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:20260404T140000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1200 TZOFFSETTO:+1300 TZNAME:NZDT DTSTART:20260926T140000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260604T183000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260604T233000 DTSTAMP:20260416T091600 CREATED:20260414T210700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T002341Z UID:55782-1780597800-1780615800@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:2026 PRINZ Awards Gala Dinner DESCRIPTION:25th March 2025 @ 7:30am - 9:30am \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewIn the current market\, client relationships are becoming more challenging to retain with more competition around and tighter budgets. Building trust and refining your sales skills is imperative to ensure you are still representing your organisation’s value and differentiation from other firms. In this member-exclusive breakfast event\, you’ll connect with fellow industry leaders\, assess the sales cycle and how to effectively manage your client relationships\, all before 9am! Session overview Welcome & introductions (7:30 AM)Why clients choose us – The Trust Equation and how we measure upSales cycle review – What’s working\, what needs improvement\, and lead generation strategiesCustomer buying cycle – How to work with people at different stagesCustomer strategy – Managing leads and existing relationshipsQ&A (8:50 AM) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your presenter is..Martin Wright Martin Wright has developed\, delivered and evaluated learning and development programmes for category-leading organisations in 33 countries spread over five continents. His broad sector experience includes telecoms\, oil and gas\, financial services\, technology\, government\, medical devices\, retail\, construction and academia.He is a veteran of both in-house and consultancy roles\, and is skilled in training strategy\, programme management and team leadership. Topics include behaviour-based selling\, negotiation skills\, IT rollouts\, management and leadership development. Martin has expertise in organisational development\, change management\, employee engagement\, graduate recruitment\, vocational skills development\, work-based learning\, e-learning and talent management.Martin’s approach can be described as both hands-on and practical – using a combination of evidence-based methods and applicability-focused insights to ensure a positive change in performance.  He is an advocate of developing managers as coaches and trainers\, having helped many learn to lead by example to achieve personal\, team and organisational success.Martin is an associate for various leading NZ and UK training providers and provides consultancy for international marketing firm Hart Communications.Martin holds a Master of Science degree in Information Management from Lancaster University (UK) and a post-graduate certificate in management from Melbourne University (Australia). Martin is a dual UK-New Zealand national and resides in Auckland\, New Zealand. URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/2026-prinz-awards-gala-dinner/ LOCATION:Hilton Auckland\, 147 Quay Street\, Auckland\, 1010\, New Zealand ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2025-banners-61.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260609T100000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260616T120000 DTSTAMP:20260416T091600 CREATED:20260302T033739Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260302T033818Z UID:54988-1780999200-1781611200@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Incorporating Tiriti-based Principles into Public Relations Practice DESCRIPTION:25th March 2025 @ 7:30am - 9:30am \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewIn the current market\, client relationships are becoming more challenging to retain with more competition around and tighter budgets. Building trust and refining your sales skills is imperative to ensure you are still representing your organisation’s value and differentiation from other firms. In this member-exclusive breakfast event\, you’ll connect with fellow industry leaders\, assess the sales cycle and how to effectively manage your client relationships\, all before 9am! Session overview Welcome & introductions (7:30 AM)Why clients choose us – The Trust Equation and how we measure upSales cycle review – What’s working\, what needs improvement\, and lead generation strategiesCustomer buying cycle – How to work with people at different stagesCustomer strategy – Managing leads and existing relationshipsQ&A (8:50 AM) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your presenter is..Martin Wright Martin Wright has developed\, delivered and evaluated learning and development programmes for category-leading organisations in 33 countries spread over five continents. His broad sector experience includes telecoms\, oil and gas\, financial services\, technology\, government\, medical devices\, retail\, construction and academia.He is a veteran of both in-house and consultancy roles\, and is skilled in training strategy\, programme management and team leadership. Topics include behaviour-based selling\, negotiation skills\, IT rollouts\, management and leadership development. Martin has expertise in organisational development\, change management\, employee engagement\, graduate recruitment\, vocational skills development\, work-based learning\, e-learning and talent management.Martin’s approach can be described as both hands-on and practical – using a combination of evidence-based methods and applicability-focused insights to ensure a positive change in performance.  He is an advocate of developing managers as coaches and trainers\, having helped many learn to lead by example to achieve personal\, team and organisational success.Martin is an associate for various leading NZ and UK training providers and provides consultancy for international marketing firm Hart Communications.Martin holds a Master of Science degree in Information Management from Lancaster University (UK) and a post-graduate certificate in management from Melbourne University (Australia). Martin is a dual UK-New Zealand national and resides in Auckland\, New Zealand. URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/incorporating-tiriti-based-principles-into-public-relations-practice/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2025-banners-58.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260623T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260624T123000 DTSTAMP:20260416T091600 CREATED:20260309T012034Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260409T000220Z UID:55082-1782207000-1782304200@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Critical Thinking in the Age of AI DESCRIPTION:25th March 2025 @ 7:30am - 9:30am \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewIn the current market\, client relationships are becoming more challenging to retain with more competition around and tighter budgets. Building trust and refining your sales skills is imperative to ensure you are still representing your organisation’s value and differentiation from other firms. In this member-exclusive breakfast event\, you’ll connect with fellow industry leaders\, assess the sales cycle and how to effectively manage your client relationships\, all before 9am! Session overview Welcome & introductions (7:30 AM)Why clients choose us – The Trust Equation and how we measure upSales cycle review – What’s working\, what needs improvement\, and lead generation strategiesCustomer buying cycle – How to work with people at different stagesCustomer strategy – Managing leads and existing relationshipsQ&A (8:50 AM) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your presenter is..Martin Wright Martin Wright has developed\, delivered and evaluated learning and development programmes for category-leading organisations in 33 countries spread over five continents. His broad sector experience includes telecoms\, oil and gas\, financial services\, technology\, government\, medical devices\, retail\, construction and academia.He is a veteran of both in-house and consultancy roles\, and is skilled in training strategy\, programme management and team leadership. Topics include behaviour-based selling\, negotiation skills\, IT rollouts\, management and leadership development. Martin has expertise in organisational development\, change management\, employee engagement\, graduate recruitment\, vocational skills development\, work-based learning\, e-learning and talent management.Martin’s approach can be described as both hands-on and practical – using a combination of evidence-based methods and applicability-focused insights to ensure a positive change in performance.  He is an advocate of developing managers as coaches and trainers\, having helped many learn to lead by example to achieve personal\, team and organisational success.Martin is an associate for various leading NZ and UK training providers and provides consultancy for international marketing firm Hart Communications.Martin holds a Master of Science degree in Information Management from Lancaster University (UK) and a post-graduate certificate in management from Melbourne University (Australia). Martin is a dual UK-New Zealand national and resides in Auckland\, New Zealand. URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/critical-thinking-in-the-age-of-ai/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/critical-thinking-age-of-ai.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260625T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260625T120000 DTSTAMP:20260416T091600 CREATED:20251212T033817Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260323T234105Z UID:53684-1782379800-1782388800@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Hands On with AI DESCRIPTION:25th March 2025 @ 7:30am - 9:30am \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewIn the current market\, client relationships are becoming more challenging to retain with more competition around and tighter budgets. Building trust and refining your sales skills is imperative to ensure you are still representing your organisation’s value and differentiation from other firms. In this member-exclusive breakfast event\, you’ll connect with fellow industry leaders\, assess the sales cycle and how to effectively manage your client relationships\, all before 9am! Session overview Welcome & introductions (7:30 AM)Why clients choose us – The Trust Equation and how we measure upSales cycle review – What’s working\, what needs improvement\, and lead generation strategiesCustomer buying cycle – How to work with people at different stagesCustomer strategy – Managing leads and existing relationshipsQ&A (8:50 AM) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your presenter is..Martin Wright Martin Wright has developed\, delivered and evaluated learning and development programmes for category-leading organisations in 33 countries spread over five continents. His broad sector experience includes telecoms\, oil and gas\, financial services\, technology\, government\, medical devices\, retail\, construction and academia.He is a veteran of both in-house and consultancy roles\, and is skilled in training strategy\, programme management and team leadership. Topics include behaviour-based selling\, negotiation skills\, IT rollouts\, management and leadership development. Martin has expertise in organisational development\, change management\, employee engagement\, graduate recruitment\, vocational skills development\, work-based learning\, e-learning and talent management.Martin’s approach can be described as both hands-on and practical – using a combination of evidence-based methods and applicability-focused insights to ensure a positive change in performance.  He is an advocate of developing managers as coaches and trainers\, having helped many learn to lead by example to achieve personal\, team and organisational success.Martin is an associate for various leading NZ and UK training providers and provides consultancy for international marketing firm Hart Communications.Martin holds a Master of Science degree in Information Management from Lancaster University (UK) and a post-graduate certificate in management from Melbourne University (Australia). Martin is a dual UK-New Zealand national and resides in Auckland\, New Zealand. URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/hands-on-with-ai-4/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/PRKH-Hands-on-White-Phone-e1742172373898.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260630T093000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260630T123000 DTSTAMP:20260416T091600 CREATED:20251217T042649Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T230336Z UID:53707-1782811800-1782822600@prinz.org.nz SUMMARY:Down the Rabbit Hole: Understanding Government Relations DESCRIPTION:25th March 2025 @ 7:30am - 9:30am \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OverviewIn the current market\, client relationships are becoming more challenging to retain with more competition around and tighter budgets. Building trust and refining your sales skills is imperative to ensure you are still representing your organisation’s value and differentiation from other firms. In this member-exclusive breakfast event\, you’ll connect with fellow industry leaders\, assess the sales cycle and how to effectively manage your client relationships\, all before 9am! Session overview Welcome & introductions (7:30 AM)Why clients choose us – The Trust Equation and how we measure upSales cycle review – What’s working\, what needs improvement\, and lead generation strategiesCustomer buying cycle – How to work with people at different stagesCustomer strategy – Managing leads and existing relationshipsQ&A (8:50 AM) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Your presenter is..Martin Wright Martin Wright has developed\, delivered and evaluated learning and development programmes for category-leading organisations in 33 countries spread over five continents. His broad sector experience includes telecoms\, oil and gas\, financial services\, technology\, government\, medical devices\, retail\, construction and academia.He is a veteran of both in-house and consultancy roles\, and is skilled in training strategy\, programme management and team leadership. Topics include behaviour-based selling\, negotiation skills\, IT rollouts\, management and leadership development. Martin has expertise in organisational development\, change management\, employee engagement\, graduate recruitment\, vocational skills development\, work-based learning\, e-learning and talent management.Martin’s approach can be described as both hands-on and practical – using a combination of evidence-based methods and applicability-focused insights to ensure a positive change in performance.  He is an advocate of developing managers as coaches and trainers\, having helped many learn to lead by example to achieve personal\, team and organisational success.Martin is an associate for various leading NZ and UK training providers and provides consultancy for international marketing firm Hart Communications.Martin holds a Master of Science degree in Information Management from Lancaster University (UK) and a post-graduate certificate in management from Melbourne University (Australia). Martin is a dual UK-New Zealand national and resides in Auckland\, New Zealand. URL:https://prinz.org.nz/event/down-the-rabbit-hole-understanding-government-relations-2/ LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://prinz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/alice.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR