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Maori Business Symposium - 25 & 26 August 2008

Intergenerational Wealth: Re-igniting Indigenous Economies

Muramura Ahi Kaa Ki Uta, Muramura Ahi Kaa Ki Tai

Kaupapa

The overall theme of the inaugural Maori Business Symposium is Intergenerational Wealth.

Intergenerational wealth stems from a Maori world view which acknowledges that resources used and developed today are simply on loan from future generations and further, that our responsibility is to develop, maintain and grow our current resources in order to support and provide for future generations.

The Maori concept of Ahi Kaa translates to keeping the ancestral fires burning to prove a sustained relationship with a location or area. Ahi Kaa is a symbiotic relationship in that resources are used to feed the fire, as well as nourish those whose responsibility it is to maintain those fires. So to ensure that the fires burn long for the benefit of people, the resources need to be managed in perpetuity.

Ahi Kaa is symbolic of Maori economies in that we must develop, maintain and sustain Maori business in order to provide for and improve future generations.

Resources are not only physical items such as land, water and air, but also include people, and technology. These three themes, the way that they operate and how they (re)present will be discussed during the symposium

For further information about the objectives of the symposium or to view the proposed schedule of events please click here

To download a registration form as a Mircosoft Word document click here
To download a .pdf version of the registration form click here

Symposim Speakers Include:

Sir Tipene O’Regan - Bio
Edward Ellison - Mana Whenua Representitive - Bio
Dr Henrik Moller - University of Otago
Diane Ruwhiu - University of Otago - Bio
Dr Anna Thompson - University of Otago - Bio
Gary Taiaroa - CEO Enabling - Bio
Emeritus Professor Les Williams - University of Auckland - Bio
Tahu Potiki - Otakou Rununga - Bio
Phil Broughton - KUMA Chairman - Bio
Richard Jones - Poutama Trust - Bio
Lorraine Skiffington - Hui Taumata Action Group - Bio
Shaan Stevens - Hui Taumata Action Group - Bio
Joan McSweeney - Ngai Tahu Iwi Business Development Manager - Bio
Mark Solomon - Kaiwhakahaere Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu - Bio
Professor George Benwell - University of Otago, Dean - School of Business - Bio
Darryn Russell - Director, Maori Developments - University of Otago - Bio