Programme
Monday, May 20, 2019
Business matching facilitated by Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) will take place concurrently throughout the day (10am-6pm)
6.15 - 7.15am
Arrival and registration
7.30 - 10.00am
Launch of Techweek19
10.00 - 10.30am
Morning Tea
10.30 - 10.45am
Opening of Tripartite 2019
10.45 - 11.05am
Keynote: Brent Bushnell, CEO & Co-Founder, Two Bit Circus, Los Angeles
Two Bit Circus is a world-leading experiential entertainment company. Brent Bushnell will share the company's internationalisation plans and the opportunity the Circus and the Secret Inventors Lab can provide for creative agencies, animators, gaming developers and post production houses from LA, Guangzhou and Auckland.
11.05 - 11.25am
An Introduction to Innovation in New Zealand: Vic Crone, CEO, Callaghan Innovation
Discover insights from the 2018 Innovation Challenge, and views from local thought leaders on how innovative New Zealand will be by 2040. The Scale Up New Zealand platform, for connecting Kiwi and international companies, will be showcased.
11.25 - 12.00pm
Panellists from Auckland and Guangzhou will speak about how they create a more enriched customer experience through blending digital tech with a visceral experience.
Panellists:
- Sam Ramlu – Method
- Terry Williams-Willcock - RUSH Digital
- Aliesha Staples - Staples VR
- XIANG Xi – Guangzhou Time Network Technology Co., Ltd
- Brent Bushnell - Two Bit Circus (LA)
12.00 - 12.40pm
With New Zealand developing the world’s first ‘wellbeing budget’, experts discuss the role quality and provenance of food and beverage have on people’s sense of wellbeing. How do we use technology to provide this traceability?
Panellists:
- Conal Smith – Kōtātā Insight
- Maggie Chen – Alpha Group
- Ron Hicks – HerdX (USA)
- LI Chuyuan - Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Holdings
Moderator: Danny Chan, Director, Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development (ATEED)
12.40 - 1.15pm
How the public and private sectors can work together to create better customer experience by using publicly available data
Panellists:
- Matt Montgomery – Auckland Council: Drones, water quality and farms of the future – examples of public innovation in Auckland
- Heidi Pease – LA Blockchain Lab: Creating a partnership of academia, government, businesses, non-profits, and the community to develop the Southern California blockchain ecosystem
- Stephen Cheung – World Trade Centre Los Angeles: Public innovation in Los Angeles
- Mr LIU Bin – PCI- SUNTEK Technology Co., Ltd (Guangzhou): Public innovation in Guangzhou
Moderator – Mark Franklin, Chair, ATEED
1.15 - 2.30pm
Lunch and networking
2.30 - 4.00pm
Concurrent Sessions
- Healthtech Investment Showcase – Six Auckland companies pitch their business ideas for international investor feedback.
Companies presenting:- Veriphi- Objective Acuity- The Clinician- Formus Labs- NZeno- Revolution Fibres
International investors include Ron Hicks (US), Vivian Pan (GZ), Carmen Palafox (US), Peter Huynh (SIN), Mr HU Haibo (GZ) and Duncan Mackintosh (US)Moderator: David Downs, General Manager, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE)
- Enabling Entrepreneurship – Auckland Youth, Indigenous Peoples and Business - How cities use technology to facilitate entrepreneurship for youth, indigenous peoples and enterprise
Presenters:
- Gael Surgenor - Auckland Council: Topic Up South Project
- Tania Pouwhare – He Waka E Noa: Enabling Maori and Pacific entrepreneurship
- Jerome Faury – Centrality: Using a blockchain engine room capability to develop, enable and internationalise tech companies from an Auckland base
Moderator – Nick Hill, Chief Executive, ATEED
Location: The Grid, PowerPlant Room, 12 Madden Street, Auckland
4.00 - 6.00pm
Networking event
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
7.30am - 12.00pm
Concurrent sessions/site visits:
- Site visits to screen companies (Digipost and Department of Post)
- Celebration of Māori innovation with New Zealand’s most influential indigenous screen and tech businesses (at Māori Television)
- Fireside chat for Auckland companies with international presenters from Day 1
12.00pm - 1.30pm
Private farewell lunch
1.30pm - 3.30pm
Private bespoke meetings (international delegates only)