Boardroom magazine - Summer 2024-2025 | IoD NZ

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The top 5 issues for directors in 2025

The top 5 issues for directors in 2025

For New Zealand directors and boards, 2025 presents a unique set of challenges and opportunities.

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Top 5 issues: 1. Return on capital

Top 5 issues: 1. Return on capital

Directors need to be smart with capital in all its forms – financial, human and natural resources.

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Top 5 issues: 2. Governance reform

Top 5 issues: 2. Governance reform

Reforms across multiple pieces of legislation mean directors will face increased scrutiny in governance practice, duties and liability.

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Top 5 issues: 3. Climate as a competitive edge

Top 5 issues: 3. Climate as a competitive edge

Climate-related information and data can help identify opportunities for delivering more value to customer and community needs.

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Top 5 issues: 4. Quantum leaps ahead

Top 5 issues: 4. Quantum leaps ahead

With AI revolutionising companies and organisations, quantum computing will take it to the next level.

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Top 5 issues: 5. The high-performing chair

Top 5 issues: 5. The high-performing chair

The 'first among equals' is defined by their ability to adapt, guide and bring out the best in their boards.

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Bayden Barber: a chair in the glare

Bayden Barber: a chair in the glare

Taking over the Ngāti Kahungunu hot seat meant making big decisions, but Bayden Barber CMInstD says he would not change a thing.

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Mind over machine: future-proofing the world

Mind over machine: future-proofing the world

We need to set ethical boundaries today for a future of artificial super intelligence, says Dr Mahsa Mohaghegh (McCauley) MInstD.

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Deputy chair designs AI with a ‘heart’

Deputy chair designs AI with a ‘heart’

Child Cancer Foundation’s Dan Te Whenua Walker MInstD designs an AI with a caring, almost nurturing side.

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A board in sync with AI

A board in sync with AI

From sandbox environments to its customer focus, software specialist Catalyst lives and breathes AI, says Sara Brownlie CMInstD.

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MARSH

Weighing the risks of the AI revolution

Weighing the risks of the AI revolution

As emerging technologies appear almost overnight, Jaymin Kim assesses the risks from a mitigation and risk transfer perspective.

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Will AI change your strategy?

Will AI change your strategy?

Efficiency, creativity, engagement – the real AI revolution will come from the ground up.

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The winning tech-to-human ratio for AI use

The winning tech-to-human ratio for AI use

To achieve desired outcomes and improve efficiency, Ben Kepes CFInstD suggests an 80-20 model.

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Anna Curzon: tech vet reaching for the clouds

Anna Curzon: tech vet reaching for the clouds

Global tech veteran Anna Curzon MInstD urges businesses to grasp digital opportunities and think long-term

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ASB

How ASB is using AI to beat AI

How ASB is using AI to beat AI

Systems embedded with AI prove successful in detecting and preventing scams, says ASB chief executive Vittoria Shortt.

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The new vending machine: a treasure trove of AI solutions

The new vending machine: a treasure trove of AI solutions

Build a centre of excellence to implement and use AI effectively, says Chris Day CMInstD.

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Dentons

From buzzword to boardroom: making AI work for your organisation

From buzzword to boardroom: making AI work for your organisation

Straightforward use cases may not be groundbreaking but can deliver tangible benefits.

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KORDIA

How to reap the AI rewards in a secure way

How to reap the AI rewards in a secure way

Choose an AI tool to suit your business challenge or opportunity, instead of the other way around.

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Harried by the AI hype? choose your moment

Harried by the AI hype? choose your moment

Don’t panic, you still have time to catch the wave, says technologist Breccan McLeod-Lundy CMInstD.

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Adrienne von Tunzelmann: a hard act to follow

Adrienne von Tunzelmann: a hard act to follow

Adrienne von Tunzelmann DistFInstD is taking great interest in the Companies Act reforms, 31 years after it set her on her journey.

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Future-proofing te reo with data science

Future-proofing te reo with data science

An iwi-led AI project in Northland is placing indigenous communities at the forefront of the digital transition.

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Diligent

The new frontier in corporate governance

The new frontier in corporate governance

Directors cannot afford to drop the ball with recent court decisions leaning towards holding them responsible.

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ANTHEM

Climate change: practise the crisis plan

Climate change: practise the crisis plan

Simulation exercises are a smart way to test effectiveness and identify gaps in planning and response.

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Animal magnetism: Wellington Zoo takes tiger by the tail

Animal magnetism: Wellington Zoo takes tiger by the tail

Wellington Zoo board ‘walks the talk’ as it adds digital sustainability to its net-zero certification.

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Injury impact: the proof is in productivity

Injury impact: the proof is in productivity

A good recovery-at-work culture can help businesses keep the knowledge, skills and expertise of their people.

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Regulators bark . . . retailers bite over carbon goals

Regulators bark . . . retailers bite over carbon goals

Directors need to understand the higher expectations and standards required to do business.

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The top 5 issues for directors in 2025

The top 5 issues for directors in 2025

For New Zealand directors and boards, 2025 presents a unique set of challenges and opportunities.

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