A New Zealand business delegation led by the New Zealand China Trade Association (NZCTA) and the Auckland Business Chamber leaves for China this week to attend the APEC CEO Summit in Shenzhen.
The delegation is led by Simon Bridges, CEO of the Auckland Business Chamber. It brings together New Zealand businesses from banking, logistics and airport technology, manufacturing, property technology, media, immigration and education, and wine.
Participating businesses
- ANZ Bank New Zealand: Scott St John, Chair
- Atrax Group NZ: Kevin Maurice, Managing Director, and Yifan Huang, China Country Commercial Manager
- Chance Group New Zealand: Alex Zhang, Managing Director
- Crown Range Group: Jing Song, Managing Director
- NZ Inc: Fran O'Sullivan, Managing Director
- Relab: Fang Hou, CEO and Co-founder
- Simco Catering Equipment NZ: Yue Wu, Managing Director
- United Media Solution: Miao Jing, Founder and Chair
China hosts APEC in 2026, with the CEO Summit in Shenzhen on 17 and 18 November. Around the Summit, the delegation will meet Chinese companies and organisations in the sectors New Zealand businesses are focused on.
Programme highlights
- Sunday 15 November, Dongguan: the National Artificial Intelligence Application Pilot Base, OPPO Park, a Dongguan–Auckland economic and trade matching session with local companies, and the HKIA Dongguan Logistics Park.
- Monday 16 November, Shenzhen: company visits including BYD and the APEC CEO Summit welcome reception.
- Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 November: APEC CEO Summit.
- Thursday 19 November: Tencent visit: confirm before publishing.
- Friday 20 and Saturday 21 November, Beijing: a New Zealand–China dialogue on agritech, digital services and green trade, hosted by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT). CCPIT invited NZCTA to partner on the event.
Business relationships in China are built in person. APEC in Shenzhen gives this group the chance to meet the companies and decision-makers shaping the region's economy, and to bring what they learn home.
Our thanks to NZCTA member United Media Solution, which is providing in-market support for the delegation.
Hear from the delegation
Delegates will share what they saw and learned on a panel at the NZCTA AGM on Thursday 3 December at the Northern Club, Auckland. All members are welcome.
For details on the NZCTA AGM and registration: https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/2003800330730