2008 EDANZ Conference
2008 EDANZ Conference Presentations
EDANZ Regional Development Forum , Copthorne Hotel and Resort, Bay Of Islands, 10-12 September 2008
"Driving Sustainable Growth – EDAs Delivering On the Economic Development Agenda"
Presentations
Wednesday, 10 September 2008
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- JJ O'Connell, Plato - Global Impacts - The Irish Experience
- Erica Nicholls, FRST - Future Proofing a Business
- Stuart Trundle, Chair, EDANZ - EDANZ: The Way Forward
- Alan Hook, MED - The Business Capability Tool
- Eileen Basher, FRST - A TechNZ Service Connecting NZ Business to Global Expertise
- Barry Smedts, IAA - Implications for Regions and Employers
Thursday, 11 September 2008
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- Neil Gaught - Creating and Delivering on a high profile EDA / Building the Reputation of your EDA through Brand and Positioning (presentation available from EDANZ)
- Leith Oliver, Auckland University, Icehouse - Business Advisors Growth Seminar
- Barbara Tebbs, TEC - The Importance of a Regional Approach to Building Productivity
- Kevin Bryant, Agriculture ITO - Proving the Point - the link between Productivity and Workforce Literacy
- Monique Dawson, DoL - Overview: The Strategy, how is it being rolled out - How EDAs can be involved
- Paul Binney, NorthTec - Building Skilled Communities - a Local Experience
- Suse Reynolds, Grow Wellington and Chris Matthews, The Open Polytechnic - 1+1=3: Growing Through Synergy - a case study in Collaboration
Friday, 12 September 2008
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- Professor Mark Ahn, Victoria University - Ideas are Capital - Distance is Nothing
- Richard Palmer, NZVIF - Building an Angel Group
- Suse Reynolds, Angel HQ - Getting Angel HQ off the Ground
- Mark Robotham, Escalator - Regional Angel Investment: The Missing Link in Economic Development
- Simon Harvey, Business Lab - EDAs Contributing to Building Sustainable Businesses
- Jo Douglas, Enterprise Northland - The Northland Sustainable Business Club
- Professor Mark Ahn - Building a Bio Economy
- Steve Canny - Building a Bio Economy: Living Cell Technology case study