Events

Excel expert Antony D'Esposito provided us with a lesson on the foundations of PivotTables and a wide variety of features. We learned some insightful tips and tricks to provide the necessary foundations to use Excel in our working lives. 

Dean Anderson the CEO of Kernel Wealth taught us the different investment styles and the importance of time in the market. The technical components of volatility, divergence and hard data also made an interesting case on the narrative for passive investments contrasted to active investments.

Our chapter explored the facilities of the KPMG office in Wellington. This visit gave us an experience of what it's like working a day in the life at a professional services firm.

A panel featuring staff at PricewaterhouseCoopers and New Zealand Rugby helped our members find their feet as they enter the workplace in the near future. We talked about tips for your first day, making connections in the workplace and overcoming new challenges.

Our members volunteered their time at the Compassion Soup Kitchen in Te Aro. We organised and cleaned the food storage pantry so kitchen staff can easily access ingredients, and sorted through and organised clothes so they can provide those less fourtunate with clean clothing.

Executive members from Beta Alpha Psi - The University of Auckland Chapter, Beta Alpha Psi - The University of Waikato Chapter and the upcoming Beta Alpha Psi University of Canterbury Chapter gathered in Wellington for a weekend long conference. We hosted networking events, workshops with insights on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and panels that furthered our skillsets for the growth of our Chapters. 

We were hosted by PricewaterhouseCoopers for a workshop on what the future of business would look like. Kayur Patel (PwC) talked us through future technologies and the impact they will have on the commercial world.

We took a dive into the public sector to learn about the New Zealand Budget's importance, what goes into its decision-making and allocations, and the impacts it has on the country as a whole. In partnership with CA, CPA and KPMG we heard from the Treasury Budget Management Team Leader, the CFO of the Defence Force, the CFO of Pacific Peoples and a Consulting Director from KPMG.

We ran a stall at the Victoria University of Wellington Pipitea campus selling cupcakes and baked goods to fundraise for the SPCA Wellington in alignment with their annual cupcake day. We fundraised over $350, sold 200 cupcakes and had a blast doing it!

A panel of industry leaders talked to us about thier careers so far and how thier further study after university has propelled them forward. We heard from Katrina Robinson from CPA, Harry O’Brien Spargo from Kainga Ora, and Crystel Neilson from KPMG.

We followed the career journey of a Victoria University of Wellington alumna Rhys Bayly, from his first professional job at a Big Four company, navigating through the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand program, and his passage into academia. We learnt career planning, professional tips and tricks and the benefits of further study.