📢 Small Advanced Economies’ Success Factors: Insights from Switzerland

What can New Zealand learn from Switzerland, one of the world’s most innovative economies, in leading the way in high-value industries?💡

Join us for an insightful evening with His Excellency, Mr Viktor Vavricka, Ambassador of Switzerland to New Zealand, Cook Islands, Fiji, Niue, Samoa, Tonga and Tuvalu as he will deliver a keynote highlighting how Switzerland, a small yet advanced economy, has leveraged focused strategies to drive innovation and sustainable growth. His Excellency will go over what factors he believes are important in making the Swiss economy a successful case, including the links between vocational education and the electoral system in the neutral country.

Following the keynote, we bring you a dynamic panel discussion with Mark Oldershaw (Executive Director of UCOL), Jerry Shearman (CEO of CEDA) and Viktor Vavricka (the Swiss Ambassador to New Zealand) moderated by Scott Haumaha (CEO of SME Collective). Our panellists will discuss the role of vocational training in innovation, how New Zealand can learn from Switzerland’s approaches to fostering our resilient economy and opportunities for collaboration between the two countries.

📌 Event details
Date: Thursday, 28 November
Time: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Venue: Atrium, UCOL Manawatū (18 Princess Street, Palmerston North)

FREE entry with drinks and nibbles served for a warm networking atmosphere.

Ideal for Manawatū leaders, research institutes, academics and professionals interested in economic and educational development, as well as strategies for driving innovation in small countries.

Register now and join us in the conversation of leveraging innovation for a sustainable economy of New Zealand! 🌏

This event is organised by NZIIA Palmerston North | New Zealand Institute of International Affairs in partnership with UCOL Manawatū.