Big hitters in Auckland for the America's Cup regatta will be encouraged to run their rulers over some of New Zealand's most innovative companies.
Investment New Zealand, the Government's foreign direct investment promotion agency, is targeting major corporates, wealthy individuals and potential corporate investors to come to an Investment Regatta onFebruary 10 and 11.
American billionaire businessman and Louis Vuitton Cup contender Larry Ellison has already met Prime Minister Helen Clark and Industry New Zealand's Neil Mackay over his own proposal for a development centre here.
But Ellison is not the only visitor to receive Clark's special treatment.
The Prime Minister is scheduled to introduce the theme "Navigating from ingenuity to profit". Twelve New Zealand companies will be profiled.
The event is sandwiched between the Millennium Cup superyacht regatta and the America's Cup finals, where Ellison, if he is lucky, may get to square off against Team New Zealand.
Contact: Vito Lo Iocono, Major Events Manager Industry New Zealand (09) 919-9006
