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Health Products NZ
Summit 2020
above and beyond
25-27 March 2020
Blenheim, New Zealand
In an age of globalisation and digitisation, businesses and brands need to go the extra mile if they are to stand out from the crowd. Near enough is no longer good enough!
Our industry has a heritage of pioneers, our challenge is to keep pushing beyond boundaries with new innovations.
Our reputation goes before us, we must continue to strive for excellence in all that we make and sell.
Our brands tell a story, make sure they stand above the competition.
Join us at Summit 2020 to discover how to gain results that are ABOVE AND BEYOND expectations by engaging your markets’ hearts, minds – and wallets.
Summit Sponsors
Summit 2020 Speakers
Jamie Fitzgerald
Master of Ceremonies
Proudly supported by GO Healthy
Proudly supported by GO Healthy
Jamie Fitzgerald
Jamie Fitzgerald is one of New Zealand’s most sought after keynote
speakers and management consultants due to his ability to translate
his inspiring and insightful stories and experiences into practical
business messages for teams and organisations.
Jamie has walked unaided to the South Pole, holds the world record
for rowing across the Atlantic Ocean, is a double New Zealand representative, fronts television documentaries
(First Crossings & Intrepid NZ) that have aired around the world, and is CEO of consultancy business, Inspiring
Performance.
Dr Lance O’Sullivan
Proudly supported byRMF Marketing
Dr Lance O’Sullivan
From a young boy labelled by society as a troublemaker, Lance developed into a passionate advocate for Maori health. He is a pioneer for equal health care in his community and a champion for creating a fairer New Zealand.He is the recipient of the Sir Peter Blake Emerging Leader Award and the Public Health Association Public Health Champion Award. He was also named TVNZ Maori of the Year in 2013 and New Zealander of the Year in 2014 for bringing health programmes to disadvantaged in rural areas.
John Doyle
Manager,
Regulatory Policy System Strategy & Policy,
Ministry of Health
John Doyle
John Doyle has been in policy in Government for over a decade, including working at Ministry for Primary Industries, Ministry for Business Innovation and Enterprise, as well as Ministry of Health for the last 4 years.
Currently he is manager of the Regulatory Policy team, which has responsibility for natural health products regulation, in the Systems, Strategy and Policy Group. New Zealander of the Year in 2014 for bringing health programmes to disadvantaged in rural areas.
Currently he is manager of the Regulatory Policy team, which has responsibility for natural health products regulation, in the Systems, Strategy and Policy Group. New Zealander of the Year in 2014 for bringing health programmes to disadvantaged in rural areas.
Andy Elliot
Research & Business Development ManagerAuOra, Wakatū
Andy Elliot
Andy Elliot is Research and Business Development Manager for AuOra, Wakatū. He has had a successful track record of commercialisation within the aquaculture industry. Andy is currently focused on health and nutrition, bioactive extracts and ingredient development for functional food and nutraceuticals. AuOra is the new Health and Nutrition export business unit of Wakatū.
In 2018 Andy received a Nuffield Scholarship, his research topic explored how NZ business and primary industry urgently needs to reposition their offerings towards health and nutritional solutions, rather than just food and beverage. To help achieve this he has proposed and developed a new business model that provides a platform for engagement with new customers and new offerings.
Prof. Jonathan Elms
Chair Professor in Retail Management. Massey University
Prof. Jonathan Elms
Sir Stephen Tindall Chair in Retail ManagementSchool of Communication, Journalism and Marketing
Acting Director of Research
CoB - Deputy PVC's Office
Jonathan Elms is the Sir Stephen Tindall Chair Professor in Retail Management. Jonathan leads Massey University’s Bachelor of Retail and Business Management, NZ’s only retail degree. He is also the Director of the Centre for Advanced Retail Studies (CARS), NZ's 'centre of excellence' for retail research, education and scholarship.
Jonathan joined Massey in December 2014 after spending seven years at the Institute for Retail Studies (IRS), University of Stirling. At Stirling, Jonathan directed the IRS’ undergraduate retail marketing programmes delivered on campus and in Singapore.
He holds a BSc (Hons) Marketing, MSc Management, and PhD in Marketing from Lancaster University
Samantha Firsow
Consultant - Consumer & Shopper Insights
IRI Worldwide
IRI Worldwide
Samantha Firsow
Samantha takes a helicopter view of industry performance in New Zealand across convenience, grocery and pharmacy channels and contextualises this with global trends and insights to bring the data to life.
Samantha also worked in the UK in a global shopper insights role for TCC a retailer loyalty company, worked at strategic market research firm Euromonitor as well as working with a variety of clients across EMEA at Infotools.
Samantha is kindly supported by IRI Worldwide
Samantha also worked in the UK in a global shopper insights role for TCC a retailer loyalty company, worked at strategic market research firm Euromonitor as well as working with a variety of clients across EMEA at Infotools.
