{jcomments off}Programme

Prospectus can be found here

Facilitator: Finlay MacDonald

9 - 10:30am – The Problems Facing New Zealand

• Bernard Hickey – Interest.co.nz
• John Walley – Manufacturers and Exporters Association
• Geoff Bertram – Institute of Policy Studies
• Rhema Vaithianathan – Auckland University

11 - 12:30pm – Towards a Productive Strategy

• Rick Boven – New Zealand Institute
• Selwyn Pellett – Productive Economy Council
• Gareth Morgan – Gareth Morgan Investments
• June McCabe – Member Maori Economic Taskforce

Lunch 12:30 - 1.30pm

1:30 – 2:30pm – Parliamentary Party Responses

• Hon David Parker – Labour
• Kennedy Graham – Greens
• National, ACT & Maori Party to be confirmed

3pm- 4pm – The Commentators

• Media Commentators

4pm - 5pm – Participants Debate

• Q+A Debate with audience to debate these conclusions

5pm – Conclusion