On 13th September, Ngā Ara Whetū co-hosted a symposium on the challenges of inequality and environmental degradation with Juncture: Dialogues on Inclusive Capitalism, a research centre based in the Business School at the University of Auckland. Held in the Sir Owen G Glenn Building, the symposium saw experts discuss these twin challenges, drawing upon the work of French economist Thomas Piketty.
Convened by Professor Natasha Hamilton-Hart (Management and International Business), the first session saw a keynote address by the Honourable David Parker, the former Attorney-General, followed by talks from Professor Craig Elliffe (Law). Dean Susan Watson (Business School) and Council of Trade Unions Economist and Policy Director Craig Rennie.
Chairing the second session was Associate Professor Dan Hikuroa (Māori Studies), with the second panel featuring talks by Professor Emilson Silva (Business School), Dr Lynn Riggs (Motu Research) and Dr David Hall (Social Sciences and Humanities).
The symposium was organised by the following committee from the University of Auckland: Professor Jacqueline Beggs (Co-director of Ngā Ara Whetū – Centre for Climate, Biodiversity and Society); Dr Billie Lythberg (Associate Director of Juncture: Dialogues on Inclusive Capitalism Centre); Dr Sasha Maher (Management and International Business); Emeritus Professor Nigel Haworth (Management and International Business); Dr Mark Busse (Anthropology); Savage (E tū) and Dr Arie Rosen (Law). See the programme for details of the sessions and speaker’s bios.
