Go Global 2013 had to be THE best ever. We heard from a fantastic line up of exporting stars who shared some incredibly inspiring learnings and experiences, some of whom are captured in the round-up video below. While we had a packed room on the day, there were also over 450 people watching via live stream.

Thanks to all who made Go Global exactly what it's meant to be - serving up priceless inspiration and opportunities for exporters, from exporters.

Catherine Beard
027 463 3212 or cbeard@exportnz.org.nz

As we heard from the international business stars at this year's Go Global conference, all the facts point to this being a fantastic time to be a Kiwi exporter – opportunities abound.

If you missed the conference or would like a reminder of what we learnt on the day, here is a short video of some speakers and delegates sharing their top take-outs.

Watch video here

When Colombian President Santos told John Key during his March visit that that Colombia would be willing to begin an FTA negotiation with New Zealand, it was welcome news.  However, it appears President Santos got ahead of himself. Colombia has just negotiated a FTA with the EU, and dairy imports proved controversial. The Colombian Government may be wanting to wait a while before re-igniting the flames of that controversy. However,  it is keen to negotiate a FTA with New Zealand, so watch this space. 

China has announced it is now formally studying the possibility of joining TPP. There could be interesting developments ahead, depending on if and when this happens. More...

The recent trade mission to Indonesia promoted and managed jointly by ExportNZ and the ASEAN Combined Business Council was an unqualified success. It was led by Minister Hon. Maurice Williamson and ExportNZ Chair Sir Ken Stevens. Read report here...

Innovative New Zealand businesses are invited to apply for funding to hire students as part of the Government’s R&D Student Grants scheme.

Administered by Callaghan Innovation, these grants are available to R&D active New Zealand companies to employ up to 70 postgraduates and 200 undergraduate students from science, technology, engineering, design, or marketing degrees. More...

Rebecca Horn, a local woman with six years marketing and sales experience in Asia, has returned home to add her skills and knowledge to promoting Waikato’s export heroes. More...

Christchurch company HamiltonJet's pioneering water jet propulsion system has come a long way since the technology was first used in the Mackenzie Country by inventor Bill Hamilton in 1954. It's now powering more than 400 government vessels in South Korea – including the Korean navy and more than 100 coastguard vessels. More...

Churton Park couple Wei Guo Huang and Barbara Zhang immigrated to Wellington from China 10 years ago with only $100,000.They have since built a business exporting New Zealand products that turned over $32 million last year. More...

New Zealand officials are in talks with their Chinese counterparts over making New Zealand dollars directly convertible with Chinese renminbi.

Currency convertibility would help traders in both countries as it would remove the need to convert either renminbi or New Zealand dollars into United States dollars to execute import and export transactions. More...

If you are a company looking to do business in China and need a member of staff there who understands the language and culture, Tim Williams is looking for an opportnity to work with you. More

More and more smart businesses are using the Cloud to hold their IT infrastructure. ICONZ-Webvisions is helping Kiwi firms do this, providing a secure environment for applications and a scalable platform that can be upgraded and monitored.
You can request a free Cloud Readiness Assessment here.

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