DAY 1
Tuesday 3 August
10:00am-
6:00 pm
9:30 am
6:30 pm
7:30 pm
6:00 pm
9:30 am
6:30 pm
7:30 pm
Product Group Day Conference & AGMs:
Fresh Vegetable Product Group, Process Vegetable Product Group, Potatoes New Zealand, Fresh Tomato Product Group, Exotics Forum
Young Grower of the Year practicals
Pre Dinner Drinks
Conference Dinner (Buffet) and YGOTY speeches
Fresh Vegetable Product Group, Process Vegetable Product Group, Potatoes New Zealand, Fresh Tomato Product Group, Exotics Forum
Young Grower of the Year practicals
Pre Dinner Drinks
Conference Dinner (Buffet) and YGOTY speeches
DAY 2
Wednesday 4 August
8:30 am
9:30 am
9:45 am
10:00 am
10:30 am
11:00 am
11:45 am
12:15 pm
1:30 pm
2:30 pm
3:00 pm
3:30 pm
4:30 pm
6:30 pm
7:30 pm
9:30 am
9:45 am
10:00 am
10:30 am
11:00 am
11:45 am
12:15 pm
1:30 pm
2:30 pm
3:00 pm
3:30 pm
4:30 pm
6:30 pm
7:30 pm
Registration & Refreshments
Horticulture New Zeland Conference Welcome & Opening
Andrew Fenton, President, HortNZ
Hortitude - Do We Have What It Takes for 10/2020?
It takes a certain kind of attitude to make it as a grower in New Zealand's horticulture industry - do we have what it takes, collectively, to get to our goal of industry value of $10billion by 2020? Andrew has spearheaded the development of the Horticulture Industry Strategy, and strongly believes the key to achieving the industry's goal lies in our attitude to our businesses, products, communities and our country.
Hon. David Carter, Minister of Agriculture & Minister for Biosecurity
(Confirmed; subject to leave)
Keynote Speaker
Lain Jager, Chief Executive, ZESPRI International
Walking the Talk - What It Means to Be a Global Leader
ZESPRI takes New Zealand's most successful horticultural product to the world. What is the company's attitude to global competitiveness, and how does it intend to stay at the forefront of the international fruit marketplace?
Break
Keynote Speaker
John Allen, chief executive and Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade
Does New Zealand Inc Have The Right Attitude?
John leads the Ministry as the Government's chief advisor on foreign and trade policy, official development assistance, international law, and diplomatic and consular issues. He has strong views on New Zealand's attitude towards doing business in a global marketplace.
Marc Soccio, Senior Analyst Food, Wine & Horticulture Rabobank Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory, Australia
Hey Kiwis - This is What the World Is Doing
Marc's job is to make sure Rabobank stays well-informed and way ahead
of international market trends in the food and horticulture industries. He is
well-placed to single out the challenges facing New Zealand's products on a
world stage, and to see the weaknesses we have when we take our products
to the world.
Lunch
Horticulture Industry Strategy Update & Panel Discussion Andrew Fenton, HIS Taskforce/Alasdair McLeod, Deloitte
Keynote Speaker
Anne-Marie Huxley, chief executive, MOSS, Melbourne, Australia
How Sustainable Are We, and Does it Matter?
MOSS works with Australian and New Zealand corporates to help them understand their social and environmental responsibility. Anne-Marie will challenge our thinking about New Zealand's place in the world of environmental sustainability - and our responsibility to take it seriously.
Break
Keynote Speaker
Theresa Gattung, Chair of Wool Partners International
Taking Your Brand to the World, Kiwi-Style
Theresa leads WPI's drive to reinvigorate the international market for New
Zealand's strong wools, applying her leadership skills, international business experience and marketing and branding expertise. She is also on the Board
of AIA Australia Limited. Theresa knows what the Kiwi attitude to business
success - and failure is - and challenges our belief that Kiwis make a good impression on the world stage.
