Join us for a warm welcome as we gather for two days of learning, collaboration, and action towards a stronger social value movement. Grab a coffee courtesy of our sponsors and connect with familiar and new faces. 

A traditional Māori welcome to open our time together, anchoring this conference with connection to the guardians of this land, and affirming the spiritual and cultural significance of collective action. This is more than a formality - it's a commitment to relationships, to whenua(land), and to the Kaupapa(true essence) of social value in Aotearoa.

Session: The evolving social value movement in NZ. Why impact measurement matters now more than ever.

Jo Nicholson sets the tone for the next two days with a powerful opening on the state of social value in Aotearoa and the world. Jo connects global context with Aotearoa’s unique challenges, exploring how social value practice is shifting in response to environmental, social, and political drivers.

Keynote Speaker: Jo Nicholson Director, Social Value Aotearoa and Board Trustee, Social Value International

Session: Jeremy Nicholls looks back over SVIs history and talks about risks and opportunities for the future of social value, in the context of rising inequality, climate change and nature loss. He remains optimistic that we can move on from a world that generates financial returns for the lucky few.
Keynote Speaker: Jeremy Nicholls Co-Founder, Social Value International

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Session: Policy shifts influencing baseline thinking and social impact measurement in New Zealand.
This panel dives deep into how government departments, philanthropic funders and iwi-led organisations are responding to growing calls for transparency and social return. Expect real talk on what’s changing in how agencies define ‘value’, how they use data, and what new expectations are emerging for reporting on social outcomes. The session will identify risks, challenges, and opportunities in shaping measurement frameworks that are both rigorous and relational.
Panel: Clementine Baker Funding Manager, Hoku Foundation, Jo Kelly Director, Impact Investing Network, Geoff Short Deputy Chief Executive, Ministry of Health
Chair: Nicola Nation Former CEO, Akina Foundation 

Session: How private and public sectors invest in social value.
Public and private investment are undergoing a transformation — one where capital is increasingly expected to deliver social outcomes, not just financial returns. This keynote and panel aim to unpack the evolving impact investment landscape across Aotearoa and internationally. What motivates investment in social value? How are investors measuring impact? What does it take to build investable propositions in the social sector?
Keynote Speaker: Kevin Robbie CEO, Think Impact
Panel: Dr Jamie Newth CEO, Soul Capital, Te Puoho Katene CEO, Tapuwae Roa, Sydney Straver CEO & Founder &Bloom, John Morrow JBWere, James Stewart CEO, Home Capital Partners
Chair: Kevin Robbie CEO, Think Impact  

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Session: Un-conferencing, sharing insights & commitments in small groups.
An un-conference experience where you set the agenda. Small groups will discuss, dream, challenge and share commitments. Bring your lived experience and leave with collective insights

Facilitator: Dr Sneha Lakhotia Director, Social Prism, Rebecca Cain Director, Think Impact 

Session: Frameworks & Tools to Understand Your Organisation’s Impact (Learn practical, actionable tools to assess how your organisation creates positive impact - or reduces negative outcomes - across social and environmental dimensions. This workshop introduces leading impact measurement frameworks and walks through how to embed them in strategy, reporting, and improvement cycles.

Facilitators: Sydney Straver Managing Director, &BLOOM, Jarrah Swift Consultant, Shaurya N Khera Consultant

Session: What funders look for in creating positive social or environmental impact while also generating financial returns.
Get inside the funder’s head. This session offers insight into how impact investors assess opportunities and why social/environmental outcomes are now integral to due diligence. Learn how to make your innovation “investment ready”.

Facilitator: Dr Jamie Newth CEO, Soul Capital
 

Delegates have the choice of three different workshops running simultaneously. Limited capacity in some workshops.

IMPACT INVESTMENT 101: Knowledge Exchange Forum What funders look for in creating positive social or environmental impact while also generating financial returns. 

