BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D
REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART:20250729T220000Z
DTEND:20250729T233000Z
X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE
SUMMARY:Westpac Smarts - Managing Cashflow for Business Success
DESCRIPTION:Take charge of your cashflow with confidence.\n\nCashflow is the lifeblood of any business yet it's one of the most common and critical challenges.\n\n\n\nBrought to you in partnership with Westpac New Zealand\, join us for Cashflow Unlocked a practical\, no-fluff session designed to help businesses get on top of their money and stay there.\n\n\n\nHear from a senior banker\, a strategic advisor\, and a credit bureau expert as they share tips\, tools and warning signs to help you manage risk\, protect your income\, and make smarter financial decisions.\n\n\n\nThis event is ideal for business owners\, financial managers\, and anyone responsible for keeping the cash flowing.\n\n\n\nFree of charge for Chamber members and $35+gst for non-members. Registration is essential. \n\n\n\n\n\nSPEAKERS\n\nMelanie Boudet Hearn CA\, CMInstD - Senior Manager Credit Portfolio at Westpac New Zealand\n\nMelanie is an accomplished finance and technology professional with extensive experience in leadership roles. Melanie previously co-founded and led Soteria NZ as CEO\, focusing on fintech solutions for capital access. Additional experience includes directorship roles at ProjectWorks\, OpsCentral\, Provoke Solutions\, and SuiteFiles. With a solid educational foundation\, including Chartered Accountancy and a dual degree in Law and Commerce\, Melanie has demonstrated expertise in strategic growth\, business transformation\, and operational management across various sectors.\n\n\n\nDylan Shell - Partner\, Private Enterprise at KPMG\n\nDylan has 20 years of accounting experience\;14 of which have been with KPMG and 6 with a large multinational manufacturing and sales organisation. Dylan works with clients across several industries with Strategy\, Risk Management\, Corporate Accounts Finance\, Process Engineering\, Business Process Improvement\, Change Management\, and assisting clients in a virtual Chief Financial Officer capacity. He is passionate about business partnering with his clients to soundboard their business ideas and surpass their financial\, business and personal goals whilst challenging clients to think outside the box. \n\n\n\nKeith McLaughlin - Managing Director at Centrix\n\nKeith McLaughlin has built a career in finance. During his 30 years' as managing director of Baycorp Holdings Ltd\, Keith oversaw significant expansion of the business throughout the 90's and early 2000's   including the successful expansion into Australia in 1998. \n\nAfter building Baycorp and spending some well-deserved time overseas\, Keith returned to begin Centrix   New Zealand's credit bureau. Since 2009\, he has built a team to provide credit information to consumers and businesses alike to better inform credit decisions.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong>Take charge of your cashflow with confidence.</strong><br />\nCashflow is the lifeblood of any business&mdash\;yet it&rsquo\;s one of the most common and critical challenges.</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;">Brought to you in partnership with&nbsp\;</span><a href="https://www.westpac.co.nz/" style="font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;" target="_blank">Westpac New Zealand</a>\, j<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">oin us for <em>Cashflow Unlocked</em>&mdash\;a practical\, no-fluff session designed to help businesses get on top of their money and stay there.<br />\n<br />\nHear from a senior banker\, a strategic advisor\, and a credit bureau expert as they share tips\, tools and warning signs to help you manage risk\, protect your income\, and make smarter financial decisions.<br />\n<br />\nThis event is ideal for business owners\, financial managers\, and anyone responsible for keeping the cash flowing.<br />\n<br />\nFree of charge for Chamber members and $35+gst for non-members. Registration is essential.&nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<strong>SPEAKERS</strong><br />\n<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanie-boudet-hearn-ca-cminstd-7a130912/?originalSubdomain=nz" target="_blank">Melanie Boudet Hearn</a>&nbsp\;</span></span><span style="color: rgb(32\, 32\, 32)\; font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;">CA\, CMInstD</span><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">&nbsp\;- Senior Manager Credit Portfolio at&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.westpac.co.nz/business/" target="_blank">Westpac New Zealand</a></span></span><br />\n<span style="font-family: arial\;"><span style="color: rgb(32\, 32\, 32)\; font-size: 14px\;">Melanie&nbsp\;is an accomplished finance and technology professional with extensive experience in leadership roles. Melanie previously co-founded and led Soteria NZ as CEO\, focusing on fintech solutions for capital access. Additional experience includes directorship roles at ProjectWorks\, OpsCentral\, Provoke Solutions\, and SuiteFiles.&nbsp\;With a solid educational foundation\, including Chartered Accountancy and a dual degree in Law and Commerce\, Melanie has demonstrated expertise in strategic growth\, business transformation\, and operational management across various sectors.</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="background:white\;"><span style="color:#212121\;"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylan-shell-b52978a1/?originalSubdomain=nz" target="_blank">Dylan Shell</a> - Partner\, Private Enterprise at <a href="https://kpmg.com/nz/en/home.html" target="_blank">KPMG</a></span></span><br />\nDylan has 20&nbsp\;years of accounting experience\;14&nbsp\;of which have been with KPMG and 6 with a large multinational manufacturing and sales organisation. Dylan works with clients across several industries with Strategy\, Risk Management\, Corporate Accounts Finance\, Process Engineering\, Business Process Improvement\, Change Management\, and assisting clients in a virtual Chief Financial Officer capacity. He is passionate about business partnering with his clients to soundboard their business ideas and surpass their financial\, business and personal goals whilst challenging clients to think outside the box.&nbsp\;</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/keith-mclaughlin-44631116/?originalSubdomain=nz" style="font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;" target="_blank">Keith McLaughlin</a><span style="font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;">&nbsp\;- Managing Director at&nbsp\;</span><a href="https://www.centrix.co.nz/" style="font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;" target="_blank">Centrix</a><br style="font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;" />\n<span style="font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\; color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\;">Keith&nbsp\;McLaughlin has built a career in finance. During his 30 years&rsquo\; as managing director of Baycorp Holdings Ltd\,&nbsp\;Keith&nbsp\;oversaw significant expansion of the business throughout the 90&rsquo\;s and&nbsp\;early 2000&rsquo\;s &ndash\; including the successful expansion into Australia in 1998.&nbsp\;</span><br style="font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;" />\n<span style="font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\; background-image: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\;"><span style="color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\;">After building Baycorp and spending some well-deserved time overseas\,&nbsp\;</span>Keith<span style="color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\;">&nbsp\;</span></span><span style="font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\; background-image: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\;"><span style="color: rgb(80\, 0\, 80)\;">r</span><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">eturned to begin</span><span style="color: rgb(80\, 0\, 80)\;">&nbsp\;</span></span><span style="font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\; background-image: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\;"><span style="color: rgb(33\, 33\, 33)\;">Centrix &ndash\; New Zealand&rsquo\;s credit bureau. Since 2009\, he has built a team to provide credit information to consumers and businesses alike to better inform credit decisions.</span></span></p>\n
LOCATION:Garden Room\, SkyCity Hamilton\, 346 Victoria Street\, Hamilton.
UID:e.2751.5053
SEQUENCE:3
DTSTAMP:20260505T235200Z
URL:https://business.waikatochamber.co.nz/events/details/westpac-smarts-managing-cashflow-for-business-success-5053
END:VEVENT

END:VCALENDAR