Recipe for Economic Survival
Dr Andrew West
CEO AgResearch.

Room AG.30
Gate 8
Waikato University
Tuesday June 8, 2010 at 7.30 pm.

New Zealand’s comparative economic performance is deteriorating.  This talk examines the rate of decline and the underlying reasons for it, with an especial focus on investment in science and technology.  It then recommends a series of measures that the New Zealand Government could take to reverse the decline.  These recommendations cover taxation, investment, regulation, R&D and education.  The paper concludes that if such changes are not made by the medium-term then no-one over the age of 25 should be allowed to manage New Zealand and its industries.

Dr West has been a CEO or Executive Chairman for fourteen years.  For the past six years he has led AgResearch.  He previously led Geological and Nuclear Sciences, the New Zealand Qualifications Authority and the Tertiary Education Commission.  Dr West chaired the board of Innovation Waikato Ltd for five years and in that time was instrumental in orchestrating the Waikato’s bid to host a Food Innovation Network hub.

Room AG.30 is within the School of Maori & Pacific Development. A campus map is available at http://www.waikato.ac.nz/contacts/map.pdf. There is no charge for this event.