The India New Zealand Business Council [INZBC] is the premier trade organisation in New Zealand, which has been working since 1988, to build trade relations between India & New Zealand.
About INZBC
With over 200 corporate members spanning across various industries, like agriculture, horticulture, dairy, infrastructure, finance, education, tax planning, etc.; the members form the main stay of corporate leaders of New Zealand.
Linkedin page: http://www.linkedin.com/company/india new zealand business council
INZBC has been recognised as the main industry body by both the governments of India & NZ. Almost all of the visiting delegations of Govt. of India have been hosted by INZBC, and we have organised networking events for them.
• To disseminate information and know how on doing business between the two countries
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/inzbc
• To facilitate business development on behalf of members through leveraging networks
• To lobby and inform government on trade related matters
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Since 1988, the India New Zealand Business Council (INZBC) has promoted and encouraged trade in goods and services, investment, scientific, technical and economic cooperation between India and New Zealand. INZBC is a member-based independent organisation, not for profit incorporated society, which exists for three purposes:
INZBC holds regular industry events, calling upon specialists and ministers, representatives of NZTE, MFAT, Indian High Commission, etc. for meaningful dialogues within the business INZBCcommunity.strives to help the industry to engage, interact and grow together.
INZBC is run by industry leaders of New Zealand, who have years of experience in this sphere, thereby becoming the key stake holders for International Trade Development of India & NZ.
Website: www.inzbc.org
Twitter: https://twitter.com/inzbc
2pm - 5pm
Hotel Lalit, Crystal Ball Room, Barakhamba, New Delhi 110001
4pm - 7pm Break Break - Can do your own meetings
FICCI - Main Conference: Attending the main conference of FICCI - LEADS
1pm - 2pm
Venue TBC
Meeting with officials: Meeting organised by Invest India. Idea is to help create a help desk for Kiwi investors in India and answer queries on trade facilitation. Presentation on latest govt policies to facilitate FDI in key sectors.
2pm - 4pm
18Sunday,Sep22
4pm - 7pm Break Break - Can do your own meetings
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Dates: 19-21 Sep 2022 | Place: New Delhi, India
NOTE: Day 2 activites have been planned at the FICCI conference. Delegates who have not registered may not be able to attend.20Tuesday,Sep22
Panel at session: From Farm to Fork - NZ Minister to join the panel.
Invest India, Vanijya Bhawan, 16, Akbar Rd, Sunehri Bagh Road Area, Motilal Nehru Marg Area, New Delhi
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1pm - 2pm
5pm - 8pm ANZIBA: Maple Room, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Rd, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi
Panel at session: From Farm to Fork - NZ Minister to join the panel.
7pm onwards NZ High Commission Cocktails & Reception: Networking meeting for all delegates hosted by NZ High Commisison in Delhi, along with other stakehodlers. Entry by Invitation Only.
11am - 12noon Break / Transit
12pm - 1pm
Lunch hosted by Invest India
INZBC Delegation to India
Wednesday,21Sep22Monday,19Sep22
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Wednesday,21Sep22Monday,19Sep22
ITINERARY - EXTERNAL [Detailed]
5pm - 7pm
Networking & Dinner hosted by ANZIBA
10am - 12pm
2pm - 4pm Invest India office Vigyan Bhawan Annexe, Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi
Invest India, Vanijya Bhawan, 16, Akbar Rd, Sunehri Bagh Road Area, Motilal Nehru Marg Area, New Delhi
12pm - 1pm Lunch Break
FICCI LEADS Inauguration: NZ Minister to arrive + Photo opportunity for delegation [TBC]
Briefing with the New Zealand Minister
11am - 12noon Break / Transit
12pm - 1pm Lunch Break Venue TBC
Meeting with officials: Meeting organised by Invest India. Idea is to help create a help desk for Kiwi investors in India and answer queries on trade facilitation. Presentation on latest govt policies to facilitate FDI in key sectors.
