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Summit Programme
The 2027 conference programme has been designed by a collective of industry leaders for property professionals like you.
Please note this is a preliminary programme and is subject to change.
1:00 – 5:30 pm
Optional Pre-Summit Site Tour
Get an exclusive look at some of Auckland’s most exciting residential developments!
Explore innovative projects, meet the people behind them, and hear about new schemes set to be announced. A perfect warm-up for the Residential Development Summit’s insights and conversations.
Featured developments to be announced shortly
➡️ Book your site tour here!
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Please note: Site tours are exclusively for attendees of the Residential Development Summit 2027, but are not included in the general admission ticket and will need to be purchased in addition to your registration. Limited tickets available.
7:45 am Registration desk open
8:45 am Conference Opening
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei
8:55 am Conference Opening
Miriama Kamo
Master of Ceremonies
9:00 am Welcome
Leonie Freeman
Chief Executive, Property Council New Zealand
9:05 am Premier Sponsor Address
Nigel McKenna
Chairman and Founder, Templeton Group
9:10 am Economic Horizons
Sharon Zollner
Chief Economist, ANZ Bank
9:40 am Opening Keynote
To be announced
10:20 am Session
10:50 am Paramanawa
Meaning refreshment, snack, smoko, morning tea.
11:25 am Session
11:55 am Session
12:25 pm Session
12:40 pm Tina
Meaning to have lunch.
1:40 pm Advocacy Update
Denise Lee
Head of Advocacy, Property Council New Zealand
1:50 pm Session
2:20 pm Session
2:50 pm Paramanawa
Meaning refreshment, snack, smoko, afternoon tea.
3:25 pm Session
3:55 pm Session
4:20 pm Closing Keynote
To be announced
4:55 pm Conference Closing
Leonie Freeman
Chief Executive, Property Council New Zealand
5:00-6:30 pm Duncan Cotterill Closing Cocktail Function
Sharon grew up on a farm near Methven, and holds a Master of Commerce from the University of Canterbury. She started her career at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand in 1998, and has also worked at the central bank of Norway. She moved to the New Zealand banking sector in 2006. She joined the ANZ economics team in 2010 and became Chief Economist in late 2017. Sharon manages a team of six around New Zealand.
Outside of work, Sharon enjoys parenting, tramping, learning languages and singing.
9:10 am | Thursday 18 March
Economic Horizons
Details to come.
Award winning journalist, Miriama Kamo, is the presenter and a reporter for TVNZ’s flagship current affairs programme, Sunday and a presenter on TVNZ’s bilingual Maori and English current affairs show, Marae.
Miriama has worked across most of TVNZ’s stable of news and current affairs programmes, including 20/20 and 1 News at Six.
As a newsreader, Miriama has been at the forefront of many major New Zealand events, including the Pike River Explosion, the passing of Sir Edmund Hillary, and the Christchurch earthquakes.
A writer, Miriama’s work is regularly featured on news sites, online publications and in magazines and in early 2018 Miriama had her first children’s book published.
A well-respected industry leader, Leonie has extensive experience in the New Zealand property industry, having held top positions in both the public and private sector. From creating the concept of what is now realestate.co.nz, to buying and transforming her own residential property management business, helping establish the new Auckland Council, and managing asset development for Housing New Zealand, there’s not many areas of property that Leonie has not touched.
In 2011, Leonie was appointed to the board of NZX listed company Goodman Property Trust, and up until her 2018 appointment as Property Council’s Chief Executive, she dedicated her time to leading an independent philanthropic initiative to solve Auckland’s housing crisis.
Leonie holds a Master of Commerce, majoring in valuation and property management and is a life member of the Property Institute of New Zealand, a chartered member of the Institute of Directors, and a member of Global Women. In 2017 she was awarded the Property Institute’s Supreme Property Award, and the Property Council Auckland Property People Judges Choice Award, and in 2020 she received the prestigious Bledisloe Medal from Lincoln University.
Bringing a fresh perspective and strong political nous in both central and local government, Denise is well-known as the former New Zealand Member of Parliament (MP) for the Maungakiekie electorate and a former Auckland Councillor for Maungakiekie-Tāmaki.
Denise holds a BA in Political Studies and History and a MA in Public Policy, with specific skills in engagement and a natural ability to build rapport with an extensive network of stakeholders. Personable and warm, Denise’s exceptional strategic planning, communication and management skills are highly valued by both the Property Council team and its members.
1:40 pm | Thursday 18 March
Advocacy Update
Details to come.