Movers and shakers in Maori business will converge on Rotorua this week for the 30-year anniversary of the Federation of Maori Authorities.
The FOMA30 Economic Summit is being held at Rotorua Energy Events Centre from Friday to Sunday starting with a pohiri by Te Arawa at Millennium Hotel Rotorua.
The keynote address at 12.45pm on Friday will be given by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, with Minister of Crown/Maori Relations Kelvin Davis to speak after her.
The stellar line-up of guest speakers includes Sir Tipene O'Regan, Waaka Vercoe, Mavis Mullins, Paul Morgan, Sir Wira Gardiner, Te Taru White, Wayne Mulligan, Ingrid Collins, Rod Oram, Dr Ganesh Nana, Julia Jones and Ngaria Rolleston.
FOMA chairwoman Traci Houpapa said the annual conference was about coming together and acknowledging what FOMA had achieved so far while also taking a look into the future.