Mihi Whakatau / Conference Opening
Ola Ioane, Head of Membership, Diversity Works
Diversity Works Keynote: Diversity by default, inclusion by design
Maretha Smit, CEO, Diversity Works
- Snapshot of what the future will look like for New Zealand including an increase in cultural minorities, a people-focused culture and collaborative workplaces
- Addressing the ongoing challenges of inequity and underrepresentation transparently
- Leaning into the uncomfortable: Overcoming fear of communicating candidly about difficult topics
Table Discussion – Get to know your table
What do you want to get out of this conference?
Ministerial Keynote: Evolving inclusion and diversity landscape in New Zealand
- Valuing migrants to the New Zealand economy and fostering a sense of belonging in a superdiverse country
- Building capacity for the public sector to respond to superdiversity by adopting a formal multicultural strategy on a bicultural base
- Expanding talent pipelines to see greater ethnic diversity in all sectors
Panel: Creating space for ethnicity and faith in the workplace
Tayyaba Khan, Founder and CEO, Khadija Leadership Network
Paul Morris, Professor of Religious Studies, Victoria University of Wellington
Edwina Pio, Professor of Diversity, Auckland University of Technology
- How the Human Rights Commission’s religious diversity statement translates in the workplace
- Discomfort and acceptance of religious diversity
- Accepting differences: Supporting your team who think and believe different to you
- Being an ally: Consistent and determined commitment to speak up and support
Keynote: Bicultural sensitivity for multicultural workplaces
Meng Foon, Race Relations Commissioner, New Zealand Human Rights Commission
Lean in: The voice of ethnic communities
Shireen Chua, Director, Third Culture Solutions
Gita Jayaram, Principal Consultant, Gita Jayaram Consulting
Delegates will be divided into 3 groups where they will participate in each discussion for 20 minutes, followed by group feedback.
- What is your experience of New Zealand workplaces?
- What does your community need to be visible and to belong?
- What are the barriers to workplace inclusion in New Zealand?
- What does allyship look like for you?
Keynote: Leading change for good and avoiding the tick-box paradigm
Saskia Verraes, Programme Lead – Leading Change for Good, The Mind Lab
- Prioritising purpose over profit: A look at emerging business models
- Contemporary leadership approaches to drive change for positive impact
Keynote: The role of the Board in governing for sustainable social outcomes
Ziena Jalil, Independent Director, Strategic Consultant, Diversity & Inclusion Advocate
Discover why sustainable practices are not just ethical but also give a huge competitive advantage.
Panel: Equity in practice
Amanda Reid, Principal Consultant, BERL
- Encouraging and demonstrating fair and transparent pay
- Transparency in career development, promotions, performance management, goals and achievements
- Using platforms for reach beyond the organisation level
Keynote: Mentoring opportunities for improved equity
Monica Ayers, Chief People Officer, New Zealand Post
- Uncovering different mentorship models for non-dominant groups
- Avoiding assimilation by creating inclusion
- Encouraging reverse-mentoring and cross-mentoring
Fireside Chat: The role of unconscious bias training in promoting diversity and inclusion
Dr Guillermo Merelo, Head of Research and Innovation, Diversity Works
Moderator: Mary Haddock-Staniland, Chief People and Inclusion Officer, Timely
- Awareness education as foundation for transformation
- Ability to mitigate the impact of ingrained worldviews in interactions, processes and structures
- Training to dismantle systemic and structural bias, prejudice and discrimination
Table Reflection: Reducing bias in systems and processes
- Where does this debate leave you in respect of your views on training in unconscious bias?
- How is your organisation handling unconscious bias?
- Does unconscious bias training promote moral licensing and complacency?
Closing Keynote: Practical ways to identify and remove systemic bias from existing company policies and practices
- Gaining a competitive edge by setting targets and making your public commitment to diversity and inclusion tangible and even financial
- Measuring progress through business growth, better stakeholder engagement and investment
- Changing the organisational ecosystem in conjunction with unconscious bias training programs
Chairperson’s Closing Remarks
End of Day One and Networking Drinks
Chairpersons Opening Address
Ola Ioane, Head of Membership, Diversity Works
Ministerial Keynote: Responsibility of senior managers to protect psychosocial health and safety in workplaces
Hon. Michael Wood, Minister for Workplace Relations & Safety; Minister of Transport, New Zealand Parliament
Hear why embedding health and safety in every organisation around the country shouldn’t be a measure of compliance but rather at the forefront of everyday practice.
