Government briefings breakfast and panels for AmCham Australia delegation to Wellington
Breakfast key note speaker: The Hon. Grant Robertson, Deputy Prime Minister & MP for Wellington Central, Minister of Finance, Minister for Infrastructure, Minister of Sports and Recreation
Followed by Panels on:
Sustainability Change Journey - the race to Net Zero
Topic: Meeting the opportunities and challenges of sustainable and inclusive growth in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Panellists:
Panel convener: Bridget Coates, Chair Fonterra Sustainability Panel, Chair Toitū Tahua: Centre for Sustainable Finance, Chair Koi Tu: Centre for Informed Futures at the University of Auckland & AmCham board member
Jonathan Mason, Board of Air New Zealand, Vector, Westpac, Zespri & AmCham President
Brendan Nelson, President, Boeing Australia, New Zealand & South Pacific, and AmCham Australia President
Simon Tucker, Director of Global Sustainability, Stakeholder Affairs and Trade, Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd
Healthcare - Transforming health care for New Zealand through data and digital
Panel moderator - Peter Kane, Inflammation and Immunology Commercial Lead, at Pfizer NZ Ltd & AmCham board member
Sustainability and Opportunity in New Zealand Healthcare – Presenter: Lisa Williams, Director of Operations, Pharmac
- ⁻ What are the sustainability targets/metrics, and how do these factor into Pharmac’s decision making?
- ⁻ What makes New Zealand an attractive export market for U.S. companies?
Darren Douglass, Group Manager Digital Strategy and Investment, Data & Digital, Te Whatu Ora (Health New Zealand)
Helen Lear, Group Manager, Portfolio, Resourcing and Commercial, Data and Digital, Te Whatu Ora
Digital transformation opportunities and challenges
Key topics
- A Data Discussion: Developing National Data Policies to Build Secure and Resilient Economies
- Skills shortages & how to get more kids into tech
- how digital twins and machine learning are changing how business gets done
Panel convener – David Hook, Managing Director of IBM New Zealand & AmCham board member
Sarah Sloan, Head of Government Affairs and Public Policy, ANZ, Palo Alto Networks
Linda Brown, President & CEO, Torrens University Australia, Chairman of Media Design School and 2022 EY Australian Entrepreneur of the Year.
Graeme Muller, CEO, NZ Technology Industry Association Inc.
William Ruh, CEO – Digital, Lendlease & AmCham Vice Chair
Date: 31st August
Time: 7.30 am to 9.00am Breakfast followed by panels 9.05am to Midday
Venue: Intercontinental Hotel, 2 Grey Street, Wellington 6011
Cost: Members $95.00 inc GST, Non Members $125.00 inc GST
