Amy Knightley

Director of Marketing and Communications – New Zealand Story

Session title

Listen to learn-How to seek and integrate a wider set of voices into your place’s brand identity

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Abstract

The broader an audience a place brand resonates with, the more powerful and enduring its effect will be. By continuing embed Māori culture into the New Zealand brand and identity, the more it provides NZ Story and its stakeholders with a core truth and point of difference to take to the world. Join David and Amy from NZ Story as they illustrate their approach to working with their own first nations cultures, ensuring their values are articulated effectively and authentically to a global (and domestic!) audience.

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Bio

Amy Knightley

Director of Marketing & Communications, New Zealand Story

Amy is the Director of Marketing and Communications for New Zealand Story, whose purpose is to protect, enhance and promote Brand New Zealand to expand Aotearoa New Zealand’s reputation and value internationally. With a background in senior brand, marketing and communications roles across both private and public sectors, Amy brings a broad perspective having worked for global organisations in both the UK and New Zealand. She’s an advocate of using insights, storytelling and world–class creative to shift perceptions and enhance consideration.

Amy is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Starship Foundation, which fundraises for New Zealand’s national children’s hospital. With proud links to Ngāi Takoto, Te Waiohua and Tainui–Waikato, Amy is passionate about achieving healthcare equity for all New Zealand children, particularly in Māori and Pacific communities.