• Bevin Severinsen - Mark One Apparel
• Warwick Downing - New Zealand Trade & Enterprise
• Kevin Farrington - Air New Zealand
• Mike Walsh - Colonial Fiji
• Lisa Apted - KPMG
• John Pawelski - Westpac Banking Corporation
• Frances Ligalevu - FTIB (Secretary)
• Elenoa Ravai - FTIB
  

• H.E. Adrian Simcock - NZ High Commissioner
• Lailun Khan - FTIB
• Digby Bossley - Carter Holt Harvey
• Barrie Sweetman - Munro Leys
• Watson Seeto - Air Pacific Limited
• Cecil Browne - ANZ Bank
• Raman Dahia - Footwear Industries
  

Chairman welcomed and thanked members present.

Minutes was moved by Warwick Downing and unanimously accepted by members.

• Sheraton Room bookings: 38 rooms booked at the Sheraton to date;
  
• Registrations: 42 registrations were received by the secretariat to date;
  
• Joint Conference Advertisements: Members agree that advertisements go out prior to the conference and a supplement come out after the joint conference, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise agreed to sponsor 2 advertisements;
  
• Sponsors: Chairman advised committee that sponsor letters have gone out to the following companies:
  
  1. Colonial - confirmed to sponsor satchels and morning tea
  2. Westpac Bank - confirmed to sponsor afternoon tea
  3. Pacific Agencies - confirmed to co-sponsor lunch
  4. KPMG
  5. Fletcher Construction
  6. British American Tobacco
  
  
  
• Joint Conference Program: Amendments made to the initial tentative program, is attached.
  
  It was agreed that:
  
  1. Chairman approach Mr Justin King of Qantas to be the Master of Ceremonies, in the event that he is not available Mr Martin Darveniza is to be approached;
  
  2. Mr Warwick Pleasse of Pleasse Beverages a recipient of the NZAID grant scheme to be approached to make a presentation at the joint conference, in the event that he is not available Mr Hank Arts is to be approached;
  
  3. Mrs Khan to be approach to present an overview of the Investment Climate in Fiji and recent policy changes to the Foreign Investment Act;
  
  
• Conference Speakers: Confirmed conference speakers are as follows:
  
  1. Hon. Tomasi Vuetilovoni:
  2. Hon Jim Sutton Sutton:
  3. Roger Poulton:
  4. Radiqe Qereqeretabua
  
  
• Panelist:Chairman/Regulator: Chairman to approach Mr Martin Darveniza
  
  1. Hon Kaliopate Tavola
  2. Mr Mark Solomon
  3. Mr Kalivati Bakani
  4. Mr Radiqe Qereqeretabua
  5. Mrs Mere Samisoni
  
  
• It was agreed that a task list be drawn up for Executive committee members, the following persons have agreed to look after the conference speakers:
  
  Warwick Downing - Hon Jim Sutton
  Bevin Severinsen - Mr Mark Solomon
  Kevin Farrington - Air New Zealand
  
  
• Media: It was agreed that invitations be sent to the following media agencies:
  
  1. Fiji Times - Ms Sofie Foster
  2. Daily Post
  3. Fiji Sun
  4. Fiji TV
  5. Islands Business
  6. Review Magazine
  
  
• Entertainment: Warwick Downing confirmed that a NZ school cultural group will be in Fiji in the duration of the conference and will arrange to secure them for the opening of the conference;

• Chairman informed committee of a letter received from NZAID confirming the allocation of grants in July;
  
• Second round of grant scheme advertisements are to be placed in the dailies;
  
• Chairman informed members of 3 applications received for funding assistance:
  
  1. BTF 06/2004 Sea Kayak - Approved FJ$5795 to engage a NZ consultant, Mr Gareth Wheeler, to under-take an 8 day training program;

  2. BTF 07/2004 Image Lables - Request was declined on the grounds that the company had exhausted their funding eligibility

  3. EEF03/2004 South Pacific Spice - Approved FJ$3015 (50% of costs) for a consultant to carry out an audit for HACCP certification
  

• There were no matters arising.

   

The meeting ended at 9.45am.

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