China Capable Masterclass
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This highly interactive, 5-day Masterclass immerses knowledge workers in the complexities of engaging with China in the context of the New Zealand-China relationship.
The Masterclass is now recognised as an essential programme for developing Public Sector capability and is highly valuable to professionals working in Central Government, in international or domestic affairs, who make decisions, shape policy, and deliver services or are impacted by China’s growing influence in the world, in the Pacific region, and within New Zealand.
Learn first-hand from an exemplary panel of global China experts from business, academia, and the public sector as they impart their deep knowledge and experience. Expert facilitators provoke critical thinking to broaden mindsets as delegates work alongside New Zealand’s leading China experts to recount real events and develop cross-sector solutions using complex scenarios.
Target audience
Public sector professionals in China roles: This Masterclass benefits anyone working in international or domestic activities who is affected by New Zealand’s relationship with China and China’s growing influence in the Pacific region.
Workshop content
- An introduction to China
- Trade, service, and investment
- Cross-agency crises and challenges
- Changing China
- Navigating the future with a China capable mindset
Facilitators
The workshop is facilitated by China experts from the New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre (NZCCRC). It features over 20 guest speakers from across New Zealand government and global sectors. See the full list of past and present facilitators and speakers.
Masterclass dates
Next China Capable Masterclass dates:
- 8 - 12 April 2024
- 17 - 21 June 2024
- 21 - 25 October 2024
Download the China Capable Masterclass 2024 preliminary brochure
Download the China Capable Masterclass 2024 full brochure
Email China.Capable@mfat.govt.nz or use the contact form to register your interest in attending a Masterclass.
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Alistair Crozier
Executive Director, New Zealand China Council
Business and trade
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Alex Smithyman
Lead Adviser (China Political) in North Asia Division, MFAT
New Zealand-China relationship
Public Sector Practice
Foreign diplomacy
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Adam Linnell
Senior Policy Officer, North Asia Division, MFAT
Public Sector Practice
Foreign diplomacy
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Alan Young
Business Advisor & Company Director
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Alastair Bisley
Former Deputy Secretary and New Zealand’s Principal Trade Negotiator,1994-98
Energy and environment
Trade negotiation
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Alex Lo
Senior Lecturer in Climate Change School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences at the Victoria University of Wellington
Climate change
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Andrew Johns
Tourism Sector Relationship Manager at Immigration New Zealand
Tourism
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Andrew Wilford
New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre
Chinese domestic and foreign policy
Regional geopolitics
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Dr Anna Powles
Senior Lecturer, Centre for Security and Defence Studies, Massey University
Security
Regional geopolitics
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Anna Fifield
Asia-Pacific Editor, Washington Post
Regional geopolitics
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Professor Anne-Marie Brady
Specialist in Chinese politics, University of Canterbury; Global Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Centre in Washington DC
Chinese domestic and foreign policy
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Anthony Simpson
Principal Adviser, Multilateral and Legal Affairs, MFAT
Public Sector Practice
Foreign diplomacy
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Barney Riley
Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
Trade negotiation
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Beini Guo
Director, PwC New Zealand
Business and trade
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Bob Major
Former CEO, Fonterra, China
Business and trade
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Brad Burgess
Ambassador to Ireland
Trade negotiation
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Professor Brian Moloughney
Professor of Chinese History, University of Otago, New Zealand
Chinese history
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Brian Hewson
Ambassador to Austria and UN Permanent Representative
New Zealand-China relationship
Foreign diplomacy
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Brian Tunui
Chartered Accountant, Chair of Poutama Trust
Business and trade
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Charlie Gao
Director, North Asia Centre of Asia-Pacific Excellence
Finance
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Chris Elder
Ambassador to China 1993-1997
New Zealand-China relationship
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Colum Rice
Head of Strategy & CFO at Mint Innovation
Business and trade
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Detective Inspector Craig Hamilton
Public Sector Practice
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Professor Crawford Falconer
Chief Trade Negotiation Adviser and Second Permanent Secretary for the United Kingdom's Department for International Trade
Trade negotiation
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Damon Paling
Beachheads Advisor, NZTE
Business and trade
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David Taipari
Chairman of the Independent Māori Statutory Board
Governance
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David Craig
Acting Director Marketing, Tourism New Zealand
Tourism
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Professor David Capie
Professor, School of History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations, VUW
Politics and international relations
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Duncan Campbell
Adjunct Teaching Fellow, Chinese Studies Programme, VUW
Languages and Cultures
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Fran O'Sullivan
New Zealand Media and Entertainment, Editorial Director – Business
Business and trade
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Geremie Barmé
Founding Director of the Australian Centre on China in the World at ANU; Emeritus Professor of Chinese History at ANU College of Asia
Chinese domestic and foreign policy
New Zealand-China relationship
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Graci Kim Cribbens
Former Diplomat, MFAT
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Grahame Morton
Ambassador to China
New Zealand-China relationship
Foreign diplomacy
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Hamish McCardle
Former Senior Police Liaison Officer, Hong Kong
Chinese legal system
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Helene Wong, ONZOM
Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the arts and the Chinese community
Chinese diaspora and communities
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Dr Hongzhi Gao
Associate Professor in the School of Marketing and International Business (SMIB), VUW
Business and trade
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Howard Fancy
Former CEO, Ministry of Education
Governance
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Jade Gray
Founder of Off-Piste Provisions
Business and trade
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Professor James Laurenceson
Director of the Australia-China Relations Institute, UTS
Economics
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James To
Senior Adviser Research and Engagement at the Asia New Zealand Foundation
Languages and Cultures
Chinese diaspora and communities
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James Waite
Division Manager, Americas Division, MFAT
New Zealand-China relationship
Public Sector Practice
Foreign diplomacy
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Jane Liu
International Market Manager, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE)
Business and trade
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Jane Yang
Business Development Manager, Education New Zealand
New Zealand-China relationship
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Jason Young
Director of the New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre
Agri-economics
Chinese domestic and foreign policy
New Zealand-China relationship
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Jeremy Lambert
Deputy Chief Executive, Enterprise Partnerships Department of Internal Affairs
Public Sector Practice
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Jim Rolfe
Senior Fellow, Centre for Strategic Studies, VUW
Chinese domestic and foreign policy
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John O’Loghlen
Regional Managing Director, APAC and Country Manager for Australia, Coinbase
Business and trade
E-commerce
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John McKinnon
Former Ambassador to China and Mongolia
New Zealand-China relationship
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John Cochrane
Group General Manager, Facteon
Business and trade
Trade negotiation
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Professor Jon Fraenkel
Professor, School of History, Philosophy, Political Science & International Relations, VUW
Regional geopolitics
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Joseph Mayhew
Unit Manager, South and South East Asia Division, MFAT
New Zealand-China relationship
Public Sector Practice
Foreign diplomacy
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Keawe Woodmore
Manager, FTA Implementation Unit, Trade Negotiations Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Trade negotiation
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Professor Keith Woodford
Senior Fellow, New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre (NZCCRC)
Agri-economics
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Kenneth Leong
Former Chairman at ASEAN New Zealand Business Council
Business and trade
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Kerry Prendergast DNZM
Former Mayor of Wellington from 2001 to 2010
Tourism
Governance
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Limin Bai
Senior Lecturer in Chinese studies, School of Languages and Cultures at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
Chinese history
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Linda Jaivin
Author, 'The Shortest History of China' No. 1 China book of 2021 by fivebooks.com.
Chinese history
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Luke Minford
Chief Executive Officer, Rouse, London UK
Intellectual property
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Dr Marc Lanteigne
Associate Professor, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Chinese domestic and foreign policy
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Mark Frood
General Manager Tourism and Events. Great South, Southland
Business and trade
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Matt Dalzell
Principal Adviser - Policy and Strategy, Security and Organisational Resilience Division, MFAT
Chinese domestic and foreign policy
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Mavis Mullins
NZ Business Hall of Fame
Business and trade
Governance
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Michael Swain
Deputy Secretary, Defence Policy and Planning, New Zealand Ministry of Defence
Security
Foreign diplomacy
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Mike Arand
Chief Executive Officer, New Zealand Food Basket Limited
Business and trade
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Naisi Chen
Member Of Parliament, List MP, Botany, Auckland
Public Sector Practice
Chinese diaspora and communities
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Professor Natasha Hamilton-Hart
Director of the New Zealand Asia Institute
Regional geopolitics
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Ngahiwi Tomoana
Former Chair, Ngāti Kahungunu
New Zealand-China relationship
Governance
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Pania Tyson-Nathan
Chief Executive Officer, New Zealand Māori Tourism
Tourism
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Pat English
Director, Taimona Consulting
New Zealand-China relationship
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Professor Paul Clark
Chair Professor of Chinese, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Chinese history
History, politics and culture
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Paul Spoonley
Distinguished Professor Emeritus and former Pro Vice-Chancellor, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Massey University
Research and development
History, politics and culture
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Paula Wilson
Deputy Secretary, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Australia Group, MFAT
New Zealand-China relationship
Public Sector Practice
Foreign diplomacy
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Peggy Liao
Sloan Fellow, Stanford GSB
Business and trade
Finance
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Dr Peter Harris
Senior Fellow, New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre (NZCCRC)
Chinese history
New Zealand-China relationship
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Peter Kennedy
Former Executive Director of the NZ Institute of International Affairs
Foreign diplomacy
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Peter Kemp
Unit Manager, North Asia Division, MFAT
New Zealand-China relationship
Public Sector Practice
Foreign diplomacy
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Philip Turner
Ambassador to Seoul
Business and trade
Foreign diplomacy
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Pip McLachlan
Unit Manager, Antarctica & Environment, MFAT
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Hon Sir Pita Sharples KNZM CBE
New Zealand Māori academic and politician
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Rachel Maidment
Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Auckland Office
Updated 28 August 2024, 10:54am