KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Sponsored by Kindo
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Darren Pratley
If there’s one thing Darren loves, it’s a challenge. Again and again, in a career spanning over two decades, he has taken leadership roles in organisations that are facing up to the need for change and achieve more. Darren has a real focus and drive to help make change happen that is lasting and rewarding. His natural flare for sales and sales development gives him a unique blend of seeing opportunity, but, understanding governance, will help move your business in the right direction. Having seen and been a part of industries that are changing into professional services he has developed some unique content that helps business owners develop their role and become that “Trusted Adviser” all clients are looking for. Darren’s expertise in marketing, branding, operational management, and systems implementation, in a wide range of industry sectors, had led him now to fast becoming one of New Zealand’s best speakers and business coaches for self-employed business owners. Darren’s sessions are always full of practical take-aways that can be implemented in your business tomorrow. ___________________________________________ Keynote Address - Ready to step up your game? And lead industry change... School administration needs to take on new challenges. It might involve re-tooling processes to operate more productively. It could mean unleashing the talents of your team to achieve more. All these challenges involve transformation. A shift in mindset, or bedding in new systems and processes, This can be hard to achieve when you're focusing on the day-to-day. Darren will bring practical insights with an entertaining and engaging session that will certainly challenge our thinking. |
Sponsored by FUJIFILM Business Innovation
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Anton Matthews
First and foremost, Anton is the proud father of three beautiful tamariki and husband of Jess. Born and bread in Ōtautahi but with whakapapa back to Te Rarawa, he links to the far north in Ahipara too. Anton owns and operates Hustle Group, an organisation comprised of Hustle Hospitality which has several local eateries and a handful of food trucks; as well as Hustle Education which delivers workshops, mentoring and coaching in business development, te reo Māori and Māori cultural competency. Hustle Group also maintains strong community ties through their charitable trust, Angitu, which has a particular focus around creating opportunities for rangatahi Māori (youth) to experience success as Māori. Hustle Group is focussed on developing its own people, building intergenerational wealth for future generations, sharing Māori culture and language with the community and only ever saying ‘yes' to something that works towards making Hustle Group a greater organisation as opposed to just a bigger organisation. ____________________________________________ Keynote Address – Making tough decisions under pressure Anton will talk about his business and how that is focussed on developing its own people, building intergenerational wealth for future generations by sharing Māori culture and language with the community and only ever saying ‘yes' to something that works towards making Hustle Group a greater organisation as opposed to just a bigger organisation. Discover how he faced these challenges with optimism and resilience, maintaining his strong company cultures and a commitment to his customers, staff, and communities. |
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Dame Sue Bagshaw
Sue works as a primary care doctor specialising in adolescent/youth health at a one stop community youth health centre for 10-25 year olds, which she helped to set up, under a trust called Korowai Youth Well-being Trust. She is working with others to set up a Youth Hub of services, creativity and transition housing. She is a senior lecturer in adolescent health in the department of Paediatrics at the Christchurch School of Medicine, and she is an educator with the Collaborative Trust (a research and training centre for youth health and development, which she also helped to set up). She worked for the Family Planning Association for 20 years and worked for ten years part time on the Methadone programme in Christchurch: which is why she has interests in common with young people – sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll! _________________________________________________ Keynote Address - Adapt to change Sue will address issues of managing change and overcoming adversity in the face of earthquakes, mass shootings, covid and the rest as it applies to her experience with youth services, and how we can all adapt to change. |
Sponsored by Alsco
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Allison Mooney
A passionate, high energy and humorous speaker, Allie will both entertain and educate. Not only does she have the ‘Midas’ touch in setting any conference abuzz, but will have you laughing and challenged as she delivers a powerful tool that will be remembered long after she has presented. Prior to becoming a professional keynote speaker Allie had a career in the airline industry originally with Ansett New Zealand and then Qantas International as manager of their Business and First Class airport lounges. She became noticed for her outstanding customer service that was immortalised in an iconic TV commercial during the heydays of Ansett NZ. Since changing career over 20 years ago Allie has taken “Pressing the Right Buttons” internationally to Australia, USA, Canada, China, Thailand, India, Nepal, Vietnam, Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Mexico, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatamala, Dominica Republic, the Pacific Islands and of course New Zealand. Her best-selling book “Pressing the Right Buttons” has sold over 27,000 copies to date and been published in South America for the Brazilian market. _________________________________________________________ Keynote Address - Pressing the Right Buttons Allie’s fun, fast-paced, mind-unzipping presentation will show you how to significantly increase performance capabilities. She will impart a simple tool that enables one to improve the quality of life, business and transform any relationships. Regardless of what organisation we’re in, the common thread is that we all deal with people. Transformation occurs when we understand and respect our differences. Having an understanding of the way we are wired in personality helps us to leap over the hurdles that confront us daily. Allie will give us and easy understand tool to ‘read people’ and give them what they need. By attending this session you will gain greater insight into what motivates us. You will also learn what makes others tick and discover what they need. As a result this session will change the way you see others, and wished many years ago that you had learned how to “Press the Right Buttons”, thus avoiding people challenges, both at work and home. |
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Conference MC
Nathan Bonner A.K.A. MulletMan MulletMan is an endearing international entertainer based in Christchurch. A 15 year stalwart of the World Buskers Festival and 6 years at the Edinburgh Festival, MulletMan has performed at hundreds of festivals around NZ, Australia, South East Asia, the Middle East and the United Kingdom. His award winning shows are an original style of genuine comedy with skilful circus stunts. "The character, the delivery, the jokes, the audience participation. A well oiled machine with perfect timing and tone." |