2pm - 4pm
Date Time Venue Meeting Info
FICCI - Main Conference: Attending the main conference of FICCI - LEADS
FICCI LEADS Inauguration: NZ Minister to arrive + Photo opportunity for delegation [TBC]
10am - 11am New Zealand High Commission, Sir Edmund Hillary Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 110021
ITINERARY - EXTERNAL [Detailed]
Date Time Venue Meeting Info
Presentations on: Exploring the India-NZ withcollaborationtheStartups Ecosystem | States Connect Series: Karnataka, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh (TBC)
Meeting with Ministry of Commerce & Industry; Government of India: Meeeting with Mr. Tapan Mazumder, Additional Director General of Foreign Trade; facilated by Indian High Commisison, NZ
Lunch Break
10am - 12pm
2pm - 4pm Invest India office Vigyan Bhawan Annexe, Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi
Networking event: Networking for all country delegations at LEADS 2022
Presentations on: Exploring the India-NZ withcollaborationtheStartups
1pm - 2pm
Meeting with Ministry of Commerce & Industry; Government of India: Meeeting with Mr. Tapan Mazumder, Additional Director General of Foreign Trade; facilated by Indian High Commisison, NZ
NOTE: Day 2 activites have been planned at the FICCI conference. Delegates who have not registered may not be able to attend.
Briefing with the New Zealand Minister
INZBC Delegation to India
20Tuesday,Sep22
9 am - 10am
Networking & Dinner hosted by ANZIBA
5pm - 8pm ANZIBA: Maple Room, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Rd, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi
10am - 12pm Ministry of Commerce & Industry ; Government of India, Udyog Bhawan, Rajpath Area, New Delhi 110011
10am - 11am New Zealand High Commission, Sir Edmund Hillary Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 110021
Networking Tea
Dates: 19-21 Sep 2022 | Place: New Delhi, India
FICCI - Main Conference: Attending the main conference of FICCI - LEADS
1pm - 2pm Lunch Break
5pm - 7pm
Hotel Lalit, Crystal Ball Room, Barakhamba, New Delhi 110001
12pm - 1pm
FICCI - Main Conference: Attending the main conference of FICCI - LEADS
5pm - 6pm Oko, 28th floor, Hotel Lalit, Barakhamba, New Delhi 110001 Delegation briefing: Internal briefing with all the delegates at the hotel.
7pm onwards NZ High Commission Cocktails & Reception: Networking meeting for all delegates hosted by NZ High Commisison in Delhi, along with other stakehodlers. Entry by Invitation Only.
9 am - 10am Networking Tea
Ecosystem | States Connect Series: Karnataka, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh (TBC)
5pm - 6pm Oko, 28th floor, Hotel Lalit, Barakhamba, New Delhi 110001 Delegation briefing: Internal briefing with all the delegates at the hotel.
10am
2pm - 5pm
10am - 12pm Ministry of Commerce & Industry ; Government of India, Udyog Bhawan, Rajpath Area, New Delhi 110011
18Sunday,Sep22
Networking event: Networking for all country delegations at LEADS 2022
Lunch hosted by Invest India
Ragini Gautam Chairperson Bihar Foundation Auckland Chapter Technology/ Education Sreedhar Venkatram CEO South Asia CricHQ Technology/ Sports
IT/Tech
New Zealand Airline Academy Aviation
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Mohit Jain Market Manager - India Zespri International (India) Pvt. Limited
Sector wise summary of attending delegates.
