Healthy Futures Summit

Healthy Futures Summit

Join us at Health Coalition Aotearoa’s Healthy Futures Summit - A one-day national wānanga where bold ideas meet collective action.

By Health Coalition Aotearoa

Date and time

Thursday, August 21 · 8am - 5pm NZST

Location

Te Mahurehure Cultural Marae

73 Premier Avenue #65 Auckland, Auckland 1022 New Zealand

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

About this event

  • Event lasts 9 hours

Join us at Te Māhurehure Marae in Auckland to drive systems change and learn from world-leading experts.  

This is a unique opportunity to collaborate with public health leaders, policymakers, community organisers, rangatahi, and researchers to design scalable health interventions centred on prevention. Keynote speaker Professor Gary Sacks, an internationally recognised leader in food policy and prevention economics, will present a bold roadmap for reshaping systems to support long-term wellbeing and set out what needs to happen now. 

Tackle the Big Levers: Join Prevention Hub sessions that examine core drivers of harm, from alcohol sponsorship and junk food marketing to nicotine regulation, ultra-processed foods, and corporate influence on policy. Walk away with actionable strategies you can implement today.  

Shifting Systems, Not Symptoms: Engage with experts leading change in prevention economics, Indigenous health leadership, and policy reform. Work alongside them to develop practical, forward-thinking solutions.  

Community-Led, Not Top-Down: Participate in interactive panels, rangatahi-led kōrero, and sessions designed to centre equity, sovereignty, and lived experience.  

Build Momentum for a National Prevention Movement 

If you work in policy, practice, research, or advocacy - or are ready to help transform our health system from reactive to proactive - this event is for you. You’ll leave equipped with tools, partnerships, and clear action plans to drive change from grassroots to government. 

Spaces are limited so secure your seat today and be part of the change.  

Morning tea and lunch provided.  

About Our Keynote Speaker

Professor Gary Sacks is a global authority on food policy and public health economics. As Co-Director of the Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition (GLOBE) at Deakin University, his research focuses on the corporate and economic drivers of health. He has co-authored major reports for The Lancet Commission on Obesity, UNICEF, and WHO and now leads an international research centre tackling the commercial determinants of health.

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NZ$130