Roundtable discussion, Guest speakers:

• Cameron Pritchard, Wellington Manager at Malcolm Pacific to provide an insightful update on the current immigration settings
• Ronald Gardebroek, Founder of New Zealand Internships to enlighten you on the numerous advantages of having an intern within your organization.

Roundtable discussion, Guest speaker: Dr Oliver Hartwich, Executive Director of The New Zealand Initiative, speaking about the European economy and the possible flow on to the NZ economy. Chris Edwards, Group Managing Director of Go Logistics, providing an update on the current changing logistics scene.

Roundtable discussion,General market updates, including comments from recent travel to Germany, Global Logistics/supply chain, Staffing issues, Establishing a presence in the NZ market, Domestic demand - Forecast for the year ahead in regard to domestic demand, inflation impacts and the election, How do we get the Govt to focus on business growth and improving our international competitiveness?, With enablement and self-responsibility, does NZ have the culture to dig itself out of the hole our country finds itself in?

Cameron Pritchard will follow, providing a brief update on the latest immigration settings - another "crunchy" topic at present!

In-Person & Online Forum, Guest speaker: Paul Bloxham, Chief Economist (Australia, New Zealand and Global Commodities) at HSBC