The NZIIA Wellington Branch is delighted to host Jennifer Morgan, State Secretary of Germany and Special Envoy for Climate Change visiting from Berlin to provide a keynote on International Climate Change Diplomacy followed by a moderated expert panel discussion and Q&A with the audience.

At the conclusion of the panel discussion there will be drinks and nibbles provided thanks to the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany. Thanks to our venue host Te Herenga Waka— Victoria University of Wellington.

Please note attendees must be registered by 12pm on 8 November (if not sold out earlier) to attend this event. Names will be checked at the door, you may be asked for ID and security will be present.

Biographies

Jennifer Morgan

Jennifer Morgan has been State Secretary and Special Representative for International Climate Policy at the Federal Foreign Office of Germany since March 2022. Born April 21, 1966 in Ridgewood, New Jersey, she studied Political Science and International Relations at Indiana University, Bloomington and received her Master’s Degree in International Affairs at The American University in Washington, D.C.

In her professional career, Jennifer Morgan held various leadership positions, including Director of the Global Climate Campaign of WWF International and Director of the Climate Program of the think tank World Resources Institute (WRI). She was also a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and the Council for Sustainable Development of the Federal Government. Before her assignment to the Federal Foreign Office, from 2016 to 2022 she was Managing Director of the environmental organization Greenpeace International (GPI). Jennifer Morgan lives in Berlin and has German citizenship.

Dr Danielle Shanahan

Dr Danielle Shanahan is an internationally recognised researcher and conservation practitioner, having made significant advances in both generating on-ground outcomes for biodiversity, and also in quantifying the benefits of improvements in nature for people’s social, physical and mental wellbeing. Danielle is currently CEO at Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne, and Adjunct Professor at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington. Danielle led Zealandia’s restoration efforts for many years, and now has been growing Zealandia’s efforts to support businesses to take action for the places where they live and work.

Dr Eric Crampton

Dr Eric Crampton is Chief Economist with The New Zealand Initiative; he previously served as Lecturer and Senior Lecturer in Economics at the University of Canterbury, where he maintains an Adjunct affiliation. With the Initiative, Dr Crampton has worked in a range of economic policy areas, including reports on cap-and-trade systems for freshwater management. He has advocated measures that would strengthen the Emissions Trading Scheme so that it can more credibly lead New Zealand’s path to 2050, and better debt vehicles for supporting community climate adaptation.

Kaeden Watts

Kaeden Watts (Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāi Tūhoe) (he/him) works at the intersection of climate change and tino rangatiratanga. Kaeden is experienced in climate advocacy movements, campaigning and environmental advisory services at the grassroots level and government in New Zealand, as well as at the international-level through the International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change and United Nations Human Rights working group. He is the Trustee and co-founder of Te Waka Angamua, an organisation responding to climate-induced impacts affecting vulnerable communities through amplifying Indigenous methods to inform our national response to climate change.