The Miro Summit is an exceptional opportunity for members of your leadership team to be challenged, provoked, and informed by taking them out of their day-to-day jobs.

In today’s economy, running successful businesses takes more than excellent business skills. It increasingly requires an in-depth understanding of the political, regulatory and international environment in which businesses operate.

At The New Zealand Initiative, the public policy think tank supported by chief executives, we know how important it is to link the worlds of business and politics. This is why each year we host The Miro Summit - A business forum on public policy.

The Miro Summit is our conference for emerging business leaders. It aims to achieve two goals:

•   To challenge aspiring business leaders to think about social and economic issues.
•   To allow plenty of networking opportunities between delegates, speakers and members of The New Zealand Initiative.

Last year’s Miro Summit was held on 26/27 September 2013 at The Spencer on Byron Hotel in Takapuna, Auckland. It once again brought together highly relevant topics and exceptional speakers.  The speakers were:

•   Dean Bracewell, Managing Director, Freightways.
•   Dr Oliver Hartwich, Executive Director, The New Zealand Initiative.
•   Hon Dr Michael Bassett, Historian and former Minister of Local Government.
•   Dr Bryce Wilkinson, Senior Fellow, The New Zealand Initiative.
•   John Crawford, Deputy Secretary of the Commercial Transactions Group at The Treasury.
•   Ross Young, Public Policy Manager, Google New Zealand.
•   Chris Keall, Technology Editor, Head of Digital, National Business Review.
•   Hon Shane Jones, Labour Party MP.
•   Silvana Schenone, Partner at Minter Ellison Rudd Watts.
•   Alex Turnbull, Managing Director, Fonterra.
•   Eduardo Gradilone, Ambassador for Brazil.
•   David McConnell, Managing Director, McConnell Group.
•   Professor Anthony Endres, University of Auckland.
•   Hon Simon Bridges, Minister of Energy and Resources, Minister of Labour.
•   Jason Krupp, Research Fellow, The New Zealand Initiative.
•   Rose Patterson, Research Fellow, The New Zealand Initiative.
•   Professor Stuart McNaughton, Woolf Fisher Research Centre, University of Auckland.
•   Conor English, Chief Executive, Federated Farmers.
•   Paul Goldsmith, National Party List MP.
•   Tom Switzer, Editor, The Spectator Australia; Research Associate, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney.

Please contact Chelsy at chelsy.blair@nzinitiative.org.nz for further information. For more information about being a member please visit our Membership page.