Welcome to the It Starts With Action Summit 2022

The three-month It Starts With Action campaign is being undertaken in collaboration with Te Ara Ahunga Ora Retirement Commission and over six fortnightly themes, aims to make impactful change to the financial confidence and wellbeing of New Zealand women.

This event will spotlight some of the incredible actions that have been taken over the three month campaign and celebrate those who have supported it from the beginning.

However, this event is not the end of the FSC’s commitment to growing women’s financial confidence and wellbeing – it's simply the beginning.”

We’ll also be using the Summit as an opportunity to reflect and consider how we progress the conversations that have been started as a result of the campaign.

Join us in Auckland (or online) for an incredible lineup of speakers and help us shape the future projects we undertake in this important space.

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An exceptional programme

7.30am: Arrival and networking, tea & coffee

8.00am: Welcome, karakia, opening

8.15am: Keynote speaker - to be confirmed

8.45am: Did we shift the dial? Some campaign highlights

FSC Diversity and Inclusion Committee Co-Chairs Ana-Marie Lockyer and Tracey Cross will cover some of the campaign highlights.

9.15am: CEO Panel

This session will delve into the financial wellbeing journeys of some of the sectors top leaders, including:

Antonia Watson, CEO, ANZ New Zealand
Nick Stanhope, CEO, AIA NZ
Samantha Barrass, Chief Executive, Financial Markets Authority
Rhiannon McKinnon, CEO, Kiwi Wealth

10.15am: Morning tea break and networking

11.00am: Bridging the gender retirement gap

This session will look at what steps are being taken by the industry to address the gender retirement gap. Join speakers Sarah Whitelock (Mercer (N.Z.) Ltd.), Nick Summerfield (Anthony Harper), Dr. Pushpa Wood (Fin-Ed Centre, Massey University), Christina Leung (NZIER) and Hugh Stevens (Smartshares) for a meaty and thought-provoking discussion.

12.00pm: Young trailblazers

It Starts With Action project lead Clarissa Hirst will facilitate an afternoon session featuring a panel of young trailblazers who will challenge the industry on what more needs to be done. Join Director of the global podcast phenomenon Girls That Invest, Simran Kaur, host of The OneUp Project podcast Sarah Kelsey, and two of the YWCA's 2022 Y25 young leaders Menorah Coombe and Te Rina West to understand what young wāhine want from the industry.

1.00pm: The action continues

1.05pm: Vote of thanks, event wrap and close

1.20pm: Lunch and networking

2.00pm: Close

The event will be facilitated by BusinessDesk Investments Editor Frances Cook.

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Tickets and Registration

Tickets are $150 + GST + Eventbrite booking fees
Tickets are non-refundable but transferable to another person by updating the ticket details in your Eventbrite account.

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Accommodation

The Park Hyatt is offering special discounted rates for attendees of this event who wish to stay in Auckland on the Thursday night or over the weekend. Contact events@fsc.org.nz for more details.

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Thank you to our It Starts With Action supporters

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