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Presentation

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Trade recovery – challenges and opportunities

MFAT Deputy Secretary Vangelis Vitalis will present at this branch lunch presentation held in association with NZ King Salmon.

Date
12:00pm — 1:30pm, 23 March 2021
Venue
Trailways Hotel
Location
66 Trafalgar Street, The Wood, Nelson 7010
Price members
$40.00 incl GST
Price non-members
$60.00 incl GST

Overview

Last year and in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, New Zealand formally launched its trade recovery strategy.

We have invited Deputy Secretary Vangelis Vitalis from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on that strategy, including the outlook for 2021 - both challenges and opportunities. Attendees will have the chance to question Vangelis at the conclusion of his presentation.

Thank you to our event sponsor.

Vangelis Vitalis

Vangelis Vitalis is Deputy Secretary, Trade and Economic. He is also the APEC2021 Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) Chair for New Zealand’s host year and the Chief Negotiator for the Free Trade Agreement with the European Union.

Prior to taking up his role in Wellington in 2017, Vangelis was New Zealand’s Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva where he chaired the agriculture negotiations in a personal capacity. He has also been the Ambassador to the European Union and NATO in Brussels and has had postings to Canberra and Moscow. Vangelis has worked outside the Ministry including as an economist in the Secretariat of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

A keen saltwater land-based fisher, Vangelis is married with three children and speaks Greek, German and Russian. He is a longstanding (and suffering) supporter of the Wellington Phoenix Football Club.

Additional information

COVID-19

We have been monitoring government updates regarding COVID-19 and are keeping up to date with Ministry of Health guidance with regard to events and public gatherings.

For the latest updates on face to face courses and our safety planning see our response to COVID-19 page

Branch event cancellation policy

Regrettably, registration fees cannot be refunded when cancellations are received within two working days prior to any branch event.

See our standard terms and conditions for more information.

Contact

Karen Goodger
Nelson Marlborough Branch Manager

+64 27 525 7400
+64 3 922 7301
karen.goodger@iod.org.nz

Our sponsors

The Nelson Marlborough Branch acknowledges the generous support of

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    Nelson

    date
    23 Mar 2021

    Members — $40.00

    Non-members — $60.00

    Please ph 04 499 0076 to be placed on the waitlist