2017 Symposium Agenda

9.00am Powhiri

Welcome from Alison Mau, symposium chair

Opening address by Hon Peter Dunne, Associate Minister of Health

9.45am Setting the scene

Professor Alison Ritter (Australia), Director, Drug Policy Modelling Program, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales

10.15 Morning tea

10.45 International case studies of law reform, and New Zealand politicians’ responses

The case of Canada – Hon A. Anne McLellan (Canada), Chancellor Dalhousie University, Chair, Task Force on Cannabis Legalization and Regulation; former Deputy Prime Minister, Canada

The case of Washington State, and wider US reform – Alison Holcomb (USA), Author and Campaign Director, Washington State Cannabis Legalisation Law

Political panel – reflections on keynote addresses

• Hon Peter Dunne, MP for Ohariu, Associate Minister of Health, United Future Party Leader
• Chris Bishop, MP, National
• David Seymour, MP for Epsom, ACT Party Leader
• Marama Fox, MP, Co-leader Māori Party,
• David Clark, MP for Dunedin North, Labour Health spokesperson
• Metiria Turei, MP, Co-leader Green Party
• Ria Bond, MP, NZ First Associate Health spokesperson

1pm Lunch

2.15pm Q&A with keynote speakers

Discussion and questions from the floor:

• Alison Ritter (Australia)
• Anne McLellan (Canada)
• Alison Holcomb (USA)

3.15pm Stretch your legs

3.30pm Global opportunities

Ann Fordham (UK), Executive Director, International Drug Policy Consortium

4.00pm NZ Drug Foundation announcement (details coming)

4.30pm Reflections on Day One and teasers for Day Two

• Marianne Jauncey (Australia), Director, Uniting Medically Supervised Injecting Centre, Sydney
• Professor Fiona Measham (UK), Durham University; Member, Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs; Co-Director, The Loop

• Professor Nicole Lee (Australia) National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University; Director, 360Edge

5.00: Cocktail function

* Speaker to be confirmed.

9.00am Māori and drug law reform within the context of wider criminal justice sector reforms

Professor Khylee Quince, Associate Head of School, Director of Maori and Pacific Advancement, AUT School of Law; Trustee, NZ Drug Foundation

Professor Tracey McIntosh, Professor of Indigenous Studies and Co-Head of Te Wānanga o Waipapa

Alison Holcomb, Author and Campaign Director, Washington State Cannabis Legalisation Law

10.20am Morning tea

10.45am Māori, young people and drug law reform Panel

• Julia Whaipooti, Chair, Justspeak; Kaitakawaenga/National Māori Coordinator, Community Law Centres of Aotearoa
• Roimata Smail, Director, Braithwaite & Smail
• Kiri Allan, Labour Party candidate
• Chlöe Swarbrick, Green Party candidate
• Nicola Willis, National Party candidate

12.00pm Lunch

1.00pm Public health innovations

Dr Marianne Jauncey (Australia), Director, Uniting Medically Supervised Injecting Centre, Sydney

Respondent: Kathryn Leafe, Executive Director, New Zealand Needle Exchange Programme

Professor Fiona Measham (UK), Criminology, School of Applied Social Sciences, Durham University; Member, Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs; Co-Director, The Loop, UK

Respondent: Wendy Allison, Director, Know Your Stuff

2.40pm  Stretch your legs

3pm Public health innovations continues

Professor Nicole Lee (Austraila), Adjunct Professor, National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University; Director, 360Edge

Respondent: Dr Vanessa Caldwell, National Manager, Matua Raki

3.50pm Final reflections

 A chance for final thoughts comments

• Alison Ritter (Australia)
• Anne McLellan (Canada)
• Alison Holcomb (USA)

4.30pm Close with afternoon tea