Leaders' forum 2021: co-operatives, capital and climate
The Cooperative Business New Zealand Leaders' Forum 2021 is an annual event for Chairs, Directors and C-Suite Executives to discuss issues and opportunities, identify what is needed to thrive in the changing business environment and connect with peers in the co-operative sector.
MC for the day is Rawdon Christie and featured speakers and facilitators include:
- Hon Grant Robertson, Deputy Prime Minister and Minster of Finance
- Dr Ganesh Nana, Chair, Productivity Commission
- Fraser Whineray, Chief Operating Officer, Fonterra
- Rob Hewett, Co-Chair, Silver Fern Farms Limited; Director, Silver Fern Farms Co-operative; and Chair, Farmlands
- Julia Jones, Head of Analytics, NZX
- Annabell Chartres, Partner PwC, Sustainability and Climate Change Leader
- David Cunningham, CEO, The Co-operative Bank
- Greg Doone, Partner, PwC
- Professor Nicola Shadbolt, Professor in Agribusiness and Farm Management, Massey University
- Janine Smith, Principal, The Boardroom Practice
- Sarah Minhinnick, Head of Issuer Relationships, NZX
- Richard Westlake, Managing Director, Westlake Governance
- Becky Lloyd, CEO, Toitu
- Blake Holgate, Head of Sustainable Business Development, Rabobank
- Katie Vickers, Head of Sustainability and Land Use, Farmlands
Presentations and discussions will include:
- New Zealand co-operative economy update
- Co-op’s and capital – providing an equity and debt perspective
- Governance for growth and ESG
- Accelerated transformation post Covid-19
- Sustainability
- Frontier Firms – an update from the Productivity Commission
The full programme is available here.
This forum will coincide with the IOD 2021 Leadership Conference, being held the following two days in Auckland on 5 and 6 May, to encourage those Directors travelling to attend both events.