The National Bank Seminar Series

Wellington Business Expo

 
Wednesday, 22 July 2009
9:30 a.m.
The Business Clock
John Killick, FBS4 Financial
10:00 a.m.
You can still grow your business
Trevor Best , Icon Business Solutions
10:30 a.m.
Is sustainability good for your business / bottom line
Nigel Broomhall, Meridian Energy
11:00 a.m.
How to start up a business with ease
Andrew Wagg, Ministry of Economic Development
11:30 a.m.
What do your customers really want?
Joan Eaden, Specialist Business Manager, The National Bank
12:00 p.m.
Discover the secrets of creating a highly persuasive website
Christopher Milne, E-Business Consultant , E-Business Consultant, Zeald
12:30 p.m.
Credible Green Marketing
Kathryn Hailes, carboNZero programme, Landcare Research
1:00 p.m.
My customer is the centre of my universe
Davey Hughes, Keynote- Swazi Apparel Limited
2:00 p.m.
Diagnostic performance consulting
Brett Childs, Relised
2:30 p.m.
Stats key products of business
Leah Cammell, Client relationship advisor, Statistics New Zealand
3:00 p.m.
Create a professional looking website yourself in 20mins
Reuben Jackson, Web Widgets
3:30 p.m.
7 Common IT Disasters.... and how to avoid them
Anthony Lummis, Network Now
Thursday, 23 July 2009
9:30 a.m.
What is marketing anyway?
Brian H Meredith, CEO The Marketing Bureau, Smart Marketing on behalf of NZ Business Magazine
10:00 a.m.
Increasing marketing through social media
Jack Yan, Jack Yan and Associates
10:30 a.m.
How to create a simple data base and use it effectively
Helen Down, Synthesis Marketing Ltd
11:00 a.m.
Getting More out of your marketing
Sue McCarty, The Marketing Association
11:30 a.m.
Measureable Marketing
Deborah Van Wyk, Switched ON Marketing
12:00 p.m.
Tips to get smart
Murray MacRae, Grow Wellington
12:30 p.m.
What is the point of advertising?
Lew Bentley, Clemenger BBDO
1:00 p.m.
Everybody loves Raymond
Raymond Henderson, Keynote - Raymond Salon de Coiffure
2:00 p.m.
How to manage a business with ease
Andrew Wagg, Ministry of Economic Development
2:30 p.m.
Starting / Restarting your business in a recession
Murray MacRae, Grow Wellington
3:00 p.m.
Survival strategy #1 - managing your cashflow
John Eaden, Specialist Business Manager, The National Bank
3:30 p.m.
Don't just survive, Thrive!
Julian Smith, MYOB
4:00 p.m.
Easy steps to make you more efficient and win you more work
Charlie Bartlett, Enviro-Mark
4:30 p.m.
Marketing your business online for free + social media
Daniel Moore, Synergy IT
5:00 p.m.
Exit and succession planning
Neil Budgen, Seriously Sorted
5:30 p.m.
Smart tools for tight times
Tony Waldegrave, Department of Labour
6:00 p.m.
5 ways to increase profit
Gaylene Hughes, Action Coach
6:30 p.m.
Online customer satisfaction surveying
Graeme Harre, The Survey Company
7:00 p.m.
Risk Management
Paul Burns, The Burns Group Limited
Friday, 24 July 2009
9:30 a.m.
Motivating staff to improve productivity
Chris Matthews, The Open Polytechnic
10:00 a.m.
Managing cashflow - tips and tricks
Andrew Johnston, BDO Spicers
10:30 a.m.
Touch the future now- IT is changing, are you?
Warwick Grey , HP - Acquire
11:00 a.m.
Get more bang for your marketing buck
John Eaden, Specialist Business Manager, The National Bank
11:30 a.m.
An expert view on the economy
Phillip Borkin, The National Bank- Economist
12:00 p.m.
Six tips for your Business Survival and Success in 2009
Stuart Bale, Xero
12:30 p.m.
Business improvement - not Rocket science
Gabriela Newman - Matt Rogers - Associate Principal, WHK Wellington
1:00 p.m.
Keep your eye on the plan
David Johnson, Keynote - Trends Publishing
2:00 p.m.
How to make Word Of Mouth marketing work for you
Colin Kennedy , BNI
2:30 p.m.
Precise planning with key statistics
Patrick Ng, Deputy Government Statistician, Statistics New Zealand
3:00 p.m.
Innovation - It's in your Hands
Jeannie Fletcher, Massey University
3:30 p.m.
Database Marketing, How a website works
Terrence Bull, Woogloo