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Hear from risk experts and experienced directors on navigating uncertainty through good boardroom practice.
Marsh called it. Geopolitics and global trade is the first cab off the rank in its report Navigating Global Risks in the Pacific 2026.
The other three risks identified in the top four are equally challenging for boards: digital transformation, climate and sustainability, and trust and capability in the workforce.
Join us for a panel discussion featuring Marsh New Zealand CEO Toni Ferrier and Managing Director Alison Bamford. Together, they will speak candidly about risk assessment and offer practical approaches to navigating uncertainty through good boardroom practice.
Informed by the global reach of Marsh, this session will explore how directors can embed people risks in enterprise risk frameworks, develop measurable board KPIs and assurance for succession and culture, and treat workforce governance (including AI and data) as core to strategic resilience.
Managing these risks is a core board responsibility that will require awareness of current events, expert input and good sense.
As the report notes: “For organisations across the Pacific, these risks are not abstract global forces, they are reshaping supply chains, investment decisions, workforce strategy, insurance markets and business priorities in real time.”
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Toni Ferrier oversees strategy, operations and teams across Marsh’s 11 locations in New Zealand, delivering innovative solutions to organisations across the country.
Toni is a qualified lawyer who brings almost 30-years' experience in insurance, financial services and corporate governance to Marsh, with a strong track record of delivering sustainable profitable growth and transforming the customer experience. She has held a variety of board directorships and is a board member of Fergus Trade Software Limited.
Before joining Marsh, Toni was CEO of AIG New Zealand Limited for four years, and previously held senior leadership roles at Vero, Lumley/Wesfarmers and Crombie Lockwood. She was a Commissioner of the New Zealand Earthquake Commission for almost two years and a Director on the Board of AIG Australia Limited. Toni is experienced in working with complex stakeholders across multiple jurisdictions to deliver the best for our clients in Aotearoa. Her leadership empowers high-performing teams and collaboration between colleagues and clients to build long term success and resilience.
Toni has an LLB (Hons) from the University of Waikato and is a Chartered Member of the New Zealand Institute of Directors.
As leader of Mercer Marsh Benefits within Marsh, Alison oversees the leadership, strategy and operations of the Mercer and Marsh collaborative people risk business for New Zealand. Alison also sits on the Mercer and Marsh Executive committees, is part of the Mercer Marsh Benefits global network and was the inaugural Chair of the Marsh Diversity and Inclusion Committee.
Throughout her 20+ year career she has worked with clients to address workforce health and financial issues by providing insurance, people risk advisory solutions, occupational health and rehabilitation, and helping clients take a strategic people-risk-management approach across the lifecycle of people-risk issues.
Alison has been with Marsh since 2014, first as Employee health and benefits leader and then as Managing Director, for the Mercer Marsh Benefits New Zealand business. Prior to this she has experience working in a number of national sales and leadership roles such as Southern Cross Health Society.
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Mary-Jane (“MJ”) is Chair of AIG Insurance New Zealand Limited, Chair of the Fonterra Shareholders Fund, Chair of Partners Life and an Independent Director of Kiwibank Limited. She is also a member of the MBIE Risk and Advisory Committee. She has served on the boards of Kiwi Property, Auckland Transport, Toka Tu Ake EQC, Cigna Life Insurance, Airways Corporation of New Zealand, and the New Zealand Green Building Council.
In her executive career, MJ worked mainly in banking and insurance in a variety of roles both in New Zealand and the UK. Her last executive role was as Executive General Manager at State Insurance. Prior to this appointment, she was Chief Financial Officer for IAG in NZ.
When not in Auckland, MJ enjoys spending time in Wanaka and making the most of all the outdoor activities on her doorstep there.
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George Gabriel
Auckland Branch Executive
0800 846 369
George.Gabriel@iod.org.nz
The Auckland branch acknowledges the generous support of
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Members — $0.00
Non-members — $75.00
