Alissa Bell
Partner, Chairperson: Winner of Australasian Lawyer & NZ Lawyer Elite Women 2025
McVeagh Fleming
Alissa Bell is a Partner and Chairperson at McVeagh Fleming, specialising in Family Law, mediation, and criminal and traffic matters. An accredited NZLS Family Law Specialist Mediator and Collaborative Law Practitioner, she is known for delivering clear, pragmatic advice that reduces stress and achieves strong outcomes for clients.
Alissa represents clients across relationship property, trusts and estates, care of children, and domestic violence matters, and advises at all stages of criminal proceedings. Recognised as an Australasian Lawyer and NZ Lawyer Elite Woman 2025, she is respected for her leadership, expertise, and commitment to best practice.
SESSIONS
DAY 1
2:20
Mini Leadership Labs
Emerging Leaders: Building confidence, Influence, & Capability
Recognising how uncertainty, pressure, and shifting priorities impact team performance, engagement, and wellbeing
Everyday actions that create stability, psychological safety, and credibility, even without formal authority
Communicating with clarity and confidence, managing emotions, and supporting colleagues through small and large-scale change
Skills Learned: Build confidence to make decisive choices, communicate clearly, manage pressure, and create psychological safety that sustains team resilience
Bindi Shah, Partner, Deloitte New Zealand
Middle Managers: Leading High-Performing Teams through Change
Diagnosing team needs morale, capability, communication, psychological safety
Tools for managing resistance, maintaining performance, and engaging diverse groups
Techniques for balancing empathy with accountability during transitions
Skills Learned: Strengthen your ability to diagnose team dynamics, manage resistance, and lead change with empathy, accountability, and executive presence
Alissa Bell, Partner, Chairperson, McVeagh Fleming; Winner of Australasian Lawyer and NZ Lawyer Elite Women 2025
Senior Leaders: Becoming Board-Ready & Steering Organisational Transformation
Building the strategic judgement, governance mindset, and executive presence required at the board table
Identifying the experience, achievements, and visibility that boards look for and how to position your expertise, network, and reputation
Skills Learned: Develop governance fluency, sharpen strategic judgement, and position your experience and influence for board-level impact
Julia Raue, Deputy Chair, Global Women, Independent Director, NZ Rugby, Asteron Life NZ, Southern Cross Healthcare