Earl Rattray Director Dairy Link Dairy
Chandan Ohri CEO Duco Consultancy
Prince Kumar Director Edex Academy Education
Nitin Nagrale India CEO Quality New Zealand Ltd. Food & Beverage/ Meat
New Zealand Apples & Pears Incorporated
Jonathan Manuel CEO, Director
Mallika Janakiraman Nutrition Business Advisor & Strategy Consultant nutrIQ360
Christian Hermansen Marketing Manager Frogparking Technology/ Parking Solutions
Geoff Allott Executive Director Quality New Zealand Ltd. Food & Beverage/ Meat
Terry Meikle CEO New Zealand Apples & Pears Incorporated
New Zealand Delegation to India: Delegates List
KrishnamoorthyIlango Director Mercury Prints
Sirma Karapeeva Chief Executive Officer Meat Industry Association of New Zealand Primary/ Meat
Reema Chawla Strategic Operations Director Harman Impex NZ Ltd. Import Export
Zespri International Limited Fruits/ Primary
Fruits/ Primary Himanshu Arora GM Future Markets Zespri (Singapore)InternationalPte.Limited
Kewal Bagal General Manager Business Growth PowerNet
Maria Elena Duter International Engagement Manager
Garry Gupta Secretary India New Zealand Business Council Trade Chamber
Michael Fox Global Head Communicationsof
Bruce Austin Davies Group Managing Director/ Owner Modtec Group Ltd. Manufacturing Manish Singh Consultant & Former CEO Fonterra Future Group JV Primary
Printing, IT Drones Modern technologies
Jay Changlani Director ORB 360 Finance
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RenewablePower/Decarbonisation/ElectricityEnergy
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Gaurav Bhaskar Business Development Manager Jeena & Co. Logistics
Nutraceuticals and Technology Selwyn Thomas Director Talent Tribe Consulting Ltd Human ProfessionalResourcesServices
More recently Earl has held several senior advisory roles, , and currently manages his own dairy industry consultancy, Dairy Link Ltd, specialising in New Zealand and Asian dairy sector insight and analysis.
New Zealand Delegation to India: Delegates Profile INZBC Team
Earl has a wide ranging corporate governance experience across large and small entities, Co operatives, Public and Private sector owned businesses, including in emerging markets.
As well as supporting his many clients, Jay is an India NZ Business Council Board Member and Past Treasurer for Wellington Indian Association. He is a past President of BNI Capital City Wellington (Business Network Group), Member of Porirua Chamber of Commerce and Hutt Valley and Auckland Chamber of Commerce and a Member of Franchise Association of NZ.
Jay Changlani CA Treasurer, INZBC | Director, Orb360
A Chartered Accountant and Director of Orb360 since 2015, Jay has over decades of accounting, forensic accounting and tax experience.
He is currently chairman of Animal Breeding Services (NZ) Ltd, Inframax Construction Ltd, and Binsar Farms Pvt Ltd (India). He is Director Quantec Ltd and Dairy Farms NZ Ltd. He is a Charted Fellow of the Institute of Directors, and a Fellow of the NZ Institute of Primary Industry Management. He is the current chair of the India New Zealand Business Council.
Earl Rattray’s has a longstanding career in the New Zealand dairy sector. After graduation he began his working carer as an Agricultural Economist before returning to his dairy farming roots, first as a sharemilker, and eventually to multiple farm ownership. On the way through he held several senior dairy sector leadership roles. He was a founding board member of Fonterra Co operative Group and was the founding Chairman of the New Zealand Dairy Companies Association.
In 2019, Jay was selected as one of the 40 young aspiring tax policy leaders in NZ and was invited to discuss and debate global tax policy issues with the Deputy Director of the International Monetary Fund’s fiscal affairs department. He also owns Franchise Ready NZ, that scales SME businesses in NZ and Australia by using Franchise Model. He also owns BPO businesses in India and Fiji
Earl Rattray Leader of the Delegation Chair, INZBC | Director, Dairy Link
Jay specialises in international and domestic tax, with a particular interest in tax due diligence, IRD disputes and international tax. Having a wide range of experience and a broad understanding of international tax regimes allows him to provide a wide range of technical tax advice, and Jay also regularly presents and writes tax articles.
Jonathan Manuel
Michael Fox is Head of Global Public Affairs at Zespri International. He leads Zespri’s external communications, stakeholder engagement, policy, global tours and events and community investment programmes.
Prince Kumar Director, Edex Academy
Prince received the “Pride of India”, “Rastriya Ekta”, and the Bharatiya Udyog Ratan” Awards for his contributions to the business community in India. In Auckland, Prince worked as the General Manager of Contact Centre 1, a telemarketing company. He also worked as Team Manager for the telecommunication company Telstra Clear.
