Empower & Elevate Women in Finance Leadership Series - Session 3: Male Allyship

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For C-Suite, Senior Leadership Teams and People Leaders

Session 3: Male Allyship
The Business Case for Inclusive Leadership

The ‘Empower & Elevate: Women in Finance’ leadership series consists of three tailored events, each addressing a unique aspect of leadership development. The third and final event ‘Male Allyship’ will take place on Tuesday 22 July 2025.

The business case for inclusive leadership has never been more compelling. It enables organisations to better anticipate and adapt to change, drive innovation, and achieve — or even exceed — financial performance goals. Historically, the push for inclusion has been championed by women and underrepresented groups. This panel explores the critical role men can play in embedding inclusive leadership into their everyday practices — and why this is not just a “nice to have,” but an essential capability for success in today’s evolving workforce, customer base, and stakeholder landscape.

Join us for the third event of the leadership series, led by the Financial Services Council (FSC), FSC’s Empower Women and INFINZ, to share in the successes and learnings of our panellists - unlocking inclusive leadership capability, mastering the art of allyship and enhancing leadership effectiveness for positive change and financial success within their organisations.

Date: Tuesday 22 July 2025 from 5.30pm - 7.30pm
Venue: Level 20, Deloitte Centre, 1 Queen Street, Auckland Central

Formalities from 6.00pm. Drinks and nibbles will be provided.

       

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Speakers:

Katie Bhreatnach (Facilitator)
Chief Executive Officer, Global Women

Katie Bhreatnach is an experienced business leader passionate about the empowerment and advancement of wahine and Māori. She has a global perspective gleaned from experience studying and working overseas, coupled with a passion and drive for innovating for a strong, successful, and sustainable Aotearoa for all of its people. 

Her executive career is marked by commercial breadth across diverse sectors including financial services, FMCG, manufacturing, infrastructure, technology, and aviation. An experienced Director and chartered member of the Institute of Directors, Katie’s directorships have included Dunedin International Airport, Global Women, AMP, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, College of Law, Chair of Trusts Arena Stadium, and Chair of St Marys College in Ponsonby. 

David McLean
Chair, Kiwi Group Capital

David is the Chair of the New Zealand Memorial Museum Trust, which has established Te Arawhata, the NZ Memorial Museum in Le Quesnoy, France. His other roles include Chair of Kiwi Group Capital, Weel Holdings Pty, and a member of the Council of Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington.

He retired after seven years as CEO of Westpac NZ in June 2021 having had a career as a lawyer and banker, and is a former chair of KiwiRail, the NZ Bankers Association, Champions for Change, and a former chair, and Distinguished Fellow, of INFINZ. 

Joe Consedine
Co-founder, Mobilise

Joe is one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s leading voices on inclusion. 

A highly engaging and in-demand speaker and consultant to a range of organisations and industries in New Zealand and globally, Joe has a unique ability to unite audiences around why inclusion is such a critical capability for individuals and organisations to adopt to survive and thrive in a diverse and complex future of work. 

He is a former Director of Champions for Change with Global Women where he worked with New Zealand’s leading 80 Chief Executives and Board Chairs on scaled Diversity Equity and Inclusion strategies for Aotearoa, New Zealand.  

Prior to Champions for Change, Joe was the New Zealand General Manger for Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand where he led the development of the accounting profession’s first ever inclusion strategy, developed a playbook on the gender pay gap with a reach of over 850k and was recognised by the NZ Minister for Women. 

He is also the co-founder of Mobilise – New Zealand’s first dedicated leadership development and allyship program specifically for men.

Matt Prichard
Board Chair, KPMG NZ

No awa kairangi ahau, engari, kei Tamaki Makaurau e noho ana. Ko au tetahi o te whanau o KPMG. Ko te mahi matua o KPMG hei, titokona to tatou tonuitanga, mo Aotearoa, mo tatou. Tautokohia mai a matou mahi matua, e toru nga kaupapa, ko te kaupapa Rangatiratanga, Kaitiakitanga me Hauora hoki.

I am married to Leanne and a father of five. I am a proud member and supporter of World Vision New Zealand, and a facilitator for Springboard Trust's critical work with school principals.

Matt joined KPMG in 1994, and during this time has made his way around the world, working at KPMG offices in Wellington, Auckland, Luxembourg, Botswana and London as well as spending significant time in Southern Africa and Vanuatu. An experienced audit and advisory partner, Matt has managed some of KPMG’s largest audit and advisory relationships across a range of sectors, helps lead the firm’s work with Māori and has previously been a member of the firm’s Executive Team. Through his work, Matt has developed a network of trusted relationships at Executive and Board level across New Zealand and Trans-Tasman major corporates. 

He is passionate about inclusion across our communities and is the Board Chair and proud supporter of World Vision New Zealand, and a facilitator for the Springboard Trust’s critical work with school principals. 

In 2005, Matt was named “Young Chartered Accountant of the Year” by the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration (BCA) from Victoria University of Wellington and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Treasury from the Australian Securities Institute. He is a Chartered Accountant through CAANZ and a Certified Treasury Professional through INFINZ. 

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