Learning Series: Thriving Families / Whānau

Families are the backbone of our society.

Innovation Unit ANZ would like to invite you to the second event as part of our new social innovation learning series, to have a conversation and open your mind to new perspectives on thriving families and whānau. 

You will hear from a couple of incredibly inspiring keynote speakers, both with extensive experience and expertise on the topic: Angie Tangaere and Colin Pettit. 

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Presenting our speaker from Australia:
Colin Pettit, Commissioner for Children and Young People WA

Colin has spent his career working to improve the wellbeing of children and young people, particularly in delivering education services and programs to children and young people living in regional and remote areas of the State.

Colin has worked with children, young people, families and communities all over the State as a teacher and then principal in a number of regional schools, before holding the role of Executive Director Regional and Remote Education at the Western Australian Department of Education for three years.

Between 2010 and 2015, Colin was the Secretary of Education for the Tasmanian Department of Education. He is a former President of the Primary Principal’s Association of WA and Deputy President of the Australian Primary Principal’s Association. 

Colin is an Ambassador for Barking Gecko Theatre and the Valuing Children Initiative, the Vice Chancellor of the Children’s University WA Partnership and in February 2019 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Education from Edith Cowan University. He is a father of three and a grandfather of three.

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Presenting our speaker from Aotearoa New Zealand:
Angie Tangaere, The Southern Initiative - Community and Social Innovation

Angie Tangaere was born in Papakura and raised in South Auckland with a whakapapa to Ngāti Porou on her father’s side and Pākeha from Taranaki on her mother’s side.

She graduated with a law degree from the University of Auckland but decided not to become a lawyer. Angie was keen to work at a community level and took up a role at Te Puni Kokiri working with iwi and Māori trusts in South Auckland. She then worked with the Ministry of Social Development in South Auckland communities looking for ways to develop better services and engagement with communities and whānau.

She moved on to a role with Māori health NGO, the National Hauora coalition before coming to work with TSI. She combines her experience with government agencies, community and whānau to develop and co-design whānau-led programmes, disrupting ineffective ‘business as usual’ systems

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This event will be co-hosted by Jethro & Jade, Directors of Innovation Unit, and incorporate a facilitated Q&A and mini-workshop session; an opportunity to connect with other learners, leaders and innovators from across Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand and beyond. 

Tickets are free, however registration is essential. Limited tickets are available so please "get your tickets" and secure your spot now for this incredible learning opportunity! 

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