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WENDY PYE, CEO, Wendy Pye Publishing BRETT O’RILEY, Managing Director, OCGL

MAVIS MULLINS, Chair, Atihau Whanganui Incorp & Poutama Trust TERESA TEPANIA-ASHTON, Chief Executive Officer, Māori Women’s Development Inc.

JIM MOSER, Chief Executive Officer, Clemenger Group

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Actively engage in stories and insights:• Finding purpose in the digital world – embracing global trends and accelerated change

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• Thriving in the age of acceleration: Leading agile and high performing organisations

• What it takes to become a change leader to compete in the globalised business world

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2018TO NZ’s PREMIER CEO EVENT FOR 2018

Join 200+ CEOs, GMs, MDs and Country Managersas we focus on current and future challenges transforming leadership in New Zealand.The CEO Summit 2018 will investigate key issues facing New Zealand’s leaders, bringing together thought leaders, inspirational keynotes and successful CEOs who have embraced change and thrived in the modern business environment.

Take heed of new trends, developments and insights that are impacting what it means to be a leader today; competing in a globalised market with increasing pressure to develop sustainable business methods.

JOIN US WHERE LEADING AND EMERGING CEOs MEET

Craig Donaldson is Kea’s Global CEO and a member of Kea’s Board of Directors.Craig has over 25 years’ experience working in the financial sector, having held a number of executive positions in major financial institutions such as Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank and RBS.

Craig holds board positions across a range of sectors and provides business advice and mentorship through his involvement with the Icehouse and the University of Auckland.

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• Kea New Zealand

• Tadaweb

• Antarctica New Zealand

• Poutama Trust

• Māori Women’s Development Inc.

• Clemenger Group

• PwC

• Flight Centre

• Xero

• Yellow

• Westland Milk

• Wendy Pye Publishing

TOP REASONS TO ATTEND:• Thought leading keynotes from New Zealand and abroad

• Influential speakers leading the way toward the future of business

• Interactive table challenges and panel discussions

• Networking and engagement opportunities with top level CEOs and MDs

• Gain inspiration and strategy to invigorate your approach to leadership

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KEY THEMES IN THE 2018 CEO SUMMIT:• Leading change and transformation in the digital era

• Unleashing the power of your people: Corporate culture & strategic resilience

• Developing New Zealand Inc : Sustainability, science and innovation

• Competing in a globalised world

8.30 Registration and Coffee

9.00 Opening remarks from the Chair Craig Donaldson, CEO, Kea New Zealand

9.10 Opening keynote: The entrepreneurial ‘X factor’ – the secret behind Tadaweb’s success •Thestrategyforsuccessinscalabilityandtheimportanceofproductmarketfit–whythe‘Swiss

army knife’ approach is a poor solution • Developing technology in international markets • Integrating automation and AI as a business solution Genna Elvin, Co-founder, Tadaweb

9.50 What it takes to change the world: A plan, a product, a vision and a visionary EntrepreneurWendyPyeisafounderofoneoftheworld’smostsuccessfuleducationcompanies

andischangingthewaychildrenlearnandthink.Pyedeliversinsightsintohowshehasmadehervisionarealityandhastransformedherbusinesstoharnessthepowerofnewtechnologies. •Theimportanceofthinkingbigandfindingpartnerswhoshareyourvision

•Leveragingtechnologicaldevelopmenttoachievetheimpossible–the‘Supereaderstory’ Dame Wendy Pye, CEO, Wendy Pye Publishing

10.30 Table challenge I

10.45 Morning break

11.15 The future of business is global – leveraging the global network •Whydevelopinginternationalpartnershipswillfuture-proofyourbusiness-investigatingoldand

newbusinessmodelsforachievingthis • Creating organisational culture to support international relations • Applying the principle of kohtahitanga to international partnerships Brett O’Riley, Managing Director, OCGL, Connecting people and projecting ideas

11.55 Panel: Investing in your people – reaping the rewards of an employee-centric organisation •Communicatingthevalueofa‘peoplefirst’cultureinyourexecutiveleadershipteamtocultivate

resilience and create a thriving culture •Developingthe‘why’ofyourbusiness–whypurposematterstoengageemployeesandfosterloyalty •Creatinganenvironmenttofosterthrivingpeopleandinnovation–enablingcuriosity,

experimentationandacultureoftrust • Investing in diversity of thought in your organisation and driving this in senior leadership teams Mark Averill, Chief Executive Officer, PwC Craig Hudson, Country Manager New Zealand, Xero Darren Linton, Chief Executive Officer, Yellow David Coombes, Managing Director - New Zealand, Flight Centre Travel Group Facilitator: Mele Wendt, Board Director and Consultant, Mele Wendt Consulting

12.45 Table Challenge II

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12.55 Lunch

1.55 Inspiring collaboration on an international stage – science, sustainability and success •Understandingthechallengesofinspiringperformanceinahigh-riskenvironment–

inspiring initiative and proactivity •“Youdon’thavetobebigtobepowerful”-UnderstandingNewZealand’scompetitive

advantageandroleontheworldstageforleadingconversationsonscienceandsustainability •Thetruevalueofcollaboration–facilitatingpartnershipstoadvanceNewZealandInc. Peter Beggs, Chief Executive, Antarctica New Zealand

