Boardroom barometer

Networking

Speaker(s): Kirsten (KP) Patterson
Date: 12:00pm — 2:30pm, 12 November 2025
Venue: No. 8 Restaurant
Location: 8 Quayside, Town Basin, Whangarei 0110
Price members: $0.00 incl GST
Price non-members: $0.00 incl GST

Overview

Boards across Aotearoa are facing complexity, challenge, and change — and Northland is no exception.

In this interactive session, IoD Chief Executive Kirsten (KP) Patterson will share what the Institute is seeing in governance right now, including from the perspective of her global role as Chair of the Global Network of Directors Institutes. We will explore top-of-mind issues for directors and discuss the latest trends shaping boardroom thinking. It’s also your chance to connect directly with the IoD and share what matters most for governance in your region.

Numbers are limited. IoD members and invited guests only.

Kirsten (KP) Patterson

CMInstD

Kirsten Patterson MNZM (known as KP) is the Chief Executive of the Institute of Directors and is a Chartered Member of the IoD. In 2025 she was awarded the New Zealand Royal Honour, Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) for services to governance and women.  She is a qualified lawyer and a Distinguished Fellow of the Human Resources Institute of New Zealand, Chair of the Global Network of Directors Institutes (GNDI), and a member of the New Zealand External Reporting Advisory Panel (XRAP).  She serves on the Boards of the mental health charity, Voices of Hope, is Chair of the Brian Picot Ethical Leadership Advisory Board at Victoria University in Wellington and an Ambassador for the Wellington Women’s Homeless Trust. 

A strong advocate of diversity, KP is a member of Global Women New Zealand and was one of the founding members of Global Women’s ‘Champions for Change’, a group of senior executives and directors who commit to diversity in the workplace. KP was the founder and is Executive Sponsor for Chapter Zero New Zealand – the New Zealand Chapter of the World Economic Forum’s Climate Governance Initiative - hosted by the IoD NZ to mobilise, connect, educate and equip directors and boards to make climate-smart governance decisions, thereby creating long term value for both shareholders and stakeholders. 

Additional information

Should you have any dietary, mobility, cultural or other requirements, you can let us know on the registration form.

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