SOCIAL VALUE 101: Knowledge Exchange Forum Social Value Best Practice. 

IMPACT MEASUREMENT IN ACTION: Interactive Workshop Frameworks & Tools to Understand Your Organisation’s Impact

SOCIAL VALUE CAFE: Interactive Workshop Un-conferencing, sharing insights & commitments in small groups. 

Session: Social Value Best Practice.
A practical, principle-based dive into how to define, plan and evidence social value. Expect frameworks, case studies, and group learning ideal for those starting out or seeking to align existing work to the SROI methodology

Facilitator: Brad Norman Chair, Social Value Aotearoa 

Session: Profit, Purpose and People what does Social Value look like when you add it to the balance sheet.
Corporate leaders unpack how social value is influencing business models, procurement, and investor reporting. What happens when social value is added to the balance sheet? Hear how business is responding to changing consumer and shareholder expectations.
Panel: John Morrow JBWere, Jo Kelly NZ Stewardship Panel, Kaapua Smith Partner, KPMG, James Stewart CEO, Home Capital, Michelle Wilson Aotearoa Manager, BLab, Melanie Dooney Auckland Airport, Jo Kelly Director, Impact Investing Network
Chair: Te Puoho Katene CEO, Tapuwae Roa 

Session: Focussed discussion unlocking Social Value, Innovations in the For Purpose, Not For Profit Sector Panel
Explore how kaupapa Māori, grassroots innovation, and agile governance are redefining what social value looks like in the not-for-profit space. The panel will share their experience navigating tension between community accountability and funder-driven measurement.
Panel: Materoa Mar CEO, Te Tihi, Helen Leahy CEO, Ngā Wahua o Paerangi, Claudia Wace Founder & Impact Strategy Lead Hands for Impact, Nicola Nation CEO, Former CEO Ākina Foundation, Helen Lockett, Strategic Lead, Te Pou
Chair: Awerangi Tamihere Chief Social Impact Commissioner, Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency 

Session: From compliance to co-creation for social value outcomes.
From compliance to co-creation this session looks at how government agencies are using social value to enable more strategic, people-centred delivery. Discussion will cover co-design, procurement reform, and the cultural shift required within public systems.
Panel: Tania Pouwhare General Manager, Southern Initiative, Pam Ford Director, Tataki Auckland Unlimited Selah Hart  Health NZ, Rachael Randal Manager Social & Economic Equity, Auckland Transport.
Chair: Rebecca Cain Director, Think Impact

Session: Valuing what nature brings elevating environmental impact beyond compliance.
Not all value is monetary. This session focuses on embedding social and environmental equity into sustainability efforts. Learn how mātauranga Māori and circular economy thinking are shaping new approaches to ecological value and stewardship.

 
Speaker: Marje Russ Director of Environment and Sustainable Business, Tonkin+Taylor

Delegates have the choice of three different workshops running simultaneously. Limited capacity in some workshops.

FOR PURPOSE SECTOR PANEL: Focused Discussion Unlocking Social Value, Innovations in the For Purpose, Not For Profit Sector Panel 

CENTRAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT PANEL: Strategic Roundtable From compliance to co-creation for social value outcomes. 

PRIVATE SECTOR PANEL: Knowledge Exchange Forum Profit, Purpose and People what does Social Value look like when you add it to the balance sheet.  

ENVIRONMENTAL PANEL: Focused Discussion Valuing what nature brings elevating environmental impact beyond compliance.  

