2024-12-22T03:24:31-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150348736/jacinda-ardern-former-new-zealand-prime-minister-will-headline-at-the-2023-aia-conference-on-architecture Josh Niland 2023-05-04T15:25:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6f/6f9d8f9be803bcf108346e8479a42d1a.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Another international head of state will follow last year&rsquo;s A&rsquo;22 keynote speaker <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150311665/barack-obama-to-speak-at-the-2022-aia-conference-on-architecture" target="_blank">Barack Obama</a> in headlining the upcoming AIA Conference on Architecture in San Francisco after the Institute announced that former Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern will be in attendance at the event.</p> <p>The 42-year-old Ardern, who was inaugurated in 2017 as her country&rsquo;s youngest-ever Prime Minister, will speak to attendees on June 10th, likely on subjects related to her tenure as New Zealand&rsquo;s leader and her ongoing support for the rights of women across the globe.</p> <p>The AIA says: "Ms. Ardern&rsquo;s focus on people, kindness, and what she has called 'pragmatic idealism' saw New Zealand achieve some of the lowest losses of life experienced by any developed nation through the pandemic."</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d6/d64b9dda14ace7cf154706a39084e03a.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d6/d64b9dda14ace7cf154706a39084e03a.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Earlier on Archinect: <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150314914/obama-s-remarks-at-the-2022-aia-conference-on-architecture-speak-on-the-intersection-of-inequality-and-sustainable-design" target="_blank">Obama's remarks at the 2022 AIA Conference on Architecture speak on the intersection of inequality and sustainable design</a></figcaption><p><br></p><p>Ardern is now serving in several advisory roles, including as a board member ...</p></figure>