Program Overview

ATEPS 2023: Leading Trade Agreements for Sustainable Futures

Event Details

The Auckland Trade and Economic School will be a one-day event on Tuesday, 21st November 2023, held at Fale Pasifika, Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland.

Programme Schedule

• 8:45-9:25: Registration on site with coffee
• 9:30-9:45: Welcome and Overview
  • Dr. Erik Lithander (Deputy VC, Strategic Engagement, Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland)
  • Prof. Jennifer Curtin (Founding Director, Public Policy Institute, Waipapa Taumata Rau)
• 9:45-11:00: Panel 1: Trade and Trade Policy: What just happened and where to next?
  • Vangelis Vitalis (MFAT)
  • Sarah Salmond (MinterEllison)
  • Michael Fox (Zespri, NZBC)
  • Stephanie Honey (Honey Consulting)
  • Chair: Brett ORiley (EMA)
• 11:00-11:20: Panel 2: UK-EU-NZ Trade Policy Futures
  • Stephen Cartwright (Consul General and Trade Counsellor, British Consulate Auckland)
  • Diane Lacoste (Head of Trade, Delegation of the European Union)
  • Chair: Associate Prof. Maureen Benson-Rea (University of Auckland)
• 11:20-11:40: Morning Tea
• 11:40-12:45: Panel 3: Business as Usual or New Opportunities?
  • Justine Arroll (General Manager, Trade Strategy, Fonterra)
  • Peter Hunter (Auckland Bioengineering Institute and Horizon Europe, University of Auckland)
  • Prof. Natasha Hamilton Hart (Management and International Business, University of Auckland)
  • Glynis Miller (Trade Commissioner, Pacific Trade Invest NZ)
  • Chair: Dr. Rob Scollay (University of Auckland)
• 12:45-1:40: Lunch
• 1:40-2:00: Panel 4: Advocating for Inclusive Trade (Video from the OECD Trade Policy Division)
  • Jane Korinek (Trade Economist and Policy Analyst, OECD)
  • Jennifer Curtin (Public Policy Institute, University of Auckland)
• 2:00-3:15: Panel 5: Indigenous trade leadership
  • Carrie Stoddart-Smith (OpinioNative)
  • Tania Te Whenua (Te Whenua Consulting)
  • Andrew Watene (KPMG)
  • Chair: Tane Waetford (MFAT)
• 3:15-3:40: Afternoon Tea
• 3:40-4:40: Panel 6: Engaging the public and translating the value of trade
  • Joshua Hitchcock (Te Kotahitanga o Te Atiawa)
  • Richard Harman (Politik)
  • Fran OSullivan (NZME/NZ Inc)
  • Chair: Clare Wilson (NZTE)
• 5:00-7:00: Reception and close

Speaker Profiles

Speaker bios are available for all panelists and chairs.