Branch Events

Branch:  Auckland Canterbury Nelson Otago / Southland Overseas Waikato Wellington Bay of Plenty All

Tauranga function - guest speaker, Andrew Coker, Chief Executive, Priority One ~ Bay of Plenty

22 March 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm ~ Mills Reef Winery, 143 Moffat Road Bethlehem

Andrew Coker has been CEO of Priority One, the Western Bay’s economic development agency since 2008, following two years as the organisation’s Business Development Manager.  read more

Canterbury Branch AGM followed by guest speaker, John Judge ~ Canterbury

22 March 5:45 pm - 7:45 pm ~ The George, 50 Park Terrace, Christchurch

Governance in the Banking and Finance Sectors during the Global Financial Crisis

Our Branch Annual General Meeting is to be held on Monday 22 March 2010 and the notice of meeting will be included with our March UPDATE or can be downloaded at the bottom of this page.  read more

Wellington breakfast function - guest speaker, Bill Payne ~ Wellington

24 March 7:15 am - 9:00 am ~ The Wellington Club, Level 5, 88 The Terrace, Wellington

Governance in early stage businesses

Bill Payne, US angel investor/entrepreneur, is here in New Zealand as the BNZ University of Auckland Business School Entrepreneur In Residence aims to impart some of his experience to NZ entrepreneurs, investors and universities.  read more

New Plymouth regional cocktail function - guest speaker, Dr Kerry McDonald ~ Wellington

25 March 5:15 pm - 7:30 pm ~ Plymouth International Hotel and Conference Centre, Cnr Courtenay and Leach Streets, New Plymouth

‘Big global changes and challenges; is New Zealand about to get mugged?’

Kerry is an accredited fellow and President of the Institute of Directors, chairman of Opus International Consultants Limited and a director of Leighton Contractors Pty Limited.  read more

Dunedin cocktail function - guest speaker, Mr Bill Payne ~ Otago / Southland

7 April 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm ~ The Dunedin Club, 33 Melville Street, Dunedin

War Stories of a Leading US Angel Investor

Mr Bill Payne is an engineer, entrepreneur, angel investor, and educator. He graduated from the University of Illinois (Urbana) with a BS (1963) and a MS (1964), degrees in Ceramic Engineering (Materials Science).  read more

Blenheim lunch function - guest speaker, Ed Johnson ~ Nelson

14 April 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm ~ Drylands Restaurant, Blenheim

Governance and a practical approach to operating in tough times  read more

Auckland breakfast function - guest speaker, Professor Sir Peter Gluckman KNZM ~ Auckland

19 April 7:30 am - 9:00 am ~ Northern Club, The Wintergarden Room, 19 Princes Street, Auckland

Professor Sir Peter Gluckman, KNZM, Prime Minister's Chief Science Advisor is the guest speaker at our April breakfast function.  read more

Wellington breakfast function - guest speaker, John Allen ~ Wellington

27 April 7:15 am - 9:00 am ~ The Wellington Club, Level 5, 88 The Terrace, Wellington

John Allen was appointed as the Ministry’s Chief Executive and Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade in July 2009.  read more

Tauranga lunch function - guest speaker, John Judge ~ Bay of Plenty

29 April 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm ~ The Sebel Trinity Wharf, 15 Dive Crescent, Tauranga

• Governance in the Banking and Finance Sector • Performance over the last two years • Future outlook for the sector  read more

Wellington Branch East Coast Regional Breakfast function - guest speaker, Wayne Norrie ~ Wellington

30 April 7:15 am - 9:00 am ~ Napier War Memorial Conference Centre, 48 Marine Parade, Napier

Wayne has over 30 years IT industry experience on top of a Bachelor of Science degree with a Computer Science major.  read more

Wellington Branch Committee Led luncheon - guest speaker, Jim Donovan ~ Wellington

4 May 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm ~ IoD Offices, Mezzanine Floor, Tower Building, 50 Customhouse Quay

Good strategy: making tough choices and meaning it

What role should directors play in the strategic planning process? How do they assess whether a plan will deliver meaningful results as opposed to wishful thinking?  read more

Auckland breakfast function - guest speaker, Dr Murray Horn ~ Auckland

6 May 7:30 am - 9:00 am ~ Northern Club, The Wintergarden Room, 19 Princes Street, Auckland

Dr Murray Horn, Chairman of the Advisory Board for the new National Health Board (NHB) is the guest speaker for our May breakfast function.  read more

Wellington Fellow dinner function - guest speaker, Joan Withers, Director ~ Wellington

20 May 6:15 pm - 9:00 pm ~ The Wellington Club, Level 5, 88 The Terrace, Wellington

The reality of life as a Director – the good, the bad and the ugly

Dinner Honouring Fellows and Distinguished Fellows. The Wellington Branch Committee would like to invite you to attend this dinner event.  read more