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Share to Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Copy link Successfully copied the link for sharing Register NowAbout Speakers Agenda Sponsors Venue Contact Us Register NowAbout Speakers Agenda Sponsors Venue Contact Us Women in Insurance SummitAbout Speakers Agenda Sponsors Venue Contact Us Leading with resilience: Uniting women leaders, bolstering careers 27 February 2024, Hilton Auckland Approved with 6 CIP points by more on this event ABOUT Returning this 27 February 2024 at the Hilton Auckland, the Women in Insurance Summit is part of Insurance Business NZ ’s annual Women in Insurance Summit series. Join us for a transformative day of growth as we discuss new challenges and strategies for success. This powerful event is a critical aspect of our ongoing mission to recognise, celebrate and empower women across the insurance profession. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect face-to-face with like-minded professionals, engage in forward-thinking discussions and accelerate your personal development. Be part of the conversation today. download our brochure FEATURED SPEAKERS Jane Brown Head of Insurance Financial Markets Authority NZ × Jane Brown Head of Insurance Financial Markets Authority NZ Jane joined the FMA as Head of Insurance in October 2023. Prior to that, she spent six years as General Counsel for the Insurance Council of New Zealand. She started her insurance career with Civic Assurance, a local government insurer, where Jane was responsible for their mutual liability pool. Jane has a Master of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts, is an ANZIIF Senior Associate, and is a lawyer. Outside of work, Jane is a trustee of Te Whare Nukunoa/the Wellington Homeless Women’s Trust and is trying to learn Dutch. Kylie Bryant Partner Deloitte × Kylie Bryant Partner Deloitte With more than 20 years of local and global experience in the financial services sector, Kylie brings the best of Deloitte to their clients to make an impact to people, organisations and New Zealand. Kylie is a new partner at Deloitte, with a wealth of industry knowledge across banking, insurance, investment management and technology. Kylie is a progressive change leader and supports organisations across strategy, business growth, systems thinking, design and delivery. She is passionate about developing people and guiding organisations through change at the intersection of people, business and technology. Melissa Cantell Chief Executive Officer Aon NZ × Melissa Cantell Chief Executive Officer Aon NZ Melissa joined Aon as New Zealand CEO in July 2023 and is passionate about the difference insurance can make to people’s lives. Throughout her career she’s helped diverse organisations including IAG NZ, Fidelity Life, Fonterra and Coca-Cola Amatil navigate large scale transformational change, and has developed an enviable reputation for leading successful commercial operations by building high performing, client-centric cultures. Miranda Cook Group Head of Marketing Delta Insurance Group × Miranda Cook Group Head of Marketing Delta Insurance Group Meet Miranda Cook, an experienced leader whose career has seen her represent some of Aotearoa’s most well-known brands, both in and outside the insurance industry. With a diverse background that includes leadership roles at Spark, IAG, AA, Suncorp, Microsoft, and currently at Delta Insurance Group, Miranda has gained extensive experience in marketing, communications, and general management. Miranda is genuinely passionate about making a positive impact. In her current role as Group Head of Marketing for Delta, she chairs the ESG Committee, alongside channelling her commitment to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles into fundraising activities that often involve walking or running long distances for organisations such as the Mental Health Foundation, Oxfam and Greenpeace. Mark Daniels General Manager Transformation AA Insurance × Mark Daniels General Manager Transformation AA Insurance Mark is responsible for overseeing AA Insurance’s Transformation programme that will deliver fit-for-future business and technology capabilities to enable AA Insurance to achieve its strategic goals. Mark has over 14 years’ experience in the New Zealand insurance industry, holding positions across Marketing, Distribution, Operations and Transformation. Mark is an experienced executive who is passionate about translating strategy into transformative action, building customer centric organisations, and unlocking the potential of our people. At an industry level, Mark spent several years as a member of multiple committees within the Financial Services Council and in 2017 won the FSC Rising Star Award. Richard Davis Strategic Partner Manager Rothbury Insurance Brokers × Richard Davis Strategic Partner Manager Rothbury Insurance Brokers Richard Davis is the Strategic Partner Manager at Rothbury Insurance Brokers. With a career spanning 30+ years with both underwriters and brokers, Richard has spent the past 15 years focusing on strategic partnerships and getting the best advice driven outcomes for partners’ clients. Lee-Ann du Toit Partner, National Insurance Lead Deloitte × Lee-Ann du Toit Partner, National Insurance Lead Deloitte Lee-Ann is the Deloitte Insurance Sector Leader as well as the lead Partner for Actuarial Services in Deloitte New Zealand. She is a Harvard Business School Alumni with over twenty-five years of diversified experience in the financial services industry. Lee-Ann is the vice-President of the New Zealand Society of Actuaries (NZSA) and will become President in November 2024. Lee-Ann actively participates in the key Insurance Industry issues in New Zealand, including working with Insurers to find solutions to the challenges they face. She has previously been in executive roles including Chief Marketing Officer, Head of Direct Sales, and Chief Customer Officer for a large composite insurer in South Africa before joining Deloitte New Zealand. Ruth Goldwater Acting Chief Information Officer Fidelity Life × Ruth Goldwater Acting Chief Information Officer Fidelity Life Originally from Scotland, Ruth has a career spanning 20 years in financial services across the UK and New Zealand. She has accumulated a broad range of experience over her career in banking, wealth management, general insurance and life insurance. Ruth is passionate about strategy execution and leading transformational change. She is currently on the Executive team at New Zealand’s largest locally-owned life insurer Fidelity Life, and is responsible for leading the delivery of a significant transformation programme. Ruth is a mum of 2 girls and is a staunch advocate of supporting working parents to contribute in meaningful roles that also enable the flexibility required for busy families. Lucy Hone MAPP, PhD, Director New Zealand Institute of Wellbeing and Resilience × Lucy Hone MAPP, PhD, Director New Zealand Institute of Wellbeing and Resilience Dr Lucy Hone is an Adjunct Senior Professor at the University of Canterbury, a co-director of the New Zealand Institute of Wellbeing & Resilience, an award winning academic researcher, best-selling author and blogger for Psychology Today. Having been trained by the thought-leaders in resilience at the University of Pennsylvania, Lucy went on to attain her PhD at AUT. She now assists organisations globallyfrom the UN and government agencies, to Fortune 100 companies and schoolsdistilling the best of resilience science into actionable tools. Her research has been published in leading academic journals and her TED talk went viral during the Covid pandemic, putting it in the Top 20 of 2020 and the most watched by any New Zealander. Kerrie Lawrence Executive Manager, Business Operations & Governance NZI × Kerrie Lawrence Executive Manager, Business Operations & Governance NZI Kerrie is the current EM of Operations and Governance for NZI and also the NZI National Broker Partner for NZbrokers. She has had a career at NZI for over 25 years and...