BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PRINZ - Public Relations Institute of New Zealand - ECPv6.3.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://prinz.org.nz X-WR-CALDESC:Events for PRINZ - Public Relations Institute of New Zealand REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Pacific/Auckland BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1300 TZOFFSETTO:+1200 TZNAME:NZST DTSTART:20250405T140000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1200 TZOFFSETTO:+1300 TZNAME:NZDT DTSTART:20250927T140000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1300 TZOFFSETTO:+1200 TZNAME:NZST DTSTART:20260404T140000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1200 TZOFFSETTO:+1300 TZNAME:NZDT DTSTART:20260926T140000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250901T080000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250930T170000 DTSTAMP:20260626T052142 CREATED:20250818T031408Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250819T015506Z UID:51437-1756713600-1759251600@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Auckland Coffee Connections Programme DESCRIPTION:Thursday 7th November 2024 - 5:30pm-7pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overview\nAre you a recent graduate with a degree in Communications or Journalism? Or maybe you’re a junior practitioner looking for that next step in your career? \nThis is your chance to gain valuable insights from industry leaders who have carved out successful careers in the communications field.  \nJoin our panel discussion featuring Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand; Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degrees; Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson Willis. Moderated by Kate Williams of Momentum Consulting\, this event will explore the career paths in communications\, the skills you need to stand out\, and how to navigate your way to success in this ever evolving field. \n \nThis event is free for those with waged/unwaged memberships. If you are not a PRINZ member\, join or renew now to unlock the free member rate for this event. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to Momentum Consulting for generously hosting this event.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your panellists are:Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degreesKelly is a senior communications specialist who has spent a large part of her career working in the field of internal communications across a wide range of industries and sectors in New Zealand\, Japan and Australia. Tertiary qualified in International Communication\, she spent her early years working in the field of cross-cultural communications as well as external media relations in both the government and private sector\, before finding her happy place and specialising in internal communications and organisational change. Employee engagement is always at the centre of her thinking\, and she often refers to internal communications as the heartbeat of an organisation.   She has a particular interest in providing Executive counsel and advice on engagement and strategy implementation\, as well as supporting companies through high risk/high impact issues and crisis management.   And speaking of issues and crisis management – a fun fact: she was nicknamed the Covid Futurist during her time at the law firm Russell McVeagh\, for her role in communicating and preparing the firm through the very early days of the pandemic long before Covid had even made its way to New Zealand!   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New ZealandScott is the Senior Manager\, Communications & Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and leads the Government Relations\, External Communications\, and Corporate\, Industry and International relations teams. Scott previously worked at the Commerce Commission on standing up communications and engagement for the grocery regulatory regime and was Strategic Communications Manager at the Department for the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s COVID-19 unit\, who were responsible for all-of-government COVID-19 communications and the Unite Against COVID-19 channels. Prior to moving back to New Zealand in 2020\, Scott worked in the United Kingdom as Head of Policy & Public Affairs for the charity Marie Curie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson WillisLucy has spent the last ten years in agency\, honing her client-service skills and supporting teams to deliver strategic\, insight-led communications projects across a range of verticals. Her previous roles have been leadership focussed\, spanning corporate and consumer\, where she has leveraged industry and media connections to foster engagement and drive results.  A natural storyteller\, Lucy is focussed on understanding business objectives and desired outcomes\, ensuring bespoke\, values-centric solutions are delivered to stakeholders. She is responsible for supporting Sherson Willis’ group of specialist consultants to craft tailored communications plans that hit the mark for corporate leaders\, and is dedicated to nurturing client relationships. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Katherine Forbes\, Head of Public Affairs at Auckland Council  URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/auckland-coffee-connections-programme/ LOCATION:Auckland ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/coffee.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250904T073000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250904T090000 DTSTAMP:20260626T052142 CREATED:20250807T222636Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250814T022848Z UID:50718-1756971000-1756976400@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:SOLD OUT: Auckland Event: Rethinking Roles - AI\, Ethics and the Future of Communications Teams DESCRIPTION:Thursday 7th November 2024 - 5:30pm-7pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overview\nAre you a recent graduate with a degree in Communications or Journalism? Or maybe you’re a junior practitioner looking for that next step in your career? \nThis is your chance to gain valuable insights from industry leaders who have carved out successful careers in the communications field.  \nJoin our panel discussion featuring Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand; Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degrees; Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson Willis. Moderated by Kate Williams of Momentum Consulting\, this event will explore the career paths in communications\, the skills you need to stand out\, and how to navigate your way to success in this ever evolving field. \n \nThis event is free for those with waged/unwaged memberships. If you are not a PRINZ member\, join or renew now to unlock the free member rate for this event. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to Momentum Consulting for generously hosting this event.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your panellists are:Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degreesKelly is a senior communications specialist who has spent a large part of her career working in the field of internal communications across a wide range of industries and sectors in New Zealand\, Japan and Australia. Tertiary qualified in International Communication\, she spent her early years working in the field of cross-cultural communications as well as external media relations in both the government and private sector\, before finding her happy place and specialising in internal communications and organisational change. Employee engagement is always at the centre of her thinking\, and she often refers to internal communications as the heartbeat of an organisation.   She has a particular interest in providing Executive counsel and advice on engagement and strategy implementation\, as well as supporting companies through high risk/high impact issues and crisis management.   And speaking of issues and crisis management – a fun fact: she was nicknamed the Covid Futurist during her time at the law firm Russell McVeagh\, for her role in communicating and preparing the firm through the very early days of the pandemic long before Covid had even made its way to New Zealand!   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New ZealandScott is the Senior Manager\, Communications & Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and leads the Government Relations\, External Communications\, and Corporate\, Industry and International relations teams. Scott previously worked at the Commerce Commission on standing up communications and engagement for the grocery regulatory regime and was Strategic Communications Manager at the Department for the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s COVID-19 unit\, who were responsible for all-of-government COVID-19 communications and the Unite Against COVID-19 channels. Prior to moving back to New Zealand in 2020\, Scott worked in the United Kingdom as Head of Policy & Public Affairs for the charity Marie Curie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson WillisLucy has spent the last ten years in agency\, honing her client-service skills and supporting teams to deliver strategic\, insight-led communications projects across a range of verticals. Her previous roles have been leadership focussed\, spanning corporate and consumer\, where she has leveraged industry and media connections to foster engagement and drive results.  A natural storyteller\, Lucy is focussed on understanding business objectives and desired outcomes\, ensuring bespoke\, values-centric solutions are delivered to stakeholders. She is responsible for supporting Sherson Willis’ group of specialist consultants to craft tailored communications plans that hit the mark for corporate leaders\, and is dedicated to nurturing client relationships. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Katherine Forbes\, Head of Public Affairs at Auckland Council  URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/auckland-event-rethinking-roles-ai-ethics-and-the-future-of-communications-teams/ LOCATION:Momentum Consulting Offices\, Shed 20\, Princes Warf\, Quay Street\, Auckland\, 1010 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ai-transforming-pr-with-media-monitoring-predictive-analytics-and-enhanced-personalised-communication.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250916T100000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250916T120000 DTSTAMP:20260626T052142 CREATED:20250626T005025Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251205T031852Z UID:50239-1758016800-1758024000@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Communications and Governance DESCRIPTION:Thursday 7th November 2024 - 5:30pm-7pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overview\nAre you a recent graduate with a degree in Communications or Journalism? Or maybe you’re a junior practitioner looking for that next step in your career? \nThis is your chance to gain valuable insights from industry leaders who have carved out successful careers in the communications field.  \nJoin our panel discussion featuring Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand; Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degrees; Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson Willis. Moderated by Kate Williams of Momentum Consulting\, this event will explore the career paths in communications\, the skills you need to stand out\, and how to navigate your way to success in this ever evolving field. \n \nThis event is free for those with waged/unwaged memberships. If you are not a PRINZ member\, join or renew now to unlock the free member rate for this event. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to Momentum Consulting for generously hosting this event.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your panellists are:Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degreesKelly is a senior communications specialist who has spent a large part of her career working in the field of internal communications across a wide range of industries and sectors in New Zealand\, Japan and Australia. Tertiary qualified in International Communication\, she spent her early years working in the field of cross-cultural communications as well as external media relations in both the government and private sector\, before finding her happy place and specialising in internal communications and organisational change. Employee engagement is always at the centre of her thinking\, and she often refers to internal communications as the heartbeat of an organisation.   She has a particular interest in providing Executive counsel and advice on engagement and strategy implementation\, as well as supporting companies through high risk/high impact issues and crisis management.   And speaking of issues and crisis management – a fun fact: she was nicknamed the Covid Futurist during her time at the law firm Russell McVeagh\, for her role in communicating and preparing the firm through the very early days of the pandemic long before Covid had even made its way to New Zealand!   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New ZealandScott is the Senior Manager\, Communications & Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and leads the Government Relations\, External Communications\, and Corporate\, Industry and International relations teams. Scott previously worked at the Commerce Commission on standing up communications and engagement for the grocery regulatory regime and was Strategic Communications Manager at the Department for the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s COVID-19 unit\, who were responsible for all-of-government COVID-19 communications and the Unite Against COVID-19 channels. Prior to moving back to New Zealand in 2020\, Scott worked in the United Kingdom as Head of Policy & Public Affairs for the charity Marie Curie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson WillisLucy has spent the last ten years in agency\, honing her client-service skills and supporting teams to deliver strategic\, insight-led communications projects across a range of verticals. Her previous roles have been leadership focussed\, spanning corporate and consumer\, where she has leveraged industry and media connections to foster engagement and drive results.  A natural storyteller\, Lucy is focussed on understanding business objectives and desired outcomes\, ensuring bespoke\, values-centric solutions are delivered to stakeholders. She is responsible for supporting Sherson Willis’ group of specialist consultants to craft tailored communications plans that hit the mark for corporate leaders\, and is dedicated to nurturing client relationships. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Katherine Forbes\, Head of Public Affairs at Auckland Council  URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/communications-and-governance-2/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/PR-12.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250923T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250923T124500 DTSTAMP:20260626T052142 CREATED:20250704T020636Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250704T020636Z UID:50311-1758619800-1758631500@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Sub-editing and Proofreading: Key writing and editing tips to make your copy sing DESCRIPTION:Thursday 7th November 2024 - 5:30pm-7pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overview\nAre you a recent graduate with a degree in Communications or Journalism? Or maybe you’re a junior practitioner looking for that next step in your career? \nThis is your chance to gain valuable insights from industry leaders who have carved out successful careers in the communications field.  \nJoin our panel discussion featuring Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand; Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degrees; Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson Willis. Moderated by Kate Williams of Momentum Consulting\, this event will explore the career paths in communications\, the skills you need to stand out\, and how to navigate your way to success in this ever evolving field. \n \nThis event is free for those with waged/unwaged memberships. If you are not a PRINZ member\, join or renew now to unlock the free member rate for this event. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to Momentum Consulting for generously hosting this event.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your panellists are:Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degreesKelly is a senior communications specialist who has spent a large part of her career working in the field of internal communications across a wide range of industries and sectors in New Zealand\, Japan and Australia. Tertiary qualified in International Communication\, she spent her early years working in the field of cross-cultural communications as well as external media relations in both the government and private sector\, before finding her happy place and specialising in internal communications and organisational change. Employee engagement is always at the centre of her thinking\, and she often refers to internal communications as the heartbeat of an organisation.   She has a particular interest in providing Executive counsel and advice on engagement and strategy implementation\, as well as supporting companies through high risk/high impact issues and crisis management.   And speaking of issues and crisis management – a fun fact: she was nicknamed the Covid Futurist during her time at the law firm Russell McVeagh\, for her role in communicating and preparing the firm through the very early days of the pandemic long before Covid had even made its way to New Zealand!   