Business Speed Networking

access_time Thu, Apr. 19, 2012 5:30pm — 8:00pm

location_on Russley Golf Club, 428 Memorial Avenue

This is your chance to pick the brains of local business leaders.

Find out their secrets, share their experiences and pick up a few business tips. The evening will be an informal chance to sit down with other CYP members and local entrepreneurs, managers, and business people for an open discussion. Over the course of the evening, you'll have the chance to swap tables to meet as many new people as possible, and the chance afterwards to mingle over another drink.

The event will be held at Russley Golf Club on Thursday 19 April, with food and a cash bar to help fuel the discussion.

Business Leader Bio's

Bridget O'Sullivan - Co-owner, J'aime les Macarons

Bridget studied law and psychology at Otago University. She worked as in-house counsel for a variety of multi-nationals including Exxonmobil, Accenture UK, and British Sky Broadcasting, in New Zealand and in London. When she returned to New Zealand, she took the plunge to move into something she was passionate about and attended the Celia Hay School of Food and Wine in Christchurch. There, she met business partner Amanda McBeath, and together they opened the Normans Road J'aime les Macarons shop in November 2009. The shop has been a great success, with a philosophy of creating a limited range of products exceptionally well - we think their macarons definitely fit that description!

Leanne Carson-Hughes - General Manager Human Resources, Christchurch International Airport Limited

Leanne previously worked as the General Manager Human Resources for the New Zealand Institute of Crop & Food Research, and moved from there to the Christchurch International Airport Limited, where she is General Manager Human Resources, and a member of the Executive Management Team. She has been the President of the Human Resources Institute of New Zealand Canterbury branch, a National Board member and Executive Committee member, and in 2009/10 was awarded the HR Generalist of the Year award. She has a wealth of experience working with people in challenging environments.

Karen Hamilton - Managing Director, 360 Degree Events

Karen has over 14 years' international management experience, working in a variety of places including Australia, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and New Zealand. Her experience ranges from working with the World Trade Group to working on a super yacht! Karen started her own company, 360 Degree Events, in 2007, after moving to New Zealand. Since then, she has developed a very successful business. She led the team responsible for winning the New Zealand Association of Event Professionals award for "Best Emerging Event 2008', and is proud that 360 Degree Events was involved with the 2011 'Share an Idea' campaign that recently won "Unanimous Overall Winner" of the 2011 Co-Creation Award. This is an international award celebrating the most original and successful global co-creation initiatives, and is the first time the Netherlands based association has presented the award outside Europe. 

Peter Devine - Regional Manager, Canterbury Relationship Banking, ASB

Peter is a career banker with 30 years experience throughout New Zealand. Peter has played a key part in driving ASB's commercial growth and success out of Auckland. He was the first Manager to be awarded 'Top Gun' status on three successive occasions, an award for top performers in the Division; and has been a finalist in the Bankers' Institute "Young Banker of the Year". Peter's current role incorporates the management and leadership of all commercial and rural staff in the area. His focus is on providing world class customer service through all members of the team. He also has a strong community focus and initiated and led the ASB Elite Force, which has played a key part in supporting the Christchurch community following the Canterbury earthquakes.

Free for Members

$15 for Non Members
(please bring cash on the night)