An Evening with Dr Rod Carr: Creating knowledge – how different could it be? Universities in the mid 21st century
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Recital Room, UC Arts, Arts Centre of Christchurch
3 Hereford Street Christchurch City Christchurch, 8013 New ZealandDescription
Presented by: College of Arts
After nearly ten years as Vice-Chancellor of a research intensive University, with a background in both the private and public sector, hear Dr Carr's view of the trajectory of higher education in the mid 21st century.
As a parent, student, academic, employer, policy advisor or business owner where are we heading, what is driving us, what can we control and what outcomes might we see?
Prior to his appointment as Vice-Chancellor | Tumu Whakarae at the University of Canterbury in February 2009, Dr Rod Carr was Managing Director of Jade Software Corporation Ltd. Dr Carr joined Jade in July 2003 after a distinguished career in the banking sector, which included holding the position of Acting Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. Dr Carr not only served as an Executive Director of the Reserve Bank but between 2012 and 2017 returned to serve as a non-executive Director and for three years was Chair of the Board of the Reserve Bank. Prior to this he was a Senior Executive at the National Australia Bank in Melbourne, Australia.
Dr Carr holds a PhD in Insurance and Risk Management and an MA in Applied Economics and Managerial Science from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; an MBA in Money and Financial Markets from Columbia University, New York; and undergraduate honours degrees in law and in economics from the University of Otago.
Dr Carr is a Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Management, a Director of the Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce, and is a Trustee of the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal Trust and the Arts Centre of Christchurch Trust Board.
He has previously served for ten years as an Independent Director on the Board of Lyttelton Port Company Limited, six years as a Director of the Taranaki Investment Management Ltd, five years as the founding Chair of the National Infrastructure Advisory Board and in 2011 was a Trustee of the Christchurch Arts Festival.
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Naomi van den Broek
UC Arts City Location Manager
Email: naomi.vandenbroek@canterbury.ac.nz
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