Workshop Title: Successful Strategies Series: How To Think and Communicate Like A Pro

When: Thursday 29 September
Time: 9:30am - 11:30am
Where: Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce, Level 3, 15 Daly St
Price: Members - No Cost | Non-Members - $475+GST

Build, communicate and implement strategic initiatives in your business successfully with the Successful Strategies Series.

In part ONE of this 3 part series, Jussi Luukkonen will show you how to think and communicate like a pro.

Jussi will teach you the revolutionary Think Process by Matt Church and combine it with Tiago Forte’s powerful note-taking technique called the Second Brain method for taking, making and organising your notes better.

You will learn different tools and how you can apply them to your work immediately to clarify, communicate and get buy-in.

Event Title: Industry Visit To CentrePort – The heart of our region’s freight and transport logistics system

When: Friday 30 September
Time: 10:15am - 1:00pm (10:30am departure from Lower Hutt)
Where: Bus will pick you up from Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce, Level 3, 15 Daly St
Price: No Cost

CentrePort is at the heart of our regions import and export community. They are a gateway for the passage of cargoes, and their role in transport logistics extends well beyond the physical boundaries of the port. 

This is your chance to get behind the scenes and into the operational areas at CentrePort, meet key people running the port, and see the work they have and are undertaking to regenerate after the 2016 Kaikoura earthquakes.

Workshop Title: Cyber Resilience, Risk Remediation and Cyber Insurance Seminar in October

When: Wednesday 05 October
Time: 10am - 11:30am
Where: Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce, Level 3, 15 Daly St
Price: No Cost

There will be a panel Q&A session after the presentation where representatives from IT Works, Intelligensia and Crombie Lockwood will be available to answer your questions about:

• Cyber resilience
• How to secure your environment to ensure you have the greatest protection
• How to keep your staff educated and aware of the risk
• How to ensure you have adequate coverage in the event of a cyber breach.

Event Title: The Paradox of Choice by Sharn Piper - How Do You Become The Obvious Choice In A Crowded Market?

When: Wednesday 05 October
Time: 12:30pm - 02:30pm
Where: Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce, Level 3, 15 Daly St
Price: No Cost

Prospects and customers have never had so many choices for solving the problems they have or getting the solution they need. How do you become the obvious choice in a crowded market?

Business owners and marketers, come and join Excio and Sharn Piper the CEO of Attain, for this meetup. 

Sharn is coming to Wellington to talk about all things marketing - from digital and brand marketing to how to stand out and stay relevant in the modern world with social media and advertising.

This event is brought to you by image library Excio. 

Workshop Title: Successful Strategies Series: Have Meaningful Meetings That Deliver Outcomes, Save Time and Money

When: Thursday 13 October
Time: 09:30am - 11:30am
Where: Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce, Level 3, 15 Daly St
Price: Members - No Cost | Non-Members - $475+GST

How To Have Meaningful Meetings That Deliver Outcomes, Save Time and Money.

If you run meetings and feel that you could improve the outcomes, shorten their durations and make people more engaged, come to learn how to do it.

You will get a unique nine-step roadmap to improve your meetings and get better outcomes from them.

You will learn the Meaningful Meetings model. With this model, you can take your thinking into action, and your strategies take off with buy-in and engagement.

Event Title: BNZ Tech Series 2022: Today's Technology For Tomorrow's World

When: Thursday 13 October
Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Where: BNZ Partners Centre, 45 Knights Rd, Lower Hutt
Price: Members - No Cost | Non-Members - $25+GST

Within the Hutt Valley and the wider Wellington region, we have many incredible businesses using and creating the latest technologies. We have brought together some of these businesses and invite you to the last of our Technology and Innovation Series events for the year.

 4 featured businesses will explain how their technology works, what challenges they’ve had to overcome, where they are at in their journey and what they hope to achieve.

 Featured Speakers:

• James Howard, Project Manager, The Tranzit Group
• Dr. Eldon Tate, Founder & CEO, Inhibit Coatings
• Darryl Rochester, Managing Director, Black Diamond Technologies
• Alex Stewart, Founder & CEO, WombatNET

 There will be plenty of opportunities for you to ask questions. Refreshments will be provided.

Event Title: Women In Business - Inspiring Stories From Exceptional Leaders

When: Wednesday 19 October
Time: 9:00am - 11:00am
Where: The Dowse Art Museum, 45 Laings Road, Lower Hutt, 5010
Price: Members - $25 + GST| Non-Members - $35+ GST

There are many views on what makes a great leader, what is often more fascinating, and inspiring is to hear how people became a leader and what they learnt along the way.

For some being a leader comes naturally for others it takes work, understanding your own strengths & weaknesses, surrounding yourself with great mentors and support, having firm values and beliefs, and ensuring you are always driving forward.

Join us to hear from four successful business owners in our community about their journey, experience and insights. Get inspired.

Featured Speakers:

• Ana Lyubich, Founder Excio
• Jo Jensen, Founder, Strictly Savvy
• Paula Clarke, Founder, Go Architecture
• Vikki Lust, Owner, Belle La Vie

Workshop Title: How To Turn Customer Insights Into Sales & Profit - Synthesis Marketing

When: Wednesday 19 October
Time: 5:15pm - 7:15pm
Where: The Settlement, Brewtown, Upper Hutt
Price: No Cost

This workshop is about the value of knowing what your customers are thinking. Otherwise known as “customer insights”, when acted upon, these insights can be used to create better decisions and more powerful marketing.

The needs of your customers are constantly evolving. Misread their needs, and they may spend their money elsewhere. Now, more than ever, it is vitally important to dig deep to understand your business, your sector, your customers and clients, and how you stack up against your competitors.

Find out about the ways you can capture insights from your customers and turn these into tangible results.

At this workshop you'll cover:

• The business value of customer insights
• Proven tools and techniques to uncover customer insights
• Sure-fire ways to translate customer insights into tangible results
• Top 5 tips for keeping customer insights front and centre in your business

Event Title: 2degrees Wellington Regional Business Excellence Awards 2022 - Finalists Function

When: Tuesday 27 October
Time: 7:00 pm - Midnight
Where: Upper Hutt Cosmopolitan Club, 11 Logan St, Upper Hutt
Price: Free

Join us to find out who has made the finals of the awards.

Mix & mingle with other businesses, sponsors and supporters of the 2022 Wellington Regional Business Excellence Awards.

Our Finalists Function is proudly sponsored by Waihanga Ara Rau (Construction & Infrastructure) Workforce Development Council who represents industries including Construction, Concrete, Plumbing, Infrastructure, Water, Gas, Electricity, Telecommunication, and Roading.

Event Title: 2degrees Wellington Regional Business Excellence Awards 2022 - Gala Dinner

When: Friday 18 November
Time: 7:00 pm - Midnight
Where: Lower Hutt Events Centre, 30c Laings Road,
Price: $185 + Per Person
$1750 (Table of 10) - Earlybird pricing until October 10th

This black-tie Gala Dinner event is the celebration of Business Excellence in the Wellington Region. It provides a welcome opportunity to enjoy the region’s finest hospitality and recognise leading businesses and business leaders across the Wellington region.

This prestigious award ceremony provides an opportunity to showcase many examples of successful businesses across different industries and areas throughout the entire Wellington region.