Several of the conference presenters have allowed their presentations to be available.
PS1.1 - NZPECC - Allan Bollard
PS2.4 - Green Collar - Shin Koizumi
PS2.6 - Wholesum Japan - Don Roxburgh
PS4.3 - Ara Ake - Jonathan Young
PS5.1 - Invest New Zealand - Hayden Mackenzie
PS5.2 - National Infrastructure Finance and Funding Commission - Graham Mitchell
PS5.3 - Infrastructure Commission - Peter Nunns
PS6.3 - Space Operations New Zealand - Robyn McNeill

Optimus Group provides end-to-end automotive services: they source, import/export, ship and deliver vehicles; handle inspection, quarantine, compliance and logistics; offer retail and wholesale vehicle financing; and manage vehicle retailing, distribution, and post-sale servicing. Martin McCullough is a director and Head of Logistics at Optimus Group (since June 2015). He also serves as a director of Dolphin Shipping New Zealand Ltd. (from 2012) and Fasttrack Automotive Compliance 2006 Ltd. (from 2016), which are part of Optimus’s wider logistics and compliance operations.

Foresta NZ Ltd is an innovative resource, energy and biotechnology sector company positioning itself to become a leading global supplier of natural and renewable pine chemicals and torrefied wood pellets which are a drop-in coal replacement. Foresta is in the process of establishing its first plant in New Zealand, which will use proprietary technology to extract natural pine chemicals, where they displace the need for petroleum-based chemicals and manufacture torrefied “black” wood pellets that can be used as a substitute for coal in commercial and industrial uses, including electricity generation.

Take a look at some of the photos from the recent conference.

https://www.jnzbc.com/2025-conference-photos

Overall, exports from New Zealand to Japan grew strongly in the first half of 2025, up 5.3% on an annual basis for the year ending June 2025. Dairy, horticulture, and food and beverages exports grew while aluminium, meat and forestry exports declined. Imports from Japan saw a significant decline, mainly in automobiles and oil (diesel). This helped push New Zealand into a trade surplus with Japan for the first time since 2021. Services trade continues to recover but remains below pre-pandemic levels due to the slow recovery of overall outbound tourism from Japan.

With the Takaichi administration term only recently having assumed office it is too early to assess the economic impact of the new administration. The Nikkei Stock Market reacted positively to Prime Minister Takaichi’s inauguration, reaching record highs.

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