2013 Speakers

Charles Finny Partner, Saunders Unsworth, Chair, Education New Zealand Biography Charles Finny is a Partner at the Wellington Government Relations company Saunders Unsworth. He is a former trade negotiator, diplomat and CEO of the Wellington Regional Chamber of Commerce. Charles has served overseas in Singapore, Beijing (Deputy HOM) and Taipei (HOM). He has been heavily involved in New Zealand’s GATT/WTO, …

Michael Chu Chief Strategy Officer (China), Ogilvy Public Relations Biography Michael Chu is Chief Strategy Officer for Ogilvy Public Relations China. A veteran marketer with over 20 years of integrated marketing and corporate communications experience, Michael has worked both the in-house and consultancy sides of public relations. Michael’s primary expertise is marketing and corporate communications. At Ogilvy PR/Shanghai, he is …

Peter Chrisp Chief Executive, New Zealand Trade & Enterprise Biography Peter is currently the CEO of New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE), a government-owned economic development agency responsible for helping companies grow internationally. Before NZTE Peter spent 23 years in the engineering, manufacturing, and Pulp and Paper industries, including roles in human resources, operations, logistics, supply-chain, business Improvement and general …

Kevin Bowler Cheif Executive, Tourism New Zealand Biography Kevin Bowler joined Tourism New Zealand as Chief Executive in January 2010. He has marketing and business leadership experience spanning consumer packaged goods, technology, and media brands in New Zealand and internationally. Before joining Tourism New Zealand, Kevin was the inaugural CEO for start-up Yahoo!Xtra, a joint venture between Yahoo!7 and Telecom …

David Caselli General Manager, Business Attraction & Investment, ATEED Biography David is the General Manager, Business Attraction and Investment, Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development (ATEED). David’s background is in international business and investment banking. He has amassed a wealth of trade and investment experience through varied roles in the public and private sectors, leading trading and corporate finance companies …

Deputy Chairman, Academic Colleges Group Danny Chan Deputy Chairman, Academic Colleges Group Biography A third-generation New Zealand Chinese, Danny was brought up in Wellington. After spending 16 years in the investment management field in New Zealand during the 70s and the 80s. Danny was appointed by Fidelity Investments of USA, the largest fund management company in the world, to the …

Theo Spierings Chief Executive Officer, Fonterra Biography Theo Spierings is Chief Executive Officer of the Fonterra Co-operative Group, New Zealand’s largest company and the world’s largest processor of dairy products. He joined Fonterra in 2011, bringing with him a wealth of experience in managing dairy businesses across Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East and Europe. Theo has a 27-year history …

Jeremy Webb Head of Social, Associate Director, Ogilvy Public Relations Biography Jeremy Webb started Beijing’s Social@Ogilvy team in early 2010. He has since led or been involved with the majority of Ogilvy PR Beijing’s digital and social media accounts and has provided social media strategy, execution and training for a number of major clients including Nestle, Burberry and Crayola.Highly knowledgeable …

Jamil Anderlini Beijing Bureau Chief, Financial Times Biography Jamil Anderlini was named Beijing bureau chief for the Financial Times in February 2011, having already worked for four years as Beijing correspondent for the paper. In 2010 Anderlini was named Journalist of the Year at the prestigious Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) Editorial Excellence Awards, and won the Best Digital …