Otago Southland Branch Chartered Member & Fellows dinner

Networking

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Speaker(s): Kirsten (KP) Patterson
Date: 6:00pm — 9:30pm, 3 June 2026
Venue: University of Otago Staff Club
Location: 80 Union Place West, Ōtepoti Dunedin 9016
Price: $110.00 incl GST

Overview

On behalf of the Otago Southland Branch Committee of the Institute of Directors, we warmly invite our Chartered Members, Chartered Fellows, Distinguished Fellows, and partners to attend a special branch dinner honouring our most recent Distinguished Fellow, Stephen Higgs.

We are also delighted to welcome IoD CE Kirsten (KP) Patterson as our special guest, who will share an IoD update. Stephen will then be formally recognised with his Distinguished Fellow Award—providing a wonderful opportunity to celebrate his contribution to governance and to enjoy a convivial evening together over a delicious meal at the University of Otago Staff Club. This is a particularly fitting venue, recognising Stephen’s past tenure as Chancellor of the University.

Partners are welcome; however, as this is a members-only event, please advise Michelle if you wish to bring a partner.

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. 

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