2.35 LearningfromthesuccessoftheMāorieconomyandthekeytofuture-proofingbusiness TheMāorieconomyisestimatedtobeworth$50billionandisanimportantpart

ofNewZealand’sGDPanditssuccessinglobalmarkets. • Why business and culture are inseparable to develop sustainable success •DelvingintothesuccessoftheMāorieconomy–valuestoembodyandopportunities

topartnerwithMāoribusiness •Intergenerationalinvestment–whyasustainablebusinessmodelreliesongood

succession planning Mavis Mullins, Chair, Atihau Whanganui Incorp & Poutama Trust Teresa Tepania-Ashton, Chief Executive Officer,MāoriWomen’sDevelopmentInc.

3.30 Table Challenge III

3.40 Afternoon break

4.00 Finding your purpose in the digital world – embracing global trends and accelerated change InhisroleasCEOtomorethanadozenmarketingservicecompanies,Jimhasseenfirst-hand

theimpactthatglobaltrendshaveinshapingtheNewZealandbusinessenvironment. •Beprepared:thefivemacroconsumerandculturaltrendsthatareimpactingtheNZ

business environment •Developingyoursenseofpurpose,whythisisanintegralpartofgrowingyourglobalbusiness •Howsuccessfulcompaniesareadaptingandembracingacceleratedchange Jim Moser, Chief Executive, Clemenger Group New Zealand & Chairman, BBDO Melbourne

4.30 Keynote: ‘An all-weather leader’: Surviving and thriving in globalised markets Toni Brendish shares her story leading in times of high pressure and the importance

ofbalancinginsightandinformationtogivecompetitiveedgeontheworldstage. • The secret to competitive success: insight versus information and the application of this

theory to global markets •Delvingintothe‘Asianmarket’andunravellingmistakeofthehomogeneousconsumer •Aligningpersonalandorganisationalvalues–invigoratingyourstaffandyourselfinyour

workandpurpose Toni Brendish, Chief Executive Officer, Westland Milk

5.10 Closing remarks Jo Brosnahan, Founder and Advisory Committee, Leadership New Zealand 5.20 CEO Summit 2018 Networking Function

Genna Elvin is -founder of Tadaweb, a Luxembourg-based technology company pioneering the field of small data. Genna co-founded Tadaweb at 22 and has spent the past 6 years growing it to 50 people, multi-million dollar revenues and reaching a place on the Talt Ventures Global Top 100 most disruptive technologies list. In order to achieve this, Genna has continually placed emphasis on the importance of diversity andcompany culture, as well as incorporating emerging models such as the lean methodology into business.

Genna is a very active entrepreneur, having started her first startup at 17 that was funded by the US Government to bring solar energy to an impoverished group of Pacific Islands. Last year, Genna featured in Forbes for her place on the Hundert’s Top 100 Female Founders of Europe.

Genna ElvinCo-founderTADAWEB

International Keynote

RETURNING TO THE CEO SUMMIT 2018

Jo Brosnahan is returning this year to deliver summary remarks and close the CEO Summit 2018. Jo is an Accredited Director, Chair of Northpower Fibre, Chair of Hunter Downs Development Company and Director of Leaders for Future. She is a member of the NZ Day Trust and the Centre for Brain Research Advisory Board. She was Founding Chair of Leadership New Zealand for a decade, Chair of Landcare Research and has an extensive governance career. She was CEO of the Northland Regional Council and of the Auckland Regional Council.

Jo BrosnahanFounder & Advisory CommitteeLEADERSHIP NEW ZEALAND

Back for 2018

LEADING CHANGE AND TRANSFORMATION IN THE DIGITAL ERA

Dame Wendy Pye is the CEO and owner of Wendy Pye Publishing Limited. The company is a long-established educational publisher with a focus on early literacy and reading in English and other languages. The leading brand is Sunshine Books which has sold more than 300 million copies. The publishing list of over 2,000 fiction and non-fiction titles is supported with a range of digital resources – audio, e-books and thousands of skill activities.

Dame Wendy’s reputation for helping to develop literacy skills for young children has earned her awards including the first living women to be inducted into the Business Hall of Fame and she was awarded Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to business and education. Dame Wendy has been listed by Forbes magazine Asia as one of the powerful women in business in the Asian region.

Wendy Pye

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WENDY PYE PUBLISHING

LEADING CHANGE AND TRANSFORMATION IN THE DIGITAL ERA

Brett O’Riley is a Director and Advisor to organisations in New Zealand with a common theme, connecting them with international markets and opportunities. This is consistent with the work Brett has undertaken over the last 10 years devoted to the kaupapa of growing the New Zealand innovation eco-system, at NZICT, Ministry of Science and Innovation, and recently as Chief Executive of Auckland Tourism, Events & Economic Development, Auckland’s economic growth agency.

