The Japan New Zealand Business Council was pleased to support the highly successful business breakfast hosted by Wellington City Council, Wellington Chamber of Commerce and the Japanese Embassy on 13th September marking the beginning of the 2024 Japanese Festival and the 30th anniversary of the Wellington/Sakai sister city link. Thank you Toyota for your generous sponsorship.

The line up of speakers at the business breakfast was:
Dame Fran Wilde, Chair, Asia New Zealand Foundation (Emcee)
Her Worship Tory Whanau Mayor of Wellington
HE Makoto Ozawa, Ambassador of Japan
Albertus Mulder, Asst Vice President, Toyota NZ
Meg Williams,Chief Executive Officer, World of Wearable Art
Karun Shenoy, President, Wellington Chamber of Commerce
Mel Barber, Managing Director, NEC NZ
Wayne Mulligan, CEO, NZ Bioforestry
Stephanie Parker, Co-Founder, Floating Rock