Conference & Awards 2026

Time & Date:

Thursday 18 June 2026
1.30pm to 7.30pm

Venue & Location:

Maritime Rooms
Princes Wharf
Auckland CBD

Contact:

natasha@mindfulmoney.nz

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Join us in 2026 for an event that brings together the diverse voices driving change across fund management, financial advice, private capital, venture capital, research, and government. Together we'll explore how to accelerate the growth of positive outcomes investing into the funds management mainstream.

Investing for Good Conference 1.30pm - 5.00pm

Keynote Address: Speaker announced soon

2.15pm Panel Discussion: Investing for positive outcomes

Panelists

  • James Palmer, Community Housing Funding Agency
  • Gary Holden, CEO Lodestone
  • Yasmin Winchester, Aroa Biosurgery

3.05pm Panel Discussion: The Political Pitch

Panelists

  • Mike Casey, Rewiring Aotearoa - Electrification
  • Helen Robinson, Auckland City Mission - Social priorities
  • Fraser Whineray, Executive Director - The future of KiwiSaver
  • Nicola Toki, former Forest & Bird - Nature & Biodiversity

3.55pm Topical Roundtables: Politics, policy and positive change

4.45pm Networking & refreshments

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2026 Ethical & Impact Investing Awards 5.00pm - 7.30pm

These Awards celebrate the role that ethical and impact investing play in making money a force for good. They reflect the movement to re-orient investment finance towards ethical and positive solutions.

Awards MC: Jesse Mulligan

5.25pm Keynote address: Jono Ridler - inspirational swimmer and campaigner against bottom trawling

5.40pm Awards Ceremony

  • Best Ethical Fund Provider
  • Best Ethical & Impact Asset Owner
  • Best New Ethical or Impact Fund 2026
  • Best Overseas Ethical or Impact Fund
  • Best Media Reporting on Ethical Investing
  • Best Ethical Financial Advisor
  • Best Impact-Focused Investor
  • Best Positive Outcomes Integration

Closing and thanks

Networking, drinks, and nibbles until 7.30 pm

  • Table Conference & Awards (8 guests) - $2,400
  • Table Conference (8 guests) - $1,150
  • Table Awards (8 guests) - $1,150
  • GA Conference & Awards - $315
  • GA Conference - $210
  • GA Awards - $155
  • Conference (charities, students and NGOs) - $120
  • Conference & Awards (charities, students and NGOs) - $200
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For further information about sponsorship opportunities email natasha@mindfulmoney.nz. 


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