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New ZealandScott is the Senior Manager\, Communications & Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and leads the Government Relations\, External Communications\, and Corporate\, Industry and International relations teams. Scott previously worked at the Commerce Commission on standing up communications and engagement for the grocery regulatory regime and was Strategic Communications Manager at the Department for the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s COVID-19 unit\, who were responsible for all-of-government COVID-19 communications and the Unite Against COVID-19 channels. Prior to moving back to New Zealand in 2020\, Scott worked in the United Kingdom as Head of Policy & Public Affairs for the charity Marie Curie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson WillisLucy has spent the last ten years in agency\, honing her client-service skills and supporting teams to deliver strategic\, insight-led communications projects across a range of verticals. Her previous roles have been leadership focussed\, spanning corporate and consumer\, where she has leveraged industry and media connections to foster engagement and drive results.  A natural storyteller\, Lucy is focussed on understanding business objectives and desired outcomes\, ensuring bespoke\, values-centric solutions are delivered to stakeholders. She is responsible for supporting Sherson Willis’ group of specialist consultants to craft tailored communications plans that hit the mark for corporate leaders\, and is dedicated to nurturing client relationships. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Katherine Forbes\, Head of Public Affairs at Auckland Council  URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/sub-editing-and-proofreading-key-writing-and-editing-tips-to-make-your-copy-sing-2/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/edit-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250924T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250924T130000 DTSTAMP:20260626T052143 CREATED:20250817T222722Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250901T211201Z UID:51485-1758715200-1758718800@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Unlocking the Power of Podcasting for PR - Webinar DESCRIPTION:Thursday 7th November 2024 - 5:30pm-7pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overview\nAre you a recent graduate with a degree in Communications or Journalism? Or maybe you’re a junior practitioner looking for that next step in your career? \nThis is your chance to gain valuable insights from industry leaders who have carved out successful careers in the communications field.  \nJoin our panel discussion featuring Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand; Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degrees; Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson Willis. Moderated by Kate Williams of Momentum Consulting\, this event will explore the career paths in communications\, the skills you need to stand out\, and how to navigate your way to success in this ever evolving field. \n \nThis event is free for those with waged/unwaged memberships. If you are not a PRINZ member\, join or renew now to unlock the free member rate for this event. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to Momentum Consulting for generously hosting this event.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your panellists are:Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degreesKelly is a senior communications specialist who has spent a large part of her career working in the field of internal communications across a wide range of industries and sectors in New Zealand\, Japan and Australia. Tertiary qualified in International Communication\, she spent her early years working in the field of cross-cultural communications as well as external media relations in both the government and private sector\, before finding her happy place and specialising in internal communications and organisational change. Employee engagement is always at the centre of her thinking\, and she often refers to internal communications as the heartbeat of an organisation.   She has a particular interest in providing Executive counsel and advice on engagement and strategy implementation\, as well as supporting companies through high risk/high impact issues and crisis management.   And speaking of issues and crisis management – a fun fact: she was nicknamed the Covid Futurist during her time at the law firm Russell McVeagh\, for her role in communicating and preparing the firm through the very early days of the pandemic long before Covid had even made its way to New Zealand!   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New ZealandScott is the Senior Manager\, Communications & Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and leads the Government Relations\, External Communications\, and Corporate\, Industry and International relations teams. Scott previously worked at the Commerce Commission on standing up communications and engagement for the grocery regulatory regime and was Strategic Communications Manager at the Department for the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s COVID-19 unit\, who were responsible for all-of-government COVID-19 communications and the Unite Against COVID-19 channels. Prior to moving back to New Zealand in 2020\, Scott worked in the United Kingdom as Head of Policy & Public Affairs for the charity Marie Curie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson WillisLucy has spent the last ten years in agency\, honing her client-service skills and supporting teams to deliver strategic\, insight-led communications projects across a range of verticals. Her previous roles have been leadership focussed\, spanning corporate and consumer\, where she has leveraged industry and media connections to foster engagement and drive results.  A natural storyteller\, Lucy is focussed on understanding business objectives and desired outcomes\, ensuring bespoke\, values-centric solutions are delivered to stakeholders. She is responsible for supporting Sherson Willis’ group of specialist consultants to craft tailored communications plans that hit the mark for corporate leaders\, and is dedicated to nurturing client relationships. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Katherine Forbes\, Head of Public Affairs at Auckland Council  URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/unlocking-the-power-of-podcasting-for-pr-webinar/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/podcasting-photo.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251007T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251008T120000 DTSTAMP:20260626T052143 CREATED:20250605T001656Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250605T001740Z UID:49447-1759829400-1759924800@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Speechwriting Essentials DESCRIPTION:Thursday 7th November 2024 - 5:30pm-7pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overview\nAre you a recent graduate with a degree in Communications or Journalism? Or maybe you’re a junior practitioner looking for that next step in your career? \nThis is your chance to gain valuable insights from industry leaders who have carved out successful careers in the communications field.  \nJoin our panel discussion featuring Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand; Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degrees; Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson Willis. Moderated by Kate Williams of Momentum Consulting\, this event will explore the career paths in communications\, the skills you need to stand out\, and how to navigate your way to success in this ever evolving field. \n \nThis event is free for those with waged/unwaged memberships. If you are not a PRINZ member\, join or renew now to unlock the free member rate for this event. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to Momentum Consulting for generously hosting this event.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your panellists are:Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degreesKelly is a senior communications specialist who has spent a large part of her career working in the field of internal communications across a wide range of industries and sectors in New Zealand\, Japan and Australia. Tertiary qualified in International Communication\, she spent her early years working in the field of cross-cultural communications as well as external media relations in both the government and private sector\, before finding her happy place and specialising in internal communications and organisational change. Employee engagement is always at the centre of her thinking\, and she often refers to internal communications as the heartbeat of an organisation.   She has a particular interest in providing Executive counsel and advice on engagement and strategy implementation\, as well as supporting companies through high risk/high impact issues and crisis management.   And speaking of issues and crisis management – a fun fact: she was nicknamed the Covid Futurist during her time at the law firm Russell McVeagh\, for her role in communicating and preparing the firm through the very early days of the pandemic long before Covid had even made its way to New Zealand!   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New ZealandScott is the Senior Manager\, Communications & Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and leads the Government Relations\, External Communications\, and Corporate\, Industry and International relations teams. Scott previously worked at the Commerce Commission on standing up communications and engagement for the grocery regulatory regime and was Strategic Communications Manager at the Department for the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s COVID-19 unit\, who were responsible for all-of-government COVID-19 communications and the Unite Against COVID-19 channels. Prior to moving back to New Zealand in 2020\, Scott worked in the United Kingdom as Head of Policy & Public Affairs for the charity Marie Curie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson WillisLucy has spent the last ten years in agency\, honing her client-service skills and supporting teams to deliver strategic\, insight-led communications projects across a range of verticals. Her previous roles have been leadership focussed\, spanning corporate and consumer\, where she has leveraged industry and media connections to foster engagement and drive results.  A natural storyteller\, Lucy is focussed on understanding business objectives and desired outcomes\, ensuring bespoke\, values-centric solutions are delivered to stakeholders. She is responsible for supporting Sherson Willis’ group of specialist consultants to craft tailored communications plans that hit the mark for corporate leaders\, and is dedicated to nurturing client relationships. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Katherine Forbes\, Head of Public Affairs at Auckland Council  URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/speechwriting-essentials-3/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/PR-16.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251008T173000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251008T193000 DTSTAMP:20260626T052143 CREATED:20250919T052201Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T231737Z UID:52077-1759944600-1759951800@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Pathways to PR: From Student to PR Professional DESCRIPTION:Thursday 7th November 2024 - 5:30pm-7pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overview\nAre you a recent graduate with a degree in Communications or Journalism? Or maybe you’re a junior practitioner looking for that next step in your career? \nThis is your chance to gain valuable insights from industry leaders who have carved out successful careers in the communications field.  \nJoin our panel discussion featuring Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand; Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degrees; Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson Willis. Moderated by Kate Williams of Momentum Consulting\, this event will explore the career paths in communications\, the skills you need to stand out\, and how to navigate your way to success in this ever evolving field. \n \nThis event is free for those with waged/unwaged memberships. If you are not a PRINZ member\, join or renew now to unlock the free member rate for this event. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to Momentum Consulting for generously hosting this event.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your panellists are:Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degreesKelly is a senior communications specialist who has spent a large part of her career working in the field of internal communications across a wide range of industries and sectors in New Zealand\, Japan and Australia. Tertiary qualified in International Communication\, she spent her early years working in the field of cross-cultural communications as well as external media relations in both the government and private sector\, before finding her happy place and specialising in internal communications and organisational change. Employee engagement is always at the centre of her thinking\, and she often refers to internal communications as the heartbeat of an organisation.   She has a particular interest in providing Executive counsel and advice on engagement and strategy implementation\, as well as supporting companies through high risk/high impact issues and crisis management.   And speaking of issues and crisis management – a fun fact: she was nicknamed the Covid Futurist during her time at the law firm Russell McVeagh\, for her role in communicating and preparing the firm through the very early days of the pandemic long before Covid had even made its way to New Zealand!   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New ZealandScott is the Senior Manager\, Communications & Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and leads the Government Relations\, External Communications\, and Corporate\, Industry and International relations teams. Scott previously worked at the Commerce Commission on standing up communications and engagement for the grocery regulatory regime and was Strategic Communications Manager at the Department for the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s COVID-19 unit\, who were responsible for all-of-government COVID-19 communications and the Unite Against COVID-19 channels. Prior to moving back to New Zealand in 2020\, Scott worked in the United Kingdom as Head of Policy & Public Affairs for the charity Marie Curie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson WillisLucy has spent the last ten years in agency\, honing her client-service skills and supporting teams to deliver strategic\, insight-led communications projects across a range of verticals. Her previous roles have been leadership focussed\, spanning corporate and consumer\, where she has leveraged industry and media connections to foster engagement and drive results.  A natural storyteller\, Lucy is focussed on understanding business objectives and desired outcomes\, ensuring bespoke\, values-centric solutions are delivered to stakeholders. She is responsible for supporting Sherson Willis’ group of specialist consultants to craft tailored communications plans that hit the mark for corporate leaders\, and is dedicated to nurturing client relationships. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Katherine Forbes\, Head of Public Affairs at Auckland Council  URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/pathways-to-pr-from-student-to-pr-professional/ LOCATION:GRC Partners + Porter Novelli Offices\, 100 College Hill\, Auckland\, Ponsonby\, 1011\, New Zealand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-banners-34.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251014T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251014T160000 DTSTAMP:20260626T052143 CREATED:20250710T025459Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250710T031437Z UID:50640-1760434200-1760457600@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Issues and Crisis Management DESCRIPTION:Thursday 7th November 2024 - 5:30pm-7pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overview\nAre you a recent graduate with a degree in Communications or Journalism? Or maybe you’re a junior practitioner looking for that next step in your career? \nThis is your chance to gain valuable insights from industry leaders who have carved out successful careers in the communications field.  \nJoin our panel discussion featuring Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand; Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degrees; Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson Willis. Moderated by Kate Williams of Momentum Consulting\, this event will explore the career paths in communications\, the skills you need to stand out\, and how to navigate your way to success in this ever evolving field. \n \nThis event is free for those with waged/unwaged memberships. If you are not a PRINZ member\, join or renew now to unlock the free member rate for this event. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to Momentum Consulting for generously hosting this event.