Kay works as a Breakfast Radio Newsreader for NZME (New Zealand Media and Entertainment) and am also a Marriage and Funeral Celebrant. Kay has been engaged as the MC at conferences for a number of organisations including Trafinz, Her Business, The Optometrists Association, Primary Care Nurses, The Celebrants Association and The Funeral Directors Association. She also MC's at many other events, such as sports and business awards evenings and fundraisers, and is the MC for all major events for Rowing New Zealand. Kay's main focus as a conference MC is to ensure the event runs to time, that presenters are made to feel comfortable and participants are kept fully informed. The conference will be in safe hands with Kay.

Dr Aniva Lawrence is a Samoan GP practice based in Whangarei co-owning her practice with her husband. She is also currently Chair of the National Advisory Council for RNZCGP and Academic Co-ordinator for the University of Auckland Northland Clinical Campus. She has a particular interest in Adolescent Health and Pacific Health. Having a love of aiga is what motivates her (husband and 3 sons aged 15-20 and lots of extended whanau). Art and music keeps her grounded and finding joy in creativity. This presentation will highlight some of the Pacific female luminaries that have led the way for Pacific Health within Aotearoa.

Glenis has a lifelong interest in the sustainability of Maori knowledge systems and practices, especially te reo Maori, and has worked in the public service for thirty years. As an Executive Coach and experienced leader she has supported a range of organisations to implement change with a clear eye on the why and the how. In previous roles Glenis has led national research projects, initiated specialised learning services, led the establishment of a regional education plan, helped the marae with restoration projects, initiated and established a national Maori language research centre and rolled out five major investigations into the state of te reo, supported the safe inclusion of care experienced young people into a major change programme and assisted Tertiary Education providers to improve their performance. While based in Wellington Glenis held the roles of Chief Executive, Maori Language Commission and Associate Deputy Chief Executive, Child, Youth and Family. She went into the second role specifically to help drive the system change being discussed at the time to ensure that the voices and experiences of young people, families and caregivers would help shape the new Ministry being created. Here in Gisborne Glenis was formally the Director of Business Development at Tairawhiti Polytechnic and Education and Environment Projects Manager at Te Runanga o Turanganui a Kiwa. In recent years she founded a charitable organisation that is focused on recycling and up­cycling high quality second hand goods into communities in need and since returning to Gisborne from Wellington, has established a management consulting business. Glenis led the launch of Tuia 250 ki Oranga for Te Ha Trust, collaborating extensively with the community and iwi to do so. Glenis is the Chair of Te Tairawhiti Arts Festival, represents Gisborne District Council on the Board of Tairawhiti Museum and serves as a community Board member for SuperGrans Tairawhiti and Tonui Collab. During lock down level 4 back in March, Glenis established a programme team for Gisborne District Council and managed a $23m redeployment programme which has seen 236 redeployed workers supported to find new work and enjoy significant training and skills development in the Tairawhiti region. Glenis hails from a Reporua, North East of Ruatoria on the East Coast, is Mum to seven grown up children and wife to Nick Barbara.

Jacinta has extensive leadership and management experience in health research, public health and Pacific wellbeing in New Zealand. Her work aims to bridge government, academia and Pacific communities to champion authentic positive change for Pacific. As the founding Managing Director of Moana Research, Jacinta empowers the importance of Pacific world-views, and the prominence of self-determination in all Moana Research work, including evaluation, research and advocacy. Jacinta has worked for Pacific health provider WestFono, as Manager Pacific Health Research with the Health Research Council, and as Senior Advisor, Pacific for the Public Health Group in the Ministry of Health. After the Ministry of Health, Jacinta was shoulder tapped to manage TAHA Pacific Maternal and Child Health Service at the University of Auckland. Having completed her Master of Public Health (Honours), Jacinta is undertaking a PhD at the Centre for Longitudinal Studies – Growing Up in New Zealand Study, investigating the concept of Resilience among Pacific families within the cohort