Business CV
Ian works with leading corporations on strategies and measures to improve innovation and creativity, leading to performance improvement and value creation.
Public Presentations
Ian has spoken at many conferences and business workshops around the country, the most recent at RemNet's Annual 2009 Conference in August. His keynote presentation spoke of of innovation and ... MORE
Hawke’s Bay Economic Development Initiative, GROW THE BAY
Presently, Ian is working in a collaborative project between The University of Auckland Business School and Venture Hawke’s Bay, the Regional Council economic development agency. This multi-faceted project aims to ... MORE
Why Economic Development Must be Regionally-Based
In regional economic development there has been an increasing recognition that top-down approach to local development does not work. Consequently, there has been a shift away from central government responses ... MORE
Grow the Bay – A Snapshot
Commenced in mid-2009, The Grow the Bay Project brings together Venture Hawke’s Bay’s existing Recession Recovery Plan with Dr Hunters suggested interventions in light of the present financial crisis. Following ... MORE
Ten Characteristics’ of Successful Regional Development Programmes
Over the past 40 years, economic agencies around the world have worked to stimulate regions that have either been affected by some sort of market failure, such as economic recession, ... MORE