Julia Arnott-Neenee

Strategy and insights specialist, passionate about technology, human behaviour and social impact.

Julia Arnott-Neenee is joining the stage at Festival for the Future this year as one of our amazing MC’s. She is of Sāmoan, Chinese & British descent, and is a Global Strategist with her career spanning across Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, UK & USA in the Technology sector. 

Julia is driven by social justice, people, and futures. In line with this Julia is a member of the Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand, member of World Economic Forum Global Futures Council on AI and Humanity (Inclusion), Trustee of Hi-Tech Trust, Board Member at Middlemore Foundation, Mentor at First Foundation and has also co-founded her only Social Enterprise – PeopleForPeople: a youth-led Pacific organisation on a mission to ensure that everyone confidently participates in the Digital World of today and tomorrow. 

Julia is Alumni of Leadership New Zealand’s Mana Moana Programme for Pacific Leaders and a NEXT Foundation Fellow.