Connecting business leaders in Christchurch and Canterbury
Monday Luncheon Speakers from 2021
Speaker: Dawn Baxendale
Position: Christchurch City Council Cheif Executive
Date: Monday 25 January 2021.
Keynote Topic: ‘ The business of running Christchurch City”
Speaker: Imre Speizer
Position: Senior Market Strategist for Westpac who specialises in researching New Zealand’s currency and interest rate markets.
Date: Monday 22 February 2021.
Keynote Topic: ‘‘Big Issues Before Business’
Speaker: Mr Ross Steele
Position: General Manager, Te Pae Christchurch
Date: Monday 3 March 2021.
Keynote Topic: ‘Te Pae the Christchurch Convention Centre how it will add value to Christchurch City, the Canterbury Region and the South Island’
Speaker: Mr Richard Rookes
Position: CEO of MHM Automation (formerly Mercer Group)
Date: Monday 22nd March 2021.
Keynote Topic: ‘Transitioning an engineering firm to a global exporter of robotics and a technology-led future ’
Speaker: Mr Mike Pero
Position: CEO and Well-known Entrepreneurial Businessman
Date: Monday 19th April 2021.
Keynote Topic: ‘Come Fly with Me and Are You Good Enough to be New Zealand’s First Apprentice or Will You Be Fired ’
Speaker: Ms Charlotte Walshe
Position: CEO of Jade Software Corporation
Date: Monday 3rd May 2021
Keynote Topic: ‘Jade Software’s philosophy where they believe anything’s possible when you combine the power of people, data, and software”
Speaker: Sir Bob Charles
Position: International Golfing Superstar and Living Legend
Date: Monday 17th May 2021
Keynote Topic: How to meld stardom in world sport with success in business by remaining positive in the mind.
Speaker: Mr Reon Edwards
Position: Director, New Zealand, for the global freight forwarding group DB Schenker
Date: Monday 31st May 2021
Keynote Topic: ‘Freight riding through May madness”
Speaker: Mr Roger Gray
Position: CEO of the Lyttleton Port Company
Date: Monday 14th June 2021
Keynote Topic: ‘Super Port of the South “
Speaker: Mr Brett Anderson
Position: Chief Executive of Christchurch Casino
Date: Monday 28th June 2021
Keynote Topic: ‘A Survival Strategy in Critical Times”
Speaker: Mr Steve Anderson
Position: Chief Executive of Foodstuffs South Island
Date: Monday 12th July 2021
Keynote Topic: ‘Keeping The Grocery Lines Open In Interesting Times “
Speaker: Mr Mark Rocket
Position: CEO Kea Aerospace, and President of Christchurch Aerospace
Date: Monday 26th July 2021
Keynote Topic: ‘Can you fly me to the Moon”
Speaker: Mr Kevin Covert
Position: US Embassy Charge d’affaires
Date: Monday 9th August 2021
Keynote Topic: ‘The American Reset and Recovery”
Speaker: Ms Nichola Grigg
Position: Elected National MP for Selwyn
Date: Monday 20th September 2021
Keynote Topic: ‘Why Selwyn is a high-growth economic success”
Speaker: Mr Miles Dalton
Position: Business Support Manager for Enterprise North Canterbury
Date: Monday 4th October 2021
Keynote Topic: ‘The present business climate in fast-growing Waimakariri District and a slate of business projects under way or upcoming
Speaker: Mr Jordan Mauger
Position: CEO Temple Film Studios pace
Date: Monday 18th October 2021
Keynote Topic: ‘Ready Camera, Action, bringing Hollywood to Canterbury “
Speaker: Ms Lynn Anderson
Position: CEO Orana Wildlife Park
Date: Monday 1st November 2021
Keynote Topic: ‘The business of running a wildlife park in testing times and the importance of animal conservation”
Speaker: Mr Nigel Babbage
Position: Board of Directors of the New Zealand Stock Exchange
Date: Monday 15th November 2021
Keynote Topic: ‘The currency market and the New York Connection”
Speaker: Mr Max Fergusson
Position: Founder and Chief Executive Lumin PDF
Date: Monday 29th November 2021
Keynote Topic: ‘The future of cloud-based software”
Speaker: Mr Paul Lonsdale
Position: Chair of the Central City Business Association.
Date: Monday 14th December 2021
Keynote Topic: ‘Retail in Canterbury all masked up for 2022″