CEO Unscripted | Liz Te Amo, CEO of Miro, governance director & private sector leader

Ko Waitaha, ko Tapuika, ko Tūhourangi ki Otukawa ōku iwi, ko Te Arawa te waka.

Join us for the next CEO Unscripted with Liz Te Amo – CEO of Miro, governance director and experienced public and private sector leader – for a candid conversation on the realities of leadership.

Liz’s career spans more than two decades across New Zealand Trade & Enterprise, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, and the private sector, with a strong focus on growing New Zealand businesses internationally and advancing regional and Māori economic development. She has lived and worked across China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, the United States and Australia, bringing a global perspective to her work in Aotearoa. Her governance experience includes diverse roles, from Te Kapu o Waitaha and Blueberries NZ to NZ Rugby and Toi Ohomai.

Liz’s career has been dedicated to creating intergenerational opportunities for whānau, hapū, iwi and companies. Today, as CEO of Miro, Liz leads a Māori grower collective established by iwi, hapū and whānau to unlock the potential of whenua Māori through horticulture. The work is commercially grounded and inherently complex – focused on lifting productivity, building capability, creating jobs and delivering long-term outcomes.

In conversation with Priority One CEO Dave Courtney, Liz will cover:

• What it means to lead in a Māori business context
• How decisions change when grounded in whenua, whānau and whakapapa
• How to balance commercial outcomes with intergenerational responsibility
• The realities of unlocking Māori land for productive use

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This event is also about bringing together our business community, so come along to make valuable connections.