact on a local community. Kindly sponsored by Marsh	Awheawhe \| Workshop 5: Climate adaptation planning Amon Martin, Assets and Planning Manager and Shoreline Management Pathways Project Lead, will provide an overview of the key learnings and challenges of the highly complex project, Thames-Coromandel District Council’s Shoreline Management Pathways Project.	Awheawhe \| Workshop 6: Social inclusion and equity Catherine Proffitt, Inquiry Director at the Productivity Commission will provide an overview of ‘A fair chance for all: Breaking the cycle of disadvantage’ inquiry which found that people experiencing disadvantage and those trying to support them are constrained by powerful system barriers. Harvey Brookes, Executive Director of the Waikato Wellbeing Project, will share some of the strategy, challenges, and key learnings from the WWP, a project to achieve a more environmentally sustainable, prosperous and inclusive Waikato region by 2030 and beyond.
2.30pm	Kaikōrero whakakapinga \| Closing keynote
3.30pm	Closing speech
3.45pm	Kua mutu te hui \| End of conference