WORKSHOPS and panel sessions
*Please note that the programme is subject to change*
Wednesday 02 July
Workshops 1-4: 1:55pm - 2:55pm
Panel Session 3:10pm - 4:30pm
Balancing the Books – Dollars and Sense in Financial Accounting and Auditing
In this first panel session, SBM Treasurer Leanne Reynolds will facilitate a session on financial accounts and auditing, with representatives from the Ministry of Education and Solutions and Services. You will have the opportunity to send through your questions for the panel prior to the session.
Thursday 03 July
Panel Session 8:50am - 10:30am
The Dollars and Sense of Contracts: Legal Terms You Can’t Afford to Overlook
In the second panel session, SBM President Troy Gerbich will facilitate a session on law, with Richard Harrison, Barrister, and a representative from the New Zealand School Boards Association, to discuss legal issues that concern BMs. You will have the opportunity to send through your questions for the panel prior to the session.
Workshops 5-8: 11:30am - 12:30pm
Workshops 9-12 (some repeated sessions): 2:15pm - 3:15pm
Workshops 1-4: 1:55pm - 2:55pm
- 1: Dollars and Risk: A Smart Approach to Insurance and Management (Jody Sinclair - Marsh)
- 2: AI Overview: Tips and Tricks That Make Sense (Tony Gilbert - New Era)
- 3: Procurement Power: Maximising Dollars Through Smart Buying (Graham Couchman - AOG)
- 4: Unlocking the International Student Market: Turning Dollars into Sense (John van der Zwan -SIEBA)
Panel Session 3:10pm - 4:30pm
Balancing the Books – Dollars and Sense in Financial Accounting and Auditing
In this first panel session, SBM Treasurer Leanne Reynolds will facilitate a session on financial accounts and auditing, with representatives from the Ministry of Education and Solutions and Services. You will have the opportunity to send through your questions for the panel prior to the session.
Thursday 03 July
Panel Session 8:50am - 10:30am
The Dollars and Sense of Contracts: Legal Terms You Can’t Afford to Overlook
In the second panel session, SBM President Troy Gerbich will facilitate a session on law, with Richard Harrison, Barrister, and a representative from the New Zealand School Boards Association, to discuss legal issues that concern BMs. You will have the opportunity to send through your questions for the panel prior to the session.
Workshops 5-8: 11:30am - 12:30pm
- 5: Overcoming the Overwhelm: Making sense of stress (Lauren Parsons)
- 6: Clear Conversations: Turning Dialogue into Dollars and Sense (Mark Bunting)
- 7: Xero Hacks: Smart Tips and Add-Ons That Make Sense (Craig McWilliam, Miles Group)
- 8: Dollars and Decisions: Financial Insights for Business Managers (Sandy Dunn & Shelley Young, Solutions & Services)
Workshops 9-12 (some repeated sessions): 2:15pm - 3:15pm
- 9 REPEAT: Overcoming the Overwhelm: Making sense of stress (Lauren Parsons)
- 10 Smart Sustainability: Making Sense of EcoFriendly Practice (Jenny Slade, PNGHS and Troy Gerbich, SBM)
- 11 REPEAT: Xero Hacks: Smart Tips and Add-Ons That Make Sense (Craig McWilliam, Miles Group)
- 12 REPEAT: Dollars and Decisions: Financial Insights for Business Managers (Sandy Dunn & Shelley Young, Solutions & Services)
