Panellists whose expertise covers high level banking, the Māori economy, global monetary policy, technological innovation and trade join a heavy-hitting line up of keynote speakers at this year's Apec CEO Summit.
Fraser Whineray Chief Operating Officer of Fonterra, one of the world's leading dairy exporters. Fraser has enjoyed adiverse international career across agriculture, investment banking and energy. In 2019, he was named as the Deloitte NZ CEO of the Year. Whineray will be on the panel discussing trade in a Covid world.
Fraser Whineray. Photo / Supplied
Dr Alan Bollard NZ-based economic leader, Professor of Pacific Region Business at Victoria University of Wellington. As Governor of the Reserve Bank from 2002-2012, he helped steer New Zealand through the GFC, before leaving to become the Executive Director of the Apec Secretariat in Singapore.
Bollard is moderating the Economic State of the World panel.
Dr Heekyung (Jo) Min Executive Vice-President and head of Corporate Social Responsibility of CJ CheilJedang in South Korea. She holds an MBA from Columbia University, a Ph.D. from Seoul School of Integrated Sciences and Technologies (aSSIST) and was awarded the UNESCO Certification of Appreciation for her commitment to improving girls' education. Dr Min is contributing to the Sustainable Future panel.
Heekyung (Jo) Min.
Hafimi Abdul Haadii Executive Director of LVK Group of Companies. Her formative years were spent in Brunei, NZ and Australia. An Appointed Member of the Legislative arm of Brunei Darussalam since 2016 and is the chair of the Competition Commission of Brunei Darussalam since 2018. A champion for young entrepreneurs, Hafimi is a founding member of the Young Entrepreneurs Association of Brunei. Hafimi will be joining Shiro Armstrong on the panel discussing digital trade.
Hafimi Abdul Haadii.
Diane Wang Founder, Chairperson, and CEO at DHgate, one of the leading B2B e-commerce marketplaces in China. Diane is also Convenor of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Inclusion Working Group. Diane will join Whineray on the panel discussing recovery with and post Covid-19.
Diane Wang.
Shiro Armstrong Associate Professor of economics at the Crawford School of Public Policy in the College of Asia and the Pacific at The Australian National University. Shiro is Director of the Australia-Japan Research Centre, Editor of the East Asia Forum and Director of the East Asian Bureau of Economic Research. Shiro will be contributing to the conversation around digital trade.
Karen Silk: General Manager Linc Strategy Sustainability, Westpac NZ. Silk's passion for building sustainable business with both economic and social outcomes led to her appointments as Chair of the joint SBC and Business NZ Climate Leadership Initiative in 2015 and Co-Chair of the NZ Sustainable Finance Forum in 2019. She is a panellist on the primacy of trust panel.
Karen Silk.
Arihia Bennett (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Porou, Ngāpuhi) has been CEO of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu since 2012. Bennett works to protect and advance the interests of more than 73,000 iwi members and develop the strategy and purpose that guides Te Rūnanga Group in achieving the tribal aspiration: Mō tātou, ā, mō kā uri ā muri ake nei — for us and our children after us. She is on the panel discussing the next focus for business.
