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Day 1

Tuesday 26 May 2026

8.00am – 8.45am  Networking and coffee
8.45am – 9.00am  Mihi Whakatau
9.00am – 9.05am 

Welcome from MC Michele A’Court

9.05am – 9.20am Opening address - Maximising impact: government priorities supporting financial capability 
9.20am – 9.35am  Welcome from the Retirement Commissioner 
9.35am – 10.35am  Keynote - Ethics, empathy, and algorithms: harnessing responsible AI for financial wellbeing  
10.35am – 11.00am Morning tea
11.00am – 11.45am Panel - Banking for all: driving financial wellbeing through inclusion 
11.45am – 12.15pm Spotlight - He Ara Whai Hua: Measuring whānau aspirations and impact through kaupapa Māori financial wellbeing 
12.15pm – 1.15pm Lunch
1.15pm – 2.00pm Panel - Rethinking KiwiSaver: building a fairer retirement 
2.00pm – 2.30pm Spotlight - Navigating a professional future for financial mentoring in Aotearoa 
2.30pm – 3.00pm Afternoon tea
3.00pm – 3.45pm Panel - Closing the gap: collective action for women’s financial wellbeing 
3.45pm – 4.00pm National Strategy update overview 
4.00pm – 5.00pm Workshop

He Ara Hou: rethinking financial education for rangatahi

Pathways to financial wellbeing: measuring impact for whānau and communities

Ethical intelligence: harnessing AI for financial wellbeing

5.00pm  –  6.00pm Drinks and canapes

Day 2

Wednesday 27 May 2026

7.30am – 8.30am   Breakfast sessions to be announced
8.45am – 9.00am  Welcome to day two
9.00am – 10.00am 

Keynote - Designing for dignity: how digital identity opens doors to financial inclusion

10.00am – 10.45am Panel - Young voices, new visions: reimagining financial wellbeing 
10.45am – 11.05am  Morning tea
11.05am – 11.35am  Spotlight - Fintech for financial capability: innovation with impact 
11.35am – 12.20pm Panel - Empowering futures: How the financial services sector can lead and shape collective impact
12.20pm – 12.30pm Final remarks 

 

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