2 DAYS LIVE BROADCAST
November 2021
Be inspired by Global Leaders and connect with top CEOs across the Asia-Pacific
APEC CEO Summit 2021. A virtual gathering of the world’s most powerful CEOs, business leaders, entrepreneurs, thought leaders, prime ministers and presidents of APEC economies. Delegates will attend the Summit online as it is hosted using an immersive stage and the latest digital technologies and broadcast from the Aotea Centre in central Auckland on 11 and 12 November 2021 (NZT).
APEC 2021
Chair
Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
Prime Minister of New Zealand
APEC CEO Summit
2021 Chair
Barbara Chapman, CNZM
Chair, APEC CEO Summit
Announced World Leaders
Scott Morrison
Prime Minister of Australia
Angela Merkel
Chancellor of Germany
José Pedro Castillo Terrones
President of Peru
Lee Hsien Loong
Prime Minister of Singapore
General Prayut Chan-o-cha (Ret.)
Prime Minister of Thailand
Nguyễn Xuân Phúc
President of Viet Nam
Keynote Speakers
Amal Clooney
International Human Rights Lawyer
Amber Mac
President, Ambermac Media
Bob Moritz
Chair, PwC
Dr David Suzuki
Broadcaster, Scientist, Author
Rt. Hon Helen Clark
Former Prime Minister and
Former Administrator of the
United Nations Development Programme
Jerome Foster II
White House Climate Advisor
Jonathan Haidt
Professor, New York University Stern School of Business
Richard Edelman
Chief Executive Officer, Edelman
Robyn Denholm
Chair, Tesla
Tony Fernandes
Co-Founder, Air Asia
Meet Māia our digital host for the APEC CEO Summit.
We live in a world of profound change which requires new ways of interacting with information and engaging with each other. Māia has joined our team and in the below video she explores what it means to be part of the APEC CEO Summit, why it is important and the reasons you should be part of the conversation. She also interviews Amber Mac, one of our keynote speakers and a tech futurist, listen to what she has to say ahead of the Summit.
Meet Māia
Māia explains the themes
Māia introduces some of the speakers
Māia tells us the most influential people are preparing for the summit
Māia tells us the summit is coming and we are using technology to do it
Māia interviews Amber Mac
The APEC CEO Summit will covered five themes
The State of the World with and post Covid, including; Economic Recovery, Trade and Protectionism.
The Digital Disruption Opportunity, including; Digital Transformation, Technology and Innovation, The Importance of Digital Equity.
The Primacy of Trust, including; ESG, The next Focus for Business, Business as a Force for Good.
The Future of Energy, including; Clean Tech, Renewable Energy, Energy Transition including hydrogen.
The Sustainability Imperative, including; Sustainable Growth, Climate Change, Food Sustainability and Provenance.
Learn more about the APEC CEO Summit
On the 11th and 12th of November 2021 New Zealand will host the APEC CEO Summit. The Summit will bring together the world’s most powerful Chief Executives, business leaders, thought leaders, Prime Ministers and Presidents from the 21 APEC member economies. This is your exclusive invitation to be part of the conversation at the most important meeting of business and government in the Asia-Pacific.
The APEC CEO Summit will be an innovative online broadcasting experience, with the opportunity to connect and network with business leaders across the Asia-Pacific. We want to ensure you are part of the conversation, to engage and hear first-hand the views of global leaders on major economic, social and governance issues.
