Innovate - Great ideas. Successful Business. - Aria nui. Kaipakihi momoho.

The Innovate Programme

The following programme summarises the sessions and speakers confirmed as at 4 March. A printable version of the toolkit workshops is available at the bottom of the page.

tuesday, 5 march 2002
Noon PUBLIC LAUNCH OF INNOVATE IDEAS GALLERYINNOVATE IDEAS GALLERY and the INNOVATE GAME
Noon to 6.00pm Check in
6.00pm to 8.00pm Innovate Ignition hosted by Christchurch City Council
Welcome Cocktails in the Innovate Ideas Gallery

wednesday, 6 march 2002
8.00amCheck In
8.30amPowhiri - Official Opening
9.00amScene Setter: Hon Jim Anderton, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Economic Development, Co-Chair of Innovate
Why innovation is critical to New Zealand's future
INNOVATE IDEAS GALLERY and the INNOVATE GAMETOOLKIT WORKSHOPS
9:20amScene Setter: Hon Parekura Horomia, Minister of Maori Affairs
Growing Innovation - the Maori way
9.30amScene Setter: Dr Graeme Fogelberg, Vice Chancellor, University of Otago, Co-Chair of Innovate

Building successful businesses from great ideas
10.00amScene Setter: Ian Taylor, Managing Director, Taylormade Media Ltd

Computer Graphics from Dunedin - an international success story
10:30amRecharger
11.00amTeresa Griffiths, Partner and Matt Adams, Associate, AJ Park

Chair: Hon Laila Harre

Protecting Your Ideas

11.30am Showcase Sessions:Craig Soper, Director, Compudigm International

Bill Highet, General Manager, WhisperTech

Chair: Hon Matt Robson

How we built an international business through our intellectual property

Lane Finley, Executive Director, New Zealand Marex Marine Export Group

Co-operating to compete

Nick Gerritsen, Senior Solicitor, Minter Ellison Rudd Watt

Peter Radford, Manager, Escorial

Chair: Hon Laila Harre

Stories from an IP architect

Suzie Moncrieff, Creator/ Director, World of Wearable Arts

Dame Cheryll Sotheran, CEO, Te Papa

Dr Ruth Harley, CEO, NZ Film Commission  Speech Notes

Joanna Paul, Managing Director, Joanna Paul Consultancy Ltd

Chair: Hon Sandra Lee

How we created world class performance

NOONPublic Lunch Forum: Richard Taylor, Company Director, Weta Workshop

Lord of the Rings - the Innovation Story
1.15pmSession Starter: Comments from the Chair and update on The Game
1.30pmFeature Panel: Stephen McPhail, Executive Director, Morel & Co and David Parker, Founding General Manager, Blis Technologies, Botroy-Zen Ltd and Pharma Zen

What does the venture capitalist look for?
2.00pm

Showcase Sessions:

Dr Chris Mallet, Research and Development Director, Fonterra

Chair: Prof Jean Pierre Dufour

Innovation in Fonterra

Lisa Er, Managing Director, Erco (Lisa's Hummus)

James Wheeler, CEO, Tohu Wines

Graham Kitson, Managing Director, Jatra Corporation

Chair: Hon Sandra Lee

Food for thought

John Cunningham, Director, Caltech Partners

Shaping up for Investment

Dr Jim Watson, Genesis Research and Development

Keeping up with Uncle Sam

Kevin Kilpatrick, CEO, Scott Technology

A New Zealand manufacturing success story

Paul Goulter, Secretary, CTU

Bruce McIntyre, Founder, Macpac

Chair: Prof. Alan MacDiarmid

Building upskilling and keeping talent

2.45pmScene Setter: Professor Colin Campbell Hunt, Professor of Management, University of Otago

Innovation - the key to global markets
3.30pmRecharger
4.00pmMark Pennington, Design Director, Formway Furniture

Black Magic
4.30pmScene Setter: Jeremy Moon, Managing Director, Icebreaker

The brand as the heart of your business - the Icebreaker story
5.00pmSession Rap: The Chairs day one rap
5.15pmSector Buzz / Recharger - Happy Hour
7.30pm to lateInnovate Dinner - Air Force World

