New Zealand APEC business delegation named

by | Oct 31, 2014 | Media Releases | 0 comments

Remove

23 business leaders will join the official New Zealand APEC delegation to  Beijing China in November, the NZ International Business Forum (NZBIF) and the New Zealand China Council announced today.

The business leaders will participate in the APEC CEO Summit from 8-10 November and related meetings.  NZIBF Executive Director Stephen Jacobi says the participation of the business leaders will demonstrate our strong commitment to business throughout the region.

“Delegates will engage with their counterparts from around Asia Pacific, interact with the Prime Minister and Ministers attending the meetings, and show support for initiatives such as freer trade and investment, in which New Zealand has a major stake.

“For New Zealand business, the key issues for APEC this year are progress towards the Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific, promoting supply chain connectivity, enabling food security, ensuring the financial health of the region, promoting women’s entrepreneurship, and addressing issues of particular relevance to small and medium size business” said Mr Jacobi.

NZ China Council Executive Director Pat English says the business delegation sends a powerful message about the importance of strengthening business ties with China.

“China is critical to New Zealand’s future well being.  It is our largest trading partner, fastest growing source of inbound tourists, largest source of overseas students and largest source of net migration.

However, we cannot take success with China for granted.  There are 134 other countries that claim China as their number one trading partner.  Australia is reportedly on track to conclude their Free Trade Agreement with China this year.  New Zealand needs to continue to lift its game across the board to maintain a competitive advantage,” Mr English says.

The APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC), held prior to the CEO Summit and Ministerial Meeting will be attended by New Zealand ABAC members Tony Nowell and Wayne Boyd, together with Alternate Member Stephen Jacobi.  ABAC member Katherine Rich will join the team for the annual dialogue with APEC Economic Leaders including Prime Minister John Key on 10 November.

Participating in this event is an important way for New Zealand to not only support the efforts of ABAC, but also to support the New Zealand China relationship in a very real way.

The APEC CEO Summit is an annual gathering of CEOs from throughout the region.  Under the theme “Shaping the Future through Asia Pacific Partnership.” Attendees will discuss how to establish long-lasting and beneficial trade relationships that will define the future of regional relations. The conference is the occasion for a number of key note addresses by APEC Economic Leaders including Prime Minister Key, President Xi Jinping of China and President Obama, as well as panel-led sessions on business themes featuring Chairs/CEOs of some of the region’s leading companies.

New Zealand APEC Business Delegation Members

 

Name Position Company
Kim Campbell Chief Executive EMA Northern
Paul Gestro Head of Asia Bank of New Zealand
Glen Murphy Regional Director for Greater China New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
Patrick English Executive Director New Zealand China Council
Stephen Jacobi Executive Director/Alternate Member International Business Forum/ABAC New Zealand
Katherine Rich Chief Executive Food & Grocery Council
James Parsons Chairman Beef + Lamb New Zealand
Peter Stevens Chief Executive GS 1 New Zealand
Peter Clark Chief Executive P F Olsen
David Green Managing Director ANZ Institutional Bank
Sir Graeme Harrison Chairman ANZCO Foods/NZ International Business Forum
Tony Nowell New Zealand Member APEC Business Advisory Council
Michael Barnett Chief Executive Auckland Regional Chamber of Commerce
and Industry
Wayne Boyd Wayne Boyd ABAC New Zealand member
Peter McBride Chairman Zespri International
Errol Clark Chairman International Capital Corporation
John McKay Chief Executive Asure Quality
Nicholas Watkins Director Atlantis Healthcare
Malcolm Baily Board Member Fonterra Cooperative Group
Fran O’Sullivan Managing Director NZ Inc
Pierre van Heerden Chief Executive Sanitarium Health Food Company
Eric Barrett Managing Director Ryca Investments Limited, Honorary Consul Iceland, Director Oravida Ltd

 

 

0 Comments

REGISTER WITH TRADE WORKS

Register to stay up to date with latest news, as well as saving and discussing articles you’re interested in.

 

Remove

 

Latest News

LAMENTATION DAY

When President Trump spoke in the White House Rose Garden to launch his wrecking-ball “fair and reciprocal tariffs”, there were some in the audience wearing hard hats.  While this was doubtless to show support for the move amongst hard-working Americans, maybe...

BUSINESS FORUM WELCOMES INDIA FTA NEGOTIATIONS

Media release, 17 March 2025 The NZ International Business Forum (NZIBF) welcomes the launch of free trade negotiations with India, announced in Delhi, and is particularly pleased that these will proceed on a comprehensive basis. “There is enormous value to be gained...

Playing the long trade game with India

Prime Minister Luxon is at last making his visit to India with a large business and community delegation.  We wish them well in expanding and deepening the relationship with India.  The reasons for doing so we have explained previously. Our Government’s...

SUBMISSION TO THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE

PROPOSED GREEN ECONOMY JOINT WORKING GROUP WITH CHILE AND SINGAPORE MARCH 2025 Introduction This submission is made on behalf of the New Zealand International Business Forum (NZIBF), whose members are listed at Annex A[1]. NZIBF is a forum of senior business leaders...

SOUTHERN LINK REVISITED SEMINAR, SEPT 2024

On 24 September 2024 a stakeholders seminar was held in Auckland to reassess the Southern Link concept, five years after a large conference kickstarted focused discussion of the idea (before Covid intervened).   This report of the seminar discussions...

T Day has come

STOP PRESS – NOT SO FAST.  This post deals with the tariffs President Trump announced on 1 February he would impose on Canada, Mexico and China.  By 4 February he announced imposition of tariffs on Canada and Mexico would be suspended for 30 days (until 5 March). ...