Prime Minister Rt
Hon Jacinda Ardern
Prime Minister Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern is the 40th and current Prime Minister of New Zealand and the world's youngest female head of government.
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Join us 3-4 October 2019 in Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand for The Power of Inclusion summit and be part of the vital global conversation around representation, belonging and inclusion in today’s screen, entertainment and technology landscape.
Speakers
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Niki Caro
Niki Caro is a multi award-winning New Zealand film director and screenwriter whose credits include The Zookeeper's Wife, North Country, Whale Rider and upcoming Mulan.
Haifaa Al Mansour
Haifaa Al Mansour is the first female filmmaker from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and director of the first full-length film ever shot inside the Kingdom, Wadjda, as well as the films Mary Shelley and Nappily Ever After.
Charles D. King
Charles D. King is the Founder & CEO of MACRO, the producer of Sorry to Bother You and Mudbound, and the executive producer of Fences.
Franklin Leonard
Franklin Leonard is an American film executive and founder of The Black List, a yearly publication featuring Hollywood's most popular unproduced screenplays.
Philippa Boyens
Philippa Boyens is the Academy Award-winning New Zealand writer of The Lord of the Rings and co-producer and writer of King Kong, The Hobbit trilogy and The Lovely Bones.
Dr. Stacy L. Smith
Dr. Stacy L. Smith is the Founder and Director of the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative at the Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism at the University of Southern California.
Ana Scotney
Rising star Ana Scotney (Ngati Tawhaki) made her feature film acting debut in The Breaker Upperers and is a film and award-winning theatre maker.
More speakers and full programme to be announced
About The Summit
Hosted by the New Zealand Film Commission and Women in Film and Television International with support from The Walt Disney Studios, The Power of Inclusion is two days of keynotes, panels, case studies and conversations with an unmissable line-up of speakers from around the world. An unprecedented event in the Asia Pacific region, the programme presents an unrivalled breadth and scale of voices who will be joining the conversation and creating action.
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