Conference Adjourns
Pre Dinner Drinks
Conference Awards Dinner
Young Vegetable Grower of the Year
Young Fruit Grower of the Year
Young Grower of the Year
Bledisloe Cup Presentation
Horticulture New Zeland Conference Welcome & Opening
Andrew Fenton, President, HortNZ
Hortitude - Do We Have What It Takes for 10/2020?
It takes a certain kind of attitude to make it as a grower in New Zealand's horticulture industry - do we have what it takes, collectively, to get to our goal of industry value of $10billion by 2020? Andrew has spearheaded the development of the Horticulture Industry Strategy, and strongly believes the key to achieving the industry's goal lies in our attitude to our businesses, products, communities and our country.
Hon. David Carter, Minister of Agriculture & Minister for Biosecurity
(Confirmed; subject to leave)
Keynote Speaker
Lain Jager, Chief Executive, ZESPRI International
Walking the Talk - What It Means to Be a Global Leader
ZESPRI takes New Zealand's most successful horticultural product to the world. What is the company's attitude to global competitiveness, and how does it intend to stay at the forefront of the international fruit marketplace?
Break
Keynote Speaker
John Allen, chief executive and Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade
Does New Zealand Inc Have The Right Attitude?
John leads the Ministry as the Government's chief advisor on foreign and trade policy, official development assistance, international law, and diplomatic and consular issues. He has strong views on New Zealand's attitude towards doing business in a global marketplace.
Marc Soccio, Senior Analyst Food, Wine & Horticulture Rabobank Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory, Australia
Hey Kiwis - This is What the World Is Doing
Marc's job is to make sure Rabobank stays well-informed and way ahead
of international market trends in the food and horticulture industries. He is
well-placed to single out the challenges facing New Zealand's products on a
world stage, and to see the weaknesses we have when we take our products
to the world.
Lunch
Horticulture Industry Strategy Update & Panel Discussion Andrew Fenton, HIS Taskforce/Alasdair McLeod, Deloitte
Keynote Speaker
Anne-Marie Huxley, chief executive, MOSS, Melbourne, Australia
How Sustainable Are We, and Does it Matter?
MOSS works with Australian and New Zealand corporates to help them understand their social and environmental responsibility. Anne-Marie will challenge our thinking about New Zealand's place in the world of environmental sustainability - and our responsibility to take it seriously.
Break
Keynote Speaker
Theresa Gattung, Chair of Wool Partners International
Taking Your Brand to the World, Kiwi-Style
Theresa leads WPI's drive to reinvigorate the international market for New
Zealand's strong wools, applying her leadership skills, international business experience and marketing and branding expertise. She is also on the Board
of AIA Australia Limited. Theresa knows what the Kiwi attitude to business
success - and failure is - and challenges our belief that Kiwis make a good impression on the world stage.
Conference Adjourns
Pre Dinner Drinks
Conference Awards Dinner
Young Vegetable Grower of the Year
Young Fruit Grower of the Year
Young Grower of the Year
Bledisloe Cup Presentation
DAY 3
Thursday 5 August
8:00 am
10:30 am
11:30 am
11:45 am
1:00 pm
10:30 am
11:30 am
11:45 am
1:00 pm
Horticulture New Zealand AGM & Working Breakfast
Keynote Speaker
Representatives of the New Zealand Rugby Foundation Wheel Blacks national rugby squad
It's All About The Attitude
The New Zealand wheelchair rugby team won Gold at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens and have since lost their government funding ... so they aren't giving up and are looking to raise more than $40,000 to get them to the next world champs in Canada in September.
Conference wind up
Lunch
New Zealand Fruitgrowers Charitable Trust
Briefing for fruit growers
Keynote Speaker
Representatives of the New Zealand Rugby Foundation Wheel Blacks national rugby squad
It's All About The Attitude
The New Zealand wheelchair rugby team won Gold at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens and have since lost their government funding ... so they aren't giving up and are looking to raise more than $40,000 to get them to the next world champs in Canada in September.
Conference wind up
Lunch
New Zealand Fruitgrowers Charitable Trust
Briefing for fruit growers
