Networking

The Asia:NZ Business Leaders Seminar Series is an initiative of the Action Asia Business programme, through which we aim to bring New Zealand business people together providing an opportunity to exchange knowledge and tips on doing business with Asian countries.

If you wish to obtain more information about the Asia:NZ Business Leaders Seminar Series, please contact Asia:NZ's Director of Business, James Penn, by email or on +64 9 368 1435.

Business Leaders Seminar Series | Other events and seminars

	Business Leaders Seminar 11 Speaker: Don Braid, Group Managing Director
	Business Leaders Seminar Ten Speaker: James Castle, founder of CastleAsia
	Business Leaders Seminar Nine Speaker: Simon Galpin, Director-General of Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK)
	Business Leaders Seminar Eight Speaker: Andrew Clark, senior partner at Boston Consulting Group
	Business Leaders Seminar Seven Speaker: Jonathan Ling, CEO of Fletcher Building
	Business Leaders Seminar Six Speaker: Philip Gregan, CEO of New Zealand Winegrowers
	Business Leaders Seminar Five Speaker: Sir Peter Maire, Director of Fusion Electronics
	Business Leaders Seminar Four Speaker: Andrew Ferrier, CEO of Fonterra
	Business Leaders Seminar Three Speaker: John Palmer, Chairman of Air New Zealand and Solid Energy
	Business Leaders Seminar Two Speaker: Stephen Tindall, The Warehouse
	Business Leaders Seminar One Speaker: Richard Aitken, Group Chief Executive of Beca

Other events and seminars

• Prosperity or security? When choices become tough

Dr Michael Wesley, executive director of Syndey's Lowy Institute for International Policy, gave a presentation to business leaders in Auckland, 4 April 2011

• Businesses get national workplace ethnic diversity tool

Riding the Wave is a resource launched by the Office of Ethnic Affairs in December 2010

• John Tsang, Financial Secretary of Hong Kong, in New Zealand

Mr Tsang was hosted by Asia:NZ Chairman Hon Philip Burdon and trustees in Auckland in December 2010

• Japan-New Zealand business links going strong

Asia:NZ gave four young leaders the opportunity to attend the 2010 Japan-New Zealand Business Council Conference in Tauranga

• Engagement with India gathers momentum

Trade avenues and a NZ Inc approach discussed by business leaders at Auckland forum

• Korea-New Zealand Business Roundtable 2010

The second roundtable coincided with further rounds of the Korea-New Zealand FTA negotiations in Seoul in early July 2010.

• Wellington Mayoral delegation to Shanghai World Expo

Wellington Mayor Kerry Prendergast has led the largest trade and cultural delegation to China this year. About 70 New Zealanders, including 40 business people, visited Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and Xiamen from 6-13 June 2010.

• Business needs to seize ASEAN opportunities

Ruth Le Pla reports back from a seminar on doing business in ASEAN countries, held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Auckland on 15 April 2010. "The door to free trade with ASEAN countries is open. It’s now up to business to walk through it," she explains.

• Asia-Pacific’s trade architecture to increase in scope and complexity

We report from a March 2010 conference at Auckland University. It was hosted by New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the New Zealand Asia Institute, The University of Auckland Business School, the New Zealand Committee of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council

• ASEAN Business Leaders Forum likely to be first of many

Included presentations from Ministers Tim Groser and Pansy Wong. The meeting was held in Auckland and hosted by the Ministry of Ethnic Affairs.

• Malaysia trade deal a significant step towards integration with Asia

New Zealand signs a Free Trade Agreement with Malaysia which promises to deepen ties with our eight largest trading partner and export market worth over $1 billion.

• Confident future for Japan-New Zealand relations
  

Leaders from prominent Japanese and New Zealand companies met alongside senior government officials and leading academics in Tokyo on 30 October.

• Report on doing business in South Korea launched in Wellington

Event attracted influential voices in New Zealand business and government, as well as a number of Korean officials based in New Zealand.

• Young Leader Sukhdeep Johal at the Go Global Conference

The Auckland business conference took place on 30 September and included a range of high-profile speakers focussing on the optimum tactics for New Zealand exporters.

• Melissa Wong on a fruitful internship in Taipei

The young leader delivered a presentation to a group of young leaders and business people on her internship at the highly respected ITRI. The presentation took place in Auckland on 29 September.

• "Think Japan" seminar in Auckland

The Japan Business Council, with support from Asia:NZ and the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO), held a seminar in Auckland on 3rd August on the potential of the Japanese market for innovative New Zealand companies.

• Japan Festival breakfast meeting

Took place on 10 July in Wellington Town Hall Auditorium. Presentations focused on environmentally sustainable business opportunities

• Korea-New Zealand Business Roundtable, June 2009
  

Strong support from the business community was shown in Seoul, coinciding with the start of official Korea-New Zealand FTA negotiations

• Networking in Dunedin

Action Asia Business met with members of the Otago Chamber of Commerce

• Philippines President Gloria Arroyo met with Asia:NZ senior management in Manila

As part of a series of talks in the region that began with the honorary advisers network meeting in Singapore, Asia:NZ's chair and executive director made a visit to the Philippines

• Asia:NZ honorary advisers meeting in Singapore

Asia:NZ management hosts a briefing with the influential network in February 2009

• SMEs in Asia: Preparing your business for entering Asian markets

Action Asia Business hosted Roger Slater of Chalis Group and Mitchell Pham of Augen Software Group at a business networking event in Auckland on 10 December 2008.

• India Business Forum: Key factors for foreign companies doing business in India

This panel discussion took place in Auckland in October 2008.

• Japan New Zealand Partnership Forum

Tokyo 14-15 May 2008