DAY 1 - Wednesday 8 May 2024


8.00am – 8.45am Networking and coffee
8.45am – 9.00am Mihi Whakatau:
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei
9.00am – 9.05am Welcome and introduction:
MC Michele A’Court
9.05am – 9.30am Political keynote:
Government priorities for supporting better financial wellbeing outcomes
Hon Andrew Bayly - Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
9.30am - 9:45am

Introduction:
Jane Wrightson - Retirement Commissioner

9.45am – 10.30am Spotlight:
Sussed, Sorted, Shifting – how NZ’s biggest podcast is breaking down barriers to help New Zealanders’ financial futures
Jordan River, Brook Ruscoe, Marc Peard - The Morning Shift
10.30am – 11.00am Morning tea break
11.00am – 11.30am Spotlight:
How open banking will change the game
Jane-Renee Retimana - Payments NZ
11.30am – 12.15pm Panel discussion:
Nudging for good – how banks are influencing better outcomes
Chair: Nicola Sladden - Banking Ombudsman
Angeline Pearson - ANZ
Rosalyn Clarke - ASB
Martin King - BNZ
Rebecca Lee - Kiwibank
Mark Street - Westpac NZ
12.15pm – 12.30pm Spotlight:
Journey to Māori Financial Wellbeing - Te Rito Hou programme and what we learned
Tawa Campbell-Seymour - ASB
Miles Erwin - New Zealand Banking Association
12.30pm – 1.30pm Lunch break
1.30pm – 2.00pm Spotlight:
Working together to empower whānau
Lisa Davis - Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei
2.00pm – 2.40pm Panel discussion:
What’s happening in the community?
Chair: Michele A’Court
Tania Huata-Kupa - Ngāti Pāhauwera Development Trust
Shirley McCombe - Bay Financial Mentors
Jeanette Parsons - Moneywise Manawatu
2.40pm – 3.00pm Spotlight:
Planning for what comes next in the National Strategy
Rachel Beckett - Te Ara Ahunga Ora Retirement Commission
3.05pm Workshop reminders:
MC Michele A’Court
3.05pm – 3.35pm Afternoon tea break
3.35pm – 4.45pm Facilitated breakout sessions:
Setting the action plan for the new National Strategy
Co-design workshop: Developing the new National Strategy 2024 - 2027
4.45pm – 4.50pm Wrap up:
Jane Wrightson - Retirement Commissioner
4.50pm – 6.30pm Canapes and drinks/networking

DAY 2 - Thursday 9 May 2024


7.30am – 8.00am Networking and coffee
8.00am – 9.20am Optional breakfast workshops:
Shifting the dial for Māori
Shifting the dial for women
Shifting the dial for Pacific Peoples
9.20am – 9.30am Break before main session
9.30am – 9.40am Welcome back:
MC Michele A’Court
9.40am – 10.00am Spotlight:
Science-based tools to rewire money beliefs, goals and habits
Vishal George - Behavioural by Design
10.00am – 10.20am Spotlight:
New approaches to building resilient communities
Fala Tavita - Le Fale Job and Skills Hub, Porirua
10.20am – 11.00am Panel discussion:
Designing for a better future — innovative approaches to financial resilience
Chair: Susan Taylor - Financial Ombudsman
Kris Faafoi - Insurance Council of New Zealand
Emma Saunders - Good Shepherd
Lyn McMorran - Financial Services Federation
11.00am – 11.30am Morning tea break
11.30am – 12.00pm Keynote:
Financial education and the future
Frances Valintine - Academy Ex, Mindlab, Tech Futures Lab
12.00pm – 12.40pm Panel discussion:
Growing financial knowledge for all ages
Chair: Warren Ngan Woo - Westpac
Erin Thompson - Te Ara Ahunga Ora Retirement Commission
Kendall Flutey - Banqer
Latayvia Tualasea Tautai - YWCA
12.40pm – 1.00pm Concluding remarks:
Jane Wrightson - Retirement Commissioner