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your panellists are:Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degreesKelly is a senior communications specialist who has spent a large part of her career working in the field of internal communications across a wide range of industries and sectors in New Zealand\, Japan and Australia. Tertiary qualified in International Communication\, she spent her early years working in the field of cross-cultural communications as well as external media relations in both the government and private sector\, before finding her happy place and specialising in internal communications and organisational change. Employee engagement is always at the centre of her thinking\, and she often refers to internal communications as the heartbeat of an organisation.   She has a particular interest in providing Executive counsel and advice on engagement and strategy implementation\, as well as supporting companies through high risk/high impact issues and crisis management.   And speaking of issues and crisis management – a fun fact: she was nicknamed the Covid Futurist during her time at the law firm Russell McVeagh\, for her role in communicating and preparing the firm through the very early days of the pandemic long before Covid had even made its way to New Zealand!   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New ZealandScott is the Senior Manager\, Communications & Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and leads the Government Relations\, External Communications\, and Corporate\, Industry and International relations teams. Scott previously worked at the Commerce Commission on standing up communications and engagement for the grocery regulatory regime and was Strategic Communications Manager at the Department for the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s COVID-19 unit\, who were responsible for all-of-government COVID-19 communications and the Unite Against COVID-19 channels. Prior to moving back to New Zealand in 2020\, Scott worked in the United Kingdom as Head of Policy & Public Affairs for the charity Marie Curie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson WillisLucy has spent the last ten years in agency\, honing her client-service skills and supporting teams to deliver strategic\, insight-led communications projects across a range of verticals. Her previous roles have been leadership focussed\, spanning corporate and consumer\, where she has leveraged industry and media connections to foster engagement and drive results.  A natural storyteller\, Lucy is focussed on understanding business objectives and desired outcomes\, ensuring bespoke\, values-centric solutions are delivered to stakeholders. She is responsible for supporting Sherson Willis’ group of specialist consultants to craft tailored communications plans that hit the mark for corporate leaders\, and is dedicated to nurturing client relationships. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Katherine Forbes\, Head of Public Affairs at Auckland Council  URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/issues-and-crisis-management-7/ LOCATION:EMA\, 145 Khyber Pass Road\, Grafton\, Auckland ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/isses-and-crisis-amangement.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251014T121500 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251014T134500 DTSTAMP:20260626T052143 CREATED:20250910T035656Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T213338Z UID:51838-1760444100-1760449500@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Christchurch Event: Impact through Strategic Media Engagement DESCRIPTION:Thursday 7th November 2024 - 5:30pm-7pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overview\nAre you a recent graduate with a degree in Communications or Journalism? Or maybe you’re a junior practitioner looking for that next step in your career? \nThis is your chance to gain valuable insights from industry leaders who have carved out successful careers in the communications field.  \nJoin our panel discussion featuring Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand; Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degrees; Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson Willis. Moderated by Kate Williams of Momentum Consulting\, this event will explore the career paths in communications\, the skills you need to stand out\, and how to navigate your way to success in this ever evolving field. \n \nThis event is free for those with waged/unwaged memberships. If you are not a PRINZ member\, join or renew now to unlock the free member rate for this event. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to Momentum Consulting for generously hosting this event.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your panellists are:Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degreesKelly is a senior communications specialist who has spent a large part of her career working in the field of internal communications across a wide range of industries and sectors in New Zealand\, Japan and Australia. Tertiary qualified in International Communication\, she spent her early years working in the field of cross-cultural communications as well as external media relations in both the government and private sector\, before finding her happy place and specialising in internal communications and organisational change. Employee engagement is always at the centre of her thinking\, and she often refers to internal communications as the heartbeat of an organisation.   She has a particular interest in providing Executive counsel and advice on engagement and strategy implementation\, as well as supporting companies through high risk/high impact issues and crisis management.   And speaking of issues and crisis management – a fun fact: she was nicknamed the Covid Futurist during her time at the law firm Russell McVeagh\, for her role in communicating and preparing the firm through the very early days of the pandemic long before Covid had even made its way to New Zealand!   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New ZealandScott is the Senior Manager\, Communications & Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and leads the Government Relations\, External Communications\, and Corporate\, Industry and International relations teams. Scott previously worked at the Commerce Commission on standing up communications and engagement for the grocery regulatory regime and was Strategic Communications Manager at the Department for the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s COVID-19 unit\, who were responsible for all-of-government COVID-19 communications and the Unite Against COVID-19 channels. Prior to moving back to New Zealand in 2020\, Scott worked in the United Kingdom as Head of Policy & Public Affairs for the charity Marie Curie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson WillisLucy has spent the last ten years in agency\, honing her client-service skills and supporting teams to deliver strategic\, insight-led communications projects across a range of verticals. Her previous roles have been leadership focussed\, spanning corporate and consumer\, where she has leveraged industry and media connections to foster engagement and drive results.  A natural storyteller\, Lucy is focussed on understanding business objectives and desired outcomes\, ensuring bespoke\, values-centric solutions are delivered to stakeholders. She is responsible for supporting Sherson Willis’ group of specialist consultants to craft tailored communications plans that hit the mark for corporate leaders\, and is dedicated to nurturing client relationships. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Katherine Forbes\, Head of Public Affairs at Auckland Council  URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/christchurch-event-impact-through-strategic-media-engagement/ LOCATION:Environment Canterbury\, 200 Tuam Street\, Christchurch\, 8011 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-banners-30.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251016T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251021T110000 DTSTAMP:20260626T052143 CREATED:20250714T042203Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251210T200303Z UID:50634-1760607000-1761044400@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:AI Playbook for Behaviour Change DESCRIPTION:Thursday 7th November 2024 - 5:30pm-7pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overview\nAre you a recent graduate with a degree in Communications or Journalism? Or maybe you’re a junior practitioner looking for that next step in your career? \nThis is your chance to gain valuable insights from industry leaders who have carved out successful careers in the communications field.  \nJoin our panel discussion featuring Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand; Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degrees; Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson Willis. Moderated by Kate Williams of Momentum Consulting\, this event will explore the career paths in communications\, the skills you need to stand out\, and how to navigate your way to success in this ever evolving field. \n \nThis event is free for those with waged/unwaged memberships. If you are not a PRINZ member\, join or renew now to unlock the free member rate for this event. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to Momentum Consulting for generously hosting this event.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your panellists are:Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degreesKelly is a senior communications specialist who has spent a large part of her career working in the field of internal communications across a wide range of industries and sectors in New Zealand\, Japan and Australia. Tertiary qualified in International Communication\, she spent her early years working in the field of cross-cultural communications as well as external media relations in both the government and private sector\, before finding her happy place and specialising in internal communications and organisational change. Employee engagement is always at the centre of her thinking\, and she often refers to internal communications as the heartbeat of an organisation.   She has a particular interest in providing Executive counsel and advice on engagement and strategy implementation\, as well as supporting companies through high risk/high impact issues and crisis management.   And speaking of issues and crisis management – a fun fact: she was nicknamed the Covid Futurist during her time at the law firm Russell McVeagh\, for her role in communicating and preparing the firm through the very early days of the pandemic long before Covid had even made its way to New Zealand!   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New ZealandScott is the Senior Manager\, Communications & Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and leads the Government Relations\, External Communications\, and Corporate\, Industry and International relations teams. Scott previously worked at the Commerce Commission on standing up communications and engagement for the grocery regulatory regime and was Strategic Communications Manager at the Department for the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s COVID-19 unit\, who were responsible for all-of-government COVID-19 communications and the Unite Against COVID-19 channels. Prior to moving back to New Zealand in 2020\, Scott worked in the United Kingdom as Head of Policy & Public Affairs for the charity Marie Curie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson WillisLucy has spent the last ten years in agency\, honing her client-service skills and supporting teams to deliver strategic\, insight-led communications projects across a range of verticals. Her previous roles have been leadership focussed\, spanning corporate and consumer\, where she has leveraged industry and media connections to foster engagement and drive results.  A natural storyteller\, Lucy is focussed on understanding business objectives and desired outcomes\, ensuring bespoke\, values-centric solutions are delivered to stakeholders. She is responsible for supporting Sherson Willis’ group of specialist consultants to craft tailored communications plans that hit the mark for corporate leaders\, and is dedicated to nurturing client relationships. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Katherine Forbes\, Head of Public Affairs at Auckland Council  URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/ai-playbook-for-behaviour-change/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Thinking-Fast-Wise-with-AI-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251022T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251022T130000 DTSTAMP:20260626T052143 CREATED:20250926T060526Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T005920Z UID:52252-1761134400-1761138000@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:The Adoption of Communication Technologies in PR - Webinar DESCRIPTION:Thursday 7th November 2024 - 5:30pm-7pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overview\nAre you a recent graduate with a degree in Communications or Journalism? Or maybe you’re a junior practitioner looking for that next step in your career? \nThis is your chance to gain valuable insights from industry leaders who have carved out successful careers in the communications field.  \nJoin our panel discussion featuring Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand; Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degrees; Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson Willis. Moderated by Kate Williams of Momentum Consulting\, this event will explore the career paths in communications\, the skills you need to stand out\, and how to navigate your way to success in this ever evolving field. \n \nThis event is free for those with waged/unwaged memberships. If you are not a PRINZ member\, join or renew now to unlock the free member rate for this event. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to Momentum Consulting for generously hosting this event.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your panellists are:Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degreesKelly is a senior communications specialist who has spent a large part of her career working in the field of internal communications across a wide range of industries and sectors in New Zealand\, Japan and Australia. Tertiary qualified in International Communication\, she spent her early years working in the field of cross-cultural communications as well as external media relations in both the government and private sector\, before finding her happy place and specialising in internal communications and organisational change. Employee engagement is always at the centre of her thinking\, and she often refers to internal communications as the heartbeat of an organisation.   She has a particular interest in providing Executive counsel and advice on engagement and strategy implementation\, as well as supporting companies through high risk/high impact issues and crisis management.   And speaking of issues and crisis management – a fun fact: she was nicknamed the Covid Futurist during her time at the law firm Russell McVeagh\, for her role in communicating and preparing the firm through the very early days of the pandemic long before Covid had even made its way to New Zealand!   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New ZealandScott is the Senior Manager\, Communications & Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and leads the Government Relations\, External Communications\, and Corporate\, Industry and International relations teams. Scott previously worked at the Commerce Commission on standing up communications and engagement for the grocery regulatory regime and was Strategic Communications Manager at the Department for the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s COVID-19 unit\, who were responsible for all-of-government COVID-19 communications and the Unite Against COVID-19 channels. Prior to moving back to New Zealand in 2020\, Scott worked in the United Kingdom as Head of Policy & Public Affairs for the charity Marie Curie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson WillisLucy has spent the last ten years in agency\, honing her client-service skills and supporting teams to deliver strategic\, insight-led communications projects across a range of verticals. Her previous roles have been leadership focussed\, spanning corporate and consumer\, where she has leveraged industry and media connections to foster engagement and drive results.  A natural storyteller\, Lucy is focussed on understanding business objectives and desired outcomes\, ensuring bespoke\, values-centric solutions are delivered to stakeholders. She is responsible for supporting Sherson Willis’ group of specialist consultants to craft tailored communications plans that hit the mark for corporate leaders\, and is dedicated to nurturing client relationships. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Katherine Forbes\, Head of Public Affairs at Auckland Council  URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/the-adoption-of-communication-technologies-in-pr-webinar/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/CommsTech2.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251023T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251030T123000 DTSTAMP:20260626T052143 CREATED:20250710T041629Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250710T041822Z UID:47741-1761211800-1761827400@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Telling Our Stories Well DESCRIPTION:Thursday 7th November 2024 - 5:30pm-7pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overview\nAre you a recent graduate with a degree in Communications or Journalism? Or maybe you’re a junior practitioner looking for that next step in your career? \nThis is your chance to gain valuable insights from industry leaders who have carved out successful careers in the communications field.  \nJoin our panel discussion featuring Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand; Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degrees; Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson Willis. Moderated by Kate Williams of Momentum Consulting\, this event will explore the career paths in communications\, the skills you need to stand out\, and how to navigate your way to success in this ever evolving field. \n \nThis event is free for those with waged/unwaged memberships. If you are not a PRINZ member\, join or renew now to unlock the free member rate for this event. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to Momentum Consulting for generously hosting this event.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your panellists are:Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degreesKelly is a senior communications specialist who has spent a large part of her career working in the field of internal communications across a wide range of industries and sectors in New Zealand\, Japan and Australia. Tertiary qualified in International Communication\, she spent her early years working in the field of cross-cultural communications as well as external media relations in both the government and private sector\, before finding her happy place and specialising in internal communications and organisational change. Employee engagement is always at the centre of her thinking\, and she often refers to internal communications as the heartbeat of an organisation.   She has a particular interest in providing Executive counsel and advice on engagement and strategy implementation\, as well as supporting companies through high risk/high impact issues and crisis management.   And speaking of issues and crisis management – a fun fact: she was nicknamed the Covid Futurist during her time at the law firm Russell McVeagh\, for her role in communicating and preparing the firm through the very early days of the pandemic long before Covid had even made its way to New Zealand!   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New ZealandScott is the Senior Manager\, Communications & Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and leads the Government Relations\, External Communications\, and Corporate\, Industry and International relations teams. Scott previously worked at the Commerce Commission on standing up communications and engagement for the grocery regulatory regime and was Strategic Communications Manager at the Department for the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s COVID-19 unit\, who were responsible for all-of-government COVID-19 communications and the Unite Against COVID-19 channels. Prior to moving back to New Zealand in 2020\, Scott worked in the United Kingdom as Head of Policy & Public Affairs for the charity Marie Curie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson WillisLucy has spent the last ten years in agency\, honing her client-service skills and supporting teams to deliver strategic\, insight-led communications projects across a range of verticals. Her previous roles have been leadership focussed\, spanning corporate and consumer\, where she has leveraged industry and media connections to foster engagement and drive results.  A natural storyteller\, Lucy is focussed on understanding business objectives and desired outcomes\, ensuring bespoke\, values-centric solutions are delivered to stakeholders. She is responsible for supporting Sherson Willis’ group of specialist consultants to craft tailored communications plans that hit the mark for corporate leaders\, and is dedicated to nurturing client relationships. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Katherine Forbes\, Head of Public Affairs at Auckland Council  URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/telling-our-stories-well-4/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/PRINZ-Gala-Dinner-Event-Cover-6.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251028T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251028T123000 DTSTAMP:20260626T052143 CREATED:20250817T231818Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251217T040147Z UID:51508-1761643800-1761654600@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Down the Rabbit Hole: Understanding Government Relations DESCRIPTION:Thursday 7th November 2024 - 5:30pm-7pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overview\nAre you a recent graduate with a degree in Communications or Journalism? Or maybe you’re a junior practitioner looking for that next step in your career? \nThis is your chance to gain valuable insights from industry leaders who have carved out successful careers in the communications field.  \nJoin our panel discussion featuring Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand; Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degrees; Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson Willis. Moderated by Kate Williams of Momentum Consulting\, this event will explore the career paths in communications\, the skills you need to stand out\, and how to navigate your way to success in this ever evolving field. \n \nThis event is free for those with waged/unwaged memberships. If you are not a PRINZ member\, join or renew now to unlock the free member rate for this event. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to Momentum Consulting for generously hosting this event.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your panellists are:Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degreesKelly is a senior communications specialist who has spent a large part of her career working in the field of internal communications across a wide range of industries and sectors in New Zealand\, Japan and Australia. Tertiary qualified in International Communication\, she spent her early years working in the field of cross-cultural communications as well as external media relations in both the government and private sector\, before finding her happy place and specialising in internal communications and organisational change. Employee engagement is always at the centre of her thinking\, and she often refers to internal communications as the heartbeat of an organisation.   She has a particular interest in providing Executive counsel and advice on engagement and strategy implementation\, as well as supporting companies through high risk/high impact issues and crisis management.   And speaking of issues and crisis management – a fun fact: she was nicknamed the Covid Futurist during her time at the law firm Russell McVeagh\, for her role in communicating and preparing the firm through the very early days of the pandemic long before Covid had even made its way to New Zealand!   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New ZealandScott is the Senior Manager\, Communications & Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and leads the Government Relations\, External Communications\, and Corporate\, Industry and International relations teams. Scott previously worked at the Commerce Commission on standing up communications and engagement for the grocery regulatory regime and was Strategic Communications Manager at the Department for the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s COVID-19 unit\, who were responsible for all-of-government COVID-19 communications and the Unite Against COVID-19 channels. Prior to moving back to New Zealand in 2020\, Scott worked in the United Kingdom as Head of Policy & Public Affairs for the charity Marie Curie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson WillisLucy has spent the last ten years in agency\, honing her client-service skills and supporting teams to deliver strategic\, insight-led communications projects across a range of verticals. Her previous roles have been leadership focussed\, spanning corporate and consumer\, where she has leveraged industry and media connections to foster engagement and drive results.  A natural storyteller\, Lucy is focussed on understanding business objectives and desired outcomes\, ensuring bespoke\, values-centric solutions are delivered to stakeholders. She is responsible for supporting Sherson Willis’ group of specialist consultants to craft tailored communications plans that hit the mark for corporate leaders\, and is dedicated to nurturing client relationships. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Katherine Forbes\, Head of Public Affairs at Auckland Council  URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/down-the-rabbit-hole-understanding-government-relations/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/alice.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251104T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251104T133000 DTSTAMP:20260626T052143 CREATED:20251006T222514Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251029T032733Z UID:52418-1762257600-1762263000@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:PRINZ Awards 2026: What are the judges looking for? - Webinar DESCRIPTION:Thursday 7th November 2024 - 5:30pm-7pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overview\nAre you a recent graduate with a degree in Communications or Journalism? Or maybe you’re a junior practitioner looking for that next step in your career? \nThis is your chance to gain valuable insights from industry leaders who have carved out successful careers in the communications field.  \nJoin our panel discussion featuring Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand; Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degrees; Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson Willis. Moderated by Kate Williams of Momentum Consulting\, this event will explore the career paths in communications\, the skills you need to stand out\, and how to navigate your way to success in this ever evolving field. \n \nThis event is free for those with waged/unwaged memberships. If you are not a PRINZ member\, join or renew now to unlock the free member rate for this event. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to Momentum Consulting for generously hosting this event.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your panellists are:Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degreesKelly is a senior communications specialist who has spent a large part of her career working in the field of internal communications across a wide range of industries and sectors in New Zealand\, Japan and Australia. Tertiary qualified in International Communication\, she spent her early years working in the field of cross-cultural communications as well as external media relations in both the government and private sector\, before finding her happy place and specialising in internal communications and organisational change. Employee engagement is always at the centre of her thinking\, and she often refers to internal communications as the heartbeat of an organisation.   She has a particular interest in providing Executive counsel and advice on engagement and strategy implementation\, as well as supporting companies through high risk/high impact issues and crisis management.   And speaking of issues and crisis management – a fun fact: she was nicknamed the Covid Futurist during her time at the law firm Russell McVeagh\, for her role in communicating and preparing the firm through the very early days of the pandemic long before Covid had even made its way to New Zealand!   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New ZealandScott is the Senior Manager\, Communications & Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and leads the Government Relations\, External Communications\, and Corporate\, Industry and International relations teams. Scott previously worked at the Commerce Commission on standing up communications and engagement for the grocery regulatory regime and was Strategic Communications Manager at the Department for the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s COVID-19 unit\, who were responsible for all-of-government COVID-19 communications and the Unite Against COVID-19 channels. Prior to moving back to New Zealand in 2020\, Scott worked in the United Kingdom as Head of Policy & Public Affairs for the charity Marie Curie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson WillisLucy has spent the last ten years in agency\, honing her client-service skills and supporting teams to deliver strategic\, insight-led communications projects across a range of verticals. Her previous roles have been leadership focussed\, spanning corporate and consumer\, where she has leveraged industry and media connections to foster engagement and drive results.  A natural storyteller\, Lucy is focussed on understanding business objectives and desired outcomes\, ensuring bespoke\, values-centric solutions are delivered to stakeholders. She is responsible for supporting Sherson Willis’ group of specialist consultants to craft tailored communications plans that hit the mark for corporate leaders\, and is dedicated to nurturing client relationships. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Katherine Forbes\, Head of Public Affairs at Auckland Council  URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/prinz-awards-2026-what-are-the-judges-looking-for-webinar/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/250528_PRINZ-1-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251105T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251112T123000 DTSTAMP:20260626T052143 CREATED:20250710T234736Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251030T035709Z UID:50697-1762335000-1762950600@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Data-Driven Storytelling DESCRIPTION:Thursday 7th November 2024 - 5:30pm-7pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overview\nAre you a recent graduate with a degree in Communications or Journalism? Or maybe you’re a junior practitioner looking for that next step in your career? \nThis is your chance to gain valuable insights from industry leaders who have carved out successful careers in the communications field.  \nJoin our panel discussion featuring Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand; Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degrees; Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson Willis. Moderated by Kate Williams of Momentum Consulting\, this event will explore the career paths in communications\, the skills you need to stand out\, and how to navigate your way to success in this ever evolving field. \n \nThis event is free for those with waged/unwaged memberships. If you are not a PRINZ member\, join or renew now to unlock the free member rate for this event. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to Momentum Consulting for generously hosting this event.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your panellists are:Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degreesKelly is a senior communications specialist who has spent a large part of her career working in the field of internal communications across a wide range of industries and sectors in New Zealand\, Japan and Australia. Tertiary qualified in International Communication\, she spent her early years working in the field of cross-cultural communications as well as external media relations in both the government and private sector\, before finding her happy place and specialising in internal communications and organisational change. Employee engagement is always at the centre of her thinking\, and she often refers to internal communications as the heartbeat of an organisation.   She has a particular interest in providing Executive counsel and advice on engagement and strategy implementation\, as well as supporting companies through high risk/high impact issues and crisis management.   And speaking of issues and crisis management – a fun fact: she was nicknamed the Covid Futurist during her time at the law firm Russell McVeagh\, for her role in communicating and preparing the firm through the very early days of the pandemic long before Covid had even made its way to New Zealand!   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New ZealandScott is the Senior Manager\, Communications & Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and leads the Government Relations\, External Communications\, and Corporate\, Industry and International relations teams. Scott previously worked at the Commerce Commission on standing up communications and engagement for the grocery regulatory regime and was Strategic Communications Manager at the Department for the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s COVID-19 unit\, who were responsible for all-of-government COVID-19 communications and the Unite Against COVID-19 channels. Prior to moving back to New Zealand in 2020\, Scott worked in the United Kingdom as Head of Policy & Public Affairs for the charity Marie Curie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson WillisLucy has spent the last ten years in agency\, honing her client-service skills and supporting teams to deliver strategic\, insight-led communications projects across a range of verticals. Her previous roles have been leadership focussed\, spanning corporate and consumer\, where she has leveraged industry and media connections to foster engagement and drive results.  A natural storyteller\, Lucy is focussed on understanding business objectives and desired outcomes\, ensuring bespoke\, values-centric solutions are delivered to stakeholders. She is responsible for supporting Sherson Willis’ group of specialist consultants to craft tailored communications plans that hit the mark for corporate leaders\, and is dedicated to nurturing client relationships. