Government briefings breakfast and panels for AmCham Australia delegation to Wellington
Key note speaker: The Hon David Seymour, Minister for Regulation (TBC)
Breakfast sponsored by Microsoft New Zealand
Followed by Panels on:
US ANZ Relations and Trade under Trump 2
Jonathan Mason, AmCham NZ board member, Chair of NZ US Council, Director of Zespri International
April Palmerlee, CEO, AmCham Australia & Chair, AmChams of Asia Pacific
Charles N. Edel, Senior Advisor & Inaugural Australia Chair, Center for Strategic & International Studies, Washington DC.
Defence/Security - “Future regional security will be dependent on collective security, proven capabilities, and high technology. While continuing to rely on US capabilities, the USA will expect us to be more self-reliant and conduct independent operations. What will a stable, secure, and resilient region like for both Australia and NZ in five years’ time? “
Hon Andrew Little, Consultant, Gibson Sheet and former Minister of Defence
Maria Fernandez, President, Boeing Australia, New Zealand & South Pacific & Chair of AmCham/BCA AUKUS Pillar II Advisory Group
Kevin Short, Managing Director of Strategy and Business Development,
Lockheed Martin New Zealand
Panel sponsor: Lockheed Martin New Zealand
Technology - The New AI Economy
Liz Fitch, Head of Government Affairs Australia/New Zealand, Microsoft
Hema Sridhar, Director of Programmes, Koi Tū - Centre for Informed Futures
Tom McMahon, Partner, Mandala Partners
Colby Raley, Public Sector Strategist, Microsoft New Zealand (panel moderator)
Panel sponsor: Microsoft New Zealand
Healthcare - Addressing Health System Sustainability in New Zealand - overcoming challenges through partnership.
Sir Ashley Bloomfield, Interim Chief Executive, and ESR Professor, School of Population Health, The University of Auckland
Professor Robert Weinkove, Clinical Director, The Malaghan Institute
Cushla Smyth, CEO, Medical Technology Association of NZ
Kate King, Director Government Affairs, ANZ, Medtronic Australia/NZ (panel moderator)
Panel sponsor: Medtronic Australia/NZ
Date: 24th June
Time: 7.30 am to 9.00am Breakfast followed by panels 9.05am to 12.30pm
Venue: James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor, 147 The Terrace, Wellington Central, Wellington 6011
Cost: Members $195 inc GST, Non-Members $220 inc GST
