Jacqui and I head off for Auckland in a couple of hours. It is a fairly packed agenda over the next two days and it will be good to catch up with some very interesting people.
Apart from the Microsoft team at tonight's dinner, it will be good to meet up with Hans Frauenlob and Greg Cross. Hans is Sector Director ICT, NZTE. As reported in previous blogs, Hans and his colleagues have been incredibly helpful in providing assistance to Pingar both here and through their overseas offices. Greg is Chairperson of the New Zealand Beachhead Advisory Board. The Beachhead programme is one of NZTE's best. It was good to see an increase in their Budget earlier this month. A definite 'plus' for NZ businesses seeking offshore growth.
Tomorrow, it's the Small Business Expo and an opportunity to see what is happening in the SME space here. The afternoon sees a meeting with Rick Shera, of Lowndes Jordan. Apart from imparting good legal advice, Rick is also Chair of the Internet Safety Group. NetSafe, the Internet Safety Group's key programme, is cybersafety education for all New Zealanders - children, parents, schools, community organisations and businesses. It's a great programme, doing a great job.
So its an interesting 36 hours ahead.
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