Connecting business leaders in Christchurch and Canterbury
Monday Luncheon Speakers from 2025
Speaker: Phil Mauger
Position: Mayor of Christchurch City
Date: Monday 27th January 2025.
Keynote Topic: ‘ He will share the Christchurch City Council’s outlook for 2025 and reflect on his first term as Mayor of Christchurch City.
Speaker: Diane McDermott
Position: Central South Commissioner, Ministry for Primary Industries
Date: Monday 10th February 2025.
Keynote Topic: ‘‘She will share the reality and importance of her role as Central /South Commissioner for Biosecurity New Zealand with the Ministry for Primary Industries. Diane is responsible for leading the team that helps keep New Zealand’s borders safe from biosecurity threat.“
Speaker : Murray Dickinson
Position: Chair of the Arts Centre
Date: Monday 24th February 2025.
Keynote Topic: ‘He will share the importance of the Christchurch Arts Centre as an iconic focal point for Christchurch and Canterbury.”
Speaker: Owen Scott
Position: Founder of Concentrate
Date: Monday 10th March 2025.
Keynote Topic: ‘He has extensive experience in the New Zealand technology industry, in technical, sales and marketing roles, helping businesses successfully develop, use or commercialise technology-based products and services. Concentrate have just been named a winner in the prestigious Semiannual HubSpot Impact Awards
Speaker: Madam He Ying
Position: Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Christchurch.
Date: Monday 24th March 2025.
Keynote Topic: ‘The importance of the Canterbury-China connection in trade, education and tourism—an update for the province of Canterbury and wider South Island”.
“Speaker: Mark Rocket
Position CEO Kea Aerospace, President of New Zealand Aerospace.
Date: Monday 7th April 2025.
Keynote Topic: ‘The latest update on what is happening in the specialist field of New Zealand Aerospace.
“Speaker: Vanessa Weenink
Position: MP for Banks Peninsula
Date: Monday 6th May 2025.
Keynote Topic: ‘Life as a first term National MP in a coalition National Lead Government
Speaker: Ali Adams
Position CEO Christchurch NZ.
Date: Monday, 20th May 2025.
Keynote Topic: ‘A Christchurch City and Regional Update: How We Are Tracking as a City and Region.
Speaker: Angela Talbot
Position: Regional Commissioner, MSD
Speaker: Regan Jackson
Position: Regional Labour Market Manager
Date: Monday, 16th June 2025.
Keynote Topic: ‘The state of employment in Christchurch.
Speaker: H.E. Dr. FAISAL AZIZ AHMED
Position: High Commissioner of Pakistan to New Zealand
Date: Monday, 10th July 2025.
Keynote Topic: ‘Understanding Pakistan as a world connector.
