Speaker Topic: "Opportunities, Challenges and Successes"

 PANELLISTS

 Sue Sheldon - Independent Director (Telecom, Contact Energy, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand,  Freightways Ltd)

 Joan Withers -  Independent Director (Mighty River Power, Auckland international Airport, TVNZ Ltd) 

 MODERATOR

 Chair - Rt Hon Dame Jenny Shipley - Independent Director, Chair, Women in Leadership

 ON BEHALF OF WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP

 Belinda Moffat, Head of Dispute Resolution, Westpac New Zealand Limuted

SPEAKER BIO'S

   Sue Sheldon, Independent Director    

Sue is a professional company director. She is a the Chairman of Freightways Limited, a director of Contact Energy Limited, Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Limited, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and Paymark Limited.

Prior to moving into the professional director role, Sue practised as a Chartered Accountant and is a former president of the NZ Institute of Chartered Accountants. Sue was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to business. Read More

  Joan Withers, Independent Director

Joan Withers is a professional company director and is currently Chair of Mighty River Power and a director of Auckland International Airport and TVNZ.

She has had an extensive career in media and was until mid 2009 CEO of Fairfax Media in New Zealand and has also held the position of CEO of the The Radio Network. Joan holds an MBA from the University of Auckland and is the author of "A Girl's Guide to Business" which was published by Penguin in 1998.  Read more

   Rt Hon Dame Jenny Shipley, Chair, Global Women Women in Leadership

The Rt Hon Dame Jenny Shipley is a former Prime Minister of New Zealand and today is a Director, Advisor and Keynote Speaker with a special interest in mega trends in business, economic and social development opportunities globally. 

Jenny works extensively around the world. She gives her time to a number of causes including working with former leaders as a member of the Club of Madrid  and the World Women's Leaders Council.  Read more

      Belinda Moffat, Head of Dispute Resolution, Westpac New Zealand Limited

Belinda Moffat is a litigation lawyer and currently Head of Dispute Resolution in the Legal Services team of Westpac New Zealand Limited.  

Belinda completed a law and criminology degree at Victoria University and was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in New Zealand in 1994.  Belinda commenced her legal career in Wellington at Chapman Tripp.  She obtained a Masters Degree from Cambridge University, qualified as a solicitor in the UK in 1997 and worked in London for 8 years as a litigation solicitor for 2 large commercial law firms (Ashurst and Addleshaw Goddard). Read more

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