Guest Speaker - Prof Alan MacDiarmid, Nobel Laureate

thursday, 7 march 2002
7.30amIndustry New Zealand Business Breakfast - Neil Mackay, CEO Industry New Zealand,Speech Notes;
Emily Loughnan, CEO, Click Suite Ltd, Tahu Potiki, CEO, Ngai Tahu Trust Board, Speaker Notes; and
Oliver Whalley, Year 12, Nelson College

Panel Chair: Hon Pete Hodgson, Minister of Research, Science and Technology

Creating an Enterprise Culture

9.00am Scene Setter: Geoff Dangerfield, CEO, Ministry of Economic Development
Fostering Innovation - why and how?
INNOVATE IDEAS GALLERY and the INNOVATE GAMETOOLKIT WORKSHOPS
9.20am

Showcase Sessions:

Greg Thompson, International and Marketing Development Manager, Pulse Data International

David Irving, CEO, Synergy

Prof. George Benwell, University of Otago

Chair: Hon Paul Swain

Taking New Zealand ICT to the world

Henry van Asch, Director, AJ Hackett

Harvey James, CEO, Waimangu Volcanic Valley Ltd

Prof. Philip Mladenov, Deep-Dive Submarine Safaris, University of Otago

Chair: Hon Mark Burton

Exporting experiences - sustaining tourism growth

Bill Studd, Chairman, Windsor Engineering Group Ltd.

Owen Griffiths, Marketing Director, McIntosh Timber Laminates

Keith Mackie, Chief Scientist, Forest Research

Chair: Hon Pete Hodgson

How we cracked the export market

Tulia Wilson, Market Development Manager, Zambesi

David Lee, CEO, Landsdown Run

Clare Mora, Marketing Manager, Hogland Art Glass

Chair: Mr John Wright MP

Why the world buys New Zealand made

10.20amRecharger
10.50amScene Setter: Maxine Simmons, CEO, Immuno Chemical Products

Bringing in partners - how to let go
11.10amScene Setter: Prof John Tagg and Dr Kelvin Moffatt, BLIS Technologies Ltd

From lab-bench to market - the formation of a leading bio-tech company
11.40amScene Setter: Frank Findlow, Director Supply and Operations, HEINZ/Wattie Australasia Speech Notes

Why Heinz Wattie came home to New Zealand
NOONInnovate Cafe and Networking
1.00pmSession Starter: Comments from the Chair and update on The Game
1.05pmScene Setter: Mary Ann Wangemann, EDS Innovates Fellow and
Craig Knox, General Manager Innovation, Carter Holt Harvey

Creating an innovate culture in organisations - EDS Innovates global programme and the Carter Holt Harvey I2B story
1.45pm

Showcase Sessions:

Dr Ian Smith, Deputy Vice Chancellor, University of Otago

Peter Barrowclough, Incubator Development Manager, Industry NZ

Dennis Chapman, Major Shareholder, Spark Ventures

Chair: Hon Steve Maharey

The role of incubators in fostering innovation

Dr Garth Cooper, Chief Scientific Officer, Protemix

The modern biopharmaceutical industry - will it work in New Zealand?

Ali Boswijk, CEO, Nelson Bays Arts Marketing

Emily Loughnan, CEO Click Suite Ltd

Chair: Alan Koziarski, Manager, Cluster Development, Industry New Zealand

Creative clusters - making it happen

E-Commerce Action Team (ECAT) Member Prashanta Mukherjee

Pat and Murray Reedy, Silk Road Adventures

Alistair MacDonald, Business Development Manager, Fencepost

Chair: Catherine Calarco, Member, E-Commerce Action Team

How to make the world smaller with e-commerce

2.30pmScene Setter: Sir Angus Tait, Chairman, Tait Electronics

If at first you don't succeed...
3.00pmScene Setter: Bill Lloyd, President, Sovereign Yachts NZ Ltd and Allen Jones, Chairman, New Zealand Yachts

Building big boats - a homecoming story
3.30pm Rt Hon Helen Clark, Prime Minister

New Zealand - the state of innovation
3.45pmHon Jim Anderton and Dr Graeme Fogelberg

The Innovate Story - what we have learned and where to from here
4.15pmInnovate concludes

Toolkit Workshops