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Katherine Forbes\, Head of Public Affairs at Auckland Council  URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/data-driven-storytelling-3/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/data-driven-storytelling.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251105T170000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251105T190000 DTSTAMP:20260626T052143 CREATED:20250930T084023Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251102T210608Z UID:52142-1762362000-1762369200@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Podcasting: Producing\, Pitching and Promoting DESCRIPTION:Thursday 7th November 2024 - 5:30pm-7pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overview\nAre you a recent graduate with a degree in Communications or Journalism? Or maybe you’re a junior practitioner looking for that next step in your career? \nThis is your chance to gain valuable insights from industry leaders who have carved out successful careers in the communications field.  \nJoin our panel discussion featuring Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand; Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degrees; Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson Willis. Moderated by Kate Williams of Momentum Consulting\, this event will explore the career paths in communications\, the skills you need to stand out\, and how to navigate your way to success in this ever evolving field. \n \nThis event is free for those with waged/unwaged memberships. If you are not a PRINZ member\, join or renew now to unlock the free member rate for this event. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to Momentum Consulting for generously hosting this event.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your panellists are:Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degreesKelly is a senior communications specialist who has spent a large part of her career working in the field of internal communications across a wide range of industries and sectors in New Zealand\, Japan and Australia. Tertiary qualified in International Communication\, she spent her early years working in the field of cross-cultural communications as well as external media relations in both the government and private sector\, before finding her happy place and specialising in internal communications and organisational change. Employee engagement is always at the centre of her thinking\, and she often refers to internal communications as the heartbeat of an organisation.   She has a particular interest in providing Executive counsel and advice on engagement and strategy implementation\, as well as supporting companies through high risk/high impact issues and crisis management.   And speaking of issues and crisis management – a fun fact: she was nicknamed the Covid Futurist during her time at the law firm Russell McVeagh\, for her role in communicating and preparing the firm through the very early days of the pandemic long before Covid had even made its way to New Zealand!   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New ZealandScott is the Senior Manager\, Communications & Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and leads the Government Relations\, External Communications\, and Corporate\, Industry and International relations teams. Scott previously worked at the Commerce Commission on standing up communications and engagement for the grocery regulatory regime and was Strategic Communications Manager at the Department for the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s COVID-19 unit\, who were responsible for all-of-government COVID-19 communications and the Unite Against COVID-19 channels. Prior to moving back to New Zealand in 2020\, Scott worked in the United Kingdom as Head of Policy & Public Affairs for the charity Marie Curie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson WillisLucy has spent the last ten years in agency\, honing her client-service skills and supporting teams to deliver strategic\, insight-led communications projects across a range of verticals. Her previous roles have been leadership focussed\, spanning corporate and consumer\, where she has leveraged industry and media connections to foster engagement and drive results.  A natural storyteller\, Lucy is focussed on understanding business objectives and desired outcomes\, ensuring bespoke\, values-centric solutions are delivered to stakeholders. She is responsible for supporting Sherson Willis’ group of specialist consultants to craft tailored communications plans that hit the mark for corporate leaders\, and is dedicated to nurturing client relationships. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Katherine Forbes\, Head of Public Affairs at Auckland Council  URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/podcasting-producing-pitching-and-promoting/ LOCATION:Kordia\, Level 3\, 162 Victoria Street West\, Auckland\, New Zealand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-banners-35.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251106T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251106T130000 DTSTAMP:20260626T052143 CREATED:20250926T060816Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251102T213750Z UID:52175-1762421400-1762434000@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Taranaki Event - Hands on AI: From Next to Now DESCRIPTION:Thursday 7th November 2024 - 5:30pm-7pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overview\nAre you a recent graduate with a degree in Communications or Journalism? Or maybe you’re a junior practitioner looking for that next step in your career? \nThis is your chance to gain valuable insights from industry leaders who have carved out successful careers in the communications field.  \nJoin our panel discussion featuring Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand; Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degrees; Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson Willis. Moderated by Kate Williams of Momentum Consulting\, this event will explore the career paths in communications\, the skills you need to stand out\, and how to navigate your way to success in this ever evolving field. \n \nThis event is free for those with waged/unwaged memberships. If you are not a PRINZ member\, join or renew now to unlock the free member rate for this event. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to Momentum Consulting for generously hosting this event.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your panellists are:Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degreesKelly is a senior communications specialist who has spent a large part of her career working in the field of internal communications across a wide range of industries and sectors in New Zealand\, Japan and Australia. Tertiary qualified in International Communication\, she spent her early years working in the field of cross-cultural communications as well as external media relations in both the government and private sector\, before finding her happy place and specialising in internal communications and organisational change. Employee engagement is always at the centre of her thinking\, and she often refers to internal communications as the heartbeat of an organisation.   She has a particular interest in providing Executive counsel and advice on engagement and strategy implementation\, as well as supporting companies through high risk/high impact issues and crisis management.   And speaking of issues and crisis management – a fun fact: she was nicknamed the Covid Futurist during her time at the law firm Russell McVeagh\, for her role in communicating and preparing the firm through the very early days of the pandemic long before Covid had even made its way to New Zealand!   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New ZealandScott is the Senior Manager\, Communications & Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and leads the Government Relations\, External Communications\, and Corporate\, Industry and International relations teams. Scott previously worked at the Commerce Commission on standing up communications and engagement for the grocery regulatory regime and was Strategic Communications Manager at the Department for the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s COVID-19 unit\, who were responsible for all-of-government COVID-19 communications and the Unite Against COVID-19 channels. Prior to moving back to New Zealand in 2020\, Scott worked in the United Kingdom as Head of Policy & Public Affairs for the charity Marie Curie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson WillisLucy has spent the last ten years in agency\, honing her client-service skills and supporting teams to deliver strategic\, insight-led communications projects across a range of verticals. Her previous roles have been leadership focussed\, spanning corporate and consumer\, where she has leveraged industry and media connections to foster engagement and drive results.  A natural storyteller\, Lucy is focussed on understanding business objectives and desired outcomes\, ensuring bespoke\, values-centric solutions are delivered to stakeholders. She is responsible for supporting Sherson Willis’ group of specialist consultants to craft tailored communications plans that hit the mark for corporate leaders\, and is dedicated to nurturing client relationships. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Katherine Forbes\, Head of Public Affairs at Auckland Council  URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/hands-on-ai-from-next-to-now/ LOCATION:Toi Foundation\, 121 Gill Street\, New Plymouth\, 4310 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/09_2025-PR-Knowledge-Hub-Mount-Taranaki-and-AI.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251113T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251113T130000 DTSTAMP:20260626T052143 CREATED:20251104T030039Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T230510Z UID:53027-1763035200-1763038800@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Delicate interactions: relational skills in public relations consulting - Webinar DESCRIPTION:Thursday 7th November 2024 - 5:30pm-7pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overview\nAre you a recent graduate with a degree in Communications or Journalism? Or maybe you’re a junior practitioner looking for that next step in your career? \nThis is your chance to gain valuable insights from industry leaders who have carved out successful careers in the communications field.  \nJoin our panel discussion featuring Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand; Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degrees; Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson Willis. Moderated by Kate Williams of Momentum Consulting\, this event will explore the career paths in communications\, the skills you need to stand out\, and how to navigate your way to success in this ever evolving field. \n \nThis event is free for those with waged/unwaged memberships. If you are not a PRINZ member\, join or renew now to unlock the free member rate for this event. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to Momentum Consulting for generously hosting this event.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your panellists are:Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degreesKelly is a senior communications specialist who has spent a large part of her career working in the field of internal communications across a wide range of industries and sectors in New Zealand\, Japan and Australia. Tertiary qualified in International Communication\, she spent her early years working in the field of cross-cultural communications as well as external media relations in both the government and private sector\, before finding her happy place and specialising in internal communications and organisational change. Employee engagement is always at the centre of her thinking\, and she often refers to internal communications as the heartbeat of an organisation.   She has a particular interest in providing Executive counsel and advice on engagement and strategy implementation\, as well as supporting companies through high risk/high impact issues and crisis management.   And speaking of issues and crisis management – a fun fact: she was nicknamed the Covid Futurist during her time at the law firm Russell McVeagh\, for her role in communicating and preparing the firm through the very early days of the pandemic long before Covid had even made its way to New Zealand!   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New ZealandScott is the Senior Manager\, Communications & Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and leads the Government Relations\, External Communications\, and Corporate\, Industry and International relations teams. Scott previously worked at the Commerce Commission on standing up communications and engagement for the grocery regulatory regime and was Strategic Communications Manager at the Department for the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s COVID-19 unit\, who were responsible for all-of-government COVID-19 communications and the Unite Against COVID-19 channels. Prior to moving back to New Zealand in 2020\, Scott worked in the United Kingdom as Head of Policy & Public Affairs for the charity Marie Curie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson WillisLucy has spent the last ten years in agency\, honing her client-service skills and supporting teams to deliver strategic\, insight-led communications projects across a range of verticals. Her previous roles have been leadership focussed\, spanning corporate and consumer\, where she has leveraged industry and media connections to foster engagement and drive results.  A natural storyteller\, Lucy is focussed on understanding business objectives and desired outcomes\, ensuring bespoke\, values-centric solutions are delivered to stakeholders. She is responsible for supporting Sherson Willis’ group of specialist consultants to craft tailored communications plans that hit the mark for corporate leaders\, and is dedicated to nurturing client relationships. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Katherine Forbes\, Head of Public Affairs at Auckland Council  URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/delicate-interactions-relational-skills-in-public-relations-consulting-webinar/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/relational-skills.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251119T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251119T130000 DTSTAMP:20260626T052143 CREATED:20251023T004055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251023T011845Z UID:50873-1763553600-1763557200@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:What Makes a Gold Award-Winning Submission: Pead DESCRIPTION:Thursday 7th November 2024 - 5:30pm-7pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overview\nAre you a recent graduate with a degree in Communications or Journalism? Or maybe you’re a junior practitioner looking for that next step in your career? \nThis is your chance to gain valuable insights from industry leaders who have carved out successful careers in the communications field.  \nJoin our panel discussion featuring Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand; Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degrees; Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson Willis. Moderated by Kate Williams of Momentum Consulting\, this event will explore the career paths in communications\, the skills you need to stand out\, and how to navigate your way to success in this ever evolving field. \n \nThis event is free for those with waged/unwaged memberships. If you are not a PRINZ member\, join or renew now to unlock the free member rate for this event. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to Momentum Consulting for generously hosting this event.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your panellists are:Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degreesKelly is a senior communications specialist who has spent a large part of her career working in the field of internal communications across a wide range of industries and sectors in New Zealand\, Japan and Australia. Tertiary qualified in International Communication\, she spent her early years working in the field of cross-cultural communications as well as external media relations in both the government and private sector\, before finding her happy place and specialising in internal communications and organisational change. Employee engagement is always at the centre of her thinking\, and she often refers to internal communications as the heartbeat of an organisation.   She has a particular interest in providing Executive counsel and advice on engagement and strategy implementation\, as well as supporting companies through high risk/high impact issues and crisis management.   And speaking of issues and crisis management – a fun fact: she was nicknamed the Covid Futurist during her time at the law firm Russell McVeagh\, for her role in communicating and preparing the firm through the very early days of the pandemic long before Covid had even made its way to New Zealand!   