Dunedin to Disney and Back

About this event:

This session shares the whakapapa of KIWA Digital Group and how it developed technology to help bridge cultural divides, build understanding, and preserve and amplify indigenous stories, culture and language world-wide. The session also offers a window to the leadership required to achieve this and a roadmap for sustainability. 

About the presenter: Steven Renata

Kaiwhakahaere Matua | Managing Director | Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Pakahi

Steven Renata, born in the small township of Kawakawa in the far northern region of Aotearoa | New Zealand and raised in Milton in the deep south, takes pride in his diverse heritage of Māori and Pākehā (Scottish and Irish). Among the first Māori graduates of the University of Otago, Steven earned his master’s degree in marketing in 1994. His career began in Māori tourism at AUT, eventually leading him to co-found the global fitness company Les Mills International. Currently, Steven serves as Kaiwhakahaere Matua | Managing Director and co-owner of KIWA Digital, a world-renowned Māori-led creative cultural agency. KIWA Digital leverages technology to authentically amplify global voices, utilizing its pioneering software, VoiceQ, for dubbing acclaimed hits such as Netflix’s Squid Game, Amazon Prime’s My Fault / ‘Culpa mia’, Disney’s Moana, The Lion King, Frozen and Encanto in reo Māori; HULU’s Prey in Comanche, Marvel's The Avengers in Lakota, Its sister software, QutPro, has significantly enhanced cultural capability across New Zealand’s public and private sectors.

PDUs available: 1

Hosted by: PMINZ Auckland and PMINZ Women in Project Management (WiPM)