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Join us over lunch to hear from Frances Valintine speak on how digital transformation has seen the democratisation of hierarchies and the removal of intermediaries.
Across all sectors there are increasing examples of the ability for customers to bypass agents and brokers to directly trade, buy, sell and book with a new generation of tech-enabled businesses. Technology and automation have allowed progressive start-ups to reimagine the entire customer experience role once offered by banks, fund managers, retailers, insurance and travel agents and media companies. The process of building integrated end-to-end online systems is designed to remove friction for customers and enable rapid scale for businesses. For incumbents to stay competitive in our fast-evolving world requires more than rapid innovation and technology integration; it requires the adoption of new business models and forces businesses to redesign systems that reflect the future of work and changing customer expectations.
Over the past 8 years across Tech Futures Lab and The Mind Lab, Frances has been instrumental in reskilling and educating 20,000 adult students in formal programmes, many thousands in short tech courses in software development and over 250,000 school aged students.
With an eye always on future horizons, Frances has worked with and advised over 250 organisations across every sector in New Zealand - from agriculture to finance, retail to law and has gained a reputation as an expert in leading digital transformation initiatives that bring positive impact.
A Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her lifetime contribution to education and technology (2018), Frances has received numerous awards recognising her passion and commitment to supporting the young and more mature to seek opportunities and reach their potential. In 2020 Frances received the Outstanding Contribution to Technology and Business at the CIO Awards. Her past accolades also include:
Driven by a strong sense of purpose to support positive growth for Aotearoa, Frances also sits on the boards of Watercare and Dilworth School Trust. She is also a selection adviser to EHF (Edmund Hillary Foundation), a judge on the Hi Tech Awards, a mentor to a number of female technology leaders (in NZ and India), and a director to On Being Bold, a platform to support and encourage emerging female leaders and year 13 students to dream big.
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Megan Beveridge
Waikato Branch Manager
+64 21 358 772
waikato.branch@iod.org.nz
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