2012 Events

AFFORDING OUR FUTURE Conference

Date: 10–11 December 2012
Time: 9.00am
Venue: Rutherford House, Lecture Theatre 1

Venue: Rutherford House, Lecture Theatre 1

Conference Theme

The Public Finance Act 1989 requires the Treasury to produce a statement on the Crown’s long-term fiscal position at least every four years. These statements provide 40-year projections on the Crown's fiscal position, identify challenges that will face future governments, such as those arising from society's ageing population, and provide members of the public with information on evidence-based options for meeting those challenges.

Ahead of the publication of the next Statement on the Long-Term Fiscal Position in 2013, this conference will discuss a range of topics including:

• What is "fiscal sustainability" and how should we assess it?
• How has welfare policy evolved in New Zealand and what are the analytical approaches to inter- and intra-generational equity issues?
• What are the major fiscal pressures facing New Zealand? What are the implications of these pressures for policy areas such as tax, retirement income, and health care?
• What lessons can be learned from international experience?
• What bearing does political economy have on reform packages and their implementation?

Who should attend?

The conference will bring together academic specialists, senior commentators, and practitioners from a range of fields to share their analysis and to test ideas. Those interested in attending might include:

• Public sector chief executives
• Academic staff members, researchers and students, including those in the fields of economics, public policy, and other relevant social sciences
• Policy analysts and managers involved in providing advice on business growth, healthcare, superannuation and welfare policy, and/or tax
• Any concerned New Zealander interested in broadening their understanding of the key fiscal, economic and social challenges facing the country over the coming decades
• Media and commentators
• General public

The Conference website has further details including a full programme.

Registration closes Dec 7, 5pm.
To register, please go to tiny.cc/regaffordingourfuture.

2012 Executive Careers Expo

Date: 4 September 2012
Time: 5.30pm
Venue: Rutherford House, LT2 and Mezzanine Floor

• The 2012 Executive Careers Expo is focused on:
• career advancement
• international recruitment
• career specialisation

A panel discussion of high profile executives from the business and government sector will discuss and take questions on these themes. There will also be an opportunity to network with employers and recruitment agencies on the mezzanine floor after this forum.

The Executive Careers Expo is specifically designed for students of the Victoria Business School's taught Masters and Diploma programmes, and mid-career executive alumni with five or more years of work experience.

Another way to "Get Amongst the Best", brought to you by Victoria Business School, Victoria Career Development and Employment, and Victoria Alumni Relations.

Panelists and topics

• Dale Nelson; Consultant, Thought Partners: "Managing your employment brand"
• Elaine McCaw; Director, Cormilligan Group: "How to get ‘head hunted'"
• Girol Karacaoglu; Deputy Secretary - Macroeconomics, International and Economic Research: "Future employment opportunities in the Public Sector"
• Jeremy Wade; Director, Global Career Link: "Managing your international career"
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Students and alumni

This event is an opportunity for you to showcase your potential and network with potential employers, so bring along your CV and your ambition! Refreshments will be provided.

RSVP to Kay de Malmanche; further details here.

Getting governance and accountability right in the not-for-profit sector

Date: 21–22 November 2012
Time: 1.30pm
Venue: Rutherford House Lecture Theatre 2

Nothing is as constant in today’s environment as change. The Not-for-Profit Sector is especially affected by increased requirements for accountability, changes to financial reporting and auditing arrangements and the wider policy environment. Board members and senior managers are challenged as to how best to respond to these changes. CAGTR's inaugural conference for the Not-for-Profit sector provides an opportunity to link into leading-edge thinking and share experiences around these issues.

For conference papers, please visit here.

New institutional arrangements for standard setting in New Zealand and the new Accounting Standards Framework recently announced by the XRB

Date: 24 August 2012
Time: 11.00am
Venue: RWW 413

Tony Dale, Chief Executive of the External Reporting Board, will outline the new institutional arrangements for standard setting in New Zealand and the new Accounting Standards Framework recently announced by the XRB.

Perception of Professional Directors’ Responsibilities under the Financial Reporting Act (1993)

Date: 27 April 2012
Time: 11.00am
Venue: RWW 413

In his presentation, Tony Mortensen is looking to access and analyse individual company directors’ perceptions of their responsibilities under the Financial Reporting Act 1993 (FRA 1993) and make direct comparisons with the perception investors have of directors’ responsibilities under that act. The research is framed around the “not guilty” verdict against the five company directors of Feltex Carpet Limited (Minister of Economic Development v Feeney and Ors Ak CRI-2008-004-029199) (the Feltex case) and considers the impact that this case may have on director and investor perceptions of directors’ responsibilities under the FRA 1993.