Announcing our first two panels for Navigate Summit

Navigate Summit is just two weeks away. As always, Summit is a chance to bring together business leaders, procurement professionals and innovators from Aotearoa to learn what opportunities can drive economic growth with Māori and Pasifika owned businesses.

This year, we are thrilled to also be hosting an impressive list of international supplier diversity experts.

Below we announce our first two panels:

Explore the power of global opportunities within the supplier diversity movement with our first international delegation from the USA, Canada and Australia.

Be inspired by Cassandra Dorrington CEO of Canadian Aboriginal and Minority Supplier Council (CAMSC), Chris James CEO of National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (NCAIED), Kate Russell CEO of Australia’s Supply Nation and Ying McGuire CEO of National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC).

Discover the benefits of global partnerships and how these connections will grow the supplier diversity movement. Walk away with insights on accelerating your global supply chain.

Unpack the why behind supplier diversity initiatives and discover what unlocks opportunities with buyer organisations from across Aotearoa.

Hear from our buyers, Brad Singh Manager of Transport & Infrastructure at Wellington City Council, Lloyd Rakaupai Māori & Pasifika Business Leader of NZ and Pacific at GHD, Megan McNay National CSO & Reputation Manager of Downer NZ and Dave Andrews Sustainable Procurement Lead at Amazon Web Services.

Learn the tactics buyer organisations have deployed to grow their spend, the challenges which have been part of the journey and walk away with new ideas to grow buy-in and supplier diversity outcomes across your own organisation.

Make sure you get your tickets before we sell out.