Come along to the CIPS Wellington event co-hosted with Amotai and GHD for a presentation on "Supplier Diversity in Action!".

Supplier diversity is a strategic and intentional procurement process that proactively engages, supports, and enables businesses owned by minority groups such as indigenous peoples, LGBQTIA, veterans, women and social enterprises to be engaged in business-to-business (B2B) supply chains.

Amotai connects public, private, and not-for-profit sector buyers across Aotearoa New Zealand with Māori and Pasifika-owned suppliers. They unlock opportunities for innovation, growth, and resilience on both sides, supporting you to positively impact communities through your procurement process.

This mix event of guest speaker and networking session will show audience and demonstrate how Amotai has been leading the charge for Supplier Diversity across Aotearoa. You will learn about the history of supplier diversity in Aotearoa and the impact that it has had since arriving here in 2018.

You will also hear how and why GHD has been implementing supplier diversity into the organisation and the benefits it brings.

Event Details:

📅 Date: Wednesday, 20 November 2024

🕒 Time: 5:00pm - 7:30pm (NZDT)

📍 Location: GHD - Level 4, 1 Whitmore Street, Wellington Central 6011 (Entrance to the BNZ Building is on the corner of Featherston and Balance Street.)

Event Programme:
5:00pm - 5:30pm - Guest arrival and registration
5:30pm - Karakia, Opening speech CIPS, Amotai and GHD
5:40pm - Event starts and presentation (roughly an hour + Q&A)
6:40pm - Networking starts
7:30pm - Event ends

Event Speakers:

Paul Tukukino - Capability Manager, Amotai

Paul has been in training and facilitation for over 15 years. He started his corporate career in consulting, is a Māori business owner and supplier diversity practitioner. He holds the national education and events portfolio for Amotai.

Lloyd Rakaupai - Māori & Pasifika Business Leader, NZ/Pacific, GHD

Part of GHD New Zealand Pacific (NZPAC) Management team guiding all key stakeholders in regard to the Māori and Pasifika business economy, supplier diversity and Māori & Pasifika engagement. Lloyd has a particular interest in collaborating with Iwi and Māori enterprises to co-design project opportunities.

In closing Lloyd strives to live by two principles:
"He Mahitahi, meaning to work together and Whanake, meaning to grow, move onwards, move upwards, spring up, develop and rise."

Registering for this event will opt you in to receive a post event feedback survey. We appreciate any feedback you are willing to provide CIPS and your local branch to help the continuous improvements of events. There is no obligation to complete this survey.