Business Intelligence Breakfast Workshop Series

2008 Workshops

We offered the following workshops during 2008:

Workshop 1: Online Strategies for Non-Internet Businesses

Workshop 2: Mergers & Acquisitions Update - Seeing the Opportunities in the Middle Market

Workshop 3: Bulletproofing Your Business & Capitalising on Opportunities Available in Uncertain Times

Workshop 4: China and India - Getting Traction There & What Threats They Pose to NZ Business

Workshop 1: Online Strategies for Non-Internet Businesses
7.30am–9.30am, Monday 4 August 2008, Stamford Plaza, Auckland

Business is inexorably moving online. Some traditional businesses are realising the benefits and necessity of having a superior internet strategy. Important opportunities and significant threats abound:

	Can you afford not to have a serious online strategy?
	What sales are you losing to your more savvy online competitors?
	Where on the Internet are your customers finding out about your business and products?
	Finding new sources of revenue and driving down costs.
	What impact will the internet play in your business in 5 years time?

Speakers

Peter Thompson
Managing Director
Barfoot & Thompson

Steven Joyce
CEO
Jasons Travel Media Limited

Simon Young
Cofounder & Catalyst
iJump

Workshop 2: Mergers & Acquisitions Update - Seeing the Opportunities in the Middle Market
7.30am–9.30am, Tuesday 9 September 2008, Stamford Plaza, Auckland

With corporate balance sheets still strong, and private equity and bank finance still available for quality acquisitions in the $30 to $150 million turnover range, acquisition & divestment opportunities abound:

	What is happening to PE ratios?
	Have private equity deals changed shape in recent times?
	How are deals funded now?
	What issues are raised by the increasing average age of business owners?
	What do vendors need to know?

Speakers

Ross George
Managing Director
Direct Capital Management

Keith Goodall
Director
Keith Goodall & Associates

Calum Haslop
Managing Director
GoBus

Workshop 3: Bulletproofing Your Business & Capitalising on Opportunities Available in Uncertain Times
7.30am–9.30am, Wednesday 8 October 2008, Stamford Plaza, Auckland

In a difficult economic climate the business landscape changes in a way that's hard to imagine. What are the lessons from those who have seen it before?

	The first rule is survival. How to ensure your business does just that.
	What managers often fail to see in time.
	How to make money in difficult times. What are the less obvious opportunities?
	How to emerge ahead of the pack.

Speakers

John Waller
Partner in Charge
Financial Advisory Services
PricewaterhouseCoopers

Ross Verry
General Manager
Corporate Banking
ANZ National Bank Limited

Wayne Brown
Mayor
Far North District Council

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Workshop 4: China and India - Getting Traction There & What Threats They Pose to NZ Business
7.30am–9.30am, Wednesday 12 November 2008, Stamford Plaza, Auckland

It has been said that Brazil, Russia, India and China (the BRIC countries) will become among the four most dominant economies by the year 2050. Focussing on two of those:

	What does it take to succeed in doing business in/with India & China?
	What threats do these countries pose for NZ businesses?
	What will surprise us most about the impact of India and China on NZ business in 2050?

Speakers

	Patrick English China Market Manager New Zealand Trade & Enterprise, Wellington		Alister Lawrence Chief Executive NZPM Group Limited, Auckland
	John Cochrane General Manager Commtest Instruments Limited, Christchurch		Tony Nowell Director Valadenz Ltd Auckland

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