He joined Zespri after a career in Parliament as a Press Secretary and Chief Press Secretary to former Prime Ministers Sir John Key and Sir Bill English and Opposition Leader Simon Bridges. Prior to that he was a journalist with Fairfax Media in Auckland and Wellington, in Parliament’s Press Gallery and in Egypt and Cambodia.
Prince has been a board member of India New Zealand Business Council in the past. He has been involved extensively in promoting New Zealand Education to various countries in Asia and predominantly in India. In 2012, he was part of the trade delegation to India led by Hon Prime Minister John Key. In recent years, Prince is also involved in import of biodegradable material for NZ market.
Global head of Communications, Zespri International
CEO & Director, New Zealand Airline Academy Limited
Jonathan is a sales and marketing professional from India. He has worked for several iconic brands for 15 years before embarking on his life’s passion into aviation. He trained towards his Commercial Pilot Licence in New Zealand.
Post completion of his CPL he worked for the largest flight training organization in NZ and went on to work for the national airline Air New Zealand. Along with his friend, Jonathan started the New Zealand Airline Academy (NZAAL) which is the most modern, state of art Pilot Training school in New Zealand.
NZAAL is the only cadet pilot training provider for Air Asia India. NZAAL is the process of setting up a Pilot Training school in India and are in negotiations with various State governments. Jonathan is currently serving on the board of INZBC and was recently named as a board ready director by the Ministry of Ethnic Affairs and Superdiversity Institute for Law, Policy & Business.
Michael Fox
Prince Kumar gained his Masters in Industrial Engineering from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India and his Management degree from Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai, India. Prince served as manufacturing head for Eureka Forbes, a subsidiary of TATAs and the CEO of textile companies in South India.
Garry Gupta
CricHQ and My Action Sport (MAS) are successful and innovative New Zealand business involved in Sports, Media and Technology. CricHQ offers digital scoring platform (including analytics tool) for various national governing bodies and caters to over 100+ cricket associations globally. Some of the customers of CricHQ include Pakistan Cricket Board, Cricket Association of Nepal, Hyderabad Cricket Association, Goa Cricket Association, Mercantile Cricket Association and various district level cricket associations in this Myregion.Action
Garry is a marketing communications professional with experience in media production, marketing and events.
With a career spanning over two decades, ranging from media marketing, media production, broadcasting and communications, Garry has been the Secretary of INZBC since 2013. He manages all operations, marketing and events for INZBC.
Sreedhar Venkatram
Coordinator for the delegation Secretary, INZBC
He started a boutique marketing agency, Media Solutions Kiwi Ltd., in 2015 to support SMEs in promoting their business and brands via digital marketing, events, etc.
Sport (MAS) is specialized into live streaming of sports and assists in skill development around sports. This is widely used as a tool to upload sporting action into social media channels like FB / YouTube.
Sreedhar Venkatram is Director & CEO South Asia for CricHQ and he is also part of the INZBC executive council as Chapter Head Mumbai. He is also part of AIMA Young Leaders Council as he assists young entrepreneurs to scale their businesses. He was earlier with New Zealand Trade & Enterprise (NZTE) for around a decade assisting NZ businesses to scale their presence in South Asia and had worked for FedEx and Export Promotion Councils as part of his career. He holds Masters in International Business and quite passionate about cricket.
CEO South Asia, CricHQ New Zealand Chapter Head, Mumbai, INZBC
CricHQ and MAS have presence in India (Mumbai and Kochi), as also offices in NZ, Australia, and UK.
New Zealand Delegation to India: Delegates Profiles
Bruce Davies Managing Director/ Owner, Modtec Group
Modtec has been working in India since 2004.
Chandan Ohri is currently CEO of Duco Consultancy fastest growing services business 2021 as per Deloitte Fast 50 with offices in New Zealand, Australia, US and India.
My design and Industrial engineering / manufacturing background originally was in the clothing industry before establishing the Modtec Group.
