Conference Program

12th October - 7.00 pm to 8.30 pm -  Welcome Reception - Christchurch Town Hall Foyer - Sponsored by New Zealand Trade and Enterprise

Day 1 - 13th October - 9 am - 9.20 am  - A Mihi Whakatau - Ngāi Tūāhuriri  - All plenary, panel and break out sessions are in the Christchurch Town Hall.

9.20 am Welcome by EDNZ - Chair of EDNZ, Pam Ford

9.30 am - The Christchurch perspective - Ali Adams, CEO of ChristchurchNZ

9.40 am - A bold future for Local Government in Aotearoa - Chair of Local Government Review Panel - Jim Palmer 

10.15 am - Morning Tea 

10.40 am -Reconnecting to the World - Panel session - David Downs, CEO of NZ Story, Rosalie Nelson, CEO of Sir Edmond Hillary Foundation , Andrew McCowan, Investment Director, Australia and Pacific

11.15 am Promoting Productivity and Innovation - Panel session - Antony Royal, Maori Spectrum Commission,  Dr Klinkum, CEO NZQA, Deanna Anderson, Energy Academy and Melissa Hall, Regional Skills Leadership Group - MBIE

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12-1 pm Lunch 

1.00 pm Talent, Inclusion and Equity - speakers and panellists:  Phil Alexander-Crawford, Chief Executive Officer at Hanga Aro Rau Workforce Development Council, Anna -Jane Jacob - Southern Initiative and Alice Dimond - Indigenous Innovation - Project Manager | Tokona te Raki | Kāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe, Waitaha, Ngāti Kahungunu

1.45  pm - 3 Workshops - Marissa Brindley, Head of Innovation, Auckland Unlimited, Growing the Tech Industry; Ifor Ffowcs-Williams, CEO Cluster Navigators and

Nicki Sutherland, Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority 

3 pm - Afternoon Tea 

3.30 pm Plenary speaker, Dr Ganesh Nana, Chair of Productivity Commission - Immigration  in New Zealand “Stop, stop, stop, when will this end? Getting used to the new new.”

4.00 pm - Close of Day 1 - Rapporteur, John Hutchings of Hutch Consulting 

4.10 pm Annual General Meeting - Victoria  Room, Christchurch Town Hall

7 pm Gala Awards Dinner and Graduation Ceremony - Chateau on the Park, Christchuch

Day 2 - 14 October, Christchurch Town Hall

9 am - 9.20  - Importance of regions and places

Minister for Economic & Regional Development, Hon Stuart Nash
 

Day 2 - 14 October, Christchurch Town Hall

9.20 - 09.40 am  - Regions showing how its done

Hon David Bennett, Opposition Spokesperson for Economic Development
 

09.40 am Panel discussion "Platforms for the future – economic development policy in NZ"

Professor Paul Dalziel, Alison Adams, CEO of ChristchurchNZ and Nigel Davenport, CEO of Venture Timaru. Moderated by Justine Gilliland, Independent Director of In Perspective

10.30 am Morning tea

10.50 Infrastructure as driver of economy - Panel session: Blake Lepper, GM Infrastructure at Infrastructure Commission

11.30  Reimagining the regions - presentations and panel session - Peter Harris, Manager of ED, Queenstown District Lakes Council, John Christie, CEO of Enterprise Dunedin and Professor Paul Dalziel, Lincoln University

12.15 Lunch followed by short presentation from Chair Pam Ford on EDNZ happenings at 1.15 pm 

1.25 pm Keynote: Bryan Buggey, Director Vancouver Economic Commission,  followed by Panel session at 1.40 pm on climate change: Dr Parin Rafiei-Thompson, Auckland Unlimited, Dr Rod Carr, Chair Climate Change Commission, Alison Howard, Wellington Council.   Moderated by John Hutchings of HenleyHutchings

2.40  pm EDNZ - Close of conference