MC: Sir David Moxon

Afternoon Keynote: (Mr John Webster Te Kapene) Jack Thatcher CNZM

Evening Keynote: Sir Ian Taylor, founder of Animation Research Ltd

Speaker/panelists:

Lizzie Marvelly: Rotorua Museum - Director
Bishop Philip Richardson: (The Taranaki Story)
Anne Blyth & Shane Te Ruki: Te Ara Wai (Waikato) - Te Awamutu Museum - Digital Storytelling
Colin Reeder: The Ngā Pōtiki story

Symposium Format:

Two part programme (afternoon and evening) that puts a historical / heritage focus on current issues and opportunities in Aotearoa New Zealand – delivered in a format that delivers new insights, challenges conventional thinking, and allows active audience engagement and contributions.

Afternoon Programme:

An opportunity for the public to see ‘Heritage Partners’ working together on heritage objectives that reach into a community
Outcome: encouraging greater understanding of what investment into bi-cultural partnerships means by examining the relevance of history and heritage across Aotearoa New Zealand and exploring learnings for our region.

Evening Programme:

Sir Ian Taylor, one of our foremost digital entrepreneurs, gives his views on how to bring our region's history and heritage alive and relevant for today's audience.

REGISTRATION INCLUDES REFRESHMENTS, AFTERNOON TEA AND LIGHT EVENING MEAL