Broad-ly Speaking is a space for women to share their stories. Six diverse speakers talking for four minutes each, on any topic they choose. We're not another networking event. We invite women from all walks of life – corporates, not-for-profits, artists, mums and all the cool ladies in between – to come together for an empowering evening of speaking up, changing the conversation and telling it as it is.
Since 2015, we've had the pleasure of hosting intelligent, bold, funny and
irrepressible women on our stage to tell it as it is.
This is the legacy of Broad-ly Speaking women...
Dawn Baxendale
Janelle Riki-Waaka
Abby Foote
Lucy Gray
Farial Savul
Brianne West
Sharon Kerr
Peer Support Specialist, Aviva
Ava Nakagawa
Owner of Little Poms and Beer Baroness
Dr Samantha Bailey
Doctor and founder of SwiftMed
Sinead Horgan
Owner, Morrison Horgan
Fiona Farrell
Award winning New Zealand author
Dr Hana O’Regan
General Manager of Oranga/Wellbeing, Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu
Dr Lucy Hone
Director, New Zealand Institute of Wellbeing and Resilience
Angela Kearney
Humanitarian and UNICEF Representative
Jo Appleyard
Partner, Chapman Tripp
Ebony Wilson
Regional Sales Manager, South Island and Central, Vodafone
Rachael King
Programme Director, WORD Christchurch
Ruby Sadat
Aspiring Social Worker
Annah Pickering
Regional Manager, NZPC
Niva Retinmanu
Reporter and marathoner,
Newstalk ZB
Vicky Saunders
Founder, SheEO
Theresa Gattung
Co-founder, My Food Bag
Hon. Margaret Austin
Former NZ Labour Politician
Claire Evans
Partner, Lane Neave Lawyers
Katie Duncan
General Manager and Director, White Tie Catering
Joanna Norris
Chief Executive, ChristchurchNZ
Sacha McMeeking
Head of Aotahi School
Chlöe Swarbrick
MP, Green Party of Aotearoa
Jenny Harper
Former Director, Christchurch Art Gallery
Nicola Woodward
CEO, Aviva
Therese Arseneau
Chair, ChristchurchNZ
Gina Mills
Diversity & Inclusiveness Leader, EY New Zealand
Maureen Taane
Business Owner, HAPA
Renee Walker
Director, The Leadership Revolutionist
Leigh Melville
Director, Art + Object
Felicity Milburn
Curator, Christchurch Art Gallery
Julianne Liebeck
Business Owner, Mods Hair / Editor at Large, Societé Magazine
Dellwyn Stuart
CEO, Auckland Foundation
Rt. Lianne Dalziel
Christchurch Mayor
Jade Temepara
Founder, Kakano Café & Cookery School
Sandra Hastie
Principal, Rangi Ruru College
Gina Dellabarca
GM Human Resources and Corporate Affairs, Westpac
Jessica Tuhua
Opportunist
Ella Henry
Senior Lecturer, University of Auckland
Nesh Pillay
Light Rail Transport Consenting Lead – Auckland Transport
Jacqueline Fahey
Revolutionary Feminist Artist
Janine Morrell-Gunn
Co-Director, WhitebaitMedia
Winsome Dormer
Managing Director,
Independent Provedoring Ltd
Lucy Powell
PR Specialist
Suran Dickson
CEO and Founder, Diversity Role Models
Leanne Crozier
Director, Decipher Group
Arabella and Amber
Future Problem Solvers, St Cuthbert’s College
Dame Alison Paterson
Chair, Kiwi Wealth
Kaila Colbin
Co-founder, Boma Global
Arihia Bennett
CEO, Te Rūnanga o Ngai Tahu
Deb Alleyne
Prison Director, Christchurch Women's Prison
Elizabeth McNaughton
Director, McNaughton & Wills
Jamie-Lee Tuuta
Community Lawyer, Community Law Canterbury
Fiona McMillan
Partner, Lane Neave Lawyers
Catherine Drayton
Chair, Christchurch International Airport Limited
Roanne Parker
Entrepreneur
"I'm here because someone gave me a microphone... One piece of good advice I would give any privileged person in the world is this – never turn any opportunity down, even if you're afraid. Do it for the people who can't"
Jessica Tuhua
Opportunist
"When you support a woman in business, you are supporting hard fought dreams and aspirations, someone who is working their ass off to make a difference, who has chosen a hard path and has had to overcome barriers to get there."
Maureen Taane
Business Owner, HAPA
"My unravelling taught me an incredible amount about honouring yourself, being true to who you are - not who others expect you to be."
Katie Duncan
General Manager & Director,
White Tie Catering
"To not ask young women to change, but to ask the patriarchy to change"
Jacqueline Fahey
Revolutionary Feminist
Artist
The reason for this post is I just wanted to add to my talk earlier this year... I spoke of vulnerability and truths and since then, I’ve been consciously trying to share and stand by my words. It’s so easy to show up on the day, speak the words, feel inspired but the true test is living it and as said by many, practicing what you preach.
After 24 years experience working with the homeless and disabled, Charlotte Ama now manages the James Liston Hostel in Auckland – one of the biggest emergency housing providers for men and women in New Zealand. She’ll be telling her story at Broad-ly Auckland on June 19 – but until then, we asked her to share three things that have helped to shape her into the woman she is.
Pip Mayne is Head of Content Production at FCB, and in June 2018 was forced to front up to a frightening Breast Cancer diagnosis. Never one to be defeated, she’ll be telling her story at Broad-ly Auckland on June 19 – but until then, we asked her to share three things that have helped to shape her into the woman she is.
Melody Thomas is an RNZ Presenter and creator of sex and sexuality podcast, Bang!. She’ll be telling her story at Broad-ly Auckland on June 19 – but until then, we asked her to share three things that have helped to shape her into the woman she is.
Women have shaped me, strengthened me, inspired me, mentored me, and buffered me. They have done it quietly, with no applause or search for recognition. These women are authentic, passionate, courageous, intelligent, and they love exceptionally and without agenda.
My reality, my identity and my whole life as I had imagined it was challenged. I was forced to re-invent my perception of what it was to be a woman and what it was to be a mother.
Despite the negative press recently, I strongly encourage more young women to consider teaching in boys schools. We have a place at the table. The next generation of young men needs us and our unique perspectives. I consider my role to be a privilege, teaching future husbands, partners and fathers.
all eyes on me, a white unaccompanied female
in a sea of men
soon it was like paparazzi
men asking for my picture
arms around me as if we were old friends
There is plenty of room for improvement when it comes to issues around race, gender and sexuality in NZ and the challenges I have faced in my life I believe are due to a lack of understanding around these things.
We founded our social enterprise Necesse in early 2017 in an effort to address the ongoing issue of period poverty in New Zealand. The idea was simple – subscription tampons, with every order resulting in the donation of a box of tampons to women in need – enabling women to support other women.