Aotearoa Impact Hub

Session:  Navigating the path of Social Value: Embedding measurement in our cultural fabric
Simon Faivel takes us through the long game of cultural change how to move from reactive reporting to embedded, learning-based systems that grow impact over time. Rethink short-termism and explore pathways to build deeper capability for social value.
Keynote Speaker:  Simon Faivel, Director Consulting, Social Ventures Australia 

Session: Moving with purpose. A wrap-up with the founders of Social Value.
A heavy-hitting panel with movement founders and innovators. This session looks to the horizon: What’s the future of social value? From global trends to hyper-local initiatives, this conversation blends theory, strategy, and values. Expect candour, courage, and clarity.
Panel: John Tamihere CEO, Whānau o Waipareira, Jeremy Nicholls Co-Founder, Social Value International, Simon Faivel Director of Consulting, Social Ventures Australia, Kevin Robbie CEO, Think Impact 
Chair: Jo Nicholson Director, Social Value Aotearoa

Session: Interactive Networking - Join us for an inspiring networking session

Speaker: Noa Blankets

Chair: Hosted by Social Value Aotearoa

Session: Welcome back, day-one recap.

We return with fresh eyes and sharpened insight. The morning kick-off will reflect on the provocations, patterns, and potential unearthed during Day One. This brief but vital reconnection grounds us before plunging into the practical terrain of social value in action data, governance, procurement, and the policy levers that turn ideals into infrastructure.

Session: Investing in what works: The Economics of Social Value.

What happens when economists and impact practitioners sit at the same table? This keynote-panel hybrid explores how financial strategy can be a force for social transformation. Andrew Webber cuts through theory to show how smarter investment grounded in real outcomes leads to stronger, fairer, and more sustainable social systems. Expect honest kōrero on the tensions between fiscal responsibility and moral obligation and take away bold thinking for redesigning public spend and philanthropic capital.
Keynote Speaker: Andrew Webber, Chief Economist, Social Investment Agency

Panel: Materoa Mar Te Tihi, Larah Van Der Meer, Autism NZ, Gemma Bateman Emerge Aotearoa

Session: Building a wellbeing economy through social value

Awerangi Tamihere, throws the net wide across the interconnected systems that shape wellbeing health, housing, income, culture, and whānau. Awerangi and the panel unpack how Whānau Ora and iwi-led models are forging a path that doesn’t just measure value but lives it. We explore how Indigenous frameworks are influencing governance, how silo-busting is enabling innovation, and what a true wellbeing economy rooted in whakapapa and equity might look like
Keynote Speaker: Awerangi Tamihere Chief Operations Officer, Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency

Panel: Tureia Moxon Poutama, Te Kōhao Health, Brad Norman Chief Data Officer, Whanau Ora, Vanessa Sidney-Richmond Lead Project Director, Te Tihi o Ruahine Whānau Ora Alliance

Session: Jeremy picks up from yesterday to imagine a world that was designed to create wellbeing for current and future generations. He explores some of the current developments and the challenges in making that world a reality and argues that well-being accounting and trusteeship will be fundamental.  The public sector, and public sector accountability provide hope, but we all have a role to play.        

Keynote Speaker: Jeremy Nicholls Co-Founder, Social Value International

Aotearoa Impact Hub

Delegates have the choice of four different workshops running simultaneously. Limited capacity in some sessions.

NON-FINANCIAL REPORTING FRAMEWORKS: Focused Discussion Understanding NZ trends.
SOCIAL VALUE OF DESIGN: Interactive Panel Discussion supported by Toi Manahau Designers Institute Crafting compelling impact narratives through design and media
GETTING TO BASE ONE: Knowledge Exchange Forum Starting the Community Impact Journey What it takes to get started.
MEASURING WHAT MATTERS: Discussion Forum Strengthening Social Value Research and Evaluation

Session: Understanding NZ trends.

With Jay Whitehead at the helm, this session tackles the evolution of non-financial reporting in Aotearoa what’s working, what’s missing, and where to next. Whether you're in compliance, strategy, or community reporting, this kōrero offers up clarity on how to use data to tell deeper stories of change, risk, and value.

Keynote Speaker: Dr Jay Whitehead CEO, Mahitihi

Session: Crafting compelling impact narratives through design and media

Design isn’t just aesthetic it’s political. This hands-on session will show you how to visualise, communicate, and embody your thinking through intentional design and media storytelling. From TikTok to placemaking, participants will explore how narrative power can reshape public perception, policy uptake, and partner investment.

