Thursday 23 October - The Maritime Room, Princes Wharf, Auckland 

5:30 - 7:00pm 

  Mihi Whakatau and Kapa haka (traditional Māori welcome and song)
  Opening words from Minister for Trade and Investment Hon Todd McClay and
  HE Lawrence Meredith, Ambassador of the European Union
  Followed by cocktail reception

  Profile 1 or 2 companies: Tim Williams, Managing Director, Nilo (confirmed)

Friday 24 October - EU-NZ Business Summit, Viaduct Event Centre, Auckland 

07:30

Registration and breakfast 

08:00

Call to gather by MC, Tim McCready

08:05

Opening Address - Prime Minister of New Zealand Rt Hon Christopher Luxon 

08:15

Fireside chat with Prime Minister of New Zealand Rt Hon Christopher Luxon
Hosted by Fran O’Sullivan

08:45

Address - New Zealand Minister for Trade and Investment
Hon Todd McClay MP

09:00

Address - European Union Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security
Maroš Šefčovič

09:15

Fireside chat with Minister McClay and Commissioner Šefčovič
Hosted by Hon Simon Bridges

09:45

Panel - From the ground up - trust builds growth
- Katherine Rich, CEO, Business New Zealand
- Jason Te Brake, CEO, Zespri
- Niall Browne, CEO, Dawn Meats

Moderator: Felicity Roxburgh, Executive Director, New Zealand International Business Forum

10:15

Address: Hon Dr Shane Reti, Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology 

10:20

Video: Innovation Spotlight on Agritech

10:25

Coffee & Networking

10:55

Address: Hon David Seymour, Deputy Prime Minister (confirmed)  

11:10

Panel - Building What’s Next (Investment and Infrastructure)
- Rene Piil Pedersen, Managing Director A.P. Moller Singapore Pte. Ltd., Maersk
- Mark Baker, CEO, BESIX-WATPAC
- Guido Cacciaguerra, Executive Vice President Infrastructure, We Build
- Julien Guéry, Development Director, Vinci

11:40

Video: Innovation Spotlight on Bioeconomy

11:55

Address: Hon Simon Watts, NZ Minister, Climate Change and Energy (confirmed)

12:05

Panel - Powering Change – Clean Tech and Renewable Innovation
- Camille Hanna, VP Sales, Global Carbon Solutions, SkyTree,
- Mark Hoskins, Chief Revenue Officer, Fabrum

12:35

Lunch and networking

14:05

Quickfire – Greenfields in Central and Eastern Europe
- Estonia - Mr Marko Mihkelson, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Estonian Parliament
- Hungary – Mrs Katalin Bihari, Deputy State Secretary for External Economic Relations and CEO of Hungarian Export Promotion Agency
- Poland - Andrzej Dycha, Chairman of the board, Polish Investment and Trade Agency (PAIH)
- Croatia - Mr. Ivan Hudaly, Managing Director of Podravka International

Moderator: Hon Simon Bridges

14:20

Address: Hon Tama Potaka, Minister of Māori Development  

14:30

Panel – the Future is Here (Advanced Tech)
- Joanne Woo, Vice President, ABB

15:00

Innovation and partnership from University of Auckland
Video: Innovation Spotlight on Digital Health

15:10

Panel - Aerospace and Defence
- Marko Mihkelson, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, Estonian Parliament
- Stephen Forshaw, Chief Representative, Airbus
- Mark Rocket, CEO Kea Aerospace and President of Aerospace New Zealand
- Israel Lorenzo Barragán, Executive Managing Director, Navantia 
- Dr Markus Moeller, Member of the Management Board responsible for Business Development and Strategy, OHB SE

15:40

 Closing words by Hon Todd McClay and Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič 

15:45

Closing Reception