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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Lisa
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Karl
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Andrew
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"James<\/p>\n

Lisa Martin<\/strong>
\nGeneral Manager of Sustainability at Sanford Group\n<\/p>\n

Karl Check<\/strong>
\n Group Manager Sustainability
\n Vector Limited\n<\/p>\n

Andrew Kibblewhite<\/strong>
\nChief Executive of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet<\/p>\n

James Shaw<\/strong>
\nCo-leader. Minister for Climate Change, Minister of Statistics, Assoc. Minister of Finance<\/p>\n

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Lisa Martin<\/h2>\n

General Manager Sustainability<\/p>\n

Lisa Martin is General Manager of Sustainability at Sanford Group, New Zealand\u2019s largest and most diverse seafood business. For Sanford, sustainability sits at the core of the business, being both fundamental to the company\u2019s survival, and the foundation for its growth. A direct report to the CEO, Lisa is responsible for developing, implementing, communicating and integrating sustainability into mainstream Sanford business, with strategy, initiatives and reporting focused on the material issues. Her key areas of focus include governance and risk, marine plastics, ecosystem health, climate issues, partnerships and engagement.<\/p>\n

Lisa is passionate about delivering outcomes that not only future proof, but position Sanford to deliver on its vision to become the Best Seafood Company in the World through the sustainable growth of the business. She also leads delivery of Sanford\u2019s integrated Annual Reports, which have been recognised through international awards in the United States and Australasia.<\/p>\n

Sanford is using the Sustainable Development Goals to inform our business strategy, align our sustainability work with global outcomes, and identify, foster and support partnerships to deliver against the Goals. Further insights into our areas of focus can be found in our most recent integrated Annual Report 2017 \u2013 The Power of \u2013AND-<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lisa has been actively working to support others on the journey to a sustainable future, including recently co-presenting workshops on the SDGs in Auckland, Wellington and Stuttgart.<\/p>\n

Sanford is delighted to contribute to this Summit, providing a valuable opportunity to bring together a diverse range of stakeholders for the first time to exchange information, share ideas and work collaboratively to progress New Zealand\u2019s commitment to deliver on the SDGs.<\/p>\n

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Karl Check<\/h2>\n

Group Manager Sustainability<\/strong><\/p>\n

Karl is Group Manager of Sustainability at Vector where he is overseeing the implementation of sustainability framework incorporating both the Sustainable Development Goals and the UN Global Compact. Over ten years of experience in sustainability Karl has been through the evolution of sustainability as a profession from the basics of waste, energy efficiency and carbon emissions to the current position as key informer to business strategy.\u00a0 Karl has experience in integrated reporting and is passionate about purpose led business where value creation is understood in its widest context. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Karl is leading on a programme of work that includes a comprehensive review of the impact of climate change across physical, economic and social dimensions; developing a sustainable supply chain for the business; accelerating access to clean and affordable energy; and creating a future proofed workforce.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Andrew Kibblewhite<\/h2>\n

Chief Executive of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet<\/p>\n

Andrew Kibblewhite has been Chief Executive of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) since 2012. DPMC exists to support the effective conduct of executive government by the Prime Minister, the Governor-General and members of the Cabinet. The Department’s principal role is provision of advice, on a daily basis, to the Prime Minister and Cabinet on the wide range of complex issues that confront the Government \u2013 particularly its policy priorities.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In this role, Andrew is Head of the Policy Profession, and is tasked with improving the overall quality of advice to Ministers and the analysis and evidence that sits behind that advice. Along with the Head of State Services, and the Secretary to the Treasury, Andrew has a pivotal role in the Government\u2019s Better Public Services<\/em> programme to ensure accountability and transparency across the Public Service.<\/p>\n

Andrew was previously Deputy Chief Executive at the Treasury in a range of engagements.\u00a0 In 2011 he led the Secretariat that supported the Better Public Services Advisory Group whose report was released by the Prime Minister in 2012.<\/p>\n

Prior to this, he served as Director of the Policy Advisory Group at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet for five years.<\/p>\n

Andrew began his career at the Treasury and in 2002 became General Manager Strategic Development at the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology. He spent five months on secondment to Industrial Research Ltd as General Manager Research and Development Operations.<\/p>\n

