Programme 2010

The UnisonFibre Business EXPO runs from Wednesday 8th September 10am to Thursday 9th September 7:30pm
All seminars are FREE, except lunch with the Hon Minister Maurice Williamson ($20, click here to book); the seminars are in separate seminar rooms, details below. Come early because full = full.

Wednesday 8 September			Seminar Room
10am-11:45am	Cameron Bagrie, Chief Economist ANZ Bank	Latest update on the economy and how it affects Hawke’s Bay	3
12noon- 12.45pm	Langley Twigg	Family Trusts	2
12:15pm - 1pm	Mikal Nielsen	Success, where does it really live	1
12:30pm - 1:45pm	Rod Drury	The digital future of Hawke's Bay	3
1pm – 1:45pm	Blair McCallum & Daniel Clausen, Staples Rodway	GST change – how it affects you	2
1:15pm - 2pm	Lyn Hann, Colliers International	The current principles at play in the Commercial Property Marketplace	1
2pm - 3:45pm	Hannah Samuel	Reputation Branding for Business Success	3
4pm – 4:45pm	Christine Dean, Statistics NZ	Discover how statistics can help your business	2
4:30pm - 5:15pm	Warren Hughes, Gen-i	Cloud Computing Demystified	1
5pm – 5:30pm	YES Programme	Showcasing Young Enterprise Scheme	Stage
5:30pm – 7:30pm	Finalists of the 2010 Westpac Hawke’s Bay Chamber of Commerce Business Awards announced		Stage

Thursday 9 September			Seminar Room
10am-10:45am	Hamish White - Tank	Smoking Makes You Sexy	1
10:15am - 11am	Mark Robotham, Escalator Programme	Fix your Pitch: creating effective sales pitches	2
11am – 12noon	Adam Smith – Head of Google New Zealand	Get the latest on Google Apps	3
12noon- 12.45pm	Annette Cater - Dale Carnegie	Executive Leadership Preview	1
12:30pm – 1:15pm	Jeremy Cranswick + Steve Alexander – WHK	Turning Numbers into Know How	2
1pm - 2pm NB: a $20 fee applies	Hon Minister Maurice Williamson, incl lunch Click here to book	Small Business - great minds	3
2pm - 2:45pm	Wendy Schollum, Xplore.Net	Social Media - fad or must have?	1
2:30pm - 3:15pm	Mark Robotham, Escalator Programme	Is your business investmanet ready? Are you creating shareholder wealth?	2
2:45pm - 4pm	Steve Davis	Security Loss Prevention	3
3pm - 3:45pm	Warren Hughes, Gen-i	Cloud Computing Demystified	2
3:30pm - 4pm	Paul Baily, Cash Flow Doctors	4 Reasons why you don't get paid - and what to do about it	1
4pm – 4:45pm	Jo Dryden - HB Today	Creating advertisements that work	2
4:30pm - 5:15pm	Helen Charters	The power of Synergy	1
5pm – 5:45pm	John Paterson- ACC	The Future Direction of ACC and How it Could affect Your Business	2
6pm – 7:30pm	Church Road Winery presents: Business Wine Tastings Competition	Pitch your wine skills against other businesses	Stage