It will also feature four women from Christchurch who will share the stories of their success in the business world. Brianne West, founder of Ethique – one of the world’s most sustainable lifestyle brands – will speak on Saturday. Kendall Flutey, co-founder and chief executive of Banqer – a financial education platform that is used in more than half of all New Zealand primary schools – will address delegates on Saturday afternoon.
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Kendall Flutey from Banqer gives her views on financial matters. Grace Glass, founder of Natural Paint Co, will be among the finalists hoping to be successful in the Impact Awards, which celebrate young New Zealanders making a difference for the future.
Friday, 4 June 2021, 11:10 am
AUCKLAND, 4 June 2021 – Non-profit
group Tohatoha officially launched a new initiative today
that aims to educate people to help prevent the spread of
disinformation about COVID-19, combat hate speech and
address conspiracy theories that may spread quickly in New
Zealand via social media.
In partnership with the
organisation behind the Social Media
Analysis Toolkit (SMAT) app co-founded by US-based
researcher Emmi Bevensee the initiative will track and
scrutinise issues relevant to New Zealand that are trending
on a range of internet platforms, allowing targeted New
Zealand communities and organisations to understand where
efforts should be focused to prevent the spread of
As Inspiring Stories celebrates its 10th birthday, the charity has made its first speaker announcement for Festival for the Future and has opened nominations for the 2021 Impact Awards , which will take place this July 31st to August 1st. The three-day .