Panel: AnzacTasker The Guardians, Aakifa Chida Designers Institute NZ, Jordan Motion Sickness, Tyrone Ohia Extended Whānau

Chair:  Reuben Bijl Designers Institute NZ

Session: Strengthening Social Value Research and Evaluation

Hosted by leading researchers and evaluators, this session asks: How do we know we’re making a difference? It offers a critical look at evaluation systems through a social value lens embedding context, equity, and meaning into our frameworks. It's a deep dive into the new frontier of kaupapa Māori-informed methodologies, ethics of representation, and data sovereignty.

Panel: Hector Kaiwai Director, Wai-Rangahau, Catherine Leonard Ihi Research, Georgia Richards, Social Impact Associate, Hands For Impact 

Chair: Professor Te Kani Kingi

Session: Starting the Community Impact Journey What it takes to get started.

Every big shift begins with a first brave step. This forum welcomes grassroots changemakers and those navigating the messy, real-world beginnings of impact measurement. The panel shares what helped them move from values to frameworks and how they resisted the pressure to 'prove' before they’d even begun. Practical, grounded and encouraging.

Panel: Ahnya Martin Board Chair, Women’s Centre Rodney, Te Pa, Dawn Hutchesson, Co-Founder Hands for Impact, Tui Ah Loo CEO, Te Pā

Chair: Hiria Te Paki Social Investment Lead, Social Value Aotearoa

Delegates have the choice of three different workshops running simultaneously. Limited capacity in some workshops.

NON-FINANCIAL REPORTING FRAMEWORKS: Focused Discussion: Understanding NZ trends

GETTING TO BASE ONE: Knowledge Exchange Forum: Starting the Community Impact Journey What it takes to get started.  

SOCIAL VALUE BY DESIGN: Interactive Workshop: Crafting compelling impact narratives through design and media 

MEASURING WHAT MATTERS: Discussion Forum: Strengthening Social Value Research and Evaluation 

Aotearoa Impact Hub

Session:  Using data to drive better social outcomes.

Data, when wielded wisely, can amplify mana and transform systems. Kevin Robbie explores how impact data can shape decisions that uplift, not undermine, our most vulnerable communities. This session looks at building capability in using data not just for compliance but for transformation.

Keynote Speaker: Kevin Robbie CEO Think Impact

Session: Integrating data driven approaches into decision making processes to foster social innovation

This cross-sector panel offers a masterclass in how to turn insight into action. From predictive analytics to whānau dashboards, panel members will explore how data is being used to inform bold innovation without losing connection to people. It’s about bridging the technical with the human, the systemic with the lived.

Panel: Dr Sneha Lakhotia Director, Social Prism, Alana Harris Director, Te Whānau o Waipareira Trust, Professor Te Kani Kingi Te Wānanga o Awanuiarangi

Chair: Rebecca Cain Consultant Think Impact

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Session: Global and National Trends for Social Value

This is the global town square. Leaders from Aotearoa, Asia, Europe and beyond gather to map the future of the social value movement. Expect reflections on progress, divergence, and convergence across continents. What’s needed now? Who’s doing it best? How do we stay connected while rooted in place? This session is your horizon scan.

Global Panel:  Simon Faivel Director of Consulting, Social Ventures Australia, Stephanie Robertson Social Value Canada (Online), Dr Ainurul Rosli Social Value Malaysia, Valentina Langella Social Value Italy (Online), Ben Carpenter CEO Social Value International (Online)

Chair: Jo Nicholson Social Value Aotearoa

We wrap with intention and a call to action. Brad Norman will close the wānanga with reflections that weave together the two days — the challenges raised, the ideas sparked, and the collective responsibility to carry the wairua of social value into our everyday work.

Speaker: Brad Norman Chair, Social Value Aotearoa