Hello WIBF friends! future delegates, speakers and sponsors!  Here are some of the WIBF 2018 Conference topics:

• Imagining Indigenous Economic Futures – Apopo
• Indigenous Global Women in Business – Mana Wahine
• Indigenous Business Feeding the World – Whangai Te Ao
• Technology in the Indigenous World – Hangarau
• Indigenous Entrepreneurship – Nga Uri a Maui
• Indigenous Business Collaborating Globally – Whanaungatanga
• Youth Panel – Rangatahi
• Indigenous Business Responsibility and the Environment – Kaitiaki Taiao
• Building Indigenous Communities through Business – Hapai te Hapori

WIBF 2018 New Zealand Planning Committee

local host:  Te Ohu Whai Ao Charitable Trust

Trustees:

Richard Jefferies (Ngāti Raukawa and Ngāti Tukorehe)
Graeme Everton (Ngāti Raukawa and Ngāti Tuwharetoa)
Ngapera Riley (Te Arawa)
Rachel Petero (Waikato-Tainui)
Kiri Dell (Ngāti Porou)

View the WIBF 2018 Ambassadors!

let’s start talking about your trip to WIBF 2018 Rotorua, Aotearoa, New Zealand

Getting here is easy

Auckland International Airport is the largest and busiest airport in New Zealand with its modern facilities making it a seamless way for your delegates to arrive before making a leisurely transfer to Rotorua.

• Domestic Connections to Rotorua from Auckland Airport
• 28 flights a week from Auckland to Rotorua.
• 40 minute flight.
• 2 hour 30 minute drive.
• 3 hour bus transfer.

https://www.newzealand.com/int/travel-guide/
(in this link you will find information about driving, public transport and domestic flights. There are links on there also to 3rd party transport companies. If you have questions about driving in New Zealand, there is also info about driving in New Zealand and a “test” to help you make your decision of driving or taking other options).

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Hotel Information & Booking:

Online booking directions

• Go to – https://www.millenniumhotels. com/en/rotorua/millennium- hotel-rotorua/
• Enter your check in and out date then press Check Availability
• On the right hand side of the page you see Codes and Options, drop down arrow
• You will see Add a Group Code – WIBF18
• Update Results
• This will show room types and prices

Press Release – WIBF Resolution: CHANGE OF THE DEFINITION OF INDIGENOUS DEVELOPMENT

BY: The Delegation of the World Indigenous Business Forum 2016

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan- At the seventh annual World Indigenous Business Forum in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, a delegation of Indigenous business leaders from across the globe resolved to define Indigenous Development in their own terms. Following an impassioned keynote by Dr. Ernesto Sirolli in which he highlighted the lackluster entry in Wikipedia for “Indigenous Development”, a delegation of individuals from Indigenous communities across the globe rallied to write a description that would accurately reflect what they do. Facilitated by the Sirolli himself, a pioneer in sustainability, the group produced the following resolution statement, in English and Spanish, that was accepted unanimously by the entire forum:

CHANGE OF THE DEFINTION OF INDIGENOUS DEVELOPMENT

In consideration of the cosmology of indigenous populations as exemplified by the common knowledge of its people, and the application to every aspect of life from politics to economics to science, spirituality, morality and philosophy, our definition of Indigenous Development is:

Indigenous development is the organized effort by Indigenous Peoples to honor, enhance, and restore their well-being while retaining a distinctiveness that is consistent with their ancestral values, aspirations, ways of working, and priorities on behalf of all Future Generations. Their efforts also strive to share a holistic model of livelihood that respects the Creator, the Earth and promotes sustainability now and for the generations to come.”

Though this may seem like a small step to some, building consensus among Indigenous communities and empowering them to seize control of their own Nations is a focus of many organizations across the world. To have a definition of what it is Indigenous People would like for themselves allows these groups to narrow their focus and provide services that respond directly to the needs of the populations they’re serving.

Press Release WIBF 2016 Resolution
Wikipedia Resolution Statements in English and Spanish