Brett’s current roles include Chief Advisor to Tata Consultancy Services in New Zealand, Advisor to investment funder Innovation Capital, and the Chairman of Templar Tourism Management and beverage technology provider Wine Grenade respectively. He is a Director of the NZ Film Commission and also Dotterel Technologies, who provide sound technology solutions for UAVs.

Brett O’RileyManaging DirectorOCGL

UNLEASHING THE POWER OF YOUR PEOPLE: CORPORATE CULTURE & STRATEGIC RESILIENCE

Mele Wendt has 17 years of leadership/management experience and 20 years of governance experience. Mele is currently the Chair of the Pasifika Education Centre and a board member of Te Kura (the NZ Correspondence School) and the ASH Foundation. She is also an Institute of Directors governance facilitator. Mele is an active member of PACIFICA, Wellington Pasifika Business Network, Wellington Women Leaders, and SuperDiverse Women, and is a mentor to a number of younger women.

Mele Wendt

Board Director and Consultant

MELE WENDT CONSULTING

David CoombesManaging Director

FLIGHT CENTRE NZ

Craig HudsonCountry Manager

XERO

Mark AverillChief Executive Officer

PWC

Darren LintonChief Executive Officer

YELLOW

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Facilitator

Peter Beggs is the Chief Executive of Antarctica New Zealand, a Crown Entity of the New ZealandGovernment responsible for developing, managing and executing New Zealand Governmentactivities in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, in particular the Ross Dependency.As a veteran of four Antarctic seasons, Peter leads New Zealand’s Antarctic Programme andrepresents New Zealand’s Antarctic interests in a number of advisory and governance roles. These include: the Advisory Board of the Victoria University Antarctic Research Centre and the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programmes (COMNAP), and he also participates in international Antarctic Treaty discussions.

Peter BeggsChief Executive

ANTARCTICA NEW ZEALAND

DEVELOPING NEW ZEALAND INC.:SUSTAINABILITY, SCIENCE AND INNOVATION

Mavis Mullins is one of New Zealand’s distinguished business and community leaders. Her extensive list of national awards, honours and accolades are testament to her governance excellence, her ability to connect people and her inspirational leadership.

As a government and private sector governance leader, Mavis has amassed experience in a wide range of sectors including health, environment, agriculture, education, telecommunications and sport. At the heart of her success is her advocacy and commitment to Māori and Māori businesses, strong governance skills, deep personal integrity, strong sense of whanau and her common-sense approach.

Mavis MullinsChairATIHAU WHANGANUI INCORP & POUTAMA TRUST

“I thought the conference and quality of speakers on the whole was excellent.”

Teresa Tepania-Ashton is the kind of quiet leader we find easy to respect. After a 12 year career working internationally with Citibank (during which time she rose from Service Assistant to Vice President) she put her decades of community and corporate governance experience to work for her people.

Teresa was the CEO of Te Rūnanga-a-Iwi o Ngāpuhi from 2004–2011. Today she is CEO of Māori Women’s Development Incorporated – an inspirational and incredibly well-resourced organisation that provides loans and wrap-around support for Wāhine Māori in business and their whānau. With credibility in hapū and iwi development, Reo Māori development, and governance across all sectors, she is truly a contemporary wahine Māori leader.

Teresa Tepania-AshtonChief Executive Officer

MĀORIWOMEN’SDEVELOPMENTINC.

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DEVELOPING NEW ZEALAND INC.:SUSTAINABILITY, SCIENCE AND INNOVATION

Jim began his most recent appointment as Chairman of Clemenger BBDO Melbourne in early 2015. In this role, Jim oversees the Clemenger Group’s largest company and the birthplace of the group in 1946. In addition, he continues to operate as CEO of Clemenger Group New Zealand. Jim started this role in January 2009 and oversees more than a dozen companies.

Prior to his arrival in New Zealand, Jim spent nine years as CEO of Clemenger BBDO Sydney. During this period, he transformed the agency into a dominant market leader doubling in size and becoming the single biggest profit contributor to the Clemenger Group.

Jim MoserChief Executive Officer

CLEMENGER GROUP

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SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AT 2018 CEO SUMMITThe 2018 CEO Summit will host approximately 250 attendees representing very senior leaders from mid-market companies all sectors. There are some limited sponsorship and exhibition opportunities at the Summit. It is also possible for your senior exec-utives to host key clients and prospects to the event, and network with them for the day and the drinks function. Contact sponsorship@conferenz.co.nz or call the team on 09 912 3616 for more information or to book.

Toni Brendish has been the Chief Executive Officer of Westland Milk Products since September 2016. She came to the Westland role with more than 30 years’ general management experience, including over 15 years in CEO/ Managing Director roles, leading businesses. She has earned a powerful marketing and management pedigree developing valuable expertise in developing and growing businesses since starting her career within the Fast Moving Consumer Goods arena. Toni has a Bachelor of Commerce from Melbourne University, a Post Graduate Diploma from the University of Sydney; she is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is a past President of the Marketing Women’s Network.

Toni Brendish CEO

WESTLAND MILK

Closing Keynote

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