• Celebrating 125 years of women’s suffrage and the achievement of New Zealand’s women in leadership  

• Empowering women to orchestrate change - where we are at, what more can be done and how we can do it  

• Life and career advice for present and future leaders of New Zealand 

• Why achieving gender parity is more than a tick-the-box process and the importance of leading from the top 

• What are organisations doing to overcome the invisible barriers holding back women in leadership and advance women in the workplace? How can they do more? 

• The importance of being held accountable for change and actionable strategies to improve diverse equality of opportunity 

• What does diversity of thought, perspective, and understanding do for business development and innovation?  

• Women leaders advancing change - What it means to be a change leader and challenges in implementing change 

• Leading by example and creating an environment of equal opportunity for profession and life 

This session will discuss mentoring relationships across different career stages (entry-level, mid-career, executive level) as well as strategies to achieve the most out of mentoring relationships. Each delegate may select up to two (2) roundtables on which he/she would like to participate; one roundtable session will run for 40 minutes. Each roundtable will discuss the following:  

• Is there a difference in how men and women experience mentoring relationships?  

• Achieving the most out of mentoring relationships 

• Smashing traditional societal beliefs and attitudes and building the pathway for women in sport 

• Achievements in advancing female participation in sport and ensuring women and girls are visible, valued and influential in sport  

• Working towards a gender-neutral industry  

• How do we create a common global language for discussing gender equality?  

• Are gender diversity quotas inevitable? The merits and downsides of quotas in supporting women in leadership roles 

• Moving beyond identifying women as a quota to recognising them for value 

• Understanding the relationship between diversity, corporate image and organisational performance 

• Approaches and strategies to eliminate (unconscious) gender bias in the workplace 

• Normalising flexible workplace practices and work-life integration to increase employee satisfaction, productivity and business potential  

• Breaking glass ceilings – being admitted as the first female high court judge  

• The role of organisations and leaders in smashing patriarchal stereotypes and championing innovation and diversity in leadership 

• Forging ahead to lay down the stepping stones for more women to follow

• Thinking outside the box, pushing boundaries and branding your own identity 

• Having a plan: what do you want to achieve, the best way to do so and strategies to overcome limiting mental models 

• Reflections on the changing face of business leadership today   

• Amplifying diverse voices and leveraging differences to drive success 

• What works in fighting conscious and unconscious bias in the workplace?  

• How can leaders lead into the future and move into a more purpose driven way of leading teams and grooming future leaders?  

• What drives women to become great leaders? 

• The road to the executive suite and bridging the gap between the CXO position and you 

• Best practices in getting heard, getting credit, and making a difference at work 

• A revealing look at what success truly looks like and owning your success 

• Importance of achieving gender equality in New Zealand public sector leadership and its role in driving performance and boosting productivity 

• Removing barriers to progression of women leaders in New Zealand public service 

• Designing, delivering and implementing initiatives which connect women leaders to the organisation, and the organisation to their development  

• Choosing your own adventure – insights from women who have travelled “the road less travelled” 

• Advice to future leaders and strategies to overcome tribulations and embark on a fulfilling career  

• Writing your own success and wearing the many hats of role model, leader, and teacher 

• Making the most of your capabilities and maintaining resilience