Conference 2019

Date/time: 21-23 March 2019
Address: Palmerston North Conference & Function Centre, 354 Main St, Palmerston North, 4410
Contact us at conference@sistercities.org.nz

Photos and videos of our conference, as well as of our Korero 2019 Panel, can be viewed on our Facebook page HERE.

Click HERE to view our 2019 Conference information pack (programme included).

The NZIER report and presentation to Sister Cities NZ, titled “From Sister to Global Cities” by James Hogan, was officially launched at our 2019 Conference.

Read it HERE on their website.

Presentations from our 2019 Conference held in Palmerston North can be viewed online using the following links.

Thursday 21 March

• Session 1: Contribution of global city partnerships to NZ Economic Development and Foreign Affairs
  • Malcolm Alexander, CEO, LGNZ
  • Peter Bailey, Senior Economist, MFAT
  • Rex Capil, Southland District Council
  • Linda Stewart, CEO, Central Economic Development Agency
• Session 2: 2019 China NZ Year of Tourism – opportunities for Sister Cities
  • Mr Hao Zhongwei, CPAFFC

Friday 22 March

• Session 4: From Strategy to Action
  • Hamish McDouall, From Strategy to Action
  • Jimmy Chen, International Relations Policy Framework
• Session 7: Māori and Indigenous exchange
  • Daniel Walker, Deputy Chair, New Zealand Maori Tourism Board
  • Michelle Elia-Siloata (Prime Minister Scholarship China recipient 2017-2018)
• Session 8: Upcoming forums & events
  • Hirotomo Akaiwa, CLAIR – Olympics Host town initiative & WMG Kansai 2021
  • Philip Shackleton, LGNZ – 2020 China NZ Mayoral Forum

Saturday 23 March

• Keynote presentation: Collaboration through intercultural communication
  • Dr Udo Fluck, Missoula City & University of Montana

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