DIPLOSPHERE CONFERENCE 2022
NAVIGATING A STORMY WORLD
TE AO MAORI PERSPECTIVEs
Anchoring Māori Values in Foreign Policy
4 July 2022, Oceania, Te Papa, Wellington
Supported by
Minister Nanaia Mahuta - Diplosphere 2022
First national conference on Māori perspectives on the great international issues of our time
Diplosphere hosted, with the support of the New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO, the first national conference on international relations featuring voices often missing in the public debate: Tirohanga Māori (Māori world view).
Iwi, business, academic, and youth leaders will stimulate public discussion on current affairs such as the pandemic response, conflict, climate change, the rise of Asia, and the international system. These perspectives will help New Zealand firmly moor its independent values-based foreign policy.
The conference raised the question: What does “western values" mean in Aotearoa New Zealand of 2022? It explored the cultural, trade, and political links that have long existed between Māori and the Asia Pacific region, and what the future holds.
"We traveled and explored a variety of destinations from our place in the world and our role as stewards of the planet to the stars and into the future, with our values as our compass. This was a to be inspired, look forward, exchange ideas, and connect with leading experts and new voices."
Maty Nikkhou-O'Brien, Founder & Executive Director, Diplosphere
speakers
Maty Nikkhou-O'Brien
Founder & Executive Director, Diplosphere
Conference Convenor
Julian Wilcox
RNZ Journalist
Master of Ceremony
Chris Seed
CEO, MFAT
Vicki Soanes
Secretary General, NZ National Commission for UNESCO
Sir Ian Taylor KNZM
Innovator, Managing Director, Animation Research, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Pāhauwera
Martin Wikaira
Director Maori Policy Unit, MFAT
Liz Mellish MNZM
Chairman of Palmerston North Maori Reserve Trust, Chairman of Te Raukura, the Wharewaka, Deputy Chairman FOMA, Director of Metlifecare Palmerston North and Director of Wellington Uni Professional
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Ethan Jerome Leota
UNESCO Aotearoa Youth Leader, Legal Advisor, Waikato-Tainui
Matthew Gifford
Transition Unit Hauora Māori, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Warkina Tujuba
Head of Youth and Engagement, African Community Council Wellington
Dr Dan Hikuroa
Culture Commissioner, UNESCO NZ, Senior Lecturer, Auckland University, Ngāti Maniapoto, Waikato-Tainui, Ngaati Whanaunga, Pākehā
Nathalie Whitaker
CEO & Co-founder, Toha
Prof Rawinia Higgins
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Māori), Te Herenga Waka, VUW
Nathan Hoturoa Gray
Penguin best-selling author and freelance adventure journalist National Geographic, Ngai Tahu, Rangitaane, Waikato
Prof Tim Naish
Glaciologist, Antarctic Research Centre, Programme Leader, Te Herenga Waka, Programme Leader, Antarctic Science Platform
Shane Tracey-O'Connell
Start-ups & Accelerators, AWS
Paul Conway
Chief Economist
Reserve Bank-Te Pūtea Matua
Robert Fisher
Lead Partner for Transformation, PwC Aotearoa, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Whakaue
Amber Marie Naveira
CEO & Co-founder, The Granary
Hon Chris Finlayson QC
Barrister, Arbitrator, Former Attorney-General and Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations
Naisi Chen MP
Member of Parliament, Labour Party
H.E. Harinder Sidhu
Australian High Commissioner
H.E. Elizabeth Wright-Koteka
Cook Islands High Commissioner
H.E. Joanne Lemay
Canadian High Commissioner
H.E. María Belén Bogado
Argentinian Ambassador
Vanisa Dhiru MNZM
Communication & Information Commissioner, NZ National Commission for UNESCO
Navigation itinerary
Monday 4 July 2022, Oceania, Te Papa, Wellington
0745-0830
Registration and refreshments
0830-0845
Tikanga Māori
0845-0900
Welcome | Why are we here?
0900-0945
Keynote | A Voice from the top: Foreign Minister Hon Nanaia Mahuta
0945-1045
Session 1 | Destination our place in the world: What are our values, anyway? | Manaaki
1045-1115
Networking break and refreshments
1115-1215
Session 2 | Destination our planet: How do we become stewards of sustainability & intergenerational wellbeing? | Kaitiaki
1215-1315
Session 3 | Destination our stars: trade, tech & success | Mahitahi & Kotahitanga
1315-1400
Networking lunch supported by the Australian High Commission
1400-1420
Keynote | Sir Ian Taylor: Destination our Mother Earth Papatūānuku: Are we ready to listen?
1420-1500
Session 4 | Destination 2030: Our past to a better future | Whanaungatanga
1500-1545
Voices from across the oceans: Tūrou Hawaiki
1545-1600
Concluding remarks: Where to now?
1700-1800
Matariki drinks at the Wellington Club
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