This year Go Global brings you innovative, tech-savvy and customer-focused leaders who are changing the way they export and deliver at scale. Why the changes? Because it cuts down their trade risks.
Dark clouds are gathering in international trade circles, with tariff wars between the US and China, a messy Brexit, and the WTO disputes system under threat from the US failing to approve new appellant judges.
Our top-notch contributors at this year’s one-day conference will dive deep into what this means for New Zealand exporters, including:
Join us for a full day of Kiwi exporters telling their big stories about how they are leaping forward and battling international competitors. Take what they’ve learnt and see how you can scale your exporting business.
Catherine Beard,
Executive Director,
ExportNZ
Last year, nearly 300 exporters got together to talk about the biggest challenges kiwi businesses were facing along with some of NZ’s biggest and most innovative companies. Check out a sample of what happened.
Register today for Go Global 2019!
Divisional Manager of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's Economic Division
New Zealand Government
Minister of Agriculture & Associate Minister of Trade and Export Growth
New Zealand Government
Nadine Higgins , Head of Brand, Comms + Content enableMe and Freelance Journalist
The Minister will talk about the Coalition Government’s trade priorities and how trade can be more inclusive and of greater benefit to our wider society. We will then explore what the trade-offs are when doing Free Trade Agreements, and what is the focus for the Government once we have a high coverage of FTA’s with trading partners?
What are the trade risks and what we can do about them? Dark clouds are gathering in international trade circles, with tariff wars between the US and China, a messy Brexit and the WTO disputes system under threat from the US failing to approve of new appellant judges. What does this mean for New Zealand exporters and what is MFAT doing to manage these risks?
Stephanie Honey, Associate Director – New Zealand International Business Forum
Roam Creative – We design, build and launch exceptional digital-first businesses and products, working with clients from around the world.
Dexibit – Big data analytics for visitor attractions around the world finalists in the of ExportNZ Auckland/Waikato AirNZ Cargo Awards 2019
Kami – Your digital classroom hero. Over 7 million educators using Kami in the USA and beyond. Winners of ExportNZ Auckland/Waikato AirNZ Cargo Awards 2019
Chris Moore, Co-Founder – Roam Creative
Cecilia Paredes, Marketing Director – Dexibit
Hengjie Wang, CEO & Co-Founder – Kami
This innovative creative company has used film as its launchpad for growth. By diversifying from concept design and manufacturing capabilities, Weta Workshop now boasts award-winning, location-based entertainment and mixed reality gaming divisions, a consumer products division and a thriving tourism operation that’s set to expand into Auckland in 2020.
NZTE help businesses grow – bigger, better, faster – for the good of NZ. The quest for growth is rarely easy… will battle scars or glory await?
How the market see us and your place in the world can have a massive impact on your potential market share, access to markets and the distributors you’re forming relationships with – NZ Story have new insights on what this looks like and how we need to navigate moving forward.
Building a brand from scratch, an entrepreneur shares his journey from home made peanut butter sold at the farmers markets to an iconic brand found in the best supermarkets in the world. What makes Pics different and how the brand was built.
An associated business of Wakatū Incorporation, Kono NZ is a vertically integrated, family-owned Māori food and beverage producer – an artisan producer, and exporter of award-winning wine, cider, seafood, fruit and natural fruit bars.From pasture to plate, hear how Kono are taking on the world and telling their unique story.
The leading meat exporter, Alliance Group is making inroads into the food services sector with its premium range. Nigel Jones shares what it takes to move up the value chain, from commodity to high value product, which is being sold in Michelin star restaurants in Hong Kong, Singapore, United Kingdom and United States.
TrackBack gives everyday consumers the ability to understand exactly what they are purchasing, eating or wearing in a way that has largely been lost in the internet age. They do this through their place in Centrality’s ecosystem and blockchain expertise. To finish, a case study of manuka honey.
The music industry knows all about disruption to their business model. Digitisation has led to lower barriers to entry for artists, but how does that translate into a viable, sustainable commercial model, ensuring artists are getting paid. APRA AMCOS has that mission on behalf of artists and by investing in a collaboration model with big names in the USA. They have stunning results, creating more predictable commercial success for Kiwi artists and in much faster timeframes.
Adapting your product to a new market. Icebreaker have learned by trial and error how to adapt to different consumers in different markets and this is a case study in lessons learned.
What works in one market does not necessarily translate into success in another. Dave Courtney will share how they have changed their messaging and marketing, depending on the market insight they have gained.
Knowing what it takes to get noticed in China and changes seen in the last three years. He is the biggest e commerce seller on behalf of many well-known Kiwi brands. How does it work, what’s changing and how are they keeping up with the pace of change.
Google’s NZ representative Celeste McCormick shares the inside info on how the giant search engine can do some of the heavy lifting for exporters.
Do you have a solution, gadget or would like a chance to get in front of some of NZ’s biggest exporters?
Choosing to exhibit at GO GLOBAL is a sound business investment. It will enable your business to target quality leads face to face, providing an effective sales platform from the traditional marketing channels.
Take up the opportunity to be seen among industry leaders and get a day’s insight into where these businesses are heading. Get your business ahead of the curve and talk to us today about exhibiting at GO GLOBAL.
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