Date: Wed, 5 November 2025
Time: 4:00 - 5:15pm
Location: Online via MS Teams
By invite only.
Remaining connected with others facing similar issues is important.
CEO’s of German subsidiaries based in New Zealand and Australia are invited to the monthly online forum to discuss pressing issues and share ideas. This forum is co-chaired by Jim Bibby, president of the GNZCC and Chairman of STIHL New Zealand, and Monique Surges, CEO of the GNZCC. The CEO Forum is by invitation only.
2025 schedule (subject to change):
| Date | Topic |
|---|
| 5 Mar | Dr. Oliver Hartwich, Executive Director of The New Zealand Initiative.
"Germany’s New Government: Shaping the Future of NZ-German Relations" |
| 2 Apr | Stephen Jacobi, Executive Director, New Zealand International Business Forum.
"Tariffs, Trade Blocs & Business: NZ & Germany’s Outlook"
|
| 4 Jun | Roundtable discussion |
| 2 Jul | H.E. Lawrence Meredith, EU Ambassador to New Zealand. "EU-NZ Business Summit" |
| 6 Aug | Roundtable discussion |
| 8 Oct | Phil O'Rilley, Iron Duke Partners |
| 5 Nov | Ryan Manson, Senior Manager at Randstad |