New Zealand Delegates [in alphabetical order]
Modtec improves health and wellbeing by providing ergonomic and productivity solutions for people at work or at home. Modtec supplies hardware that locates single or multiple computer screens in ergonomic positions to improve productivity and to reduce injury. Projects vary from 10 people to 10000 people at work.
In his career over 20+ years he has managed many leadership roles from country managing partner to cross country regional service line leader including Managing Partner for IBM, Partner and Head of IT Consulting for KPMG and CEO for Ascent Group of Institutes. His Industry experience includes public sector, financial services, retail, distribution, media, entertainment, communications, utility and consulting services.
With professional qualifications in accounting, management and technology, Chandan has worked with clients to provide value added services in the areas of digital strategy, cognitive thinking, analytics, cloud strategy, enterprise applications deployments, supply chain optimisation and target operating model review.
I am interested in learning more about the vision of the future for India.
Modtec Group Ltd owns several businesses in Health and wellbeing areas including Integinternational Ltd [www.integinternational.com ]
Chandan Ohri CEO, Duco Consultancy
Modtec was founded and incorporated in 1969 and has operations in NZ, Australia, Tamil Nadu in India.
New Zealand Delegation to India: Delegates Profiles
New Zealand Delegates [in alphabetical order]
sells premium New Zealand food and beverage products and has been operating in India for over 10 years through our Indian subsidiary company. Capitalising on our unique business model (which is ISO22000 certified), we control the supply chain from the shores of NZ to the doors of
We supply product to over 370 x 5 star hotels, across 26 cities, as well as supplying product to catering, food service, and retail sectors.
We are privileged to have former NZ Cricket captains, Stephen Fleming, Daniel Vettori, Sir Richard Hadlee, and Brendon McCullum as shareholders and ambassadors. Their knowledge and passion for the Indian market adds great strength to our proposition, and their networks developed through their remier League cricket has been significant. The Alliance group (one of worlds’ largest sheep procurement companies) are also a shareholder in QualityNZ, and their global reputation for producing high quality meat products is second to none.
Christian Hermansen is the Marketing Manager at Frogparking, a high growth technology company specialising in world-leading parking technology. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Victoria University of Wellington Te Herenga Christian is responsible for the company’s global marketing and communications. He oversees and implements everything to do with building and maintaining our brand with a tailored marketing strategy, value propositions, brand activation plan & schedule, and communications plan.
founder, Quality NZ
Prior to joining Frogparking, Christian held various roles staffing senior members of the fifth National led Government in communications, research, and advisory capacities at New Zealand’s Parliament. Outside of working life, Christian is a keen sportsman; competing in high grades of Football and Cricket. Christian is also an accomplished racecar driver and is a multiple time New Zealand speedway champion, winning a total of 13 New Zealand titles.
Christian Hermansen Marketing Manager, Frogparking
The ‘QualityNZ Group’, has also recently expanded into the ‘Education & Recruitment’ sector, which operates as a stand alone company. We are focused on ensuring we meet the objectives of both the Indian and NZ education systems, as well as industry requirements. The QualityNZ Group will continue to investigate other ‘sector’ opportunities within India in the near
roduct range has included lamb, mutton, mussels, seafood, and dairy; and we are currently looking to expand our range further.
GM – Future Markets, Zespri International (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
Ilango Krishnamoorthy is an entrepreneur and has varied hands on experience in running many small businesses.
Hailing from Madurai, ilango is an Automobile Engineer from prestigious MIT, Chennai, MBA from Waikato University, he has many community awards in NZ and Distinguished Alumnus Award for 2020 from his alma mater. He was identified as Indian Weekender Top 25 Kiwi Indian Community Leaders in 2021.
for development of Zespri’s emerging markets around the world which involves painting a picture of success, working on the strategy to get to that success, followed by in market execution of the strategy.
He is a business mentor. He specialises in business start ups with his team of business professionals like lawyers, accountants, and marketing professionals. He believes a strong ethical system will create a successful and profitable business.
