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Juncture Dialogue series
Juncture is bringing together experts from industry, government and academia to debate some of the most critical challenges of our day. How can we re-imagine capitalism to be more inclusive, serving all people and the planet?
Join our events in person or watch the videos below.
Hidden fallacies in corporate law and financial regulation
13 November 2025
Corporate law and financial regulation are at the heart of our economic order, but could these disciplines be resting on faulty assumptions? Discover more with the authors and editors at the NZ launch of their newly published volume, in conversation with Professor Susan Watson, Director of Juncture: Dialogues on Inclusive Capitalism.
Panellists
Professor Saule Omarova
Earle Hepburn Professor of Law at Penn Carey Law, University of Pennsylvania, and Senior Fellow at Roosevelt Institute
Professor Claire A. Hill
James L. Krusemark Chair in Law at the University of Minnesota Law School
Professor Jennifer Hill
Bob Baxt AO Professor of Corporate and Commercial Law at Monash University Faculty of Law
Professor Alexandra Andhov
Chair in Law and Technology, Director of ALTeR: Centre for Advancing Law and Technology Responsibly, University of Auckland
Unseen chains – modern slavery in Aotearoa New Zealand
30 October 2025
Experts examine ways to end modern slavery, including legislative approaches, and the practical implications for businesses and their supply chains. Facilitated by Professor Christine Woods, Theresa Gattung Chair for Women in Entrepreneurship, University of Auckland Business School.
Panellists
Dr Christina Stringer
Associate Professor of Management and International Business, and Director of the Centre for Research on Modern Slavery, University of Auckland Business School
Professor John Dumay
Professor of Accounting and Finance at Macquarie University, Sydney
Rebekah Armstrong
Head of Advocacy and Justice at World Vision New Zealand
Sharleen Gargiulo
Sustainability Lead at Air New Zealand
Oliver Christeller
Senior Human Rights Advisor at Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission
AI, planetary accounting and the environment
26 August 2025
Business leaders, experts in technology, artificial intelligence (AI), sustainability, planetary accounting, and an indigenous futurist wrestle with the opportunities of AI versus its environmental impacts. Dr Guy Bate, University of Auckland Business School’s thematic lead in AI, facilitates the discussion.
Panellists
Dr Sasha Maher
Sustainability Lecturer and economic anthropologist, University of Auckland Business School
Mike Merry
Chief Technology Officer of Planetary Insights
Bowen Pan
Product and technology leader, including founding Facebook Marketplace
Dr Tania Wolfgramm
Psychological and social scientist, creative producer, and Indigenous futurist
Trust in finance and the rise of fintech
22 May 2025
How can finance be harnessed as a force for good? Experts discuss trust in finance and the rise of financial technologies (fintech) with Dr Drew Franklin, Juncture’s Associate Director of Strategic Engagement.
Panellists
Professor Raghavendra Rau
Professor of Finance, Cambridge Judge Business School, and President of the Financial Management Association
Dr Chanelle Duley
Economics Lecturer at University of Auckland Business School
Becki Butler
Co-Chief Executive Officer of Tax Traders
Decio Nascimento
Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Norbury Partners, and Chief Intelligence Officer at 6DI
Christopher Swasbrook
Founder and Director of Elevation Capital, and Co-Founder and Director of New Zealand Rural Land Company