Competing in a changing world: Trade, resilience and global uncertainty

Overview

Global uncertainty is reshaping trade, logistics, and the expectations placed on organisations. Today, market access is increasingly influenced by factors beyond price, including emissions reporting, nature-related impacts, supply-chain integrity, and compliance with differing international standards. For New Zealand organisations, these shifts affect procurement, export strategies, partnerships, and stakeholder confidence.

Boards need practical insights into how global changes intersect with strategy, risk, and long-term resilience. In this session, Ian Proudfoot will explore the key forces driving uncertainty, including evolving climate and nature expectations, and how these are quietly becoming trade norms. He will discuss what changing conditions mean for organisational credibility and reliability, and how directors can strengthen preparedness without over-engineering governance. Participants will also explore practical steps where simple choices such as diversification, transparency, and optionality can make a tangible difference in navigating an unpredictable global environment, safeguarding performance, and maintaining stakeholder trust.

Ian Proudfoot

Ian Proudfoot leads the Agribusiness line of business for KPMG in New Zealand. He works globally with clients across the food system on the future of food and has been the lead author of the KPMG Agribusiness Agenda since 2010. Ian has been appointed to various Ministerial advisory groups relating to the food and fibre sector in NZ and led the secretariat of the Mana Kai Initiative, a major cross sector initiative exploring the foundations for a resilient food system in New Zealand. Ian provides audit services to agribusiness and consumer markets clients and leads the ESG Assurance business in New Zealand.

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Megan Beveridge
Waikato and Bay of Plenty Branch Manager

+64 21 358 772
megan.beveridge@iod.org.nz

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