He is very adept with new technologies and innovations and is prepared to push the boundaries of any service portfolio. His ability to relate to executives across a broad range or clients has provided a strong pipeline of opportunities. He trusts his people and is willing to invest in growing their skills. He is keen to help any organisation looking to grow their products/services portfolio or entrepreneurial opportunities in New Zealand from IlangoIndia.has
Ilango Krishnamoorthy Director, Mercury Printz
been a member with Institute of Directors, New Zealand, New Zealand and Fellow at FINSIA (Financial Services Institute of Australasia).
Himanshu Arora is the General Manager of Future Markets at Zespri HeInternational.isresponsible
Himanshu Arora
He joined Zespri 5 years ago, after a career in the FMCG world, representing Red Bull and Cadbury in his earlier roles, across India, the Indian Subcontinent and Singapore.
New Zealand Delegation to India: Delegates Profiles
New Zealand Delegates [in alphabetical order]
Previously she has worked as a Senior consultant for United Nations (FAO) MPI, MFAT, Agribusiness Group, Manaaki Whenua covering soils, pastures, dairy value chain and fruits and vegetables in the Pacific Islands. From 2007 2022 she served the Latin American and Hispanic communities in NZ as Honorary Consul of Uruguay.
The purpose of this visit to India is to network with India / New Zealand Business Council members in general and to also look for potential partners in Renewable Generation in the Electricity Distribution. I will be attending the Renewable Energy India Expo on 28th September 2022 and PowerGen India Conference on 12th October 2022 in Delhi to further these interests.
New Zealand Delegates [in alphabetical order]
Dr. Maria Elena Duter, PhD in Plant Protection International Engagement Manager, New Zealand Apples and Pears Inc.; Former Consul of Uruguay in New Zealand
Mallika Janakiraman is a Nutrition Business Advisor and Strategy Consultant at nutrIQ360 providing thought leadership in high value nutrition for both social and commercial business sustainability
Mallika Janakiraman
Maria Elena is the International Engagement Manager for A&P NZ She has a PhD in plant protection and an expert in seed quality as an active member of ISTA (International Seed Testing Association) since 2013. She worked for 3 years as Research Manager for Seed Force Ltd and previously at Lincoln University for 16 years for the Agriculture and Life Science Faculty.
Registered NZ Nutritionist and a Founder Chairperson of Wahine Charitable Trust with 25 plus years of intrapreneur and entrepreneur experience across academic, FMCG (Kellogg, Nestle and PepsiCo) and private consultancy. She has to her credit several thought leadership roles in various Food, Nutrition and Regulatory committees like Ministry of Woman & Child Development, Food Safety and Standard Authority India (FSSAI) , PFNDAI and currently the strategic advisor for a startup Super Foods Valley in SheBangaloreisaNZ
New Zealand Delegation to India: Delegates Profiles
Nutrion Business Advisor & Strategy Consultant, nutrIQ360
Kewal Bagal General Manager Business & Customer Growth, PowerNet
A Senior Leader with over 30 years’ experience in Electricity and Telecommunication sector. A strong track record of establishing growth in new markets in new countries in the Asia Pacific Region.
registered nutritionist with a MPhil in Food Service & Dietetics and a postgraduate certificate in Commercialization and Entrepreneurship from the University of Auckland.
New Zealand Delegates [in alphabetical order]
Ragini Gautam, Chairperson, Bihar Foundation – Auckland Chapter
New Zealand Delegation to India: Delegates Profiles
With over eight years of experience in Data and Analytics in the Banking and tor, I have worked with the largest Banks in New Zealand.
She is the current volunteer/Chairperson of Bihar Foundation Auckland Chapter.
I now, proudly am a part of my Family business, Harman Impex New Zealand LTD. Who are the largest importer and distributors of Indian Ethnic Food in
As a One Young World Ambassador, I Reema Chawla am passionate about opportunity for all. In 2019 I was awarded a Young Leaders Award giving me an incredible opportunity to represent New Zealand at the One Young World Summit in London.
I have joined to make a good business great, bringing in my purpose, obsession of creating seamless customer journeys and technological advancements, getting us prepared for tomorrow.
