Business Forum Selwyn
Waikirikiri Selwyn’s flagship event for business, leadership, and future focused thinking
Connect with the people shaping growth, talent, innovation, and opportunity across the district.
Waikirikiri Selwyn’s flagship event for business, leadership, and future focused thinking
Connect with the people shaping growth, talent, innovation, and opportunity across the district.
A half-day Selwyn Business Forum brought Selwyn businesses together for practical advice, honest discussion, and real-world insights focused on the economic pressures and opportunities facing local operators.
Held at Lincoln University, the forum provides an opportunity to hear from expert speakers, connect with other local businesses, and gain practical ideas to help your business thrive.
Read our event recap to catch up on the key discussions, speaker insights, and highlights from the day.
Rising fuel costs, ongoing supply chain disruption, and continued economic uncertainty are continuing to drive up operating costs for businesses across New Zealand, putting increasing pressure on margins, staffing decisions, and cashflow.
While Selwyn continues to grow rapidly, many local businesses are facing the same pressures being felt across the country. For many operators, the challenge is no longer just growth, but staying resilient while adapting to changing conditions.
For Selwyn businesses managing that pressure, practical help was the focus of the recent Selwyn Business Forum.
The Selwyn Business Forum was a half-day workshop that brought together business owners, industry leaders, and support organisations for a focused morning of practical learning and peer-to-peer problem-solving.
Shaped by direct feedback from local business leaders, the Forum was built around one key question: What do businesses actually need right now?
Business leaders, innovators, educators, mana whenua, community organisations, and decision makers came together for a morning of ideas, insight, and practical conversations about growth, talent, technology, and opportunity across the district.
The Selwyn Futures Forum is a strategic action item developed out of Selwyn District Council's Kai Aku Rika Economic Development Strategy that serves as a roadmap for achieving productive and inclusive economic growth for Waikirikiri Selwyn.
The Selwyn Futures Forum brought together 100 attendees including: