The Te Hononga (The Connection): Indigenous Business Research Symposium is being held in Rotorua at Tangatarua Marae, on Monday 8th October and is focused on bringing together Indigenous researchers with business and entreprenuers for the benefit of Indigenous peoples. There will be three panel sessions throughout the day.
The keynote for Practitioners Panel is Whaimutu Dewes (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Rangitihi) - Chair of Moana New Zealand, the keynote for the Academic Panel is Distinguished Professor Graham Hingangaroa Smith (Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Apa, Ngāti Kahungunu) - Director of the Institute for Post-Treaty Settlement Futures) and for the International Panel the keynote is Joy Crama (Sandy Bay First Nation, Manitoba) - Director of Indigenous Programs at Simon Fraser University Beedie School of Business).
For more information on these keynotes and the other expert panelists throughout the day view the attached PDF here.
This symposium is supported by an NPM Knowledge Exchange Grant
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