Reema Chawla Strategic Operations Director, Harman Impex NZ Ltd.
Ragini Gautam is a communications professional with over four decades of experience in print, television and broadcast media. From Patna, Bihar Ragini has been living in NZ since 1997 but strongly maintains connect with her cultural heritage in Bihar/ India.
He is married to Carolina and they are the proud parents of Siena, Enzo and Tiago.
Sirma Karapeeva Chief Executive Officer, Meat Industry Association of New Zealand
Sirma joined the Meat Industry Association (MIA) as Trade and Economic Manager in March 2015 following a career in the public sector during which she developed a deep knowledge of trade policy and significant trade negotiations experience. She was appointed as CEO in April 2020.
Prior to joining MIA Sirma was with the Ministry of Primary Industries’ (MPI) trade policy team, where she was involved in progressing the primary sector interests in the negotiations of goods market access and sanitary and phytosanitary provisions in New Zealand’s free trade agreements. Sirma has also worked with the Ministry of Economic Development (now MBIE) in negotiating and implementing New Zealand’s technical barriers to trade
New Zealand Delegation to India: Delegates Profiles
to a long history of negotiating bilateral and pluri lateral trade agreements, Sirma has represented New Zealand’s interests at a number of international forums including the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).
The New Zealand apple and pear industry is a globally focused sector with around 70% of total production exported to over eighty countries. Terry is a fluent Spanish speaker with a Bachelor of Arts from Otago University and an MBA from Victoria University of Wellington.
New Zealand Delegates [in alphabetical order]
Terry Meikle CEO, New Zealand Apples and Pears Inc.
Terry joined New Zealand Apples and Pears as Chief Executive in December 2021. New Zealand Apples and Pears is the industry good body representing New Zealand’s apple and pear growers, marketers and exporters.
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Delegates joining from India [in alphabetical order]
New Zealand Delegation to India: Delegates Profile
Gaurav Bhaskar is the Trade Lane Specialist AUNZ and Business Development Manager at Jeena & Co. He is an MBA in operations and management from Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand.
Manish Singh
Manish is currently a consultant in the Food & Beverage space with a rich experience of 26 years across different product categories. Manish was born and brought up in UP and has travelled across the globe. A graduate in Agriculture from Pantnagar University and Masters in Food Tech from CFTRI Mysore, he earned a gold medal in both the programs. He later completed his executive MBA from IIM Bangalore.
Over the last 26 years he has worked across different categories like Dairy, Malted food drinks, Snack food, Staples, Juices, Edible Oils, Functional foods and Pet Food, with multinational companies. He started his career with GSK, in the R&D function. He then moved to ConAgra when they were looking at entering into India, where he helped them extend the portfolio of products into Snacks & functional foods. Manish then switched to Mars India, where he helped establish the pet food category from scratch. He managed the Innovation, Quality, Procurement, Manufacturing and Supply Chain functions over the decade with them. He then moved to Fonterra and shifted to Sri Lanka for 4 years, playing a critical role in expanding the business for the 10 markets in the region.
His last role, till recently, was as Executive Director & CEO for Fonterra Future Dairy, a Fonterra JV based out of India, establishing the Dreamery brand in the Dairy category and expanding the manufacturing & market footprint. He is embarking on entrepreneurial opportunities, possibly with a New Zealand association.
Gaurav Bhaskar Business Development Manager, Jeena & Co.
Gaurav has been with Jeena & Co. since 2013 and is involved in operations and business development specifically for the oceanic region. He is also responsible for the development of Jeena Global Logistics Pty Ltd located in Sydney, Australia.
Jeena & Co. is an industry leader providing technology driven supply chain solutions. They are the largest Indian Freight Forwarder in the global market & consistently rank in the TOP 3 Logistics Companies in India.
Consultant & Former CEO, Fonterra Future Group JV
TALENT TRIBE CONSULTING is based out of 2 countries. Talent Tribe Consulting Ltd from Auckland New Zealand and Talent Tribe Consulting Pvt Ltd from Chennai, INDIA. Talent Tribe Consulting currently serves clients in the US, Asia Pacific and India.
