HR CHANGEMAKERS FESTIVAL

Charlotte Lockhart is an award-winning speaker, presenter and business leader, and additionally, an investor and philanthropist with more than 30 years experience in multiple industries in New Zealand, the Middle East and globally.

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As co-founder and managing director for 4 Day Week Global she works promoting internationally the benefits of a productivity-focused and reduced-hour workplace.

Today, Charlotte is considered the pioneer of the global four day week movement. Forbes Magazine recently recognised her as one of the Future of Work 50. 

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Charlotte will be sharing How to turn your business around AND reduce work time. 

Dellwyn is a leader with a track record of developing and executing transformational strategy, successfully influencing decision makers and stakeholders, and finding solutions in complex, ambiguous environments. ⁠

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Currently as Gender at Work leader, CEO of the YWCA, and Mind the Gap cofounder, she is passionate about contributing to a future for Aotearoa that is more equitable for all, and finds joy and optimism in her work with young women. Her career spans the commercial and not for profit sectors with a depth of knowledge and experience in philanthropy, fundraising, stakeholder engagement and gender issues. ⁠

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Dellwyn will be sharing with us⁠ on Grounded in reality, but armed with strategies.

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Following years of campaigning and fighting for change, hear from Dellwyn about the most common strategies encountered in workplaces when you challenge traditional gender stereotypes – both how to recognise them and what to do in response.

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YWCA will also have a stand in our market area. 

Mela Lush is a devoted mother, social entrepreneur, and the founder of Jobs for Mums, a social enterprise that links parents and caregivers with flexible work opportunities in New Zealand.

With a profound commitment to reshaping work culture to become more family-friendly and align with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, she fosters success for both employers and families.

She is rewriting the playbook on work, one success story at a time.

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Jobs for Mums will also have a stand in our market area.

Dr Jarrod Haar is Dean’s Chair and Professor of Management and Māori Business at Massey University (New Zealand). He has Māori tribal affiliations of Ngāti Maniapoto and Ngāti Mahuta.

He researches employees and organisations (especially Māori) including the way technology (robotics, AI including ChatGPT) affects workforce perceptions of job security.

He has won industry and best-paper awards and won multiple research grants ($6.7m individually) plus is a named researcher on a $102m National Science Challenge.

He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand Te Apārangi and is the newly appointed Co-Chair Māori Business and Economics PRBF panel. He has over 450 refereed outputs (including 144 journal articles) and has given over 90 keynotes/invited presentations. He is a frequent media commentator including over 50 TV appearances.

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Dr Jarrod's talk will be Are NZ workplaces as racist as f#@k?!

Philly Powell is a self-confessed wellbeing junkie! With nearly 20 years in various HR roles, she merged her passion for wellbeing with her profession in 2015. Since then she’s designed and lead a multiple award winning Wellbeing Programme and launched Aotearoa’s first Wellbeing Tick – designed to raise the bar and set the standard for best practice.

Philly will be educating us on The evolution of workplace wellbeing – Essential mindset shifts required for sustainable human and business performance.

Stephanie Pow is the founder and CEO of Crayon, a startup on a mission to help families reduce financial stress. In May 2023, Crayon launched The New Zealand Parental Leave Register, the most comprehensive database of verified parental leave policies in the country. 

Prior to Crayon, Stephanie worked at Vend in strategy and operational roles, and at UBS in investment banking. Stephanie holds a Bachelor of Commerce from UNSW, an MBA from Wharton and an MPA from Harvard. 

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Stephanie will be presenting to us Insights from building The New Zealand Parental Leave Register.

With more than 20 years of global Human Resources experience, including 5 years as General Manager of Human Resouces at Coca-Cola Amatil NZ, Martin is recognised as one of New Zealand’s most progressive diversity leaders and is a proud member of the rainbow community.

Martin and his husband Mike (pronouns he/him) are the Festival Directors of Winter Pride, one of the largest LGBTTQI+ Winter Pride festival in the Southern Hemisphere, and Martin is Awards Director of the New Zealand Rainbow Excellence Awards, celebrating  workplace leadership, innovation, best practice and collaboration.

Martin will be sharing with us how to be a Rainbow inclusive employer.

Lindsey Rayner and Kate Figgins are Co-Directors of HumanEx.

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Over the past fifteen years, Lindsey’s passion has been working with organisations to support them achieve their goals and aspirations, specifically focusing on their people to create happy and healthy workplaces. 

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From developing strategic business plans, coaching, and planning, delivering leadership and development modules to achieve desired objectives, and creating a company culture they are proud of. 

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As a Mental Health First Aid Trainer and Instructor, Lindsey is passionate about making positive change a to improve mental wellness in Aotearoa. 

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Lindsey has worked across multiple industries from FMCG, public and private health and professional services across the globe including the UK, Switzerland, Australia, and New Zealand.

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Lindsey and Kate will be presenting to us about Mentally Well Workplaces – starts with creating a psychological safe environment

Suki is the Founder of As You and an ICF credentialed coach Associate Certified Coach with more than five years of coaching experience. She is a recognised coach, mentor and leader across the public, private and social sectors.

Prior to starting As You, Suki was an Agile Coach at Xero, Meridian Energy and Datacom (through Nomad8), where Suki coached, enabled and supported teams and leaders to perform better and in new ways of working.

Suki served on the leadership team of Xero Partner Products and has worked with a range of people, from CEOs to early career professionals.

Prior to coaching, she was a Policy Advisor in MBIE and a Tax Consultant at KPMG. Suki has a BCom/LLB conjoint degree, is a Vipassana meditator and was a Youthline phone counsellor.

Suki will be sharing insights with us on How to support your women of colour, ethnically diverse staff better.

The Founder of Sexy Ageing - a digital resource to support midlife women in health, wellness and fitness, Tracy has over 30 years working in the fitness industry

predominantly overseas as an educator, Creative Director and Co-Founder of boutique fitness clubs Fire Fitness, an international franchise.

Tracy's personal journey through menopause was the catalyst to her podcast, book and online course.

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Tracy will be speaking on The “M” word - it’s menopause, say it! 

Rich is at heart an educator and innovation coach; he also holds a degree in Law and a Masters in Computer Science. ⁠
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Rich is brilliantly neurodiverse and has spent his adult life trying to find the meaning, context and, most importantly, the value of his neurodiversity in a world where who he is framed as a deficit, dysfunctional and disabled. He has fused his educational, academic, and innovative skills to focus on releasing the untapped potential of neurodiversity and the vital part it plays in cognitive diversity and in the evolution of business and education.⁠
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His corporate innovation and human-centred design facilitation is⁠ unorthodox, honest, emotional and unfailingly one of the highlights of any organisation’s professional development.⁠
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⁠Rich will be sharing with us how to Uncover the Untapped Potential of People in Your Organisation⁠.

Anita Lowry (she/her) has worked in the not-for-profit sector for the last nine years, with a focus on the structural drivers of gendered violence.
 

Her experience in Women’s Refuge, Rape Crisis and in Union has given her unique tools with which to approach employment relationships.
 

She works to uphold the inherent value of the working relationship, as one of the most important relationships you hold in your adult life.
 

To that relationship, people bring unique attitudes, skills, and expectations, they have common aspirations and desires, recognition, respect, flexibility, stimulating roles, opportunities for learning and a safe space. This is the foundation we build upon, to achieve an Aotearoa free from sexual harm and violence.

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Anita will be sharing with us about Building a Culture of Respect and Safety: Primary Prevention Strategies.

indsey Rayner and Kate Figgins are Co-Directors of HumanEx.

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Kate has over 20 years’ experience working in complex service delivery and solution design organisations across both commercial and not for profit enterprises. With a strong focus on strategic development and business transformation, she is passionate about purposeful and measurable change.

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Kate is experienced in setting and delivering strategic growth objectives with a keen interest in evaluating complex multi stakeholder issues. Kate has been fortunate enough to work in a range of diverse sectors and including international logistics, travel and tourism, event management, FMCG and professional services both here in New Zealand and Australia.

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Kate has a sound understanding of Board Governance obligations and fiduciary responsibility and have direct Board room experience as both a Chief Executive and Director.

Kate is also a Mental health First Aid Instructor and passionate about creating psychologically safe workplaces.

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Lindsey and Kate will be presenting to us about Mentally Well Workplaces – starts with creating a psychological safe environment

Libby is a leading Mindset, Energy & Strategy Coach who specialises in empowering people to reach their full potential in life and business. She holds a Degree in Psychology, and has years of experience in corporate leadership and development. ⁠
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Libby is the Founder and CEO of Parradiigm, and together with her husband Dane, they’ve also created charitable initiatives such as Hope2Fam and The Self Wealth Project - helping raise money for underprivileged families around the world. ⁠
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Libby and her team at Parradiigm are on a mission to create a ‘Whole New Way’ of being by helping millions of people around the world to make positive, sustainable changes so we can each live our happiest, healthiest, wealthiest lives and make future generations proud.⁠
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Libby and Dane will be guiding us through a mindfulness meditation workshop. ⁠

Dane Robertson is the Managing Director at Parradiigm - a business which specializes in Mindset, Energy, Strategy and Coaching people to reach their full potential in life and business. 

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Dane has a background in Marketing and E-Commerce, as well as years of online learning & professional and leadership development.

He and his wife Libby are involved in charitable initiatives to help underprivileged families around the world. 

Dane has guided people through their breath for several years and believes it’s time for more people to experience the power of this truly transformative practice. He joins his wife Libby in the mission of creating a ‘Whole New Way’ for people to live their happiest, healthiest, wealthiest lives and make future generations proud.

Dane and Libby will be guiding us through a mindfulness meditation workshop. 

Stephanie is the CEO of Love HR, an entrepreneurial HR business, who measure the progressiveness of an organisation’s people practices and policies, offering practical solutions to support putting people first.
 

She has over 12 years’ worth of international HR experience, working for organisations such as Disney in the UK, Coca-Cola Europacific and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, and has HR undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications from Massey University.

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Originally from Auckland, she is now based in Tauranga, servicing all of Aotearoa, and has most recently embraced the digital nomad lifestyle, working, and travelling through India and Southeast Asia for the past 4 months.

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Steph is the event MC.