Join NZX Commercial Manager Cristina Alvarado as she delves into the future of the dairy industry with renowned expert Jeremy Hill. As Fonterra's Chief Science and Technology Officer, Jeremy shares insights on dairy's evolving role in nutrition, sustainability goals, and innovative developments in dairy science and technology.

First up, Cristina and NZX Dairy Analysts Lewis Hoggard and Rosalind Crickett give an update on the outcome of the Synlait Shareholders meeting and Fonterra volumes ahead of GDT Event 360.

In this episode of NZX’s Opening Bell, we speak to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare’s Chief Operating Officer, Andy Niccol as part of our healthcare theme. As a company that has driven innovation in healthcare technologies for over 50 years, we learnt more about the company’s growth and their key to success as a Kiwi company on a global stage.  

AFT Pharmaceuticals is a great example of Kiwi ingenuity - growing from foundations in a garage in 1998, to selling its products in 70 countries across the world today. The teams drive? Using innovation to make a real difference to people's lives. For our June podcast series, focused on health, it was a pleasure to talk to AFT Pharmaceutical’s Co-Founder and Chief Executive, Dr. Hartley Atkinson on the company’s growth and aspirations for the future. 

"Sometimes people think innovation is a separate team, but I think the best companies - a lot of the best ideas come from people throughout the organisation... We do a lot of thinking about how we can harness their ideas." Gentrack's Chief Technology Officer, Mark Rees joined us on our NZX Opening Bell Podcast for tech month to discuss the importance of innovation within the tech industry and how they foster ideas within the organisation. 

It was wonderful to have TradeWindow's Andrew Balgarnie back in the studio for our tech month to talk about how TradeWindow is progressing in providing end-to-end digital trade to leading global brands in dairy, meat, seafood, horticulture, timber, manufacturing and freight forwarding.

Lights, camera, action! As strong movie enthusiasts, it’s awesome to hear how Vista Group's Stuart Dickinson and Matthew Liebmann have turned their passion to profession, as they explain how Vista Group provides tech solutions to the global film industry to bring people together to experience the magic of movies and cinema. 

With sustainable fishing being incredibly topical at the moment, what better way to finish our sustainability podcast series than by talking to Carl Carrington and Ben Rodgers at New Zealand King Salmon!? Carl and Ben talk about how their company has learned to work and adapt with climate change for ideal growth of their salmon, as well as exciting opportunities ahead, such as Blue Endeavour.  

Earlier this month we were proud to welcome our first listing for 2024, BeingAI to the NZX! BeingAI is a company at the forefront of bringing groundbreaking technology to business operations. In such an exciting era for the team, we spoke to the company’s Chair Sean Joyce and CEO David McDonald about the inspiration for the company, why they listed on the NZX and their exciting future ahead. 

In this episode of The Opening Bell, we hear from Adam Davis, Co-founder of Farrer Capital Management, on the recent resurgence of interest in agricultural commodities trading. Adam delves into the drivers behind this trend, the impact of climate change on agricultural markets, emerging trends and sectors within the commodity market, and the significant challenges facing the global commodity market today. 

At Bremworth, sustainability is intricately woven into all aspects of the company’s fabric. We were joined by the company’s CEO, Greg Smith to discuss the inspiration and opportunity to take the transformative leap to focus purely on wool carpets and rugs and how they’re working hard alongside their customers to go good together.