The Theme: The Sustainability Imperative
The Theme: The Primacy of Trust
The Theme: The Digital Disruption Opportunity
The Theme: The Future of Energy
The Theme: The State of the World, with and post Covid
Panelists and Moderators
Dr Alan Bollard CNZM
Former Executive Director of APEC
Andrew Grant
Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company
Anna Curzon
Chief Product Officer, Xero
Anusha Ahluwalia
Partner Development Manager, Microsoft
Arihia Bennett
Chief Executive Officer, Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu
Bob Pragada
Operating Officer, Jacobs Engineering Group
Brad Smith
President and Vice Chair, Microsoft
Brent Wilton
Principal, Tahuna Business and Human Rights
Carol Hirschfeld
Head of Video/Audio and Content Partnerships, Stuff
Chloe van Dyke
Co-Founder, Chia Sisters
Diane Wang
Founder, Chairperson and CEO, DHgate
Florence van Dyke
Co-Founder, Chia Sisters
Fran O’Sullivan
Senior Business Commentator
The New Zealand Herald
Fraser Whineray
Chief Operating Officer, Fonterra
Greg Cross
Soul Machines
Hafimi Abdul Haadii
Executive Director, LVK Group of Companies
Hannah Pattullo
APEC Voices of the Future Alumna
Heekyung Jo Min
Executive Vice President and
Head of Corporate Social Responsibility
CJ CheilJedang
Sir Ian Taylor
Founder and Managing Director, Animation Research
Jamie Lin
President, Taiwan Mobile
Jan De Silva
President & CEO
Toronto Region Board of Trade
Jehan Casinader
Award-winning Journalist, New Zealand
John Denton
Secretary-General of the
International Chamber of Commerce
Julia Torreblanca
Affairs, Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde General Manager Linc
Karen Silk
General Manager Linc Strategy Sustainability
& CEO BTNZ, Westpac NZ
Katherine Raureti
Associate Director, Technology Consulting, PwC
Keren Blakey
Chair, PwC New Zealand
Klazien Voogt
General Manager, Colombia River Technologies
Kristal Kinsela
Director, Kristal Kinsela Consultancy
Kristin Stubbins
Partner, PwC
H. E. Laura Clarke
British High Commissioner to New Zealand
Li Zhenguo
President/Founder,
LONGi Green Energy Technology
Linda Te Aho
Chair, Te Arataura – Waikato – Tainui
Dr Linda Wright
Chief Executive Officer, New Zealand Hydrogen Association
Lit Wei Chin
Climate Change & Sustainability Executive, Auckland Unlimited
Lucy Pelletier
Chair, Saskatchewan Indian Equity Foundation
Malcolm Johns
Chief Executive, Christchurch International Airport
Mark Averill
Chief Executive and Senior Partner
PWC New Zealand
Mark Freymüller
Chief Executive Officer, Hyundai Mobility AG
Mary Huen
Chief Executive,
Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong)
Sec-Gen Mathias Cormann
OECD Secretary-General
Mavis Mullins
Chair, Ātihau-Whanganui Inc
Michelle Bachelet
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Mike Fuge
Chief Executive, Contact Energy
Mike Yeh
Asia Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Corporate, External and Legal
Miles Hurrell
Chief Executive, Fonterra
Nakia Randle (Ngāti Kahu)
Sustainability Advisor, Contact Energy
Peter Beck
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Rocket Lab
Sir Peter Gluckman
President of International Science Council; Director of Koi Tu the Centre for Informed Futures
Peter Wren-Hilton
Chief Executive Officer, Wharf42
Rachel Taulelei
Chair, ABAC and Co-founder, Oho
Rangimarie Hunia
Chief Executive, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Whai Māia
Sir Richard Taylor KNZM
Founder, Creative Director and
Head of Weta Workshop
Sabin Aboitiz
President and Chief Executive Officer, Aboitiz Group
Dr Shiro Armstrong
Associate Professor, Australian National University
Simon Power
Acting Chief Executive Officer, Westpac New Zealand
Sophie Handford
Councilor, Kāpiti Coast District Council
Sir Stephen Tindall GNZM
Co-Founder and Philanthropist
Tā Tipene O’Regan
Former Chair, Ngaitahu Māori Trust Board
Tabatha Bull
President and CEO, Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business
Te Ao Leach
Student, New Zealand University
Theresa Gattung
Chair, Global Women
Vanessa Sorenson
Chief Executive, Microsoft New Zealand
Yumiko Murakami
General Partner, MPower Partners
APEC CEO Summit Hosts
Jack Tame
APEC CEO Summit Host
Julian Wilcox
APEC CEO Summit Host
Māia
APEC CEO Summit Digital Host
Oriini Kaipara
APEC CEO Summit Host
New Zealand Programme
Thursday 11 November
8:00am Welcome
- Summit Opening and Pōwhiri
- Welcoming remarks by the CEO Summit Chair Barbara Chapman
