Conference looks at winds of change
More than 130 of Australasia's leading agribusiness professionals are gathering in Wellington today for the annual Platinum Primary Producers (PPP) Conference.
Early bird registrations for the Dairy Women's Network conference are due to close on Saturday 28 February.
Conference registration fees will rise by $44 after 28 February over the two-day event. Registrations close on 12 March.
The conference is the DWN's pinnacle event, and this year is being held at the ILT Stadium in Invercargill on 18-19 March.
The conference offers eight workshops and quality keynote speakers including Dame Jenny Shipley, Mai Chen, and Jacqueline Chow of Fonterra.
"Due to the nature of the workshops, the conference is open to the public as opposed to just women or dairy farmers," says DWN chief executive Zelda de Villiers.
"The workshop content is of the highest quality and will be broadly beneficial to a wide range of business people."
Conference goers are able to choose two workshops to attend each day.
The workshops on offer include:
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