Thursday 31st October 2024 @ 4:30pm-6:00pm
Overview
Join us for an exclusive event to hear from three senior and accomplished communications leaders based in Ōtautahi Christchurch, who’ll share their thoughts and insights on the evolving nature of our profession and what lay ahead beyond 2024.
Our panel includes Melanie Carpinter (General Manager Communications, Department of Internal Affairs), Jackie Curtis (PRINZ Fellow and Managing Partner, Cherry Red Consulting) and Phil de Joux (Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Lyttelton Port Company), who are looking forward to discussing a range of topics and answering your questions.
We know the role of communications is constantly changing, shaped by technology, heightened expectations from stakeholders and a growing range of disciplines expected of practitioners. Our panel will explore what it takes to build and maintain a modern communications function, what critical new skills are needed to thrive now and in the coming years, the role of strategy and influencing in our work, and how their experiences are shaping their responses to challenges and opportunities such as AI.
We’ll be at No. 4 in Merivale and provide some nibbles to enjoy. Please note the event will have a cash bar.
Don’t miss this excellent opportunity to hear from leading experts, ask your own questions and network with colleagues in Ōtautahi Christchurch.
Note: Our panel will start at 4.45pm and will be held in the Library, which is located behind the bar at No. 4. Please advise of any dietaries when booking your ticket. Street parking is available, please allow time to find a park.
Your panellists are:
Melanie Carpinter
Mel (Ngāi Tahu – Ngāti Irakehu) is the General Manager Communications for the Department of Internal Affairs.
Mel started out by studying communications and journalism at the University of Canterbury, and since then has held various communications and engagement roles in the private, public and iwi sectors, in New Zealand and overseas.
Jackie Curtis
Jackie is APR accredited, a Fellow of PRINZ and Chair of the PRINZ College of Fellows. She is Managing Partner of Cherry Red Consulting and has been involved in the delivery of communications and public relations for more than 30 years. During her career, Jackie has worked at the most senior levels within both the public and private sector and both in house and consultancy side.
She has experience working on some of the most high profile communication challenges. Jackie’s current client list includes, among others, Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, Citycare, ACE Aotearoa and Central Plains Water. Jackie is also a member of the Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa (Family Planning) Board.
Phil de Joux
Phil joined LPC in November 2018. Phil manages Bulk Cargo, Stakeholder Engagement, Communications, and Environment and Planning, Sustainability.
He has worked in central government and in the private sector, in both corporate affairs and commercial roles. Phil worked previously as the General Manager for the Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce and for Air New Zealand as Head of Government and Industry Affairs, and managed long-haul market expansion in their Networks team. He also worked in Parliament in various roles, including as Deputy Chief of Staff in the Office of the Prime Minister. Phil has a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Political Science from the University of Canterbury.
