Event report
Paris at Night - FNZCCI 35th Anniversary Gala Dinner and Business Award
The French New Zealand Chamber of Commerce was proud to celebrate with you its 35th anniversary on Thursday 10th October 2019 at Ellerslie Racecourse.
The ‘Paris at Night’ Gala Dinner brought together more than 250 distinguished guests to celebrate the ongoing strength of the partnership between the New Zealand and French business communities.
It's with great pleasure we welcomed:
- Her Excellency Mrs Sylvaine Carta-Le Vert, Ambassador of France to New Zealand
- Fletcher Tabuteau, New Zealand Foreign Affairs - Parliamentary Under-Secretary
- Arianne Gonzalez, Trade Commissioner France, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
- Antoine Chery, Head of the French Economic Service in Australia and the Pacific
Fittingly, the ‘Paris at Night’ evening included a menu of the finest New Zealand ingredients and served with a premium selection of French and New Zealand wines.
As part of this exceptional evening, we were honoured to host a MEDEF International delegation of 30 participants led by Hervé Guillou, CEO of Naval Group and Thierry Mallet, CEO of Transdev.
Congratulation to our 7 business awards winners:
Maison Vauron | Winner of Best French Importer
Sistema Plastics | Best Kiwi Exporter
Link Alliance | Best French Kiwi Partnership Award
L’Authentique Charcuterie | Best French SME
New Zealand Services | Best French Tech Award
Vaniyé Patisserie | Best French Bakery
L’Atelier du Fromage | Best French Restaurant
Thank you to all our sponsors Bureau Veritas Australia & New Zealand Transdev Accor VINCI Construction Pernod Ricard Moët & Chandon Lepetitjournal.com Auckland BNP Paribas IWG plc SYSTRA New Zealand Services & March and a big merci to our guests ✨
Also, bravo to JP JANIN Zella Morrison & the performers of Haka the legend ✨
