Keynote Speaker:  Mr Glen Murphy, Regional Director for Greater China.

The Shanghai-based Mr Murphy oversees key relationships across the region and is responsible for the operations of NZTE’s offices in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Glen moved to China in early 2003 as Managing Director of The Nielsen Company where he led a 2000-strong team providing information and advisory services to consumer marketing and retailing companies. During this time he worked with a number of like-minded Kiwis to establish Kea in China, becoming the inaugural China Chair; he retains involvement with Kea through participation in the World Class New Zealander programme.

Glen moved to Hong Kong in 2009 where he ran The Nielsen Company’s key client service teams across Asia, Pacific, India, Middle East and Africa.

He established a consultancy and training company CXX NZ Ltd in 2011, which has delivered successful projects throughout the region. Working with New Zealand-based partners, Glen also established an online medical publishing business that has been operating in Hong Kong since late 2011.