9.00 - 9.15
INTRODUCTION FROM MC: Reflections on the Future of NZ Inc – Options & Opportunities
Where should your business be in 5 years’ time? How to get it there …
KIM CAMPBELL - Chief Executive Officer, EMA
9.15 - 9.55
KEYNOTE: THINKING BIG IN UNCERTAIN TIMES – dreaming dreams, then stepping
forward …
forward …
“You can’t just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they’ll want something new.” *
- How do you know if a new idea is any good?
- How to turn an idea into something real
- Tips, tools and stories on new product development.
ANDREW HAMILTON - Chief Executive Officer, The Icehouse
2009 Emerging Leader Award – The Sir Peter Blake Trust
9.55 - 10.35
GREENFIELD WAYS TO RE-SCULPTURE AND RESTRUCTURE YOUR BUSINESS – could I run a smarter business?
“The cure for Apple is not cost-cutting. The cure for Apple is to innovate its way out of its current predicament.” *
- Seeing your business with fresh eyes – working out new structures
- Managing a restructuring – people, compliance, best practice
- Building new systems – new policies and procedures
- Continuous improvement – how to build success into your DNA.
MARK STEWART - Head of Store Network Operations NZ Post
11.05 - 11.45
UPGRADING YOUR I.T. AND EMPOWERING YOUR WEB – maximising value for money, making technology work for you
"We made the buttons on the screen look so good
you’ll want to lick them.” *
you’ll want to lick them.” *
- I.T. infrastructure – assessing your need, justifying the extras, preventing cost blow-outs
- Website management – key issues to watch for, measuring results
- Future strategies – the Cloud, trends, coming broadband developments.
BRENDON FORD - Chief Technology Officer Provoke
11.45 - 12.30
DEVELOPING HIGH PERFORMANCE THROUGH LEAN THINKING – eliminating waste, front-lining key resources
“My job is to take these great people we have and to push them and make them even better.” *
- Creating a High Performance Business - reviewing your processes and values
- Understanding your capacity, utilisation and flow – new/lean thinking
- Building productivity, removing waste and improving return on investment
- Lean Tools and Processes – being smart, efficient and on time.
CLINTON YEATS - Efficiency Expert, Yeats Consulting Ltd
1.25 - 2.05
KEYNOTE: RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, AND INNOVATION – how to cash-in on being
smart …
smart …
“Innovation has nothing to do with how many R&D dollars you have"*
- Adding value to your products & services – how to leverage improvements
- Niche and high profit products – moving your business to where the money is
- Capitalising on your Intellectual Property – how to make it so it sell
- Assessing risk, R&D 'to market' success stories …
SHAUN COFFEY - Chief Executive Officer, Industrial Research Ltd
2.05 - 2.50
SUPER-CHARGE YOUR MARKETING IMPACT – B2B, B2C vs technical & industrial marketing, a better way of thinking …
“About half of what separates the successful entrepreneurs from the
non-successful ones is pure perseverance.” *
non-successful ones is pure perseverance.” *
- Technical & industrial marketing - what is it and why is it important?
- Establishing a network, managing your channel
- Developing a marketing strategy for your business
- Building and managing an effective marketing engine.
CHRIS CAIGER - Director, Traffic
Marketer of the Year 1999
3.15 - 3.55
CUT-THROUGH PROJECT MANAGEMENT – getting value out of your project without drowning in bureaucracy
“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” *
- Focus: the key drivers of project success
- Commitment: the role of the project sponsor
- Flexing: tailoring the approach to the situation.
ROB VERKERK - Project Management Consultant, Scope Services Ltd