Andrew is married with three sons. He has a BSc(Hons) from the University of Canterbury, a BCA from Victoria University, \u00a0and an MBA from Stanford University.<\/p>\n

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James Shaw<\/h2>\n

MP – Green Party Co-leader<\/b><\/p>\n

James Shaw strongly believes that New Zealand can lead the world in transitioning to a high-value, clean-tech, post-carbon economy that works for everyone.
He knows it\u2019s a hugely ambitious, probably decades-long task, but it\u2019s the reason he\u2019s committed to a life in politics and one of the many reasons joined the Green Party in 1990.
James was appointed Green Party Co-leader on May 30, 2015, after being elected to Parliament as a list MP in 2014.
Prior to becoming an MP, James had a successful career in management consulting, primarily in London, where he lived from 1998 to 2010.
While there, he worked with large, multinational companies across Europe and around the world, developing their sustainable business practices.
It was while James was in the UK, studying for a Master\u2019s degree in sustainable development and business leadership, that he realised that the private sector alone wasn\u2019t able to affect change at the speed and scale necessary to meet the great challenges of our time.
With that realisation also came a call to action, and James moved back to Wellington, the city where he was born and raised, with the aim of being elected to Parliament.
James believes that, with vision and purpose, politicians can bring the large-scale, transformational change that is needed to build a truly inclusive economy, and a healthier planet.
His diverse business experience and expertise, from working for multinational corporates through to local start-ups and community organisations, will enable him to lead the Green Party and New Zealanders towards a high-tech post-carbon economy and society.
It might be the biggest challenge of a generation, but James also sees it as the greatest opportunity: he wants New Zealand to lead the way and show the world how it\u2019s done.
When he\u2019s not living and breathing sustainable economics, James enjoys spending time in his local community, Aro Valley, with his wife Annabel.<\/p>\n

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Andrea Carmen<\/strong>
\nInternational Indian Treaty Council<\/p>\n

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Andrea Carmen<\/h2>\n

International Indian Treaty Council<\/b><\/p>\n

Andrea Carmen, Yaqui Nation, has been a staff member of the International Indian Treaty Council (IITC) since 1983 and IITC\u2019s Executive Director since 1992.\u00a0 Andrea has many years of experience working as a human rights trainer and observer around the world, and was IITC\u2019s team leader for work on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. \u00a0In 1997, she was one of two Indigenous representatives invited to formally address the UN General Assembly for the first time in history at the UN Earth Summit +5.\u00a0 \u00a0In 2006, Andrea was a Rapporteur for the UN \u201cExpert Seminar on Indigenous Peoples\u2019 Permanent Sovereignty over Natural Resources and their Relationship to Land\u201d, the first time an Indigenous woman had been selected to serve as a Rapporteur for an UN Expert Seminar. \u00a0Andrea has been an expert presenter at UN bodies and seminars addressing Human Rights, Treaties and Treaty Rights, Cultural Indicators for Biological Diversity and Food Sovereignty, the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG\u2019s), Indigenous Peoples\u2019 Right to Participate in Decision-making, Indigenous Children under State Custody including impacts of Boarding and Residential Schools, Climate Change, Reproductive and Inter-generational Health, International Repatriation and Cultural Rights, Indigenous Languages and Rights of the Child including Indigenous Children\u2019s right to Environmental Health.\u00a0 Since 2010, Andrea has served on a number of Boards and is a member of the Indigenous Peoples Global Steering Committee for the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, which coordinates IITC\u2019s International Work at the UNFCCC. \u00a0\u00a0She has presented in various UN Fora as well as Indigenous Peoples\u2019\u00a0 Conferences on the far-ranging impacts of the SDG\u2019s for Indigenous Peoples as well as the human rights framework required for their effective implementation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Abbie Reynolds<\/strong>
\nExecutive Director
\nSustainable Business Council<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Abbie Reynolds<\/h2>\n

Executive Director of the Sustainable Business Council<\/strong><\/p>\n

Abbie Reynolds is the Executive Director of the Sustainable Business Council, a division of BusinessNZ that represents 86 member businesses, including some of New Zealand’s largest companies. Its membership accounts for almost a third of private sector GDP.<\/p>\n

