Monique Surges
Chief Executive Officer (Executive & Premium Partners) – currently on sick leave
+64 9 304 0701 msurges@germantrade.co.nz
The CEO Forum is by invitation only.
Date: 6 May 2026
Time: 4:00pm- 5:15pm
Venue: Online via MS Teams
About the event:
Remaining connected with others facing similar issues is important. CEO’s of German subsidiaries based in New Zealand and Australia are invited to the bi-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.
This Forum's Topic:
"Welcome to the new Europe. Opportunities for NZ and how we can harness them."
Our Speaker
Phil is the Managing Director of Iron Duke Partners. He is a global business leader and advocate. He is Chair of the Board of Business at OECD, (a representation of businesses in OECD member states), based in Paris.
Phil is involved in the work of the B20 - advising G20 leaders. He is formally a member of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC). He has acted in a governance or advisory capacity to a number of New Zealand and overseas organisations in areas as diverse as trade, sustainability, diversity, pay equity, manufacturing, tertiary education, child poverty and the future of work.
Until recently, Phil was a member of the Governing Body of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) based in Geneva. Previously he was Chief Executive of BusinessNZ, New Zealand’s leading business advocacy group, representing thousands of businesses of all sizes.
2026 schedule (subject to change):
A big thank you to our sponsor
This forum is proudly sponsored by Go Logistics, whose support helps bring our business community together, share knowledge and grow together.
The Go Logistics Group is a SME focused international logistics provider with strong links to Europe and Germany specifically. With offices throughout New Zealand and Australia we have established a reputation of designing logistics solutions for our clients and making the difficult seem easy. We focus on client relationships and effective communication across everything we do - indeed those in the know use GO.
