Milk Mavericks Revisited
Tonight at 6:30pm we have Dr John Penno on a panel discussion chaired by Rod Oram, with Dr Tim Mackle and other guests from Unitec. John is Chief Executive of Synlait while Fonterra is the 800 pound gorilla of the industry- sort of like David and Goliath except that a $100m baby company isn’t that […]
Rod Oram video closing the NZ-Aust gap
Source: ONE News Published: 7:24AM Wednesday October 14, 2009 Video from NZI Business October 14: Rod Oram discusses closing the NZ-Aust gap (3:57) The short URI is http://ow.ly/ugf0 The government’s economic goal of lifting living standards to those of Australia by 2025 is being put under the spotlight in a series of debates hosted by […]
Unitec Forum for the Future 1: Unity in Diversity (or, Catching up with Aussie)
It was great to be part of Unitec’s first Forum on the Future last Thursday (October 8th). What could have been a series of speeches from the “usual suspects” (journalists, ex-politicians, commentators) became the beginning of a lively debate on the future of our country – which was exactly the aim of the event. This […]
2025 Event in Photos
Here are a selection of photos taken by Peter J MELLALIEU at the event on Thursday. For the full set go over here. Short link is here http://bit.ly/3JxBiT The topic for the panle was the the 2025 challenge how big is the task and how will we do it? The two guest speakers were Dr […]
3 News 0n ASB Live -Unitec Forum for the Future
Please see link to TV3’s ASB Business website to see Rod Oram’s live interview and story from yesterday morning (Tues Oct 6) on the Unitec Forum for the Future. “Business leaders and students will be getting their heads together over the next couple of weeks to discuss how New Zealand’s economy can catch up with […]
Your Invites are here
We’ve been asked about invites for the event. Studio space is limited so it will be first up/ best dressed. If you are on Facebook you may have seen these invites for each of the 3 forums. Otherwise please contact Judith King – details at foot of the page. Session 1 – 2025 Taskforce October […]
What is 2025 Taskforce About?
Our first Forum for the Future on Oct 8th looks at the 2025 Taskforce. You are invited to join the audience and ask the panel tricky questions (or not) about how we might be able to improve NZ’s productivity. Our Guests are David Caygill and Dr Rick Boven who is director of the New Zealand […]
Speakers for Dairy & Tourism Sectors Announced
The Dairy Sector’s Strategic Response, October 15, 2009 The October 15 session will consider the Dairy sector’s strategic response. The two guest speakers will be Tim Mackle, chief executive of Dairy New Zealand, the industry research organisation and John Penno, chief executive of Synlait, a large South Island dairy farming business that has built its […]
Unitec hosts Forum for the Future on the New Zealand economy
Award winning business journalist and adjunct Professor at Unitec’s Department of Management and Marketing, Rod Oram will lead a series of panel discussions on the future of the New Zealand economy at Unitec during October. The three-evening series is the inaugural programme in The Unitec Forum for the Future which has been established to help […]
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