Abbie champions the interests of businesses that want to be the best for New Zealand and the world. This includes driving action on climate change, governance, social impact and ecosystem health. She is also continuing to grow the organisation’s focus on mainstreaming sustainable business practices throughout New Zealand.<\/p>\n

Sustainable Business Council members are using the Sustainable Development Goals to inform their strategy, align their work with global outcomes, and identify partnerships for the Goals. For Abbie, the Summit presents an exciting opportunity to bring together business, academia, civil society and government for the first time to share ideas and work together on progressing the SDGs.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Penny<\/p>\n

Penny Nelson
\n<\/strong>Deputy Secretary Environmental Performance, Innovation & Climate<\/p>\n

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Penny Nelson<\/h2>\n

Deputy Secretary Environmental Performance, Innovation & Climate<\/strong><\/p>\n

Penny Nelson holds policy responsibility for climate change, the marine environment and hazardous substances and new organisms. This includes oversight of the Environmental Protection Authority.\u00a0She is also responsible for environmental monitoring and reporting, the Ministry\u2019s interests in the science system,\u00a0New Zealand\u2019s commitments to international environmental agreements, and leadership of the Natural Resources Sector.<\/p>\n

She brings a strong focus on building partnerships across sectors and a wealth of leadership experience in government, business and the scientific community including the Sustainable Business Council, Ministry for Social Development, Dairy NZ and Landcare Research.<\/p>\n

Penny has returned to the Ministry, having worked here between 1998 and 2004. Penny holds a Masters of Science (Hons) in Resource Management from Lincoln University and a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Political Science and English Literature from Otago University.<\/p>\n

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Hugo G. von Meijenfeldt<\/strong>
\nSDG Coordinator NL
\n Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/p>\n

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Hugo G. von Meijenfeldt<\/h2>\n

SDG Coordinator NL at\u00a0Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hugo G. von Meijenfeldt finished Law School at the Free University Amsterdam in 1981, majoring in public law and political science.
In 1982 he started at the Ministry of the Environment, working on legislation and litigation with regard to soil remediation programmes. He wrote several articles for international conferences and journals.
In 1994 he became head of the European policy division (including Presidency 1997), later deputy director International Affairs; 3 years chairman of the Committee on Environmental Policy of UN-ECE Geneva. In 2002 director for Soil, Water and Rural Environment, 2006 director for International Affairs, 2009-2013 Deputy and two half years Acting Director General for the Environment.
In 2009 appointed as Special Envoy for Climate Change at Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in 2013 Consul General for West-America based in San Francisco.
In 2016 he started as the Dutch Coordinator Implementation SDGs.<\/p>\n

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Prof Girol Karacaoglu<\/strong>
\nHead of School of Government
\n Victoria University of Wellington\n<\/p>\n

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Prof Girol Karacaoglu<\/h2>\n

Professor of Policy Practice<\/strong><\/p>\n

Girol Karacaoglu is the recently appointed Head of School of Government. He came to VUW from the New Zealand Treasury, where he was Chief Economist. Before then, he was the Chief Executive of the Co-operative Bank of New Zealand for nine years. His previous roles included General Manager at Westpac NZ, Chief Economist at the National Bank of NZ, and lecturer in Economics at Victoria University of Wellington. His academic fields of specialisation were in Monetary and Financial Economics, International Finance, Econometrics, Corporate Accounting and Finance. His current research interest is in public policy – an integrated approach to economic, environmental and social policies towards improving intergenerational wellbeing.<\/p>\n

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Prof Rawinia Higgins
\n<\/strong>Tumu Ahurei \/ Deputy Vice-Chancellor (M\u0101ori)
\n Victoria University of Wellington\n<\/p>\n

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Prof Rawinia Higgins<\/h2>\n

Tumu Ahurei \/ Deputy Vice-Chancellor (M\u0101ori) of Victoria University of Wellington<\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor Rawinia Higgins was appointed Tumu Ahurei \/ Deputy Vice-Chancellor (M\u0101ori) of Victoria University of Wellington in 2016. She was previously Victoria\u2019s Assistant Vice-Chancellor (M\u0101ori Research) and Head of School for Te Kawa a M\u0101ui \/ School of M\u0101ori Studies. Professor Higgins came to Victoria as a senior lecturer in 2009 after holding academic positions at the University of Otago for 12 years. Her research expertise is M\u0101ori language revitalisation and, more specifically, language planning and policy.<\/p>\n