Keynote: Workplace bullying and harassment
Lean in: Creating a resilient workplace
Delegates will be divided into 3 groups where they will participate in each discussion for 20 minutes, followed by group feedback
- Dealing with toxic masculinity
- Utilising healthy tools to cope with stress and anxiety in the workplace
- Politically correct versus over-sensitive – where to draw the line
Panel: Providing support for employees experiencing family and domestic violence as homes become workplaces
Holly Carrington, DVFree & Policy Advisor, Shine
Jackie Clarke, Aunty in Charge, The Aunties
- Providing an alternative work environment for those working from home who are exposed to risk
- Consulting workers to discuss concerns that they may have about their health and safety if work arrangements change
- Maintaining regular communication with workers to foster trust and ensure they feel comfortable speaking up about issues
Keynote: Creating and leading a multi-generational workforce
Geoff Pearman, Managing Director and Principal Consultant, Partners in Change
- Creating a multigenerational strategy focused on leveraging millennials and mature aged workforce
- Mentoring and sponsoring future talent to utilise the wealth of knowledge and experience of the mature workforce
- Effectively communicating amongst age diverse workers and providing career progression opportunities for all
Panel: Building Maori and Pasifika leaders to participate and progress in the workplace
Laulu Mac Leauanae, CEO, Ministry for Pacific Peoples
Panel: Utilising neurodiversity as a competitive edge to foster innovation and problem solving
Moderator: Phil Turner, Managing Director, Accessibility Tick
Callum McKirdy, Mentor, CallumMcKirdy
Adam Shapley, Managing Director, Hays New Zealand
- Promoting human difference by supporting equal opportunity employment and accessibility
- Appreciating and accommodating the behaviours and social norms of people who are different to us
- Utilising the unique skills that Neuro Diverse staff possess and presenting opportunities for innovation and growth
- Communication matters: Overcoming communication barriers to develop highly specialised skills
Keynote: Embedding intersectionality into your diversity and inclusion strategy to drive business outcomes
Haylee Putaranui, Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion, Fonterra
- Understanding and appreciating the diverse experiences and skills that each individual has
- Avoiding the compartmentalisation of issues and supporting those who feel torn between intersectional identities
- Explaining how psychologically destructive forms of overt and covert constructs of prejudice, discrimination, exclusion and microaggressions in the workplace manifest differently
Case Study: What did it take to be one of New Zealand’s top performing companies when it comes to employee experiences
Hear why Coca Cola Amatil NZ won the prestigious gold medal in the Employees category at the HRD Employer of Choice Awards and the steps they took to be one of the first organisations in New Zealand to be awarded the Gender Tick. Find out how Chris fostered change from the senior leadership level and how they successfully tracked post implementation progress.
CEO Panel: Building back better – Inclusive leadership beyond the crisis
Moderator: Dr Nicola Ngawati, Director (Kaiwhakahaere Matua), Ministry for Women
Matthew Tukaki, Executive Chairman, National Maori Authority
Tracey Ryan, Managing Director for New Zealand, Aurecon
Tracey Taylor, CEO,
Yellow NZ Paul Goodeve, CEO, First Gas Limited
- Discussing the challenges of fostering inclusion while working remotely
- Supporting the mental health of your team especially those who may be disproportionately impacted by COVID-19
- Why committed leadership engagement helps to advance diversity and inclusion
Interactive session: Engaging middle managers as crucial players for the success/failure of diversity and inclusion interventions
Chairpersons Closing Remarks / Karakia
Don’t miss our post-conference workshop on “Workplace Design – Design Tools and Practice”!
An interactive, hands-on learning experience where you will be equipped with the latest research and tools to design an inclusive and equitable work environment in your organisation.
2 September 2021 | 9am-3:30pm
Aotearoa Inclusivity Matrix (AIM)
- New framework for equity, diversity and inclusion in NZ
- How to measure maturity and gaps?
Systems Change
- How to uncover systemic bias
- What does it take to change a system?
Inclusive Design Overview
- What is Inclusive Design?
- How to design a road map using inclusive design thinking methodologies?
Facilitated by:
Dr Guillermo Merelo, Head of Research and Innovation, Diversity Works
With a strong background in public management and public policy, Guillermo has worked as a senior public officer, columnist, lecturer and academic researcher in Latin America, Europe and New Zealand. He is a published author on integration and inclusion. His academic work revolves around the value of migrants’ processes of integration to their receiving societies. He is also a HR specialist with more than 20 years of experience in talent management, organisational development and change.
Brought up in a family of strong women and being a member of the LGBTI community, Guillermo truly cherishes diversity and he is convinced that diverse workplaces have the potential to foster understandings of the self and others, unleash organisational potential and make this a better world.
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