Conference MC
Pinky Agnew
Pinky Agnew is a Wellington MC, actor, motivational speaker and celebrant.
Pinky has been working as a full-time performer and entertainer since 1990. As well as entertaining and motivating corporate clients, Pinky writes and performs comedy shows, including her one-woman show Pinky Pops In, and, with Lorae Parry, Circa Theatre hits The Truth About Love and The Candidates. She’s also a highlight of Justin du Fresne’s show on NewstalkZB, with her weekly Pink Report, and joins Te Radar for a monthly satirical look at the news on Radio New Zealand National.
Pinky is a celebrant, and she has published two collections of readings for ceremonies – Heartsongs in 2004, and Lifesongs in 2006 (both Random House). In the 2004 New Year’s Honours list, Pinky was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) for her services to entertainment. Pinky has regularly acted as MC for HRINZ conferences and adds her own particular sparkle to the proceedings. Pinky’s website is www.pinkyagnew.com
Conference Orientation and Warm-up
Ed Bernacki, The Ideas Factory
To help attendees maximize their conference experience and get the best value from it, a session is offered at the beginning of the first day to provide facilitated networking, create communities of interest, and identify what’s in it for delegates.
This year we are fortunate to have Ed Bernacki from the Ideas Factory to deliver this session. Ed is considered the leading authority in conference innovation and spends much of his year speaking to conferences and groups around the world on this subject. Attending a conference and actually taking value from it which can be implemented in the workplace has become a necessity. Being able to demonstrate a return on investment of both cost and time spent attending the event, once back in the office post conference, is now a prerequisite for most delegates when getting permission or making the decision to attend a conference.
By attending this session we can assure delegates that they will be well-equipped to receive, absorb and act on the knowledge they will gain from this conference.