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New ZealandScott is the Senior Manager\, Communications & Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and leads the Government Relations\, External Communications\, and Corporate\, Industry and International relations teams. Scott previously worked at the Commerce Commission on standing up communications and engagement for the grocery regulatory regime and was Strategic Communications Manager at the Department for the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s COVID-19 unit\, who were responsible for all-of-government COVID-19 communications and the Unite Against COVID-19 channels. Prior to moving back to New Zealand in 2020\, Scott worked in the United Kingdom as Head of Policy & Public Affairs for the charity Marie Curie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson WillisLucy has spent the last ten years in agency\, honing her client-service skills and supporting teams to deliver strategic\, insight-led communications projects across a range of verticals. Her previous roles have been leadership focussed\, spanning corporate and consumer\, where she has leveraged industry and media connections to foster engagement and drive results.  A natural storyteller\, Lucy is focussed on understanding business objectives and desired outcomes\, ensuring bespoke\, values-centric solutions are delivered to stakeholders. She is responsible for supporting Sherson Willis’ group of specialist consultants to craft tailored communications plans that hit the mark for corporate leaders\, and is dedicated to nurturing client relationships. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Katherine Forbes\, Head of Public Affairs at Auckland Council  URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/what-makes-a-gold-award-winning-submission-pead/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/250528_PRINZ-297-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251125T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251125T130000 DTSTAMP:20260626T052144 CREATED:20251023T011542Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251117T021054Z UID:52787-1764072000-1764075600@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:What Makes a Gold Award-Winning Submission: Special PR DESCRIPTION:Thursday 7th November 2024 - 5:30pm-7pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overview\nAre you a recent graduate with a degree in Communications or Journalism? Or maybe you’re a junior practitioner looking for that next step in your career? \nThis is your chance to gain valuable insights from industry leaders who have carved out successful careers in the communications field.  \nJoin our panel discussion featuring Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand; Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degrees; Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson Willis. Moderated by Kate Williams of Momentum Consulting\, this event will explore the career paths in communications\, the skills you need to stand out\, and how to navigate your way to success in this ever evolving field. \n \nThis event is free for those with waged/unwaged memberships. If you are not a PRINZ member\, join or renew now to unlock the free member rate for this event. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to Momentum Consulting for generously hosting this event.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your panellists are:Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degreesKelly is a senior communications specialist who has spent a large part of her career working in the field of internal communications across a wide range of industries and sectors in New Zealand\, Japan and Australia. Tertiary qualified in International Communication\, she spent her early years working in the field of cross-cultural communications as well as external media relations in both the government and private sector\, before finding her happy place and specialising in internal communications and organisational change. Employee engagement is always at the centre of her thinking\, and she often refers to internal communications as the heartbeat of an organisation.   She has a particular interest in providing Executive counsel and advice on engagement and strategy implementation\, as well as supporting companies through high risk/high impact issues and crisis management.   And speaking of issues and crisis management – a fun fact: she was nicknamed the Covid Futurist during her time at the law firm Russell McVeagh\, for her role in communicating and preparing the firm through the very early days of the pandemic long before Covid had even made its way to New Zealand!   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New ZealandScott is the Senior Manager\, Communications & Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and leads the Government Relations\, External Communications\, and Corporate\, Industry and International relations teams. Scott previously worked at the Commerce Commission on standing up communications and engagement for the grocery regulatory regime and was Strategic Communications Manager at the Department for the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s COVID-19 unit\, who were responsible for all-of-government COVID-19 communications and the Unite Against COVID-19 channels. Prior to moving back to New Zealand in 2020\, Scott worked in the United Kingdom as Head of Policy & Public Affairs for the charity Marie Curie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson WillisLucy has spent the last ten years in agency\, honing her client-service skills and supporting teams to deliver strategic\, insight-led communications projects across a range of verticals. Her previous roles have been leadership focussed\, spanning corporate and consumer\, where she has leveraged industry and media connections to foster engagement and drive results.  A natural storyteller\, Lucy is focussed on understanding business objectives and desired outcomes\, ensuring bespoke\, values-centric solutions are delivered to stakeholders. She is responsible for supporting Sherson Willis’ group of specialist consultants to craft tailored communications plans that hit the mark for corporate leaders\, and is dedicated to nurturing client relationships. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Katherine Forbes\, Head of Public Affairs at Auckland Council  URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/what-makes-a-gold-award-winning-submission-special-pr/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/250528_PRINZ-113-scaled-e1761181180399.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251127T150000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251127T180000 DTSTAMP:20260626T052144 CREATED:20251104T015458Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251118T030752Z UID:52898-1764255600-1764266400@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:A PR Industry Celebration of Resilience and the Importance of Communications DESCRIPTION:Thursday 7th November 2024 - 5:30pm-7pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overview\nAre you a recent graduate with a degree in Communications or Journalism? Or maybe you’re a junior practitioner looking for that next step in your career? \nThis is your chance to gain valuable insights from industry leaders who have carved out successful careers in the communications field.  \nJoin our panel discussion featuring Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand; Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degrees; Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson Willis. Moderated by Kate Williams of Momentum Consulting\, this event will explore the career paths in communications\, the skills you need to stand out\, and how to navigate your way to success in this ever evolving field. \n \nThis event is free for those with waged/unwaged memberships. If you are not a PRINZ member\, join or renew now to unlock the free member rate for this event. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to Momentum Consulting for generously hosting this event.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your panellists are:Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degreesKelly is a senior communications specialist who has spent a large part of her career working in the field of internal communications across a wide range of industries and sectors in New Zealand\, Japan and Australia. Tertiary qualified in International Communication\, she spent her early years working in the field of cross-cultural communications as well as external media relations in both the government and private sector\, before finding her happy place and specialising in internal communications and organisational change. Employee engagement is always at the centre of her thinking\, and she often refers to internal communications as the heartbeat of an organisation.   She has a particular interest in providing Executive counsel and advice on engagement and strategy implementation\, as well as supporting companies through high risk/high impact issues and crisis management.   And speaking of issues and crisis management – a fun fact: she was nicknamed the Covid Futurist during her time at the law firm Russell McVeagh\, for her role in communicating and preparing the firm through the very early days of the pandemic long before Covid had even made its way to New Zealand!   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New ZealandScott is the Senior Manager\, Communications & Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and leads the Government Relations\, External Communications\, and Corporate\, Industry and International relations teams. Scott previously worked at the Commerce Commission on standing up communications and engagement for the grocery regulatory regime and was Strategic Communications Manager at the Department for the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s COVID-19 unit\, who were responsible for all-of-government COVID-19 communications and the Unite Against COVID-19 channels. Prior to moving back to New Zealand in 2020\, Scott worked in the United Kingdom as Head of Policy & Public Affairs for the charity Marie Curie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson WillisLucy has spent the last ten years in agency\, honing her client-service skills and supporting teams to deliver strategic\, insight-led communications projects across a range of verticals. Her previous roles have been leadership focussed\, spanning corporate and consumer\, where she has leveraged industry and media connections to foster engagement and drive results.  A natural storyteller\, Lucy is focussed on understanding business objectives and desired outcomes\, ensuring bespoke\, values-centric solutions are delivered to stakeholders. She is responsible for supporting Sherson Willis’ group of specialist consultants to craft tailored communications plans that hit the mark for corporate leaders\, and is dedicated to nurturing client relationships. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Katherine Forbes\, Head of Public Affairs at Auckland Council  URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/prinz-communicator-of-the-year/ LOCATION:Grand Millenium Hotel\, 71 Mayoral Drive\, Cnr Vincent Street\,\, Auckland\, 1010\, New Zealand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-banners-43.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251127T173000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251127T193000 DTSTAMP:20260626T052144 CREATED:20251024T033520Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251024T033821Z UID:52850-1764264600-1764271800@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Celebrate the Season with PRINZ Southern DESCRIPTION:Thursday 7th November 2024 - 5:30pm-7pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overview\nAre you a recent graduate with a degree in Communications or Journalism? Or maybe you’re a junior practitioner looking for that next step in your career? \nThis is your chance to gain valuable insights from industry leaders who have carved out successful careers in the communications field.  \nJoin our panel discussion featuring Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand; Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degrees; Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson Willis. Moderated by Kate Williams of Momentum Consulting\, this event will explore the career paths in communications\, the skills you need to stand out\, and how to navigate your way to success in this ever evolving field. \n \nThis event is free for those with waged/unwaged memberships. If you are not a PRINZ member\, join or renew now to unlock the free member rate for this event. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to Momentum Consulting for generously hosting this event.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your panellists are:Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degreesKelly is a senior communications specialist who has spent a large part of her career working in the field of internal communications across a wide range of industries and sectors in New Zealand\, Japan and Australia. Tertiary qualified in International Communication\, she spent her early years working in the field of cross-cultural communications as well as external media relations in both the government and private sector\, before finding her happy place and specialising in internal communications and organisational change. Employee engagement is always at the centre of her thinking\, and she often refers to internal communications as the heartbeat of an organisation.   She has a particular interest in providing Executive counsel and advice on engagement and strategy implementation\, as well as supporting companies through high risk/high impact issues and crisis management.   And speaking of issues and crisis management – a fun fact: she was nicknamed the Covid Futurist during her time at the law firm Russell McVeagh\, for her role in communicating and preparing the firm through the very early days of the pandemic long before Covid had even made its way to New Zealand!   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New ZealandScott is the Senior Manager\, Communications & Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and leads the Government Relations\, External Communications\, and Corporate\, Industry and International relations teams. Scott previously worked at the Commerce Commission on standing up communications and engagement for the grocery regulatory regime and was Strategic Communications Manager at the Department for the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s COVID-19 unit\, who were responsible for all-of-government COVID-19 communications and the Unite Against COVID-19 channels. Prior to moving back to New Zealand in 2020\, Scott worked in the United Kingdom as Head of Policy & Public Affairs for the charity Marie Curie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson WillisLucy has spent the last ten years in agency\, honing her client-service skills and supporting teams to deliver strategic\, insight-led communications projects across a range of verticals. Her previous roles have been leadership focussed\, spanning corporate and consumer\, where she has leveraged industry and media connections to foster engagement and drive results.  A natural storyteller\, Lucy is focussed on understanding business objectives and desired outcomes\, ensuring bespoke\, values-centric solutions are delivered to stakeholders. She is responsible for supporting Sherson Willis’ group of specialist consultants to craft tailored communications plans that hit the mark for corporate leaders\, and is dedicated to nurturing client relationships. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Katherine Forbes\, Head of Public Affairs at Auckland Council  URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/celebrate-the-season-with-prinz-southern-2/ LOCATION:Muy Muy\, 44 Welles Street\, Christchurch ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2024-banners-4.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251202T103000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251202T130000 DTSTAMP:20260626T052144 CREATED:20251106T231826Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251208T024617Z UID:52886-1764671400-1764680400@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Making Data Work for You: Critical Thinking for Communicators DESCRIPTION:Thursday 7th November 2024 - 5:30pm-7pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overview\nAre you a recent graduate with a degree in Communications or Journalism? Or maybe you’re a junior practitioner looking for that next step in your career? \nThis is your chance to gain valuable insights from industry leaders who have carved out successful careers in the communications field.  \nJoin our panel discussion featuring Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand; Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degrees; Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson Willis. Moderated by Kate Williams of Momentum Consulting\, this event will explore the career paths in communications\, the skills you need to stand out\, and how to navigate your way to success in this ever evolving field. \n \nThis event is free for those with waged/unwaged memberships. If you are not a PRINZ member\, join or renew now to unlock the free member rate for this event. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to Momentum Consulting for generously hosting this event.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your panellists are:Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degreesKelly is a senior communications specialist who has spent a large part of her career working in the field of internal communications across a wide range of industries and sectors in New Zealand\, Japan and Australia. Tertiary qualified in International Communication\, she spent her early years working in the field of cross-cultural communications as well as external media relations in both the government and private sector\, before finding her happy place and specialising in internal communications and organisational change. Employee engagement is always at the centre of her thinking\, and she often refers to internal communications as the heartbeat of an organisation.   She has a particular interest in providing Executive counsel and advice on engagement and strategy implementation\, as well as supporting companies through high risk/high impact issues and crisis management.   And speaking of issues and crisis management – a fun fact: she was nicknamed the Covid Futurist during her time at the law firm Russell McVeagh\, for her role in communicating and preparing the firm through the very early days of the pandemic long before Covid had even made its way to New Zealand!   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New ZealandScott is the Senior Manager\, Communications & Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and leads the Government Relations\, External Communications\, and Corporate\, Industry and International relations teams. Scott previously worked at the Commerce Commission on standing up communications and engagement for the grocery regulatory regime and was Strategic Communications Manager at the Department for the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s COVID-19 unit\, who were responsible for all-of-government COVID-19 communications and the Unite Against COVID-19 channels. Prior to moving back to New Zealand in 2020\, Scott worked in the United Kingdom as Head of Policy & Public Affairs for the charity Marie Curie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson WillisLucy has spent the last ten years in agency\, honing her client-service skills and supporting teams to deliver strategic\, insight-led communications projects across a range of verticals. Her previous roles have been leadership focussed\, spanning corporate and consumer\, where she has leveraged industry and media connections to foster engagement and drive results.  A natural storyteller\, Lucy is focussed on understanding business objectives and desired outcomes\, ensuring bespoke\, values-centric solutions are delivered to stakeholders. She is responsible for supporting Sherson Willis’ group of specialist consultants to craft tailored communications plans that hit the mark for corporate leaders\, and is dedicated to nurturing client relationships. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Katherine Forbes\, Head of Public Affairs at Auckland Council  URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/making-data-work-for-you-critical-thinking-for-communicators/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-banners-39.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251202T173000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251202T190000 DTSTAMP:20260626T052144 CREATED:20251106T230557Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T230557Z UID:53108-1764696600-1764702000@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:PRINZ Internal Communicators Mixer DESCRIPTION:Thursday 7th November 2024 - 5:30pm-7pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overview\nAre you a recent graduate with a degree in Communications or Journalism? Or maybe you’re a junior practitioner looking for that next step in your career? \nThis is your chance to gain valuable insights from industry leaders who have carved out successful careers in the communications field.  \nJoin our panel discussion featuring Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand; Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degrees; Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson Willis. Moderated by Kate Williams of Momentum Consulting\, this event will explore the career paths in communications\, the skills you need to stand out\, and how to navigate your way to success in this ever evolving field. \n \nThis event is free for those with waged/unwaged memberships. If you are not a PRINZ member\, join or renew now to unlock the free member rate for this event. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to Momentum Consulting for generously hosting this event.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your panellists are:Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degreesKelly is a senior communications specialist who has spent a large part of her career working in the field of internal communications across a wide range of industries and sectors in New Zealand\, Japan and Australia. Tertiary qualified in International Communication\, she spent her early years working in the field of cross-cultural communications as well as external media relations in both the government and private sector\, before finding her happy place and specialising in internal communications and organisational change. Employee engagement is always at the centre of her thinking\, and she often refers to internal communications as the heartbeat of an organisation.   She has a particular interest in providing Executive counsel and advice on engagement and strategy implementation\, as well as supporting companies through high risk/high impact issues and crisis management.   And speaking of issues and crisis management – a fun fact: she was nicknamed the Covid Futurist during her time at the law firm Russell McVeagh\, for her role in communicating and preparing the firm through the very early days of the pandemic long before Covid had even made its way to New Zealand!   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New ZealandScott is the Senior Manager\, Communications & Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and leads the Government Relations\, External Communications\, and Corporate\, Industry and International relations teams. Scott previously worked at the Commerce Commission on standing up communications and engagement for the grocery regulatory regime and was Strategic Communications Manager at the Department for the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s COVID-19 unit\, who were responsible for all-of-government COVID-19 communications and the Unite Against COVID-19 channels. Prior to moving back to New Zealand in 2020\, Scott worked in the United Kingdom as Head of Policy & Public Affairs for the charity Marie Curie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson WillisLucy has spent the last ten years in agency\, honing her client-service skills and supporting teams to deliver strategic\, insight-led communications projects across a range of verticals. Her previous roles have been leadership focussed\, spanning corporate and consumer\, where she has leveraged industry and media connections to foster engagement and drive results.  A natural storyteller\, Lucy is focussed on understanding business objectives and desired outcomes\, ensuring bespoke\, values-centric solutions are delivered to stakeholders. She is responsible for supporting Sherson Willis’ group of specialist consultants to craft tailored communications plans that hit the mark for corporate leaders\, and is dedicated to nurturing client relationships. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Katherine Forbes\, Head of Public Affairs at Auckland Council  URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/prinz-internal-communicators-mixer/ LOCATION:Auckland Transport\, Ground Floor\, 20 Viaduct Harbour Avenue\, Auckland\, 1010 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-banners-42.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251203T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251203T130000 DTSTAMP:20260626T052144 CREATED:20251023T201422Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251023T201507Z UID:52814-1764763200-1764766800@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:What Makes a Gold Award-Winning Submission: Hamilton City Council DESCRIPTION:Thursday 7th November 2024 - 5:30pm-7pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overview\nAre you a recent graduate with a degree in Communications or Journalism? Or maybe you’re a junior practitioner looking for that next step in your career? \nThis is your chance to gain valuable insights from industry leaders who have carved out successful careers in the communications field.  \nJoin our panel discussion featuring Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand; Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degrees; Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson Willis. Moderated by Kate Williams of Momentum Consulting\, this event will explore the career paths in communications\, the skills you need to stand out\, and how to navigate your way to success in this ever evolving field. \n \nThis event is free for those with waged/unwaged memberships. If you are not a PRINZ member\, join or renew now to unlock the free member rate for this event. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to Momentum Consulting for generously hosting this event.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your panellists are:Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degreesKelly is a senior communications specialist who has spent a large part of her career working in the field of internal communications across a wide range of industries and sectors in New Zealand\, Japan and Australia. Tertiary qualified in International Communication\, she spent her early years working in the field of cross-cultural communications as well as external media relations in both the government and private sector\, before finding her happy place and specialising in internal communications and organisational change. Employee engagement is always at the centre of her thinking\, and she often refers to internal communications as the heartbeat of an organisation.   She has a particular interest in providing Executive counsel and advice on engagement and strategy implementation\, as well as supporting companies through high risk/high impact issues and crisis management.   And speaking of issues and crisis management – a fun fact: she was nicknamed the Covid Futurist during her time at the law firm Russell McVeagh\, for her role in communicating and preparing the firm through the very early days of the pandemic long before Covid had even made its way to New Zealand!   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New ZealandScott is the Senior Manager\, Communications & Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and leads the Government Relations\, External Communications\, and Corporate\, Industry and International relations teams. Scott previously worked at the Commerce Commission on standing up communications and engagement for the grocery regulatory regime and was Strategic Communications Manager at the Department for the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s COVID-19 unit\, who were responsible for all-of-government COVID-19 communications and the Unite Against COVID-19 channels. Prior to moving back to New Zealand in 2020\, Scott worked in the United Kingdom as Head of Policy & Public Affairs for the charity Marie Curie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson WillisLucy has spent the last ten years in agency\, honing her client-service skills and supporting teams to deliver strategic\, insight-led communications projects across a range of verticals. Her previous roles have been leadership focussed\, spanning corporate and consumer\, where she has leveraged industry and media connections to foster engagement and drive results.  A natural storyteller\, Lucy is focussed on understanding business objectives and desired outcomes\, ensuring bespoke\, values-centric solutions are delivered to stakeholders. She is responsible for supporting Sherson Willis’ group of specialist consultants to craft tailored communications plans that hit the mark for corporate leaders\, and is dedicated to nurturing client relationships. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Katherine Forbes\, Head of Public Affairs at Auckland Council  URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/what-makes-a-gold-award-winning-submission-hamilton-city-council/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/250528_PRINZ-169-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251205T153000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251205T170000 DTSTAMP:20260626T052144 CREATED:20251105T233609Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251112T230549Z UID:52910-1764948600-1764954000@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:PRINZ Touch Tournament DESCRIPTION:Thursday 7th November 2024 - 5:30pm-7pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overview\nAre you a recent graduate with a degree in Communications or Journalism? Or maybe you’re a junior practitioner looking for that next step in your career? \nThis is your chance to gain valuable insights from industry leaders who have carved out successful careers in the communications field.  \nJoin our panel discussion featuring Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand; Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degrees; Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson Willis. Moderated by Kate Williams of Momentum Consulting\, this event will explore the career paths in communications\, the skills you need to stand out\, and how to navigate your way to success in this ever evolving field. \n \nThis event is free for those with waged/unwaged memberships. If you are not a PRINZ member\, join or renew now to unlock the free member rate for this event. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to Momentum Consulting for generously hosting this event.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your panellists are:Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degreesKelly is a senior communications specialist who has spent a large part of her career working in the field of internal communications across a wide range of industries and sectors in New Zealand\, Japan and Australia. Tertiary qualified in International Communication\, she spent her early years working in the field of cross-cultural communications as well as external media relations in both the government and private sector\, before finding her happy place and specialising in internal communications and organisational change. Employee engagement is always at the centre of her thinking\, and she often refers to internal communications as the heartbeat of an organisation.   She has a particular interest in providing Executive counsel and advice on engagement and strategy implementation\, as well as supporting companies through high risk/high impact issues and crisis management.   And speaking of issues and crisis management – a fun fact: she was nicknamed the Covid Futurist during her time at the law firm Russell McVeagh\, for her role in communicating and preparing the firm through the very early days of the pandemic long before Covid had even made its way to New Zealand!   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New ZealandScott is the Senior Manager\, Communications & Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and leads the Government Relations\, External Communications\, and Corporate\, Industry and International relations teams. Scott previously worked at the Commerce Commission on standing up communications and engagement for the grocery regulatory regime and was Strategic Communications Manager at the Department for the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s COVID-19 unit\, who were responsible for all-of-government COVID-19 communications and the Unite Against COVID-19 channels. Prior to moving back to New Zealand in 2020\, Scott worked in the United Kingdom as Head of Policy & Public Affairs for the charity Marie Curie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson WillisLucy has spent the last ten years in agency\, honing her client-service skills and supporting teams to deliver strategic\, insight-led communications projects across a range of verticals. Her previous roles have been leadership focussed\, spanning corporate and consumer\, where she has leveraged industry and media connections to foster engagement and drive results.  A natural storyteller\, Lucy is focussed on understanding business objectives and desired outcomes\, ensuring bespoke\, values-centric solutions are delivered to stakeholders. She is responsible for supporting Sherson Willis’ group of specialist consultants to craft tailored communications plans that hit the mark for corporate leaders\, and is dedicated to nurturing client relationships. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Katherine Forbes\, Head of Public Affairs at Auckland Council  URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/prinz-touch-tournament/ LOCATION:Victoria Park\, 203-271 Victoria Street West\, Auckland Central\, New Zealand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-banners-38.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251210T120000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251210T130000 DTSTAMP:20260626T052144 CREATED:20251023T202835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251023T204628Z UID:50885-1765368000-1765371600@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:What Makes a Gold Award-Winning Submission: Great Scott DESCRIPTION:Thursday 7th November 2024 - 5:30pm-7pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overview\nAre you a recent graduate with a degree in Communications or Journalism? Or maybe you’re a junior practitioner looking for that next step in your career? \nThis is your chance to gain valuable insights from industry leaders who have carved out successful careers in the communications field.  \nJoin our panel discussion featuring Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand; Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degrees; Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson Willis. Moderated by Kate Williams of Momentum Consulting\, this event will explore the career paths in communications\, the skills you need to stand out\, and how to navigate your way to success in this ever evolving field. \n \nThis event is free for those with waged/unwaged memberships. If you are not a PRINZ member\, join or renew now to unlock the free member rate for this event. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to Momentum Consulting for generously hosting this event.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your panellists are:Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degreesKelly is a senior communications specialist who has spent a large part of her career working in the field of internal communications across a wide range of industries and sectors in New Zealand\, Japan and Australia. Tertiary qualified in International Communication\, she spent her early years working in the field of cross-cultural communications as well as external media relations in both the government and private sector\, before finding her happy place and specialising in internal communications and organisational change. Employee engagement is always at the centre of her thinking\, and she often refers to internal communications as the heartbeat of an organisation.   She has a particular interest in providing Executive counsel and advice on engagement and strategy implementation\, as well as supporting companies through high risk/high impact issues and crisis management.   And speaking of issues and crisis management – a fun fact: she was nicknamed the Covid Futurist during her time at the law firm Russell McVeagh\, for her role in communicating and preparing the firm through the very early days of the pandemic long before Covid had even made its way to New Zealand!   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New ZealandScott is the Senior Manager\, Communications & Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and leads the Government Relations\, External Communications\, and Corporate\, Industry and International relations teams. Scott previously worked at the Commerce Commission on standing up communications and engagement for the grocery regulatory regime and was Strategic Communications Manager at the Department for the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s COVID-19 unit\, who were responsible for all-of-government COVID-19 communications and the Unite Against COVID-19 channels. Prior to moving back to New Zealand in 2020\, Scott worked in the United Kingdom as Head of Policy & Public Affairs for the charity Marie Curie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson WillisLucy has spent the last ten years in agency\, honing her client-service skills and supporting teams to deliver strategic\, insight-led communications projects across a range of verticals. Her previous roles have been leadership focussed\, spanning corporate and consumer\, where she has leveraged industry and media connections to foster engagement and drive results.  A natural storyteller\, Lucy is focussed on understanding business objectives and desired outcomes\, ensuring bespoke\, values-centric solutions are delivered to stakeholders. She is responsible for supporting Sherson Willis’ group of specialist consultants to craft tailored communications plans that hit the mark for corporate leaders\, and is dedicated to nurturing client relationships. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Katherine Forbes\, Head of Public Affairs at Auckland Council  URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/what-makes-a-gold-award-winning-submission-great-scott/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/250528_PRINZ-147-scaled-e1761251303885.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251210T163000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251210T183000 DTSTAMP:20260626T052144 CREATED:20251130T222638Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251130T225043Z UID:53404-1765384200-1765391400@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:PRINZ Waikato Christmas Catch Up DESCRIPTION:Thursday 7th November 2024 - 5:30pm-7pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overview\nAre you a recent graduate with a degree in Communications or Journalism? Or maybe you’re a junior practitioner looking for that next step in your career? \nThis is your chance to gain valuable insights from industry leaders who have carved out successful careers in the communications field.  \nJoin our panel discussion featuring Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand; Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degrees; Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson Willis. Moderated by Kate Williams of Momentum Consulting\, this event will explore the career paths in communications\, the skills you need to stand out\, and how to navigate your way to success in this ever evolving field. \n \nThis event is free for those with waged/unwaged memberships. If you are not a PRINZ member\, join or renew now to unlock the free member rate for this event. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to Momentum Consulting for generously hosting this event.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your panellists are:Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degreesKelly is a senior communications specialist who has spent a large part of her career working in the field of internal communications across a wide range of industries and sectors in New Zealand\, Japan and Australia. Tertiary qualified in International Communication\, she spent her early years working in the field of cross-cultural communications as well as external media relations in both the government and private sector\, before finding her happy place and specialising in internal communications and organisational change. Employee engagement is always at the centre of her thinking\, and she often refers to internal communications as the heartbeat of an organisation.   She has a particular interest in providing Executive counsel and advice on engagement and strategy implementation\, as well as supporting companies through high risk/high impact issues and crisis management.   And speaking of issues and crisis management – a fun fact: she was nicknamed the Covid Futurist during her time at the law firm Russell McVeagh\, for her role in communicating and preparing the firm through the very early days of the pandemic long before Covid had even made its way to New Zealand!   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New ZealandScott is the Senior Manager\, Communications & Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and leads the Government Relations\, External Communications\, and Corporate\, Industry and International relations teams. Scott previously worked at the Commerce Commission on standing up communications and engagement for the grocery regulatory regime and was Strategic Communications Manager at the Department for the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s COVID-19 unit\, who were responsible for all-of-government COVID-19 communications and the Unite Against COVID-19 channels. Prior to moving back to New Zealand in 2020\, Scott worked in the United Kingdom as Head of Policy & Public Affairs for the charity Marie Curie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson WillisLucy has spent the last ten years in agency\, honing her client-service skills and supporting teams to deliver strategic\, insight-led communications projects across a range of verticals. Her previous roles have been leadership focussed\, spanning corporate and consumer\, where she has leveraged industry and media connections to foster engagement and drive results.  A natural storyteller\, Lucy is focussed on understanding business objectives and desired outcomes\, ensuring bespoke\, values-centric solutions are delivered to stakeholders. She is responsible for supporting Sherson Willis’ group of specialist consultants to craft tailored communications plans that hit the mark for corporate leaders\, and is dedicated to nurturing client relationships. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Katherine Forbes\, Head of Public Affairs at Auckland Council  URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/prinz-waikato-christmas-catch-up/ LOCATION:Hamilton Hotel Bar\, 198 Victoria Street\, Hamilton Central\, New Zealand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2024-banners-5.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260128T100000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260128T120000 DTSTAMP:20260626T052144 CREATED:20251209T015537Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T015537Z UID:53509-1769594400-1769601600@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Communications and Governance DESCRIPTION:Thursday 7th November 2024 - 5:30pm-7pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overview\nAre you a recent graduate with a degree in Communications or Journalism? Or maybe you’re a junior practitioner looking for that next step in your career? \nThis is your chance to gain valuable insights from industry leaders who have carved out successful careers in the communications field.  \nJoin our panel discussion featuring Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand; Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degrees; Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson Willis. Moderated by Kate Williams of Momentum Consulting\, this event will explore the career paths in communications\, the skills you need to stand out\, and how to navigate your way to success in this ever evolving field. \n \nThis event is free for those with waged/unwaged memberships. If you are not a PRINZ member\, join or renew now to unlock the free member rate for this event. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to Momentum Consulting for generously hosting this event.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your panellists are:Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degreesKelly is a senior communications specialist who has spent a large part of her career working in the field of internal communications across a wide range of industries and sectors in New Zealand\, Japan and Australia. Tertiary qualified in International Communication\, she spent her early years working in the field of cross-cultural communications as well as external media relations in both the government and private sector\, before finding her happy place and specialising in internal communications and organisational change. Employee engagement is always at the centre of her thinking\, and she often refers to internal communications as the heartbeat of an organisation.   She has a particular interest in providing Executive counsel and advice on engagement and strategy implementation\, as well as supporting companies through high risk/high impact issues and crisis management.   And speaking of issues and crisis management – a fun fact: she was nicknamed the Covid Futurist during her time at the law firm Russell McVeagh\, for her role in communicating and preparing the firm through the very early days of the pandemic long before Covid had even made its way to New Zealand!   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New ZealandScott is the Senior Manager\, Communications & Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and leads the Government Relations\, External Communications\, and Corporate\, Industry and International relations teams. Scott previously worked at the Commerce Commission on standing up communications and engagement for the grocery regulatory regime and was Strategic Communications Manager at the Department for the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s COVID-19 unit\, who were responsible for all-of-government COVID-19 communications and the Unite Against COVID-19 channels. Prior to moving back to New Zealand in 2020\, Scott worked in the United Kingdom as Head of Policy & Public Affairs for the charity Marie Curie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson WillisLucy has spent the last ten years in agency\, honing her client-service skills and supporting teams to deliver strategic\, insight-led communications projects across a range of verticals. Her previous roles have been leadership focussed\, spanning corporate and consumer\, where she has leveraged industry and media connections to foster engagement and drive results.  A natural storyteller\, Lucy is focussed on understanding business objectives and desired outcomes\, ensuring bespoke\, values-centric solutions are delivered to stakeholders. She is responsible for supporting Sherson Willis’ group of specialist consultants to craft tailored communications plans that hit the mark for corporate leaders\, and is dedicated to nurturing client relationships. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Katherine Forbes\, Head of Public Affairs at Auckland Council  URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/communications-and-governance-3/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/PR-12.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260202T080000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260227T170000 DTSTAMP:20260626T052144 CREATED:20260202T030903Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T025909Z UID:54398-1770019200-1772211600@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:PRINZ Coffee Connections Programme DESCRIPTION:Thursday 7th November 2024 - 5:30pm-7pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Overview\nAre you a recent graduate with a degree in Communications or Journalism? Or maybe you’re a junior practitioner looking for that next step in your career? \nThis is your chance to gain valuable insights from industry leaders who have carved out successful careers in the communications field.  \nJoin our panel discussion featuring Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand; Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degrees; Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson Willis. Moderated by Kate Williams of Momentum Consulting\, this event will explore the career paths in communications\, the skills you need to stand out\, and how to navigate your way to success in this ever evolving field. \n \nThis event is free for those with waged/unwaged memberships. If you are not a PRINZ member\, join or renew now to unlock the free member rate for this event. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to Momentum Consulting for generously hosting this event.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your panellists are:Kelly Hawkins\, Engagement Communications Lead at 2degreesKelly is a senior communications specialist who has spent a large part of her career working in the field of internal communications across a wide range of industries and sectors in New Zealand\, Japan and Australia. Tertiary qualified in International Communication\, she spent her early years working in the field of cross-cultural communications as well as external media relations in both the government and private sector\, before finding her happy place and specialising in internal communications and organisational change. Employee engagement is always at the centre of her thinking\, and she often refers to internal communications as the heartbeat of an organisation.   She has a particular interest in providing Executive counsel and advice on engagement and strategy implementation\, as well as supporting companies through high risk/high impact issues and crisis management.   And speaking of issues and crisis management – a fun fact: she was nicknamed the Covid Futurist during her time at the law firm Russell McVeagh\, for her role in communicating and preparing the firm through the very early days of the pandemic long before Covid had even made its way to New Zealand!   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Scott Sinclair\, Senior Manager of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New ZealandScott is the Senior Manager\, Communications & Stakeholder Engagement at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and leads the Government Relations\, External Communications\, and Corporate\, Industry and International relations teams. Scott previously worked at the Commerce Commission on standing up communications and engagement for the grocery regulatory regime and was Strategic Communications Manager at the Department for the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s COVID-19 unit\, who were responsible for all-of-government COVID-19 communications and the Unite Against COVID-19 channels. Prior to moving back to New Zealand in 2020\, Scott worked in the United Kingdom as Head of Policy & Public Affairs for the charity Marie Curie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Lucy Fox\, Principal of Sherson WillisLucy has spent the last ten years in agency\, honing her client-service skills and supporting teams to deliver strategic\, insight-led communications projects across a range of verticals. Her previous roles have been leadership focussed\, spanning corporate and consumer\, where she has leveraged industry and media connections to foster engagement and drive results.  A natural storyteller\, Lucy is focussed on understanding business objectives and desired outcomes\, ensuring bespoke\, values-centric solutions are delivered to stakeholders. She is responsible for supporting Sherson Willis’ group of specialist consultants to craft tailored communications plans that hit the mark for corporate leaders\, and is dedicated to nurturing client relationships. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Katherine Forbes\, Head of Public Affairs at Auckland Council  URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/prinz-coffee-connections-programme/ LOCATION:Auckland and Wellington ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/coffee.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR