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

5:30 - 7:00pm 

  Mihi Whakatau (traditional Māori welcome)
  Opening words from Hon Todd McClay, Minister for Trade and Investment and Hon Damien O'Connor, Opposition Spokesperson for Trade, former
  Minister of Trade and HE Lawrence Meredith, Ambassador of the European Union
  Followed by Opening Reception

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

07:15

Registration and breakfast 

08:00

Call to gather by Master of Ceremonies, 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 ONZM, Managing Director, NZ INC 

08:40

Coffee & Networking

09:10

Video: Trade Partnership from New Zealand Story

09:13

Address: Hon Tama Potaka, Minister of Māori Development  

09:23

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

09:33

Video: Innovation Spotlight on Agritech

09:35

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

09:45

Address: Maroš Šefčovič, European Union Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security

09:55

Fireside chat with Minister McClay and Commissioner Šefčovič
Hosted by Simon Bridges, Chief Executive, Auckland Business Chamber

10:20

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

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

10:50

Panel - Powering Change – Clean Tech and Renewable Innovation
- Camille Hanna, VP Sales, Global Carbon Solutions, SkyTree,
- Mark Hoskins, Chief Revenue Officer, Fabrum
- Reuben Tucker, Managing Director, Institutional & Business Banking, Westpac New Zealand

Facilitator: Tara Druce, Trade Commissioner, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise 

11:20

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

11:30

Coffee & Networking 

12:00

Video: Innovation Spotlight on Bioeconomy

12:05

Address: Hon David Seymour, Deputy Prime Minister 

12:15

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

Facilitator: Stephen Jacobi, Chair, NZ/EU Free Trade Agreement Domestic Advisory Group

12:50

Lunch and networking

14:00

Quickfire with Central and Eastern Europe
- Estonia - Marko Mihkelson, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, Estonian Parliament 
- Croatia - Ivan Hudaly, Managing Director of Podravka Australia
- Poland - Paweł Pudłowski, Deputy Chairman of the Board, Polish Investment and Trade Agency
- Slovakia - Matej Michalko, Chief Executive Officer, Decent Cybersecurity
 

Facilitator: Simon Bridges, Chief Executive, Auckland Business Chamber

14:20

Panel – the Future is Here: Advanced Tech and AI
- Dr Michelle Dickinson, Founder, Matter Workshop 
- Ludvig Landgren, Managing Director, Ericsson Australia & New Zealand
- Blair Oldershaw, Director of Space Systems, Rocket Lab 
- Tim Williams, Managing Director, Nilo 

Facilitator: David Downs, Chief Executive, New Zealand Story

14:55

Partnership Plus: Professor Frank Bloomfield, from University of Auckland

15:00

Video: Innovation Spotlight on Digital Health

15:05

Address: Marko Mihkelson, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, Estonian Parliament 

15:15

Panel - Aerospace and Defence
- Mark Rocket, Chief Executive Officer, Kea Aerospace, and President of Aerospace New Zealand
- Stephen Forshaw, Chief Representative, Airbus
- Israel Lorenzo Barragán, Executive Managing Director, Navantia Australia
- Dr Markus Moeller, Management Board, Business Development and Strategy, OHB

Facilitator: Hema Sridhar, Deputy Director, Koi Tū Centre for Informed Futures

15:50

Vision for the Future: Hon Todd McClay and Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič 

16:00

Networking Reception