Professor Higgins is a member of the Waitangi Tribunal, a board member of Te M\u0101t\u0101wai, Ng\u0101 Pae o Te M\u0101ramatanga (M\u0101ori Centre of Research Excellence), and is the Deputy Chair of the M\u0101ori Knowledge and Development PBRF portfolio.<\/p>\n

In 2015, the Minister for M\u0101ori Development appointed her chair of the review of the M\u0101ori Language Bill and she helped shape the legislation enacted in April 2016. Te M\u0101t\u0101wai was created as part of the new legislation and governs the M\u0101ori Language Strategy dedicated to wh\u0101nau, hap\u016b, iwi and M\u0101ori communities. In 2017, Rawinia was awarded the Te Wait\u012b award for te reo and tikanga at the Matariki awards.<\/p>\n

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Rachel Taulelei<\/b>
\nCEO of Kono NZ<\/p>\n

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Rachel Taulelei<\/h2>\n

CEO of Kono NZ<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rachel Taulelei\u00a0(Ng\u0101ti Raukawa, Ng\u0101ti Rarua, Ng\u0101ti Koata)\u00a0has been the CEO of Kono NZ since 2015. Kono is a Maori-owned, top 100 New Zealand food and drinks company employing over 400 staff, farming over 530 hectares of land and sea, and exporting to over 25 countries. Their products include Tohu and Aronui wines, Kono mussels, Annies fruit bars, and Tut\u016b cider.<\/p>\n

Kono is an associated business of Wakat\u016b Incorporation. Based in Nelson, Wakat\u016b has approximately 4,000 shareholders who descend from the original M\u0101ori land owners of the Nelson, Tasman and Golden Bay Regions \u2013 Te Tau Ihu, the top of the South Island.<\/p>\n

Founder of sustainable seafood company Yellow Brick Road,\u00a0Rachel was formerly NZ Trade Commissioner in\u00a0Los Angeles.\u00a0 She is a fierce advocate of New Zealand\u2019s primary industry, and has spent 20 years promoting Aotearoa as a world-class producer of food and beverages.<\/p>\n

Her directorships include Moana NZ, Wellington Regional Stadium Trust, New Zealand Wine Growers, Aquaculture New Zealand, the Sir Peter Blake Trust and the Young Enterprise Trust.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In 2012, Rachel was the recipient of a Sir Peter Blake Leadership Award, a board on which she now sits. In 2015 Rachel was honoured to be made a\u00a0Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit\u00a0for services to food and hospitality, and in 2017 was named a recipient of the Prime Minister\u2019s Business Scholarship.<\/p>\n

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Rob Zaagman<\/b>
\nDutch Ambassador to New Zealand\n<\/p>\n

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Rob Zaagman<\/h2>\n

Dutch Ambassador to New Zealand<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ambassador Zaagman took up office in Wellington in mid-August 2014. Prior to this, he was the Consul-General of the Netherlands in Bavaria and Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany (2010-2014). From 2008 to 2010, he was the Ambassador for International Organizations in the Netherlands, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague, the Netherlands. He has been with the Dutch MFA since 1988, serving before as assistant professor of international law at Utrecht University and with the Dutch army.<\/p>\n

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Judge Andrew Becroft<\/strong>
\nChildren’s Commissioner<\/p>\n

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Judge Andrew Becroft<\/h2>\n

Children’s Commissioner<\/strong><\/p>\n

Judge Andrew Becroft was appointed the Children\u2019s Commissioner for New Zealand for a two year period from June 2016.\u00a0 Prior to that he was the Principal Youth Court Judge of New Zealand from 2001 to 2016; and was appointed a District Court Judge in 1996.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After graduating from Auckland University in 1981 with a BA\/LLB (Honours) degree, he practised in Auckland until 1986 when he then assisted with the establishment of the Mangere Community Law Centre and worked there until 1993. He then worked as a criminal barrister in South Auckland until his appointment to the District Court in Whanganui, from 1996.<\/p>\n

Judge Becroft is a former council member of the Auckland District Law Society and the New Zealand Law Society. He is the Patron of the New Zealand Speak Easy Association Inc., which assists those with various forms of speech impediment, and is the Chairperson of the Board of the Tertiary Students Christian Fellowship (NZ) Inc.<\/p>\n