Mohit Jain Market Manager, Zespri International Limited
New Zealand Delegation to India: Delegates Profile
Delegates joining from India [in alphabetical order]
Selwyn Thomas Director, Talent Tribe Consulting Ltd
A Seasoned Human Resource professional with over 3 decades of International experience having worked with marquee companies in senior leadership positions. A post graduate in Human Resource Management and a Certified professional from the Australian Human Resource Institute. Selwyn is a New Zealand Citizen, and a former resident of Australia.
Mohit Jain is the Market Manager India at Zespri International. He is responsible to develop & implement Zespri's Go-to-market strategies, effective distribution and operational infrastructure and impactful marketing programs in India. He joined Zespri in 2018 and carries over 15 years of professional experience in the fresh produce, F&B & FMCG sectors.
Talent Tribe Consulting is recognized for Talent Management, Business Analytics, HR Technology, Compensation & Benefits, GRC (Governance, Risk & Compliance), Staffing and Payroll services. Our Business turnover in India is over Rs 220 Million per year and we manage over 1000 employees each month on our payroll through our staffing services.
various organizations including FSSAI and HPMF. Nitin’s networks across numerous sectors are widespread and he has been honored with several distinguished awards.
Date & Time: Friday, 11 Nov 2022 | 1pm 6pm
The theme for INZBC Summit 2022 is The road ahead for India New Zealand trade relations.
The summit witnesses the presence of policy makers, industry stalwarts, government representatives and corporate houses from all over New Zealand and also delegations from India.
About INZBC Summit
Place: Stamford Plaza Hotel, Auckland CBD
Format: Leadership Summit
Over the past decade, INZBC has been conducting annual Business summits, in Auckland, where senior business leaders from India and New Zealand, share their insights, experience and future initiatives to grow trade opportunities between the two countries. The summit witnesses the presence of policymakers, industry leaders, government representatives, business houses from all over New Zealand and also delegations from India.
The INZBC Summit has become the cornerstone of international business events in New Zealand. Being conducted since 2014, the Summit gets all the stakeholders in the India New Zealand trade space, under one roof.
INZBC SUMMIT 2022: 11 Nov 2022 | Auckland, New Zealand
Recent FTA between India & Australia New Zealand looking at new ways of engaging with India as well Post Covid realities of trade Ukraine Russia war and its implications on supply chains and polarisation of the world. Rising influence of India on the world economy
Why India?
INZBC will endeavour to get a white paper out of these session, supported by our Knowledge Partners.
INZBC plans to have a leadership led key note address format of the event.
We listen from the top leaders of the corporate world in New Zealand, on what they think of the relations with India, in the coming decade.
What is the event about?
and updates,
Theme brief India New Zealand relations are at cross roads today, with a host of changes in the international space. Some of the factors affecting the commercial relationship between the countries include:
India is one of the fastest growing economies of the world, with the largest youth population as well. India attracted the highest ever FDI inflow of $83.57 bn during financial year 2020 21. With the economy projected to grow at 6.7% in 2022, the fastest in the world during the year.
The objective of the Summit is to provide a forum to bring together policy and business leaders from New Zealand and India to explore collaboration in different areas and to showcase New Zealand technology and expertise in these sectors. The summit would allow New Zealand and India to demonstrate their credentials, for more bilateral trade.
Come along for this day long conference to have a deep insight into these sectors, from the India New Zealand industry perspective.
India’ Prime Minister, Hon'ble PM Shri Narendra Modi announced a special economic and comprehensive package of more than $270 bn equivalent to 10% of India’s GDP, under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan (Self reliant India).
INZBC wishes to get a blueprint of the NZ Inc strategy and focus on the opportunities and challenges that the industry sees in growing this relationship.
In the given scenario, it is imperative to understand from the Kiwi Corporate leadership on what is their view of the India strategy, for their respective companies, industries and country in general.
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India’s rise in the strategic Indo pacific alignment and QUAD partnerships
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