Samantha is kindly supported by IRI Worldwide
Iain Hosie
CEO & Managing Director
Revolution Fibres
Iain Hosie
Iain is the CEO and Director of Revolution Fibres. Iain has been deeply involved in nanofibre production and the development of many unique nanofibre products in the past ten years.
Iain co-founded Revolution Fibres in 2009 and has led the business since 2012. Iain is a scientist (BSc, Biochemistry) with a background in environmental health, government policy, product development and sales. Iain is a passionate advocate for nanofibre manufacturing and its commercialization in many sectors. Their product ActivLayr™ combines NZ-marine collagen with bioactives in the form of a rapidly-dissolving fabric that dissolves instantly into the skin, launched in 2019.
Maurice Parlane
Principal/DirectorNew Wayz Consulting Ltd
Maurice Parlane
Maurice Parlane has 28 years’ experience in technical and consulting roles within the natural heath products and biotech industry, including 18 years as an industry consultant.
His core skills and experience are in manufacturing and compliance management; process design and improvement; validation and operational excellence. Maurice has assisted numerous organisations to establish, improve or scale-up manufacturing operations in Australasia and the Asia Pacific region. Prior to this; he held senior engineering and manufacturing roles within the Glaxo group of companies.
He holds a Bachelor of Manufacturing Technology (Hons) as well as mechanical and electrical engineering qualifications. Maurice is a past president and director of the ISPE Australasian Affiliate, and is active on a number of regional and international expert groups. He holds professional membership of IPENZ, and the NZ Institute of Food Science and Technology. Maurice is the current chairman of the NZ Therapeutic Products Manufacturers Association and a member of PDA and NZBio.
Gareth Robertson
Managing Director
Scientific & Technical Recruitment (STR)
Gareth Robertson
Gareth joined Scientific & Technical Recruitment (STR) in 2018 on the back of a career which spanned Australasia, the United States and Europe with a global manufacturer of FMCG, Nutritional supplements & Healthcare products. During this time, Gareth led its Regional Innovation Strategy and Development (with a focus on Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements) and sat on the NZ Management team, all while building a passion for the people side of business having taken on responsibility for recruitment in various markets and sectors.
Programme
Wednesday 25 March 2020
Thursday 26 March 2020
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Hally Labels Coffee Cart
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration
8:45 AM - 5:00 PM
Summit Welcome and Presentations
7:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Pre-Dinner Drinks
7:30 PM - Late
Dinner / Awards / Dancing
Friday 27 March 2020
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Hally Labels Coffee Cart
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Plenary / Panel
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Networking Farewell Lunch
1:00 PM
Summit Closes
Industry Awards 2020
Industry Award Winners Will Be Announced at The GMP Pharmaceuticals Gala Dinner
- Cawthron Institute Innovation Award
- FernMark Licence Programme Growth Award
- Marketing Award (Company turnover $2 million and over)
- Marketing Award (Company turnover Under $2 million)
- …and of course the Natural Health Products NZ Supreme Winner
Award Sponsors
Gala Dinner
Join us For a Night of Celebration at the Annual
GMP PHARMACEUTICALS
Gala Dinner
To honour our Industry Award recipients
Thursday 26 March 2020
7:00 pm till late
at the...
Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre
79 Aerodrome Road, Burleigh, Blenheim 7272, New Zealand
DRESS CODE: FORMAL
SUMMIT SPONSORS
Register
Full Registration (excluding GMP Pharmaceuticals Gala Dinner)
Early Bird Payment (incl GST) Received by 31 January 2020
$625
Standard Registration (incl GST)
$725
GMP Pharmaceuticals
Gala Dinner
Gala Ticket (incl GST)
$160
Extra guest/s tickets for Alaron Welcome Function
Extra Function Ticket (incl GST)
$50
Non-Members
Full Registration (excluding GMP Pharmaceuticals Gala Dinner)
Early Bird Payment (incl GST) Received by 31 January 2020
$875
Standard Registration (incl GST)
$975
GMP Pharmaceuticals
Gala Dinner
Gala Ticket (incl GST)
$190
Extra guest/s tickets for Alaron Welcome Function
Extra Function Ticket (incl GST)
$60
Venues
Wither Hills Winery
211 New Renwick Rd, Burleigh, Blenheim, Marlborough 7272
Alaron Welcome Function - Wednesday 25th
Marlborough Convention Centre
42a Alfred Street, Blenheim, Marlborough 7201
Plenary Sessions – Thursday 26th & Friday 27th
Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre
79 Aerodrome Road, Burleigh, Blenheim 7272
GMP Pharmaceuticals Gala Dinner & Awards Night – Thursday 26th
Accommodation
in conjunction with the Marlborough Convention Centre, we have secured accommodation for our Summit at Marlborough’s leading accommodation providers and all within walking distance to the convention centre. To take advantage of this great service please click here for further details and for the booking form.
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