We invite you to join us for a members' webinar with Kirk Hope, BusinessNZ and Oliver Hartwich, The New Zealand Initiative to discuss the Government's proposed unemployment insurance.

Kirk and Oliver are available to answer your questions about what this will mean for your business.

About the speakers

Kirk Hope is Chief Executive of BusinessNZ. Before joining BusinessNZ, Kirk was Chief Executive of the New Zealand Bankers' Association, Executive Director of the Financial Services Federation and has previously held a range of senior positions at Westpac. A qualified barrister and solicitor, Kirk holds a Master's degree in law and a Bachelor and Post-Graduate Honours degree in political science. For five years he was a member of the Commercial and Business Law Committee of the New Zealand Law Society.

Oliver Hartwich is the Executive Director of The New Zealand Initiative. Before joining The New Zealand Initiative, he was a Research Fellow at the Centre for Independent Studies in Sydney, the Chief Economist at Policy Exchange in London, and an advisor in the UK House of Lords. Oliver holds a Master’s degree in Economics and Business administration and a PhD in Law from Bochum University in Germany.

Please contact chelsy.killick@nzinitiative.org.nz for further information. For more information about being a member please visit our membership page.