Judge Becroft is married with three children, aged 22, 21 and 17.<\/p>\n

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Louise Aitken<\/strong>
\nChief Executive of the\u00a0\u0100kina Foundation<\/p>\n

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Louise Aitken<\/h2>\n

Chief Executive of the \u0100kina Foundation<\/p>\n

Louise is the Chief Executive of the \u0100kina Foundation. Prior to \u0100kina, Louise was with Fonterra, where she worked for 11 years, both in New Zealand and in the US. She led Fonterra Milk for Schools, New Zealand\u2019s largest Corporate Social Responsibility programme, and KickStart Breakfast, in partnership with the Ministry of Social Development and Sanitarium. Her passion for sustainability and social impact was ignited, which lead her to join \u0100kina.<\/p>\n

Louise brings a wealth of experience in leadership, operational excellence, strategy development, governance and commercial insight. Relationship management is a core strength and is an important asset for \u0100kina.<\/p>\n

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Anaru Fraser<\/strong>
\nGeneral Manager Hui E! Community Aotearoa\n<\/p>\n

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Anaru Fraser<\/h2>\n

General Manager at Hui E! Community Aotearoa<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anaru Fraser is the Kaiwhakahaere Matua-General Manager of Hui E! Community Aotearoa. Working in the area of kaupapa M\u0101ori, including education, media, arts, mental health he has over 15 years international policy development experience in the United Nations area of food security and malnutrition and more broadly in education, health, human rights, justice, environmental and cultural rights related to Indigenous Peoples and civil societies. He\u2019s a former public servant working in the natural resources and justice sectors of government including development issues both nationally \u2013 Crown-M\u0101ori Economic Growth Partnership \u2013 and internationally \u2013 the UN\u2019s Sustainable Development Goals. He is part of an international non-governmental organisation of Indigenous Peoples from North, Central, South and Latin America, the Caribbean and the Pacific \u2013 and provides technical advice in relation to issues of food insecurity and malnutrition and cultural matters. He\u2019s currently working on a doctoral thesis that brings together the SDGs and traditional Indigenous M\u0101ori knowlegde.eadership is far more than mindfulness for leaders, it is an integrated set of leadership practices that make an extraordinary difference to leaders, their teams and their organisations.<\/p>\n

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Prof John Thwaites<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chair of ClimateWorks Australia and the Monash Sustainable Development\u00a0Institute<\/p>\n

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Prof John Thwaites<\/h2>\n

Chairman<\/h3>\n

John Thwaites is a Professorial Fellow, Monash University and Chair of ClimateWorks Australia and the Monash Sustainable Development\u00a0Institute. He is a consultant at Maddocks Solicitors providing advice to the firm and its clients on climate change, water, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.\u00a0 He is one of six Co-Chairs of the Leadership Council of the global Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). Launched by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 2012, the Network provides expert advice and support on the development of the post-2015 UN Sustainable Development Goals.<\/p>\n

John chairs\u00a0the Australian Building Codes Board, the Peter Cullen Water and Environment Trust, Melbourne Water and is a Director of the Australian Green Building Council. He was previously Chair of\u00a0the National Sustainability Council, the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, the Climate Group Ltd in Australia and a Director of\u00a0the Harold Mitchell Foundation. In 2008 -2009, John was a special adviser to the Timor-Leste Minister for Infrastructure and helped develop an Infrastructure plan for Timor-Leste. He has advised state and local governments on climate change and energy policy.<\/p>\n

In 2012, John was named one of the top 100 Global Sustainability Leaders by ABC Carbon and Sustainability Showcase Asia. He chairs a project with the Brotherhood of St Laurence to develop policies to assist low-income Australians cope with the impact of climate change and chaired a joint Brotherhood of St Laurence\/KPMG Report on a national energy efficiency program for low income households.<\/p>\n

John was Deputy Premier of Victoria from 1999 until his retirement in 2007. During this period he was Minister for Health, Minister for Planning, Minister for Environment, Minister for Water, Minister for Victorian Communities and Victoria’s first Minister for Climate Change. In these portfolios he was responsible for major reforms in social policy, health, environment and water. John was a Member of the Victorian Parliament from 1992 to 2007, and was a barrister prior to entering Parliament. He was a Councillor City of South Melbourne (1985-1993) and Mayor in 1991-1992. He has degrees in Law (Honours) and Science from Monash University.<\/p>\n

