Day One: June 1st 

 

8.30am: Powhiri, Karakia and welcome

 

9.20am: Tea and coffee

 

9.40am: Welcome by the Symposium Chair who will also introduce the main Symposium speaker / set the scene and provide context of why we are all gathered here for the next two days and what we all hope to achieve

 

9.55am – 10.25am: Opening address / main keynote speaker: "The significance of Māori Economic Development and why it is important to our future."

 

10.30am – 11.00am: Keynote presentation: An inspiring successful Māori entrepreneur or business person

 

11.00am – 11.20am: Q&A session led by the Symposium Chair with our two keynote speakers “In conversation”

 

11.30am: Keynote presentation:  “The power of Māori women as active participants in New Zealand’s economy”

 

12.00pm – 12.30pm: Keynote presentation: Harnessing New Zealand’s overseas diaspora and why Māori living internationally can make a contribution to growing the national economy

 

12.30pm – 1.30pm: Lunch

 

1.30pm – 2.30pm: Keynote presentation: “How we can all work in partnership together to achieve economic independence”

 

2.30pm – 3.30pm: Keynote presentation: “What is the potential of the Māori economy and how can we harness it? Where are the opportunities and what are the barriers?”

 

3.30pm – 4.00pm: Afternoon tea

 

4.00pm – 4.30pm: The closing address “Potential + opportunity = progress and self determination

 

4.30pm – 4.45pm: Symposium Chair to close the day and provide a summary / introduce the networking address and inaugural awards

 

4.45pm – 7.00pm: networking drinks and the inaugural  Ngā Ngaru Innovation Awards

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Ngā Ngaru Innovation Awards

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Networking Drinks and the inaugural Ngā Ngaru Innovation Awards

4.45pm – 7.00pm

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Welcome by our major sponsor for the Networking Drinks

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• Award one: Innovation in Māori Business

• Award two: Innovation in Māori Communities

• Award three: Innovation Māori Leadership

 

Day Two Agenda

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9.00am – 9.05am: Karakia

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9.05am - 9.20am: Symposium Chair to set the scene for the day

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9.20am – 10.20am: Guest speaker: Mark Spinks Founder of Babana Aboriginal: “How Indigenous peoples can join together to inspire economic development and entrepreneurship.”

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10.20am – 10.50am: Morning tea

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10.50am – midday: Workshops for Iwi

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• Workshop One: Developing and managing a best practice organisation

• Workshop Two: Revenue diversification and creating new revenue streams

• Workshop Three: Connecting with our people wherever they may be / harnessing the power of social media

  • (Each workshop is just over 30 minutes each​ and participants can attend up to two workshops during this time slot)

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Midday – 1.00pm: Lunch

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1.00pm – 1.30pm: Keynote address: "Where to from here? what does the future look like?" 

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1.30pm – 2.00pm: Symposium Chair provides a run down on the content of the last two days, proposes ways forward or announces projects that people can collaborate on

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