Breakfast with Leonie Freeman - CEO of Property Council NZ

Overview

Property is Aotearoa’s largest industry, accounting for 15% of our GDP and shaping the cities and spaces where Kiwis live, work and play.

In this engaging session, Leonie Freeman will highlight the challenges facing this vital sector; from the current tidal wave of legislative reform and disruptive market forces to the need for greater sustainability and a bigger conversation on what we want and need our cities to look like for generations to come.

A futurist at heart, Leonie will touch on the risks associated with property, share her vision for how we can solve these challenges, and discuss the key things you need to consider from a governance perspective.

Leonie Freeman 

A well-respected industry leader, Leonie is the CEO of Property Council New Zealand.  She has extensive experience in the New Zealand property industry, having held top positions in both the public and private sector. From creating the concept of what is now realestate.co.nz, to buying and transforming her own property management business, helping establish the new Auckland Council, and managing asset development for Housing New Zealand, there are not many areas of property that Leonie has not touched.

In 2011, Leonie was appointed to the board of NZX listed company Goodman Property Trust, and up until her 2018 appointment as Property Council’s Chief Executive, she dedicated her time to leading an independent philanthropic initiative to solve Auckland’s housing crisis.

Leonie holds a Master of Commerce, majoring in valuation and property management and is a life member of the Property Institute of New Zealand, a chartered member of the Institute of Directors, and a member of Global Women. In 2017 she was awarded the Property Institute’s Supreme Property Award, and in 2020, was awarded the prestigious Bledisloe Medal from Lincoln University. 

Additional information

Covid-19 precautions

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Additional requirements

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Contact

Becky Hare
Auckland Branch Manager

+64 27 642 1099
+64 9 905 4804
Becky.Hare@iod.org.nz

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