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Kim Hill – MC
\n<\/strong>International award-winning journalist<\/p>\n

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Kim Hill<\/h2>\n

International award-winning journalist<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kim Hill has worked for newspapers, television and radio and currently hosts Saturday Morning with Kim Hill on RNZ National.<\/p>\n

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Jill Day<\/b>
\n Wellington Deputy Mayor<\/p>\n

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Jill Day<\/h2>\n

Wellington Deputy Mayor<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jill Day is a passionate Wellingtonian, having moved to the Capital City of New Zealand when she was 14. She is a wife, mother of three and was a teacher before being elected to council in to Wellington\u2019s Northern Ward in 2016, and appointed Deputy Mayor in September 2017.<\/p>\n

She is the first Maori female Deputy Mayor in Wellington. Her iwi is Ng\u0101ti T\u016bwharetoa and she maintains close links with her culture, including the ability to speak in Te Reo Maori and she is working to become more fluent. She wants to be a voice for Wellingtonians in need \u2013 especially young people and families. Her passion in that area comes from her years as a primary school teacher and also from her many roles in the community, including as a chairwoman of school boards, the president of a local Playcentre (early childhood education programme), a member of residents\u2019 associations and as a volunteer at a local school.
She also has a degree in biochemistry, molecular biology and genetics.<\/p>\n

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Jeffrey D.Sachs<\/b>
\nDirector of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University<\/p>\n

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Jeffrey D. Sachs<\/h2>\n

Jeffrey D. Sachs<\/strong>\u00a0is a world-renowned professor of economics, leader in sustainable development, senior UN advisor, bestselling author, and syndicated columnist whose monthly newspaper columns appear in more than 100 countries. He is the co-recipient of the 2015 Blue Planet Prize, the leading global prize for environmental leadership. He has twice been named among Time<\/em> magazine\u2019s 100 most influential world leaders. He was called by the New York Times<\/em>, \u201cprobably the most important economist in the world,\u201d and by Time<\/em> magazine \u201cthe world\u2019s best known economist.\u201d A recent survey by The Economist<\/em> ranked Professor Sachs as among the world\u2019s three most influential living economists of the past decade.<\/p>\n

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Professor Sachs serves as the Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University.\u00a0 He is University Professor at Columbia University, the university\u2019s highest academic rank.\u00a0 During 2002 to 2016 he served as the Director of the Earth Institute.\u00a0 Sachs is Special Advisor to United Nations Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres on the Sustainable Development Goals, and previously advised UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on both the Sustainable Development Goals and Millennium Development Goals and UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the Millennium Development Goals. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis in Laxenburg, Austria.<\/p>\n

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Sachs is currently Director of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network under the auspices of UN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres, and a Commissioner of the ITU\/UNESCO Broadband Commission for Development. He is Chair and Founder of SDG USA, a non-governmental initiative to promote the Sustainable Development Goal concepts in the United States. Sachs is also co-founder and Chief Strategist of Millennium Promise Alliance, and was director of the Millennium Villages Project (2005-2015).<\/p>\n

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Prior to joining Columbia, Sachs spent over twenty years as a professor at Harvard University, most recently as the Galen L. Stone Professor of International Trade. A native of Detroit, Michigan, Sachs received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees at Harvard.<\/p>\n

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Lisa Daniell<\/b>
\nHead of Sustainability – Air New Zealand<\/p>\n

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Lisa Daniell<\/h2>\n

Head of Sustainability –\u00a0Air New Zealand <\/strong><\/p>\n

Lisa Daniell is Air New Zealand\u2019s Head of Sustainability, and is responsible for driving the airline\u2019s sustainability strategy that is linked to its company-wide purpose of supercharging New Zealand\u2019s success, socially, environmentally and economically. Air New Zealand is guided in this agenda by an external Sustainability Advisory Panel, comprised of renowned New Zealand and offshore-based sustainability thought leaders. Carbon emissions reduction and management is a big area of focus as part of Air New Zealand\u2019s sustainability agenda, as well as sustainable tourism, biodiversity work in partnership with the Department of Conservation, supporting climate science research through a partnership with Antarctica New Zealand and the New Zealand Antarctic Research Institute, and sustainable sourcing within Air New Zealand\u2019s vast supply chain. <\/em><\/p>\n

