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Date Thursday, 20th October 2011
Time 8.30 am - 5.30pm
Venue Aotea Centre - The Edge,
Auckland (map)
Cost EMA Members: $199.00 + GST
Non Members: $349.00 + GST
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Programme
8:30 - 8:40
OPENING REMARKS
 - CEO, EMA
8:40 - 8:50
SURPRISE OPENING PERFORMANCE
8:50 - 9:00
MC WELCOME
Alison Mau
Alison Mau, TV Host/Presenter - TVNZ
9:00 - 9:30
THREE GREAT COMPANIES, THREE BIG IDEAS - CONQUERING THE WORLD!
Ian Taylor Mike Carden
Kathryn Wilson
Ian Taylor
  • Deadlines, data and global delivery - Dunedin at the centre of the world
  • "Bugger the boxing pour the concrete anyway." How we changed the face of TV
Mike Carden
  • Building a worldwide audience, when you have no money
  • Getting the internet to do the work
Kathryn Wilson
  • Choose a job you love & you'll never work a day in your life
  • Creating amazing shoes for amazing people
Ian Taylor, CEO - Animation Research Ltd
Mike Carden, CEO - Sonar 6
Kathryn Wilson, Shoe Designer - Kathryn Wilson Ltd
9:30 - 10:00
BRISCOES: 4 BRANDS, 90 STORES, 1700 EMPLOYEES - YOU'LL NEVER BUY BETTER!
Rosanne Meo Rod Duke
  • Leadership & Planning: Doing it differently, making it work
  • Going from good to great, what recession?
  • Our picks: Where we take our business next
Rosanne Meo, Chairman - Briscoes Group
Rod Duke, CEO & Deputy Chairman - Briscoes Group
10:00 - 10:30
KEYNOTE: 1 COMPANY, 60+ COUNTRIES, $3,962 MILLION
  - An economic statesman speaks
John Buchanan
  • Lessons for corporations from the crisis
  • Survival to prosperity
  • Global trends: What's happening now and what's around the corner
John Buchanan, Chairman - Smith & Nephew and The International Chamber of Commerce
10:30 - 11:00
NETWORKING BREAK
 - Morning tea provided
11:00 - 11:20
REALITY TV - KIWI STYLE: I CATCH MARLINS WITH MY BARE HANDS!
Matt Watson
  • Fishing boat to superstar - My Story
  • 100% Passion - Do what you love
  • Top 5 fishing tips - always take a helicopter!
Matt Watson, Extreme Fisherman & TV Presenter
11:20 - 11:50
Z ENERGY: PUTTING A KIWI ON THE CORNER
Mike Bennetts
  • Our Strategy - Being loud and proud
  • 200+ Stores, talking to customers and being kiwi
  • Making the most of your point of difference
  • The emergence of 'The new Kiwi': why it matters and the Z journey
Mike Bennetts, CEO - Z Energy Ltd
11:50 - 12:10
THE FUTURE OF NZ INC.
 - Creating billions out of thin air
Owen Glenn
  • 7 continents, no assets - success with weightless exports
  • How to make tough decisions, see things through and deliver on promises
  • One simple truth: my message for New Zealand
Owen Glenn, Executive Chairman - OTS Logistics Group
12:10 - 12:30
GUEST CHEF EXTRAORDINAIRE
Richard Till
Richard Till, Chef & TV Personality
12:30 - 13:40
NETWORKING BREAK
 - Working lunch provided
13:40 - 14:10
KEYNOTE: MY AMERICAN ROADTRIP
 - Driving General Motors
Chris Liddell
  • The fall and re-birth of a globally iconic company
  • Designing and organising the world's largest IPO
  • Lessons for companies of any size
Chris Liddell, Ex-Vice Chairman and CFO - General Motors & Ex-Senior Vice President and CFO - Microsoft
14:10 - 14:35
OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNES: BUILDING GREAT KIWI BUSINESSES
Jenny Morel
  • What makes an outrageously bold kiwi business
  • Going large, growing up and leaving home
  • Finding your competitive advantage
Jenny Morel, Managing Partner - No 8 Ventures
14:35 - 15:00
KEYNOTE: 40,000 PLACEMENTS, 31 COUNTRIES, WE KNOW PEOPLE
 - An HR statesman speaks
Andrew Banks
  • Passion, commitment and excellence - making the most of you and your team
  • Leadership and creating high performance
  • Identifying talent and harnessing potential
Andrew Banks, Group Managing Director - Talent 2
15:00 - 15:30
CAN WE FIX IT - YES WE CAN!
 - Christchurch, the untold story
Jonathan Ling
  • The first few days & responding to Christchurch's call
  • Leadership and creating high performance
  • Mobilising an international company
Jonathan Ling, CEO - Fletcher Building
15:30 - 16:00
NETWORKING BREAK
 - Afternoon tea provided
16:00 - 16:30
NZ HEROES - THE WINNING FORMULA
 - Andrew Mehrtens, John Kirwan and Alan Whetton, chaired by Kevin Roberts
Andrew Mehrtens John Kirwan
Alan Whetton
16:30 - 17:00
BIG DREAMS & SILVER SCREENS
 - Spartacus and the business of storytelling
Rob Tapert
  • Spartacus, Xena, Hercules - the story behind the heroes
  • Business & creativity - making the ends meet
  • Understanding a global marketplace & seizing your moment
Rob Tapert, Film/TV Producer Renaissance Pictures
17:00 - 17:30
KEYNOTE: 6000 PEOPLE, 140 OFFICES, 80 COUNTRIES
 - World in motion
Kevin Roberts
  • Winning in a volatile world
  • Purpose-inspired growth strategies
  • Executing transformation
Kevin Roberts, CEO Worldwide - Saatchi & Saatchi & Director - Telecom
17:30 - 17:35
CLOSING REMARKS
17:35 - 19:30
NETWORKING
 - Drinks & canapés
Two hour networking function, sharing the passion!
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