- Summit Opening Address with Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
- Address: APEC Leader
9:00am The Economic State of the World
Keynote: The Economic State of the World with Bob Moritz, Global Chairman, PwC
Keynote: The Economic State of the World with Mathias Cormann, OECD Secretary-General
Panel: The Economic State of the World
• Moderator – Dr Alan Bollard CNZM, Former APEC Secretariat
• Jan De Silva, President and Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Region Board of Trade
• Mary Huen, Chief Executive Officer of Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong)
• John W. H. Denton AO, Secretary General, International Chamber of Commerce
Address: APEC Leader
10:30am Recovery, with and post COVID-19
Address: APEC Leader
Keynote interview: COVID-19 recovery with Rt. Hon Helen Clark
Panel: Trade in a COVID world
• Diane Wang, Founder, Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer, DHgate
• Bob Pragada, President and Chief Operating Officer, Jacobs Engineering Group
• Fraser Whineray, Chief Operating Officer, Fonterra
11:25am The Digital Disruption Opportunity
Address: APEC Leader
Keynote: The Business of Technology with Amber Mac, President, Ambermac Media
Panel: Digital Trade
• Hafimi Abdul Haadii, Executive Director, LVK Group of Companies
• Dr Shiro Armstrong, Associate Professor, Australian National University
• Jamie Lin, President, Taiwan Mobile
Keynote: Digital Equity with Amal Clooney, International Human Rights Lawyer
1:00pm Break
2:30pm The Sustainability Imperative
Keynote: Sustainability and Climate Change with Dr David Suzuki, Broadcaster, Scientist, Author, Grandfather
Keynote: Sustainability and Climate Change with Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Panel: A Sustainable Future
• Rachel Taulelei, Chair, APEC Business Advisory Council
• Heekyung Jo Min, Executive Vice-President, CJ CheilJedang
• Julia Torreblanca, Vice President of Corporate Affairs of Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde SAA
Address: APEC Leader
3.35pm The Future of Energy
Keynote: Future Energy Challenges with Robyn Denholm, Chair of Tesla Inc
Panel: Future Energy Solutions
• Moderator – Malcolm Johns, Chief Executive Officer, Christchurch International Airport
• Li Zhenguo, Founder and President of LONGi
• Sir Stephen Tindall GNZM, Co-Founder and Philanthropist
• Dr Valerie Speth, Managing Director, Renewable Power Group, Asia Pacific, BlackRock
Address: APEC Leader
4:45pm CEO Summit Day close
Friday 12 November
8:15am The Primacy of Trust
Keynote: The Primacy of Trust with Richard Edelman, Chief Executive Officer, Edelman
Panel: Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
• Andrew Grant, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company
• Karen Silk, General Manager Linc Strategy Sustainability & CEO BTNZ, Westpac NZ
• Kristin Stubbins, Partner, PwC
Keynote interview: Sustainable Business Leadership with Tony Fernandes, Co-founder AirAsia
9:30am The Next Focus for Business
Address: APEC Leader interview
Keynote: The Next Focus for Business with Jonathan Haidt, Professor, New York University Stern School of Business
Panel: Business as a Force for Good
• Moderator – Tian Wei, Host, World Insight
• Sabin M. Aboitiz, President and Chief Executive Officer, Aboitiz Group
• Yumiko Murakami, General Partner, MPower Partners
• Arihia Bennett. Chief Executive Officer, Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu
Address: APEC Leader
Address: APEC Leader
11:15am The State of the World
Address: APEC Leader
Panel: The State of the World with COVID 19
• RT Hon Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand
• Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany
• Brad Smith, President and Vice Chair, Microsoft
12:10pm Looking to the Future
Keynote: Listening to other Voices with Jerome Foster II
Panel: Looking to the Future
• Moderator – Oriini Kaipara, APEC CEO Summit host
• Tabatha Bull, President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business
• Kristal Kinsela, Director, Kristal Kinsela Consultancy
• Rangimarie Hunia, Chief Executive of Ngāti Whātua Ōrakei Whai Maia
Voices of the Future Declaration
Address: APEC Leader
1:15pm Closing address by CEO Summit Chair Barbara Chapman
Handover to Thailand
1:35pm Summit close
Additional Content
2:20pm | What have we learnt? |
3:20pm | What’s next for New Zealand? |
4:20pm | CEO Summit close |