Lisa studied science and law in New Zealand and has a Masters of Law (Environment Law) from the Vermont Law School in the USA. She started her career as an environment lawyer before joining Air New Zealand. <\/em><\/p>\n

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Bernard Savage
\n<\/strong>Ambassador of the European Union to New Zealand<\/p>\n

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Bernard Savage<\/h2>\n

Ambassador of the European Union to New Zealand<\/strong><\/p>\n

H.E. Bernard Savage comes to New Zealand from Brussels. He was Head of Division for four Arab Maghreb countries \u2013 Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia – during the Arab Spring.<\/p>\n

From 2009-2013 he was the EU Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives. The EU was a lead actor in the peace process and nation-rebuilding after Sri Lanka’s 20-year civil war.<\/p>\n

This followed a stint where he was heavily engaged in the Middle East. From 2004-2009 he was the EU Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and the Gulf. Prior to that, in 2003, he was the European Commission’s Envoy to Iraq.<\/p>\n

A third focus of his career has been in economic integration. He was responsible for negotiations with future members of the EU on free movement of goods (2001-2003) and for regional economic integration within Southern Africa (2000-2001).<\/p>\n

This built on his time as Economic Advisor in the Delegation to Lesotho (1996-2000) where he handled the economic & trade matters for that developing country. A “highlight” of that time was acting as Head of Delegation managing the crisis in Lesotho after South African military intervention in it in 1998.<\/p>\n

A proud Scot, Bernard Savage attended Strathclyde University where he gained his Bachelors (Honours) (1980). During this time, he was editor of the university magazine. Subsequently he studied at Edinburgh Business School where he achieved an MBA in Strategic Planning (1999). Bernard is a Distinguished Fellow of New Westminster College, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and member of King Abdulaziz ibn Saud Order of Merit (First Class).<\/p>\n

In addition, he represented Scotland in rowing. He rekindled this love by joining the Petone Rowing Club (although does not regard the 7.30 Sunday morning starts with much affection!).<\/p>\n

On a personal note, New Zealand was a desired posting for Bernard Savage, as his wife is kiwi and this is the first time their young son has had to live in his maternal home country.<\/p>\n

He is proficient in English, French, Spanish, Arabic and Portuguese.<\/p>\n

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Marjan van den Belt
\n<\/strong>Convenor and Chair of the SDG Summit Steering Group<\/p>\n

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Marjan van den Belt<\/h2>\n

Convenor and Chair of the SDG Summit Steering Group<\/strong><\/p>\n

Marjan van den Belt, PhD. Is the Convenor and Chair of the SDG Summit Steering Group. Until January 2018, she was the Assistant Vice Chancellor (Sustainability) at Victoria University. Previously, she was Associate Professor and Director of Ecological Economics Research New Zealand at Massey University. She arrived in New Zealand in 2009 from Vermont, USA, where she was an independent research consultant bringing together diverse stakeholders to for collaborative solutions and practical actions (Mediated Modelling Partners, LLC). During this time, she also taught at the University of Vermont and co-founded a Cohousing\/Ecovillage (Champlain Valley Cohousing). Going back to the \u201890s, she spent 5 years in Stockholm, Sweden, working on waste reduction with businesses, government and non-governmental organisations. Native to the Netherlands.<\/p>\n

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Jonathan Kings
\n<\/strong>Deputy Secretary of the Pacific and Development Group<\/p>\n

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Jonathan Kings<\/h2>\n

Deputy Secretary of the Pacific and Development\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Before joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in 2010, Jonathan was a senior manager with New Zealand Trade and Enterprise and Industry New Zealand for nine years.<\/p>\n

He had a range of responsibilities, including leading the investment attraction programme, and managing New Zealand\u2019s trade promotion offices in Europe, and the Middle East, and in the Americas.<\/p>\n

He also spent two years at the OECD in Paris working on regional development issues.<\/p>\n

Prior to entering the public sector, Jonathan was chief executive of an Australasian energy sector consulting firm, and before that he was a senior manager with a multinational in the energy sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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