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Mindful Money Conference & Awards 2025
3rd March 2025
The finance sector stands at a pivotal crossroads where investment decisions today will shape both our climate future and the health of our natural world.
The 2025 Mindful Money Conference invites investors, fund managers, impact companies, and leaders to explore how capital can simultaneously drive climate action and nature regeneration.
Building on five years of community facilitation and thought leadership, this year’s conference focuses on the practical pathways and innovative approaches needed to direct investment toward solutions that address our interlinked climate and biodiversity challenges.
Participants will engage in meaningful dialogue about how to accelerate the transition to a regenerative economy where financial investments are more closely aligned with healthy ecosystems and planetary boundaries.
Mindful Money Annual Conference: 1.30 - 5pm
Keynote address: Rob Campbell
Panel discussion: ‘Taking Investment Action on Climate Change'.
Panel discussion: 'Shifting Investment From Harming Nature to Regeneration'.
Roundtables with experts: Discussion, sharing, and exploring collaboration around "what are the most important levers to accelerate investment for the transition?"
These structured discussions will bring diverse actors across fund management, financial advisers and wealth managers, private capital, venture capital, researchers and government to build a stronger understanding of how capital can simultaneously drive climate action and nature regeneration.
Networking & Platters
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Rob Campbell
Conference Keynote Speaker
One of New Zealand’s most respected professional directors, Rob brings over 40 years’ experience across capital markets and business leadership.
He is a passionate advocate for emissions-lowering innovation, sustainability, diversity, and equality — and is committed to seeing Aotearoa lead the way.
Panel 1: Taking investment Action on Climate Change
Lachlan Nixon
Facilitator
Mike Casey
Panelist
Jo Kelly
Panelist
Deion Campbell
Panelist
Panel 2: Shifting Investment from Harming Nature to Regeneration
Kate Vennell
Facilitator
Andrew Grant
Panelist
Kayla Kingdon-Bebb
Panelist
Nathalie Whitaker
Panelist
A huge thank you to our sponsors who make this possible:
Major Sponsor: Morningstar Sustainalytics
Silver Sponsor: NZ Super Fund
General Sponsors: Generate & Trust Management
Community Partners: Foundation North & Whakatupu Aotearoa Foundation
Interested in becoming a sponsor?
For further information about sponsorship opportunities relating to the Mindful Money Awards contact: awards@mindfulmoney.nz
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The Mindful Money Awards celebrate the role that ethical and impact investing are playing in making money a force for good. They reflect the movement to re-orient investment finance towards sustainability and well-being, providing solutions to the mounting crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and inequality.
Barry Coates
Introduction
Jessie Mulligan
MC
Florence Van Dyke
Keynote Speaker
- Best Ethical Investor
- Best New Ethical Fund
- Best Overseas Fund
- Best Impact Investor
- Best Climate Action Investor
- Best Media Reporting on Ethical and/or Impact Investment
- Best Ethical Financial Adviser
- Best Ethical KiwiSaver Provider
Closing and thanks
Networking, drinks, and nibbles until 7.30 pm
PRICING:
Early bird pricing will be valid until the 2nd of April, after then pricing will increase to:
- Conference - $200
- Awards - $150
- Conference & Awards - $300
- Conference & Awards (charities, students and NGOs) - $200
A huge thank you to our sponsors who make this possible:
Major Sponsors: Public Trust & Morningstar Sustainalytics
General Sponsors: Generate & Trust Management
Community Partners: Foundation North & Whakatupu Aotearoa Foundation
